"Books take me places, teach me things, and make
me think, laugh and cry. You'll find here a collection of books
that have a spot on my shelf. I'm constantly reviewing and
updating so you can partake of what is newly minted in the
publishing world. Get them here with our affiliation with
Amazon.com or from your favorite bookseller.
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Silent
Alarm: A Parable of Hope for Busy Professionals by John Blumberg
Silent Alarm
is a parable of hope for busy professionals. For some,
it is a message of inspiration … and for others,
a wake-up call for their very survival. For everyone … it
is an experience you won’t soon forget!! I promise
you- read this book and you won’t hit the snooze
button again. I loved this book! Go to: http://www.keynoteconcepts.com/silent_alarm.htm |
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Eileen says: "This is a fabulous magazine.
Read about this magazine and you decide. Powerful stuff!!!"
Here's what they say:
"At MOTTO, we believe it's impossible to have a meaningful
life without meaningful work. So, we created the first media
company for people seeking a more personally fulfilling and
socially responsible route to business success." |
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Three Deep Breaths by Tom Crum.
Since the days I stayed in a tepee
in Snowmass, CO and studied Aikido as a conflict metaphor
under the guidance of Tom Crum, I have devoured anything
he writes. This is his newest venture and a simple one at
that. Therein lies the beauty. This short tale takes the
simple act of breathing and turns it into a potion for calming
relationships, handling stress, and creating more elegant
solutions to problems. Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Breathe.
And read. |
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Turn
it Off: How to Unplug from Anytime-Anywhere Office Without Disconnecting Your Career by Gil Gordon.
In our 24-7, high connectivity world, how do you regain control over very real
demands? Gil is a mobile office technology expert who shares a 100/60/0 model
for balancing time and work, helping you figure out when you'll be on 100%, part
time, or not at all. VERY helpful. |
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The
Simplicity Survival Handbook-32 Ways to do less and accomplish more by Bill Jensen.
The book is about power-YOUR power to
change standard practices and to push back into doing that
which matter most-not that which someone dictates to you.
Hold you hat, gang, because Jensen is a true believer that
much of what we do is silly, wasteful, disrespectful, totally
without impact on what is really important. Sure, he's
in your face. But sometimes we need that push.
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Swimming
Across: A Memoir by Andrew S. Grove.
An engrossing and thoroughly entertaining story of the life of one of the founders
of Intel. It is simply written, and I would recommend it to teenagers as well
as adults. Andy tells how he grew up in pre- revolutionary Hungary, lived through
the Russian communist takeover and how everything in his life changed for the
worse little by little. He finally had to escape on foot at night across the
border to Austria, then on to America, as a young man of 18 years old, leaving
his family and friends behind. The story is lovely, about a wonderful culture,
his love of family and education, and how he survived, learned English, went
to City College in New York on a scholarship paid for by an immigrant relief
organization in America and ended up in the very unlikely position of CEO of
Intel, and Time's cover story Man of the Year in 1997. An inspirational autobiography.
Reviewed by Judy Hagar. |
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Made to Stick:
Why Some Ideas Survive and
Others Die by Chip & Dan Heath
Random House, 2007.
These super-bright brothers have captured
six straight-forward principles for that have me rethinking
my business and marketing efforts. You’ll find yourself
wondering what you can do that is simple, unexpected, concrete
and credible. You’ll look for ways to get people to care
and you’ll wrap it in stories. Bet I’ve got you
thinking already! |
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The
Culture Code-An Ingenious Way
to Understand Why People Around the World Live and
Buy as They Do by Clotaire
Rapaille, Broadway Books, 2006.
This book was a gift from Doug Cody,
VP Executive Communications for Carlson Companies. As he
handed it to me, he said that he liked to give away books
that stimulated his thinking. What an understatement! Rapaille
is a cultural anthropologist and marketing expert who asserts
that all of us acquire a silent system of Codes as we grow
up within our culture. These Codes invisibly shape how
we behave in our personal lives, even when we’re
unaware of our motives. Read this book and discover how
Culture Codes helped Procter & Gamble design advertising
for Folgers and helped Chrysler build the PT Cruiser.
