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 | Sunday, 23-May-99 16:42:01 EDT Name:  Tammy
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 Book #1:  The Life of Christ
 Author:  Archbishop Fulton Sheen
 
 Book #2:  A Priest Forever
 Author:  Fr. Benedict Groschel
 
 Book #3:  My Daily Bread
 Author:  Confraternity of the Precious Blood
 
 Comments:  These are just a few of the books I've read.  I manage a christian book and gift store so there is an unlimited supply of material.
Nice site.
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 | Wednesday, 19-May-99 11:36:23 EDT Name:  Linda S.
 Email:  birdladyv@earthlink.net
 
 Book #1:  The Lord of the rRings
 Author:  Tolkien
 
 Book #2:  The Little Prince
 Author:  A.S.E.
 
 Book #3:  Conversations with God
 Author:  3 books-N D Walsh
 
 Comments:  I must say that I have read about 70 percent of the books
in your survey and feel that each in its own way enhanced my life.
To pick out three for me is next to impossible so I put down Lord of the Rings
because at a young age it intrduced me to honor, The Little Prince for its truth
and any book that leads one to faith in ones self must also be included.
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 | Friday, 14-May-99 03:10:19 EDT Name:  jadranka
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 Book #1:  celestine prophesy
 Author:  james redfield
 
 Book #2:  the little prince
 Author:  a. st exupery
 
 Book #3:  the greatest mistery in the world
 Author:  og mandino
 
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 | Tuesday, 11-May-99 20:33:40 EDT Name:  Marsha Llyn Turner Young
 Email:  Mlty1111@aol.com
 
 Book #1:  Complete Works of Florence Scovell Shinn
 Author:  Florence Scovell Shinn
 
 Book #2:  As A Man Thinketh
 Author:  James Allen
 
 Book #3:  The Power of Positive Thinking
 Author:  Norman Vincent Peale
 
 Comments:  Nice site! Thanks!
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 | Tuesday, 11-May-99 02:05:42 EDT Name:  Monica
 Email:  Ca5angel
 
 Book #1:  Bridge Across Forever
 Author:  Richard Bach
 
 Book #2:  One
 Author:  Richard Bach
 
 Book #3:  Celestine Prophesy
 Author:  James Redfield
 
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 | Saturday, 08-May-99 18:17:04 EDT Name:  Angie T
 Email:  Angee99@aol.com
 
 Book #1:  As a Man Thinketh
 Author:  James Allen
 
 Book #2:  A Course in Miracles
 Author:  Jesus
 
 Book #3:  Soul Love
 Author:  Sanaya Roman
 
 Comments:  Also...#4 Creative Mind and Success by Ernest Holmes, #5 Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield #6 all of Sanaya Roman's books.
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 | Thursday, 06-May-99 22:58:54 EDT Name:  Derkin
 Email:  hsd@primenet.com
 
 Book #1:  The Great Divorce
 Author:  C S Lewis
 
 Book #2:  As Bill Sees It
 Author:  Bill Wilson
 
 Book #3:  1st & 2nd Letters To the Corinthians (RSV)
 Author:  The Apostle Paul
 
 Comments:  Thanks for your site.
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 | Wednesday, 05-May-99 22:34:49 EDT Name:  TE
 Email:  VURCHOO@aol.com
 
 Book #1:  Bible(s)
 Author:  Many - Choose@ http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible?
 
 Book #2:  As a Man Thinketh - James Allen
 Author:  http://www.concentric.net/~conure/allen.html
 
 Book #3:  All of his Works
 Author:  Plato
 
 Comments:  Not in Order:
The Upanisads
The Bhagavad-Gita
C.G. Jung
The Kabbalah
The Tibetian Book of Living and Dying
LOVE - Leo Buscaglia
Playboy
The Tao Teh Ching
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 | Friday, 30-Apr-99 16:00:22 EDT Name:  A.K.
 Email:  paintedarrow32@hotmail.com
 
 Book #1:  "The Celestine Prophecy."
 Author:  by James Redfield
 
 Book #2:  "The Tenth Insight."
 Author:  by James Redfield
 
 Book #3:  "One Day My Soul Just Opened Up."
 Author:  by Iyanla Vanzant
 
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 | Thursday, 29-Apr-99 23:17:04 EDT Name:  rinchen
 Email:  rinchen@webtv.net
 
