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Book My Daily GPS   Symphony of Eternal Realities April to June

Download or read book My Daily GPS Symphony of Eternal Realities April to June written by Mark F Asemota and published by Mark Asemota. This book was released on 2022-02-28 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symphony of Eternal Realities(R) is a Daily Devotional. It is indeed a Daily GPS as we call it. Your life will move from chaos to a symphony of eternal realities. A midst the brokenness of this world, you can experience God's ongoing redemption and miraculous love, as you call upon Him daily you will find Him so very near. In just few minutes a day, 'My Daily GPS' will help you find the spiritual richness in your own life. Each day that you pick up your copy of 'My Daily GPS', you'll enjoy: - A timely, inspirational verse from scripture - God speaking to you in ordinary events of your lives - A thoughtful prayer designed to help you apply the message to your daily life - over 250 Prayer bullets - Additional Bible references that relate to each day's reading and provide the opportunity for you to dive deeper- Plus completing the Bible guide - At the end of the prayers is a confession for everyday Enjoy heartfelt revelations and perspectives from Pastor Mark through the grace of our Lor Jesus Christ.Your faith will expand as you read Pastor Mark's challenging insights into faith-filled living. Like all great heroes of faith you will find that you can... -Dare to do exploits for God - Conquer fears that have defeated you -Receive the Master's healing touch-Find God's power for daily living Mark Asemota is the founder and senior pastor of Mark Asemota Applied Gospel for Global Impact (MAAGGI INC) in the united States. As mandated by God, Mark Asemota's goal is to hold teaching conferences, demonstrate eternal realities and establish Churches. Through an anointed ministry spanning over over 15 years he has touched lives and brought many to Christ. Pastor Mark - He is the author of the How to be healed from Sickness and Diseases, Harnessing the Power of Prayer and the daily devotional - Symphony of Eternal Realities (R) - My Daily GPS '. It is available in English, Spanish and French. Symphony of Eternal Realities(R) is a Daily Devotional. It is indeed a Daily GPS as we call it. Your life will move from chaos to a symphony of eternal realities. A midst the brokenness of this world, you can experience God's ongoing redemption and miraculous love, as you call upon Him daily you will find Him so very near. In just few minutes a day, 'My Daily GPS' will help you find the spiritual richness in your own life. Each day that you pick up your copy of 'My Daily GPS', you'll enjoy: - A timely, inspirational verse from scripture - God speaking to you in ordinary events of your lives - A thoughtful prayer designed to help you apply the message to your daily life - over 250 Prayer bullets - Additional Bible references that relate to each day's reading and provide the opportunity for you to dive deeper- Plus completing the Bible guide - At the end of the prayers is a confession for everyday Enjoy heartfelt revelations and perspectives from Pastor Mark through the grace of our Lor Jesus Christ.Your faith will expand as you read Pastor Mark's challenging insights into faith-filled living. Like all great heroes of faith you will find that you can... -Dare to do exploits for God - Conquer fears that have defeated you -Receive the Master's healing touch-Find God's power for daily living Symphony of Eternal Realities (R) - Daily Devotional. My Daily GPS