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Brilliance Unbridled by Kendall Summerhawk
Kendall is a shaman, a magic woman, and a horse whisperer who also put together
the team that created my totally redone web site. Her new book takes all the
lessons she has learned as an expert equestrian and turns them into powerful
metaphors for discovering the brilliance that will lead to business success.
Get the book here: http://www.kendallsummerhawk.com./book.html |
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Growing
Your Business!
What You Need To Know, What You Need
To Do
by Mark LeBlanc
Don't let this tiny book (77 pages) fool you. It is
chock-a-block filled with simple truth and profound wisdom. And
you don't have to be a business owner to use this. Consider
yourself a Brand of ONE: You! Get your personal copy
today. Contact Mark@SmallBusinessSuccess.com. |
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The
Experience Economy-Work Is Theatre & Every Business
A Stage
by B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore
Shakespeare's contention that 'All the world's a stage' is spilling over into
business. Deliver your products and services wrapped in a unique experience,
says Pine and Gilmore, and customers will pay you to sell to them. The consultants
make a strong, and entertaining, case themselves in the most intriguing book
this month. |
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The Hamster Revolution-How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You by Mike Song, Vicki Halsey and Tim Burress, Berrett-Koehler 2007
Ok gang—we all know the enormous
glut of e-mail that threatens to overtake our lives, our
stress-prone fingers (sent from my Blackberry), and our very
universe. FINALLY, here is an easy to read book that actually
makes PRACTICAL sense. You CAN do it. Reclaim your life when
you buy this book! (and you’ll find it on my web site,
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The Week Magazine
http://www.theweekmagazine.com/
Speaking of too little time, I must pass
this one along. I was handed this magazine by a seatmate
on one of my last airline trips. And I was hooked. It’s
a fraction of the size of other weekly news magazines, very
little advertising, and filled with information that gives
views from around the world about issues related to the U.S.,
global business, art, leisure, finances, you name it. I like
knowing viewpoints from people around the world—even
if I am not happy with what they say. Ignorance is—ignorant. |
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves
by Lynne Truss
The old English teacher in me found this vastly amusing if a little long. But
in an age where communication becomes muddled and the difference between a comma
and a period can stir international trouble, you might find this book fascinating.
AND—I am a stickler for the proper use of it's and its. Now, read her book and
you'll know why.
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The
World Café-Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That
Matter
by Juanita Brown with David Isaacs
Tired of same-old meetings? Wish that you could truly have conversations that
actually resulted in bringing people and ideas together. meaningful ideas and
meaningful results? This is a book of case studies that demonstrate the various
ways a world café conversation works. Connection is at the core of what I do
and conversation is the key. This book offers a look at high level conversations-the
place where, one day, we'd all like to be. |
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Global
Smarts-The Art of Communicating and Deal Making Anywhere
in the World by Sheila Hodge
Sheila is an international entrepreneur and a wonderful cross-
cultural trainer who writes from experience. The book is filled
with practical tips, eye-opening anecdotes, and in-the-trenches
experiences. This is an indispensable resource for anyone doing
business in today's global arena. |
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The
Hidden Messages in Water
by Masuro Emoto
Yep, it's an old book but one that is now appearing on the NY TIMES best-seller
list. Based upon the work of Emoto, a renowned Japanese scientist, the book offers
photographic evidence of how thoughts, words and feelings affect molecules of
water. You've got to read it to believe it. Another fascinating ingredient in
the "soup" we call life. |
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Voice
Power-Using Your Voice To Captivate, Persuade
and Command Attention by Renee Grant-Williams
This voice coach to popular singers, politicians, and other
celebrities shows how to speak for success in this practical guide
to getting the most from your voice. The four- part paperback covers
voice production, delivery, care, and specific advice for situations
such as sales, voice mail, speeches, etc. |
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Zapping
Conflict in the Healthcare Workplace
by Judith Briles.
