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  The Bone Cave - A Highland...

  Dougie Strang

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  This is a book about stories – old stories of people and place, and of the more-than-human world.
  A vivid account of a journey through the Scottish Highlands, The Bone Cave follows a series of folktales and myths to the places in which they're set. Travelling mostly on foot, and camping along the way amid some of Scotland's most beautiful and rugged landscapes, Dougie Strang encounters a depth of meaning to the tales he tracks – one that offers a unique perspective on place, culture, land ownership and ecological stewardship, as well as insights into his own entanglement with place.
  Dougie sets out on his walk at the beginning of October, which also marks the start of the red deer rut. The bellowing of stags forms the soundtrack to his journey and is a reminder that, as well as mapping invisible landscapes of story, he is also exploring the tangible, living landscape of the present.
  Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize

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  Hot Steppers The: Volume 2

  Daryl Anthony

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  The Hot Steppers Volume II follows a youth soccer team facing both tough competition and personal struggles. As they begin a new season, the team deals with the pressure of playing at an elite level, the possibility of a newcomer, Alina, joining, and the growing tension between staying loyal to their roots or pursuing corporate-sponsored opportunities like Elite Academies. A central conflict arises as the team fights to protect their practice space, The Lot, which is at risk of being demolished or taken over, threatening their community and identity. Simmie, the captain, struggles with perfectionism and leadership, challenging her ability to keep the team united. As tensions rise, the team's unity is tested, and they must learn to rely on each other to succeed. The volume explores themes of teamwork, identity, and the pressure of expectations, blending emotional highs and lows.

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  Treatise of the Exalted One on...

  James Legge, Paul Carus, DT Suzuki

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  The Tàishàng Gǎnyìng Piān (太上感應篇) is the most influential morality text in Chinese history, a succinct layperson's guide to Daoist ethics. It gives a long series of life rules, for both action and thought, listing specific good and bad deeds and the consequences they invite, with 22 categories of virtuous conduct and 155 types of misdeeds.  
  By distilling the Dao to practical rules and simple stories, this book made complex ideas of Daoist retribution and self-cultivation accessible to all. It is one of the standout texts combining the "Three traditions" of Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism into a single, livable whole. 
   
  It founded the literary tradition the of shànshū (善書) or "morality book," and bridges the divide between the abstract philosophy of the Dào and practical, everyday concerns.  
  Its opening lines set out its core premise—that blessings and punishments are not arbitrary but are drawn to a person by their own conduct, as inevitably as a shadow follows a form. To live a long and wealthy life, one must follow the rules that the spirits approve of.  
   
  Dating from the 12th century Song dynasty, the text was first brought to Western attention through the two translations included herein.  
  James Legge, the Oxford sinologist and populariser of Chinese classics, published it in 1891. Paul Carus, the German-American philosopher and pioneering populariser of Eastern thought, published his edition in 1906. This edition combines the two.  
  These translations introduced Chinese religious life to the English-speaking world. Legge viewed it as a key to understanding the evolution of Chinese ideas about retribution, while Carus presented it as a noble, popular system of ethics with universal appeal. 
   
  This is the book that for a thousand years defined what the good life was for the Chinese, and how to go about it. An essential read for anyone who wants to understand the traditional Chinese moral universe.

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  Fishing Bamboo - An Angler's...

  John Gierach

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  Once an angler masters a graphite rod, his interests often move on to the original fly rod, pliant bamboo. Until the mid-twentieth century, nearly all fly rods were bamboo. By the 1970s, fiberglass and graphite changed the world of fly-fishing. But more and more anglers are seeing bamboo rods in retail outlets, and want to give them a try. With this book, John Gierach, one of the nation's top fly-fishing writers, provides a philosophical guide to the angler who seeks this new "old" method. Gierach discusses how bamboo rods are built, how they differ from graphite rods, and how using one will change a fly fisher's approach to the sport. Fishing bamboo might be the pinnacle of fly-casting skill, and this book will help take you there.

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  On the Ashes

  Gideon Haigh

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  In On The Ashes, Gideon Haigh, today's pre-eminent cricket writer, has captured over a century and half of Anglo-Australian cricket, from WG Grace to Don Bradman, from Bodyline to Jim Laker's 19-wicket match, from Ian Botham's miracle at Headingley to the phenomena of Patrick Cummins and Ben Stokes, today's Ashes captains. 
   
  From over three decades of covering The Ashes, Gideon has brought together an enduring vision of this timeless contest between Australia and England - the world's oldest sporting rivalry - from the colonial era to the present day. 
   
  'The best cricket writer in the world' GUARDIAN 
   
  'The Bradman of cricket writing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 
   
  'The finest cricket writer alive' THE AUSTRALIAN 
   
  'Australia's finest writer on cricket' THE TIMES 
   
  'The most gifted cricket essayist of his generation' RICHARD WILLIAMS, GUARDIAN

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  Getting to Neutral - How to...

  Trevor Moawad, Andy Staples

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  Read by Seattle Seahawk’s quarterback Russell Wilson, Trevor Moawad’s long-time friend and business partner, with a foreword written and read by Ciara. 
  In this breakthrough book, the author of Wall Street Journal bestseller It Takes What It Takes provides life-changing, step-by-step guidance on how to successfully navigate adversity and defeat negativity by downshifting to neutral thinking.  
  It’s easy to be positive when everything is coming up roses. But what happens when life goes sideways? Many of us lapse into a self-defeating negative spiral that makes it hard to accomplish anything. Getting to Neutral is a step-by-step guide that shows readers how to use mental conditioning coach Trevor Moawad’s innovative motivational system to defeat negativity and thrive. 
  Neutral thinking is a judgment-free, process-oriented approach that helps us coolly assess situations in high-pressure moments. Moawad walks readers through how to downshift to neutral no matter how dire the situation. He shows us how to behave our way to success, how to determine and practice our values in a neutral framework, and how to surround ourselves with a team that helps us to stay neutral.  
  Filled with raw, inspiring stories of how Trevor navigated health challenges with neutral thinking as well as insights drawn from some of the world’s best athletes, coaches, and leaders, Getting to Neutral will help readers learn to handle even the most complex and turbulent situations with calm, clarity, and resolve.

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