AND, IF THERE ULTIMATELY IS A DIFFERENCE
I don’t claim these books, sources, authors, books, description to be per se helpful actual, true, relevant, guideworthy or right for you, your future or the development of you towards your ultimate destination, belonging and environment, but they might offer you a foundational, momentarily or absolutely accuture enlightening glimpse of inspiration, conformation, direction and paradiselike visionary shard in the lack of your knowledge, understanding or motivation.
Caste
Isabel Wilkerson
In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
James Tunney
The Mystery of the Trapped Light
Throughout the ages, in text and in practices, secretly and openly, spiritual and mystical people focused on the central concept of the force of light. A recurrent idea is that spirit is light and trapped in the world of material or flesh and needs to be released in some way. Many mystics have created a path of illumination to allow our inherent genius of light be liberated to return to its ultimate source. The mystery is about who and what we are and how we might see our spiritual evolution. At the same time scientism seems to attack spiritual activity. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Unweaving the Rainbow
By Richard Dawkins
A dazzling, passionate polemic against anti-science movements of all kinds. Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours. In this illuminating and provocative book, Richard Dawkins argues that Keats could not have been more mistaken, and shows how an understanding of science enhances our wonder of the world. He argues that mysteries do not lose their poetry because they are solved: the solution is often more beautiful than the puzzle, uncovering even deeper mysteries. Dawkins takes up the most important and compelling topics in modern science, from astronomy and genetics to language and virtual reality, combining them in a landmark statement on the human appetite for wonder. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
Every time we are faced with change, no matter how great or small, we also face risk. We feel uncertain and exposed. We feel vulnerable. Most of us try to fight those feelings - or feel guilt for feeling them in the first place.
In a powerful new vision Dr Brené Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, and dispels the widely accepted myth that it's a weakness. She argues that, in truth, vulnerability is strength and when we shut ourselves off from vulnerability - from revealing our true selves - we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.
True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
No more Mr. Nice Guy by Robert
Clover. Originally published as an e-book that became a controversial media phenomenon, No More Mr. Nice Guy! landed its author, a certified marriage and family therapist, on The O'Reilly Factor and the Rush Limbaugh radio show. Dr. Robert Glover has dubbed the "Nice Guy Syndrome" trying too hard to please others while neglecting one's own needs, thus causing unhappiness and resentfulness. It's no wonder that unfulfilled Nice Guys lash out in frustration at their loved ones, claims Dr. Glover. He explains how they can stop seeking approval and start getting what they want in life, by presenting the information and tools to help them ensure their needs are met, to express their emotions, to have a satisfying sex life, to embrace their masculinity and form meaningful relationships with other men, and to live up to their creative potential. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Steve Chandles & Rich Litvin
The Prosperous Coach
The bestselling book for coaches looking to build a practice with a small number of high-performing, high-paying clients. With over 70,000 copies sold, The Prosperous Coach has helped thousands of coaches and consultants build their businesses by invitation and referral only. This book has been in the top 10 books on coaching on Amazon for over 3 years. Show your clients what they cannot see.
Say to your clients what no one else would dare to say.
And you will have all the clients you ever desire. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Becoming Supernatural
Joe Dispenza
Becoming Supernatural marries some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to show how people like you and me can experience a more mystical life. Readers will learn that we are, quite literally supernatural by nature if given the proper knowledge and instruction, and when we learn how to apply that information through various meditations, we should experience a greater expression of our creative abilities; that we have the capacity to tune in to frequencies beyond our material world and receive more orderly coherent streams of consciousness and energy. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
The Musical Theory of Existence
by Steve Madison
Existence is mathematical music, and all of us are the instruments playing the cosmic symphony. Our task is simple – to arrive not at any old music, but the finest music that can possibly be played. The ideal music is reached when every player is in perfect harmony with every other player, and not a single discordant note is played. The orchestra is as one, and there are no disruptive soloists trying to play their own song.
