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- Book Review: The Celestine Prophecy - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2014 from James RedfieldYou have never read a book like this before -- a book that comes along once in a lifetime to change lives forever. In the rain forests of Peru, an ancient manuscript has been discovered. Within its pages are 9 key insights into life itself -- insights each human being is predicted to grasp ...
Views: 1067(1 vote) - Book Review: Love - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2014 from Leo BuscagliaThis book is about love. What it is and what it isn't. It is about you--and about everybody who has ever reached out to touch the heart of another. Among many other lessons of the heart, Leo Buscaglia reminds us: Love is open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are ...
Views: 1670 - Book Review: The Prophet - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2014 from Kahlil GibranKahlil Gibran [1887 - April 10, 1931] was a Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer. He is chiefly known in the English speaking world for his 1923 book "The Prophet", a series of philosophical essays written in English prose. An early example of Inspirational fiction, the book sold well ...
Views: 1120 - Book Review: Body for Life - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2014 from Bill PhillipsMention the name Bill Phillips to any of the people he's helped transform and you will see their faces light up with appreciation and respect. These people include: Hundreds of thousands of men and women who read his magazine for guidance and straightforward information about exercise, ...
Views: 1736 - Book Review: The South Beach Diet Supercharged - by Submitted on May 13, 2014 from Arthur AgatstonWith the publication of The South Beach Diet, renowned Miami cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston set out to change the way America eats. Now he has an even more ambitious goal: to change the way America lives by helping Americans become fitter as well as thinner and healthier . . . for life. In ...
Views: 1342 - Book Review: A Guide to Rational Living - by Submitted on May 05, 2014 from Albert EllisIf you have the rigorous honesty necessary to conduct self-analysis, this book can be the most important one you have read. For although it makes no promises, it can help you more than all the other self-help books put together. Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy can teach any intelligent ...
Views: 2545 - Can a New Novel Save the Whales Against Navys Sonar Testing - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2014 from Sandy ScherschligtSonar Testing and Harm to Whales and Dolphins There's an old adage that the environment is never saved it's just continually being saved. And the U.S. Navy's testing and training with high-intensity active sonar is a perfect example. When it comes to the next five years of training and ...
Views: 1381 - Book Review: Creative Visualization - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Shakti GawainCreative visualization is the art of using mental imagery and affirmation to produce positive change in your life. Successfully used in the fields of health, business, the creative arts, and sports, it can have an impact in every area of your life. This pioneering bestseller and perennial ...
Views: 1061 - Book Review: The Total Money Makeover - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2014 from Dave RamseyThe success stories speak for themselves in this book from money maestro Dave Ramsey. Instead of promising the normal dose of quick fixes, Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and ...
Views: 2333 - 3 Ways to Find Time to Read Positive - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2014 from Joey FaucetteWhen we connect with someone on LinkedIn, we welcome them with an invitation to read free chapters of one of our books. We hope just one idea will coach the reader closer to achieving business dreams. One connection recently replied, “Thanks, but I don’t have time to sit down and read a ...
Views: 1481 - Book Review: Personal Development for Smart People - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2014 from Steve PavlinaDespite promises of "fast and easy" results from slick marketers, real personal growth is neither fast nor easy. The truth is that hard work, courage, and self-discipline are required to achieve meaningful results-results that are not attained by those who cling to the fantasy of achievement ...
Views: 851 - Book Review: The Road Less Traveled - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2014 from M. Scott PeckPerhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than seven million copies in the United States and Canada, and translations into more than twenty-three languages, it has made publishing ...
Views: 1189 - Book Review - Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2014 from David BurnsDr. Burns describes how to combat feelings of depression so you can develop greater self-esteem. This best-selling book has sold over 4 million copies worldwide to date. In a recent national survey of mental health professionals, Feeling Good was rated #1—out of a list of 1000 books—as the most ...
Views: 1808 - Book Review: Teenagers Tips for Success - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2014 from James MalinchakCreate a Future, Achieve Your Dreams and Become VERY Successful! This book provides teenagers with a road map to success! It teaches teens about goal setting, overcoming obstacles, communicating with others, making contacts, choosing a career, managing money, making good choices, and much ...
