By Ernest Becker
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Escape from Evil (Paperback)
By Ernest Becker
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The Essential Crazy Wisdom (Paperback)
By Wes Scoop Nisker
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Take a wild and rickety ride through the philosophies of the East and West to discover the madmen, dreamers, and unconventional wisdom seekers in the abridged, better-than-ever version of our best-selling cult classic. THE ESSENTIAL CRAZY WISDOM delivers the most significant, most lunatic, and most compelling insights of the ages. Scoop Nisker patches together the unorthodox teachings that have bubbled up through the words of such crazy visionaries as Rumi, Gautama the Buddha, Mark Twain, Lao Tzu, Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Allen Ginsberg, and Lily Tomlin. Discover the common thread in these multiple perspectives and travel on this comedic course to enlightenment!• Original edition sold over 40,000 copies. Irreverence, multiple perspectives, absurdity, cosmic unity, accepting circumstances, getting along--Crazy Wisdom, a cult classic on the wild side of philosophy is more than just a romp through titillating ideas. Wes Nisker actually hits on a string of similarities East and West that unites the visions of the poet, philosopher, artist, and guru. This book will take you on an enchanting and mind-expanding journey, liberally seasoned with quotations from Mark Twain, Chuang-tsu, various Zen masters, Albert Camus, Allen Ginsberg, Rumi, and other crazy fools gushing with wisdom. Read more
Telepathy: A Quantum Approach (Paperback)
By Dr. Theresa M. Kelly
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This textbook, written by bestselling author and metaphysicist Dr. Theresa M. Kelly, offers you straightforward, honest explanations of telepathy through new research initiatives in parapsychology, psychology, neuroscience, quantum mechanics, and related subjects for a semi-technical audience. Whether you are an intelligent layperson or professional curious about telepathy, or looking to discover how to utilize telepathy, this textbook will provide a detailed framework, without complicated equations, onto which more advanced concepts can be applied. For students of telepathic studies, this textbook will be a revelation of what actions and influences you are involved in and exactly how you can take your telepathic ability to a completely new level step-by-step. (Includes: Models, Definitions, Descriptions, Techniques, and Therapeutic and Experimental Practical Applications.) A Textbook of the University of Alternative Studies. Read more
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Selling With Intention: The Mindset And Tools You Need To Double Or Triple Your Sales This Year (Paperback)
By Ursula C. Mentjes
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Every Sales Person and Entrepreneur knows that selling is the key to success, but most never achieve their potential even after attending numerous trainings and reading dozens of books. Why? Most of the training industry focuses on technique without ever addressing the most important part of the sales process – what the Sales Person is saying to themselves. It doesn’t matter how well you implement the concepts and methods if you haven’t addressed the beliefs and behaviors that are sabotaging your efforts.
“How we think about selling makes all the difference.”
In Selling With Intention, Sales Expert and Certified Sales Coach Ursula Mentjes shares the expertise she uses to help clients double their sales revenues in as short as two months. Her principles and exercises will help you:
-Transform the way you think about and interact with your target clients, the sales process, and yourself as a sales person
-Develop the mindset, systems, and intentional sales plan you need to significantly increase sales
-Let go of the fears and limiting beliefs that have been sabotaging your efforts
-Move forward with a renewed sense of confidence in solving clients’ problems
-Take a quantum leap toward your greatest sales goals
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (Paperback)
By Tao Lin
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In Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy a 23–year–old person attempts to explain to himself the possible origins, ends, and cures of anger, worry, despair, obsession, and confusion, while concurrently experiencing those things in various contexts including a romantic relationship, a book of poetry, and the arbitrary nature of the universe. Read more
The Ties That Bind...and Bind...and Bind: A Survival Guide to In-Law Relationships (Paperback)
By Sylvia Bigelsen
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Outliers: The Story of Success (Audio CD)
By Malcolm Gladwell
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In this stunning new audiobook, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.
