"Eckhart Tolle doesn't possess the airs of your stereotypical spiritual teacher," reports the Calgary Herald, "but a growing number of people think he's the genuine article." Already a word-of-mouth best-seller in Canada, his extraordinary first book is an account of Tolle's early life of deepening despair, his spiritual awakening at age 29, and how readers can follow in his footsteps. As author Dan Millman puts it, "Tolle uses words to guide readers beyond words."