This is not a book for the weak that want fluff and stuff. Briles, in her characteristic "take-no-prisoners" style
uses the case studies of over 1,600 men and women to identify conflict and sabotage
examples within the health care setting. She then systematically offers "zaps" for
handling such situations. P.S. You do not have to be in healthcare to learn from
this book. |
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Creativity/Career |
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Refuse
to Choose! by Barbara Sher
If you've ever felt hemmed in by needing to have only
one career and one interest in life, Barbara opens the gates
for you. I adore this book. I discovered I am a scanner—I
have an interest in many things. Hence you see this long
list of books. It was so great to know I am not a proverbial
jack-of-all-trades or a scattered thinker. Rather—folks who
are scanners think a TON. We're innately curious. If
this sounds like you, read her book! |
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Callings-Finding and Following an Authentic Life by Gregg Michael Leroy
With so many people seeking to find what they want to be when they grow up, Levoy
offers insights as well as practices for discerning that which is deepest in
all of us. He has written about the nature of guidance in such a fashion
that one learns multiple ways in which intuition and insight work.
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How
to Think Like Leonardo DiVinci
by Michael J. Gelb
At a time when innovation rises as the golden apple for the future, studying
DiVinci offers a master's lesson in discovery, invention, creativity, global
thinking and humanity. A master-thinker himself, Gelb breaks up DiVinci's mental
activities into discreet functions. This is a book that can be picked up over
and over again. I myself could spend a lifetime on learning how to ask the curious,
deeper questions. Journaling, drawing, conversation and experimentation are all
part of a course of action that Gelb carefully outlines. Skim it for the antipasto
and come back for the next course. I guarantee you won't go away hungry. |
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Discovering
Your Career in Business
by Timothy Butler, Ph.D. and James
Waldroop, Ph.D.
The authors are career psychologists who direct the MBA Career Development Programs
at the Harvard Business School. The book comes with the Business Career Interest
Inventory on IBM diskette. Full of personal profiles and real-life examples,
it offers a unique approach to career planning by helping people match their
deep interests (which we acquire early on in our lives) to eight core business
functions. This is far beyond the traditional approach of matching skills and
aptitude to job descriptions. I recommend the book for people of any age and
stage of their careers who seek optimal work experiences, especially those entering
careers for the first time, and those going through career change. For career
counselors and human resources directors, I feel it's a must read. |
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MY
TIME-Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life by Abigail Trafford
Abigail has ventured into a realm that
truly fascinates me: the entirely new development stage
of the "bonus age". Kids are gone, mortgage
is paid, and now it is YOUR turn. You've gone through
the "shoulds". Now what do you want to do
with "your one precious life". Abigail guides
the reader through the obstacles of My Time and into the
phase of reinvention. I loved this book. Let
me know what you think.
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Second
Innocence,
Rediscovering Joy and Wonder
by John B.
Izzo
If
The War Of Art is your kickstart, this book moves
you down the road for renewing yourself in work and daily
life. As we age, it's so easy to lose that innocence that
allows us to see possibilities for ourselves and others.
John gives the reader a guidebook for the journey with
a writing style that is at once intimate and intelligent.
Izzo is also the author of another favorite book: Awakening
the Corporate Soul. Read both and you'll be ahead of the
game.
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The
War of Art-Break Through the Blocks and Win Your
Inner Creative Battles
by Steven Pressfield
This
tiny book packs a wallop—like a good swift kick
in the posterior. I found myself underlining something
in every chapter. He blasts through all the reasons we
don't do that which is our purpose- our calling-our creative
best self. I found myself (sadly) on too many pages.
SO be warned-I have no more excuses. The next book written
by me IS being born.
