Jelaluddin Rumi was born in the year 1207 and until the age of thirty-seven was a brilliant scholar and popular teacher. But his life changed forever when he met the powerful wandering dervish, Shams of Tabriz, of whom Rumi said, "What I had thought of before as God, I met today in a human being." From this mysterious and esoteric friendship came a new height of spiritual enlightenment. When Shams disappeared, Rumi began his transformation from scholar...

"Rumi's "Divani Shamsi Tabriz" ("The Works of Shams of Tabriz"--Named in honor of Rumi's spiritual teacher and friend) is a collection of lyric poems that contain more than 40,000 verses by America's bestselling poet, and is a classic of Persian literature. Its most familiar form is as a big red book, hence the name. Coleman Barks is famous for his renderings of Rumi's poetry and his work on these particular poems has never been published anywhere....

Multi-platinum superstars Coldplay release their seventh studio album. It features the most guests ever with appearances from Beyonce, Noel Gallagher, Tove Lo, and Merry Clayton. Also included is the single Adventure of a Lifetime. "4 out of 5...might be Coldplay's brightest album ever..."--Rolling Stone "3 out of 4...sonically adventurous and optimistic..."--USA Today