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The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
Andy Andrews
Thomas Nelson, 2005
Finding happiness and a better life by taking responsibilty for it
This is a business parable, but really more of a life parable. The book provides seven lessons about taking responsibility and control of your life. Rather than letting your circumstances provide you with reasons for reacting to life and letting difficulties turning ...
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The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
Christopher Hitchens
Da Capo Press, 2007
Valuable Anthology - Not Just for Atheists
Just like the Bible can also be appreciated by non-believers, due to its impact on world history, it is not required to be an atheist to appreciate this anti-religious anthology.
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Searching for God Knows What
Donald Miller
Thomas Nelson, 2004
Eye opening!
What a refreshing view of Christianity! I love Miller's offbeat way of sharing the truth through stories and observations. (He doesn't speak "Christianese".) This book showed me and reminded me of whom Jesus is and was, not the version that was taught in Sunday School. ...
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Sacred Places of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Most Peaceful and Powerful Destinations
National Geographic
National Geographic, 2008
Interesting and Educational!
"Sacred Places of a Lifetime" provides easy visits to the most powerful, evocative, and magical sites on the planet - sacred places where humans have reached out over the millenia to find their gods.
The book is divided into ten sections, each with a brief ...
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Mindfulness for Beginners
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Sounds True, Incorporated, 2006
Mindfullness worth the money
This is a simple CD about beginning meditation. It's very informative and easy to follow. Bring some serenity into your life.
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Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul
John Eldredge, Stasi Eldredge
Thomas Nelson, 2007
More than a book, it helps with my quiet time
every girl, woman and teenager will relate to this book. You uncover so much of yourself and your potential, while discovering your purpose in life, as a female.
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Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
New World Library, 2001
Practicing The Power Of Now
This is an overview of the major points and a great tool to remind us of the riches in the original Power of Now. I like it very much but I recommend you be familiar with the original text prior to listening to this audiobook. I think it is well worth the price for ...
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Stillness Speaks
Eckhart Tolle
New World Library, 2003
great book
I HAVE ALL OF ECKHART TOLLE BOOKS. I JUST LOVE HIM. HE IS A WONDERFUL AUTHOR AND KNOWS HIS STUFF. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU
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A Grief Observed
C. S. Lewis
HarperOne, 2001
C.S. Lewis Classic
Heartfelt and gripping. This genra is one that is hard to put your mind around, however it is something we must witness and cope with. Read this if your stuggling with loss.
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The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding
Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, ...
Free Press, 2007
Highly recommended!
These women come together after 9/11, initially to write a book for children that would teach understanding and respect for their respective religions. Movingly, it is entirely in their voices, drawn from their weekly conversations, their journals and their ...
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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
Jonathan Haidt
Basic Books, 2006
This might become a classic---so much wisdom in so little space
The blurb on the front cover of this book is "For the reader who seeks to understand happiness, my advice is: begin with Haidt." I believe this assertion is exactly right. I have never read a single volume that summarized and wove into a coherent whole the variety of ...
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What's So Great About Christianity
Dinesh D'Souza
Regnery Publishing, 2007
Great read for all who search
I found this book very well researched and very well written. It is not written like a textbook but it has answers to many questions that arise in a complex world where Christians, atheists and everyone in between need to try to understand one another. To live ...
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The Miracle of Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh
Beacon Press, 1999
Miracles!
Thich Nhat Hanh wrote "The Miracle of Mindfulness" in 1974 to help the politically-neutral aid workers in Vietnam deal with the trauma of war and the challenges of their work. The book is a remarkable reminder of the power we have to be effective, and that power is ...
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Sam Harris
W. W. Norton, 2005
Anti-theism without explicit atheism plus 9/11 causation revealed
Although he doesn't say so, Harris appears to be an atheist, most certainly in the sense that he does not believe in any traditional gods although towards the end of this book he seems to ascribe to the mysticism of consciousness in a manner consistent with eastern ...
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On Bullshit
Harry G. Frankfurt
Princeton University Press, 2005
Reference guide to business ethics
Quirky and very small (67 pages in a pocket-sized hardback format), this purports to be an academic consideration of the meaning of the titular word. And in fact it does give serious thought to the distinction between lying and BS-ing.
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