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The Mexican Dream: Or, The Interrupted Thought of Amerindian Civilizations
J. M. G. Le Clezio
University Of Chicago Press, 1993
Not one dream but many unfold in J. M. G. Le Clézio's conjuring of the consciousness of Mexico, strange and powerful evocation of the imaginings that made and unmade an ancient culture. "What motivated me," Le Clézio has said, "was a sort of dream about what has disappeared and what could have been." A widely respected French novelist with a long ...
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Bridge Called Hope: Stories of Triumph from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams
Kim Meeder
Multnomah Books, 2006
Amazing and Wonderful books!
Both Kim Meeder's books are wonderful...miraclous in fact! I bought them both and it's probably the best books I have ever purchased!Names of the books are: Hope Rising and Bridge Called Hope. Would recommend them to anyone an d everyone!
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Barack Obama
Three Rivers Press, 2004
Dreams From My Father
This is the most compelling story that really resonates with me. Barak Obama's life connects with a little bit of everyone no matter your race or background. In his book, Barak Obama articulates the near and distant relationships specifically with his grandparents and ...
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More Notes From the Universe: Life, Dreams and Happiness
Mike Dooley
Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2008
Love this book!
I loved the first "Notes from the Universe" book by Mike Dooley, but this one is even better! Whenever I am discouraged, confused, depressed, whatever... I can open this book to ANY page and feel renewed. I love this book so much that I ordered copies for friends and ...
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Dreams
C. G. Jung
Princeton University Press, 1974
Dreams not only as wish fulfilment
Carl Jung says he has analysed more than 2.000 dreams per year, a very impressive number by anyone's standards. In his Dreams book, which a very good collection of many of his dreams experiments, he is after demolishing some Freudian's dreams concepts, mainly the one ...
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Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams
Pamela Skillings
Ballantine Books, 2008
This book covers all the basic options available to someone who is tired of the rat race and wants something different.
This was a nice little book. I especially liked the cheery yellow cover. It is divided into three sections and 12 chapters as follows:
I. Plan your escape (1-4)
II. Exploring your escape routes (5-11)
III. Going over the wall (12)
1. This is not your father's ...
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Discovering Korean Cuisine: Recipes from the Best Korean Restaurants in Los Angeles
Dream Character, Inc., 2007
Simple & straightforward!
This is the perfect cookbook for everything from everyday home cooking to Korean dinner parties! The recipes are straightfoward and easy to follow - I've even made two of the kimchee recipes with fantastic results! Making kimchee was always like a black-box to ...
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Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams (J-B ...
Mike Bonem, Roger Patterson
Jossey-Bass, 2005
Resource For the Entire Pastoral Staff to Read Together
IF . . .
Staff communication and Egos are healthy enough to take it.
This book elevates the role of second chair pastoral staff. As the lead pastor of a church I appreciate the public acknowledgment of the immense value of second chair leadership. Any senior ...
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An Uncertain Dream (Postcards from Pullman Series #3)
Judith Miller
Bethany House, 2008
Delightful
An Uncertain Dream brings back the well-loved cast from Judith Miller's Postcards From Pullman. The Pullman Car employees have walked out in their first strike.Fred Devault, the man Oliva Mott loves, has been an instigator in the strike. All the employees are asking ...
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Hope Rising: Stories from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams
Kim Meeder
Multnomah Books, 2003
Tears for the Second Chance
It has been a very long time since I cried all the way through a book. With pleasure. I read half of it in one sitting, unwilling to break the spell of the stories and emotions it contains. For the horses and the children portrayed in the book this remarkable woman's ...
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Say It Like Obama: The Power of Speaking with Purpose and Vision
Shel Leanne, Shelly Leanne
McGraw-Hill, 2008
Persuasion Primer
Whatever your political views, you will learn a lot from this book, which decontructs his talks and explains why they work so well. Learn the rule of threes; understand the power of rhetorical and non-rhetorical questions; exploit the use and nonuse of "and" in a ...
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A Sense of Belonging: From Castro's Cuba to the U.S. Senate, One Man's Pursuit of the American Dream
Mel Martinez
Crown Forum, 2008
Excellent, easy read
"A Sense of Belonging" is not your typical autobiography of a Washington insider, which is certainly refreshing. Senator Martinez's story is quite unique, and it is eye-opening to see how he got to be where he is. This touching memoir chronicles both his transition ...
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Dreams, Fantasies and Nightmares from Far Away Lands Revisited
Vernon Joynson
Borderline Productions, 2008
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Dream Work
Mary Oliver
Atlantic Monthly Press, 1994
Dream Work - an enlightenment to show you the way!
If Dream Work was composed only of one poem - Wild Geese- it would receive 5 stars! In this poem alone Mary Oliver captures the heart of our souls. It is my "mantra".
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How'd You Score That Gig?: A Guide to the Coolest Jobs-and How to Get Them
Alexandra Levit
Ballantine Books, 2008
Work may be necessary, but working does not have to equal drudgery
As the author points out, a vanishingly small number of us grew up and went to college to work in a vast, impersonal cubicle farm doing work we have no passion for and that has no more than short term utilitarian importance. We didn't set out to be faceless and ...
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