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Christian Acts of Kindness.
Heartwarming stories that show Christ's lessons of love and
kindness. These inspiring stories of everyday Good Samaritans will
warm your heart and lift your spirit as they present shining
examples of people around the world living the Christian credo to
"love thy neighbor as thyself." Edited by the Random Acts of
Kindness Foundation, an organization dedicated to bringing
kindness and goodness into the world. Grace House, 1999
ISBN 1-57324-173-3 Buy
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Communities
Directory: A guide to intentional communities and
cooperative living. Are you looking for a feeling of
connection? For other ways of living and
belonging? For people striving for a better way of
life? This book will be your guide. Including up-to-date
information about over 600 North American intentional communities,
over 100 communities on other continents, 33 articles about
community living, community resources, maps, a cross-reference
chart, a recommended reading list, and index. Fellowship for
Intentional Community, www.ic.org
2000 ISBN 0-9602714-8-1 Buy
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The Community of
Kindness: Reconnecting to friends, family and the world
through the power of kindness. The world is changing at
lightning speed, and meaningful connections are increasingly
elusive. The community of kindness encourages us to create new
ways of building community by honoring the lessons of the past,
and reminds us that through the practice of kindness, we become
most fully connected, alive and integrated. Cornia Press, 1999,
ISBN 1-57324-148-2 Buy
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The Little Book of Bleeps: Ponder these for awhile.
Your daily dose of mind expanding, thought provoking BLEEPOLOGY!
from the ground-breaking and award-winning feature film, What
the Bleep do We Know!? www.whatthebleep.com
2004 ISBN 0-9761074-0-6 
What the Bleep do We Know!? Science and spirituality come
together in this mind-bending trip down the rabbit hole. This
DVD is a deftly woven, entertaining and enlightening tapestry
of live action drama, interviews, and visionary animation. Academy
Award winner Marlee Matlin plays Amanda, an unhappy, self-loathing
professional photographer. By "chance" she meets nine-year old
Reggie (Robert Bailey, Jr.) who asks her "Just how far down
the rabbit hole of mysteriousness do you want to go?" Thus
begins her Alice-in-Wonderland-like confrontation with the depths
of her soul and the quirks of her psyche. Interlaced with her
unfolding dissolution, transformation and rebirth are ongoing
interviews with 14 top scientists and mystics. They relate our
current understanding of the nature of the universe and our place
in it, including what and how we human beings are wired. www.whatthebleep.com
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2004
Alderman , David, High Country: The
sole seeker's guide to a real life. Take a journey into the
high country of expanded consciousness. Here, the author poses a
vital question at the beginning of our journey with him. What does
it mean to live a real life? Our culture might claim fame and
fortune as necessary ingredients. But that still, quiet voice
within will tell us that it is living life from the core of our
being or our real self. In search of that elusive self, he takes
us on an imaginary hike into high mountain country. Here we meet
adepts from Lao Tzu to Carl Jung, who share their visions of real
living and challenge us to withdraw the projections of our
"virtual self" and become self-realized. It is the path of
integration that we are all compelled to follow, either
consciously or unconsciously. In this book, he ushers us into an
experience of the deeper levels of our inner being as we move
through all the facets of our psuche. Here we conquer Mt. Peasona
and traverse the Moraine of Pain in search of our real self.
Rarely has a book moved us so far beyond the words on a page into
our very heart and soul. For those willing to take this trek, it
will be an incredible journey. Inner Ocean Publishing, innerocean.com,
2001 ISBN 1-930722-00-1 Buy
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Andreas, Brian, Going Somewhere
Soon: Collected stories & drawings. "The stories just
come to be and I offer them here in the same spirit they came to
me, as gifts of laughter and love and possibility. Read them.
Listen to their voices inside yourself. Listen for what feels
rights. The stories here are a set of maps of inner space. When
you find the right story, it will guide you unerringly. Many
people have told me these stories touch places they have forgotten
or never knew. They can be the beginning of a great journey, for
there are stories within you that will dwarf these small offerings
with their wonder and anguish and forgotten power," the author.
A personal favorite: "He told me that once he forgot
himself & his heart opened up like a door with a loose latch
& everything fell out & he tried for days to put
it all back in the proper order, but finally he gave up
& left it there in a pile and loved everything
equally." Storypeople Press, www.storypeople.com
or storypeople@storypeople.com
1995 ISBN 0-9642660-2-4 Buy
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Andreas, Brian, Hearing
Voices: Collected stories & drawings. This is
the 5th in the series of short short stories, some of the most
delightful readings I've come across in years. I was first
introduced to Brian's work in Minneapolis several years ago. And,
I bought every volume published to date. Interesting visually, the
stories always make me think. About this volume the author says,
:I've been hearing voices for a long time now. The voices I hear
are soft voices, filled with sunlight and the warmth of the earth,
letting me know that everything I touch and see and feel is alive.
They want me to know that they're doing well, in case I'm
interested." This is about these voices put to paper.
An example: "Everything changed the day he figured out there
was exactly enough time for the important things in his life."
It's time to listen for the voices, and Andreas is right here to
encourage us along. Storypeople Press, www.storypeople.com
or storypeople@storypeople.com
1998 ISBN 0-9642660-5-9 Buy
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Andreas, Brian, Mostly
True: Collected stories & drawings. This is the
first of the series and began as hand-stamped stories on
StoryPeople. At art festivals and galleries, many people stopped
for a moment to read them, and ended up staying for hours, as we
walked about all the stories in our lives. In the end, many said
"I want them all. When are you going to do a book?" Another
personal favorite: "I used to believe my father about
everything but then I had children myself & now I see how much
stuff you make up just to keep yourself from going crazy."
Storypeople Press, www.storypeople.com
or storypeople@storypeople.com
1995 ISBN 0-9642660-0-8 Buy
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Andreas, Brian, Still Mostly True. The
author "I've always seen hidden meanings in everything. Whenever I
used to do those puzzles in children's magazines, the ones where
you're supposed to find all the hidden pictures, I'd never find
the right ones. I'd say I found the griffin, and the Wesselman
steam engine, and the missing little finger of the mummy of Tut,
and everyone would give me a strange look and say, 'All you're
looking for is a yellow duck.' I like to find the secrets hidden
in the moments of everyday life. My grandmother used to tell us
that once upon a time everything in the world had a voice, and
every place you walked you could hear the whispers if you listened
close enough. I believe the world still whispers. But we have
forgotten how to listen." It's time to listen again. A
favorite from this and all of the volumes: "In my dream the
angel shrugged & said, 'If we fail this time, it will be a
failure of imagination & then she placed the world gently in
the palm of my hand?" Storypeople Press, www.storypeople.com
or storypeople@storypeople.com
1996 ISBN 0-9642660-1-6 Buy
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Andreas, Brian, Strange
Dreams: Collected stories & drawings, Vol. 4. In
talking about how these books began, the creator said, "I started
out as a playwright, later abandoning theater like everybody else
who moves to L.A. But that sense of a world filled with characters
never left me, no matter how much heat shimmered off the Hollywood
Hills. After that, I carved marble, slowing down & listening
to the stone tell me what it needed. In that slowing down, I
learned the dialogue that is at the center of art & life.
There are no clear & final answers, there are only discussions
& thoughts & silent wonder filling each moment." One
of my favorites: "When I was younger, my favorite thing was riding
the pony outside the Safeway. My dad always sad I should save my
money for something better, but I could ride for miles all over
the West & always end up back at the Safeway & all it
cost was a quarter & I still can't think of anything better
than that." Storypeople Press, www.storypeople.com
or storypeople@storypeople.com
1996 ISBN 0-9642660-3-2 Buy
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Adrienne, Carol, Find Your Purpose,
Change Your Life: Getting to the heart of your life's
mission. For all those who have been enchanted by the power of
synchronicity and are ready to be taken further down the path,
this book offers the next step. Here, the author provides a
practical workbook that shows you how to tap the unsuspected
potential of synchronicity - the force revealed in everyday
coincidences - and use the power of your own intuition. Using
dozens of examples from her own life and work, and offering an
array of write-in exercises, she revels how you can use
synchronicity to find your purpose in life and achieve the rewards
that come from living in harmony with the soul's code. Quill,
www.harpercollins.com
2001 ISBN 0-688-17802-2 Buy
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August, Dr. Victor, Know Thyself, Show
Thyself: A guide to becoming the person you've always
dreamed of being. Learning to live a life without limits. For
years, the August Institute of Life Studies has introduced new
techniques for self-improvement to people all over the
world...people just like you! CEOs. sport figures,
movie stars and political leaders have gained the tools and
abilities necessary to achieve success, power and fulfillment in
every aspect of their lives. Now, trhe author and founder of the
Institute, shares with you his incredible secrets for
accomplishing goals and experiencing personal breakthroughts -
night now! Learn how to break free of your old routines and stop
living your life by a "script"; avhieve personal growth and
recognize the potential for greatness within yourself; reject the
limitations of your past while exploring the possibilities of your
future; and discover the powers that you possess to change your
life forever! You have the ability to become the person you've
always dreamed of being. Now it's time to stop dreaming your life
and start living your dreams! Writers Club Press, www.iuniverse.com,
2001, ISBN 0-595-18822-2 Buy
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Augustine, John St., Every Moment
Matters: Savoring the stuff of life. Life is filled with
moments that change us, teach us, make us catch our breath, and
sometimes make us happy just to be alive. But too often they go
unnoticed. In this book, popular radio personality offers
compelling stories from his own life that remind us all of the
importance of the ordinary moments in our lives. He shows us the
lessons and gifts hidden in the everyday moments that make life
more vibrant and worth living. This book offers a prescription for
a way out of the maze of our rushed and hectic lives by pausing to
pay attention to the present. Hampton Roads, www.hrpub.com,
2009 ISBN 978-1-57174-589-7 
Barasch, Marc Ian, Field Notes on the
Compassionate Life: A search for the soul of
kindness. In his thrilling exploration of the "deep
backcountry of human kindness," the author takes us with him on a
healing journey of the heart. How can compassion, a trait
hardwired into our nervous system and just waiting to be awakened,
transform our lives and the world at large? From
up-to-the-minute research to timeless spiritual truths, throughout
the spectrum of the best (and worst) of human behavior, the author
weaves a stirring, unforgettable account of his search to find
within himself and others the essence of the compassionate life.
Drawing from influences as disparate as Buddhist monks and
skeptical neuroscientists, the author creates a riveting,
persuasive argument that a simple shift in consciousness can have
a lasting impact on our psyches, our relationships, our health -0
and the very fate of the Earth. www.compassionatelife.com
Rodale Publishing, www.rodalestore.com
2005 ISBN 1-57954-711-7 
Bartkly, David Scott, Grooming Secrets for
Men. Do you want to look your best but don't know where to
start? Are you overwhelmed with advice and don't know what to
try and what to ignore? Or maybe you have no idea who to go
to for help. Well, you are not alone. Men everywhere have been
struggling with these questions for a long time. Luckily, the
author, who has been passionate about grooming issues his entire
life, has some answers. This book is loaded with at-home
techniques that will help you improve your appearance immediately.
