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Conversations with God - Book One
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Man's Search for Meaning
The Alchemist
The Art of Happiness (a handbook for living)
Tuesdays with Morrie

An Autobiography (The Story of My Experiments with Truth)

Conversations with God
Neale Donald Walsch
Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 0340693258

This is an extraordinary little book about the author, who at a low point in his life started to vent his frustrations to God..only for God to surprise him and reply!

What follows in the text is an extended conversation between Walsch and God about all aspects of love, faith, life and death, good and evil. If you have an open mind and are curious about the world and seeking the truth, you will enjoy this book.

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Jonathan Livingstone Seagull
Richard Bach
Element
ISBN 0006490344

This powerful little book is a fable about the importance of listening to our hearts, striving to achieve what we want in life and standing up to those who encourage us to be normal and conform.

The fable features a seagull called Jonathan Livingstone who resists the urges of his family to be normal as he strives to be the best at flying that he can be. Against seagull society he seeks to find a higher purpose and become the best at doing what he does. An inspirational read.

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Man's Search For Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Washington Square Press
ISBN 0671023373

Internationally renowned psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl speaks of the horrors he experienced during years in the Nazi death camps and of the key lessons he learned as a result: "everything can be taken from man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any set of given circumstances, to choose one's own way." He also learned that a person with meaning and purpose in their life had a greater determination and reason to live.

From his insights he developed a revolutionary approach to psychotherapy known as logotherapy. At the core of this theory is the belief that a man's primary motivational force is his search for meaning. This book can be read and appreciated on many levels; it is educational, insightful, thought provoking and inspirational.

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The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
Harper Collins
ISBN 0722532938

This is the story of an Andalusian shepherd boy who embarks on a journey across the world in search of treasure. The lessons he learns about life en route are lessons for us all.

This novel is about listening to the wisdom that is already present within our hearts; seeing beyond what is apparent to learn the lessons that the world has to offer; and knowing when we have our dreams within our grasp.

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The Art of Happiness (a handbook for living)
His Holiness Dalai Lama, Howard C. Cutler
Coronet
ISBN 0340750154

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and really press him about life's persistent questions? This is just what psychiatrist Howard Cutler had the chance to do during an extended period of interviews.

At first the Dalai Lama's answers seem simplistic, but as Cutler pushes for greater clarification his answers become more involved and a coherent philosophy takes shape. This book will get you thinking and reflecting and will help you to the realisation that true happiness is within all of us.

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Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
Doubleday
ISBN 0385484518

This is a true story of the author's quest to unravel some of the mysteries of life through a rekindled relationship with his one time mentor and college professor Morrie Schwartz.

Rediscovering Morrie in the last months of the old man's life as he was dying from Lou Gehrig's disease, the author once again became the student. Through regular Tuesday meetings they discussed the world; feeling sorry for yourself; regrets; death; family; emotions; the fear of aging; money; how love goes on; marriage; culture; forgiveness; the perfect day; and goodbyes.

Through this sensitively written book Mitch Albom shares his insights with the world. This is a thought provoking book, that may just help you change your perspective on life and your priorities.

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An Autobiography (The Story of My Experiments with Truth)
M K Gandhi
ISBN 0-14-006626-8

This is not an ‘autobiography’ in the traditional sense of the word, but
is more a reflection by Gandhi on different aspects, important experiments
and key events of his life from his perspective. It is a meander through
those experiences of his life that he considers contributed to the essence
of how he developed and who he became.

Gandhi addresses issues such as food habits, comparative religion, alternative therapies, political involvement, justice and the law, and chastity while freely sharing what
he considers to be his weaknesses as well as his strengths.

This was an enlightening and inspiring read.

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