Awakening to the Sacred - Lama Surya Das
Title: Awakening to the Sacred – Creating a Spiritual life from scratch.
Genre: Inspirational/New Age Author: Lama Surya Das Edition: Published by Bantam Books 1999 – Paperback – Good secondhand condition.
“If you have picked up this book, then in all probability you are a seeker….Seekers are ubiquitous: They can be found in every nation: they can be part of any religious group or denomination. The search for truth and love – something beyond and bigger than ourselves – is the common element” LAMA SURYA DAS.
In this book Lama Surya Das addresses one of the greatest challenges that spiritual seekers face today – how to create a daily spiritual life from scratch and thereby find ways to integrate spiritual values and practices into whatever we do.
Confucius from the Heart - Yu Dan
Title: Confucius from the Heart – Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World.
Genre: Non Fiction Author: Yu Dan Edition: Published by Pan MacMillan 2009 – Paperback – Very good secondhand condition.
Over two thousand five hundred years ago, the students of the thinker and philosopher Confucius wrote down every scrap and scattered fragment of his life and teachings that they could find. Five hundred years later, the great Han Dynasty emperor, Wu, rejected a hundred other philosophical schools in favour of Confucius and Confucius’s teaching became the cornerstone for the political and social life of China for thousands of years. But what can Confucius and his ancient wisdom teach us today ? Yu Dan blows away the cobwebs of thousands of years of academic study on Confucius’s thoughts and gives him back to the ordinary man and woman. Secrets that can help us to stay grounded, to understand the hectic modern world we live in and our place in it, secrets that will help us to live richer, fuller lives.
The Isaiah Effect - Gregg Braden
Title: The Isaiah Effect – Decoding the lost science of Prayer and Prophecy.
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit Author: Gregg Braden Edition: Published by Three Rivers Press 2000 – Paperback – Good secondhand copy – some age spots.
A groundbreaking interpretation of Prayer, Quantum Science and Prophecy. Only one document was discovered completely intact among the 25,000 fragments of papyrus, parchment and hammered copper known as the Dead Sea Scrolls: the Great Isaiah Scroll. Gregg Braden offers a radical departure from traditional interpretations of Isaiah’s text.
Secrets of the Monarch - Allison DuBois
Title: Secrets of the Monarch - What the dead can teach us about living a better life.
Genre: Mind, Body, Spirit Author: Allison DuBois Edition: Published by Simon & Schuster 2008 – Midsize Paperback – Very good secondhand copy.
Known as the inspiration for the hit television show Medium, Allison DuBois lives in a world few of us ever glimpse. She can see what is on both sides of the thin line between life and death, and she regularly encounters spirits who have passed. In Secrets of the Monach, Allison passes on important life lessons she’s learned through communicating with the dead. If you want to understand life, Allison teaches, you must understand death. Everyone is part of a bigger story, but by making the most of your life every day, you can positively affect the story. With insightful teachings on both family relationships and friendships, Allison DuBois shows how each of us can make our lives a true masterpiece.
The Art of Tea Leaf Reading - Jane Struthers
Title: The Art of Tea Leaf Reading.
Genre: Self Help/New Age Author: Jane Struthers Edition: Published by Octopus Publishing 2006 – Hardcover – Good Secondhand copy (ex library – first page torn out).
The ancient art of tea leaf reading is one of the simplest forms of divination. Learn how to predict the future using the ancient art of tea leaf reading. Ask specific questions or perform a reading as a daily meditation for general guidance. Includes a comprehensive directory of 300 shapes you might find your cup and how to interpret them.
Tea Leaf Reading - William W. Hewitt
Title: Tea Leaf Reading.
Genre: Self Help/New Age Author: William W. Hewitt Edition: Published by Llewellyn Publications 1989 – Small Paperback – Good Secondhand condition.
Look into the Future Using the Ancient Art of Tea Leaf Reading ! Here is a complete how-to read and interpret tea leaves book. No prior knowledge or psychic abilities are needed for this easy and fascinating divination method. All you need is a teacup, some tea, and this book. William Hewitt is an expert reader who has been practicing this form of divination for his entire life.
The Buddha in Daily Life - Richard Causton
Title: The Buddha in Daily Life – An Introduction to Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin.
Genre: Buddhism Author: Richard Causton Edition: Published by Rider Books 1995 – Paperback – Secondhand quality (shows age discolouring in areas).