Some of the things you'll learn are: skin care, body hair
trimming, shaving, hair care, finding your own style, diet, and
exercise. After trying the author's techniques, you will know how
to look your best in all situations. This book is the first step
to a better you. Become that man today and start impressing your
friends, colleagues, and love interests. iUniverse, www.iuniverse.com,
2008 ISBN 978-0-595-49311-1 
Bartko, George, Balance 20/20: Six
keys to a harmonious life. This simple system shows you how to
find the balance you need to have enough time for everything and
everyone, and to enjoy life. After quitting his hig-paying
corporate job to devote himself completely to his burgeoning
business, the author focused on the six keys he details in this
book - Connections (relationships), Mind (intellect), Motion
(physical activity), Spirituality, Fuel (nutrition), and Business
(personal and professional tasks) - to make a successful
transition to living his dreams. His own stunning photography
offers visual inspiration to building balance into every day. Red
Wheel, www.redwheelweiser.com,
2004, ISBN 1-59003-043-5 
Berland, Warren, Out of the Box for
Life: A simple, practical method for turning anger into
compassion, despair into hope, helplessness into empowerment,
anxiety into action. If you are anything like millions of
other Americans, then you too are a prisoner - trapped by
insecurity, fear and doubt. You may have asked yourself, "How can
I overcome these terrible, frustrating feelings?" Well, now
there's an answer. A radical approach to psychological wellness,
the author proves that no matter how stuck you feel or how deep
your psychological wounds, you can be free to live a healthy,
happy, and satisfying life. No training is necessary. It doesn't
even have to take a lot of time. You are given the keys to freedom
and a more enjoyable life. You will learn how to find freedom and
possibility in each moment. Surrender to this inner knowing and
strengthen your resolve, and your confidence will grow. Being free
is just a choice. You could make others. Quill, 2000, www.harpercollins.com
ISBN 0-06-093051-9 Buy
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Briggs, John & David Peat, Seven
Life Lessons of Chaos: Timeless wisdom from the science
of change. For most of us, each day is a frantic attempt to
make order out of chaos. We work in office cubicles, travel on
grid-like streets, and live in rectangular houses - but we never
escape the vague sense that the world is in truth messy, fractured
and unpredictable. Obsessed with control, we have failed to
realize that chaos is a fundamental and unavoidable force in
nature. Fighting it is a cause doomed to failure, but we can
channel and use chaos. The authors are experts in chaos theory,
the science of nonlinear change and the unpredictable. Here they
present a revolutionary convergence of cutting-edge science and
timeless wisdom to show how we can use the forces of chaos to
dramatically improve our daily lives. It is an easy-to-understand
guide to the creative possibilities of chaos. They help us
understand how we can use the chaos metaphor to understand the
social systems around us and to nurture a deep connection with the
natural world. Harper Collins www.harpercollins.com
1999
Brown, Stuart,
Play: How it shapes the brain, opens the imagination, and
invigorates the soul. What enables us to innovate,
problem-solve, and be happy, smart, resilient human
beings? Our ability to play. We've all seen the happiness in
children's faces while they play in the school park. Or the
blissful abandon of a golden retriever racing with glee across an
open lawn. This is the joy of play. By definition it is
purposeless, all-consuming, and restorative. Play is its own
reward. And most important, it's fun.
Burnett, Mark, Dare to Succeed: How
to survive and thrive in the game of life. The genius behind
the wildly popular Survivor series, he is now the hottest
producer in television. What most people don't know, however, is
that he has his own survival story to tell, and it's every bit as
riveting as the show. Little more than a decade ago, he was
selling T-shirts on the beach in Southern California. But through
a combination of inspiration, determination and sheer nerve, he
transformed his life, went on to produce an Emmy-winning extreme
sports program and, of course, created the most popular series on
the air today. From a former paratrooper to an open
water-certified Scuba diver, he has used his life of daring
experiences as a jumping-off point to great success. Now he tells
readers how to chase their dreams, ignore their fears, and follow
the road less traveled to personal and business success. This book
unfolds like a real-life adventure story, offering valuable
lessons, inspirational vignettes, and hard-hitting advice. His
recipe for success encourages people to bend the rules, embrace
risk, lead with compassion, learn through failure, revel in pain,
and focus like a laser on their goals. By following his blend of
heart and chutzpah, anyone can not only survive, but go on to
succeed beyond his or her wildest dreams. Hyperion, www.hyperionbooks.com
2001 ISBN 0-7868-6849-X Buy
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Burroughs, Tony, The
Code: 10 intentions for a better world. No matter who you
are or what you believe, the power to manifest is yours - from an
abundance of personal energy to a dream job, from turning around a
serious illness to meeting the love of our life, from realizing
sudden success in your business to starting a new one when you
never thought you could. Follow this process to disconnect from
distraction, calm your mind, and focus on intended outcomes, and
you will soon discover that everything is possible. This book is
written from the heart and can awaken us to realize how creative
and even - yes! - magnificent we all are. The author takes the
best of the perennial philosophy - the wisdom of the ages - and
puts it into language we can all understand and enjoy. This book
can change your life and help you realize your highest potential.
Red Wheel/Weiser, www.redwheelweiser.com,
2008, ISBN 978-1-57863-429-3 
Carlson, Richard, Don’t Sweat the
Small Stuff…and it’s all small stuff. Simple ways to
keep the little things from taking over your life. This book
shows you how to keep from letting the little things in life drive
you crazy. In thoughtful and insightful language, the author
reveals ways to calm down in the midst of your incredibly hurried,
stress-filled life. You can learn to put tips in perspective by
making the small daily changes he suggests, including advice such
as "Think of your problems as potential teachers"; "Remember that
when you die, your in box won’t be empty" and "Do one thing
at a time." You should also try to live in the present moment, let
others have the glory at times, and lower your tolerance to
stress. You can write down your most stubborn positions and see if
you can soften them, learn to trust your intuitions, and live each
day as if it might be your last. With gentle, supportive
suggestions, he reveals ways to make your actions more peaceful
and caring, with the added benefit of making your life more calm
and stress-free. Hyperion 1997 Buy
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Carter-Scott, Cherie, If Life is a Game, These are the
Rules: Ten rules for being human. We all know the
feeling: In the game of life, why am I the only one who
doesn't know how to play? But now, help is at hand,
because this wonderful little book will teach you the rules so
that you can conquer life's challenges and manage its
unpredictable ups and downs. Here, we find there are no mistakes
in life, only lessons that are repeated. In thoughtful,
inspirational essays illustrated with encouraging personal
anecdotes, she includes the lessons that can be learned from each
of the rules and offers insights on self-esteem, respect,
acceptance, forgiveness, ethics, compassion, humility, gratitude
and courage. Best of all, she shows that wisdom lies inside each
one of us and that by putting these ten rules into action we can
create a more fulfilling life. Bantam 1998 Buy
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Casey, Karen, Let Go Now: Embracing
detachment. Set boundaries and make your life your own. Do you
ever feel like you give other people too much power over what you
think and feel? Does how your mate/child/employer treats you
make or break your day? Do you find yourself feeling
immobilized by other people's expectations and demands? Maybe
the people in your life have been telling you to back off and let
them be who they are, or you're just a little too invested in what
your loved ones do and say, as if it somehow reflects on you.
These are the classic indicators of codependence. And what the
best-selling author shows us within the pages of this book is that
the only solution to codependence is to embrace detachment.
Through these meditations you will become keenly attuned to the
difference between influence and control, a distinction that will
help you determine which behaviors trap you and which ones set you
free. This seeming paradox - embracing "bringing near us}
detachment (separation) - holds the key to our inner peace and
that of those around us as well. Conari Press, www.redwheelweiser.com,
2010 ISBN 978-1-57324-466-4 
Cohen, David Elliot, One Year
Off: Leaving it all behind for a round-the-world journey with
our children. With three children under the age of nine, the
youngest still in diapers, the Cohens decided to do something many
dream of, but few actually undertake: sell the house, the
cars, and the belongings and take off for a year-long journey
around the world. Demonstrating great creativity and tremendous
tenacity, they created an adventure of a lifetime - an inspiration
to anyone who dreams of leaving it all behind. This is a
remarkable story of one family's decision to trade their home for
the road. Travelers' Tales, www.travelerstales.com
2001 ISBN 1-885211-65-1 Buy
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Connor, Elizabeth, Internet Guide to
Anti-Aging and Longevity. Even the most sophisticated Web
surfer can become frustrated searching for specific health
information on the Internet. But this easy-to-use reference gives
anyone looking for health and aging-related information a
full-range listing of Web sites that address anti-aging and
health-related issues, including information on disease, longevity
research and experimental health approaches. This book includes
screen captures that show what the actual Web sites look like, a
glossary of health and Web terms, a table of site types and
geographic suffixes, and a helpful list of health organizations.
The Haworth Information Press, www.haworthpress.com,
2006 ISBN 0-7890-2861-1 
D'Arbanville, Philip and Michele, eds
Living Wellness: Journal and guide of holistic practices
and providers, Los Angeles. From acupuncture to homoeopathy
and holistic medical doctrs to women's health, this guides you on
an insightful journey to the extraordinary benefits of integrative
health care and its finest practioners in the Los Angeles area. It
is chock full of inspiring art and heartfelt quotes. Living
Wellness, www.livingwellness.com
(not a working site), 2000 ISBN 0-9666402-1-7 Buy
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DeFay, Otto, The Man Book. This book
contains everything you need to know to be a man. Everything. It
will prepare you for every situation you can imagine, from the
office to the bedroom. It will improve your life no matter what
you're doing...whether you're in a bar, in a fight, in a wedding,
in an argument, at a game, at work, or in a stranger's bed. It's
time to be a man. Read this book. St. Martin's Griffin, www.stmartins.com,
2008 
DeLiso, Tony, Legacy: The Power
Within. Be among the millions of people who have already
discovered their innate power. The methods contained in this book
are basic to our nature, as intended. Realize for yourself the
power within You. Prove it to yourself, with time,
patience, and practice, you can change your life, and achieve your
goals. This book is a compilation of the author's studies as to
what causes success or failure. It is written as a
self-improvement guide based on his research in the fields of
philosophy, psychology, metaphysics, academia, and his personal
experiences in pursuit of his own success. It contains reiteration
of ancient wisdom, seven steps in goal setting and some of his own
personal experiences and conclusions. Writers Club Press,
www.iuniverse.com, 2004.
