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These are all of the books that I've found to be either extremely informative
or inspirational. They are listed in no particular order and cover
many genres. If you are interested in inspirational books, you might be
interested in a list of what the polls say are the most inspirational
books ever written.
I would describe this book as the most inspirational book that I have ever
read. It is a philsophical book written in a manner that is interesting
to read and changes the way you look at the world. Although it can
be very challenging to read as a lot of thinking is required to fully understand
the concepts that are being presented, the effort put into understanding
the book is well worth it.
This book is a great read into figuring out how the mind works. It explains
how and why people react to emotions in terms of parts of the brain and chemical
processes. Goleman stresses the importance of interpreting the emotions of
yourself and others, how IQ does not do this and why emotional intelligence might
be able to determine how successful a person might become.
If you are interested in crazy physics this is a great place to get a brief overview
of the current scientific theories. That pretty much sums it up as this will
either greatly appeal to you or it won't.
Body for Life by Bill Phillips
and Michael D'Orso
This book describes how to get in shape quickly without spending endless
hours in the gym. I have heard of many people rapidly losing a lot
of fat (25 lbs in 12 weeks is not uncommon) while gaining strength while
following this program. The workouts are short, no starving is involved
and pigging out once a week is essential to acheive success on this
program. The book is motivational (it almost tries too hard though)
and well written. I recommend this book to all my friends who want
to get in shape as I have personally seen excellent results on this program.
Unless you like living off the land and have no need for money, a basic
understanding of financial thingies is fairly important. This book
is an easy way to get a basic understanding of how to easily and painlessly
invest money so that you will not have to worry about finances in the future.
Personally, I'm not too fond about thinking about my money (or lack of
it) very often and this book provides a way of dealing with money in a manner
that allows you to almost forget about your money. I think people that
follow most of the suggestions in this book will feel financially secure for
the rest of their lives.
This is the best learn-to-ski book I've come across. It's so informative
and well written that it deserves much more recognition that it gets.
It's written for beginner/intermediate skiers who would like to master
moguls, ice, powder and extreme skiing with the same grace as expert skiers.
Not only does it cover all of the possible terrains to ski on, it is written
in such a manner that makes it very easy to visualize what to do on your
skis (almost to the point where you feel that you can ski better after
simply reading the book). If anybody can recommend a book that is
similar to this one relating to snowboarding, I will be eternally grateful.
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