Brilliant and entertaining, OUTLIERS is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate. (2009)Amazon Best of the Month, November 2008: Now that he's gotten us talking about the viral life of ideas and the power of gut reactions, Malcolm Gladwell poses a more provocative question in Outliers: why do some people succeed, living remarkably productive and impactful lives, while so many more never reach their potential? Challenging our cherished belief of the "self-made man," he makes the democratic assertion that superstars don't arise out of nowhere, propelled by genius and talent: "they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot." Examining the lives of outliers from Mozart to Bill Gates, he builds a convincing case for how successful people rise on a tide of advantages, "some deserved, some not, some earned, some just plain lucky."
Outliers can be enjoyed for its bits of trivia, like why most pro hockey players were born in January, how many hours of practice it takes to master a skill, why the descendents of Jewish immigrant garment workers became the most powerful lawyers in New York, how a pilots' culture impacts their crash record, how a centuries-old culture of rice farming helps Asian kids master math. But there's more to it than that. Throughout all of these examples--and in more that delve into the social benefits of lighter skin color, and the reasons for school achievement gaps--Gladwell invites conversations about the complex ways privilege manifests in our culture. He leaves us pondering the gifts of our own history, and how the world could benefit if more of our kids were granted the opportunities to fulfill their remarkable potential. --Mari Malcolm
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The Death of Business Management - Introducing Generation Y and Z (Kindle Edition)
By Spence Keegan
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The Death of Business Management - Introducing Generation Y and Z – The Corporate Business World today is based on the methods and processes governed by Psychology and Corporate Alliances.
Generation Y and Z have set their strategies founded on the destruction of old norms ushered forward by an unknowing, untried or seasoned upstarts seeking only the pleasure of self-gratification at the cost of all around them. They are a Generation, or generations of ruthless, coddled brats seeking to set imagined wrongs of past generations right by their skilful manipulation of facts to the demise of themselves and the society at large.
Generation Y and Z are set on change, regardless of the outcome, unbent by the foreseeable demise of everything before them, they strive to unset the former generation in a wave of self indulged greed.
Will they, can they, pause a moment to learn from the mistakes of historical business management or will they pass through this maze of industry only to end up what the fought so hard to destroy?
This book is a reference of business management, some skill sets or processes utilized for generations, bendable, flexible and pliable to the needs of every generation if they stop long enough to reflect.
The Death of Business Management - Introducing Generation Y and Z – The Corporate Business World today is based on the methods and processes governed by Psychology and Corporate Alliances.
Generation Y and Z have set their strategies founded on the destruction of old norms ushered forward by an unknowing, untried or seasoned upstarts seeking only the pleasure of self-gratification at the cost of all around them. They are a Generation, or generations of ruthless, coddled brats seeking to set imagined wrongs of past generations right by their skilful manipulation of facts to the demise of themselves and the society at large.
Generation Y and Z are set on change, regardless of the outcome, unbent by the foreseeable demise of everything before them, they strive to unset the former generation in a wave of self indulged greed.
Will they, can they, pause a moment to learn from the mistakes of historical business management or will they pass through this maze of industry only to end up what the fought so hard to destroy?
This book is a reference of business management, some skill sets or processes utilized for generations, bendable, flexible and pliable to the needs of every generation if they stop long enough to reflect.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Christian Initiation and the Ego by Dr.Tazo (Delux CD Set of 12 Discs) (Audio CD)
By Tazo
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This is an amazing course of 12 Audio CDs. Christian Initiation and the Ego by Dr.Tazo A 12 CD Audio Book This is a brilliant exposition of imagination, picturesque language, and a beautiful story in one. Dr.Tazo creates an imaginative learning experience at the same time a marvelous and deep story.
Lesson 1 02-19-08 Presenting the Ego in A New Light Finding the Tools & Impulses to Work on the Ego.
Lesson 2 02-21-08 Relearning Our Concepts- Making Way for Revelations of the Spirit
Lesson 3 02-23-08 The Nature of the Shadow of Man According to Spiritual Research
Lesson 4 02-26-08 The Meaning of the Spiritual Ego & the Spiritual Double
Lesson 5 02-27-08 Epiphany for the Soul of Students of the Spirit The Resurrection of the Physical body in the Spirit
Lesson 6 02-29-08 The Ego & the Impulse for Spiritual Man
Lesson 7 02-29-08 The Gifts of Man Back to the Cosmic Beings The Initiation Taught by Christ
Lesson 8 03-03-08 The True Concerns of the Mother of Nature & the Art of Man
Lesson 9 03-04-08 The Results of Spiritual Work: "And he took up a Stick and Wrote upon the Earth" , The Turning Point of Time.