ISBN 0-595-13520-X Buy
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Diamond , Louise, The Courage for
Peace: Daring to create harmony in ourselves and the
world. From school yards to war zones, the issue of peace has
never been more crucial. Here, an expert in conflict resolution
and cofounder of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy, uncovers
the four principles of inner and outer peace and the simple
actions we can take that create peace within ourselves and our
world. Conari Press, 2000 www.conari.com
or conari@conari.com ISBN
1-57324-165-2 Buy
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Ditzler, Jinny, Your Best Year Yet! Ten
questions for making the next twelve months your most successful
ever. Within every successful person is an ordinary person who
found the courage, heart and discipline to act...to face the big
challenges and make dreams come true. The life you want is yours
for the taking. This unique, best-selling guide from a successful
corporate coach shows you how. The author has helped thousands of
men and women achieve new milestones of personal and professional
success over the past twenty years. It is a fun, proven,
interactive workshop-in-a-book that offers a transformational,
goal-oriented program based on ten simple questions. These
straightforward, life-changing practical steps will help you make
this year, and every year, the best year of your life as you
achieve: greater income, time for what matters, fulfilling
relationships, a satisfying career, physical wellness and
spiritual abundance. Warner, www.warnerbooks.com
2000 ISBN 0-446-67547-4 Buy
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Dyer, Dr. Wayne W., Excuses Begone! How
to change lifelong, self-defeating thinking habits. Within the
pages of this transformational book, the author reveals how to
change the self-defeating thinking patterns that have prevented
you from living at the highest levels of success, happiness and
health. Even though you may know what to think, actually
changing those thinking habits that have been with you since
childhood might be somewhat challenging. In this groundbreaking
work, the author presents a compendium of conscious and
subconscious crutches employed by virtually everyone, along with
ways to cast them aside once and for all. You'll learn to apply
specific questions to any excuse, and then proceed through the
steps of a new paradigm. The old, habituated ways of thinking will
melt away as you experience the absurdity of hanging on to them.
Hay House, www.hayhouse.com
2009 ISBN 978-1-4019-2173-6 
Earley, Pete, Super
Casino: Inside the "New" Las Vegas. In this lively and
probing book, the author traces the extraordinary evolution of Las
Vegas - from the gaudy Mecca of the Rat Pack era to one of the
country's top family vacation spots. He revisits the city's
checkered history of moguls, mobsters, and entertainers, reveals
the real stories of well-known power brokers like Steve Wynn and
legends like Howard Hughes and Bugsy Siegel, and offers a
fascinating portrait of the life, death, and fantastic rebirth of
the Las Vegas Strip. He also documents the gripping tale of the
entrepreneurs behind the rise and fall and rise again of one of
the largest gaming corporations in the nation, Circus Circus - to
which he was given unique access. In his trademark you-are-there
style, he takes us behind the scenes to meet the blackjack dealers
and hookers, the heavy hitters and bit players, the security
officers, cabbies and showgirls who are caught up in the mercurial
pace that pulses at the heart of this astounding city. Bantam
Books, 2001, ISBN 0-553-57349-7 Buy
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Edison, Mike, I Have Fun Everywhere I
Go: Savage tales of pot, porn, punk rock, pro wrestling,
talking apes, evil bosses, dirty blues, American heroes, and the
most notorious magazines in the world. This book is a
rollicking, high-octane, always irreverent journey through the
seamy side of the publishing industry. The author's resume spans
twenty years and a slew of notorious titles, including Screw,
High Times, Penthouse and Hustler. An Ivy League
drop-out who's never looked back. He embarked on a career that has
found hiim in the producer's chair for one of the worst
B movies of all time; on tour with the likes of the Jon
Spencer Blues Explosion, GG Allin, and the Ramones;
undercover at a religious cult; or a bender with Evel Kanievel;
feuding with Hulk Hogan; smoking dope with Ozzy Osbourne; and
authoring some twenty novels you wouldn't want your mother to
catch you reading - let alone writing. This is an eye-opening,
gleeful view of life on the edge - and the outlaws and oddballs
encountered there. Faber and Faber, www.fsgbooks.com,
2008, ISBN 0-86547-964-X 
Elgin, Duane, Promise
Ahead: A vision of hope and action for humanity's
future. Here is a breathtaking view of the future that is
relevant to anyone seeking to navigate through our profoundly
changing world. Based on thirty years of research by one of the
foremost thinkers about the future, this book is the sequel to his
best-selling 1981 classic Voluntary Simplicity, which
changed the lives of thousands and was called the "bible" of the
simplicity movement. Here he looks beneath the headlines to reveal
the deeper currents that are now changing our lives. Here he sees
two trends: adversity and opportunity. The outcome of the
intersection of these trends is uncertain. However, if the human
family mobilizes itself to meet this time of unprecedented
challenge, we have the prospect of making a dramatic leap forward
in our evolutionary journey and will have a very promising future.
This book calls to all of us to do our part in transforming the
world by becoming practical activists in our own lives and taking
control of how we consume, communicate, relate to others, and see
our role in the larger universe. It is a call to action for each
individual and a beacon of hope to all. William Morrow, 2000
ISBN 0-688-17191-5 Buy
this book!
Elias, Michael & Edward Seeker Men
Speak the Unspeakable: Two men spill the beans on their
hilariously shocking journeys into manhood. This is the first
book of its kind. Raw male dialogue with heart, soul and
balls! Men growing up fom boys, the world we face, the things
we can't talk about. The challenges of being a western male, here
and now. We reveal the sources of our own darker thoughts and
impulses. Our secrets and lies, our personal experiences and
quirky acquaintances, transcribed just as brashly as it came out.
Our book brings brotherhood to men, insight to women and
permission to 'be' to anyone on a path of self-discovery. Michael
Elias Networks, www.menspeak.co.uk,
2006. ISBN 0-9549095-0-X (Not on Amazon.com)
Finley, Guy, The Essential Laws of Fearless
Living: Find the power to never feel powerless again. What
would our lives be like if we could break through the illusions of
limitation, if we could have everything we want and become truly
conscious in our daily lives? What would if feel like if we could
access our own True Selves? Through forty concise, incisive essays
in this book, the author provides readers a picture of what they
can all aspire to. The lessons in this book are for readers to
take into their hearts, to help lighten their loads of fear and
suffering and enlighten their days. They are modern-day parables,
contemporary renderings of universal and ancient truths, and
aphorisms to live by. Pain attracts pain. Fear begets fear. Don't
wish for freedom; choose it. Choose to live in the light of
reality. Give yourself what you really want. Weiser Books,
www.redwheelweiser.com,
2008, ISBN 157863427X 
Fisher, Mark, The Golfer and the
Millionaire: It's about having the drive to succeed.
Discover the power of believing in yourself. In this inspirational
story, follow a down-on-his-luck golf pro whose chance encounter
with a mysterious multimillionaire changes his game - and his life
- forever. Using golf as a metaphor for life, the millionaire
teaches the golfer important keys to success such as how to:
Overcome self-doubt and fear. Visualize desired outcomes. Conquer
negative thoughts. Break patterns of failure. Knock down mental
barriers. Give unselfishly. Like the golfer, you too will discover
how the lessons in this book can be put into immediate practice -
on the golf course, in business, and in every part of your life.
Triumph over your self-imposed limitations and start fresh down a
road of new opportunities. Let this book be a guide. Prima
Publishing www.primalifestyles.com
2000 ISBN 0-7615-2168-2 Buy
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Frankfurt, Harry G., On Bullshit.
This little 67 page hard bound pocket book is a great read on the
subject of truthfulness and falsehood. Princeton University Press,
pup.princeton.edu, 2005,
ISBN 0-691-12294-6 
Geisel, Theodor Seuss,
Seuss-isms: Wise and witty prescriptions for living from
the good doctor, Theodor Seuss Geisel. The simple but sage
words of Dr. Seuss have helped many a child (and grownup) along
the complicated path of life. For those who need reminders, here
is a collection of some of the good doctor's wisest and wittiest
sayings. Random House, www.randomhouse.com
1997 ISBN 0-679-88356-8 Buy
this book!
Gendler, J. Ruth, Notes on the Need for
Beauty: An intimate look at an essential quality. In this
wide-ranging and deeply felt book, the author invites us to
reclaim the often misunderstood quality of beauty as one of the
most profound forces in our lives. Drawing on observations from
art and nature, contemporary culture and personal experience, she
looks at her subject in its most generous implications - not
simply as a reflection of surface and image, but as a pathway to
wholeness, integrity, coherence, and ultimately, to love. Written
with curiosity, courage, a discerning eye and a lyrical
sensibility, and illustarted with evocative line drawings, this
book displays the strong personal voice that has made her previous
book so beloved. It is a work to savor and to share. Marlowe
& Company, www.marlowepub.com,
2007, ISBN 1-56924-292-5
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Godwin, Malcolm, Who Are You? 101 ways
of seeing yourself. From Archetypes and Chakras to Enneagrams
and Sun Signs, an identity-kit of physical, spiritual, mental and
emotional self-tests. This beautiful and practical book is
designed to help you find out more about yourself. It contains 101
mirrors of self-discovery in which you can recognize your dominant
behavior, your body type, how you feel and act, how you think and
approach your spirituality. Drawn from ancient and modern
techniques from both the East and the West, these "tests" are
divided into four sections - the body, the emotions, the
intellect, and the spirit. Each assessment takes no more than a
few minutes to complete, and is accompanied by a brief description
of the history and principles behind the method or technique. As
fun to use as it is profound in its revelations, this book will
help you understand how others see you - and how you see yourself.
An Arkana Book, 2000, ISBN 0-14-019609-9 Buy
this book!
Gottlieb, Annie & Slobodan Pesic,
Secrets of The Cube: The ancient visualization game that
reveals your true self. The Cube is the latest tool for
self-discovery. A mysterious ancient game, it has only
recently resurfaced, and the wisdom it imparts to whomever plays
it is uncanny and may change your life. Go from the rules to a
soul print of your inner life. From there, you'll embark on an
in-depth analysis of every facet of your soulprint and learn which
of the Cube types you are and how you behave at work, in love, and
in life. Discover the unconscious truth about whether you work
better alone or as part of a team, how you view your lover, how
you cope with change and stress, and how you really see yourself.
Finally, learn how you interact with other Cube types and how you
can use The Cube to solve relationship problems and enhance
joy performace and satisfaction. It's a mind-opening book for
anyone who desires to learn more about oneself and others.
Hyperion, 1998
Greiff, Barrie Sanford,
Legacy: The giving of life's greatest treasures.
Loving, learning, laboring, laughing, lamenting, linking, living,
leading, and leaving. In his four decades as a Havard
University psychiatrist, the author heard thousands of his
patients, colleagues and friends express a common yearning: to
create meaning in their lives beyond material wealth and to pass
something more than simply money on to the next generation. How,
they asked, can we repay the world for the sacred gift of
life? How can we share our lives and contribute to a
better tomorrow? The answer for tomorrow is to build a
legacy today to bequeath not only what we have earned, but what we
have learned. In this warm and joyous volume, he tells the
heartfelt storeis of real legacies-of men, women and even children
who have found remarkable wisdom in the course of everyday life.
Reagan Books, www.harpercollins.com
1999 ISBN 0-06-039283-5 Buy
this book!
