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My surreal moment of last week occurred in Oslo, when I was over there to promote the Norwegian edition of The Labrador Pact (the hardback of which Viking are publishing in March). I was walking down the street with Hakon, my very polite - and exceptionally tall - Norwegian publicist. He nudged me and drew my attention to one of the shops we were passing. There, in the window of Oslo's largest bookstore was a stack of books piled right next to a stack of Barak Obama's. Now, it's a rare enough occurrence for me to make any window display, but to find myself shoulder-to-shoulder with the potential future of Western democracy was a rather humbling sight.

It says a lot about Norway, too. Although the average Norwegian might say they belong to an ‘insular' country, the use of the term would cause a lot of scratching of British and American foreheads. Norway, by any standards is an outward looking country.

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For the First Time Ever, Readers Around the World Will Be Able to Participate in a Free, Live Interactive Classroom Discussion, Led by Oprah Winfrey and Eckhart Tolle, Author of A New Earth, Oprah Winfrey's New Book Club Selection

For the first time ever, readers around the world will be able to participate in a free, live interactive classroom discussion, led by Ms. Winfrey and Mr. Tolle. Each weekly class will correspond to a chapter from A New Earth, with the discussion focusing on the chapter's themes. The 10 weekly sessions will be webcast every Monday night from March 3 through May 5, at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT. To pre-register for the online seminar, log onto www.oprah.com/anewearth.

Published in 2005, A New Earth encourages a collective sense of commitment to changing the way we live for people who want to make a difference. With the knowledge that we live in a time desperate for global change, renowned spiritual teacher Tolle's book answers the question: what can one person do to enact that change? With clarity and in practical terms, he gently leads readers to a new level of consciousness, awakening them to their lives' purpose and inviting them to envision a new earth where peace and fellowship are the norm.