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The Wedding People

The hilarious and moving million-copy bestseller

by Alison Espach ...

Narrated by Helen Laser ...

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing he... ... Read more

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The smash-hit international bestseller A Read With Jenna book club pick Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction'Best read of the year' THE TIMES'Books as fun as this one are few and far between' GUARDIAN'Sharp, funny and a joy to read' OBSERVERPhoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing he...
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Touching the Sky: The extraordinary story of an Australian trailblazer who became the longest flying female airline pilot in the world

by Deborah Lawrie ...

Narrated by Cleo Meinck ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

Deborah Lawrie didn't just break the glass ceiling - she flew right through it.They told her women couldn't fly commercial airliners.They told her women weren't welcome in the cockpit.They told her women couldn't work and have a family.She told them she'd see them in court.In an era when flight attendants were dismissed as 'trolley dollies' and smoking on aeroplanes was practically mandatory, ... Read more

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Deborah Lawrie didn't just break the glass ceiling - she flew right through it.They told her women couldn't fly commercial airliners.They told her women weren't welcome in the cockpit.They told her women couldn't work and have a family.She told them she'd see them in court.In an era when flight attendants were dismissed as 'trolley dollies' and smoking on aeroplanes was practically mandatory,
... Read more
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Angertainment

How social media outrage ruined everything

by Ed Coper ...

Narrated by Ed Coper ...

Unabridged

10 hours 59 min

We were promised a global village; we got a gladiatorial arena.No longer just a tool for connection, social media has spawned an entire outrage industry harvesting and monetising our worst impulses. Welcome to the era of Angertainment.Angertainment shows how our emotions are being hijacked to build political and cultural capital by those who know how to game the outrage economy. How ‘rage bait’— ... Read more

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We were promised a global village; we got a gladiatorial arena.No longer just a tool for connection, social media has spawned an entire outrage industry harvesting and monetising our worst impulses. Welcome to the era of Angertainment.Angertainment shows how our emotions are being hijacked to build political and cultural capital by those who know how to game the outrage economy. How ‘rage bait’—
... Read more
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The Basket Case

the BRAND NEW DS George Cross mystery short for 2026

by Tim Sullivan ...

Narrated by Finlay Robertson ...

Unabridged

1 hour 16 min

Bloomsbury presents The Basket Case by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson.The brand new DS George Cross short story - available to pre-order now.'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.' DAILY MAILThree go up. Two come down...Detective George Cross receives a very bizarre call from a distressed family after their picnic was horribly interrupted. Just as ... ... Read more

$18.00 AUD

Bloomsbury presents The Basket Case by Tim Sullivan, read by Finlay Robertson.The brand new DS George Cross short story - available to pre-order now.'One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century.' DAILY MAILThree go up. Two come down...Detective George Cross receives a very bizarre call from a distressed family after their picnic was horribly interrupted. Just as ...
... Read more
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Mr Wilman’s Motoring Adventure

Top Gear, Grand Tour and Twenty Years of Magic and Mayhem

by Andy Wilman ...

Narrated by Andy Wilman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Top Gear turned gloomy Sunday nights into celebratory Friday nights. It made household names of presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May, their unique chemistry and buddy movie antics proving irresistible to a vast global audience. With these three at the helm, Top Gear earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most popular factual TV show on the planet.Then, a ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Top Gear turned gloomy Sunday nights into celebratory Friday nights. It made household names of presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May, their unique chemistry and buddy movie antics proving irresistible to a vast global audience. With these three at the helm, Top Gear earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most popular factual TV show on the planet.Then, a
... Read more
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A Heart Full of Headstones

The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

by Ian Rankin ...

Narrated by James Macpherson ...

Series Audiobook 24 - A Rebus Novel
Unabridged

11 hours 42 min

THE BRAND NEW REBUS THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. ONE OF THE MUST-READ NOVELS OF THE YEAR.'I loved it - Rebus is one of fiction's greatest creations' MARIAN KEYESJohn Rebus stands accused: the once legendary detective is on trial, facing the rest of his life behind bars.How does a hero turn villain?Or have times changed, and the rules with them?Detective Inspector Siobhan C... ... Read more

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THE BRAND NEW REBUS THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. ONE OF THE MUST-READ NOVELS OF THE YEAR.'I loved it - Rebus is one of fiction's greatest creations' MARIAN KEYESJohn Rebus stands accused: the once legendary detective is on trial, facing the rest of his life behind bars.How does a hero turn villain?Or have times changed, and the rules with them?Detective Inspector Siobhan C...
... Read more
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Kingdom of Characters

A Tale of Language, Obsession, and Genius in Modern China

by Jing Tsu ...

