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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Timothy Ferriss
Crown, 2007
Did We All Read the Same Book?
I don't know which book the "one star" reviewers read, but NOWHERE in this book did I find anything about getting rich quick! It seems to have struck a chord of fear among some readers.
The author writes about living a life "rich" in the things that are important ...
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Just Who Will You Be?: Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within. (ROUGHCUT)
Maria Shriver
Hyperion, 2008
Like Having Coffee and Conversation with a Treasured Friend
I enjoyed this book because it was like having coffee and conversation with a treasured friend. As always, Maria writes with warmth, caring and honesty. She lets down her hair and tells it like it really is--her doubts, confusion, and need to redefine herself as ...
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Off Season
Anne Rivers Siddons
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Acclaimed novelist Anne Rivers Siddons's new novel is a stunning tale of love and loss. For as long as she can remember, they were Cam and Lilly--happily married, totally in love with each other, parents of a beautiful family, and partners in life. Then, after decades of marriage, it ended as every great love story does...in loss. After Cam's ...
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Their Eyes Were Watching God
I liked this book. I would laugh and cry reading it, the movie is good, too. Haly Berry is in the movie and I love her movies. You cannot not go wrong getting both the book or seeing the movie.
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The Secret of Letting Go
Guy Finley
Llewellyn Publications, 2007
Simply Brilliant
I have read hundreds if books in a similar vein over the past few decades, thought I'd heard it all...but Guy Finley has truly surprised this jaded New Yorker with his simple yet to-the-point ways of expressing these not-so-simple truths. Love his stories, his ...
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Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
Martin E. Seligman
Vintage, 2006
Excellent Start
I thought this book gave one a great understanding to where we have been and where we could go. Here the author explained how through our experiences and relationships we are pessimistic. He reinforces that most people are negative in their thoughts and teaches us to ...
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The Four Day Win: End Your Diet War and Achieve Thinner Peace
Martha Beck
Rodale Books, 2006
The answer to global fattening
This book is the answer to the global fattening epidemic. And yet - there is still a global fattening epidemic. What gives?
I think it's because - except for people like you - most human beings don't read anymore. Maybe life has become too busy - not enough brain ...
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity [10th Anniversary Edition]
Julia Cameron
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 2002
Life changing book
This book got into my hands at a crucial moment in my life and has bee a life changing experience. I would recommend it to anyone struggling with self doubt about your capacity to create art.
Do the 12 weeks and you will discover a new you.
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Happier Than God: Turn Ordinary Life into an Extraordinary Experience
Neale Donald Walsch
Hampton Roads Pub Co, 2008
Happy I Read It!
Although this is not the first book to expand on the principles that are so simplistically described in "The Secret," I think this book does contain some brand new ways of framing old ideas about the manifestation process. Neale's description of "The Multiplier Effect" ...
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StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths
Tom Rath
Gallup Press, 2007
A must buy!
This book is a must buy for all employees. I have had my teams take this test as well as write my dissertation on it. The book Elephants Can't Change but Leopards Can!!! has 2 chapters documenting results of employees who have found their path based on strengths ...
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny
Robin Sharma
HarperOne, 1999
Changed my life
For anyone to tell you what to do would be absurd. We all have different situations. What Robin Sharma has done is create a way to enlighten yourself through the characters in his fable. I have been very pleased with his books and have bought them as gifts for my ...
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How to See Yourself As You Really Are
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Atria, 2007
Great for beginners or anyone
As a beginner in Buddhism, this was the first Buddhist book that I read. Before reading this, I had heard of many ways of Buddhist thought through small online writings, but His Holiness' 'How to See Yourself As You Really Are' truly helped me to gain a more ...
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Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
George Leonard
Plume, 1992
Simple and Profound book on Mastering Your Life
This is one of the most simple but profound books on how to Master Your Life. It gives you a simple blueprint for Mastery. I highly recommend it. Very practical and useful.
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Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life: How Dialectical Behavior Therapy Can Put You in Control (New Harbinger ...
Scott E. Spradlin
New Harbinger Publications, 2003
RELIEF
This book is a joy to read. It offers (in simple to understand language) an understanding of your emotions and many tools on how to handle them. I highly recommend this book to anyone, especially if you grew up in a family where your parents had emotional problems and ...
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Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy
Sarah Ban Breathnach
Grand Central Publishing, 1995
Simple Abundance
I was given this book while I was recovering from surgery and found it so comforting and inspiring that I have since purchased it for two friends who are also undergoing hard times with their health or families. It has helped us all to have a more positive outlook. ...
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