Have you ever read a self-improvement book and wondered how on earth the sage advice can be put to practical use? If yes, then Vegetarian Vampires and What We Can Learn From Them is the book for you. Each of the laws in Deepak Chopra's The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success is examined in a series of essays by Jennifer McDonald, a run-of-the-mill person, small business owner and working mother. She's certainly no guru but drawing from her own ordinary life experience Jennifer takes these laws out for a spin, and then imparts her some-times surprising, usually off-centre yet always authentic conclusions.

"The use of metaphor and popular culture bring these spiritual laws alive for me. Highly recommended." - Richard Laansma, Brisbane, Australia

"Jen McDonald is a truth seeker of the first order. Vivid, discerning, full of humanity, Vegetarian Vampires tackles enormous, life-shaping ideas with humour, humility and effortless nuance." - Liz Beatty, award-winning travel journalist and communicator, Ontario, Canada

"All of this is possible. Of course we'll stuff it up and make a mess of it and try to fight against that rip instead of letting go. But that's when we need a book like this, to remind ourselves that this glorious mess of a journey is life, our own, one life." - Sarah Peters, PhD Theatre Student, University of Southern Queensland