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ANIMAL SPIRIT GUIDESHow to discover your power animal and the shamanic path

All animals, from the wolf to the ant, the mongoose to the fox, carry a message of guidance and hope.

Learn how to discover your animal guide, or ‘power animal’, and invite it into your life to help heal past issuesand inspire you forward into the future. Using the traditional rituals of the shaman, such as drumming,visualization and dreaming, discover more than 50 power animals and the special gifts they offer. ChrisLüttichau, who has followed the shamanic path for more than twenty years, presents a unique insight intoAnimal Spirit Guides, or Power Animals, through first-hand encounters in the wild, in America, Mexico andEurope. As a healer and educator, he communicates his encounters in a way that is immediate and soulful.Part One, The Path, introduces ways to discover your power animal. In Working with Your Animal Guide, youunderstand animals as teachers and healers, and learn how to communicate and stay connected with theirenergy when you need to. Part Two, Animal Spirit Guides, profiles a range of animals, all of which are fullyillustrated, along with personal anecdotes and insights. The final chapter, Animal Guides and Your Life’sPurpose, looks at the Circle of Allies and how these animal spirits can accompany you through life. Beautifullyillustrated by Melissa Launay, this insightful guide will introduce you to natural, shamanic ways of living, andinspire you to work with the amazing energies of your personal Animal Spirit Guide.

KEY SELLING POINTS• The perfect gift for those new to shamanism and others interested in the natural world• Links into ‘green’ issues as shamanism encourages respect for the earth and all animals• Beautifully illustrated with specially commissioned paintings by Melissa Launay

THE AUTHORChris Lüttichau is respected teacher and healer, in his workshops he makes classical shamanism accessibleto the modern world, sharing wisdom based on a respect for the earth that is rooted in old shamanic cultures.In 1998 he founded the international teaching organization Northern Drum Shamanic Centre and hasconducted workshops all over the world. His website can be found at www.northerndrum.com.The author is based in Cornwall.

CATEGORY Mind, Body, Spirit

AUTHOR Chris Lüttichau

ISBN 978-1-908862-82-2

PRICE £9.99

PUBLICATION April 2013

BINDING Paperback with flaps

FORMAT 172 x 144 mm

EXTENT 144 pages

ILLUS 90 colour illustrations

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Animal Teachings

ISBN 978-1-908170-41-5

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THE ANIMAL WISDOM TAROTAn inspirational guide to using tarot cards and their meanings

Using tarot cards is a time-honoured way to see the patterns of the past, explore the potential of what is to come and predict your future

The Animal Wisdom Tarot contains an inspirational book and a complete deck of 78 tarot cards. Everycard in the deck has been assigned its own animal from the major arcana cards to all the cards in thefour suits. In the accompanying book Dawn Brunke gives an interpretation for each card, both on its ownand in combination with others. For more inspiration, there are messages and guidance on how to readand interpret the cards. The cards and the book feature specially commissioned illustrations by OlaLiola.

KEY SELLING POINTS• Dawn Brunke is an award-winning writer and a specialist in animal communication• Striking colour illustrations throughout further enhance our understanding of each animal• In CICO’s best-selling slipcase format

THE AUTHORDawn Brunke is a writer and editor who specializes in the areas of healing, metaphysics and spirituality.She is also an animal communicator and the author of Animal Teachings (CICO), Animal Voices,Shapeshifting with our Animal Companions and Animal Voices, Animal Guides, all of which explore thedeeper nature of our relationship with animals, nature, spirit, each other and ourselves. Since 2004 she hasbeen a columnist for Timeless Spirit, a spiritually enlightening online magazine. She is listed in both Who'sWho in America and Who's Who of American Women.The author is based in Alaska, USA.

CATEGORY Mind, Body, Spirit

AUTHOR Dawn Brunke

ISBN 978-1-908862-58-7

PRICE £14.99

PUBLICATION 14 March 2013

BINDING Paperback

FORMAT Box: 172 x 144 mm

Book: 160 x 135 mm

Cards: 130 x 80 mm

EXTENT 96 pages and 78 cards

ILLUS 78 colour illustrations

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Animal Teachings

ISBN 978-1-908170-41-5

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REAL WISDOM FROM UNREAL WOMEN

This inspirational and uplifting collection of images and quotes is a celebration of women in all their guises

In Real Wisdom from Unreal Women, women fashioned from plastic, wax, clay, cloth, metal, cement, wire,and paper share their advice with their ‘real’ counterparts. Our world is populated by a multitude of these‘unreal’ women. We pause to look at mannequins in shop windows, contemplate the beauty of statues inmuseums and gardens, play with dolls as children and see them flicker across our screens or in magazines.They have been with us all our lives and yet they remain strangers. Who are they? What are they thinking?How much do they know? If they could speak, what would they say? In this book we find out. Some laugh,some cry, but all speak from the heart to remind us to enjoy life.

