Category: Literary Escapes
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_Awaken the Giant Within_ by Anthony Robbins
_Awaken the Giant Within_ by Anthony Robbins I read this some time ago and am not sure how I did not write about it earlier, but in any case, it was a book recommended by a friend, especially when I started on the coaching path. Tony Robbins has been a big name inspirational coach for…
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_The 21-day Sugar Detox: Bust Sugar & Carb Cravings Naturally_ by Diane Sanfilippo
_The 21-day Sugar Detox: Bust Sugar & Carb Cravings Naturally_ by Diane Sanfilippo At the end of September (yes it has been a while) a friend asked if I wanted to join her in doing a 21-day sugar detox. I had been thinking about it for a while – since going Paleo – but had…
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_Portal of the Wind_ by Shizuko Natsuki
_Portal of the Wind_ by Shizuko Natsuki Last March when I was in Lake Havasu City visiting my parents, my dad and I took a trip to the public library. It is something that my dad likes to do with me and they are a dying institution in most cities. The library itself was fairly…
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_The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius_ by Marcus Aurelius
_The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius_ by Marcus Aurelius Over three years ago I referred to my having read _Meditations_ by Marcus Aurelius many years back. When I came across this book a few years ago, I thought I would give it a read since I enjoyed his first philosophies so much. However, it really took…
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_The Girl on the Train_ by Paula Hawkins
_The Girl on the Train_ by Paula Hawkins This was listed as one of the books to read before the movie came out, so I decided to give it a go despite its popularity and my tendencies to avoid ‘trends’. I know, I am ridiculous about ‘trends’ as there really is no harm and if…
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_Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth_ by Reza Aslan
_Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth_ by Reza Aslan The author of this book appeared on The Daily Show about a year ago. As a student of religion and spirituality I was really interested in reading this despite its seemingly ‘academic’ nature for a pleasure book. 😛 (When has that stopped me before,…
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_My Story_ by Elizabeth Smart
_My Story_ by Elizabeth Smart Although I do not really pay attention to the news and never really have, I do remember big stories, especially those around kidnappings or killings of children. I still follow the JonBenet Ramsey story even today. So, when I saw this book, I only faintly recalled what it might have…
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_The Four Agreements_ by Don Miguel Ruiz
_The Four Agreements_ by Don Miguel Ruiz A while back a friend of mine gave me this book as she was required to read it for a leadership course she was taking. Don Miguel Ruiz offers a great deal of wisdom in this book that is summed up by the image below: Each one is…
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_NYPD Red 2_ by James Patterson
_NYPD Red 2_ by James Patterson I am not sure if I have written about the first NYPD Red book in the series, but I have now read the second one in the series. 😛 This new series is entertaining enough, though not meant to be overly enthralling I am sure. It was a good…
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_The Psychology of Everyday Things_ by Donald Norman
_The Psychology of Everyday Things_ by Donald Norman Over a year ago, a colleague recommended this book when we were having a philosophical talk about the world. It took me quite a while to get through the book, to be honest as it was written in 1988 by an obvious academic. Despite the very old…