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Tune
Your Brain-Using Music to Manage Your Mind,
Body, and Mood
by Elizabeth Miles
As a music lover, I was intrigued by this title. Could there really be research
which pinpoints the possibility of mood/intelligence - altering music? I
know that cultures around the world have always used music to make their daily
lives work better. As an ethnomusicologist, the author offers the latest research
in neurology, medicine, and psychology. She brings ancient wisdom into the scientific
present for better health and performance in seven states of mind, body, and
mood. |
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YOU DON’T NEED A TITLE TO BE A LEADER: HOW
ANYONE, ANYWHERE, CAN MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE
by
Mark Sanborn, Currency, 2006
This compact read
that will impress you with its powerful ideas laid out
in a fresh and exciting perspective. Among the
many things you’ll learn will be how leaders can
increase a NEW ROI: relationships, outcomes, and
improvements. Mark is a long-time colleague and
one of the sharpest men I know for taking an idea and
distilling it to its essence in a unique way. |
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Angels
in the Workplace-Stories and Strategies for Creating a
New World of Work
by Melissa Giovagnoli
If cynicism and greed seem to be the words which describe the world of business,
then think again. The author provides case studies of ordinary business
people who have found ways to create joy and hope within the business environment. You'll
find practical insights as well as ways we all can make a difference wherever
we find ourselves. |
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A Woman's
Way to Incredible Success
by Mary-Ellen Drummond.
Written by women, for women, this practical book offers hard- learned lessons,
inspirational advice and creative suggestions from 20 top businesswomen. Guess
I am a little prejudiced. I'm in it! |
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Beyond
Counterfeit Leadership by Ken Sheldon
A lively, anecdotal book, Ken Sheldon—after many years as editor of Executive
Excellence Magazine—put his best insights forward. With laser
accuracy, he paints a clear picture of what an authentic leader looks like. It's
an easy read. Better still, it's an important book. |
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Full
Steam Ahead! by Ken Blanchard and Jesse Stoner
Years ago, I worked with Ken and met Jesse Stoner. They just get smarter
and smarter! They have put their masterful minds together to create a book
on the power of vision to create focus and results in your company and your life. Don't
let the small size fool you. I found myself pondering for days just one
of the chapters. Visions and mission are so misunderstood in today's business
jargon. Read and get clarity... all the way around! |
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GET
YOUR SHIP TOGETHER-How Great Leaders Inspire Ownership
From The Keel Up
by Michael Abrashoff
Mike and I met a few years ago at a conference. He had just left the Navy as
captain of the USS Benfold, a $1 billion destroyer. Mike had been profiled in
FAST COMPANY Magazine for his grassroots leadership techniques that increased
a retention rate from 28% to 100%. Spend time with Mike and you know why. He
recently sent me his second book. It's just as chock-block filled with wisdom
as the first. You don't have to be in the Navy to run your business, department,
or venture aground. |
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Going
Deep-Exploring Spirituality in Life and Leadership
by Ian Percy
Finally, this book which I treasure has a publisher in the U.S. I recommended
it before. I do it again. Going Deep, offers a thought-provoking exploration
of how we create meaning and soul in our workplaces.
I was privileged to review a pre-press manuscript. Highlighter
in hand, I found myself circling thoughts on many pages,
laughing, pondering, nodding and relishing the most sensitive
yet practical leadership I've read in years. Through Ian,
a provocative international consultant and facilitator, you'll
get first-hand insight into what happens when individuals
move through "the great shuddering" into an engagement with
life through work.
This is another one of those books you owe to yourself and
to the people you care about.
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Good
Company-Caring as Fiercely as You Compete
by Hal Rosenbluth
I loved Rosenbluth's first book The Customer Comes Second. This new book has
equal impact. Read it and you will be exposed to practical business advice from
the workplace ecology of all manner of organizations. You'll learn dozens of
best practices from a number of the nation's preeminent employers. You'll also
see how an organization can be lean but NOT mean. |
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Leadership
When the Heat's On by Danny Cox
This is the revised and updated version by Danny Cox. I
loved the first one. He's outdone himself with this one. From the
Foreword written by 103 year-old Ellie Newton to the intense content,
this book is a winner from start to finish. |
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Learning
Journeys-Top Management Experts Share Hard-Earned Lessons
on Becoming Great Mentors and Leader by Marshall Goldsmith
Once again, my dear colleague and friend Dr. Beverly Kaye has done it: She, along
with her co-editors, have captured the seminal moments in which our colleagues
recognized both doubt, fear and the "ah-hah" moment. As only Bev can do, she
ends each individual account with a provocative, reflective question. I loved
the book. But then again, I love Bev. |
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LOVE'EM
OR LOSE'EM-Getting Good People to Stay by Beverly Kaye
Bev Kaye is a beloved colleague and the leading guru on career development practices.
