In this powerful, moving and immensely readable book, Alan describes his life as an alcoholic - the decades of battling the 'demon drink' and his eight years of sobriety. He chronicles the devastation wreaked upon him by the disease, and the damage he did to other people's lives when 'in drink'. He is unsparing in analysing his self-delusion and long-term denial that he had a problem. Without seeking excuses, he highlights the genetic link to alcoholism, its prevalence among emerging generations, and how the establishment continues to shy away from addressing the world's most available and...
In this powerful, moving and immensely readable book, Alan describes his life as an alcoholic - the decades of battling the 'demon drink' and his eigh...
The Masnavi is a six-volume masterpiece created by one of the world's greatest poetic geniuses, Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). It is perhaps the single most influential piece of mystical writing ever conceived. Though the Persian poet, Rumi is now hugely popular in the West, his most famous oeuvre still remains enigmatic. Alan Williams offers a novel approach to reading and understanding this great jewel of world literature. Recognizing that all medieval and modern attempts to 'explain' the Masnavi have been based on an examination of its teachings, Williams shows that those who have tried to...
The Masnavi is a six-volume masterpiece created by one of the world's greatest poetic geniuses, Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). It is perhaps the single ...