Narrated by Jing Tsu ...

Unabridged

11 hours 18 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A riveting, masterfully researched account of the bold innovators who adapted the Chinese language to the modern world, transforming China into a super-power in the processWhat does it take to reinvent the world's oldest living language?China today is one of the world's most powerful nations, yet just a century ago it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the ... Read more

$24.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.A riveting, masterfully researched account of the bold innovators who adapted the Chinese language to the modern world, transforming China into a super-power in the processWhat does it take to reinvent the world's oldest living language?China today is one of the world's most powerful nations, yet just a century ago it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the
... Read more
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The Works and Days

by Hesiod ...

Narrated by Peter Coates ...

Unabridged

55 min

The Works and Days is a didactic poem written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. It is in dactylic hexameter and contains 828 lines. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts.Scholars have seen this work against a background of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of colonial ... Read more

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The Works and Days is a didactic poem written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. It is in dactylic hexameter and contains 828 lines. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts.Scholars have seen this work against a background of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of colonial
... Read more
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Midnight and Blue

The Instant Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller - 'Unmissable' (Mick Herron)

by Ian Rankin ...

Narrated by James Macpherson ...

Series Audiobook 25 - A Rebus Novel
Unabridged

10 hours 22 min

The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year.'Rebus in jail and better than ever ... Surprising, gripping and witty. Rankin has taken the police procedural and transformed into an epic character study of a man and his city ... Nobody does it better.'THE TIMES* * * * *JOHN REBUS SPENT HIS LIFE AS A... ... Read more

$53.99 AUD

The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year.'Rebus in jail and better than ever ... Surprising, gripping and witty. Rankin has taken the police procedural and transformed into an epic character study of a man and his city ... Nobody does it better.'THE TIMES* * * * *JOHN REBUS SPENT HIS LIFE AS A...
... Read more
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Last Chance

A stunning all-action thriller from the legendary SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author

by Stephen Leather ...

Narrated by Paul Thornley ...

Series Audiobook 22 - The Spider Shepherd Thrillers
Unabridged

12 hours 9 min

A GLOBAL CABAL OF HITMEN. ONE MAN STOOD IN THEIR PATH.'Two things to make a Summer afternoon great: a Stephen Leather novel, and a cold beer' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Spider keeps getting better and better' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The best series I have ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A group of professional killers, known as The Office, are carrying out hits for the Iranian government across the European continent, hitting targets amongst the ... Read more

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A GLOBAL CABAL OF HITMEN. ONE MAN STOOD IN THEIR PATH.'Two things to make a Summer afternoon great: a Stephen Leather novel, and a cold beer' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Spider keeps getting better and better' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The best series I have ever read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A group of professional killers, known as The Office, are carrying out hits for the Iranian government across the European continent, hitting targets amongst the
... Read more
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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

by Bright Summaries ...

Narrated by Sara Wright ...

Unabridged

31 min

Unlock the more straightforward side of A Thousand Splendid Suns with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, a story of love, friendship and war in modern Afghanistan. It traces the bond that develops between Mariam and Laila, the first and second wives of a violent, abusive man. Despite their very ... Read more

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Unlock the more straightforward side of A Thousand Splendid Suns with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, a story of love, friendship and war in modern Afghanistan. It traces the bond that develops between Mariam and Laila, the first and second wives of a violent, abusive man. Despite their very
... Read more
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More than 1000 Useful Words in Brazilian Portuguese

by Uncle Brazil ...

Narrated by Uncle Brazil ...

Unabridged

1 hour 22 min

Welcome to Uncle Brazil!My name is Rodrigo and I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.I can communicate in 6 languages and I have a degree in Social Communication.As a Portuguese teacher for foreigners, working with people from around the world, I have identified and made it easy to learn the most common words you need to know.These words are helping my students andI expect they will help you too :) ... Read more

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Welcome to Uncle Brazil!My name is Rodrigo and I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.I can communicate in 6 languages and I have a degree in Social Communication.As a Portuguese teacher for foreigners, working with people from around the world, I have identified and made it easy to learn the most common words you need to know.These words are helping my students andI expect they will help you too :)
... Read more
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Learn Italian Grammar: 25 Sentence Patterns for Beginners

Extended Version

by Innovative Language Learning, ItalianPod101.com ...

Narrated by ItalianPod101.com ...