Perhaps because it does not involve conforming to a specific lifestyle, the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin has attracted millions of adherents around the world during recent years. Its message is simply that those who commit themselves in faith, study and practice will achieve their goals ad be moved to dedicate themselves to the wider cause of human happiness, world peace and environmental harmony. In this comprehensive and helpful book, Richard Causton explains the teachings and practice of the movement.
Living the 7 Habits - The Courage to Change - Stephen R. Covey
Title: Living the 7 Habits – The Courage to Change.
Genre: Self Help Author: Stephen R. Covey Edition: Published by First Fireside 2000 – Paperback – Good secondhand condition.
Success that endures – sustainable and balance success – can seem difficult to achieve in today’s turbulent, complex world of change. But those who achieve this kind of success live by seven universal, timeless, self-evident principles that apply in any situation, in any culture. In this book, Dr. Stephen Covey shows how successful people have used these principles to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and change their lives. By showing how real people have used the principles to thrive in a changing world, he provides practical guidance and powerful inspiration to readers searching for a proven framework for living a meaningful life.
How Good Do We Have to Be ? Harold S. Kushner
Title: How Good Do We Have to Be? A new understanding of Guilt & Forgiveness.
Genre: Self Help Author: Harold S. Kushner Edition: Published by Penguin Books 1997 – Hardcover – Good Secondhand condition.
This book is for everyone who experiences that senseof guilt and disappointment. Harold Kushner, writing with his customary generosity & wisdom, shows us how human life is too complex for anyone to live it without making mistakes, and why we need not fear the loss of God’s love when we are less than perfect.
A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle
Title: A New Earth – Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose.
Genre: Self Help Author: Eckhart Tolle Edition: Published by Penguin Group 2005 – Paperback – Good secondhand quality (some age spots).
We all have the power to make a difference; a new Earth begins with a new your Taking off from the introspective work he began with The Power of Now, Tolle provides the spiritual framework for people to move beyond themselves in order to make this world a better, more spiritually evolved place to live. Shattering modern ideas of ego and entitlement, self and society, Tolle lifts the veil of fear that has hung over humanity during this new millennium and shines an illuninating light that leads to happiness and health that every reader can follow.
Healing Beyond the Body - Larry Dossey M.D.
Title: Healing Beyond the Body – Medicine and the infinite reach of the mind.
Genre: Health / Self Help Author: Larry Dossey M.D. Edition: Published by Time Warner 2001 – Paperback – Very good secondhand condition.
If modern medicine is to be a healing art, it must embrace three ideas it has too long ignored. It must address not only our bodies, but our minds and spirits as well; it must deal not only with the mechanism of illness but with its meaning; and it must recognise that our power to heal and be healed extends beyond our physical bodies. In these writings Dr. Larry Dossey explores the relationship between science and “unscientific” topics such as prayer, love, laughter, work, war, creativity, dreams and immortality.
Everlasting Rain of Nectar - Geshe Jampa Gyatso
Title: Everlasting Rain of Nectar – Purification Practice in Tibetan Buddhism.
Genre: Buddhism/Meditation/Eastern Philosophy Author: Geshe Jampa Gyatso Edition: Published by Wisdom Publications 1996 – Midsize Paperback – Very good secondhand condition.
We are all prey to bad moods, negative emotions, and generally unwholesome actions in our lives. These habitual patterns of behavior leave on our mindstreams karmic imprints that accumulate through time, and later ripen as negative thought patterns and unskillful responses to our life experiences, ultimately bringing us dissatisfaction and suffering. In Everlasting Rain of Nectar, Geshe Jampa Gyatso, a highly respected contemporary teacher, explains the popular and effective daily purification practice, The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Downfalls - a potent and essential method for both beginners and advanced practitioners to gain higher spiritual attainments.
Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul - Jack Canfield
Title: Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mothers Soul.
Genre: Self Help Author: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery, Nancy Mitchell Edition: Published by Health Communications 2000 - Paperback – Good secondhand condition.
101 Stories to Inspire and Warm the hearts of Soon-to-be Mothers. Whether you are filled with elation, trepidation or a combination of both, this is just the book for you and will offer you inspiration to prepare for the blessed events Chapters on Memorable Moments, Small Miracles, Challenges, Expectant Fathers and Special Delivery this book will tug at your heart.
Dare To Dream & Work to Win - Dr. Tom Barrett
Title: Dare to Dream and Work to Win.
Genre: Self Help/Business Author: Dr. Tom Barrett Edition: Published by Griffin Press 1998 – Paperback – Good secondhand condition.