Views: 936 - Book Review: When You Can Walk on Water, Take the Boat - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2014 from John Harricharan"When You Can Walk on Water, Take the Boat" is a triumphant journey of self-discovery that will change the very way you look at the world. Like most of us, John was an ordinary man who calmly accepted the problems of his life and career without any real hope or insight. Then a miracle ...
Views: 2366 - Book Review: Way of the Peaceful Warrior - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2014 from Dan MillmanDuring his junior year at the University of California, while training to become a world-champion gymnast, Dan Millman stumbled on a 94-year-old mentor nicknamed Socrates, a powerful, unpredictable, and elusive character. He taught a way to maximize performance using a unique blend of Eastern ...
Views: 1340 - Book Review - Guerilla Marketing: Easy and Inexpensive Strategies for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2014 from Jay Conrad LevinsonWhen Guerrilla Marketing was first published in 1983, Jay Levinson revolutionized marketing strategies for the small-business owner with his take-no-prisoners approach to finding clients. Based on hundreds of solid ideas that really work, Levinson’s philosophy has given birth to a new way of ...
Views: 1676 - Book Review: Eat Right 4 Your Type - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2014 from Peter D'Adamo"What would you say if I told you that the secret to healthy, vigorous, and disease-free living might be as simple as knowing your blood type," ask Dr. Peter D'Adamo and Catherine Whitney, and in Eat Right 4 Your Type, they shows us the simple answer. If you've ever suspected that not ...
Views: 1009(1 vote) - Book Review - Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2013 from Sue JohnsonAre you looking to enrich a healthy relationship, revitalize a tired one, or rescue one gone awry? We all want a lifetime of love, support, and companionship. But sometimes we need a little help. Enter Dr. Sue Johnson, developer of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and “the best couple ...
Views: 2351 - Book Review - The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2013 from David BachWhat’s the secret to becoming a millionaire? For years people have asked David Bach, the national bestselling author of Smart Women Finish Rich, Smart Couples Finish Rich, and The Finish Rich Workbook, what’s the real secret to getting rich? What’s the one thing I need to do? Now, in The ...
Views: 1915(1 vote) - Book Review - The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2013 from Philip ZimbardoYour every significant choice -- every important decision you make -- is determined by a force operating deep inside your mind: your perspective on time -- your internal, personal time zone. This is the most influential force in your life, yet you are virtually unaware of it. Once you become ...
Views: 1314 - Book Review - Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2013 from Martha Beck“Explorers depend on the North Star when there are no other landmarks in sight. The same relationship exists between you and your right life, the ultimate realization of your potential for happiness. I believe that a knowledge of that perfect life sits inside you just as the North Star sits in ...
Views: 1054 - Authors: Use Alliteration for Illumination of Your Book Title - by Submitted on May 18, 2015 from Scott LorenzAlliteration is a very useful literary tool. Alliteration is simply defined as the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words and also the repetition of an initial consonant sound, as in "a peck of pickled peppers." Incorporating alliteration ...
Views: 1371(1 vote) - Authors: Turn to Kickstarter to Launch Your Book - by Submitted on May 18, 2015 from Scott LorenzIn Renaissance times and during other eras it was common for artists, sculptors and other creative people to recruit patrons and sponsors to fund their works so they could create masterpieces without worrying about such trivial matters as making a living. Today it also is important for ...
Views: 1047 - Kuan Yin “I Know the Whole Story”: Critical Mass Consciousness and the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2013 from Hope BradfordRepresenting the Third Eye Chakra and humanity’s innate intuitive abilities, Kuan Yin is worshiped throughout India (as the male god Avalokitesvara), Japan (as Kannon) and mainland Asia. Kuan Yin has many names having many translations, for example: “She who harkens to the cries of the world” or ...
