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All Kinds of Magic: A Quest for Meaning in a Material World [Kindle Edition]

Piers Moore Ede
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'A wild pilgrimage across the mystic world, taken in order to embark on the shortest and hardest journey of all - the almost impossible one from the head to the heart. Piers Moore Ede is both an elegant and courageous traveller and teller of this rite of passage' Justine Hardy, author of The Wonder House 'Piers Moore Ede writes with a rare sensitivity, describing the lands that pass beneath his feet with lyrical prose. His work is reminiscent of the great names in British travel writing. I could not recommend his work more highly' Tahir Shah, author of The Caliph's House PRAISE FOR HONEY AND DUST 'In page after page of beautifully written prose, Moore Ede's passion for the sweet nectar, his curiosity as to how it is produced and his determination to find hunters who will risk their lives to find it are deftly combined with his own holistic belief that his search will miraculously cure his depression. I feel hopeful it did, for this most unusual, compelling and restorative book has certainly vanquished mine' Alexander Waugh, Mail on Sunday 'It is [Moore Ede's] quest for a personal, spiritual regeneration that makes this such a compelling book' Daily Telegraph

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'So sincere and carefully told that the result cannot help but move' Financial Times 'Terrific ... Unpretentious, often funny, but also powerfully expressive of experiences beyond language and reason, it's a book which rises to the challenge of its subject with skill and considerable grace' Wanderlust 'Energetic and compelling' Guardian 'A wild pilgrimage across the mystic world, taken in order to embark on the shortest and hardest journey of all - the almost impossible one from the head to the heart. Piers Moore Ede is both an elegant and courageous traveller and teller of this rite of passage' Justine Hardy

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 520 KB
  • Print Length: 289 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0747584826
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury (19 April 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004YVYPWK
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #145,596 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book charts Moore Ede's journeys through India and Turkey, as he travels around in search of spiritual experiences. He meets various gurus and attends religious happenings and festivals, in between which he describes the landscape and people.

As you would expect, a man who's searching for unusual experiences in India doesn't have to look far, and it's not long before he meets some extremely bizarre people and gets into some strange and at times frightening situations. Depending which way you look at it, Moore Ede is either brave or foolhardy, as he seems happy to walk around remote parts of India on his own with a fistful of cash, merrily following people he meets to even more remote areas on a promise of meeting spiritual gurus. Happily, he somehow avoids getting mugged, and we are treated to a vivid portrait of India and then Turkey, and their various religions and beliefs. Accounts of his experiences are peppered with quotations from writers, travellers and poets.

The book is full of conflicting ideas and forces - not only the strange juxtapositions and divisions of a developing country, where modern technology, lifestyles and attitudes contrast with ancient traditions and extreme poverty, but also Moore Ede's internal conflicts. He is searching for something beyond rational thought, but can't help analysing his mystical experiences from a rational perspective. Whilst the physical journey has its tribulations, it is his inner journey which proves much tougher.

Having described all manner of magical events, some quite obviously fake and some apparently beyond rational explanation, the narrative progresses to an ultimately uplifting ending.

All Kinds of Magic was a really enjoyable book, extremely well written and researched, that has left me wanting to visit the places he describes.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By alice
Format:Hardcover
this is a thought provoking and often illuminating read - Moore Ede uses beautiful prose too- well worth reading. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Uplifting reading 27 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover
A perfect and uplifting story which takes the reader to a new level. An exceptional travel book, which takes the reader from Honey and Dust. Through India, Turkey and South America, the author searches for a meaning that lies beneath our everyday reality, while leading the reader through an imaginative and at times sensational fantasy universe full of fantastic heartfelt characters and experiences. Highly recommended tale about mysticism, the esoteric and of the art of travel.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Most fascinating read in a long, long time
I picked this up in the library yesterday, read it in one sitting (yes, a long night it was) and then felt compelled to write a review because I enjoyed it so, so much. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anna
Magical Prose
It was a joy to read Piers' beautifully expressed account of his time in India. His search for a deeper meaning to his life resulted in many adventures: some amusing,some... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Rosie
A Journey through a mystical world
All Kinds of Magic by Piers Moore Ede is a book about a journey to look for people who live life differently and who exist in a non-materialistic world. Read more
Published 18 months ago by laurie
Magic mirror book
In April 2004, Piers Moore Ede embarked on a very unusual journey. Disheartened by a world seemingly hooked on material wealth and scientific fact, he decided to travel the world... Read more
Published 19 months ago by rahman
great book about magic
This is completely a good read!! It will enlighten and inspire you in many ways...Apart from Harry Potter series, this book is completely amazing and will gives you more... Read more
Published 19 months ago by samkhowaja
Magical Book That Will Give Magical Experience
Apart from Harry Potter series, this book is completely amazing and will gives you more information to the journey of magical, mystic, and spiritual soul. Read more
Published 19 months ago by wikuowen
a must read book!!
Really enjoyable brilliantly-written travel book which tells more of Piers Moore Ede travel in the world in search for something different , His spiritual journey began here where... Read more
Published 19 months ago by urcheekyangel
A magical journey
This is an exceptional travel book, that follows on quite logically from Honey and Dust. Through India, Turkey and South America, Moore-Ede searches for a meaning that lies beneath... Read more
Published on 10 April 2010 by myagi-san
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