Understanding the Dollars and Sense of Success in Network Marketing. Discover:
- How wealth is actually created.
- The Psychology of personal success.
- How to think and live as an entrepeneur.
- How to affectively lead a downline.
- How to set realistic financial expectations.
- How to take charge of your life and future.
- How to success in network marketing.
Finding Your Smile Again - Jeff A. Johnson
Title: Finding your Smile Again.
Genre: Self Help / Child Care Professionals Author: Jeff A. Johnson Edition: Published by Redleaf Press 2007 – Paperback – Very good secondhand condition.
Child care provider. Center director. Preschool teacher. These three jobs have something n common: a high potential for burnout. With humour and empathy Finding your Smile again, provides dozens of proven techniques for coping with stressful situations and diagnosing and preventing burnout. You’ll also find guidance in discovering your true purpose – whether it’s in the child care field or beyond.
You Can Do It ! Bob Budler
Title: You Can Do It !
Genre: Self Help Author: Bob Budler Edition: Published by Thomas Nelson Inc 1992 – Hardback – Good Secondhand condition.
Motivational messages from 120 successful men and women in business, education, sports, religion, entertainment, government, industry and communications.
How Did I Get Here ? - Barbara De Angelis
Title: How Did I Get Here ? Navigating the Unexpected Turns in Love & Life.
Genre: Self Help Author: Barbara De Angelis Edition: Published by HarperElement 2005 – Paperback – Good secondhand condition.
We all find ourselves, at one time or another, arriving at places where we never expected to be: a marriage may end, a career path may fizzle out or maybe we “have it all” but realize that we are absolutely bored. If you have realized that the life you are living does not really fulfil you, this book gives you the practical tools, wisdom and inspiration to turn it around.
Spiritual Greatness - Dadi Janki
Title: Spiritual Greatness – Insights for expressing personal excellence in challenging times.
Genre: Self Help Author: Dadi Janki Edition: Published by Eternity Ink 2009 – Paperback – Very good secondhand condition.
Do you detect a rising tide of positive spiritua lenergy in the world ? Dadi Janki does, and in this book she invites you to join those who, like her, are dedicating their minds and hearts to swelling this wave in human affairs. Why tie up your mind in things that make you sad? Dadi asks. Let go of the past, stop worrying about the future, and watch what happens when you tune to the Divine.
The Body in the Mind - Mark Johnson
Title: The Body in the Mind.
Genre: Self Help Author: Mark Johnson Edition: Published by University of Chicago 1990 – Large Paperback – Very good secondhand condition.
The Body in the Mind explores the ways that meaning, understanding and rationality arise from and are conditioned by the patterns of our bodily experience. In emphasizing the body, Mark Johnson points out the inadequacies of objectivist philosophy in its rigid separation of mind from body, cognition form emotion and reason from imagination.
The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying - Sogyal Rinpoche
Title: The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying.
Genre: Self Help Author: Sogyal Rinpoche Edition: Published by Harper 1994 – Paperback - Very good secondhand condition.
This work is a manual for life and death, and a source of sacred inspiration from the heart of the Tibetan tradition. This acclaimed spiritual masterpiece is widely regarded as one of the most complete and authorative Tibetan Buddhist teachings ever written. This book provides a lucid and inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, to the nature of mind, to karma and rebirth, to compassion love and caring of the dying, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path.
Facing Death & Finding Hope - Christine Longaker
Title: Facing Death & Finding Hope - A guide to emotional & spiritual care of the dying.
Genre: Self Help Author: Christine Longaker Edition: Published by Random House 1997 – Hardcover – Very Good Secondhand condition.
Facing Death & Finding Hope is an ideal and much needed guidebook for caregivers, friends and family of the dying. This book introduces, through Tibetan Buddhist teachings, a profound understanding of our spiritual potential, and guidance for how we can prepare both emotionally and spiritually for death. Christine Longaker’s experience with death and care of the dying began in 1976 when her husband, Lyttle, was diagnosed with acute leukaemia at the age of 24. Since his death, she has devoted her life to learning how – with compassion and wisdom – we can ease the anguish of those experiencing illness, suffering, grief or death. “This book will inspire and strengthen you” Sogyal Rinpoche.
Gut Feelings by Carnie Wilson
Title: Gut Feelings – From Fear & Despair to Health & Hope
Genre: Health/Self Help/Biography Author: Carnie Wilson
Edition: Published Spotlight Health 2001 – large paperback – good secondhand condition.