Book My Daily GPS   Symphony of Eternal Realities

Download or read book My Daily GPS Symphony of Eternal Realities written by Mark Asemota and published by Mark Asemota. This book was released on 2022-01-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symphony of Eternal Realities(R) is a Daily Devotional. It is indeed a Daily GPS as we call it. Your life will move from chaos to a symphony of eternal realities. A midst the brokenness of this world, you can experience God's ongoing redemption and miraculous love, as you call upon Him daily you will find Him so very near. In just few minutes a day, 'My Daily GPS' will help you find the spiritual richness in your own life. Each day that you pick up your copy of 'My Daily GPS', you'll enjoy: - A timely, inspirational verse from scripture - God speaking to you in ordinary events of your lives - A thoughtful prayer designed to help you apply the message to your daily life - over 250 Prayer bullets - Additional Bible references that relate to each day's reading and provide the opportunity for you to dive deeper- Plus completing the Bible guide - At the end of the prayers is a confession for everyday Enjoy heartfelt revelations and perspectives from Pastor Mark through the grace of our Lor Jesus Christ.Your faith will expand as you read Pastor Mark's challenging insights into faith-filled living. Like all great heroes of faith you will find that you can... -Dare to do exploits for God - Conquer fears that have defeated you -Receive the Master's healing touch-Find God's power for daily living Mark Asemota is the founder and senior pastor of Mark Asemota Applied Gospel for Global Impact (MAAGGI INC) in the united States. As mandated by God, Mark Asemota's goal is to hold teaching conferences, demonstrate eternal realities and establish Churches. Through an anointed ministry spanning over over 15 years he has touched lives and brought many to Christ. Pastor Mark - He is the author of the How to be healed from Sickness and Diseases, Harnessing the Power of Prayer and the daily devotional - Symphony of Eternal Realities (R) - My Daily GPS '. It is available in English, Spanish and French. Symphony of Eternal Realities(R) is a Daily Devotional. It is indeed a Daily GPS as we call it. Your life will move from chaos to a symphony of eternal realities. A midst the brokenness of this world, you can experience God's ongoing redemption and miraculous love, as you call upon Him daily you will find Him so very near. In just few minutes a day, 'My Daily GPS' will help you find the spiritual richness in your own life. Each day that you pick up your copy of 'My Daily GPS', you'll enjoy: - A timely, inspirational verse from scripture - God speaking to you in ordinary events of your lives - A thoughtful prayer designed to help you apply the message to your daily life - over 250 Prayer bullets - Additional Bible references that relate to each day's reading and provide the opportunity for you to dive deeper- Plus completing the Bible guide - At the end of the prayers is a confession for everyday Enjoy heartfelt revelations and perspectives from Pastor Mark through the grace of our Lor Jesus Christ.Your faith will expand as you read Pastor Mark's challenging insights into faith-filled living. Like all great heroes of faith you will find that you can... -Dare to do exploits for God - Conquer fears that have defeated you -Receive the Master's healing touch-Find God's power for daily living Symphony of Eternal Realities (R) - Daily Devotional. My Daily GPS

Book Symphony of Eternal Realities April to June 2023

Download or read book Symphony of Eternal Realities April to June 2023 written by Mark F Asemota and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symphony of Eternal Realities(R) is a Daily Devotional. It is indeed a Daily GPS as we call it. Your life will move from chaos to a symphony of eternal realities. A midst the brokenness of this world, you can experience God's ongoing redemption and miraculous love, as you call upon Him daily you will find Him so very near. In just few minutes a day, 'My Daily GPS' will help you find the spiritual richness in your own life. Each day that you pick up your copy of 'My Daily GPS', you'll enjoy: - A timely, inspirational verse from scripture - God speaking to you in ordinary events of your lives - A thoughtful prayer designed to help you apply the message to your daily life - over 250 Prayer bullets - Additional Bible references that relate to each day's reading and provide the opportunity for you to dive deeper- Plus completing the Bible guide - At the end of the prayers is a confession for everyday Enjoy heartfelt revelations and perspectives from Pastor Mark through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.Your faith will expand as you read Pastor Mark's challenging insights into faith-filled living. Like all great heroes of faith you will find that you can... -Dare to do exploits for God - Conquer fears that have defeated you -Receive the Master's healing touch-Find God's power for daily living

Book Symphonies of Eternal Realities   Oct 2022 Daily GPS Devotional

Download or read book Symphonies of Eternal Realities Oct 2022 Daily GPS Devotional written by Mark Asemota and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Symphony of Eternal Realities(R) is a Daily Devotional. It is indeed a Daily GPS as we call it. Your life will move from chaos to a symphony of eternal realities. A midst the brokenness of this world, you can experience God's ongoing redemption and miraculous love, as you call upon Him daily you will find Him so very near. In just few minutes a day, 'My Daily GPS' will help you find the spiritual richness in your own life. Each day that you pick up your copy of 'My Daily GPS', you'll enjoy: - A timely, inspirational verse from scripture - God speaking to you in ordinary events of your lives - A thoughtful prayer designed to help you apply the message to your daily life - over 250 Prayer bullets - Additional Bible references that relate to each day's reading and provide the opportunity for you to dive deeper- Plus completing the Bible guide - At the end of the prayers is a confession for everyday Enjoy heartfelt revelations and perspectives from Pastor Mark through the grace of our Lor Jesus Christ.Your faith will expand as you read Pastor Mark's challenging insights into faith-filled living. Like all great heroes of faith you will find that you can... -Dare to do exploits for God - Conquer fears that have defeated you -Receive the Master's healing touch-Find God's power for daily living Mark Asemota is the founder and senior pastor of Mark Asemota Applied Gospel for Global Impact (MAAGGI INC) in the united States. As mandated by God, Mark Asemota's goal is to hold teaching conferences, demonstrate eternal realities and establish Churches. Through an anointed ministry spanning over over 15 years he has touched lives and brought many to Christ. Pastor Mark - He is the author of the How to be healed from Sickness and Diseases, Harnessing the Power of Prayer and the daily devotional - Symphony of Eternal Realities (R) - My Daily GPS '. It is available in English, Spanish and French. Symphony of Eternal Realities(R) is a Daily Devotional. It is indeed a Daily GPS as we call it. Your life will move from chaos to a symphony of eternal realities. A midst the brokenness of this world, you can experience God's ongoing redemption and miraculous love, as you call upon Him daily you will find Him so very near. In just few minutes a day, 'My Daily GPS' will help you find the spiritual richness in your own life. Each day that you pick up your copy of 'My Daily GPS', you'll enjoy: - A timely, inspirational verse from scripture - God speaking to you in ordinary events of your lives - A thoughtful prayer designed to help you apply the message to your daily life - over 250 Prayer bullets - Additional Bible references that relate to each day's reading and provide the opportunity for you to dive deeper- Plus completing the Bible guide - At the end of the prayers is a confession for everyday Enjoy heartfelt revelations and perspectives from Pastor Mark through the grace of our Lor Jesus Christ.Your faith will expand as you read Pastor Mark's challenging insights into faith-filled living. Like all great heroes of faith you will find that you can... -Dare to do exploits for God - Conquer fears that have defeated you -Receive the Master's healing touch-Find God's power for daily living Symphony of Eternal Realities (R) - Daily Devotional. My Daily GPS