 Book #1:  Recovery of the Sacred
 Author:  Dr. Carlos Warter
 
 Book #2:  Your Life is Your Message
 Author:  Eknath Easwaran
 
 Book #3:  Cave in the Snow-Tenzin Palmo's Quest for...
 Author:  Vicki MacKenzie
 
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 | Thursday, 29-Apr-99 13:07:46 EDT Name:  Dave
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 Book #1:  DAS ENERGI
 Author:  Paul Willaims
 
 Book #2:  Bhagavad gita
 Author:
 
 Book #3:  Dhalgren
 Author:  Samuel Delany
 
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 | Thursday, 22-Apr-99 14:02:56 EDT Name:  carlo cuasay
 Email:  carlo_lc@hotmail.com
 
 Book #1:  Jonathan Livingston Seagull
 Author:  Richard Bach
 
 Book #2:  Learning, Loving & Living
 Author:  Leo Buscaglia
 
 Book #3:  The Greatest Salesman in the World
 Author:  Og Mandino
 
 Comments:  The Bible, is without doubt, the greatest. I don't include it since it reigns supreme. The 3 books above shaped my thoughts, speech and actions. Hope you enjoy reading because I really did.
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 | Thursday, 15-Apr-99 14:40:19 EDT Name:
 Email:  wadeand mjo@atlascomm.net
 
 Book #1:  The Book Of Mormon
 Author:  translated by Joseph Smith, Published by The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints
 
 Book #2:  Anne Frank The Diary Of A Young Girl
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 Book #3:  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
 Author:  Barbara Robinson
 
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 | Tuesday, 13-Apr-99 01:38:06 EDT Name:  Tim Jerome
 Email:  timje@earthlink.net
 
 Book #1:  Stranger in a Strange Land
 Author:  Bob Heinlein
 
 Book #2:  Illusions
 Author:  Jonathan Bach
 
 Book #3:  Autobiography of a Yogi
 Author:  Paramahansa Yogananda
 
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 | Tuesday, 06-Apr-99 21:31:08 EDT Name:  Kathy
 Email:  ssvnum1@webtv.net
 
 Book #1:  The Seat of The Soul
 Author:  Gary Zukav
 
 Book #2:  In The Spirit
 Author:  Susan B. Taylor
 
 Book #3:  Soul Love
 Author:  Sanaya Roman
 
 Comments:  All of these books have inspired me to explore the world beyond that of physical. Gary's book sparked my interest and from then i have been intrigued to search for my soul. however long that takes is unknown but i think anyone will find at least one of  these books a source for change for the good.
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 | Monday, 05-Apr-99 05:02:59 EDT Name:  Capt GrisGris
 Email:  moccacin@mobileinterlink.net
 
 Book #1:  On Becoming A Person
 Author:  Carl Rogers
 
 Book #2:  Hero With A Thousand Faces
 Author:  Joseph Campbell
 
 Book #3:  The Source
 Author:  James Michener
 
 Comments:  ---I discovered Carl Rogers on a reading list in my "Ideas in U.S.History" course.   ---Anything by Joseph Campbell can transform you. ---In a great many words, Michener is telling us we are a part of all who have gone before us.
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 | Tuesday, 30-Mar-99 08:16:18 EST Name:
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 Book #1:  Duncton Wood
 Author:  William Horwood
 
