Every once in a while, you come across something that's so significant and so meaningful that all you can do is just sit back and say, "Wow." Whether it's a movie, a play, or a new story or book, every once in a while something enters your life and from that point forward, you're never quite the same again.

Before I was a third of the way through this small book, I was sitting back and saying, "Wow." And I've not been the same since. Before I was a third of the way through this small book, I knew that it had already made my short list of "the best I've ever read." It's real, it's honest, and it's on target. It's the story of Anthony Godby Johnson, a young man who lived a brutal childhood, tortured and abused, and who still managed to believe in the beauty of life. Anthony is more than a gifted person, he's a great writer and someone so incredibly full of love that he inspires everyone.

This is not one to be passed up. Trust me.

Well, we just now finished watching Jack Lemmon and Hank Azaria in TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE on ABC, and it only served to remind me how powerful this book was when I read it. Yeah, it's been out for a while and yeah, you've heard about it, but if you haven't read it, well, you're missing out on an important lesson. I've recommended this book to family, friends, and even strangers, given copies away, because this is one of the most important books ever written.

You wouldn't believe how detailed and intricate this book is as Murchie investigates life in all its forms, pointing out the most amazing things about it. From the omnipresence of life straight to divinity, It's an exploration into the miraculous diversity of our world that leads into a journey into our own spirit. You've never read a book quite like this, and you never will again.

This is one of those books that changed my life.

In my opinion (John), this is a mind-changer on the level of Quinn's ISHMAEL. The author says, "What I found by turning my back on our society-generated mythology was so profound that I had to share it - presumptuous or not - because it indicts the social structures of mankind and demands social disobedience, or living according to our inner, heroic nature and not according to the intimidation and demands of society's ideology." That's all I needed to hear; I read the book and loved it.

Interested in what animals feel? Interested in why scientific disciplines not only refuse to recognize but angrily resist acknowledging the emotional lives of animals? Curious about bears who watch sunsets and buffalo who ice skate for the fun of it? What about gorillas who fall in love and chimpanzees who die of grief? Or...When Elephants Weep?

He calls it the "conserver lifestyle." Does it sound impossible? The author has been doing it for years, and offers real advice on how we can do it too. Even if you still need or want a job, you can follow his example and reduce your expenses and/or the time you spend working. Plus, think of how nice you're being to the planet when you consume less!

Andy's first best-seller, updated for the 90's. Long before his fame as a proponent of natural healing, Weil devoted his career to the study of psychotropic chemicals. This is an HONEST examination of how human beings use mind-altering substances.

More than just a novel, Kingsolver's gifted talent for writing brings out the injustice done by those whose plans are the largest. Nathan Price, a fervent Baptist, takes his family to the Congo on a mission to convert those who have not found the way to God. The story is told alternately from the viewpoints of the mother and their four daughters as they experience the changes, failures, and distresses of trying to retain their lifestyle in a place where it could no longer possibly apply. Price, though, is only the minor metaphor for a larger scheme of subjugation and ruin of an entire culture by those who would profit and prosper at their expense. With wonderful turns of phrase and great insight, Kingsolver takes us into the heart of Africa, and into the hearts of our own culture as well. By taking from others, what have we given up of ourselves? There is no clear answer, but there is the experience, which Kingsolver renders wonderfully.

Just what the title says---an actual method to achieve financial independence which DOES NOT require you to get rich! Co-author Joe is dead now but he did what the book promises and lived many years a financially independent man. Thousands of others who have read this book have done the same. Out of 3 million titles offered by Amazon, this one ranks about number 600 and garners high praise from readers.

A groundbreaking book on the phenomenon called "flow." Flow occurs when you are engaged in an activity where everything seems to be happening effortlessly, time seems to lose its meaning, and things feel "right." Athletes speak of being "in the zone" and musicians talk of being "in the groove." This book shows how people achieve a flow state in work, with their hobbies, and in ordinary life.

Based on and inspired by the book FLOW, and with an enthusiastic preface by Csikszentmihalyi, WRITING IN FLOW discusses flow principles as they specifically apply to the art of writing. Susan interviewed many well-known authors, and they share their methods of achieving a flow state while writing. 

Do you like to write but feel clogged up? Maybe you need to figure out how to flow...