Book Love the House You re In

Download or read book Love the House You re In written by Paige Rien and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love the House You’re In is about more than creating a beautiful space; it’s about creating a home that reflects you and all that you find comforting and inspiring in your life. Decorating your home can be daunting and overwhelming, but here’s the secret: If you want to love your house, the inspiration and ideas need to come from you. Love the House You’re In provides the tools to do just that. Through 40 actionable steps, you will: • Explore your life story: Mine your life for those things that inspire nostalgia and create a positive connection to memories, explore your family’s heritage, and be conscious of how you want to live now. • Understand what you’re working with: Take stock of your stuff, understand the history of your home, and get clear on the space you have. • Create an inspired action plan: Discover how to approach design room-by-room, find the through-line that ties the whole house together, and work in ways that empower your own ideas and creativity. • Learn the design skills that matter: Get tips on picking paint colors, choosing window dressings, arranging art, and more. When you start decorating your home with you as the starting point, you can create a highly personalized space that reflects your past, your future, and how you want to live today. In the process, you’ll gain the confidence and inspiration to come up with a functional and fabulous living space that’s just right for you and your life.

Book Homo Deus

    Book Details:
  • Author : Yuval Noah Harari
  • Publisher : HarperCollins
  • Release : 2017-02-21
  • ISBN : 0062464353
  • Pages : 464 pages

Download or read book Homo Deus written by Yuval Noah Harari and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods. Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style—thorough, yet riveting—famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus. With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.

Book Feed

    Book Details:
  • Author : M. T. Anderson
  • Publisher : Candlewick Press
  • Release : 2010-05-11
  • ISBN : 0763651559
  • Pages : 311 pages

Download or read book Feed written by M. T. Anderson and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identity crises, consumerism, and star-crossed teenage love in a futuristic society where people connect to the Internet via feeds implanted in their brains. Winner of the LA Times Book Prize. For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon - a chance to party during spring break and play around with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction, sending them to the hospital to lie around with nothing inside their heads for days. And it was before Titus met Violet, a beautiful, brainy teenage girl who knows something about what it’s like to live without the feed-and about resisting its omnipresent ability to categorize human thoughts and desires. Following in the footsteps of George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., M. T. Anderson has created a brave new world - and a hilarious new lingo - sure to appeal to anyone who appreciates smart satire, futuristic fiction laced with humor, or any story featuring skin lesions as a fashion statement.

Book Beyond Jesus

Download or read book Beyond Jesus written by Patricia A. Pearce and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the crucible of grief following a friend's death, Presbyterian pastor Patricia Pearce sensed a dimension of existence beneath her ordinary perception-and became resolved to discover it. She soon found herself in a vortex of revelatory dreams, synchronicities, energy openings, and insights that shattered her worldview, exposed a unified Reality of Love, and unveiled the illusory nature of the ego and the world it has created. Faced with these discoveries, she struggled to remain in a religion that, she now realized, has been shaped by the very ego consciousness Jesus transcended and urged others to abandon. Enlightening, revelatory, and bold, Beyond Jesus reveals how our political and religious institutions are an outward manifestation of the inner beliefs we hold about who we are, and that beneath the layers of dogma about Jesus lies a key to our spiritual evolution and the astonishing possibility it holds for the future.

