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A Vicar Crucified   A Vicar, Crucified

When the vicar of the bleak seaside town of Stormhaven is discovered crucified naked in the vestry of his own church, Abbot Peter is invited to act as a Special Investigator
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  pippa's progress   Pippa's Progress

What if John Bunyan wrote Pilgrim's Progress today? People in their millions still seek meaning in their lives and speak of journeying towards a goal. Everyone on earth seeks a heaven
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solitude   Solitude

Solitude is different to loneliness. Solitude is the state of being alone without being lonely; of being happily alone.
It is a state of being alone in the good company of your self.

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  Conversations with Jesus of Nazareth   One Minute Mindfulness

Stories and reflections to help us see through clear eyes how we can return to the present moment and remain there.


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Conversations with Vincent Van Gogh   The Journey Home

Here are ten new commandments for coping with the stresses, strains and pressures of modern life.


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  Conversations with Vincent Van Gogh   Conversations with Vincent Van Gogh

Whether Vincent is talking about his childhood, his love life, his mental state or colour, he’s never less than gripping.


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Conversations with Meister Eckhart   Conversations with Meister Eckhart

Eckhart's teaching is open to all, but possessed by none, and therefore free like a butterfly in the garden of the soul.


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  Conversations with Leo Tolstoy   Conversations with Leo Tolstoy

Simon sits with Leo Tolstoy towards the end of the great man's life, and talks with him about vegetarianism, marriage, non-violence, the military, death, God and sex.


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Conversations with Arthur Conan Doyle   Conversations with Arthur Conan Doyle

An imagined conversation in which Conan Doyle's words are entirely his own, speaking about his commitment to spiritualism.


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  Conversations with Jesus of Nazareth   Conversations with Jesus of Nazareth

It's the shape of our heart which Jesus is interested in, says Simon, after talking to Jesus about his life and teaching.


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one-minute mystic   One-Minute Mystic

Wake up your mind and soul with mini meditations, thought experiments and tiny tales, in Simon's latest book, published on 4 Jan 2010


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  shelf life   Shelf Life

Simon's record of his three years working in a supermarket is now a book
. Click below to discover the story behind it... and some reader reaction!

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the enneagram   The Enneagram

Simon's book on the enneagram will draw you into a deeper understanding of who you are, but also guide you through the complex inner world of others.

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  the beautiful life   The Beautiful Life

In a rare "Moses moment", Simon offers ten new commandments, because life could be better.

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the learning of love   The Learning of Love

Poems and reflections which reflect on love in the real world. No rose-tinting.

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  origins   Origins

"Wonderful fragments of wisdom" (according to a blogger) on the origins of things great and small.

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forsaking the family   Forsaking the Family

How does the family affect who we are, and how can we find honest relationships? Simon starts by looking at Jesus and his family.

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  another bloody retreat   Another Bloody Retreat: a novel

In the middle of the desert, Abbot Peter has been sent to oversee the demise of a failed monsatery. This novel is "surprising, disturbing and witty" by turns.

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