Unabridged

2 hours 33 min

You want to speak Italian and sound like a native, right?For that, you’ll need grammar.But don’t worry, grammar is easy with this Audiobook. Just press play and here’s what happens:• Every Lesson Teaches You 1 Grammar Rule• You Get Multiple Example Sentences• Our Teachers Translate and Explain Every Sentence• Just Listen and Repeat• Read Along with the PDF eBook if You WantYou learn the 25 most ... Read more

$46.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

You want to speak Italian and sound like a native, right?For that, you’ll need grammar.But don’t worry, grammar is easy with this Audiobook. Just press play and here’s what happens:• Every Lesson Teaches You 1 Grammar Rule• You Get Multiple Example Sentences• Our Teachers Translate and Explain Every Sentence• Just Listen and Repeat• Read Along with the PDF eBook if You WantYou learn the 25 most
... Read more
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The Falls

The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

by Ian Rankin ...

Narrated by James Macpherson ...

Series Audiobook 12 - A Rebus Novel
Unabridged

16 hours 11 min

A student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of well-to-do and influential bankers. There's almost nothing to go on until DI John Rebus gets an unmistakable gut feeling that there's more to this than just another runaway spaced out on unaccustomed freedom.Two leads emerge: a carved wooden doll in a toy coffin, found in the student's home village, ... Read more

$39.99 AUD

A student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of well-to-do and influential bankers. There's almost nothing to go on until DI John Rebus gets an unmistakable gut feeling that there's more to this than just another runaway spaced out on unaccustomed freedom.Two leads emerge: a carved wooden doll in a toy coffin, found in the student's home village,
... Read more
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Dark Sacred Night

Inspiration for the hit Amazon Prime series BALLARD

by Michael Connelly ...

Narrated by Christine Lakin, Titus Welliver ...

Series series Ballard and Bosch
Unabridged

10 hours 39 min

A MURDER HE CAN'T FORGET. A CASE ONLY SHE CAN SOLVE.'OUTSTANDING' IAN RANKINAmazon Best 100 Books of The YearBarnes & Noble Best Books of The YearTop Ten Best Thrillers of the Year - Washington Post* * * * *Daisy Clayton's killer was never caught. In over ten years, there has been no breakthrough in her murder cas... ... Read more

$39.99 AUD

A MURDER HE CAN'T FORGET. A CASE ONLY SHE CAN SOLVE.'OUTSTANDING' IAN RANKINAmazon Best 100 Books of The YearBarnes & Noble Best Books of The YearTop Ten Best Thrillers of the Year - Washington Post* * * * *Daisy Clayton's killer was never caught. In over ten years, there has been no breakthrough in her murder cas...
... Read more
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Riddle of the Sands, The

by Erskine Childers, Peter Hawkins ...

Narrated by Multiple Narrators ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Oxford Bookworms Library
Unabridged

2 hours 24 min

When Carruthers joins his friend Arthur Davies on his yacht Dulcibella, he is expecting a pleasant sailing holiday in the Baltic Sea. But the holiday turns into an adventure of a different kind. He and Davies soon find themselves sailing in the stormy waters of the North Sea, exploring the channels and sandbanks around the German Frisian Islands, and looking for a secret - a secret that could mean ... Read more

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When Carruthers joins his friend Arthur Davies on his yacht Dulcibella, he is expecting a pleasant sailing holiday in the Baltic Sea. But the holiday turns into an adventure of a different kind. He and Davies soon find themselves sailing in the stormy waters of the North Sea, exploring the channels and sandbanks around the German Frisian Islands, and looking for a secret - a secret that could mean
... Read more
Audiobook

The School of Life Guide to Modern Manners

Making sense of, and finding calm in, unsteady times

by The School of Life ...

Narrated by Rachel Lanning ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: we get stuck at a gathering with someone unusually boring and wonder how to move on without causing offence; in the course of introducing one friend to another, we realise that we have forgotten one of the party’s names; we run into an ex while on an early date with a new partner; we spill red wine across a host’s sofa... Such dilemmas might – at ... Read more

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Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: we get stuck at a gathering with someone unusually boring and wonder how to move on without causing offence; in the course of introducing one friend to another, we realise that we have forgotten one of the party’s names; we run into an ex while on an early date with a new partner; we spill red wine across a host’s sofa... Such dilemmas might – at
... Read more
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The Deep Magic of Daily Consistency

A Life-Changing Way to Set Your Greatness Free

by Robin Sharma ...

Narrated by Robin Sharma ...