 Book #2:  Riddlemaster of Hed (series of 3 books)
 Author:  Patricia McKillip
 
 Book #3:  Dancing the Dream
 Author:  Jamie Sams
 
 Comments:  Duncton Wood is an epic of Life--using moles as the  characters. It is THE most wonderful book. If you liked Watership Down, this is much better. It draws upon Celtic, Christian, and Shamanic Healing backgrounds. It is light writing with profound insights. You will never look at life the same way again. The last page is so bittersweet;you want this book never to end.  The Riddlemaster series is an intriguing series, where life and fate are pondered in a series of Riddles. The main character Morgan teaches us that one must live life in one's own terms and that running away from problems does in fact sometimes brings us closer to the problems instead. The book is full of strong characters of both sexes and if you  are a strongly visual person as you read, you will never, ever forget the SHOUT the starts a pig stampede.  Dancing the Dream is a MUST for any spiritual path. The author gives us the 7 levels of spiritual growth and what to watch out for as you succeed the levels. This book uses humor as well as seriousness to get the point across. It is really helpful to see what you should do or beware of because when it comes to looking within for answers, sometimes you can't see the forest from the trees and can get caught up in the very things that are keeping you from growing. This little gem can be used by Christians or Pagans and is very respectful of one's spiritual path--hers is Native American with a hints of other influences;hence all paths are welcome here. Give it a try. Trust me, after this book, you'll have a much better idea who you are, your purpose in this life, and just how important your work and loving is to everything. I will warn you, it can make you squirm when she gets to the shortcomings you thought you had overcome, only to see a  variation that(oops!) you still have to work on. This book is applicable to any stage of life;you may find yourself using it over and over through dilemma's of your own or when a friend needs help/guidance. Especially during the spiritual crisis that is known as "The Dark Night Of The Soul"--oh,it sure does help in these times.   Enjoy all three of these gems-warning! they do change the way you think of life/love/self. And they are fun reads! Can it get any better than that? :-)
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 | Sunday, 28-Mar-99 02:23:44 EST Name:
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 Book #1:  The Little Prince
 Author:  Antoine de St. Exupery
 
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 | Friday, 26-Mar-99 12:03:00 EST Name:  Patricia Bloodworth
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 Book #1:  The Holy Bible
 Author:  God
 
 Book #2:  IT
 Author:  Stephen King
 
 Book #3:  What to Expect The First Year
 Author:
 
 Comments:  All three books frightened and inspired me in different ways!  The bible: Chosing a Christian path can sometimes be frightening and difficult.  However, the power of prayer and faith overcomes my fear and in the end, my belief in GOD brings me inner piece and sirenity. IT:  Aside from the typical horror, "IT" forces each of its characters to face what they fear the most by transforing "itself" into the characters greatest fear.  However, each character "wins" the battle by believing in himself and facing their fears. What to Expect the First Year:  Having Children  is scary but absolutely the most increble experience I have ever had.  As a Mom, I have to "choose my battles" with my 1  and 2 year old and know when to "give in" and when to "stand my ground".  This book is a great guide.
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 | Thursday, 18-Mar-99 18:24:59 EST Name:  B. McKenzie
 Email:  brg_mckenzie@canada.com
 
 Book #1:  The Seat of the Soul
 Author:  Gary Zukov
 
 Book #2:  Siddhartha
 Author:  Herman Hesse
 
 Book #3:  Broken Wings
 Author:  Kahlil Gibran
 
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 | Sunday, 14-Mar-99 09:12:07 EST Name:  Susan Martin
 Email:  Splooozy@AOL.com
 
 Book #1:  A Woman of Substance
 Author:  Barbara Taylor Bradford
 
 Book #2:  Aztec
 Author:  can't remember
 
 Book #3:  Other Side Of Midnight
 Author:  Sydney Sheldon
 
 Comments:  Thank you for this,I enjoyed reading you comments and thoughts Susan Martin
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 | Friday, 12-Mar-99 18:04:22 EST Name:  quiet wolf
 Email:  none
 
 Book #1:  Bhagavad Gita
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 Book #2:  Ghandi A Life
 Author:  Yogesh Chadha
 
 Book #3:  Schindler's List
 Author:  Thomas Keneally
 
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 | Friday, 05-Mar-99 09:12:47 EST Name:  IM
 Email:  N/A
 
 Book #1:  Future History Series (5 vols.)
 Author:  Dr. Timothy Leary
 
 Book #2:  Manifestoes of Surrealism
 Author:  Andre Breton
 
 Book #3:  Proust
 Author:  Samuel Beckett
 
 Comments:  Literature is nothing if it doesn't change you. Words reaching out into space and time and transfiguring your universe transfigure reality. To read a good, complex, ecstatic book is to practise alchemy on the fabric of being, to see the inessentiality of hate and love and death and war; and Christ knows we need to attain to a realisation like that, and quickly, before we end up a cinder in space. These three books are a wonderful shock to the perspective.
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 | Thursday, 04-Mar-99 18:53:40 EST Name:  Diann Partridge
 Email:  wyo_dixie_lily@yahoo.com
 