Lesson 10 03-09-08 Forming the Living Body of Spiritual Knowledge
Lesson 11 03-09-08 The Myth of Perseus & the Baptism of Fire & Water
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Blind People (DVD)
By Jim Weter
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You can be blind without ever losing your vision...
Suffering from depression and self-hatred over a failed relationship, Ray contemplates taking his life daily. His grief impacts his actions so much that his best friend and recently stricken blind roommate, Jake, can sense the tension as well as anyone else around.
Ray goes through every day in denial, grasping at a sense of belonging and holding onto his memories as they poison him even more. No matter who tries to help or support him, he pushes them away and isolates himself further.
Ray is spiraling deeper every moment, further into the dark recesses of his own mind, but only he can decide the outcome of his own troubles.
Blind People is a contemporary drama that argues against suicide as a solution to any of life’s problems. Following the existential philosophy of Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, Blind People shows the realities of a life spent dwelling on an unchangeable past without ever looking forward as well as the results of following life’s downfalls to their emotional end: suicide.
At the same time however, Blind People contrasts Ray’s dark existence with that of his physically blind roommate and best friend Jake. Though Jake has lost his vision, most of his friends and has far more reason to hate life, Jake has found peace through acceptance of his problems. Jake tries his best to make the most of the life he has, and has resolved to help his friend Ray accept his.
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Read moreOriginal Self: Living with Paradox and Originality (Audio Cassette)
By Thomas Moore
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According to Thomas Moore, people today have lost the deep, direct, and vivid sense of what it means to live with passion and originality. Moore believes that beneath the many thick layers of indoctrination about who we are and who we should be lies an original self, a person who came into this world full of possibility and destined for a particular life.
The fifty mediations in this collection offer fresh interpretations of living with that original self rather than conformity. he presents multidimensional portraits of the creative self and different angles from which to tap one's primal emotions and possibilities. This audio demonstrates what it means to live from the burning essence of the heart, with the creativity that comes from allowing the soul to blossom in its own colors and shapes.
With his usual grace and insight, Moore counters the prevailing assumptions of the day and offers strikingly unorthodox views on what is virtuous and healthy, opening up possibilities for a renewal of the way we live socially and in our private lives.
The original self is the person "who came into this world full of possibility and destined for joyful unveiling and manifestation," according to bestselling author Thomas Moore. "This is the person who comes to life in us briefly as we get married, start a course in school, or try on a new job--before worry and cynicism have set in."In essence, it is our soul that Moore speaks of, and it is his unwavering conviction that our greatest task is to stay true to our original selves. Using a highly approachable format of brief essays (two to four pages), Moore offers his reflections on how to do just that. Each essay leads with a thought, such as, "Life needs a point of entry, a crack in our defenses" or, "Beneath the favorite tale of the moment a deeper story always lies waiting to be told." From there Moore moves into the eloquent depths of his ruminations on the original self--words that are beautiful and provocative yet never heady or bogged down with self-importance. In fact, his writing manages to be simultaneously poetic and pragmatic--the signature of a great thinker and humanitarian. Each essay is illustrated with a woodblock print, offering further meditation on a theme. Moore openly admits that he hopes this book will become a keeper--one that dwells on a household's shelf of lifetime books. No doubt it will Mr. Moore, somewhere between Emerson and Thoreau. --Gail Hudson Read more
The Dream Metropolis (Volume 1) (Paperback)
By Mr. Miles H Cressman
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In a city of dreams, the dreams themselves create another reality divorced from our own. For a few individuals, coping with their real lives bleeds into the city itself, twisting and distorting it. They do not know that they dream of each other, their imaginations intertwined. Unbeknownst to them, they are a part of a project that attempts to create a whole new reality, built from their limitless dreams and imagination; it is an attempt to separate mind from body forever. But what would happen if one of them wanted to wake up? Read more