Groom, John F., Living Sanely in an Insane
World: Philosophy for real people. This book combines an
original perspective on life with thoughts from notable
individuals. Covering work, sex, marriage, investing, money,
parenthood, education and many other issues you face every day,
each section describes current insanity - and what you can do to
improve your life. It addresses frequently asked questions, such
as What is the purpose of life? Why should I do the right
thing? Should I get married? Have
children? Should I break the law? How should I
choose a career? What role should money play in my
life? Positive Press, positivepress.com,
2002, ISBN 0-9632701-2-5 Buy
this book!
Hanson, Rick,
Buddha's Brain: The practical
neuroscience of happiness, love & wisdom. The
Buddha and other great teachers were born with brains built
essentially like anyone else's - and then they changed their
brains in ways that changed the world. Science in now revealing
how the flow of thoughts actually sculpts the brain. By combining
breakthroughs in neuroscience with insights from thousands of
years of contemplative practice, you, to, can use your mind to
shape your brain for greater happiness, love and wisdom. This book
draws on the latest research to show how to stimulate and
strengthen your brain for more fulfilling relationships, a deeper
spiritual life, and a greater sense of inner confidence and worth.
You'll learn how to activate the brain states of calm, joy and
compassion instead of worry, sorrow and anger. This clear,
down-to-earth book is filled with practical tools and skills that
you can use in daily life to tap the unused potential of your
brain and rewire it over time for greater well-being and peace of
mind. New Harbinger Publications, www.newharbinger.com,
2009 ISBN 978-1-57224-695-9 
Harrell, Keith, Attitude is
Everything: 10 life-changing steps to turning attitude into
action. In the world of motivational speakers, the author is a
star. Now, in this book, he shares the secreats that got him where
he is today, and provides you with a program for developing a
healthier, happier attitude. Here the author offers an
enlightening, inspiring and practical guide for gaining control of
your career, and your life by ridding yourself of negative
attitudinal baggage, building positive attitudes, and then turning
them into actions to help you achieve your dreams. The author
developed his methods for putting attitudes into action in the
real world of corporate Amercia and, later, as a self-empolyed
professional. He knows what works, and he knows how to help others
creative positive, empowering attitudes that will help you enjoy a
more fulfilling and rewarding life. Cliff Street Books, 2000
ISBN 0-06-019605-X Buy
this book!
Harrison, Sabrina Ward, Spilling
Open: The art of becoming yourself. This is the creative
expression of one young woman's attempt to understand herself as
she grows into adulthood. The author shares her private journal
and art, offering us lessons in life and empowerment that resonate
with fresh, youthful wisdom. Written when the author was between
the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, it captures the artist's
journey of self-discovery with a powerful and courageous voice.
This book is an intimate and moving picture of what it means to
enter a contemporary adult world that is filled with
contradictions about womanhood. She reveals with tender honesty
that, in spite of the women's movement, she has found more
questions than answers about growing up female. Her writing and
multimedia art explore questions about love, faith, growing pains,
being true, peer groups and identity. A truly unique experience,
it will help open your heart and your mind. And, it will give a
father a better understanding of his daughter, no matter what her
age. Villard Books, www.villard.com,
2000 ISBN 0-375-75648-5 Buy
this book!
Holland, Barbara, Endangered
Pleasures: In defense of naps, bacon, martinis,
profanity and other indulgences. The minute the alarm clock
punctures our dreams, we go to work. We have convinced ourselves
that productivity is the name of the game and that leisure is a
notorious sign of laziness. Welcome to the nineties. In this book,
the author insists that enough is enough. It's time to kick back,
relax, and relish the truly good things in life - and embrace the
so-called bad. After all, bacon is not a villain, happy hour is
not a death knell and sleeping in may not be mandatory, but it
sure feels great! Take back the joy! Read
this book. HarperPaperbacks, 1996 ISBN 0-06-101031-6
Buy
this book!
Izzo,
John, The Five Secrets you Must Discover Before You Die.
Based on a highly acclaimed public television series, this book
takes the reader on a heartwarming and profound journey to find
lasting happiness, the author interviewed over 200 people, ages
60-106, each of whom was identified by friends and acquaintances
as "the one person they knew who had found happiness and
meaning." From town barbers to Holocaust survivors, from
aboriginal chiefs to CEOs, these people had over 18,000 years of
life experience between them. He asked them question like, What
brought you the greatest joy? What do you wish you had
learned sooner? What ultimately mattered and what
didn't? Here the author shares their stories - funny, moving,
and thought-provoking - and the Five Secrets he learned from
listening to them. This book will make you laugh, bring you to
tears, and inspire you to discover what matters long before you
die. Berrett-Koehler, www.bk-life.com,
2008, ISBN 978-1-57675-475-7
Izzo, John, Second
Innocence: Rediscovering joy and wonder, a guide to renewal
in work, relationships and daily life. Is it possible to age
yet keep the sense of wonder we had as children and experience the
joy of being alive every day? Can we hold on to our ideals at
work and in life even after watching the evening news? Do we
have the power to change the world around us? This book
is about rediscovering the wonder and joys of life at any age.
Based on his own unique experiences - the death of his father, a
rowing trip with his grandfather, his first real job, first love,
a family suicide, teachers he remembers for their unique courage,
and his experiences as a leader, lover, parent, and friend - his
compelling stories will encourage you to reconnect with and learn
from your own life stories. He tackles four key areas of human
experience (daily life, work, love and faith) and will lead you to
new perspectives on your own life and provide thought-provoking
insights for reclaiming the innocence, idealism, and wonder that
we often associate with youth. Berrett-Koehler, www.bkconnection.com
2004, ISBN 1-57675-263-1 
Jackowski, Karol, Ten Fun Things to Do
Before You Die. This book blends humor, insight and wisdom in
a way that's accessible and irresistible. Featuring whimsical
illustrations and points on how to rediscover a fulfilling life -
including how to treat yourself, get some depth, and make yourself
interesting - this book is a boundless well of enthusiasm and
encouragement. It's a deceptively simple guide to life - and a way
to rediscover the power of wry humor, humanity and faith.
Huperion, www.hyperionbooks.com
, 2000 ISBN 0-7868-8547-5 Buy
this book!
Jenner, Bruce, Finding the Champion Within:
A step-by-step plan for reaching your full potential. Known
best as an Olympic champion, Jenner is also one of the country's
most sought-after motivational speakers, and the star of a highly
successful series of infomercials. Only a few years ago, however,
he was on the brink of financial and personal disaster. Here, he
draws on a lifetime of experience with both success and failure to
reveal the principles that have enabled him to become an enduring
winner in business and in life. In a step-by-step format, he tells
the reader how to visualize, plan and take action to achieve
success in finance, relationships, athletics, academics and health
by balancing body, mind and spirit. Besides drawing on his own
experience, he also relates dozens of inspirational true stories
taken from the lives of leading figures in sports, business, the
arts and entertainment ranging from Arnold Schwarzenegger to
Michelangelo to Martha Stewart. It is a practical, accessible, and
action-oriented prescription for lasting personal success. Simon
& Schuster www.SimonSays.Com1997
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this Audio Cassette! Buy
This Book!
Kammen, Carole, & Jodi Gold, Call to Connection:
Bringing sacred tribal values into modern life. In these
modern and complex times, many of us feel isolated and alone. Much
of society has lost the sense of belonging, a feeling of
connectedness to community, to the earth and to the sacred. Many
of us may long for simpler times when people lived in villages,
depended on one another, engaged in sacred rituals, and honored
the spirit of life. The profound message here is as applicable
today as it was in ancient times. Its message is a call, an
invitation to become a member of a sacred tribe: the tribe of
humanity. Commune-A-Key Publishing, 1998 Buy
This Book!
Kauth, Bill with Zoe Alowan, We Need
Each Other: Building gift community. Co-create core
communities, safety nets and social inventions to design new
cultural systems. This book is designed to build trusting,
long-term, face-to-face communities as safe social orders, which
in turn generate the energy needed to build out new social
systems. Though it sounds simple, it's complex and challenging. We
have been working on the process of community building for
decades, each in our own way and writing this book for years. Zoe
graciously offers the feminine voice to balance the years of
Bill's doing men's work. Her covers, writing as well as
suggestions and editing are much in the flow of this book. Silver
Light Publishing, 2010 ISBN 978-0-9744890-9-4 
Korda, Michael, Country Matters: The
pleasures and tribulations of moving from a big city to an old
country farmhouse. With his inimitable sense of humor and
storytelling talent, the author brings us this charming,
hilarious, self-deprecating memoir of a city's couple's new life
in the country. At once entertaining, canny, and moving, this book
does for Dotchess County, NY what Under the Tuscan Sun did
for Tuscany. This witty memoir, replete with the author's own line
drawings, reads like a novel, as it chroicles the author's
transformation from city slicker to full-time country gentleman,
complete with tractors, horses and a leaking roof. When he decides
to take up residence in an eighteenth-century farmhouse ninety
miles north of New York City, he discovers what country life is
really like. Sure to have readers in stitches, this is a book that
has universal appeal for all who have ever dreamed of owning that
perfect little place to escape to up in the country, or, more
boldly, have done it. Harper Collins, www.harpercollins.com
2001 ISBN 0-06-019772-2 Buy
This Book!
Krasnow, Iris, Surrendering to
Yourself: You are your own soul mate. Who am I? What
do I want to do with the rest of my life? In this book, the
author takes readers on the ultimate journey into full and loving
self-knowledge. In a powerful blend of personal narrative and
interviews, she shows us how to listen to our gut instincts,
resurrect childhood dreams, and plug into the passion of our
souls. In these uncertain times, she urges us to surrender to our
true selves now, and not to put off becoming the person we were
meant to be all along. She prepares us for confronting the
aloneness we will all have to face throughout the aging process:
when our children leave home, when parents grow ill and die, when
a career suddenly ends, as we face our own mortality. On every
page, her message is consistent: To sustain a life of
wholeness and joy we need strength and power from within. This
book teaches us how to finally embrace exactly who we are, and
stop shaping our selves according to the expectations of others.
This book promises to cause a stir among the author's fellow baby
boomers who are turning gray, looking hard at their lives, and
asking themselves: What's next? Hyperion, 2003
ISBN 078686913-5 Buy
This Book!
