Showing results by publisher "Penguin Audio" in Religion & Spirituality

For longer than recorded history there have been tales of spirits and of places where our hackles rise and our skin turns cold. Bestselling historian Neil Oliver travels the British Isles on a deliciously spine-chilling tour that spans several centuries and explores more than 20 sites - castles, vicarages and towers, lonely shorelines and forgotten battlefields - to unpick their stories..

ASMR for Your Lunch Break is a must for anyone looking to tune out the noise and refocus their energy. Whether you've had a stressful morning, a frantic meeting or a difficult conversation, this track is your calm place to return to, to quiet anxieties and feel refreshed. Penguin Audio presents this unique audio experience by ASMRtist Emma WhispersRed. ASMR for Your Lunch Break is a must have for ASMR fans, beginners and those searching for deep, joyful and meditative ways to relax. 

‘There's probably no God ... but I wish there was. I've got some things I need to ask him.' Based on Marcus Brigstocke's award-winning Edinburgh and West End show, God Collar focuses on the ‘God-shaped hole’ that opens up in Marcus’s life following the death of his best friend.

ASMR to Wake Up Gently is a must for anyone looking to tune out anxiety and greet the new day gently. Using bespoke sounds and meditative techniques, Emma will guide you through a quiet wake up and morning routine. ASMR to Wake Up Gently is a must have for ASMR fans, beginners and those searching for deep, joyful and meditative ways to relax.

In Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, the narrator offers a memorably brief account of his mother’s death: 'picnic, lightning'. Picnic Comma Lightning similarly opens with the death of Laurence Scott's parents, and the definitive ending of their death raises for him one fundamental question: how much of what we live through is truly real? With humour and insight, Scott transforms this personal meditation on loss into an exploration of what it means to exist in the world now.

From dry turkeys to Christmas pudding fires, from the perfect present for teacher to the risks and rewards of regifting, Nina Stibbe offers her inimitable wisdom and humour on the most wonderful time of the year.

The day I was appointed Chair of the shop union was the same day the Pope was elected. There the similarities end, however. For while his elevation took place beneath the fine art of the Sistine Chapel, with the mysterious white smoke rising, mine took place in the cold store, with nothing more mysterious than the bacon delivery and yesterday's waste...A vicar for twenty years, Simon Parke trades in his dog collar for a job on the tills in his local supermarket.

We are living in an age of cynicism and division, in a world of 'we' against 'them'. What we desperately need is radical change. In Fierce Love, highly respected faith leader Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis shares the path to engineering the change we seek with nine essential daily practices. From downsizing our emotional baggage to speaking truth to power and fuelling our activism with joy, she reveals the power of small courageous steps to revitalize our souls and transform the world at large.

Combining personal stories, grounded advice and insights drawn from Kate Carne's own professional and personal experience as well as the experiences of the many people she has taught over the years, this unique book is essential listening for all who have ever been drawn to mindfulness but who - in spite of the best of intentions - find themselves struggling to keep going after their initial enthusiasm has waned.

Is God an Illusion; previously published as War of the Worldviews: Science vs Spirituality. Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Hawking have had a major impact on the loud and popular debate between 'aggressive atheists' and religion. The huge sales of their bestselling books show just how much interest people have in their ideas.

Personal and easy-to-understand, Human Design Made Simple will show how to apply your new understanding to day-to-day living. Through Emma's Transformational Human Design you'll find ways to recondition your habits, find your true purpose and truly live life to the full.

Helen Duncan - known since childhood as 'Hellish Nell', for her uncontainable nature - was one of the most popular mediums of the twentieth century, holding seances around the country where she was believed to manifest the spirits of the dead. What happens when we die? It was the question of the age for a generation which had endured one world war and now was living through another. Mrs Duncan's seances offered an answer. But when she started foretelling naval disasters, she also attracted the unwelcome attention of the secret service.

This is not your typical book about mindfulness. This book is an insight into how we can learn to process what's going on inside our heads, heal our bodies for the better and learn to love ourselves. Full with tangible tools, creative exercises and tailored tips. This book is yours to listen to at your leisure and use when you want. The perfect accompaniment on your journey to detangling your mind and making a commitment to value yourself each and everyday.

Dr Justin Garcia is a world-leading expert on the science of love and sex. In his first ever book, he reveals our intimacy instincts. He explores how the tensions between our competing evolved desires for love and sex explain the heartache and heartbreak of our romantic and sexual lives.

It was one of the most startling moments in the modern history of the City of London. In 2011, the Occupy movement set up camp around St Paul's Cathedral. Giles Fraser, who was canon chancellor of the cathedral, gave them his support. It ended in disaster. This remarkable book is the story of the personal crisis that followed and its surprising consequences. As Giles Fraser found himself crushed between the forces of protest, the needs of the church and the implacable City of London, he resigned and was plunged into depression.

Live Lagom is a practical lifestyle guide based on the Swedish philosophy of Lagom. Meaning 'just the right amount', the concept can be applied to every aspect of your life and promotes balance. At a time when we are all concerned with saving money, feeling less stressed, acting more consciously towards our environment as well as creating our ideal homes and careers, Lagom offers an insight into how one of the happiest and most satisfied countries and cultures achieves this balance in day to day life.

The most beautiful guide to the Danish custom of hygge, the everyday life philosophy for better living. Hygge is a feeling of belonging and warmth, a moment of comfort and contentment. This beautiful little book will help you to find hygge and embrace it every day. Make a pot of coffee, relax in your favourite chair and discover for yourself how life is better with hygge.

Discover the Gift is the companion book to an upcoming film of the same name that introduces the Gift, a compelling concept that contains the wisdom you need to unlock your fullest potential. The insight and the life plan that Discover the Gift presents will definitely appeal to the millions who loved The Secret. This complete programme provides people with the means to find happiness and peace by living the life they were meant to live, resulting in a variety of possible benefits.

Harry Bernstein was born into a world of hardship and suffering in a northern mill town, in the shadow of the First World War.His brutish father spends what little he earns at the tailoring shop on drink, while his devoted mother survives on her dreams – that new shoes might secure Harry’s admission to a fancy school, that her daughter might marry well, and that one day they might all escape this grinding poverty for the paradise of America

On 28 February 2013, a 600-year-old tradition was shattered: Pope Benedict XVI made a startling announcement. He would resign. From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything and Darkest Hour, The Two Popes is a fascinating, revealing and often funny tale of two very different men whose destinies converge with each other and the wider world. How did these two men become two of the most powerful people on Earth? What is it like to be the Pope? What does the future hold for the Catholic Church?