Carnie Wilson’s story is a journey from darkness of a lifelong struggle with emotional rejection, compulsive eating, and morbid obesity into the light of health. Born the daughter of pop music royalty (Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys) and gifted with her own talents that brought her fame and fortune, she came to feel that none of this mattered. She would never be whole and happy until she achieved a healthy weight and body image. With the success in the multiplatinum pop group Wilson Phillips, she became the darling of overweight activists, defining a larger-than-life “no apologies” sense of style for big women. However, behind the bravado were feelings of shame, self-hatred and desperation. Carnie’s weight gradually climbed to more than 300 pounds, threatening her life. This is Carnie’s story of how she turned her life around….
Sunshine on my Shoulder (Victory over Agoraphobia)
Title: Sunshine On My Shoulder
Genre: Non Fiction – Biography
Author: Jan Sparks and Suzanne Pinder
A Woman’s victory over Agoraphobia. My heart pounded as though it was going to explode out of my chest. I felt extremely dizzy, I couldn’t swallow, had difficulty breathing….was I about to die ? Large Paperback , Published by Pan MacMillan 2000. Good condition.
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Around ten per cent of Australians suffer from anxiety and panic. Some, like Jan Sparks, develop agoraphobia - a morbid fear of open spaces or public places. Sunshine on my Shoulders is the remarkable story of how Jan Sparks conquered her fears and not only shed her agoraphobia but found the courage and self confidence to being a new career as a television presenter. Her sheer determination and willpower are inspiring, and show that with persistence and inner strength anything can be achieved.
Bald in the land of Big Hair by Joni Rogers
Title: Bald in the Land of Big Hair
Genre: Non Fiction – Autobiography
Author: Joni Rogers
“Chemotherapy”, my friend Sally shook her head sympathetically when I was first diagnosed. But then her face brightened. “You’re gonna get so skinny”! Large Paperback , Published by Headlines Book Publishing 2001. Very Good condition.
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Joni Rodgers diagnosed with cancer uses her unfailing ability to see the humour in the darkest situations, whether it's the challenge of how to maintain and (un)healthy sex life, or keeping your waistline while on a diet of steroids. Written with the same unblinking courage with which she faced her cancer, Joni's story is a testament to the triumph of the human spirit. And the importance of a darn good wig.
Through the Rough Times by Barbara Coloroso
Title: Through the Rough Times
Genre: Non Fiction – Parenting
Author: Barbara Coloroso
Parenting with wit and wisdom in times of chaos & loss. Large Paperback , Published by Lothian 2000. Good condition.
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Being a parent is both a joy and one of life's greatest challenges. When illness, divorce, death or other loss bring chaos and confusion into the family, Barbara Coloroso shows that we can rely on time, affection and optimism to get us through crisis and difficulty.
Taming Time by Gary Kroenhnert
Title: Taming Time or How do you eat an Elephant ?
Genre: Self Help
Author: Gary Kroehnert
There just aren’t enough hours in the day ! The project starts tomorrow and we still have to decided what needs to be done first ! They were babies and then all of a sudden they were grown up! What happened to time….? Large Paperback, Published by McGraw-Hill 2000. Very Good Condition.(small tear on top cover)
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Do any of these statements sound familiar? If they do then Taming Time: How Do you eat an elephant? will help you plan for success with improved time-management skills. Both professionally and personally, this valuable handbook will assist you to:
*develop a better awareness of the value of more effectively managing your time.
*identify your typical time-wasters.
*define your own time-management priorities and goals.
*develop a system for identifying personal and professional goals.
*implement a system for planning and control of your time-management concepts.
Through readings, exercises, quizzes and activities, key time-management concepts are identified and explained.
He's Just not that into You by Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo
Title: He’s Just not that into you
Genre: Self Help
Author: Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo
For ages, women have come together over coffee and cocktails to analyze the puzzling behaviour of men. Greg Behrendt and fellow Sex and the City writer Liz Tuccillo are here to say that men are not that complicated, even if they’d like you to think so. Small Paperback, published by Harper Collins 2005. Very good condition.
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He's Just Not that Into you is provocative, hilarious and intoxicatingly liberating. No longer will beautiful, smart, funny women like you waste time making excuses for the dead-end relationship. With Greg and Liz's wise words of advice, you can set yourself free to find the guy who really is into you, and would love to show you how much.
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