It takes the lifetime of the universe to arrive at this perfect music. Every disruptive soloist has to be brought into the collective orchestra. Who is the Devil? He’s the final hold-out, the last player to be integrated into the orchestra. Who is the conductor of the orchestra?True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Cherokee Mist: The Lost Writings by Jimi Hendrix
A collection of never-before-published writings by the rock icon includes letters, poems, notes, unrecorded lyrics, and other works by Jimi Hendrix. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
If power is your ultimate goal, this is the book you need' The Times Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distils three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight well-explicated laws. As attention-grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws require prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), some stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and some the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real-life situations. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissenger, P T Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded - or been victimised by - power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing or defending against ultimate control.True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Scar Tissue
Anthony Kiedis
Whether he's honoring the influence of the beautiful, strong women who have been his muses or remembering the roaring crowds of Woodstock and the Dalai Lama's humble compound, Kiedis shares a compelling story about the price of success and excess. Scar Tissue is a story of dedication and debauchery, of intrigue and integrity, of recklessness and redemption—a story that could only have come out of the world of rock. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Mastery by Robert Greene
Each one of us has within us the potential to be a Master. Learn the secrets of the field you have chosen, submit to a rigorous apprenticeship, absorb the hidden knowledge possessed by those with years of experience, surge past competitors to surpass them in brilliance, and explode established patterns from within. Study the behaviors of Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Leonardo da Vinci and the nine contemporary Masters interviewed for this book. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Rich Dad Poor Dad by oa. Robert T. Kiyosaki
Rich Dad Poor Dad is Robert's story of growing up with two dads, and the ways
in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. The book
explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains
the difference between working for money and having your money work for you. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Enlightened Sex Manual by David Deida
The secret to enlightenment and great sex is revealed to be one and the same in this groundbreaking manual for adventurous lovers. David Deida was trained for decades in the art of spiritual and sexual awakening. Now he presents the ultimate collection of skills for opening to the physical, emotional, and spiritual rewards of intimate embrace.
For men and women, singles and couples of every sexual orientation, The Enlightened Sex Manual provides a complete program for sustaining "whole-body recognition of love's light" in the wild play of sexuality. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Living the Law of One 101: The Choice
by Carla L. Rueckert
Written with the intent of creating an entry–level, simple to read report concerning the core principles of the Law of One and Confederation philosophy in general, this book takes the reader through a discussion of Law of One principles such as unity, free will, love, light and polarity. It then works with the Confederation version of the concept that each person has an energy body with seven chakras. It discusses this concept and its implications for the seeker, chakra by chakra. It turns the player into a Player! This is a light–hearted book about the Game of Life. It is an easy read, and yet the principles of the Law of One are not simplified. Rather, they are offered in an order which makes coherent sense. Principle builds upon principle to offer an overall view of Confederation philosophy which is a bit easier to grasp as a whole than the original Law of One books, where the question–and–answer format offers the same information in a somewhat fragmented form, although with endless interest. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Ruben
Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime’s work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments—and lifetimes—of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
The Unveiling of Your Soul Path
William Gijsen
Boudewijn Donceel
The increasing hectic nature in the world surrounding us makes us more than ever ponder on fundamental questions. What is the meaning of existence? Who am I really? What do I truly want? The answers to those questions are obvious when you take your Soul as a starting-point. This book is the manual for discovering your Soul Path. 15 years of experience on the subject have been summarized into one global statement. It can be seen as the Bible of the New Age. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
4 Hour Workweek
Tim Ferris
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan–there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, or earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, The 4-Hour Workweek is the blueprint. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
by Stephen Covey
The 7 Habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Why? Because they work! With Sean Covey’s added takeaways on how the habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 Habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders. They include:
Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
The Multiorgasmic Man
by Mantak Chia
At last, simple physical and psychological techniques that allow men to fulfill their dreams and women's fantasies. Learn to Separate Orgasm and Ejaculation! Enjoy Increased Vitality and Longevity! Become Multi-Orgasmic Now! True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
The Art of Seduction
by Robert Greene
When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power, has toppled empires, won elections and enslaved great minds. Immerse yourself in the twenty-four maneuvers and strategies of the seductive process, the ritual by which a seducer gains mastery over his target. Understand how to "Poeticize Your Presence," “Keep them in Suspense – What Comes Next” and “Master the Art of the Bold Move”. Every bit as essential as The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction is an indispensable primer of persuasion that reveals one of history's greatest weapons and the ultimate form of power. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Human Design:
The Definitive Book of Human Design
by Ra Uru Hu
Potentially the strongest book in the list. The Definitive Book of Human Design, The Science of Differentiation, is a definitive collection of the foundation knowledge in one volume. Based on Ra’s work, and with his approval and cooperation, this book is both a reference guide for Human Design students, professionals and enthusiasts, and a step-by step introduction for newcomers as they enter into their own experiment with these practical and life transforming tools. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
The world-renowned historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from overcoming death to creating artificial life.
It asks the fundamental questions: how can we protect this fragile world from our own destructive power? And what does our future hold?
True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
21 Lesson for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
The author of ‘Sapiens’ offers suggestions for how best to confront the issues that threat the 21st century including nuclear war, ecological disaster and fake news, emphasising the need for maintaining individual and collective focus in the face of constant change. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Perfume
Patrick Suskind
In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell. One day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the “ultimate perfume”—the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Elias Canetti (1905-1994) is the writer of a small but impressive work of literature, for which he got distinguished with the Nobel Prize of literature in 1981. It’s a book about the cultivation of sedation, power, density, dischargment and the overcoming, equalizing and accepting (one’s) power, influece and forms of subjugation.