Book The Startup of You  Revised and Updated

Download or read book The Startup of You Revised and Updated written by Reid Hoffman and published by Crown Currency. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller that taught a generation how to transform their careers—now in a revised and updated edition “A profound book about self-determination and self-realization.”—Senator Cory Booker “The Startup of You is crammed with insights and strategies to help each of us create the work life we want.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project In this invaluable book, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Ben Casnocha show how to accelerate your career in today’s competitive world. The key is to manage your career as if it were a startup business: a living, breathing, growing startup of you. Why? Startups—and the entrepreneurs who run them—are nimble. They invest in themselves. They build their professional networks. They take intelligent risks. They make uncertainty and volatility work to their advantage. These are the very same skills professionals need to get ahead today. This book isn’t about cover letters or résumés. Instead, you will learn the best practices of the most successful startups and how to apply these entrepreneurial strategies to your career. Whether you work for a giant multinational corporation, stitch together multiple gigs in a portfolio career, or are launching your own venture, you need to know how to • adapt your career plans as pandemics rage and technologies upend industries • develop a competitive advantage so that you stand out from others at work • strengthen your professional network by building powerful alliances and maintaining a diverse mix of relationships • engineer serendipity that produces life-changing career opportunities • take proactive risks to become more resilient to industry tsunamis • tap your network for information and intelligence that help you make smarter decisions The career landscape has changed dramatically in the decade since Hoffman and Casnocha first published this guide. In an urgent update to the frameworks that have helped hundreds of thousands of people transform their careers, this new edition of The Startup of You will teach you how to achieve your boldest professional ambitions.

Book Cabin 135

    Book Details:
  • Author : Katie Eberhart
  • Publisher : University of Alaska Press
  • Release : 2020-12-15
  • ISBN : 1602234205
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Cabin 135 written by Katie Eberhart and published by University of Alaska Press. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young adult, Katie Eberhart moved to Cabin 135, a house on a knoll in remote Alaska. Over the next decade, growing up and growing into her home, she found herself thinking through her ever-changing ideas about aging and place, a lot of which were wrapped up closely in her experience of living in the house itself. Cabin 135 provided shelter and security, and it also offered lessons on economic disruptions and how ideas of normalcy change. In these pages, we share Eberhart’s experience of digging into the past—figuratively and, in her garden, at an archaeology site, and in a national park, literally. Every layer peeled back, we find, reveals another story, another way of thinking about nature and the past—our own and that of others. In greenhouse and garden, yard, forest, and more distant places—a beach in southeast Alaska, the Arctic coast, Swiss Alps, Iceland, and even Biosphere-2 in Arizona—Eberhart engages with the world around her, and, through it, reflects on her own experiences and journey through life. Offering a journey of wonder and curiosity, through the author’s mind, a house’s structure, and other places, Cabin 135 is a deft combination of memoir and nature writing, rich with thought and full of appreciation for—and profound concerns about—the world and our place in it.

Book Up Up  Down Down

Download or read book Up Up Down Down written by Cheston Knapp and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of John Jeremiah Sullivan and David Foster Wallace, Cheston Knapp’s Up Up, Down Down “is an always smart, often hilarious, and ultimately transcendent essay collection” (Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See) that brilliantly explores authenticity and the nature of identity. Daring and wise, hilarious and tender, Cheston Knapp’s “glittering” (Leslie Jamison) collection of seven linked essays tackles the Big Questions through seemingly unlikely avenues. In his dexterous hands, an examination of a local professional wrestling promotion becomes a meditation on pain and his relationship with his father. A profile of UFO enthusiasts ends up probing his history in the church and, more broadly, the nature and limits of faith itself. Attending an adult skateboarding camp launches him into a virtuosic analysis of nostalgia. And the shocking murder of a neighbor expands into an interrogation of our culture’s prevailing ideas about community. Even more remarkable, perhaps, is the way he manages to find humanity in a damp basement full of frat boys. Taken together, the essays in Up Up, Down Down amount to a chronicle of Knapp’s coming-of-age, a young man’s journey into adulthood, late-onset as it might appear. He presents us with formative experiences from his childhood to marriage that echo throughout the collection, and ultimately tilts at what may be the Biggest Q of them all: what are the hazards of becoming who you are? With “a firmly tongue-in-cheek approach to the existential crises of male maturity for the millennial generation…Knapp’s intelligent take on coming-of-age deserves to be widely read” (Publishers Weekly). “Compelling…Precise and laugh-inducing” (The New York Times Book Review), Up Up, Down Down signals the arrival of a truly one-of-a-kind voice.

