(2005, 242 pages, softcover) – Book 1 of The Ringing Cedars Series. This first book of the series tells the story of entrepreneur Vladimir Megre's trade trip to the Siberian taiga in 1995, where he witnessed incredible spiritual phenomena connected with sacred 'ringing cedar' trees of unusual healing power. He spent three days with a woman named Anastasia who shared with him her unique outlook on gardening, child-rearing, healing, Nature, religion and more. This wilderness experience transformed Vladimir so deeply that he abandoned his commercial plans and, penniless, went to Moscow to fulfill Anastasia's request and write a book about the spiritual insights she so generously shared with him. True to her promise this life-changing book, once written, has become an international bestseller and has touched hearts of millions of people world-wide.