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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business125 reviews
Neil Postman

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

Disinformation Means Misleading Information--Misplaced, Irrelevant, Fragmented or Superficial
"In watching American television, one is reminded of George Bernard Shaw's remark on his first seeing the glittering neon signs of Broadway and 42nd Street at night. It must be beautiful, he said, if you cannot read." John Ackermann Neil Postman in his book,'Amusing Ourselves To Death', looks at the impact of television culture on the way we live our lives, understand our present and future ... 		  
  







  
  
Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why Women's Lives Aren't Getting Any Easier--And How We ...12 reviews
Carolyn Maloney

Modern Times, 2008

A Brave Step Toward Equality
"Rumors of our Progress have been Greatly Exaggerated" by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney is a call-to-arms for women, and men who care, to begin the real process of creating equality of the sexes. This excellently researched book hits to the very heart of the problem of hidden prejudice that most people tend to, or perhaps, want to ignore. Maloney is superbly well-versed in the inequities that ... 		  
  







  
  
Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming Parent-child Relationships from Reaction And Struggle ...27 reviews
Naomi, Ph.D. Aldort

Book Publishers Network, 2006

Essential reading for all parents
For any parent who wants to break the controlling style of discipline that creates so many problems and weakens relationships. Naomi suggests such a refreshingly simple way of keeping a loving connection with children through communication. Highly recommended. 		  
  







  
  
Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era24 reviews
Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Judy Norsigian

Touchstone, 2005

EXCELLENT Resource for Females of ALL AGES
I was delighted to find that "Our Bodies Ourselves" is being kept current. Fortunately for me I had a great Women and Health course taught by Cheryl Travis (check her research out too) at the Univ of TN back in the early 80's. It was undoubtedly one of the best classes I've ever been blessed to have and was taught by a very very great person -- Cheryl Travis. Amazon mistakenly sent me two ... 		  
  







  
  
Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness30 reviews
Jon Kabat-zinn

Hyperion, 2006

Hopeful handbook for healing through meditation
At 600-plus pages, this deeply philosophical book may challenge some readers. But Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, an accomplished scientist, thinker and author, imparts his wisdom in short, easily digestible chapters. He says you can have a more peaceful, contented life if you are open to exploring the spiritual realm and the practice of mindful meditation. Kabat-Zinn, who cites studies and personal ... 		  
  







  
  
Seeing Ourselves: Classic, Contemporary, and Cross-Cultural Readings in Sociology3 reviews
John J. Macionis, Nijole V. Benokraitis

Prentice Hall, 2006

the absolutely perfect text for an intro to soc class
I used this text for an intro to sociology class at a major university. I love that it is different from the run-of-the-mill intro textbook; instead of 20+ chapters of terms, definitions, etc., this book contains whole or excerpted readings, many of which are classic sociological articles (for example, On Being Sane in Insane Places and The McDonaldization of America). With very few exceptions, ... 		  
  







  
  
The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn't--and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger2 reviews
Daniel Gardner

Dutton Adult, 2008

And the odds are . . .?
Dan Gardner's concerned about how we handle fear. In North America, of course, a single event, the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon generated a new level of fear in the population. So unexpected and abrupt was use of commercial aircraft in a terrorist assault that an avoidance of flying was the immediate and widespread reaction. Gardner, however, wants to consider ... 		  
  







  
  
Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent65 reviews
Meredith Small

Anchor, 1999

Every American Parent Should Have to Read This
I have found this book to be so interesting and useful that I recommend it to all of my friends. One friend credits it with helping her decide that she does want to have children! Small does not make judgements in her book about parenting choices. She is a scientist who presents information based on biology and anthropology. More than any "parenting" book I've ever seen, she gives details about ... 		  
  







  
  
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform ...68 reviews
Sharon Begley

Ballantine Books, 2007

Very insightful!
Sharon Begley's "Train Your Mind Change Your Brain" does a fine job of exploring the science of neuroplasticity which upends long thought beliefs that the brain becomes hardwired early in life and can't be changed other than through physical techniques like medication, etc. Rather, by concentrating one's thinking in certain ways, actual physical changes can be effected in the brain. That is, the ... 		  
  







  
  
Bonds That Make Us Free: Healing Our Relationships, Coming to Ourselves53 reviews
C. Terry Warner

Shadow Mountain, 2001

"Bonds That Make us Free" by C. Terry Warner
This book teaches that the self any of us doubts, feels ashamed of or guilty about is not who we really are, but a fear-driven phantasm - and the destruction that self doubt causes may leave one feeling hopeless. Bonds That Make us Free helps in overriding discouragement. Falsely created images about ourselves can be overriden by truth. Very helpful in discovering who we really are. 		  
  