In this valuable book, the authors alphabetize this creative guide to building
employee loyalty and retention in the free- agent era. Each short chapter covers
single uncomplicated strategy, such as respect, information sharing, and listening,
that individual managers can use to keep employees. |
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Love
It, Don't Leave It-26 Ways to Get What You Want
at Work
by Beverly Kaye.
Unhappy with your job? Before
you vote with your feet, consider the advice of career specialists
Beverly Kaye and Sharon Jordan-Evans and learn to love your job.
In this practical sequel to their bestseller Love 'Em or Lose 'Em, the authors focus on employee satisfaction as a responsibility you
must share with your employer. Since I am a firm believer
that responsibility and power rests in the individual, I love this
easy-to-read, take- charge of your work book. And considering
that the advice comes from researching over 15,000 folks, you've
got real-world answers to real-world challenges. |
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The
Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die by John
Izzo PhD, BerrettKoehler Publishers, 2008
In his latest book, John Izzo,PhD, unknowingly follows the
advice of NSA Founder Cavett Robert. “Learn from OPE—other
people’s experience”. Izzo’s quest is to
discover the secret to a happy life. Note I said a happy
life, not a wealthy life.
His “secrets” come from interviews with over
200 people ages 60-106 who have been nominated by friends
and acquaintances as someone who has found happiness and
meaning. From an aboriginal chief to a CEO, from a town barber
to a Holocaust survivor, there’s much food here for
the taking. |
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This Wasn’t Supposed to Happen to Me!
10 Make-or-Break Choices When Life Steals Your Dreams and Rocks Your World by Dr. Bev Smallwood, 2008
For over 25 years, my colleague and friend, Bev Smallwood has
counseled folks ranging from solid citizens to prison inmates.
With this experience, she has now distilled her wisdom into
a very accessible and powerful book. You’ll learn the
10 critical choices necessary for wholeness and recovery after
life's tragedies and set-backs. Blending scientifically-validated
psychological truths with spiritual principles, Dr. Beverly
Smallwood offers hope that no matter what has happened, going
forward, we all have the power to choose. |
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Get Unstuck & Get
Going on the Stuff that Matters
by Michael Bungay Stanier
Michael is a Rhodes scholar and author of this best selling coaching tool. He
believes that everyone is capable of Great Work, and this amazing book is actually
a three-part questioning process that gets into the heart of an issue. If you
work with teams or coach, you've just got to have the book. |
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Midlife
and the Great Unknown
by David Whyte,
2 cd-set
I am a reader, plain and simple. But alas, Whyte's wisdom doesn't come in paper.
And wise he is, plus profound and accessible. I found myself listening to these
CDs three times just so I could take notes. (It also proved to me just why I
want to put transcripts with my CD products!)
Whyte shows listeners how the language of poetry can be our guide through the
unexplored terrain of the middle years of our lives. With over 75 million people
between the ages of 35 and 55 living in the United States today, David Whyte
inspires a wide new audience, offering ways to bring courage and clarity to face
what he calls the "fierce edges" of our lives. If you have the time
and the tenacity, I guarantee you'll love this set. |
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BLINK-The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Ok, you say, "just how am I suppose to do that?!" And that's the answer:
you already do! At a book signing in La Jolla, CA, I was intrigued by Gladwell's
research and examples. Education, experience, and environmental context are blended
to create an intuitive response that is faster than our conscious thinking. What
is equally telling is the danger of failing to ask if that response is accurate.
Read the book. Easy to read, fascinating, and thought-provoking. You might not
even know the latter occurred! |
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Choose
Peace & Happiness-A 52-Week Guide
by Susyn
Reeve.
This insightful
book offers 52 weeks worth of ideas about small things
that can help us reclaim peace and happiness in our lives.
She melds her own "juice" with wisdom from Robert Fritz,
author of the classic book, Path of Least Resistance.