Views: 1472 - In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2013 from Tom PetersThe "Greatest Business Book of All Time" (Bloomsbury UK), In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school, and bedside table. Based on a study of forty-three of America's best-run companies from a diverse array of business sectors, In Search of Excellence ...
Views: 983 - The Top 5 Self-Improvement Books That Will Revamp Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2013 from Kathleen WhiteOur lives don’t always turn out the way we planned them to in school. Sometimes it’s because we can’t seem to understand how to achieve our goals. Other times it’s because we’ve chosen the wrong goals, or haven’t even decided what we want, to begin with. Whatever the case, below is a list of the ...
Views: 1805(2 votes) - Book Review - Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2013 from John BradshawAre you outwardly successful but inwardly do you feel like a big kid? Do you aspire to be a loving parent but all too often “lose it” in hurtful ways? Do you crave intimacy but sometimes wonder if it’s worth the struggle? Or are you plagued by constant vague feelings of anxiety or ...
Views: 2369 - Book Review - Talking to Heaven: A Medium's Message of Life After Death - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2013 from James Van PraaghJames Van Praagh is a spiritual medium--someone who is able to bridge the physical and spiritual worlds. Unaware of his spiritual gifts until he was in his twenties, he slowly came to terms with his unique abilities. In addition, many of his sessions with grieving people who came to him looking ...
Views: 1529 - Jaguar Woman: The Wisdom of the Butterfly Tree - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2013 from Lynn AndrewsLynn V. Andrews takes the reader with her as she goes on inward journeys with the help of the Sisterhood of the Shields, and relates the stories of others. Join her as she is initiated into the Sisterhood and creates her own shield, which will show her the nature of her spiritual path (Spirit ...
Views: 2035 - How to Write Post-Apocalyptic Books - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2013 from Steve SmithApocalyptic literature is a sub-genre of science fiction concerned with the end of world either through plague, nuclear war, or some other tragic disaster. Post-apocalyptic books are set in a civilization after such a calamity. The time frame can be immediately after the disaster, focusing on ...
Views: 1997 - Book Review: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2013 from Robert PirsigOne of the most important and influential books written in the past half-century, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a powerful, moving, and penetrating examination of how we live . . . and a breathtaking meditation on how to live better. Here is the book that ...
Views: 1116 - Book Review: Dating for Dummies - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2013 from Joy BrowneTrusted guidance on meeting Ms. or Mr. Right If you think dating is a simple process--meet someone, ask him or her for a date or get asked out yourself, try not to come off as a drooling moron, then arrange to get together for a second date or cut your losses and work to meet someone ...
Views: 1523(4 votes) - Book Review: Getting the Love You Want - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2013 from Harville HendrixOriginally published in 1988, Getting the Love You Want has helped millions of couples attain more loving, supportive, and deeply satisfying relationships. In Getting the Love You Want, Dr. Harville Hendrix presents the relationship skills that have already helped hundreds of thousands of ...
Views: 3205(1 vote) - Ageless Memory: The Memory Expert's Prescription for a Razor-Sharp Mind - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2013 from Harry LorayneThe world's foremost memory expert—and mega-bestselling author—proves that memory CAN get better with age! Harry Lorayne has been honing and teaching his memory systems for more than 40 years. Ageless Memory is the culmination of his life's work, specially geared to our needs as we age, and ...
Views: 2173 - Book Review: I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2013 from Barbara SherIf you suspect there could be more to life than what you're getting...if you always knew you could do anything if you only knew what it was, this extraordinary book is about to prove you right! A life without direction is a life without passion. The dynamic follow-up to the phenomenal ...
Views: 2271 - About the book 'The Shackles of the Warrior' - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Dr R Durgadoss‘The Shackles of Warrior’, authored by Dr R Durgadoss (Dr DD) reveals the furtive of ‘A daring fiction about a Warrior’ in the multipart community world we live in. It describes the mysterious relationship between a cyber warrior of modern era and a chariot warrior of the ancient era. Having ...