Krause, Tom, Touching Hearts, Teaching
Greatness: Stories from a coach that touch your heart and
inspire your soul. Believe in yourself, help others, and do
the right thing. This inspiring teacher and coach who reaches out
to students with messages of teamwork, humility, and kindness
shows just how to do it. He shares his inspiration and insights on
the game of life and delivers his favorite stories and poems, many
inspired by his students. Everything in this book comes straight
from the heart. In a clear, direct, but gentle way, he teaches us
how to persevere, to value others, to face our fears, and to
believe in ourselves. www.coachkrause.com,
Andrews McMeel, 2004, ISBN 0-7407-1914-9 
Kurzweil, Ray & Terry Grossman,
Fantastic Voyage: Live long enough to live forever, The science
behind radical life extension. According to the authors, we
are in the early stages of multiple profound revolutions spawned
by the intersection of biology, information science, and
nanotechnology. With the decoding of the human genome, many new
and powerful technologies are emerging; rational drug design
(drugs designed for very precise missions, with little or no side
effects), tissue engineering (regrowing our cells, tissues and
organ), reversal of aging processes, gene therapy (essentially
reprogramming our genetic code), nanobots (robots the size of
blood cells, built molecule by molecule and placed in our bodies
and bloodstreams to enhance every aspect of our lives), and many
others. Some of these transformations will bear fruit before the
ink is dry on this book. As a result, many experts, including the
authors, believe that within a decade we will be adding more than
a year to human life expectancy every year thereafter. Bridging
the gulf between life today and the distant future - a fantastic
voyage nearly all of us can take - will be made possible in three
steps. Bridge One involves aggressively applying what we know now,
sooner rather than later, to dramatically slow down the aging
process. The authors describe how you can, in effect, reprogram
your biochemistry to change the ancient progams in your genes.
They provide guidance on which supplements will contribute to your
health and enhance your vitality based on your particular
situation. Bridge Two relies on advances in biotechnology that
will allow you to directly intervene to stop disease and actually
reverse aging. Finally, in a couple of decades, nanotechnology,
Bridge Three, will enable us to vastly expand our physical and
mental capabilities by directly interfacing our biological systems
with human-created technologies. With this book, the authors point
the way to something humans have only dreamed about until now -
the promise of living forever. Readers who are up for the voyage
are invited along. www.fantastic-voyage.net
Rodale, www.rodalestore.com,
2004, ISBN 1-57954-954-3
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Langshur, Eric & Sharon, Mary Beth
Sammons We Carry Each Other: Getting through life's
toughest times. This book offers a complete handbook for
giving and getting support when you or a loved one are living with
illness or loss. And it teaches us how our words and actions can
transform us. What do you say to a friend with invasive cancer
whose body is rejecting the second transplanted kidney? How
do you help a coworker whose father is gravely ill? What do
you say and do when a loved one is diagnosed with a
life-threatening illness? Based on the authors' hugely
successful online community, CarePages.com - now used by millions
of people worldwide as a critical forum for staing connected to
loved ones through health crises - this book provides readers with
the best of what others have learned about getting through it all.
Think of it as your cherished support group in book form.
www.CarePages.com, Conari
Press, www.conari.com, 2007
ISBN 1-57324-311-6 
Larned, Marianne, ed., Stone Soup for the World: Life-changing
stories of kindness & courageous acts of service. If
you've ever wondered why you were put on this earth, what are you
to do to improve the greater good, what your life mission is
(something that can't be accomplished in your lifetime), this is a
good place to start. Filled with stories of people who have made
that difference, this book can be an inspiration to us all.
Sections cover "What One Person Can Do", "Cultural Healing",
"Community Cooperation", "Growing Nationally", "Global Village",
"The Healing Power of Doing Good", and "Doing Well by Doing Good".
Includes a message from Colin Powell and forward by Jack Canfield.
Conari Press, 1998 Buy
This Book!
Lederman,
Ellen, Vacations that can Change Your Life: Adventures,
retreats & workshops for the mind, body and spirit. A most
interesting book that talks about a number of adventures listed in
our Calendar (i.e., individual workshops like: Healing the Father
Wound, Leadership Training program, New Warriors, Opening the
Heart, Outdoor Leadership Seminars, Joyce & Barry Vissell's
Shared Heart Training and retreat centers that offer men's and
couple's retreats and gatherings like Breitenbush, Esalen
Institute, Hollyhock Farms, Kirkridge Retreat Center, Mount
Madonna Center, New York Open Center, Omega, Option Institute and
Rowe Center. Whether you want to indulge your sense of adventure
or spiritual curiosity, this book invites you to plan an
experience that will affect you in a permanent way. From oceanside
yoga retreats and communication workshops to photography
excursions and wilderness challenges, this remarkable guide tempts
us to challenge our psyches, bodies and boundaries. Treat your
mind, body and spirit to the most enriching vacation of your life!
Sourcebooks, 1996 ISBN 1-57071-124-0 Buy
This Book!
Levine, Judith, Not Buying It: My year
without shopping. Shocked by the commmerce in everything from
pet cloning to patriotism, frightened by the downward spiral of
her finances and that of the trash-strewn earth, the author
enlists her partner, Paul, in a radical experiment: to forgo all
but the most necessary purchases for an entire year. Without
consumer goods and experiences, they pursue their careers, nurture
relationships, and try to keep their sanity, their indentities,
and their sense of humor intact. Tracking their progress - and
inevitable lapses, they contemplate need and desire, scarcity and
security, consumerism and citizenship. She asks the Big
Questions: Can the economy survive without shopping? Are
Q-tips necessary? This book is the confession of a woman any
reader can identify with: someone who can't live without French
roast coffee or SmartWool socks but who has had it up to here with
overconsumption and its effects on the earth and everyone who
dwells there. For the humor and intelligence of its insights, the
refreshment of its skepticism, and the surprises of its
conclusions, this book is sure to be on anyone's list of
Necessities. Free Press, www.simonsays.com,
2007, ISBN 0-7432-6936-5 
Levine, Stephen, A Year to
Live: How to live this year as if it were your
last. In his new book, the author of the perennial bestseller,
Who Dies?, teaches us how to live each moment, each hour,
each day mindfully - as if it were all that was left. On his
deathbed, Socrates exhorted his followers to practice dying as the
highest form of wisdom. The author decided to live this way
himself for a whole year, and now he shares with us how such
immediacy radically changes our view of the world and forces us to
examine our priorities. Most of us go to extraordinary lengths to
ignore, laugh off, or deny the fact that we are going to die, but
preparing for death is one of the most rational and rewarding acts
of a lifetime. It is an exercise that gives us the opportunity to
deal with unfinished business and enter into a new and vibrant
relationship with life. The author provides us with a year-long
program of intensely practical strategies and powerful guided
meditations to help with this work, so that whenever the ultimate
moment does arrive for each of us, we will not feel that it has
come too soon. Bell Tower, www.randomhouse.com,
1997
Martinez, Andres, 24/7: Living it up
and doubling down in the New Las Vegas. In the Spring of 1998,
this mild-mannered, Ivy League-educated author took $50,000 - most
of the advance his publisher was paying for this book - and headed
to Las Vegas for thirty days, ten casinos, and a wild ride through
the belly of a neon beast. The result: this brilliant, often
hilarious chronicle of flesh, flash, and gambling in a city where
everyone dreams of hitting the jackpot - and once in a while,
someone actually does. From seedy strip clubs to sprawling
suburbs, from the sumptuous Bellagio to the Liberace Museum, the
author meets a host of colorful characters...gathering tricks of
the trade from blackjack dealers, and fellow bleary-eyed gamblers,
attending Easter Sunday mass on the Strip, befriending a family
man who raised six kids while losing eight million dollars as a
sportrs gambler. An exhilarating joyride of a read, this book is a
breathless tour of America's Sin City...as seen through the eyes
of a man making $1.65 million in wagers in a single month. Guess
how much he took home? Dell, www.bantamdell.com
2000 ISBN 0-440-50909-2 Buy
This Book!
Houghton, James, Larry Bean and Tom Matlack,
Editors. The Good Men Project: Real
stories from the front lines of modern manhood. This is more
than a book. It is the centerpiece of a national discussion about
what manhood means today. Thirty-one essays by a broad range of
men - rich, poor, black, white, gay, straight, urban, rural,
famous, ordinary - describe the challenges, obstacles, triumphs,
failures, and life-changing moments that collectively help define
what it means to be a man in America. A documentary by the
same name accompanies the book. The film mixes riveting footage
and breathtaking photography with candid narration from ten
disparate men describing the experiences that have defined their
lives. Proceeds from sales of the book and DVD will benefit The
Good Men Foundation, a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation
supporting organizations that provide educational, social,
financial and legal support to men and boys at risk. 2009, The
Good Men Foundation, ISBN 978-0615316741
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Mauboussin, Michael J., More than You
Know: Finding financial wisdom in unconventional places.
The author develops sound investment strategies by drawing on
diverse sources and disciplines. He builds on the ideas of sage
yet diverse visionaries, including Warrenn Buffett and E.O.
Wilson, but he also finds wisdom in a range of activities and
fields that is both broad and deep, including casino gambling,
horse racing, psychology and evolutionary biology. He watches ant
colonies, Tupperware parties, "hot hands" in basketball, slime
mold, and Tiger Woods's swing all have something to tell us about
smart investing.Columbia University Press, www.columbia.edu/cu/cup,
2006, ISBN 0-231-13870-9 
McKay, Matthew & Patrick Fanning,
Self-Esteem: A proven program of cognitive techniques
for accessing, improving and maintaining your self-esteem.
This updated classic is still the most comprehensive guide on the
subject, and the only book that uses proven congnitive techniques
for talking back to the self-critical voice inside you. You'll
also find information to: Set and achieve goals that will enrich
your life. Foster compassion for yourself and others. Handle
mistakes and respond to criticism. Ask for what you want. Use
hypnosis and visualization for self-acceptance. Raise children
with high self-esteem. New Harbinger Publications, www.newharbinger.com
2000 ISBN 15722419805 Buy
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McLaren, Karla, Your Aura & Your Chakras: The
owner's manual. As the author worked with survivors of abuse
and trauma, she found ways to clear the chakras of old hurts and
to cleanse and strengthen the aura for protection against invasive
energy. Here she provides indispensable grounding techniques for
making the inner connectoin between your mind, your body and the
Earth and helps you understand, read and define the natural
protective boundary of your aura. If you desire a happy, healthy
and complete lifestyle, then this book can be an aid in your
journey. Samuel Weiser Inc 1998 Buy
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Millman, Dan, Everyday
Enlightenment: The twelve gates to personal growth.
On the journey of life, do you sometimes wish you had a
map? This book is a guide through the twelve
gateways of personal growth to the summit of your potential. The
author makes your ascent accessible by bringing enlightenment down
to earth - applying spiritual wisdom to the practical realities of
everyday life. Explore the challenges and mysteries of body, mind
and emotions. Discover a new approach to success. Change confusion
into clarity and knowlege into action. It begins as you turn the
first page. Warner Books, www.warnerbooks.com
or www.danmillman.com 1999
ISBN 0-446-67497-4 Buy
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Millman, Dan, The Life You Were Born to
Live: A guide to finding your life purpose.
Here is a modern method based on ancient wisdom that has helped
hundreds of thousands to find new meaning, purpose and direction.