For autographed copies, go to http://susynreeve.com/html/choose_peace_happiness.html. |
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Creating
a Charmed Life-Sensible Secrets Every Busy
Woman Should Know
by Victoria Moran
A lovely little book that I had forgotten about and came across on my book shelf. And
it's NOT just for women. It's such a simple, easy read but filled with practical
ideas and profound truths. I love her notion of practicing selective complication.
What matters most to us also complicates our life. Be selective in what you choose. |
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For
the Time Being
by Annie Lamott
Annie Lamott is one of those rare writers whose powers of observation will have
you traveling the lazy river of life in search of discovering wonder and profound
truths amid simple things like clouds or the terra-cotta figures that followed
a Chinese emperor to his tomb. You'll have to become "lazy" to read this book.
I found Annie on my "to read" bookshelf and am floating along with her. |
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HOW
TO CREATE YOUR OWN LUCK
by Susan RoAne.
Susan has a storyteller's soul and a knack for news-hidden people. In this straightforward
book, she crafts a methodology for using conversation, attention, synchronicity,
intuition, and basic kindness as ways to capitalize upon a current opportunity
that some might call "luck". Try it. You just never know what might
happen. |
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Journey to Center-Lessons in Unifying Body, Mind, and Spirit by Thomas F. Crum
For one intense, amazing weekend, I studied the implications of aikido as a metaphor
for conflict. Tom Crum was the instructor. On the heels of his first book,
The Magic on Conflict, Crum now offers another gem. This practical guide introduces
readers to the Zen principles Tom Crum has lived by and taught for many years.
As a black belt in aikido, a motivational speaker, and an instructor in everything
from mathematics to skiing, Crum learned that the key to success in any endeavor
is mastering the art of "centering." A master story teller, you'll be hooked
by the role centering has played in everything from golf to dealing with death. |
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Grandfather's Blessings
by Rachel Naomi Remen
If you followed my recommendation and read Kitchen Table Wisdom, you'll find
this book an essential companion. Her style is both deep and lucid, spiritual
and earth-bound with insights gleaned from her Orthodox rabbi grandfather. The
stories are brief and rich. Here's just one of her thoughts: "Wisdom lies in
engaging the life you have been given as fully and courageously as possible and
not letting go until you find the unknown blessing that is in everything." |
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The
Power of Intention by Wayne Dyer
This book "just happened" to be the sole book in a wrong place in Costco,
I bought it. You'll find here a fascinating look at the power of "intending" positive
outcomes and the chance of achieving them. Couple this with the documentary film
on quantum physics, What the Bleep Do We Know, and the world becomes a
fascinating soup of possibilities. |
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There
Are No Limits-Breaking the Barriers in Personal High Performance
by Danny Cox
"There Are No Limits" provides the reader with useful tools to break free from
self-imposed limits and recognize their own true potential. For those who want
to discover the secret to being a Superstar in business and life. |
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Sales & Service |
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Becoming
a Category of One-How Extraordinary Companies Transcend
Commodity and Defy Comparison by Joe Calloway
In this no-nonsense guide to
beating the competition, my colleague Joe Calloway, a branding
and competitive positioning consultant with clients like BMW and
IBM, offers hope to companies confronting a constantly changing
and increasingly competitive marketplace. Buy Bev Kaye's book for
your soul. Buy Joe's book for your strategy. It just makes
plain good sense. |
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Discovering
the Soul of Service by Leonard L. Berry
Berry is the director of the prestigious Center for Retailing Studies at Texas
A&M University. He's spent years researching marketing and quality.
This book departs from academic caution as Berry insists that there are nine
attributes which are the drivers to "sustainable success." His case studies
from 14 of the best service companies in the world—including some surprises —which
few of us would know-offer some fresh insights. Read it and find out why acting
small makes a BIG difference. Discover how generosity opens the hearts of employees
and communities. |
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The Anatomy of Peace:
Resolving the Heart of Conflict by The Arbinger Institute,
Berrett Koehler, 2006
If you are like me and feel despair with what seems like
a spiraling of global violence, this book offers hope. This
semi-fictional narrative (influenced by actual events), draws
you into a wilderness-camp for out-of-control teens. But
the storyline is merely a setting for parents to understand
the root of conflict from two facilitators: a Palestinian
Arab and an Israeli Jew. You’ll find hope here for
your family, your workplace, and your community. If we started
there—maybe peace would spiral outward. |
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The
Shelter of Each Other-Rebuilding Our Families
by Mary
Pipher.
