Tag: Books
How To Be The One : Life-changing wisdom, insights, practical advice to help you become that special person – for them.
Getting a personal relationship right is critical – there can be many pitfalls and getting it wrong can cause all sorts of heartache from financial to adverse effects on your health. I have come across an interesting book by Roy Sheppard – a relationship consultant & coach who has advised significant numbers of people on [...]
Weeds: How Vagabond Plants Gatecrashed Civilisation and Changed the Way We Think About Nature
An interesting looking book by an accomplished nature writer which is focused on weeds. Weeds: How Vagabond Plants Gatecrashed Civilisation and Changed the Way We Think About Nature I love learning about nature, flora and fauna and this book looks like a fascinating read. The Daily Mail have a good article about the book here: [...]
Microcosmos: Discovering The World Through Microscopic Images From 20 X to Over 22 Million X Magnification
I love looking at the world through new eyes and have come across a fantastic book which shows things up close. It contains brilliant photography. Microcosmos: Discovering The World Through Microscopic Images From 20 X to Over 22 Million X Magnification I found some example images in an excellent article by the Daily Mail: Feeling [...]
Look see post: Did the alphabet destroy the goddess?
Ishtar’s Gate, one of my favorite blogs, has an article: Did the alphabet destroy the goddess? This is a very thought provoking and profound article about issues raised by Leonard Shlain, author of the bestselling Art & Physics. Amazon: The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict Between Word and Image If you are interested in [...]
Comment on Tweet re E-Books overtaking hardcover sales: Amazon
Here is the Tweet I recently made: E-books overtake hardcover sales: Amazon http://su.pr/3ApVWx The future is digital. Books & newspapers are history. A significant aspect is that “sales of electronic books for the Kindle have overtaken hardcover book sales”. Significant because the Kindle is not the only way of reading E Books – think iPad, [...]
God is now a brand
Mandeep Khera writes: “God has become a brand that all religions are selling.” This quote comes from his book “Why” within a section which among other things presents an interesting analysis of the different types of people who attend organized religious gatherings. Mandeep’s book, of which I have read excerpts, is very thought provoking and [...]
Do you have trouble enjoying the journey of life, or the present moment?
You may have heard people say that “success is a journey”, or similar. You may also have heard about “living in the now”, making the most of the present moment and so on. These concepts may be difficult to grasp. If so, try thinking of it this way: When you dance, your purpose is not [...]
