A Long Happy Healthy Life

"Secrets of Longevity: Hundreds of Ways to Live to be 100" by Dr. Maoshing Ni is a book full of surprising natural ideas for how to live longer, happier lives. Dr. Mao provides many simple ways that you can improve the quality of your life. Including chapters on subjects ranging from the food you eat, to the environment you live in, to the relationships you have. Take a look and try it out!

An Interesting Look at the Afterlife

"Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives" is a controversial book concerning the ideas of reincarnation and the period of time between lives. Written by Michael Newton, Ph.D., Newton uses deep hypnosis to take twenty-nine people into a "superconscious" state. While in this state people relate experiences about the time in between lives. The book takes on questions about Heaven and Hell, ghosts, and what happens when we die. While there is no physical evidence, the book is still quite interesting. Michael Newton, Ph.D. has been a psychologist, hypnotherapist, and teacher for more than forty years. If you have read this book, let us know what you thought of it!

If you are looking for a way to get 'naturally thin' without being hungry all of the time, doing a ton of exercises, or 'dieting' by starving yourself, take a look at "Naturally Thin" by Bethenny Frankel. Frankel is a monthly columnist for Health magazine and founder of a natural food company called BethennyBakes. She tries to shed light on the bad habits that we form that if gotten rid of, could help themselves loosing the weight they've been trying to get rid of. With over thirty recipes and a one week program to try to get you out of the bad habits and into the good, Frankel can help you get thinner and healthier.

The Piano Teacher

"The Piano Teacher" by Janice Y. K. Lee is a story of love, betrayal, and war. Will Truesdale, an Englishman that has recently arrived in Hong Kong, falls madly in love with a Eurasian woman, Trudy Liang. When the Japanese invade during World War II, the affair is threatened by the surrounding events.
Ten years later, the Chen Family hires Claire Pendleton to be their daughter's piano teacher. When Claire starts to have an affair herself, she soon discovers that her lover has been hiding his past. What does Claire find out? Read this book and tell us what you think!

A Journey of the Mind

What happens when a brain scientist has a stroke? That is what "My Stroke of Insight" is all about. It's a very interesting book written by Jill Bolte Taylor Ph.D. Taylor had a stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. She soon deteriorated to the point she could not walk, talk, or even remember aspects of her life. Her road to recovery also included some insight towards inner peace. What did she find on this journey? Read the book and find out! Let us know if you have read this and what you thought.

Flip for Love

We recently got a lot of copies of a great children's book. "I Love You More" is a flip book written by Laura Duksta and illustrated by Karen Keesler. Each side of the book ends in the middle and describes love from the perspectives of a mother and her child. Using rhymes you and your child can share with each other for years.

Romance for all!

With many tips of ways you can be romantic, "1001 Ways to Be Romantic" by Gregory J.P. Godek will give you all of the ideas you need to become a more romantic person. It will help you if you already a romancer or if you are someone new to wooing. It includes ideas from the inexpensive to the extravagant. Check it out if you are looking to add some romance to your relationship.

Writings of Peace

Thich Nhat Hanh, a Zen master, Buddhist monk, and advocate for peace, has helped many people of all kinds of religious backgrounds. Martin Luther King, Jr. thought that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize for his ideas for peace. "Thich Nhat Hanh: Essential Writings" is a book comprising of writings from more than twenty of his books. Read what one of the most influential spiritual figures wrote in some of his most important writings.