First published in 2019 by Nicholas Brealey Publishing

An imprint of John Murray Press

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Copyright © Jocelyn Davis, 2019

The right of Jocelyn Davis to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Davis, Jocelyn R., author.

Title: The art of quiet influence : eastern wisdom and mindfulness for work and life : Confucius, Rumi, Gandhi, the Buddha, taoists, Zen masters, and more / by Jocelyn Davis.

Description: 1 Edition. | Boston, MA : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018045211 (print) | LCCN 2018061253 (ebook) | ISBN 9781473687615 (ebook) | ISBN 9781473687622 (library ebook) | ISBN 9781473687646 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Mindfulness (Psychology) | Self-actualization (Psychology) | Conduct of life. | Work.

Classification: LCC BF637.M4 (ebook) | LCC BF637.M4 D375 2019 (print) | DDC 658.4/092—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018045211

ISBN 978-1-4736-8764-6

US eBook 978-1-4736-8761-5

UK eBook 978-1-4736-8763-9


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