Monday, September 26, 2011
Dr. Neruda's Cure for Evil (Paperback)
By Rafael Yglesias
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When one of his successfully treated patients commits a vicious murder and then kills himself, a preeminent New York City psychotherapist embarks on a desperate personal mission to discover the root causes of the crime--a mission that will bring him face-to-face with the true nature of evil.This chilling novel--the psychological history of Dr. Rafael Neruda, an analyst who suffered inconceivable abuse as a child, and one of his patients, Gene Kenny, who committed suicide--is presented as a manuscript "sealed at the request of the author, Dr. Rafael Guillermo Neruda, M.D., until fifty years after his death." Dr. Neruda's writings tell of his retribution against "evil" which, according to Neruda, appeared in the form of two characters who plagued his patient. There is Kenny's boss, who fired him, and Kenny's daughter, a narcissistic nymphomaniac who seduced him. Misusing his power as a doctor, Neruda convinces the boss to re-enact his childhood trauma with his father, and the daughter to recreate her imagined childhood incest. In his effort to eradicate the roots of abuse, the doctor reveals himself to be the most vicious character of all. Read more
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
By Malcolm Gladwell
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The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas."The best way to understand the dramatic transformation of unknown books into bestsellers, or the rise of teenage smoking, or the phenomena of word of mouth or any number of the other mysterious changes that mark everyday life," writes Malcolm Gladwell, "is to think of them as epidemics. Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do." Although anyone familiar with the theory of memetics will recognize this concept, Gladwell's The Tipping Point has quite a few interesting twists on the subject.
For example, Paul Revere was able to galvanize the forces of resistance so effectively in part because he was what Gladwell calls a "Connector": he knew just about everybody, particularly the revolutionary leaders in each of the towns that he rode through. But Revere "wasn't just the man with the biggest Rolodex in colonial Boston," he was also a "Maven" who gathered extensive information about the British. He knew what was going on and he knew exactly whom to tell. The phenomenon continues to this day--think of how often you've received information in an e-mail message that had been forwarded at least half a dozen times before reaching you.
Gladwell develops these and other concepts (such as the "stickiness" of ideas or the effect of population size on information dispersal) through simple, clear explanations and entertainingly illustrative anecdotes, such as comparing the pedagogical methods of Sesame Street and Blue's Clues, or explaining why it would be even easier to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon with the actor Rod Steiger. Although some readers may find the transitional passages between chapters hold their hands a little too tightly, and Gladwell's closing invocation of the possibilities of social engineering sketchy, even chilling, The Tipping Point is one of the most effective books on science for a general audience in ages. It seems inevitable that "tipping point," like "future shock" or "chaos theory," will soon become one of those ideas that everybody knows--or at least knows by name. --Ron Hogan Read more
Change Your Brain, Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted (Hardcover)
By Daniel G. Amen
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THE KEY TO A BETTER BODY—in shape, energized, and youthful—is a healthy brain. Based on the latest medical research, as well as on Dr. Amen’s two decades of clinical practice at the renowned Amen Clinics, where Dr. Amen and his associates pioneered the use of the most advanced brain imaging technology, Change Your Brain, Change Your Body shows you how to take the very best care of your brain.
With fifteen practical, easy-to-implement solutions involving nutritious foods, natural supplements and vitamins, positive-thinking habits, and, when necessary, highly targeted medications, Dr. Amen shows you how to:
* Reach and maintain your ideal weight
* Soothe and smooth your skin at any age
* Reduce the stress that can impair your immune system
* Sharpen your memory
* Increase willpower and eliminate the cravings that keep you from achieving your exercise and diet goals
* Enhance sexual desire and performance
* Lower your blood pressure without medication
* Avoid depression and elevate the enjoyment you take in life’s pleasures.
