Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Ninth Edition10 reviews
X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia

Longman, 2004

Surprsingly Wonderful!

+ One of my personal favorite anthologies!
+ Timely Arrival
+ Excellent Text
+ Nice collection of Literature
  
  











  



  
Lessons from the Miracle Doctors61 reviews
Jon Barron

Baseline of Health, 2002

A true blueprint for health

+ Food for thought!
+ A change that would make a difference
+ Lessons from the Miracle Doctors
  
  











  



  
Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics (International ...30 reviews
Alfred Korzybski

Institute of General Semantics, 1995

Unrecognized Genius

+ The map is not the territory
+ One of the best books ever
+ Science and Sanity
+ Semantics from the world of 1933
  
  











  



  
Big Mind - Big Heart: Finding Your Way39 reviews
Dennis Genpo Merzel

Big Mind Publishing, 2007

Looking all my life

+ So easy, so profound
+ This book is simple and direct. This book is Zen.
+ Boot Camp For The Soul
+ A very present help
  
  











  



  
Survivor Personality17 reviews
Al Siebert

Perigee Trade, 1996

It is possible to learn how to be more "resilient"

+ Great book!
+ Yes, I got life!

I had an opportunity to hear the author speak about "resiliency in the workplace" at a conference in Portland, OR two years ago. He offered good examples and strategies for coping with stress and change. I enjoyed his talk, and bought this book and another title by him as well. I have since bought ...
  
  











  



  
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man28 reviews
Marshall McLuhan, Lewis H. Lapham

The MIT Press, 1994

A WORLD WITHOUT WALLS

+ timeless work, more applicable to today than ever...
+ An Insightful Gaze at the Involution of the World
+ One of the top ten thinkers of all time
+ Indispensable and Infuriating -- In Short, What a Book Should Be
  
  











  



  
The Integral Vision: A Very Short Introduction to the Revolutionary Integral Approach to Life, God, the ...15 reviews
Ken Wilber

Shambhala, 2007

Integral Vision

+ A clear and simple introduction
+ needs more images of levels
+ Understanding The Universe
  
  











  



  
Basic Writings of Nietzsche (Modern Library Classics)34 reviews
Friedrich Nietzsche

Modern Library, 2000

Kaufmann Translations with all Footnotes

+ Essential works by important thinker
+ Pleasurable and rich!
+ Oh, Nietzsche
+ almost perfect. all you'll ever need, but maybe not all you'll want.
  
  











  



  
The Prophet262 reviews
Kahlil Gibran

Alfred A. Knopf, 1923

The Best Book Ever Written?

+ Eight Decades Later: Still Relevant, Insightful and Eloquent
+ The Greatest!

I keep a copy of this book nearby at all times for quick reference, my personal copy home to numerous marks and marginal notes. Every line reads as the most delicate of poetry, honed and refined to the purest and most undeniable words of truth and wisdom. This may be the height of human ...
  
  











  



  
Think and Grow Rich!: The Original Version, Restored and Revised128 reviews
Napoleon Hill

Aventine Press, 2004

My life has changed

The lessons I have learned in Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich have changed my life forever. Once I learned how to change my thoughts and dreams into burning desires, it seemed there wasn't anything I couldn't achieve. Truly the best! Tommy Hilcken Life Success Workshops Ogdensburg, NJ
  
  











  



  
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business127 reviews
Neil Postman

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

Judge a book by its cover

+ It's The Today Show-- Starring George Orwell and Aldous Huxley
+ A Good Deal!!
+ Disinformation Means Misleading Information--Misplaced, Irrelevant, Fragmented or Superficial
+ The media is the message again
  
  











  



  
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art20 reviews
Stephen Nachmanovitch

Tarcher, 1991

Great support for anyone in the arts!

+ For artists, or Anyone wishing to live creatively
+ This helped me hugely as a writer
+ Got me thinkin'
+ Solving the mystery of Improvisation
  
  











  



  
Siddhartha463 reviews
Hermann Hesse

Bantam Classics, 1982

Samsara is nirvana

+ Great
+ Hari Om
+ A rambling spiritual adventure...
+ A must read for any spiritual seeker
  
  











  



  
Zen Flesh Zen BOnes: A Collection of Zen and Pre-zen Writings44 reviews
Paul Reps, Nyogen Senzaki

Tuttle Publishing, 1998

The First and Still the Best

+ A Timeless Classic on Zen
+ The Marrow of Zen
+ Too bad about the Shambhala edition...
+ Flesh of my flesh and Zen of my bones!
  
  











  



  
Spiral Dynamics Integral: Sounds True Audio Learning Course: Learn to Master the Memetric Codes of Human ...4 reviews
Don Beck

Sounds True, Incorporated, 2006

The Continuing Development of Spiral Dynamics

+ A Great Primer
+ Most accessible exploration of Spiral Dynamics

The speed of personal and societal change can seem bewildering, and there have been many attempts to try and make sense of what is going on in the world. Spiral Dynamics is one very interesting model that was originally developed by the psychologist Clare W. Graves. He was a friend and ...
  
  











  



  
Out of Your Mind9 reviews
Alan Watts

Sounds True, Incorporated, 2004

I wanted to listen to Watts' voice

+ It's Not serious
+ Alan Watts even more candid than usual
+ Alan Watts has cured my fear of death
+ ABOUT SOMETHING
  
  











  



  
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley296 reviews

Ballantine Books, 1992

Should be Required Reading!

+ A revelation.
+ anglo-saxon reader
+ Important book of self discovery, resemption, and vindication
+ I know something Malcolm didn't
  
  











  



  
Thresholds of the Mind19 reviews
Bill Harris

Centerpointe Press, 2007

Link to the turning point!

Thresholds of the Mind is a very rare find. This book was recommended by a friend who said that the book will inspire me to move on to the next level, which is meditation. It is very concise and informative. If you want to try holosync, read this book! We need not be stressed with what is ...
  
  











  



  
Zen in the Art of Archery60 reviews
Eugen Herrigel

Vintage, 1999

Zen in practice

+ Great book; not supposed to teach you how to release an arrow!
+ A Book for all Artists
+ wonderful insight...
  
  











  



  
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Ninth Edition10 reviews
X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia

Longman, 2004

Surprsingly Wonderful!

+ One of my personal favorite anthologies!
+ Timely Arrival
+ Excellent Text
+ Nice collection of Literature