This book describes the thirty-seven paths of life, a precise
method to determine your own life path and the life path of
others, the core issues, inborn talents, and special needs related
to each path, including areas of health, money and sexuality,
guidelines for finding a livelihood consistent with your innate
drives and abilities, the hidden purpose of your relationships,
how to live in harmony with the cycles of your life, and key
spiritual laws to help you understand your past, clarify your
present and empower your future. H J Kramer, www.danmillman.com
1993 ISBN 0-915881-60-X Buy
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Millman, Dan, Living on
Purpose: Straight answers to life's tough questions. The
author combines the wisdom of Solomon with the commonsense touch
of Dear Abby, tackling real-world questions with the intuitive
insight that has drawn millions of readers to his books. Here, for
the first time, he distills his powerful teaching into twenty-five
key principles, which his mentor, an old warrior named Socrates -
called the House Rules. Dan illustrates each House Rule with
user-friendly stories, quotations, and exercises for applying the
House Rules into our own lives. He answers univeral questions
about money and work, parenting and priorities, diet and health,
decision-making and divorce, simplicity and spirituality,
meditation and morality, sexuality and fear, life and death, and
more. Each answer offers fresh insight and personal guidance - a
bold new vision for living on purpose. www.danmillman.com
New World Library, www.newworldlibrary.com
2000 ISBN 1-57731-132-9 Buy
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Millman, Dan, No Ordinary
Moments: A peaceful warrior's guide to daily life.
Our lives are like a journey up a mountain path. As we climb, we
face challenges in relationships, sexuality, money, work and
health. We can find abundant information and advice about all of
these subjects. Many of us know what to do, but to make real
changes in our lives, we have to turn knowing into doing. Here,
the author presents a peaceful warrior's way to turn our
intentions into action, our challenges into strength, and our life
experiences into wisdom. Based on the premise that by changing
ourselves we can change our world, this book presents simple yet
powerful ways to balance the body, liberate the mind, accept our
emotions and open our hearts. HJ Kramer, 1992.
ISBN 0-915811-40-5 Buy
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Minzer, Alberto, Boys Don't Cry; Men
Do. Every man had a dream of the kind of man they would one
day become. Have you become this man? Have you ever asked
another man whether he's become who he always wanted to
be? I'm surprised to find that for so many men their earliest
dreams for themselves are just a hope for the future. We give up
our dreams too easily. Our personal growth stops. What we don't
know is that we're missing the connection of full emotional
intimacy. Many of us haven't been taught how to create that
emotional intimacy and how to distinguish it from sexual intimacy.
Without emotional intimacy and joy, men aren't fully alive. What a
tragedy that so many men are missing so much. The hope that
motivated this book is that someday, all men will be able to
reconnect with lasting intimacy and joy that they can have with
others, by reconnecting with the man they always wanted to be. The
vision is that someday our boys will grow into the men they want
to be, living out the deepest longings of their hearts. It is my
hope that this book will bring you or those around you closer to
being the man you always dreamed of becoming. This book is for men
and for everyone who cares about them. Author House, www.authorhouse.com
2006, ISBN 1-4259-2620-7 
Nepo, Mark, Facing the Lion, Being the
Lion: Finding inner courage where it lives. The original
notion of the word courage is to stand by one's core. In
this book the author invites us to encounter the stories of
ordinary people, political activists, artists, and spiritual
teachers from a variety of traditions - people who are summoning
the best of who they are in all kinds of moments, great and small.
These stories and essays invite us each to stand by our core and
to then sustain the practice of living from our core. This book
offers many examples of courage. Don't be tempted by the too-easy
route of comparing yourself and coming up inadequate in the face
of others;' courageous endeavors. Allow yourself to be inspired,
to in-spire or inhale. Breathe in these stories. Let them empower
you to stand more firmly by your core. Conari Press, www.redwheelweiser.com,
2007, ISBN 1-57324-315-9 
Nix, Elizabeth and Elizabeth Hurchalla, What
to Do if a Bird Flies in the House: and 72 other things you
ought to know by now. Don't be daunted by the daily dilemmas
modern life throws at you. It may seem as though every able-bodied
person you know can change a tire, eat a lobster, and give a
massage, but - believe it or not - it's not uncommon to reach
adulthood with glaring holes in one's skill set. This sleek little
book is the perfect manual to plug those holes giving you
everything you need on a subject in two or three efficient pages.
Why not learn to: Help someone who's fainted? Prevent jet
lag? Avoid getting a speeding ticket? Choose the right
wine? and more. Warning: This is written by women for
young women. However, most of the information is helpful for women
and men, so here it is. St. Martin's Griffin, www.stmartins.com
2003 ISBN 0-312-30939-2 Buy
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O'Hanlon, Bill, Do One Thing Different: and other
uncommonly sensible solutions to life's persistent problems.
Think of a problem in your life. Now solve it. That's not as crazy
as it sounds, once you try the bold and humorous new approach in
this book by one of the developers of brief solution-oriented
therapy. Simply "changing the viewing" or "changing the doing" of
the problem using ten "solution keys" will put you back in control
of your emotions and your life - even enabling you to
single-handedly change your relationships. Can it really be so
easy? Yes. You can qucikly move from "stuck" to "smooth
sailing". Other chapters reveal how to use these techniques to
strengthen relationships, enhance sexuality, resolve unfinished
business and prevent future problems. William Morrow www.williammorrow.com
1999 ISBN 0-688-16499-4 Buy
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Osho, Life, Love, Laughter: Celebrating
your existence with DVD, Osho. In this collection of
reflections, the author's inspiring and loving stories go far
beyond the usual chicken-soup fare. This book establishes a new
genre of reflective and inspirational text stripped of all
platitudes and clichés, one absolutely in tune with the
realities of the twenty-first century. In this artful work, he
mixes entertainment and inspiration, ancient Zen stories and
contemporary jokes to help us find love, laughter, and ultimately,
happiness. This book includes an original talk by the author on
DVD. This visual component enables the reader to experience the
wisdom and humor of the author straight from the source. www.osho.com
St. Martin's Griffin, www.stmartins.com
2009 ISBN 978-0-312-53109-6 
Parry, Bryn, Backpacking with Brian.
This is a salutary tale of the 'adventures' of a pair of extremely
innocent backpackers (one a debutante in this form of vacational
masochism) as they embark on two, climatically very different,
trips on the near continent. Seeking shelter each night sometimes
in their tiny tent and at other times in accomodations of a very
dubious kind (the names of these establishments have been changed
to protect the guilty) they set about exploring some of Western
Europe's major cities. Their routes take in the delights and
dangers to be found in amongst others. Author House, www.authorhouse.co.uk
2009 
Paterniti, Michael, Driving Mr.
Albert: A trip across America with Einstein's brain.
Albert Einstein's brain floats in formaldehyde in a Tupperware
bowl in a gray duffel bag in the trunk of a Buick Skylark
barreling across America. Driving the car is Michael Paterniti, a
young journalist from Maine. Sitting next to him is an
eighty-four-year-old pathologist named Thomas Harvey who performed
the autopsy on Einstein in 1955 - and simply removed the brain and
took it home. And kept it for over forty years. On a cold February
day, the two men and the brain leave New Jersey and light out on
I-70 for sunny California, where Einstein's perplexed
granddaughter, Evelyn, awaits. And riding along as the imaginary
fourth passenger is Einstein himself, an id-driven genius, the
original galactic slacker with his head in the stars. Part
travelogue, part memoir, part history, part biography, and part
meditation, this book is one of the most unique road trips in
modern literature. With the brain as both cargo and talisman, the
author perceives every motel, truck-stop diner, and roadside
attraction as a weight station for the American dream in the wake
of the scientist's mind-blowing legacy. Finally, inspired by the
man who gave a skeptical world a glimpse of its cosmic origins,
this extraordinary writer weaves his own unified field theory of
time, love and the power to believe, once again, in eternity. Dial
Press 2000 ISBN 0-385-33300-5 Buy
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Peterson, Andrew, The Next Ten Minutes:
51 Absurdly Simple Ways to Seize the Moment. The desire to
discover meaning in our lives is a powerful motivator for many
people. Some turn to psychotherapy and counseling for help, some
turn to spiritual teachings, and many turn to both. The book is
the guide to help us discover the seeds of transformation and
meaning in even the most ordinary routines. Itconsists of a
collection of exercises originally created for use in the author's
successful counseling practice. Rather than taking readers out of
the everyday, he invites them to move more deeply into the
familiar tasks of ordinary life, such as turning simple breathing,
eating, physical love, or throwing out the trash into meditative
exercises that can transform your day. Based on both Buddhist
philosophy and proven psychology techniques, these succinct and
accessible meditations also offer simple and effective methods for
therapeutic counseling and personal growth. The power to seize the
day is but a few simple steps away. Atria Books/Beyond Words,
2010, ISBN 1582702748 
Piven, Joshua and David Borgenicht, The
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook. The indispensable,
indestructible guide for surviving life's sudden turns for the
worse. Survival experts provide illustrated, step-by-step
instructions on what you need to know FAST: How to fend
off a shark, how to take a punch, how to escape quickstand, how to
break into a car, how to escape from a sinking car, how to escape
from a bear or mountain lion, how to jump from a bridge or cliff
into a river, how to jump from a moving car, how to perform a
tracheotomy, how to survive adrift at sea, lost in the desert, how
to survive an avalanche, how to survive if you are in the line of
gunfire, how to deliver a baby in a taxicab, how to survive a
poisonous snake attack, how to jump from a moving car, how to
identify a bomb, how to escape from killer bees and dozens of
other dire situations. Chronicle Books, 1999
ISBN 0-8118-2555-8 Buy
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Pollar, Odette, Take Back Your
Life: Smart ways to simplify daily living. It's a
complaint heard all too often: not enough time - for loved ones,
work, friends, hobbies, or yourself. We live in a time-starved
culture - surveys indicate that our leisure time has shrunk by 37
percent over the last twenty-five years, while our work week has
expanded by a full day. As the pace of life quickens, the answer
is not to race along with it, but to step back, reassess, do less
of what is stressful and more of what is meaningful. The author
has the key to creating a more balanced and fulfilling life
without compromising your priorities. By eliminating the
complexity that dominates and detracts from modern life, you will
discover that a simplified life is also an enriched life. Conari
Press, 1999, ISBN 1-57324-132-6 Buy
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Prather, Hugh, The Little Book of Letting
Go: A revolutionary 30-day program to cleanse your mind,
lift your spirit and replenish your soul. In this accessible,
friendly book, bestselling author presents a simple 30-day program
to free ourselves from worry, conflict, and painful memories. His
unique and powerful approach, based on thirty years' experience,
helps us identify and release "mental toxins." The result is
a mind that embraces freedom and a life that knows peace. Conari
Press, 2000. ISBN: 157324-503-8 Buy
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Prather, Hugh, Love and Courage. This
bestselling author of The Little Book of
Letting Go and other titles, enlightens us once again with his
personal revelations about what it means to lvoe and how we can
find the courage to live our lives with integrity. Organized as
personal diary entries, his profound yet highly accessible
messages are a source of reflection, wisdom and hope. Conari
Press, 2001, ISBN 1-57324-724-3 Buy
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Promislow, Sharon, Make the Brain-Body
Connection: A playful guide to releasing mental,
physical and emotional blocks to success. Discover how you
can: Be more effective - Managing stress better,
improving organization, decision making. Learn more easily: to
increase focus, concentration, improve reading, writing, memory.
