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The Evolving Self
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Harper Perennial, 1994
A new landmark for the third millenium
Flow experiences, human peak experiences and high synergetic states are introduced in such an original and practical way in this book that, while readind it, one really experiences flow. Genes are the information units of life; they are associated with the genetic ...
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Capital Ideas Evolving
Peter L. Bernstein
Wiley, 2007
Accessible explanation of the foundations of finance
In the early 1950s, graduate student Harry Markowitz presented his Ph.D. dissertation to the University of Chicago economics department. The response was less than encouraging. "This isn't a dissertation in economics," Milton Friedman told Markowitz. "It's not math, ...
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The Book on Karuna Reiki: Advanced Healing Energy for Our Evolving World
Laurelle Shanti Gaia
Infinite Light Healing Studies Center, 2001
Helped to make up my mind
As an Usui Reiki Master I was curious about other types of Reiki, in particular Karuna. I searched the Internet for available information, but what I found didn't adequately answer my questions. I was delighted to find that a book on Karuna Reiki was available from ...
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Reptiles in Love: Ending Destructive Fights and Evolving Toward More Loving Relationships
Don, Ph.D. Ferguson
Jossey-Bass, 2006
Practical and Fun
Dr. Ferguson has written an excellent book for either therapists or couples. He defines a cause and provides solutions for communication breakdowns in relationships. "Reptiles in Love" is an enjoyable read full of practical techniques and humorous anecdotes.
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Clients for Life: Evolving from an Expert-for-Hire to an Extraordinary Adviser
Jagdish N. Sheth, Andrew Sobel
Free Press, 2002
Essential for any consultant.
As a consultant, this book helped me focus on behaviors aimed at building a long-term practice rather than simply going from success-to-success. I say this not to toot my own horn (yes, I've had failures too) but rather because most decent consultants actually do ...
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Evolving Bassist
Rufus Reid
Alfred Publishing Company, 2000
One of the two or three must-haves for a jazz bassist
I came to bass playing in my late 30s after a lifetime of playing mainly guitar, banjo and mandolin, and I went through a lot of books looking for a clear and solid foundation for upright jazz playing. Of all the methods out there, Reid's is the one that has really ...
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Healing Your Aloneness Workbook
Erika J. Chopich, Margaret Paul
Evolving Publications, 1996
IINNER CHILD HEALING
I have been using this book for nearly ten years in my work with clients. It is the best workbook I have ever found --- easy to read, understand and implement. Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D., Psychotherpist & Author The Next Fifty Years: A Guide for Women at Mid-Life And ...
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The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development
Robert Kegan
Harvard University Press, 1982
a natural history of meaning
I'd be really surprised if there were many books as brilliant as this one on the subject of human development. It not only captures its subject in its very motion, but actually manages to show what is there in common between the great variety of forms it takes on ...
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Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles
Kenneth Womack
Continuum, 2007
The result is more well-rounded than most Beatles coverages with an emphasis on music over inspirational influences.
Any music library strong in Beatles surveys and references will welcome LONG AND WINDING ROADS: THE EVOLVING ARTISTRY OF THE BEATLES, which takes quite a different approach than most biographical focuses. This one maps the group's evolutionary trends from their first ...
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Evolving Self Confidence: How to Become Free from Anxiety Disorders and Depression
Terry Dixon
Help-For, 2008
Best book in the whole universe
This is the best book in the whole world for anybody with anxiety,depression, phobias. You only need one book and it's this one.
I have suffered from anxiety for 15 years. I have been halfway round the world for someone to help me, but to no avail. Then I come across ...
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The Evolving Presidency: Landmark Documents, 1787-2008 (Evolving Presidency: Landmark Documents)
Michael Nelson
CQ Press, 2007
Excellent Primary Sourcebook Compilation
My upper-division undergraduate Political Science class has been assigned this as one of our requisite books, and it has proven a great help as a supplement. Perhaps I use the wrong word in "supplement"; the documents contained in these books are often integral to ...
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Evolving Planet: Four Billion Years of Life on Earth
Erica Kelly, Richard Kissel
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2008
A prehistoric parade!
This book was developed as a companion to the Evolving Planet exhibition at Chicago's Field Museum, but it is a wonderful standalone piece as well. It is beautiful visually, drawing directly from the exhibition itself in a way that is much cleaner than many of the ...
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Voyaging Under Power
Robert Beebe, James Leishman
International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1994
Ulysses in a world cruising power boat
Although I have never ventured beyond the horizon -- fish for blues out to 25 miles offshore--- I have been fascinated with the modern equivalents of Homer's fabled voyager. This book brings Homer's world-travelling explorer into the 21st century. Make no mistake, this ...
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Game Theory Evolving
Herbert Gintis
Princeton University Press, 2000
Book on Game Theory Evolving by H. Gintis
I recently purchased this book through Amazon.com. The book is excellent. The treatment of the topic is in depth and the examples are very profound. The exercises also are very though provoking and it is a great book for anyone who wants to learn more about Game ...
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Perspectives on an Evolving Creation
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003
Sublime
This was just a fabulous collection of essays. All you'd ever want on the topic, and more. A variety of authors with a variety of perspectives look at the history of the literal creationism-intelligent design-evolution debate, the evidence for evolution, and, in the ...
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