KEY SELLING POINTS• Has wide gift appeal as a present for mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends• Quirky, amusing, and thought-provoking images throughout• The idea of ‘unreal’ people coming to life has huge appeal, as shown in Toy Story and other films

AUTHORRisa Palazzo is an art historian and writer whose work has been featured in The New York Times as well asseveral decorating publications. She has previously written two books: Modern Antiques for the Table andBreaking the Rules.The author is based in New York.

CATEGORY Gift

AUTHOR Risa Palazzo

ISBN 978-1-908862-75-4

PRICE £6.99

PUBLICATION February 2013

BINDING Hardback with jacket

FORMAT 172 x 144 mm

EXTENT 128 pages

ILLUS 50 colour photographs

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The Little Book of Wellbeing

ISBN 978-1-908862-01-3

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The Secrets of Happiness

Swap worry and anxiety for joy and contentment and CHOOSE to

live in a happier wayHOW TO LOVE LIFE, LAUGH MORE, AND LIVE LONGER

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THE SECRETS OF HAPPINESS How to love life, laugh more, and live longer

Swap worry and anxiety for joy and contentment and choose to live in a happier way

Happiness is like a riddle. The more we want it and the more we seek it, the more elusive it becomes. Andyet, when we are least conscious of looking for it, it can envelop us in a warm sense of contentment andbelonging, making a single moment precious and valuable beyond measure. A feeling of happiness has thepower to light up our whole being. Scientists will tell us that it has the power to heal and to extend life. It isthe ingredient we all seek to make our lives complete. Like the air we breathe, we are not conscious thatwe need it, until it disappears. Happiness makes us feel glad to be alive.The Secrets of Happiness offers you a more joyous approach to living and thinking; a shift in approach thatmay reframe your view of the world; simple things you can do to re-consider your life - consciously – so thatyou can decide whether now is the time when you can be happier. It includes strategies to warm the heartand open the mind to the extraordinary power of happiness. It shares the experiences of others andprovides the closest we might have to a happiness ‘formula’. The good news is, happiness is withineveryone’s grasp. It has the power to transform, heal and restore life back to one worth living.

KEY SELLING POINTS• A subject matter that has wide appeal - everyone wants to be happy and there are an increasing numberof studies and articles on what makes us happy

• Happiness is now on the political agenda as governments call for a happiness index • Beautifully illustrated and full of useful advice, making this a practical as well as inspirational book

THE AUTHORLois Blyth is a writer and ghostwriter. She has written self-help and lifestyle books, several of which havebeen bestsellers. She has lived in the UK, Germany and Canada and believes wholeheartedly in the universalpower of kindness. Her last book for CICO, The Little Book of Kindness was published in September 2012.The author is based in Dorset.

CATEGORY Mind, Body, Spirit

AUTHOR Lois Blyth

ISBN 978-1-908862-81-5

PRICE £14.99

PUBLICATION 14 March 2013

BINDING Paperback with flaps

FORMAT 235 x 190 mm

EXTENT 144 pages

ILLUS 130 colour illustrations

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Living in the Moment

ISBN 978-1-908170-44-6

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THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUGSA gift to bring comfort and joy

This inspirational and uplifting collection of quotes and storiesis a celebration of hugs in all their guises

A hug is one of the most basic ways two (or more) human beings touch. There is power in a hug. A hug canbreak down barriers that sometimes words cannot do. At times, it can speak more than any words can say.We bond with a hug. We find comfort with a hug. We greet and separate from each other with a hug. Weestablish human contact and interaction with a hug. The beauty of a hug is in its simplicity. The gesturetowards another human being, known or unknown, is easy. It costs nothing but is a simple act of caring andkindness. The Little Book of Hugs looks at all aspects of hugging, from stress-reducing health benefits tohugging etiquette, different hugs for different occasions, hugging quotes and anecdotes, and informationabout the hugging “community”. This beautifully illustrated book has been created as a gift that is a joy to giveas well as receive and will enrich the life of whoever reads it.

KEY SELLING POINTS• Has wide gift appeal• Beautifully illustrated throughout• A companion book to The Little Book of Kindness, also by Lois Blyth

THE AUTHORLois Blyth is a writer of self-help and lifestyle books, several of which have been bestsellers. She has livedin the UK, Germany and Canada and believes wholeheartedly in the universal power of kindness. Her lastbook for CICO, The Little Book of Kindness was published in September 2012.The author is based in Dorset.

CATEGORY Mind, Body, Spirit/Gift

AUTHOR Lois Blyth

ISBN 978-1-908862-83-9

PRICE £6.99

PUBLICATION February 2013

BINDING Hardback with jacket

FORMAT 140 x 140 mm

EXTENT 64 pages

ILLUS 50 colour photographs

ALSO AVAILABLE

The Little Book of Kindness

ISBN 978-1-908862-03-7