Feel better: improve self esteem, confidence, change harmful
behaviors, enhance co-ordination. Kinetic Publishing Corp,
learning@enhancedlearning.com,
1998, ISBN 0-9681066-2-5 Buy
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Radmacher, Mary Anne, Live
Boldly: Cultivate the qualities that can change your
life. The author has a way of inviting those who hear or read
her words to change their lives and in this book she continues on
that engaging path. In the book, she identifies an assortment of
qualities for our life's journey and defines each as it relates to
laughing loudly, loving truly, playing often, working smart, and
sharing your heart. Each definition is followed by a quote, a
poem, an aphorism that explores the quality. Stories culled from
her own life and teaching practice followed by an invitation to
the reader to listen more closely to their lives, to give
themselves what they need and to step back into their daily lives,
knowing they can choose, in that moment, to live boldly by their
own definition. Conari Press, www.redwheelweiser.com,
2008 ISBN 978-1-57324-321-6 
Rapaille, Clotaire, The Culture
Code: An ingenious way to understand why people around the
world live and buy as they do. In this book, internationally
revered cultural anthropologist and marketing expert reveals for
the first time the techniques he has used to improve profitability
and practices for dozens of Fortune 100 companies. His
groundbreaking revelations shed light not just on business but on
the way every human being acts and lives around the world. His
breakthrough notion is that we acquire a silent system of Codes as
we grow up within our culture. These Codes are what make us
American, or German, or French, and they invisibly shape how we
behave in our personal lives, even when we are completely unaware
of our motives. What's more, we can learn to crack the Codes that
guide our actions and achieve new understnading of why we do the
things we do.Broadway Books, 2006, ISBN 0-7679-2056-2
Remen, Rachel Naomi, My Grandfather's
Blessings: Stories of strength, refuge and belonging. In
this book, the author, a cancer physician and master storyteller,
uses her luminous stories to remind us of the power of our
kindness and the joy of being alive. Her grandfather, an Orthodox
rabbi and scholar of the Kabbalah, saw life as a web of connection
and knew that everyone belonged to him, and that he belonged to
everyone. He taught her that blessing one another is what fills
our emptiness, heals our loneliness, and connects us more deeply
to life. Life has given us many more blessings than we have
allowed ourselves to receive. This book is about how we can
recognize and receive our blessings and bless the life in others.
Serving others heals us. Through our service we will discover our
own wholeness - and the way to restore hidden wholeness in the
world. Berkley Publishing, 2000, ISBN 1-57322-856-7
Buy
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Rubin, Ron. Gold. Stiart Avery,
Wowisms: Words of wisdom for dreamers and doers.
Discover more about yourself, your potential and your destiny from
the "Ministers" of the Republic of Tea, the authors of Dragon
Spirit and Success at Life, as they continue their
journey of unmoored thought and spirit in this collection of sage
advice and shining wisdom. Self-described Zentrepreneurs, the
authors share the tenets of the "how behind the wow" that has made
their company one of the most admired cachet brands in America.
Wowisms is an invaluable resource of wisdom and guidance,
Zentrepreneurial MindSets selected from the authors' bestselling
books and illustrated with captivating Zen drawings - perfect
inspiration for all of us yearing to live the life we dream of.
(See story, Lessons
for Zentrepreneurs.) Newmarket Press, www.newmarketpress.com,
2003, ISBN 1-55704-590-9 
Ruiz, Don Miguel, The Four Agreements: A practical guide
to personal freedom. A Toltec wisdom book. In this book,
the author reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us
of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec
wisdom, this book offers powerful code of conduct that can rapidly
transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true
happiness, and love. The Four Agreements: Be impeccable
with your word. Don't take anything personally. Don't make
assumptions. Always do your best. Amber-Allen Publishing, 1997.
ISBN 1-878424-31-9 Buy
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Ryan, M. J., Giving Thanks: The gifts of
gratitude. Savor this lovely book. Explore gratitude - the
gifts it brings to our lives, the grace notes practicing gratitude
sounds in our hearts, and the creative, and sometimes unexpected,
acts that make gratitude grow. The author's candid and insightful
words lead us to find gratitude where we might have found
annoyance, help us cultivate thankfulness in our everyday lives,
spur us to allow gratitude and joy to swell in our hearts, and -
best of all - to pass gratitude on and watch it increase - in our
lives and in the world around us. Conari, www.redwheelweiser.com
2007 ISBN 1-57324-317-5 
Ryan, M. J. This Year I Will...How to finally
change a habit, keep a resolution, or make a dream come true.
Every so often people get inspired (again!) to lose weight, get
organized, start saving, or stop worrying - but a few months later
they give up, frustrated. It doesn't have to be that way. This
book, by a best selling author, offers breakthrough wisdom and
coaching to help readers make this time the time that
change becomes permanent. Why do people find it so hard to
change? The secret is that everyone has their own formula for
making changes that stick, but most people don't know what theirs
is. They think there is one way to lose five pounds, and another
way to stay on top of their e-mail, but they don't realize that
for all changes, there is one system that works best for each
individual. This book helps you lock on to your unique formula for
planning, implementing, and seeing a life change through, so you
can use it again and again to tackle anything else you'd like to
do. For anyone who has broken a New Year's resolution, fallen off
a diet, or given up on fulfilling a dream, the ingenious
strategies, inspiring stories, and sheer motivational energy of
this book will help you make a promise to yourself that you can
actually keep. Learn the secret to making changes that stick.
www.mj-ryan.com, Broadway
Books, www.broadwaybooks.com,
2006, ISBN 0-7679-2023-7
See article Making
Resolution that Stick.
Sanders, Mark & Tia Sillers, I Hope You
Dance. "I hope you never lose your sense of wonder. You get
your fill to eat but always keep that hunger. May you never take
one single breath for granted. God forbid love ever leave you
empty-handed. I hope you still feel small when you stand beside
the ocean. Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens. Promise
me that you'll give faith a fighting chance. And when you get the
choice to sit it out or dance. I hope you dance...I hope you
dance." And, it goes on. Includes a CD of the poem
by Lee Ann Womack. Rutledge Hill Press, 2000
ISBN 1-55853-844-5 Buy
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Saywell, James and Anne-Marie Roffi
Dilemmas: What Would You Do? This new book contains a
variety of ethically challenging situations to elicit thought and
discussion, and challenge readers to find out what they're really
made of when push comes to shove. What would you do if: Two
weeks before a friend's wedding, his fiance makes a pass at you?
You have agreed to review a friend's novel but discover it's
awful? You've started dating a woman and discovered she used to be
a man? Filled with hundreds of provacative and playful situations,
it reveals readers' moral strengths and weaknesses. It gives
lunchtime chats and cocktail party conversations a twist and gives
readers a new perspective on themselves, their friends, and the
world around them. Berkley Publishing Group, www.penguinputnam.com,
2001 ISBN 0-399-52681-1 Buy
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Schulz, Mona Lisa, Awakening
Intuition: Using your mind-body network for insight and
healing. In this groundbreaking, major work on intuition,
well-being and brain science, the author reveals innovative,
fresh, and exciting ways to tap into intuitions that have the
power to improve your health and save your life. This book gives
new insights into the intimate connections between the mind, body,
and emotions. It provides astonishing new perspectives on what
science has uncovered about the powers of the mind and cellular
memories. The author relates how her clients have used intuition
to gain insight into the underlying meaning of their life
opportunities, stories that will inspire you to learn your own
body's unique perceptive language. By learning to read your
sensations, memories, and the signals of distress and disease, you
can strengthen your mind-body consciousness and empower yourself
to create a healthier, happier life. Three Rivers Press, www.randomhouse.com,
1999, ISBN 0-609-80424-3 Buy
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Singer, Michael, The Untethered
Soul: The journey beyond yourself. Who are you really?
What would it be like to be free from limitations and soar beyond
your boundaries? What can you do each day to find this kind
of inner peace and freedom? This book offers a simple,
profoundly intuitive answer to these questions. Whether this is
your first exploration of inner space or you've devoted your life
to the inward journey, this book will transform your relationship
with yourself and the world around you. It begins by walking you
through your relationship with your thoughts and emotions, helping
you uncover the source and fluctuations of your inner energy. It
then delves into what you can do to free yourself from the
habitual throughts, emotions and energy patterns that limit your
consciousness. Finally, with perfect clarity, this book opens the
door to a life lived in the freedom of your innermost being.
Noetic Books, www.newharbinger.com,
2007 ISBN 1-57224-537-9 
Spangler, David, The Laws of
Manifestation. This is a collection of lectures on
manifestation that the author gave in the Findhorn Foundation
Community in northern Scotland over thirty-five years ago in 1971
and 1972. He gave these lectures at a time when the community was
growing to ten times the size it had been when he first arrived
and there was a real need to understand and practice the
principles and processes of manifestation. The survival of the
community, particularly as it went from fifteen people to over a
hundred and fifty members in a matter of months, depended on being
able to manifest since the community had little money, no economy
to speak of (this was before it began operating as a learning and
retreat center), and most of the new members were young people in
their late teens and early twenties who had no money either.
Weiser Books, www.redwheelweiser.com,
2009, ISBN 978-1-57863-439-2 
Strelecky, John P., The Why Cafe. In
a small diner at a location so remote that it stands in the middle
of the middle of nowhere, John - a man in a hurry - is at a
literal and figurative crossroads. Intent only on refueling before
moving along on his road trip, he finds sustenance of an entirely
different kind. In addition to the specials of the day, the menu
lists three questions that all diners are encouraged to
consider: Why are you here? Do you fear death? Are
you fulfilled? With this food for thought and the guidance of
three people he meets at the cafe, he embarks on a journey of
self-discovery that takes him from the executive suites of the
advertising world to the surf of Hawaii's coastline. Along the
way, he discovers a new way to look at life and relationships and
just how much you can learn from a green sea turtle. Lifelong
Books, www.dacapopress.com
2006 ISBN 0-7382-1063-3 
Taylor, Michael, A New Conversatoin
with Men. Join the author, an entrepreneur, author,
motivational speaker and radio-show host as he shares how creating
a new paradigm of masculinity can help heal America. This book is
written to inspire men of all ethnicities, ages, socio-economic
levels and religions to come together to redefine manhood and to
eradicate the multiplicity of challenges facing America today. Its
intention is to remove the separation among men and remove the
hatred, fear and distrust that too many men feel about each other.
It is a powerful, inspirational document written to educate,
motivate and inspire all men to reach their full potential. Join
the conversation and become a part of the revolution! Publish
America, www.PublishAmerica.com,
2008, ISBN 1-60563-580-4
Visit Michael's monthly column here.
