March 2007 Books
The Heart, The Final Destination; Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting; The Voynich Manuscript
The Heart, The Final Destination
How to live from your heart in everyday life
“How much have I loved today? Who could I have loved better?” If you don't ask yourself questions like these every night before you go to bed, you're missing a great opportunity to take stock of your ability to do the one thing guaranteed to make life better for all living things: expand your capacity to share and inspire love.
In each of the 27 chapters of The Heart, The Final Destination Julie Anderson explores an aspect of love through authentic stories of her own and others' experiences. And then she challenges us to extend the reach of our own heart in specific ways with exercises designed to make heart-open living an everyday, moment-to-moment fact of life.
It's easy to say we should love more. It's the doing of it that eludes us. This book is inspirational, yes, but it's also a wonderful how-to manual.
It is a gift to all humanity, even if only millions read it, for every heart that has deliberately practiced opening and pouring forth the light of love affects each and every other heart, regardless of proximity or acquaintance.
Julie Anderson is a local San Diego author. I know Julie, and I say without reservation that she lives her message. If you're seeking to love more, you have to read this book.
—Chiwah
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Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting
Attract the Work You Want
Whether you're looking for a job or afraid you might get stuck in one, Excuse Me, Your Job is Waiting offers an upbeat approach to landing a position that makes good use of your skills and aptitudes.
Tired of being pigeonholed by job descriptions? Having learned in her own career as a human resources manager that employers are more interested in the value you'll bring to the company than in how well you fit a particular job description, Laura George sets out to give you the tools to reel in a job that feels good to you and makes maximal use of your skills and aptitudes.
In her own down-to-earth fashion, she shows you how to put the Law of Attraction to work by developing a set of expectations that will attract the right employer and energize you to be all you can be. She gives you the tools to become the framer of your own experience and create an employment niche where you can make an extraordinary contribution.
Once you have that, the rest happens like magic. What employer doesn't want to hire and reward an individual who feels good about herself and the contribution she can make?
Actually, this book is full of useful reminders for all of us. If you're lucky enough not to be out of a job, you'll discover ways to enrich your employment experience and reframe your idea of where you belong.
—Chiwah
The Voynich Manuscript
To quote the Introduction: “This is a book about a book. More bizarrely, this is a book about a book no one can read or understand.”
Hmmmm… indeed. Discovered by a fellow named Voynich in 1912, the manuscript is now housed in Yale University's Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library. Dating back to perhaps the 15th century (based on similarities to alphabets in style at the time), it is filled with illustrations of plants and astronomical bodies not known to exist anywhere, punctuated by the presence of nude “nymphs” lounging and playing.
The text itself is unintelligible, appearing to be in some heretofore undeciphered code. And yet it appears that the author, whoever that might have been, was attempting to convey information.
Kennedy and Churchill present an overview of attempts made to discover the meaning of the text and drawings, as well as a look into the lives of the would-be decoders, and offer an experiential introduction to cryptology. If you can't stay away from unsolvable puzzles, this book may be just the ticket for you.
—Chiwah
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