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THE CREST-JEWEL OF DISCRIMINATION: A modern exposition [book review]

William T. Hathaway·October 7, 2022
THE CREST-JEWEL OF DISCRIMINATION: A modern exposition Baba Shiva Rudra Balayogi [Shivabala-Shivarudrabalayogi Mission, 455 pages] The spiritual teacher Shiva Rudra...
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HERMANN HESSE’S DEMIAN: Rereading it 45 years after it became “the Bible of my youth” [book review]

Max Reif·February 7, 2022
DEMIAN: The Story of a Youth Hermann Hesse [Martino Fine Books (reprint), 224 pages] I first read Hermann Hesse’s short...
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TALES: parables, fables, visionary snippets [book review]

Erica Roberts·October 24, 2020
TALES: parables, fables, visionary snippets Max Reif [Whimsy Publications, 82 pages] “Men and women had learned to dream again.” That’s...
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TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man [book review by Max Reif]

Max Reif·July 20, 2020
TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man Mary L. Trump, Ph.D. Simon &...
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I AM SOVEREIGN: A Handbook for Learning the Language of Vibration [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·July 7, 2020
I AM SOVEREIGN: A handbook for learning the language of vibration Simon & Susie Heilo Noble Truth Publishing, 257 pages...
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TOUCHED WITH FIRE: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament [book review]

Philip Mann·May 23, 2019
TOUCHED WITH FIRE: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament Kay Redfield Jamison [Free Press, 384 pages] If you read one...
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NO TIME TO LOSE: A timely guide to the way of the Bodhisattva [book review]

Khalil Guliwala·October 5, 2018
NO TIME TO LOSE: A timely guide to the way of the Bodhisattva Pema Chödrön [Shambhala Publications, 408 pages] What...
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FORGIVENESS MADE EASY: The Revolutionary Guide to Moving Beyond Your Past and Truly Letting Go [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·September 28, 2018
FORGIVENESS MADE EASY: The Revolutionary Guide to Moving Beyond Your Past and Truly Letting Go Barbara J. Hunt [Self-published, 204...
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LIFE LESSONS FROM A BROKEN HEART: We have the power to change ourselves [book review]

Olivia Balanga-Santos·July 31, 2018
LIFE LESSONS FROM A BROKEN HEART: We have the power to change ourselves Selina Meade [WestBowPress, 384 pages] When someone...
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CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES?: Landscaping your life to get back on track [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·July 27, 2018
CAN’T SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES?: Landscaping your life to get back on track Alison Smith [Findhorn Press, 208...
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BEING PRESENT: Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·June 29, 2018
BEING PRESENT: Cultivate a Peaceful Mind through Spiritual Practice Darren Cockburn [Findhorn Press, 224 pages] Being Present: Cultivate a Peaceful...
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THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: The Secret to Love that Lasts [book review]

Angela Ward·June 20, 2018
THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: The Secret to Love that Lasts Gary Chapman [Northfield Publishing, reprint edition, 208 pages] A while...
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A HIGHER LOYALTY: Truth, Lies, and Leadership [book review]

Max Reif·May 1, 2018
A HIGHER LOYALTY: Truth, Lies, and Leadership James Comey [Flatiron Books, 312 pages] In my twenties, I asked a spiritual...
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BREAKING UP WITH BUSY: Real-Life Solutions for Overscheduled Women [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·April 29, 2018
BREAKING UP WITH BUSY: Real-Life Solutions for Overscheduled Women Yvonne Tally [New World Library, 216 pages] When women said they...
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TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES: One Man’s Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back [book review]

Olivia Balanga-Santos·April 22, 2018
TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES: One Man’s Journey from the Boardroom to Bali and Back Ben Feder [Radius Book Group, 224...
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AWAKENING LOVING-KINDNESS: A transcript of talks from Pema Chödrön [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·April 10, 2018
AWAKENING LOVING-KINDNESS Pema Chödrön [Shambhala Publications, Inc., 192 pages] Awakening Loving-Kindness was published in September 2017 and is a transcript of talks...
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SOUL HEALING WITH OUR ANIMAL COMPANIONS: The Hidden Keys to a Deeper Animal-Human Connection [book review]

Olivia Balanga-Santos·March 21, 2018
SOUL HEALING WITH OUR ANIMAL COMPANIONS: The Hidden Keys to a Deeper Animal-Human Connection Tammy Billups [Bear & Company, 192...
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DREAMS THAT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE: Early Warning Signs of Cancer and Other Diseases [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·March 18, 2018
DREAMS THAT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE: Early Warning Signs of Cancer and Other Diseases Larry Burk, MD, CEHP and Kathleen...
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SERMON SERIES: Poems of quiet jubilation [book review]

Pamela Gerber·March 16, 2018
SERMON SERIES STEPHANIE HARPER [Finishing Line Press, 88 pages] Anyone who’s ever sat in a church pew should read this...
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PROPHETS IN OUR MIDST: Jung, Tolkien, Gebser, Sri Aurobindo and the Mother [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·February 20, 2018
PROPHETS IN OUR MIDST: Jung, Tolkien, Gebser, Sri Aurobindo and the Mother David T. Johnston [iUniverse, 218 pages] With a...
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SPIRIT LAND: The Peyote Diaries of Charles Langley [book review]

Jennifer Holmes·February 4, 2018
SPIRIT LAND: The Peyote Diaries of Charles Langley Charles Langley [CreateSpace, 200 pages] A journalist by trade, Charles Langley left...
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NEWS OF THE WORLD: A dangerous journey through Texas in 1870 [book review]

Max Reif·January 14, 2018
NEWS OF THE WORLD Paulette Jiles [William Morrow Paperbacks, 240 pages] News of the World, the book I discovered via...
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LOVE WARRIOR: A Memoir [book review]

Max Reif·January 14, 2018
LOVE WARRIOR: A Memoir Glennon Doyle [Flatiron Books, 304 pages] Glennon Doyle is a popular motivational speaker, partly because of...
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THE TRUE AMERICAN: Murder and Mercy in Texas [book review]

Max Reif·January 14, 2018
THE TRUE AMERICAN: Murder and Mercy in Texas Anand Giridharadas [W.W. Norton & Company, 336 pages] I saw Anand Giridharadas...
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