True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Michael Talbot
Some of us are familiar with holograms—three-dimensional images projected into space with the aid of a laser. Two of the world's most eminent thinkers believe that the universe itself may be a giant hologram, quite literally a kind of image or construct created, at least in part, by the human mind. University of London physicist David Bohm, a protégé of Einstein and one of the world's most respected quantum physicists, and Stanford neurophysiologist Karl Pribram, an architect of our modern understanding of the brain, have developed a remarkable new way of looking at the universe. Their theory explains not only many of the unsolved puzzles of physics but also such mysterious occurrences as telepathy, out-of-body and near-death experiences, "lucid" dreams, and even religious and mystical experiences such as feelings of cosmic unity and obvious, deserved and miraculous healings. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Shantaram
Gregory David Roberts
Burning slums and five-star hotels, romantic love and prison agonies, criminal wars and Bollywood films, spiritual gurus and mujaheddin guerrillas---this huge novel has the world of human experience in its reach, and a passionate love for India at its heart. Based on the life of the author, it is by any measure the debut of an extraordinary voice in literature. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran
Gibran’s musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death. Each essay reveals deep insights into the impulses of the human heart and mind. True or not? Beautiful or not? Might be worth the read.
True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Be and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich has been called the “Granddaddy of All Motivational Literature.” It was the first book to boldly ask, “What makes a winner?” The man who asked and listened for the answer, Napoleon Hill, is now counted in the top ranks of the world's winners himself. The most famous of all teachers of success spent “a fortune and the better part of a lifetime of effort” to produce the “Law of Success” philosophy that forms the basis of his books and that is so powerfully summarized in this one. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations.
True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Man’s Search for Meaning
Victor Frankl
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of others he treated later in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. Frankl's theory-known as logotherapy, from the Greek word logos ("meaning")-holds that our primary drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful. True or not? Beautiful or not? Might be worth the read.
True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Anodea Judith
As portals between the physical and spiritual planes, the chakras offer opportunities, theories for growth, healing, and transformation and blissifying acceptance. It includes chapters on relationships, evolution, grounding in bliss and ascenscion, and a new section on raising children with healthy understanding in relation to how chakras relate to everyday or scientific life.
The Wheel of Life takes you on a journey through progressively transcendent and grounding levels of consciousness. View this ancient metaphysical system through the light of new metaphors, ranging from quantum physics to child development to business mastery. Remember and learn how to explore and balance your own chakras using poetic meditations, simple yoga movements and forgetfulness ―along with gaining spiritual wisdom, you and wel all (will) experience better health, more energy, enhanced creativity, and the ability to manifest and remain foot in the most blissful and blissifying reality. True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
1984
George Orwell
Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother was always watching... True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Down and out in Paris and London
George Orwell
Famous for its realistic and unsentimental description of poverty, Down and Out in London and Paris follows the adventures of a penniless British writer who finds himself rapidly descending into the seedy heart of two great European capitals. As a dishwasher in Paris, he describes in vivid detail the horrors of what goes on behind the scenes in the kitchens of posh French restaurants. In London, he encounters the disturbing world of the unhoused and charitable shelters. His adventures conniving landlords and negotiating with pawnshops as he searches for work, food, and lodging are told without self-pity and often with humor.
True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?
Yuval Noah Harari
We hebben onze soort Homo sapiens genoemd, ‘de wijze mens’, maar als mensen zo wijs zijn, waarom zijn we dan zo zelfdestructief? Waarom staan we op het punt ecologische en technologische zelfmoord te plegen?
Op dit moment maken we de meest ingrijpende informatierevolutie in onze geschiedenis door. Om goed te kunnen begrijpen wat er gebeurt, moeten we leren van het verleden en analyseren welke rol informatie in ons leven speelt.
Al eeuwenlang verkrijgt de mensheid macht door het verspreiden van informatie in de vorm van fictie, fantasieën en massale waanideeën. In Nexus neemt Yuval Noah Harari ons mee naar het stenen tijdperk, de heiligverklaring van de Bijbel, vroegmoderne heksenjachten, het stalinisme, het nazisme en de heropleving van het hedendaagse populisme, om de complexe relatie tussen informatie en waarheid, bureaucratie en mythologie, wijsheid en macht bloot te leggen. Hij onderzoekt hoe verschillende samenlevingen en politieke systemen in het verleden informatie hebben gebruikt om hun doelen te bereiken en orde te scheppen, ten goede en ten kwade.
In de 21ste eeuw kan kunstmatige intelligentie ervoor zorgen dat we geen grip meer hebben op de verspreiding van waanideeën en onwaarheden. Door weloverwogen keuzes te maken, kunnen we de ergste uitkomsten wellicht nog voorkomen.
True or not? Beautiful or not? Worth it or not?