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Recommended Favorite Books
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Kitchen Table Wisdom."Real stories take time.
We stopped telling stories when we started to
lose that sort of time, pausing time, reflecting
time, wondering time. Life rushes us along and
few people are strong enough to stop on their
own. Most often, something unforeseen stops us
and it is only then we have the time to take a
seat at life's kitchen table"
By Rachel Naomi Remen, MD.
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Einstein's Dreams.Every unlimited possibility of time and the universe
plays out before your eyes. The moment's moment.
The infinite possibilities of varied perception.
If you have ever dared to dream through another's ideas...
Simply wonderful. By Alan Lightman
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Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy
is a wonderful fantasy story within which is the story of most
of the major philosophers from Greek/Roman times to Hawking and the modern concept
of the "Big Bang". Easy read and it puts a good time line together for where
in history each philosopher was and what it was like to live in those times.
By Jostein Gaarder
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A History of Knowledge : Past, Present and Future.An outstanding history book. It is written and organized in a way that it does not concentrate
on facts, dates, and a needless list of famous people. I have enjoyed reading it tremendously. I was able to take an amazing appreciation for the
interrelatedness of thousands of years of history from this book. By Charles Van Doren
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The Rituals of Dinner : The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners
This is a journey through the different acceptable eating habits throughout history from cannibalistic Aztecs to modern
day Yuppie manners. A facinating book that "puts you at the table" of the historical time being described. Sometimes
it is quite frightening and unbelieveable!
By Margaret Visser
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Material World : A Global Family Portrait.
A wonderful "zoom in" view of the cultural differences around the globe for what families hold near and dear. What we
treasure and value is culturally and environmentally acquired for sure. There is also a CDROM to go with the book that
is very informative and enlightning. It shows how we are all different but the same.
By Peter Menzel, Charles C. Mann, Paul Kennedy
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CDROM
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Uncommon Wisdom : Conversations With Remarkable People
This book is a preface to Capra's huge book "The Turning Point" where Fritjof reflects on the conversations with
incredible thinkers that enabled him to create the Turning Point. There is a video out called MindWalk (obscure, but some
video stores have it as a rental) that helps to show the interconnectedness of how everything seems to work here
on earth. A thought provoking book that requires a bit of pondering.
By Fritjof Capra
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Video
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The Way of the Bull
This is an old book of Leo Buscaglia's where he journeys to find himself - gets rid of all his
material posessions and goes to Asia to learn the eastern way. Some insights to eastern medicine here too.
By Leo F. Buscaglia
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Celestially Auspicious Occasions : Seasons, Cycles, & Celebrations
This book is about the different ways cultures have ritualized the seasons,
the passage of time, and the cycles of the earth with different traditions and
understandings. Explains the origins of many of today's holidays, and happenings
including Halloween and Blue Moons. It is a history of cross cultural interpretations
of celestial events.
By Donna Henes, Urban Shaman, Joonbee Lee (Illustrator)
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The Artist's Way at Work
This book is about capturing your creativity and becoming whole. Being truthful
to yourself and learning your inner voices that impede or encourage you in your
creativy. It guides you toward reconnection with your own values, history, and
integrity. This book will change your life.
By Mark Bryan with Julia Cameron and Catherine Allen
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