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serendipity
Hi Stilla,I second the recommendation on Frankl's "Man's search for meaning". I'm also working on "Walking the Bible" by Bruce Feiler. It was made into a film and shown on PBS, so should be coming out on DVD as well. It helped me to get a better sense of the settings in the Bible.
An oldie but goodie: "Care of the Soul" by Thomas Moore
I love B&N, especially when I get to buy stuff.
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Gretchen956
I'm currently reading: The Power of Myth
good book!
Sherry
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GentlyFeral
wednesday recommends:
"The Battle For God" Karen Armstrong
Yes, anything of Karen Armstrong's.
Let's see, what other brain-stirrers have I been reading lately?
- Freakonomics : a rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
- The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love, Rev. John Shelby Spong. Just about all of his books are worth reading.
- False Alarm: the Truth About the Epidemic of Fear, Marc Siegel, M.D.
- Anything We Love Can Be Saved, Alice Walker. Inspirational: mostly about happiness as a revolutionary goal and necessity. See also:
- Black People: Salvation & Love, bell hooks. You don't have to be black to benefit from this one.
- The Scientist in the Crib : What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind, Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, & Patricia K. Kuhl
And, for dessert, a little brain candy:
- The Avram Davidson treasury: a tribute collection, edited by Robert Silverberg & Grania Davis
- Odd Thomas, Dean R. Koontz
- Anything by Terry Pratchett
gently feral
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stillajwexelder
Thanks for your suggestions so far
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SWALKER
I just ordered Byan's book..."Have You Seen My Mother?" which I know is going to be difficult to get through!!! But I want to read it and then pass to others in my family...
Swalker
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merfi
A couple that are a mix of "think" and "brain candy" (they read really easily):
"Lamb" by Christopher Moore
"Genesis Code" by John Case
Others that I've read and liked:
"Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown
"Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz (already mentioned, I think) and anything else by Koontz (read all alone on a dark, stormy night )
~merfi
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toreador
Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor E Frank
I was wondering if this book is religious in nature and if the guy is a believer?
Thanks,
Tor
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serendipity
Hi Tor,
I don't recall if Frankl was a practicing Jew or not. I wouldn't view it as a religious book though it might be viewed as spiritual. Here's amazons description:
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is among the most influential works of psychiatric literature since Freud. The book begins with a lengthy, austere, and deeply moving personal essay about Frankl's imprisonment in Auschwitz and other concentration camps for five years, and his struggle during this time to find reasons to live. The second part of the book, called "Logotherapy in a Nutshell," describes the psychotherapeutic method that Frankl pioneered as a result of his experiences in the concentration camps. Freud believed that sexual instincts and urges were the driving force of humanity's life; Frankl, by contrast, believes that man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. Frankl's logotherapy, therefore, is much more compatible with Western religions than Freudian psychotherapy. This is a fascinating, sophisticated, and very human book. At times, Frankl's personal and professional discourses merge into a style of tremendous power. "Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is," Frankl writes. "After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips."
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freedomlover
THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
I just read this book and it changed my life. amazing read!