Books
Jennifer’s mother is a professional writer. One of her outlets is writing book reviews which she does for several national and local newspapers as well as a national magazine. She has agreed to do two book reviews each month on new and classic books that most resonate with this community. Also new authors and book launches will be highlighted in this area.
REVIEW: David Wolfe – Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future
A new day is dawning on the world of nutrition and author David Wolfe has provided a fascinating, comprehensive guide in his new book Superfoods. He makes it easy for us to join this leading edge of discovery, and find out how to eat the “most potent, super-concentrated and nutrient-rich foods on the... »
REVIEW: Dee Wallace – Conscious Creation
Many of you will remember author/actress Dee Wallace as Mary, the mother in the movie ET: The Extraterrestrial. In her book, Conscious Creation, Dee shares her life journey and movingly writes it as a metaphor for the movie ET. ET had been abandoned, was scared, confused and didn't know how... »
Review: Christine Arylo – Choosing ME before WE
There are certain concepts that Christine doesn't just suggest but proclaims: "There's no good reason to knowingly sleep with another woman's husband or boy-friend". Next: You don't have to stay in a bad relationship, and finally, "We'd all be a lot better off if women stopped competing for men and started supporting each... »
Review: Marina Spence – Make Every Day A Friday
Each chapter is packed with nuggets of wisdom and ended with interesting Exercises and a succinct Summary. At the end of the book, we get caught up with Allison, Carmen, Rachel, Tania and Jill and find out how they have all sorted out their lives. Fascinating! »
Review: John Assaraf – The Answer
Throughout the book, John and Murray share their personal stories and areas of expertise. John operates very well from research and intuition, and leads us through a wonderfully clear summary of neuroscience-breakthroughs and quantum physics-"that our thoughts have a direct, causal impact on our reality." »
Review: Gay Hendricks – The Big Leap
In The Big Leap, there's a wonderful chapter on Spotting The Upper Limit Problems in Daily Life. One of the most common is Worry. Hendricks claims that we can always bring ourselves down by manufacturing a stream of worry thoughts. »
Review: John Holland’s Power of the Soul
Holland tells a very moving story about working on an Alaskan cruise ship. He writes in such vivid prose that you can feel yourself in that audience, the gently rocking ship, and the excitement when he made contact with Bruce, a young man who had passed so quickly and tragically that he didn't... »
Review: Mike Robbins’ Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken
(Jossey-Bass, $19.95, 238 pages) by Willa McLean Mike Robbins uses a brilliant quote from Oscar Wilde as a title for his book on Authenticity; “Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken“. Robbins doesn’t promise a quick fix. He maintains that “authenticity is... »
Review: Marci Shimoff’s Happy For No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy From The Inside Out
Marci Shimoff was a #1 New York Times best selling author, (Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul) and an acclaimed teacher in The Secret-but even at that high point in her life she realized that "happiness isn't about having everything you've ever dreamed of". She set out with spiritual depth, top-notch research and... »
Review: Richard Moss’ The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness
How do you explain the inexplicable? In his elegant book, The Mandala of Being, Dr. Moss goes beyond the superficial "feel good" properties of a lot of self-help books- to teach us how to sustain a sense of centeredness and joy, and avoid the emotions that can obstruct our innate potential for... »