The Art of Loving (1956) by Erich Fromm & Thoughts on Defining Faith & Love
“Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.”
Tag: The Stuff of Fiction: Advice of Craft
Mars and Venus on a Date (1997) by Dr. John Gray & Tips to a More Loving Relationship
“A soul mate is someone who has the unique ability to bring out the best in us. Soul mates are not perfect, but perfect for us.”
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Warrior of the Light (2002) by Paulo Coelho & the Joy of Persevering
A Warrior of the Light “is someone capable of understanding the miracle of life, of fighting to the last for something he believes in—and of hearing the bells that the waves set ringing on the seabed.”
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If Life is a Game, These are the Rules (1998) by Chérie Carter-Scott & the Power of Integrity, Forgiveness and Compassion
“I promise you that your life will magically transform, and that you will learn the secrets to manifesting your heart’s desire.”
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Notes from the Universe (2003) by Mike Dooley & the Secret to Dreams Coming True
“Learn from your dreams, because the stuff of time and space is no different. Forget your past. Pitch the logic. And drop the cursed hows.”
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Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus (1992) by John Gray, including Man’s Intimacy Cycle & What’s in Her Head vs. the Truth of a Man’s Heart
A remarkable, eye-opening book that dispels any belief that men and women are in fact the same.
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A Risk I’m Willing to Take (2014) by Kristiana Purnama Sari
An Essay
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Dark Matter (2011) by Gregory Sholette & the Emergence of Humanity’s Evolving Spirit
“Digital technology also functions like a prosthetic memory permitting the excluded to document and narrate ephemeral, every day activities and overlooked forms of expression or resistance.”
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Rework (2010) by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier & Their Advice for Greatness
“To do great work,” write the authors, “you need to feel that you’re making a difference. That you’re putting a meaningful dent in the universe. That you’re part of something important.”
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The Kite Runner (2003) by Khaled Hosseini & the Rape of a Friendship
If you think Khaled is the boy Amir who witnesses his servant and childhood friend, Hassan, being anally raped in an alley and does nothing and then seeks a life-long journey of redemption, then I am afraid your credulity may make it difficult to separate fact from fiction in any story or event.
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The Tragedy of American Fiction (2014) by Prof. CG FEWSTON
An Essay
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*** 140th Post *** Manuscript Found in Accra (2012) by Paulo Coelho & the Keys to Success
A book you’d like to keep by your bedside to read a chapter each night before sleep or upon waking early in the morning.
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Aleph (2011) by Paulo Coelho & the Power of Patience
Aleph is an inspirational story
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Our Kind of Traitor (2010) by John le Carré (David Cornwell)
In one of his latest novels, Our Kind of Traitor, Le Carré provides a tale of espionage that makes one cheer and hope for the villain to win, or at least survive. Perry and his girlfriend, Gail, befriend Dima, a Russian money-launderer, in Antigua while on vacation.
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The Mosquito Coast (1982) by Paul Theroux
As a writer there is always the temptation to be a cruel god over the imagined characters, typing down conflict after conflict without sympathy; there is also an even greater risk of loving the characters too much, coddling them as babes, and becoming benevolent creators over the fiction.