Views: 1373 - Do You Suffer From Attention Deficit Disorder In Your Career? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2013 from Beate CheletteIf you are easily distracted, the one thing you need—focus—is not always easy to find. I call it a helicopter brain and maybe you experience the same thing. I have gotten so busy lately, and there are so many thoughts in my head, that I have to schedule absolutely everything so I don’t ...
Views: 1652 - Agatha Christie’s World of Mystery - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2013 from Anju BatraAgatha Christie is one of the most read authors all over the world, of all time. It is no surprise that she has sold hundreds of millions of copies of her books over the years and it is still going strong. One of her book’s, “And Then There Were None” which is known as the ‘world’s best-selling ...
Views: 1046 - The Thatcher Impact - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2013 from Anju BatraThough many in the world had a view of the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher as the lady to look out for with the handbag, it cannot be denied that her life as the leader of the UK changed the outlook towards women in power. Also, her many decisions have altered the global political landscape to such ...
Views: 1089 - The Turn of the Screw - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2013 from Anju BatraHorror as a genre has always managed to captivate the audience with its spooky chills and heart-stopping moments. The same notion has been observed in movies and books. Though readers would not want to be scared and see this as a potentially disturbing session of reading, they cannot seem to ...
Views: 1039 - How To Make Money As a Newsletter or Newspaper Publisher - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2013 from sesan oguntadeNewsletters, newspapers, magazines, and other publications make good money from classified advertisement. The classified advert section is one of the most carefully read section of these publications. Therefore, newsletter or newspaper publishers give lots of attention to this section of their ...
Views: 4201 - Inspirational Books For Your Kids - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2013 from Willam ThomasFinding that perfect gift for your child is not always easy. Each child has his or her own interests. They usually spent their time in playing some type of games. One perfect gift that gives a thrill to any child is a personalized book. Personalized books enable the child to see its own name in ...
Views: 961 - Tips for Organizing Perfect Corporate Events - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2013 from Andrea LauraPlanning perfect corporate events is not a child’s play. You have to meticulously plan and organize each and every aspect of the event, much before the event in order to avoid any avoid any last minute jitters and delays. If you happen to be in Washington DC and planning to host one of the most ...
Views: 877 - The Benefits of Having a Library Card - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2013 from Carmella BorchersIt may seem boring to say that you've been to the library, until you go there. Here are just some of the many reasons why you should take a few minutes to pick up a library card. Nowadays entertainment is a constant part of life. If we aren't being entertained, we typically are wondering ...
Views: 2766 - The Amazing Benefits To Joining A Book Club - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2013 from Kimberly ScottWith the rising price of so many items in our world, it is nice to know that some things can still be very affordable. Relaxing with a good book isn't just affordable but very possible through a book club. Books provide ways in which we discover more about other people and other worlds while ...
Views: 1243 - Lovely series of unfortunate events books set for kids as well as adults - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2013 from John MayerFinally, it's here, in all its glorious misery! This collector's gift set features all 13 of Lemony Snicket Unfortunate Events, from the very first moment when we meet the woeful Baudelaire siblings to the unfolding of their luckless lives. Written by a hugely talented author and bursting with ...
Views: 2085 - Discover Thrills with Power of Five 4 books series by Anthony Horowitz - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2013 from John MayerTitles: Raven's Gate A sinister story of the supernatural; first of five in a thrilling new series by this number-one best-selling author. Matt has always known he has unusual powers. Raised in foster care, he is sent to Yorkshire on a rehabilitation programme, only to find himself in the ...
Views: 1737 - Plan My Baby Program - Baby Gender Prediction - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2013 from Katty JoelYou may be thinking that this is too good to be true but all I ask is 3 minutes; and this will be the most important 3 minutes of your life. I know that you are here today to learn how to accurately choose the gender of your future baby and I am here to help you make that choice. You may ask how ...
Views: 1629 - The Help (The Book): A Short Review - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2013 from Emmanuel GonotWhen I saw its cover illustration, my initial thoughts about The Help was that it was one of those inconsequential romance novels which I detest and which I usually ignore whenever I could. The minute I opened the book and browsed through the first few lines, however, that was when I quickly ...
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