Rider Books

  • Naturally

    £16.99

    When it comes to our health and well-being, modern treatments can take us only so far. What we’re missing is a holistic, individualised and natural approach that addresses the roots of our discomfort with life-changing results. In other words, we need herbalism. Introducing herbalism as a vital layer of our well-being, clinical herbalist Rachelle Robinett reveals the natural remedies and rituals that can boost our health and happiness. Did you know that cloves and turmeric have analgesic properties that relieve pain? That if you struggle with anxiety, nervines such as lemon balm help quiet spiralling thoughts? That for a boost of motivation, nootropics like lavender support healthy dopamine levels, while adding bitters to your diet can improve digestion?

  • Slow

    £16.99

    In the face of burnout, lack of passion and endless to-do lists, what if to achieve more you need to do less? In this accessible guide, Lee Holden shares ‘The Slow Method’, principles of slow mind, body and relationships drawn from the philosophical wisdom of Eastern meditation, martial arts and philosophies, and merged with Western science. The resulting practices offer a comprehensive understanding of how to slow down and increasingly embrace life’s rhythms. Whether you’re practising primal shaking or gratitude meditation for the mind; vagal breathing or optimal digestion acupressure, you’ll learn to access the magical benefits of slowing down to create lasting change in your life and the lives of those you love.

  • Frequently Happy

    £16.99

    ‘A vital handbook for navigating the seasons of life’ Candice Carty-Williams’This book is a ray of sunshine’ Fearne CottonA beautiful book combining poetry, topics of self-reflection and journalling prompts to help readers find joy all around them.I always pay attentionWhen a small joy grabs meSome say easily pleasedI say, frequently happy!Life can often be stressful. Each day might seem like a struggle to get through. You may find yourself desperate to get to the weekend, or wishing time would pass more quickly.David Larbi is here to show you how to see beauty in the everyday and build pockets of joy, inspiration and calm into your life. Combining poetry with weekly reflections, this book is designed to help you explore your emotions, seize opportunities to grow, and find happiness all year round.With journalling and activity prompts for every season, Frequently Happy creates space for deep self-reflection and brings motivation and gra

  • Wintering

    £16.99

    Wintering, the dormant periods in our lives, the dark moments we endure – which can be brought about through myriad of ways; from the death of a loved one to a sudden change in circumstances or mental health issues – can be lonely, damaging and catch us off guard. Katherine May recounts her own year-long journey through winter, and how she found strength and inspiration when life felt frozen. Part memoir, part exploration of a human condition, ‘Wintering’ explores the healing nature of the great outdoors to help us overcome and embrace our own wintering experiences, and how, much like nature, we can learn to appreciate these low periods, and what they have to teach us, before the ushering in of a new season.

  • If you live to 100, you might as well be happy

    £16.99

    ‘If You Live to 100, You Might As Well Be Happy’ captivated South Korea, one of the fastest-ageing countries in the world, where it became a national bestseller and was recommended by the Library of Korea. After taking up writing in his retirement from a long, celebrated career in psychiatry, Rhee Kun Hoo has become a beloved, bestselling author in his native country. Now, his delightful wisdom is available for the first time in English. With his ninetieth birthday on the horizon, Rhee found himself reflecting on what constitutes a life well lived. The result is ‘If You Live to 100, You Might As Well Be Happy’, his collection of charming life lessons. Here, Rhee offers comfort, laughter and wisdom for readers of all ages, from burnt-out millennials to reflective retirees.

  • Abundance

    £12.99

    Master of modern meditation Deepak Chopra illuminates the path to abundance, helping readers become agents of change in their own lives. Demonstrating how to work past self-generated feelings of limitation and fear and providing meditations to help you focus and direct your attention and intuition, this is your guide to a life of stability, prosperity, insight, creativity, love and true power.

  • How to smile

    £6.00

    In this enlightening series, world-renowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shares the foundations of mindfulness practice and meditation. By applying considered breath and meditation, ‘How to Heal’ acts as a guide to show us how to transform hurt into healing, while also allowing us to explore the strong emotions of anger, sadness, regret and fear.

  • The ponies at the edge of the world

    £11.99

    Catherine Munro transforms her life when she ups sticks and moves to the tiny island of Whalsay as part of her PhD, studying the hardy ponies that inhabit the Shetland Islands. Over the course of a year, Catherine goes through the grief of a miscarriage, the uncertainty of life as an outsider and the harsh nature of this wild land. Yet through it all, she finds comfort, connection and hope through the people and animals of Shetland who give her the feeling of home she has always been looking for.

  • How do you live?

    £10.99

    The streets of Tokyo swarm below fifteen year-old Copper as he gazes out into the city of his childhood. Struck by the thought of the infinite people whose lives play out alongside his own, he begins to wonder, how do you live? Considering life’s biggest questions for the first time, Copper turns to his dear uncle for heart-warming wisdom. As the old man guides the boy on a journey of philosophical discovery, a timeless tale unfolds, offering a poignant reflection on what it means to be human.

  • My friend Anne Frank

    £22.00

    When Hannah’s family flee from the Nazis to Amsterdam, she soon strikes up a friendship with a girl just like her. The girl’s name is Anne Frank and for seven blissful years they are inseparable. Then one day in 1942, as the Nazi occupation intensifies, they are separated without warning. Hannah calls on Anne and can’t find a trace of her. They are told the Franks have fled to Switzerland. As Hannah is tormented by the fate of her friend, hoping she is alive and well elsewhere, her own family’s fate unfolds. After attempts to flee themselves, the SS finally come for them and they are taken to the transit camp Westerbork. Eventually Hannah, her father and younger sister Gabi are transported to Bergen-Belsen. Amid horrific conditions with death all around, it is during Hannah’s darkest point at the concentration camp that she hears astonishing of news of Anne. Hannah risks her life to help her.

  • Women Who Run With the Wolves

    £25.00

    Within every woman, there lies a powerful force of energy, creativity and self-knowing: their wild woman. For centuries, she has been repressed by a male-orientated value system that trivialises her emotions. Until now. With a combination of time-honoured stories, myths, fairy tales and casework, this is the feminist book loved by over 2 million women, that will set you on a beautiful path to unleashing your inner wild.

  • Lighter

    £16.99

    In our fractured world we face many challenges but in these hard times, we have a rare opportunity to look within, let go of our personal burdens and come together in deep healing. This is a radically compassionate plan for turning inward and lifting the heaviness that prevents us from healing ourselves and the world.

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