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Many places offer you beauty, grandeur, spaciousness; none but Big Sur, in my experience, tells you so powerfully that all those blessings lie within.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e —Pico Iyer on Big Sur, California\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Some places move us at a profound level—with a kind of inner beauty that puts us in direct touch with the spirit. It might be a temple, a church, a monument, a wayside shrine, or a landscape feature that is saturated in the ambience of ancient sacred traditions. Such places are worth taking the trouble to visit. They add meaning to our lives, awakening a sense of beauty, tranquility or awe.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the prehistoric megaliths of Carnac in Brittany to the Buddhist temple complex of Borobodur in Java, from the giant medicine wheel at Bighorn, Wyoming in the USA to the Confucian Temple of Heaven in Beijing, this book will guide you on a journey to 100 of the world’s most spiritually uplifting sites. Accompanying the superb photographs are evocative descriptions of each place, many from esteemed writers who share their personal responses in their own inimitable style. Read Joseph Williams III on Pipestone in Minnesota, Jan Morris on Croagh Patrick in County Mayo, Michael Ondaatje on the Arankale Forest Monastery in Sri Lanka, and more. And if you wish to seek out these places for yourself, there is a helpful gazetteer at the back of the book giving key facts for visitors.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e By immersing ourselves in those special places where landscape, art, and spirit meet in a radiant intersection, we enlarge our perspective on life. This book gives us the inspiration and knowledge to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePico Iyer\u003c\/b\u003e is a respected travel writer, close confidant of the Dalai Lama, and author of more than ten books, including \u003ci\u003eVideo Night in Kathmandu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCuba and the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Open Road\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichael Ondaatje\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned novelist, memoirist, and poet. His five works of fiction include \u003ci\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnil’s Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoseph Marshall III\u003c\/b\u003e is an influential Native American historian, writer, teacher, and actor. He is the author of 14 books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Theroux \u003c\/b\u003eis an acclaimed travel writer and novelist. He is the author of more than 45 books, including \u003ci\u003ePicture Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrew Motion\u003c\/b\u003e is a celebrated poet, novelist, and biographer. He was Poet Laureate of the UK from 1999 to 2009. In addition to almost 20 collections of poetry, his books include \u003ci\u003ePhilip Larkin: A Writer’s Life\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eIn the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJan Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the world’s most admired travel writers. 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