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Into the Magic Shop

A Neurosurgeon's True Story of the Life-Changing Magic of Mindfulness and Compassion That Inspired the Hit K-Pop Band BTS

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Into the Magic Shop

By: Dr James Doty
Narrated by: Dan Woren
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The award-winning New York Times best seller that inspired BTS' K-pop song 'Magic Shop'.

The day that 12-year-old James Doty walked in to his local magic shop is the day that changed his life.

Once the neglected son of an alcoholic father and a mother with chronic depression, he has gone on to become a leading neurosurgeon, based at Stanford University. He credits Ruth for this incredible turnaround: the remarkable woman he met at the Cactus Rabbit Magic Shop, who devoted the summer to transforming his mind and opening his heart.

In this uplifting memoir, Jim explains the visualisation techniques Ruth taught him that gave him the self-esteem to imagine a new future for himself. He examines the science behind mindfulness and why the skills he learned - of focus and attention - now help him to think fast and keep calm in the operating theatre. And he shows us what is possible when you start to change your brain and your heart. Into the Magic Shop imparts some powerful life lessons about how to live better and inspires us to believe that we all have inside us the capacity to change our own destiny.

©2016 James Doty (P)2020 2020 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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One of the best books I have ever listened to :)

A true delight to start my day and listen to this story, very much of its time.
This should be made into a film would resonate with so many people.
Thank you James for sharing your life story, fabulous x

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Beautiful book

Great story with great insights, well told! Shows the power of the mind but also the power of just one kind person to influence a child.

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Eye opening

Absolutely loved every second. It felt like I was experiencing Dr. Doty's life, through his own eyes.

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love this book

I found this book easy to listen to and take in I thought the narrator read it well.I think we all forget to be compassionate to ourselves and wouldnt hurt to be a little more compassionate towards others.I am practising the meditations as described in this book and 3quarters of the way through James Doty follow up The secrets of the magic shop in which he Narrates and does the actual meditations in this book soooo relaxing his voice is very soothing would reccomend that book also.

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Wonderful Book

This was a great story. I have just started learning Mindfulness and Dr Doty's story has helped me to understand this practice better. Thank you.

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An incredible story

Compelling account that opens the reader’s heart and mind that what is possible in life

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Magical book!

This is an inspirational book. A wonderful story. From a small child with big dreams, in a dysfunctional poverty stricken family to a renowned brain surgeon....and the magic he used to achieve this.

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A joy of a book

Inspiring and generous storytelling of how life can be with a little dusting of magic and kindness. Personally I didn’t like the narration but the story over rode it!

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Fabulous book.

Although I was already familiar with a lot of the self development principals covered in this book Doty brings it all to life through his open heart and authentic story. Fabulous read

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wonderful listening

incredible story, I'll be coming back to this many times. its so inspiring and gives me hope that I'm not a lost soul

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