 Book #1:  The Mists of Avalon
 Author:  Marion Zimmer Bradley
 
 Book #2:  The Notebook of Lazerus Long
 Author:  Robert Heinlein
 
 Book #3:  Waystation
 Author:  Clifford Simak
 
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 | Thursday, 04-Mar-99 04:28:06 EST Name:  Neil Mori
 Email:  humax@rocketmail.com
 
 Book #1:  Book of Five Rings
 Author:  Miyamoto Musashi
 
 Book #2:  AHA!  10 ways to free your creative spirit
 Author:  Jordan Ayan
 
 Book #3:  Mastery
 Author:  George Leonard
 
 Comments:  Book #1 - Classic book on Strategy. "What is the Void?" Book #2 - my favorite book on creativity.  Book #3 - Want to keep you New Year's resolutions?  Why do slow horses finish first? ... a must read.     You never fail until you give up.   Live passionately.
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 | Wednesday, 03-Mar-99 18:56:42 EST Name:  Heidi rolfe
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 Book #1:  Awaking the Budda Within
 Author:  Lama Surya das
 
 Book #2:  One River
 Author:  Wade davis
 
 Book #3:  History of the Senses
 Author:  Diane  Acerman
 
 Comments:  There are still a few more,in fact alot more but you did mention only three.. I would like to hear what other's like. I love any-thing by wade davis....I don't know if you are refering to only spiritual books. heidi
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 | Wednesday, 03-Mar-99 00:13:15 EST Name:  ROBERT
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 Book #1:  WAY OF A PEACEFUL WARRIOR
 Author:  DAN MILLMAN
 
 Book #2:  TALKING WITH NATURE
 Author:  MICHAEL J. ROADS
 
 Book #3:  THE WAY OF THE WIZARD
 Author:  DEEPAK CHOPRA
 
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 | Tuesday, 23-Feb-99 21:37:24 EST Name:  jim vatty
 Email:  jvatty1940@aol.com
 
 Book #1:  the great divorce
 Author:  c. s. lewis
 
 Book #2:  your god  is too small
 Author:  j. b. phillips
 
 Book #3:  the search for certainty
 Author:  emma smiley
 
 Comments:  try them for yourself-- no comments are sufficient  i also would add  "that man is you" by louis evely
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 | Wednesday, 10-Feb-99 01:57:37 EST Name:  Julie
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 Book #1:  The Power of One
 Author:  Bryce Courtenay
 
 Book #2:  Animal Dreams
 Author:  Barbara Kingsolver
 
 Book #3:  Tuesdays with Morrie
 Author:  Mitch Albom
 
 Comments:  The first two--novels--worth so much when you read for more than just plot! Inspiring! Laugh, cry, makes you want to express your love to those around you.
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 | Thursday, 04-Feb-99 07:56:32 EST Name:  Linda
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 Book #1:  The Sermon on the Mount
 Author:  Emmet Fox
 
 Book #2:  The Language of Letting Go
 Author:  Melody Beattie
 
 Book #3:  Merriam Webster's Dictionary
 Author:
 
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 | Thursday, 04-Feb-99 01:18:56 EST Name:  Yad Khatra
 Email:  yadkhatra@aol.com
 
 Book #1:  Man's Eternal Quest
 Author:  Paramhansa Yogananda
 
 Book #2:  The Prophet
 Author:  Khalil Gibran
 
 Book #3:  Think And Grow Rich
 Author:  Napoleon Hill
 
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 | Thursday, 04-Feb-99 00:14:00 EST Name:  Erik
 Email:  TrthLives@aol.com
 