Towery, Matt, Powerchicks: How
women will dominate America. The most dramatic power shift in
American history is about to occur: Women, after two
centuries of being wholly or partially disenfranchised, are poised
to become the dominant social, economic, and political force of
the next century. The movement has already begun. Today women in
America are responsible for more than eighty percent of consumer
spending, outnumber men in the voting booths, are the primary
source of leadership in raising the next generation, control most
of the purchasing power in the workplace, earn more college
degrees than men and are taking the greatest advantage of
technological advances that make it possible to successfully meld
responsibilities or work and home. The story of this imminent
power shift is not black and white; it surfaces bit by bit from
hundreds of statistics, observations and personal stories. But
once the dots are connected, the picture formed is a fascinating
one of the world's first powerful matriarchy. Based on fresh
research and original interviews with some of America's most
influential women, this book is the prescient story of this quiet
revolution that will change American society forever. Longstreet.,
1998 ISBN 1-56352-521-6 Buy
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Vienne, Veronique, The
Art of Doing Nothing: Simple ways to make time for
yourself. A culture of overachievers, we make things happen -
and happen fast. While rushing along, though, the days seem to get
shorter and shorter. If only time would hold still, just a little
bit, to let us savor life's simplest moments...This will help to
ease these beat-the-clock jitters. The stress-reducing techniques
described here require no time, no kill, no commitment. A
practical guide to rest and relation, it ushers us into a world
where "being" is more compelling than "doing". This book gives us
the permission to celebrate idleness in all its mesmerizing forms.
You will be delighted to discover that you've got plenty of
nothin' and that nothin's plenty for you. Clarkson Potter 1998
ISBN 0-609-60074-5 Buy
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Vienna, Veronique, The Art of
Imperfection: Simple ways to make peace with yourself.
Images of perfection seem to be everywhere - on television, in the
movies, in ads, in magazines - not to mention in our own fantasies
and notoriously selective memories. Among the places where
perfection is conspicuously absent, however, is in everyday
reality. The way we look, the people we love, the places where we
live, and the jobs we hold always leave something to be desired.
In her first book, the author suggested simple ways to make time
for ourselves. In this book, she offers ten meditative essays that
remind us we don't need to be perfect to be successful and happy.
She looks at the art of being wrong, disorganized, silly, and
neither rich nor famous. She explains how style is having nothing
to wear, how chaos can improve your daily life, and why less sexy
is more sexy. Most of all, she helps us find solace in our
short-comings and humor in our blunders and lapses. Paradoxically,
the book, featuring beautiful duotone photographs by award-winning
photographer Erica Lennard, make the perfect gift, to yourself.
Clarkson Potter, 1999 www.randomhouse.com
ISBN 0-609-60521-6 Buy
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Wade II, John E., editor, How to Achieve a
Heaven on Earth: 101 insightful essays from the world's
greatest thinkers, leaders and writers. Contributions from 101
of the most prestigious thinkers, writers, public figures, and
other luminaries on a wide range of topics fill the pages of this
meditation on how to make the world a better place. Focusing on
the large problems of the world as well as the little challenges
people face, this book tackles the momentous question of what each
of us can do to improve our community, our country, and our world,
one step at a time. Pelican, www.pelicanpub.com,
2010 ISBN 9781589805972 See article here.
Waitzkin, John, The Art of Learning:" An
inner journey to optimal performance. The author knows the
road to excellence. Catapulted into a media whirlwind as a child,
the subject of the book and movie Searching for Bobby Fischer, he
has mastered both the rigorous mental game of chess - winning his
first National Championship at the age of nine - and the strenuous
physical challenge of martial arts, becoming a master of Tai Chi
Chuan and earning the title of World Champion. His phenomenal
success is due to the learning techniques he developed to bring
both his mind and body to peak performance. In a riveting
narrative that takes readers on his journey of discover,
conquering the high-pressure challenges of intensely competitive
chess face-offs and heart-stopping martial arts wars, he reveals
the inner working of his methods, from systematically triggering
intuitive breakthroughs to mastering the art of performance
psychology. This book is essential reading for those who want to
reach the highest levels of achievement. Free Press, www.simonsays.com,
2007, ISBN 0-7432-7746-5 
Waldman, Jackie, The Courage to
Give: Inspiring stories of people who triumphed over tragedy
to make a difference in the world. The author was living the
"perfect" life - three healthy children, a loving husband, and her
own thriving business. Then she discovered she had multiple
sclerosis and her world changed overnight. Tears, anger and
frustration took over, until one day "every piece of my life
became crystal clear. I knew without a doubt exactly who I was -
not a person with a disease and weak legs, but a person who has a
heart filled with love and wants to be of service. And my healing
began." This tells the stories of thirty people who,
like the author, healed their suffering by reaching out to help
others. But you don't have to wait until tragedy strikes. Check
this out and get some ideas of how you can uniquely make a
difference in this world. Conari Press, 2000 www.conari.com
or conari@conari.com ISBN
1-57324-175-X Buy
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Wheelwright, ed., Hency C, Rules of
Civility for the 21st Century: From Cub and Boy Scouts Across
America. In 2000, Colin Powell cited a national survey that
claimed that "getting kids off to the right start" is the top
priority of most Americans. This important book contains 200 rules
of civility from thousands submitted from about five million Cub
and Boy Scouts across the country. These rules to live by (values)
were sent in by boys for themsselves and other boys (and adults) -
after reflecting upon the rules that George Washington copied out
in his youth. A history of rules of civility for young gentlemen
going back to the 16th century is included along with editorial
relevance and perspective. Finally, a Civility Workshop is
provided to challenge the reader to come up with his or her own
rules of civility for the future. Since Columbine there have been
280 incidents of kids bringing guns and/or bombs to school for
mass destruction. This is a book about youngsters challenging
youngsters to take personal responsibility for their behavior and
how they "get along" with others. Stone Wall Press, pbs@pathwaybook.com
ISBN 0-913276-62-6 Buy
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White, Barry, Love
Unlimited: Insights on life & love. In
this much anticipated memoir, the author, international pop and
R&B legend whose music has carried countless couples from
first kisses to the walk down the aisle, takes his legendary
singing voice from the airwaves to the page. With honesty, warmth
and his signature sensuality, he recounts his rough road to
superstardom and shares his deepest feelings and wise philsophy.
Born into the tough streetsof South Central Los Angeles to a
single mother, he ran with the "oldest, baddest, and most envied"
gang and has hooked on fighting, drinking and stealing when he
wound up in Juvenile Hall at age sixteen. While behind bars, he
had a life-shaking epiphany that change the direction of his life.
From that moment on Barry vowed to get and stay on a straight,
hardworking path and fulfill his dream of making music. He dropped
out of school and literally walked to Hollywood to make his
forture. Broadway Books www.broadwaybooks.com
1999 ISBN 0-7679-0364-1 Buy
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Wilde, Stuart, Silent Power. Here in
this tiny book, he will tell you about the power, its mystery, and
how to get it. There's a simple trick you have to learn. Once
you've got that, silent power becomes your unspoken credential.
It's a charisma that gradually grows and develops around you.
Through it, you can express a special goodness that helps people -
and this planet - to change for the better. www.stuartwilde.com,
Hay House, www.hayhouse.com,
2006, ISBN 1-56170-536-5 
Wiley, Eleanor, Caroline Pincus, There are
No Mistakes: Becoming comfortable with life as it is, not as
it "should" be. There are no mistakes. There are no "shoulds".
There are only choices. It's a simple premise and it can change
lives. It surely changed the author's. This astoundingly candid
and simple book is illustrated with personal stories from the
author and people she has encountered along the path. It's graced
with exercises and meditations meant to help the read cultivate
these attributes: Know where you came from. Knnow your story.
Accept yourself. Own your pain, hurt and vulnerability. Laugh at
yourself. Find community. Take care of yourself. Give yourself
permission to change your mind. Be willing to fall apart and put
yourself back together again. Create a tool box. Go with the flow.
Conari Press, www.redwheelweiser.com,
2006, ISBN 1-57324-262-4 
Wolinsky, Stephen, Trances People
Live: Healing approaches in quantum psychology. At last,
the missing piece of the dysfunctional puzzle. It is not enough to
understand or even relive our childhood traumas. The author shows
us how we continue to recreate those traumas in our adults lives
and how to stop creating them. Every uncomfortable emotional
state, and many psychosomatic symptoms, are also states of trance.
Trance is the "glue" that holds the problem in the present moment.
Learning to identify the kind of trance state beneath a problem or
symptom gives us the tool that finally dissolves the glue. This
book offers a gold-mine of resources for those who suffer from
dysfunctional patterns of behavior or for anyone who feels stuck
in an undesirable emotional or addictive state. Learning to step
out of the trance states that create our problems and syumptoms is
to learn to step into the present moment at last free of the
baggage from our past. Bramble Company, 1991,
ISBN 0-9626184-1-1 (cloth); 0-9626184-2-X (paper)
Wright, Judith, The One Decision: Make
the single choice that will lead to a life of more. Many of us
spend years seeking meaning in our lives, exploring numerous paths
in our quest for real, lasting life satisfaction - we change
careers, lose weight, attend seminars, buy bigger houses and
fancier cars, or even get ride of it all. Yet in the end, we lead
only partially successful or "better" lives, achieving at work yet
failing in relationships, succeeding in relationships but feeling
unfulfilled in our careers. And we wonder: What's missing?
What will it take to feel truly satisfied in all of the areas of
my life? The answsers to the problem, says the author, lies not in
what we are doing but rather in why we are doing it. What, in
other words, is our purpose? In this powerful book, she
reveals that in order to find lasting happiness, each of us must
make a personal decision about the kind of life we want to live -
and allow this simple yet profound choice to be the guiding force
for everyting we do. She offers a 30 day program for discovering a
personal vision that will inform every aspect of life. This
groundbreaking book reveals that the key to true happiness is just
a decision away for each of us. www.judithwright.com,
www.wrightliving.com,
Jeremy P Tarcher/Penguin, www.penguin.com,
2005, ISBN 1-58542-481-1
Zelinski, Ernie, Don't Hurry, Be
Happy! 650 smart ways to slow down and enjoy life.
Rediscover the simple joy of slowing down. Are you so busy being
busy that you don't have time for the really important things in
life? Things like friends, laughter,
and...sunsets? Then it's time to slow down, relax and
enjoy those moments that are too valuable to miss. In this book,
you'll be moved and inspired by more than 650 tips for a slower,
more enriching life. Prima Publishing www.primalifestyles.com
1999 ISBN 0-7615-1855-X Buy
This Book!Be grateful for luck, pay the thunder no mind, listen to the birds, and don't hate nobody. Eubie Blake
It's possible to own too much. A man with one watch (believes he) knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure. Lee Segall
The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed,
a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilites waiting to be
released and channeled toward some great good. Brian Tracy
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