Adam Ford: 10 books

Short stories and very short stories about superheroes, magicians, octuplets, giant monsters, rabbits, bears, robots and astronauts. A man confronts an imaginary friend from his past. A pyrokinetic jungle queen mourns her lover. A runaway robot and its teen pilot escape to the edges of the...

Nine of Australia's finest authors examine their relationship to Doctor Who from all angles. From letters begging to be allowed to write for the show and poems about step-families bonding over mutual love of the Doctor, to examinations of how New Who subverts the male gaze and introductory lectures...

Over half the world’s population already live in cities, and the proportion is rising all the time. Yet we continue to associate the apparently limitless urban jungle with an assault on our senses - a rush made up of noise, light, pollution and people so numerous that they become anonymous cogs...

Mindfulness is a lifelong exercise and the older we get the more appreciative we can become of the practice. Galileo & the Art of Ageing Mindfully reveals how the father of modern science introduced a new era in our mindful understanding of ourselves and our place in the universe. Adam Ford turns...

The Art of Mindful Walking explores the activity of walking as an exercise for both body and mind. Buddhist teacher Adam Ford presents practical sections on purposeful walking, ranging from long walks in the New Territory to the simple walk to work, and reflects upon his personal experience of spirituality...

Mindfulness is so much more than a set of routine timed exercises; it’s the transformative practice of conscious living we can nurture by being mindful of the moment.  Mindful Thoughts for Walkers explores through a series of succint meditations, how walking is an opportunity to deepen our levels...

Noticing and appreciating the awesome nature of birdlife is a spiritually affirming activity–reconnecting us to the natural world each and every day. Mindful Thoughts for Birdwatchers presents a meaningful flock of enriching thoughts on the interconnectedness of nature in this delightfully...

Seeking Silence in a Noisy World explores our existential search for mindful solitude. It examines the creative power of silence as a source of inner strength and self-knowledge and shows us how we can all find moments of soothing peace to nourish our spirits in an increasing chaotic world.

**Previously fallen from grace, vermouth is once again the next big thing in spirits. ** Over the years, vermouth has fallen from grace, but the truth is, without vermouth, your martini is merely an iced vodka or gin. Now, once again, vermouth is being touted as the hottest trend in spirits....

In this collection of 29 stories, you can visit a smoke-filled bar in a fantasy world, or experience a love affair with artificial intelligence. Maybe you'd prefer to go back in time and relive the experience of going to a baseball game with your dad, or go back even farther to live in a perilous...