Whether you’re just coming to realize that it’s time to get your body into shape, or are already fit and want to take it to the next level, Change Your Brain, Change Your Body is all you need to start putting the power of the brain-body connection to work for you today. Read more
Embracing Your Authentic Self - Women's Intimate Stories of Self-Discovery & Transformation (Paperback)
By Linda Joy
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Embracing Your Authentic Self brings you the stories of 25 extraordinary women who have removed their false masks, stepped past the labels that once defined them, and reconnected with their personal power. Today, they're standing tall, embracing their authenticity, and stepping boldly onto the path of self-actualization. In this book, you'll experience the stories about • Stepping out of hiding to discover your divine nature • Releasing who you "should' be to become who you really are • Learning to speak your truth • Using the experience of grief and loss to uncover a greater calling • Leaving doubt and fear behind to discover your true purpose, step into your personal power, and even walk through fire! These raw, revealing tales of empowerment and new beginnings prove that each and ever one of us have the potential to live authentically and joyfully. Each intimate story is followed by three journaling questions to help you journey deeper into your truth and reconnect with your truest self. Read more
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Moxie for Managers: The Secret to Evolving from Manager to Leader (Paperback)
By Ann Tardy
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Passages (Paperback)
By Gail Sheehy
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Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life (Paperback)
By John Townsend
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Having clear boundaries is essential to a healthy, balanced lifestyle. A boundary is a personal property line that marks those things for which we are responsible. In other words, boundaries define who we are and who we are not. Boundaries impact all areas of our lives: Physical boundaries help us determine who may touch us and under what circumstances -- Mental boundaries give us the freedom to have our own thoughts and opinions -- Emotional boundaries help us to deal with our own emotions and disengage from the harmful, manipulative emotions of others -- Spiritual boundaries help us to distinguish God's will from our own and give us renewed awe for our Creator -- Often, Christians focus so much on being loving and unselfish that they forget their own limits and limitations. When confronted with their lack of boundaries, they ask:
- Can I set limits and still be a loving person?
- What are legitimate boundaries?
- What if someone is upset or hurt by my boundaries?
- How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money?
- Aren't boundaries selfish?
- Why do I feel guilty or afraid when I consider setting boundaries?
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend offer biblically-based answers to these and other tough questions, showing us how to set healthy boundaries with our parents, spouses, children, friends, co-workers, and even ourselves.In order to call themselves good Christians, many people have drawn overly flexible boundaries (unwilling to say no, always accommodating others' needs) or overly rigid boundaries (to the point of being righteous and judgmental). Psychologists and inspirational speakers Cloud and Townsend show readers how to set reasonable boundaries in order to follow the true path of Christianity. This book has become immensely popular, most likely because it makes personal boundaries easier to define and is filled with spiritual purpose. Some cautions: the format can be overly self-helpish for such a complex discussion and the authors at one point imply that judicious spankings may be an acceptable form of setting boundaries with children. However, many Christians will probably find themselves grateful for this biblical context of boundaries. --Gail Hudson Read more
Never Be Lied to Again: How to Get the Truth In 5 Minutes Or Less In Any Conversation Or Situation (Paperback)
By David J. Lieberman
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How many times have you been manipulated or taken advantage of by someone's lies? Are you tired of being deceived, tricked, and fooled? Finally, renowned behaviorist David J. Lieberman shows you how to stop the lies and uncover the truth-- in any conversation or situation. In a simple, user-friendly format, Dr. Lieberman gives you the tools to determine, with uncanny accuracy, if you are being lied to.
Utilizing newly developed techniques in hypnosis and psycholinguistics, this book also shows you how to easily influence anyone to tell the truth-- within minutes. Use it in any situation, from casual conversation to in-depth interviews. Never Be Lied to Again is chock-full of colorful examples and engaging scenarios to help you keep from being taken advantage of and give you that extra edge. Use these groundbreaking techniques to take control of every personal and business situation...and never be lied to again.
When liars are being accused of something, they'll stay calm because they're working on their rebuttal; this is why detectives were suspicious of O.J. Simpson when he didn't express outrage when accused of murdering his ex-wife and Ronald Goldman. Never Be Lied to Again is bursting with tested tips like this for quickly determining when you're being boondoggled. Body language, facial expressions, sentence structure, and word choice can all reveal when someone is lying, says psychologist David J. Lieberman, and he includes 46 of these "clues to deception" to help you, including tricks for framing questions without putting others on the defense. Once you use your newly honed "human lie detector" skills to figure out if you're being lied to, you can then dig for the truth using the specific, influential words and body postures that Lieberman suggests. Written with flair and humor, Never Be Lied to Again is designed to help you get the upper hand in any situation, whether you're trying to figure out if your spouse is cheating on you or if you suspect your coworkers are cooking the books. Read more
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Exuberance: The Passion for Life (Hardcover)
By Kay Redfield Jamison
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The author of the bestselling An Unquiet Mind–and internationally renowned authority on mood disorders–now gives us something wonderfully different: an exploration of exuberance and how it fuels our most important creative and scientific achievements.
