Recommendations
In making this list of recommendations, I am struck by several thoughts:
(1) If I didn't stop it somewhere, the whole content of this book could be consumed just by this recommendation section.
(2) I have undoubtedly forgotten many important recommendations.
(3) I have not systematically checked my recommendations against possible others so that I can tell you that these recommendations are "the best."
(4) I can often take specific exceptions with many of my own recommendations, even though I think they are, in general, very good recommendations.
(5) I am restricting my recommendations (most of the time) to movies, books, and services, which relate in some significant way to the focus and theme of this book.
Movies have been a deep source of enjoyment and inspiration in my life. This list is only of a few that I found exceptionally interesting and inspirational.
Pleasantville
-directed by Gary Ross with actors William Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, Tobey McGuire, Reese Witherspoon
Chocolat
-directed by Lasse Hallstrom with actors Juliette Binoche, Johnny
Depp, Lena Olin, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina,
The Truman Show
-directed by Peter Weir with actors Jim Carrey, Don Taylor, Laura
Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone
American Beauty
-directed by Sam Mendes with actors Kevin Spacey, Annette Benning, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari
Dinner with Andre
-directed by Louis Malle with actors Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory
After my parents and perhaps the
Landmark Education
courses, books have influenced my life more than any stimulation.
Non-Fiction
Truth Cannot Be Rehearsed:
Talks, Sessions and Essays About the Art of Being Fully Human
by Robert Augustus Masters (out of print)
The Black Butterfly:
An Invitation to Radical Aliveness
by Richard Moss
Awaken the Giant Within:
How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical & Financial Destiny!
by Anthony Robbins
First Things First:
To Live, to Love, to Learn, to Leave a Legacy
by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill
Passionate Marriage:
Love, Sex, and Intimacy in Emotionally Committed Relationships
by David Schnarch
Radical Honesty:
How To Transform Your Life By
Telling The Truth
by Brad, Phd Blanton Anti-Aging Zone
by Barry Sears When I Say No, I Feel Guilty
by Manuel J. Smith
Virtue of Selfishness:
A New Concept of Egoism
by Ayn Rand
Getting to Yes:
Negotiating Agreement Without Giving in
by Roger Fisher
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success:
A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your
Dreams by Deepak Chopra
You Just Don't Understand
by Deborah Tannen Real Moments
by Barbara De Angelis
Fiction
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand
Coaching, counseling, workshops, trainings, and sometimes services have played a major role in my life development. I mention here only a few that are still generally
accessible and I consider to be of the highest value and quality.
The Forum and other related programs
by Landmark Education have made more difference in my life than any other single factor. Landmark Education provides their programs in six different languages around the world and have offices in every major city in the U.S. You can check out www.landmark-education.com.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming or NLP. I originally studied this discipline (the science of subjective experience) under its founders John Grinder, Richard Bandler, Leslie Cameron-Bandler, and Robert Dilts back in 1979-1981. Although I have taken numerous trainings from various sources (including Anthony Robbins who got his start in NLP), I have no particular workshop or book recommendation at this time. There are plenty out there to choose from. NLP has made a huge difference in my life. Its approach is a nice compliment to the Landmark Education approach (NLP is more content focused; Landmark Education is more context focused). Not as a recommendation, but you might start by checking out www.nlptraining.com.
Check out the
Tantra Sex Yoga
workshops conducted
by Charles and Caroline Muir. www.sourcetantra.com They are really good!
Servas, founded in 1948 in Denmark, is an international home stay organization. Currently they have about 14,000 families around the world in over 135 countries who are waiting for you to come stay and visit with them in their homes. No money exchanges hands. The standard stay is two nights, unless otherwise arranged. The Servas mission is international peace and understanding. In the U.S. you can join as a host or a traveler or both. The yearly fees are very reasonable (less than $100). In the spring of 1997 I took the vacation of a lifetime, staying with 18 separate Japanese families in 18 different cities over forty days, from Yokohama to Nagasaki. It was the adventure of a lifetime. Including all my travel by air from Arizona to Japan (I flew into Osaka), including all my train travel within Japan, including all the gifts I brought from my host families, I spent less than $3000 for the 40 days. I made many great friends and ended up understanding the culture much better than expatriates who had lived in Japan for years. You can contact Servas for more information at www.usservas.org or call them in New York City at 212-267-0252.
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