Series series The Personal Greatness Vault
Unabridged

3 hours 6 min

Change Your Life By Doing The Same Thing Every Day The Audio Mentoring Program You've Been Waiting For - Trusted By Millions And Embraced By Rock Stars, Royalty, Billionaires And Celebrity CEOs It's not what you do once in a while that will create your greatest life but what you do each day. Consistency is the golden key to mastery, prosperity, energy and turning your wishful longings into your ... Read more

$31.99 AUD

Change Your Life By Doing The Same Thing Every Day The Audio Mentoring Program You've Been Waiting For - Trusted By Millions And Embraced By Rock Stars, Royalty, Billionaires And Celebrity CEOs It's not what you do once in a while that will create your greatest life but what you do each day. Consistency is the golden key to mastery, prosperity, energy and turning your wishful longings into your
... Read more
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Heroic Animals

100 Amazing Creatures Great and Small

by Clare Balding ...

Narrated by Clare Balding ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

100 of the most heroic, inspirational (and sometimes hilarious) animals from history, brought to life by national treasure, Clare Balding.Bobbie the Wonder dog crossed more than 2,500 miles of plains, desert and mountains to find his way home - and became the inspiration for Lassie.Cher Ami the pigeon, despite being shot twice, delivered a message that saved the lives of 194 soldiers in 1918.< ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

100 of the most heroic, inspirational (and sometimes hilarious) animals from history, brought to life by national treasure, Clare Balding.Bobbie the Wonder dog crossed more than 2,500 miles of plains, desert and mountains to find his way home - and became the inspiration for Lassie.Cher Ami the pigeon, despite being shot twice, delivered a message that saved the lives of 194 soldiers in 1918.<
... Read more
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The Cautious Traveller's Guide to The Wastelands

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Sarah Brooks ...

Narrated by Katie Leung, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith ...

Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

The breathtaking historical fantasy set onboard the Great Trans-Siberian Express**'**Imagine a crossover between Murder on the Orient Express, Game of Thrones and Paradise Lost . . . Brooks has serious talent' SUNDAY TIMES'I was completely transported by this book . . . I urge everybody to pick up a copy' STUART TURTON'Breathtaking . . .... ... Read more

$44.99 AUD

The breathtaking historical fantasy set onboard the Great Trans-Siberian Express**'**Imagine a crossover between Murder on the Orient Express, Game of Thrones and Paradise Lost . . . Brooks has serious talent' SUNDAY TIMES'I was completely transported by this book . . . I urge everybody to pick up a copy' STUART TURTON'Breathtaking . . ....
... Read more
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The Science Of Discworld Revised Edition

by Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Terry Pratchett ...

Narrated by Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs ...

Unabridged

13 hours 45 min

In the 'fantasy' universe of the phenomenally bestselling Discworld series, everything runs on magic and common sense. The world is flat and million-to-one chances happen nine times out of ten. Our world seems different - it runs on rules, often rather strange ones. Science is our way of finding out what those rules are. The appeal of Discworld is that it mostly makes sense, in a way that particle ... Read more

$22.99 AUD

In the 'fantasy' universe of the phenomenally bestselling Discworld series, everything runs on magic and common sense. The world is flat and million-to-one chances happen nine times out of ten. Our world seems different - it runs on rules, often rather strange ones. Science is our way of finding out what those rules are. The appeal of Discworld is that it mostly makes sense, in a way that particle
... Read more
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Short Stories in Irish for Beginners

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn Irish the fun way!

by Olly Richards ...

Narrated by Gráinne Bleasdale ...

Series series Readers
Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Irish."Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for ... Read more

$19.99 AUD

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners of Irish."Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for
... Read more
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Weapons of Mass Instruction

A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling

by John Taylor Gatto ...

Narrated by Michael Puttonen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier book, Dumbing Us Down, introduced the now-famous expression of the title into the common vernacular. Weapons of Mass Instruction adds another chilling ... Read more

$22.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier book, Dumbing Us Down, introduced the now-famous expression of the title into the common vernacular. Weapons of Mass Instruction adds another chilling
... Read more
Audiobook

Don’t Worry

From the million-copy bestselling author of Zen

by Shunmyo Masuno ...

Narrated by Adam Sims ...

Unabridged

3 hours 25 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The beautiful follow-up to Shunmyo Masuno's million-copy bestseller Zen:The Art of Simple Living. Feel your every day stresses melt away with 48 accessible, achievable lessons in his new book, Don't Worry.Learn to let go of stress,Change how you worry,And improve your life for good.Shunmyo Masuno, Zen Buddhist Monk and million copy bestselling author of Zen: The ... ... Read more

$17.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.The beautiful follow-up to Shunmyo Masuno's million-copy bestseller Zen:The Art of Simple Living. Feel your every day stresses melt away with 48 accessible, achievable lessons in his new book, Don't Worry.Learn to let go of stress,Change how you worry,And improve your life for good.Shunmyo Masuno, Zen Buddhist Monk and million copy bestselling author of Zen: The ...
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