  
  
The Family Virtues Guide: Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves16 reviews
Linda Kavelin Popov, Dan Popov, ...

Plume, 1997

The very best parenting book and the only one you'll need
I came across this book in Australia 9 years ago and inmediately bought one. I still use it today. It is the only "parenting" book that I've found truly useful. It is relevant for children from as young as 3 till adult. Indeed, much of it gives fruit for thought for us parents as individuals as well. It is a wonderful tool for developing ethics and integrity, learning about virtues and values, ... 		  
  







  
  
Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships17 reviews
Larry Crabb

Thomas Nelson, 2005

Review of Crabb's "Connecting"
As a counselor and pscyhologist Dr. Crabb spent decades analyzing people's problems from a scientific perspective. Solutions he offered were based upon scientific and psychological terms. In "Connecting," Dr. Crabb looks at people's problems from a spiritual perspective. Solutions he offers from this perspective are based upon biblical and spiritual understanding. Instead of seeing people ... 		  
  







  
  
Embracing Ourselves: The Voice Dialogue Manual14 reviews
Hal Stone, Sidra Stone

New World Library, Nataraj, 1998

Brilliant, Enlightening, A must for all inner seekers
These two authors are revolutionary in their scope, breath, and personal integration of thier information. As you read this book you know that they truly understand their work and are genuinely on the path they show. These authors are to be admired and appreciated for the transformational work they bring to the field of psychology. 		  
  







  
  
How to Forgive Ourselves -- Totally: Begin Again by Breaking Free from Past Mistakes8 reviews
R. T. Kendall

Charisma House, 2007

We all need to forgive
Forgiveness is something we must do everyday to live peacefully, however forgiving ourselves is often times the last thing we want or know how to do. This book helps us to understand the dynamics of forgiveness, especially when we have been held captive emotionally from things in our past. Everyone has a "past," it can't be changed, but it can be forgiven enabling us to go forward in our lives. ... 		  
  







  
  
Development Across the Life Span (4th Edition)6 reviews
Robert S. Feldman

Prentice Hall, 2005

Concise with current views on life development psychology.
I used this book in our Life Development Psychology. In the course of my study, everything I needed to know is in the book. Feldman is very thorough and organized. I have read other books on this subject in our library but by far this is a superior book. This book deserves 5 stars. 		  
  







  
  
The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further Adventures of a New Kind of Christian (J-B Leadership Network Series)38 reviews
Brian D. McLaren

Jossey-Bass, 2008

The Story I found myself a part of . . .
In part 2 of the this series we find the characters coming to the realization of no boundaries, unexpected discoveries, and love for all of creation (not just the human creation). What the author brings forth for all who read is not a pointless liberal agenda, or leftist mentality, but rather a perspective of the truth that transcends categories. It is a story about the inclusive rescue by God ... 		  
  







  
  
Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious23 reviews
Timothy D. Wilson

Belknap Press, 2004

Great reding and very informative
The idea that there is so a huge amount in our brain/personality/etc. which we are not conscious of, is extremely interesting. It also have many practical implication. While giving very deep material and various research stuff, it is very readable. A great combination. 		  
  







  
  
Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World8 reviews
Carol S. Pearson

HarperOne, 1991

An easy-to-read yet rigorous entry point into self analysis
As a software developer and mathematician presently in my early 60's, ever since I can remember I have always been long on technology and short on "people" knowledge Yet from my early adolescence I remember my dad telling me how important it is to know oneself. While I always agreed with this good advice, whenever I explored my soul, I seemed to fail to come up with meaningful, ... 		  
  







  
  
Growing Up Again - Second Edition: Parenting Ourselves, Parenting Our Children17 reviews
Connie Dawson, Jean Illsley Clarke

Hazelden, 1998

The best manual on parenting
I picked up this book before having our first child thinking I would get some insights into how to raise our daughter. What I found was that the book was really for me. Through it, I learned about how I have some of the same needs as children--needs like recognition, feeling valued, loved for who I am, unconditionally. What's more,it helped me understand better what my needs really are and ... 		  
  







  
  
Mother Earth Spirituality: Native American Paths to Healing Ourselves and Our World (Religion and ...22 reviews
Ed Mcgaa

HarperOne, 1990

A true classic
I read this book while spending the summer backpacking around the Rocky Mountains. Anything that you carry around in a backpack for that long has to be worth the weight and this one definitely was. Thanks Eagle Man! :) 		  
  







  




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