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These were the Top 15 best-selling new releases at Banyen in 2021. Perhaps some inspiration for your reading list in the new year!

Desmond Mpilo Tutu was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position.

Tutu emerged as one of the most prominent opponents of South Africa’s apartheid system of racial segregation and white minority rule.  After apartheid’s fall, he was selected by Nelson Mandela to chair the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate past human rights abuses committed by both pro- and anti-apartheid groups. Tutu also campaigned for gay rights and spoke out on a wide range of subjects, among them his opposition to the Iraq War and his criticism of South African presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma.  As a result of his activism he won several awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize.

Malidoma Patrice Some was a spiritual teacher and healer who brought the wisdom traditions and ritual practices of West Africa to the Western world.
 
The name Malidoma can mean “to make friends with the stranger or enemy.” Following that sense, Malidoma served as an ambassador from the tribal realms of Africa to the world of modernity. He had access to traditional practices of wisdom and healing, and also had a rare intelligence that made him able to shape meaningful pathways between ancient ways of knowing and the needs and longings of contemporary cultures.
 

In this interview with Banyen Books, Ervin Laszlo discusses his new book The Wisdom Principles: A Handbook of Timeless Truths and Timely Wisdom.

Barbara Hand Clow speaks with about her new book, Revelations from the Source, an initiatic novel based on ancient teachings and astrological wisdom. This event was hosted by Banyen Books & Sound.