 Book #1:  The Bible
 Author:  God
 
 Book #2:  Out From The Heart
 Author:  James Allen
 
 Book #3:  The Prophet
 Author:  Kahill Gibran
 
 Comments:  To name only three books was indeed a task!  I would add/suggest many others that have moved me such as: You'll See It When You Believe It and others by Wayne Dyer;  Living, Loving and Learning and Loving Each Other by Leo Buscaglia;  The Little Prince;  Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions by Richard Bach; Dale Carnegie's Scrapbook; several titles by Sigurd Olson, H.D. Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, John Muir, Deepak Chopra and Wm. Bennett (The Book of Virtues, Our Sacred Honor* and others); also various writings by Benj. Franklin, T. Jefferson, G. Washington, Abigail (and John) Adams (and other founders i.e., Hamilton, Madison, Sam Adams, etc.), A. Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and going further back - Aristotle, Cicero, Confucius, Muhammad and many others.    I found many great titles (in the lists of others) that I plan to explore.  Thank you for providing us with a place to share titles/writings that have touched, moved, shaped and inspired us as human beings.  Peace, Love, Health and Happiness to all.  And remember it all comes from within. . .
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 | Monday, 01-Feb-99 20:08:00 EST Name:
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 Book #1:  Notes From Underground
 Author:  Dostoevski
 
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 | Saturday, 30-Jan-99 19:01:36 EST Name:  Kenton Dueck
 Email:  kentond@telusplanet.net
 
 Book #1:  The Holy Bible
 Author:  God
 
 Book #2:  The Republic
 Author:  Plato
 
 Book #3:  No Compromise
 Author:  Keith Green
 
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 | Wednesday, 27-Jan-99 14:19:55 EST Name:  Itzcoatl Munoz
 Email:  MunozI@tce.torreon.torreon.indy.tce.com
 
 Book #1:  Manifest your Destiny
 Author:  Wayne Dyer
 
 Book #2:  The Magic Power of the Mind
 Author:  W. Germain
 
 Book #3:  The Creative mind and success
 Author:  Ernest Holmes
 
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 | Wednesday, 27-Jan-99 14:19:55 EST Name:
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 Book #1:  Manifest your Destiny
 Author:  Wayne Dyer
 
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 | Saturday, 23-Jan-99 21:17:41 EST Name:  Sylvia
 Email:  bluemoon@v-wave.com
 
 Book #1:  The Prophet
 Author:  Kahlil Gibran
 
 Book #2:  The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
 Author:  Deepak Chopra
 
 Book #3:  Conversations with God
 Author:  Neale Donald Walsch
 
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 | Saturday, 23-Jan-99 16:39:09 EST Name:  Carly
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 Book #1:  Left Behind
 Author:  Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
 
 Book #2:  The Giver
 Author:  Lois Lowry
 
 Book #3:  All Quiet on the Western Front
 Author:  Erich Maria Remarque
 
 Comments:  Honorable Mention: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.  Left Behind is awesome; about life on earth after the apocalypse and the years of tribulation.  The Giver is a favorite as it makes me laugh, cry, and view the world differently.  All Quiet made me think about the falsehoods of war and the young boys dying in it.All great "empowering" books.  Thanks!
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 | Saturday, 23-Jan-99 12:05:56 EST Name:  Shannon Odoms
 Email:  shannon247@hotmail.com
 
 Book #1:  The Bible
 Author:  God
 
 Book #2:  As a Man Thinketh
 Author:  James Allen
 
 Book #3:  What to Say When You Talk to Yoursesf
 Author:  Shad Helmstetter
 
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 | Wednesday, 20-Jan-99 21:04:27 EST Name:
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 Book #1:  The Bible
 Author:  God
 
 Book #2:  The Little Prince
 Author:  Antoinne St. Exupery
 
 Book #3:  The Art of War
 Author:  Sun Tzu
 
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 | Sunday, 17-Jan-99 13:25:38 EST Name:  Gillian Savage
 Email:  gbsavage@ozemail.com.au
 
 Book #1:  Nothing Special
 Author:  Charlotte Joko Beck
 
 Book #2:  Everyday Zen
 Author:  Charlotte Joko Beck
 
 Book #3:  Peace is Every Step
 Author:  Thich Nhat Hanh
 
 Comments:  These are three practical guides to a spiritual life. They are simple and staightforward, low on theory and high on practice.  At another time, I'd probably nominate a different three, there is so much rich food for us from many different sources.  But, like the person below, I affirm that the most empowering thing of all is to put the advice of the teachers into practice in our own lives.   Every day in every breath.
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