Books

I am an avid reader because I cannot imagine life without books. They are a source of inspiration, provocation and growth. Below I’ve made a selection of books that are worth your time and effort. Enjoy!

Recommended reading

If you want to live a meaningful life and make a change happen, read the books below.

Some are good.
Some are great.
Some are transformational.
It depends where you are on your journey.

Choose a book that is of interest to you. Read it. Contemplate it. And apply the ideas to your life. There is no learning without testing.

Change is directed by action.

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Does your life suck? Do you lack meaning in life?

Read the books below:

• The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck. Self-reflection. Love. Conscious being.
• Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton. Why telling the truth is essential.
• The Confessions by Saint Augustine. In search of God.
• Personal development for smart people by Steve Pavlina. Powerful practices for a personal growth.
• The power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.

 

Mind and Reality

• It’s the Thought That Counts by David Hamilton. Mind over matter. The power of directed thoughts.
• The holographic universe by Michael Talbot.
• Source Field Investigations by David Wilcock. Disturbing. Unconventional evidence. Possible?
  
• The Contagious Power of Thinking: How Your Thoughts Can Influence the World by David Hamilton.

Consciousness

• Discussions:
  • Consciousness and Conversations on Consciousness by Susan Blackmore.
  • The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds and the Laws of Physics by Roger Penrose.
  • The Conscious Mind by David Chalmers.
  • Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hoefstadter. Patterns and symbols. Formal systems and beyond.
• In relation to Self-growth:
  • The Road Less Travelled and Further Along The Road Less Travelled by Scott Peck.
  • Power vs Force by David Hawkins.

Brain. Mind

• User’s guide to brain by John Ratey. How the brain works.
• Mapping the Mind by Rita Carter. Well illustrated. Knowledge about brain.

Emotions and Intelligence

• Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain by Antonio Damasio.
• Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman.
• Spiritual Intelligence by Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall

Intuition. Decision making.

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell. Insight and Intuition.
• Streetlights and Shadows by Gary Klein. Adaptive/intuitive decision making.

Personal development. Coaching

• Personal development for smart people by Steve Pavlina. Practices for conscious people.
• Happy for no reason by Marci Shimoff. Happiness.
• Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton. Why telling the truth is essential.
  
• Switch by Heath Brothers. How to make the difficult change possible.
• Time to think by Nancy Kline. The power of effective listening.

Success

• Influence by Robert Cialdini.
• Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.
• Manifesting for Non-Gurus: How to Quickly and Easily Attract Lasting Resultsby Robert MacPhee. Ebook.
• Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman.
• Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers.
• The Psychology of Winning by Denis Waitley. Victory.

Communication

• The Structure of Magic, part 1 and part 2 by John Grinder and Richard Bandler. The use of language for change or therapy. Educational.
• Non-violent communication by Marshall Rosenberg.
• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. Active listening.

Antibiotics and alternatives

• Gut and psychology syndrome by Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride (on the gut inflammation, also caused by antibiotics misuse)
• Herbal antibiotics by Stephen Harrod Buhner (highly recommended)
• Rising plague by Brad Spellberg
• The antibiotic paradox by Stuart Levy

Health and Healing

• Energy healing by Donna Eden. Simple practices to keep you well.
• Energy healing for woman by Donna Eden. Simple practices to keep you well.
• How your mind can heal your body by David Hamilton. Scientific evidence for the power of thought.
• Emotion Code by Bradley Nelson. Release of emotions.
• Holistic Herbal: A safe and practical guide to making and using herbal remedies by David Hoffmann

Herbalism

• The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants by Andrew Chevallier
• The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants by Matthew Wood
• A Modern Herbal (2 vols) by Margaret Grieve
•  New Holistic Herbal by David Hoffmann
• The Old English Herbals by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde
• Healing wise by Susun Weed

Clutter

• Clutter busting by Brooks Palmer. Understand how clutter blocks your progress.
• Organizing From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern.
• Re-work By Jason Fried. Essence of work. Clutter free.

Productivity. Effectiveness.

• Focus: A Simplicity Manifesto in the Age of Distraction by Leo Babauta.
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Personal effectiveness.
• First things first by Stephen Covey. Productivity.
• Getting things done by David Allen. Productivity and Workflow.
• Effective Executive by Peter Drucker. Classic on getting the right things done.
• Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy. Start with the ugliest task first.
• Organizing From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern.
• Re-work By Jason Fried. Essence of work. Clutter free.

Achievement

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Personal effectiveness.
• Maximum Achievement by Brian Tracy. Skills and techniques.
• Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
• Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robins.

Business

• Built to Last by James-Collins. Habits of visionary companies.
• Good to great by James-Collins. Companies that make it.
• Made to Stick by Heath Brothers. Features of the ideas that stick.
• The Solutions focus by Paul Jackson and Mark McKergow.
• Time to think by Nancy Kline. The power of effective listening.
• Spent by Geoffrey Miller. Consumer behavior.