Mirror to Damascus by Colin Thubron Also included in this edition

Also included in this edition are a selection of 'sea tales' - folk stories told to Karakvitas by sailors

Deep in the forests

Through incisive questions and thought experiments

Superbly translated

It is this symbolic presence at the entrance of our most holy places that makes Ganesh such a vital figure in our lives

Mirror to Damascus by Colin Thubron Also included in this editionDescribed by the author as simply 'a work of love', Mirror to Damascus provides a rich and fascinating history of Damascus from the Amorites of the Bible to the revolution of 1966, and is also a charming and witty personal record of an extraordinary city. In explaining how modern Damascus is rooted in immemorial layers of culture and tradition, Colin Thubron explores the historical, artistic, social and religious inheritance of its people. Along the