John Muir’s lifelong passion to save America’s wild places, Wilson Bentley’s legendary obsession to record for posterity the beauty of individual snowflakes, the boundless scientific curiosity behind Watson and Crick’s discovery of DNA, sea lions that surf and porcupines that dance–Kay Redfield Jamison shows how these and many more examples both human and animal define the nature of exuberance, and how this exuberance relates to intellectual searching, risk-taking, creativity, and survival itself. She examines the hereditary predisposition to exuberance; the role of the brain chemical dopamine; the connection between positive moods and psychological resilience; and the differences between exuberance and mania. She delves into some of the phenomena of exuberance–the contagiousness of laughter, the giddiness of new love, the intoxicating effects of music and of religious ecstasy–while also addressing the dangerous desire to simulate exuberance by using drugs or alcohol. In a fascinating and intimate coda to the rest of the book, renowned scientists, writers, and politicians share their thoughts on the forms and role of exuberance in their own lives.
Original, inspiring, authoritative, Exuberance brims with the very energy and passion that it celebrates. Read more
The 7 Secrets of Synchronicity: Your Guide to Finding Meaning in Signs Big and Small (Hardcover)
By Trish MacGregor
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"When we are alert to the coincidences in our lives, we experience them more frequently--and they take on greater significance. And once we recognize synchronicities as meaningful, they open us to new information, new possibilities. We suddenly find that we're in the right place at the right time, meet the right people at the right moment, and our lives are changed for the better."
--From the Introduction
There are signs everywhere, pointing the way to a better life, if you know how to read them. Signs are the stuff that synchronicity is made of--harness the power of synchronicity, and you can transform your life.
In this groundbreaking book, bestselling authors Trish and Rob MacGregor reveal the seven secrets that allow you to recognize synchronicity when it happens--and make the most of it. You'll learn to interpret the meaning of the signs you encounter every day, and use such tools as the tarot, I-Ching, and astrology to understand your past, inform your present, and guide your future. Synchronicity--your key to making magic in your own life!
In The 7 Secrets of Synchronicity, you'll see why there really is no such thing as coincidence--and how your life can be the better for it. Synchronicity is the universal language of transformation--and its secrets reveal how you can live a life rich in fulfillment and meaning and wonder. With this enlightening guide, you'll learn to read the signs all around you and transform your world--one amazing synchronicity at a time! Read more
Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness (Paperback)
By Daniel G. Amen
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BRAIN PRESCRIPTIONS THAT REALLY WORK
In this breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Here are just a few of neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen's surprising--and effective--"brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life:
To Quell Anxiety and Panic:
¸ Use simple breathing techniques to immediately calm inner turmoil
To Fight Depression:
¸ Learn how to kill ANTs (automatic negative thoughts)
To Curb Anger:
¸ Follow the Amen anti-anger diet and learn the nutrients that calm rage
To Conquer Impulsiveness and Learn to Focus:
¸ Develop total focus with the "One-Page Miracle"
To Stop Obsessive Worrying:
¸ Follow the "get unstuck" writing exercise and learn other problem-solving exercisesIn this age of do-it-yourself health care (heck, if the doctor only sees you for 10 minutes each visit, what other options are there?), Change Your Brain, Change Your Life fits in perfectly. Filled with "brain prescriptions" (among them cognitive exercises and nutritional advice) that are geared toward readers who've experienced anxiety, depression, impulsiveness, excessive anger or worry, and obsessive behavior, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life milks the mind-body connection for all it's worth.
Written by a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has also authored a book on attention deficit disorder, Change Your Brain contains dozens of brain scans of patients with various neurological problems, from caffeine, nicotine, and heroin addiction to manic-depression to epilepsy. These scans, often showing large gaps in neurological activity or areas of extreme overactivity, are downright frightening to look at, and Dr. Amen should know better than to resort to such scare tactics. But he should also be commended for advocating natural remedies, including deep breathing, guided imagery, meditation, self-hypnosis, and biofeedback for treating disorders that are so frequently dealt with by prescription only. Read more
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