by Paula Marshall Too often, businesses large and small have structured themselves to be goal oriented. Milestones, statistics and the bottom line are pursued like quarry pelts to be displayed on the belts of CEOs. Business leaders cannot be faulted for such approaches because, for the most part, they all are products of a post-20th […]
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The 4 Ingredient Vegan: Easy, Quick and Delicious
April 13, 2012
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by Maribeth Abrams with Anne Dinshah This cookbook is perfect if you are pressed for time or looking to incorporate more plant-based meals into your diet. Scrumptious entrées, salads, soups, side dishes, beverages and even desserts can be created with just a few main ingredients — four to be exact. Familiar ingredients are combined with […]
Glad No Matter What: Transforming Loss and Change Into Gift and Opportunity
April 13, 2012
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by SARK Though SARK has empowered millions to live their creative dreams, manage their businesses and savor personal connections, the deaths of her mother and cat and the end of a treasured relationship tested her ability to walk her talk. But as the book shows, she journeyed through the spirals and layers of grief and […]
An Alphabet of Good Health in a Sick World
April 13, 2012
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by Martha M. Grout, M.D., M.D.(H) and Mary Budinger The authors will help you discover why illness is really your friend. It is your body’s cry for help; it is telling you that something is very wrong. Looking at your body as the enemy and treating it with brute force is the conventional way to […]
Human Design: Discover the Person You Were Born to Be
April 13, 2012
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by Chetan Parkyn Forget your sign — what is your design? Would you like a clear picture of your ideal life partner? Would you like to make better decisions, find your ideal career and realize your highest potential? Would you like to know who you really are? More individually specific than astrology, Human Design is […]
The Tao of Success: The Five Ancient Rings of Destiny
April 13, 2012
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by Derek Lin Lin has written a modern book of destiny and power, using the ancient principles of the Tao Te Ching, which encompasses a practical, systematic approach to the ancient and time-honored spiritual learning process. The book navigates the five rings of life, which are common patterns of traditional Tao cultivation, as conceptualized by […]
How to be a High School Superstar: A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out)
April 13, 2012
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by Cal Newport What if getting into your choice of schools did not require four years of excessive A.P. classes, overwhelming activity schedules and constant stress? Newport explores the world of relaxed superstars — students who scored spots at the nation’s top colleges by leading low-stress and authentic lives. Drawing from extensive interviews and cutting-edge […]
Wheel of Initiation: Practices for Releasing Your Inner Light
April 13, 2012
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by Julie Tallard Johnson Intentions and spiritual principles, meditation and contemplation, ritual and risk-taking are the conditions that comprise an initiated life. Regrettably, in modern society we do not have rites of initiation that break through the personal and societal illusions that instill and perpetuate negative habits to keep us in states of resistance. Johnson […]
Five Wishes: How Answering One Simple Question Can Make Your Dreams Come True
April 13, 2012
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by Gay Hendricks How do dreams come true? Two decades ago, before he was an internationally acclaimed author and teacher, Gay Hendricks did not know. In fact, he did not even know what his deepest desires were. Then, when he least expected it — at a cocktail party — a question prompted an epiphany. Opposite […]
The Zen of Financial Peril: The Art of Happiness in Crisis
April 13, 2012
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by Jay G.M. Taffet Have you ever imagined what your life would be like if you could actually see the exact moment when it evolved? Would it not be exciting if you could stand on your own personal shore of opportunity and watch your life unfold exactly as you desire? Taffet says you can, and […]
The Yoga Sessions: Mozart
April 13, 2012
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by Dave Eggar Quartet For cellist Dave Eggar, the parallels between Mozart and yoga reside in the sense of flow and grace we feel in our bodies. Just as a master musician creates an effortless journey between each phrase of a piece of music, so the yogi is able to flow through sequential postures with […]
I AM: The Documentary
April 13, 2012
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directed by Tom Shadyac Is it possible for a film to change the world? “The Great Train Robbery,” the first full-length movie with a storyline, did so in 1903. The world was never the same after it was seen by millions, everywhere. “The Jazz Singer,” the first “talkie,” did it in 1928. Film of the World […]
The New Rules of Lifting for Abs : A Myth-Busting Fitness Plan for Men and Women Who Want a Strong Core and a Pain-Free Back
April 13, 2012
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by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove An expert fitness team shares their cutting-edge program for achieving stellar abs in just three hours a week. A strong, athletic physique, highlighted by a flat midsection with well-defined abdominal muscles is the goal, but most people who seek these goals undermine their efforts. The authors offer unique programs […]


April 13, 2012
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