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Simple Loving 2 reviews Janet Luhrs
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
A Handbook for Better Relationships
+ Easy read, lots of tips for sustaining relationships
This wise and wonderful book came to me exactly when I needed it. I've only had it for a few days, but it's already helped open the lines of communication between my husband and myself. In "Simple Loving", Janet Luhrs presents a new model for intimate relationships -- one based on compassion, ...
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Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships 99 reviews David Schnarch
Holt Paperbacks, 1998
Are you differentiated?
+ Amazing Break throughs + Gutwrenching, lifechanging, gutwrenching + Keeping love + Great
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Living Loving and Learning 48 reviews Leo F. Buscaglia
Ballantine Books, 1983
Universal Teacher
+ Living, Loving, Learning + Amazing!! + My very favorite non-fiction book.
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Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys 109 reviews Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson
Ballantine Books, 2000
Raising a son
+ Boys need more than we think they do... + Elaine's "Raising Cain" book review + A Must Read
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Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying 33 reviews Ram Dass, Dass Ram, ..., 1900
Still Way Ahead Of His Time
+ even when he's not..he's dtill here + GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL HERE + Why we like sunsets
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Iron John: A Book About Men 83 reviews Robert Bly
Da Capo Press, 2004
The kind of men we need
+ GURU AMONG MEN + Very important mythological view of man's psychic development + Inspiration in a Post-modern era + Some things in the life of man never change, nor should they.
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Going to Pieces without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness Mark Epstein
Thorsons, 1999
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Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders 35 reviews Mary Pipher
Riverhead Trade, 2000
Well worth reading
+ Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of our Elders + Incredible Insight! + You may find yourself here---or not. + Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders
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The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts) 21 reviews James Hollis
Inner City Books, 1993
Hollis Does A Helluva Job With This One
+ Interesting + Wish I'd read it sooner + Transformations at Mid-Life + Vancouver in midlife ? ...
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Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death 85 reviews Irvin D. Yalom
Jossey-Bass, 2008
The Subject We Prefer to Ignore
+ An Admirable Attempt to Cure an Incurable Fear
This is a more difficult read than most of Yalom's other books. His books are lucid and often inspirational. Death is not an easy subject. I kept putting it down. But something he does in most books is include very personal and meaningful anecdotes. One of the best parts is his inclusion of ...
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Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings 58 reviews Rob Brezsny
Frog Books, 2005
If You're Not Joyful, You're Not Paying Attention
+ The Antidote + The MOST FUN I've EVER had with a book... + the first page had me shouting YES!
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Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence 197 reviews Joe Dominguez, Vicki Robin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
How to be financially independant
+ Wish I'd followed this book's advice + I loved this book!
I have read over 50 books by all the most popular financial authors today, and I believe this classic from the early 90's is by far the best if your goal is to be financially independent from your job once and for all. The author himself actually became independent in his early thirties and ...
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And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby ... 10 reviews John Phd Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman
Three Rivers Press, 2008
Add it to the baby books!
+ A must read for couples expecting + Great read! + Great gift! + Best gift to our children
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Transformation Soup: Healing for the Splendidly Imperfect 20 reviews SARK
Fireside, 2000
Title says it all so well
+ Refreshing as cool water on a warm day + Sark: The Consummate Healer + Transformation Soup : Healing for the Splendidly Imperfect + Mixed feelings, but I still love Sark!
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Reclaiming Eros: Sacred Whores and Healers 1 review Suzanne Blackburn, Margaret Wade
Suade Publishing, 2008
"Reclaiming Eros: Sacred Whores and Healers, by Suzanne Blackburn and Margaret Wade is brave, bold and wonderful.
"Reclaiming Eros: Sacred Whores and Healers, by Suzanne Blackburn and Margaret Wade is brave, bold and wonderful. This courageous book captures the unique insight, intelligence and contribution of each of the people interviewed with dignity and passion. It is inspiring to witness how the vitally ...
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Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche 32 reviews Robert A. Johnson
HarperOne, 1993
A little book with a big message
+ Owning your own shadow
Most reference books are large. This one, even with all of the information packed inside, is instead, rather small. In doing the work of owning your own shadow, "what is the purpose of my life?" is a question that can be discovered. Paired with Johnson's "Innerwork," readers can learn to be in ...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 809 reviews Stephen R. Covey
Free Press, 2004
It's all in the habit!
+ Excellent + READ THIS! + Life changing... + Read it, learn it, apply it, and read it again.
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Toward a Psychology of Being, 3rd Edition 7 reviews Abraham H. Maslow
Wiley, 1998
one of his best...
+ happy + Hard Reading but Worth It + Tough reading
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Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life: How to Finally, Really Grow Up 38 reviews James Hollis
Gotham, 2005
One of the clearest Jungian exposés that exists.
+ Raves from one who doesn't read "self-help" + We Need To Find Meaning
As someone who has studied Jung for a great deal of their adult life, I find this to be an exceptional book. Many terms that other authors attempt to describe such as psyche, ego, transference, etc., are really very difficult to follow. Hollis does an exceptional job in breaking Jungian terms ...
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship ... 143 reviews John M. Gottman, Nan Silver
Three Rivers Press, 1999
Buy the book, not the Kindle version
+ Something in This for all Couples + Awesome Book!! A definite "Must Get!" 2 Thumbs Up!! + This is an excellent book on marriage. + Good advice
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