Canongate acquires Jules Evans title

Canongate has acquired a new non-fiction title on "ecstatic experience", The Art of Losing Control, by writer and philosopher Jules Evans. In The Art of Losing Control, Evans argues that there are ways of letting down our guard and opening ourselves to "ecstatic experiences". The book balances personal narrative with interviews and readings of ancient and modern thinkers and is a "rich, witty, provocative, intellectually rigorous and timely guide for anyone who wants to experience a connection to something bigger than themselves." Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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