Man is a bridge, says Osho, between the animal and the divine. This book looks into how we might embrace and accept these apparent contradictions, rather than try to choose between them, as the key to transforming each twist and turn of life's journey into a new discovery of who we are meant to be.

Examines the outward symptoms and the underlying psychology of preoccupations with money and celebrity, with a perspective that is thought-provoking and often surprising - and particularly relevant to our troubled economic times: Why do celebrities and the wealthy seem to have so much influence in the world?

Graham Turner explores the power that can be found in silence through interviewing monastics, religious leaders, composters, actors, psychotherapists and peace workers about their experiences of practising silence. A profound book about a great gap in modern human awareness.

Health and social care practitioners are increasingly called upon to provide care to elderly people from a number of different faiths and cultures. This collection of essays examines ageing in the context of the many faiths and cultures that make up Western society, and provides carers with the knowledge they need to deliver appropriate care.