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Archives for September 2014

Understanding Human Nature
– Alfred Adler

“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.” As relevant today as when written, this timely reprint of a classic in individual psychology shows the way to increased understanding of ourselves and our role in society. What are we? What is our nature and our role? Where are we […]

Thrive – Brendan Brazier

Featuring a long-term eating plan that may help you achieve optimal health through stress-busting plant-based whole foods, this title includes: the best whole foods; over 100 easy-to-make recipes with raw food options that are wheat, gluten, soy, corn, refined sugar, and dairy free; and, an easy-to-follow exercise plan. [From: Goodreads.com] The thrive diet is a long-term […]

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
– William Styron

“It is a positive and active anguish, a sort of psychical neuralgia wholly unknown to normal life.”  Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness is U.S. writer William Styron’s memoir about his descent into depression, and the triumph of recovery. First published in December 1989 in Vanity Fair, the book grew out of a lecture that Styron originally delivered at a symposium […]

The Gift of Fear – Gavin de Becker

“It is understandable that the perspectives of men and women on safety are so different – men and women live in different worlds…at core, men are afraid women will laugh at them, while at core, women are afraid men will kill them.” True fear is a gift. Unwarranted fear is a curse. Learn how to […]

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