Book The Talent Code

    Book Details:
  • Author : Daniel Coyle
  • Publisher : Bantam
  • Release : 2009-04-28
  • ISBN : 0553906496
  • Pages : 258 pages

Download or read book The Talent Code written by Daniel Coyle and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work provides readers with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others. Whether you’re coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism. Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the Caribbean to a classical-music academy in upstate New York—Coyle identifies the three key elements that will allow you to develop your gifts and optimize your performance in sports, art, music, math, or just about anything. • Deep Practice Everyone knows that practice is a key to success. What everyone doesn’t know is that specific kinds of practice can increase skill up to ten times faster than conventional practice. • Ignition We all need a little motivation to get started. But what separates truly high achievers from the rest of the pack? A higher level of commitment—call it passion—born out of our deepest unconscious desires and triggered by certain primal cues. Understanding how these signals work can help you ignite passion and catalyze skill development. • Master Coaching What are the secrets of the world’s most effective teachers, trainers, and coaches? Discover the four virtues that enable these “talent whisperers” to fuel passion, inspire deep practice, and bring out the best in their students. These three elements work together within your brain to form myelin, a microscopic neural substance that adds vast amounts of speed and accuracy to your movements and thoughts. Scientists have discovered that myelin might just be the holy grail: the foundation of all forms of greatness, from Michelangelo’s to Michael Jordan’s. The good news about myelin is that it isn’t fixed at birth; to the contrary, it grows, and like anything that grows, it can be cultivated and nourished. Combining revelatory analysis with illuminating examples of regular people who have achieved greatness, this book will not only change the way you think about talent, but equip you to reach your own highest potential.

Book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

Download or read book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism written by Shoshana Zuboff and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior. In this masterwork of original thinking and research, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth. Zuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism advances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth and power are accumulated in ominous new "behavioral futures markets," where predictions about our behavior are bought and sold, and the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new "means of behavioral modification." The threat has shifted from a totalitarian Big Brother state to a ubiquitous digital architecture: a "Big Other" operating in the interests of surveillance capital. Here is the crucible of an unprecedented form of power marked by extreme concentrations of knowledge and free from democratic oversight. Zuboff's comprehensive and moving analysis lays bare the threats to twenty-first century society: a controlled "hive" of total connection that seduces with promises of total certainty for maximum profit -- at the expense of democracy, freedom, and our human future. With little resistance from law or society, surveillance capitalism is on the verge of dominating the social order and shaping the digital future -- if we let it.

Book How to Change Your Mind

Download or read book How to Change Your Mind written by Michael Pollan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now on Netflix as a 4-part documentary series! “Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both suffering and joy, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.

Book The Nature Fix  Why Nature Makes Us Happier  Healthier  and More Creative

Download or read book The Nature Fix Why Nature Makes Us Happier Healthier and More Creative written by Florence Williams and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Highly informative and remarkably entertaining." —Elle From forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature’s positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and innovation, and strengthen our relationships. As our modern lives shift dramatically indoors, these ideas—and the answers they yield—are more urgent than ever.

Book The Evidential Power of Beauty

Download or read book The Evidential Power of Beauty written by Thomas Dubay and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While everyone is delighted by beauty, and the more alive among us are positively fascinated by it, few are explicitly aware that we can recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity. Dubay explores the reasons why all of the most eminent physicists of the twentieth century agree that beauty is the primary standard for scientific truth. Likewise, the best of contemporary theologians are also exploring with renewed vigor the aesthetic dimensions of divine revelation. Honest searchers after truth can hardly fail to be impressed that these two disciplines, science and theology, so different in methods, approaches and aims, are yet meeting in this and other surprising and gratifying ways. This book relates these developments to nature, music, academe and our unquenchable human thirst for unending beauty, truth and ecstasy, a thirst quenched only at the summit of contemplative prayer here below, and in the consummation of the beatific vision hereafter.

Book Love in Three Quarter Time

Download or read book Love in Three Quarter Time written by Dina Sleiman and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the style of Deeanne Gist, Dina Sleiman explores the world of 1817 Virginia in her novel Love in Three-Quarter Time. When the belle of the ball falls into genteel poverty, the fiery Constance Cavendish must teach the dances she once loved in order to help her family survive. The opportunity of a lifetime might await her in the frontier town of Charlottesville, but the position will require her to instruct the sisters of the plantation owner who jilted her when she needed him most. As Robert Montgomery and Constance make discoveries about one another, will their renewed faith in God help them to face their past and the guilt that threatens to destroy them in time to waltz to a fresh start?