If you are as disgusted as I am about the nationwide trash thrown from the corridors
of Congress and the White House, as disturbed as I am by the macabre, violent
depictions found in all forms of "entertainment", and as helpless as I am to
figure out how we turn the tide for our children and our future, then read this
book. Mary Pipher does for the American family what she did for adolescent girls
in her first book, Reviving Ophelia. Pipher lays out the cultural, technological
and economic forces tearing us apart and offers ideas on how to rebuild hope. |
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The
Tipping Point
by Malcolm Gladwell.
Are you a connector? A maven? A salesman? Want
to change your company, your community, your world? As ambitious
as it all sounds, Gladwell's research offers provocative insight
into the three rules that CAN indeed make significant, contagious
social epidemics. You'll learn about the Law of a Few, The Stickiness
Factor, and the Power of Context. Fascinating reading. |
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What
Went Wrong-Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response
by Bernard Lewis
This is an excellent summary of the history of the Middle
East from the standpoint of Western influence, and how
the Middle Eastern countries, primarily because of the
teachings of Islam, rejected anything Western for centuries.
Lewis is the Chair of the Middle Eastern studies at Princeton.
He covers the social, political and religious differences
between Islamic, Christian and Jewish cultures and political
doctrines. This is a very timely subject and with our current
political situation, it is what I would call a "must read" if
you want to understand what is really going on in the Middle
East. It explains why the theocracy is a dangerous political
structure, and why separation of church and state set up
a condition for tremendous growth in the west, leaving
the Middle East, particularly the fundamental Islamic state,
behind. One of the points he makes clearly is that the
fundamental Islamic state is at a tremendous disadvantage
due to their total disregard of the value of the female
half of their population.
Reviewed by Judy Hagar.
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Meditations
for the Road Warrior by Mark Sanborn and Terry Paulson (editors)
For Christians who travel, this collection of reflections from "the road" offers
a wonderful source of inspiration and perspective. |
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Wisdom |
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Anam
Cara
A Book of Celtic Wisdom
by John O'Donohoe
I opened up 1998 with this book, a gift from my twin brother, a professor at
Boston College. This is one of those books you will pick up over time and
swear you are reading it for the first time. A Roman Catholic priest and
poet, O'Donohue explores the stories and teachings of the ancient Celts. He mines
their rich traditions and beliefs to open up a new perspective on everything
from dawn to dying, from solitude to friendship. |
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Kitchen
Table Wisdom-Stories That Heal
by Rachel Naomi Remen
Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time," writes
Rachel Naomi Remen in her introduction to Kitchen Table Wisdom. "It is
the way wisdom gets passed along. The stuff that helps us live a life worth remembering." Remen,
a physician, therapist, professor of medicine, and long-term survivor of Crohn's
disease, reveals the insights taught to her by patients. This was my 1997 kick-off
book. She taught me that beyond mastery lies mystery and that healing is
a far deeper goal that getting well. |
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Random
Thoughts and Mine Always Are
Conscious Detours
to Creative Power
by Maryellen Lipinski
I loved this book from the minute my friend, Mel, gave it to me. Maryellen
has a refreshing take on life and uses humble, and sometimes intimate, stories
to help you develop more clarity in your life and inspire your imagination. It
might even move you to action. The goal of the book is simple. Read Random
Thoughts and experience your own epiphanies. |
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Walking
In A Crowd of Angels
by Beth Terry
When I read Beth's book, I heard my own voice talking. This is a collection
of Beth's best stories and quotes from her seminars—some poignant, some
funny, and all delivered in a way that brings it home. These vignettes
will attach themselves to your memory and your heart as they connect us with
shared experiences. Visit her web site to order the book. Tell
her you came through me and you get free shipping! Such a deal! |
