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Stephen R. Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
This book was first published in 1989 and has sold in huge numbers around the world. Stephen Covey worked for IBM's Executive Development Program developing material on communication and perception. He came to the realization of how deeply bedded our perceptions are, he says, "It taught me that we must look at the lens through which we see the world, as well as at the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world." Read book review in PS Magazine.
Louise L. Hay
The Louise L. Hay Gift Collection: You Can Heal Your Life / You Can Heal Your Life Companion Book / Meditations to Heal Your Life . Louise L. Hay pub. Hay House 2002.
You Can Heal Your Life [AUDIOBOOK] Louise L. Hay (Narrator) pub. Hodder Mobius Audio 1998.
Daniel Goleman
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Daniel Goleman pub. Bloomsbury 1996.
In this fascinating book, based on brain and behavioural research, Daniel Goleman argues that our IQ- idolizing view of intelligence is far too narrow.
Raymond Tallis
Psycho-electronics Raymond Tallis pub. Ferrington 1994. The journeying of terms between the mental and physical realms lies at the roots of the myth that modern neurological science has somehow explained, or will explain, or has advanced our understanding of, what consciousness truly is.
The Hand: A Philosophical Enquiry into Human Being Raymond Tallis pub. Edinburgh University Press 2003
The Enemies of Hope: A Critique of Contemporary Pessimism Raymond Tallis pub. Palgrave Macmillan 1997
Viktor E. Frankl
Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl, pub. Beacon Press, Boston, Mass. 1959. Dr. Frankl was a Jewish prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, except for his sister, his whole family was murdered in the camps. This book is about the survival of a man's integrity under the most extreme conditions. This book is a unique record of the strength of the human spirit and is strongly recommended.
Susan Jeffers
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: How to Turn Your Fear and Indecision into Confidence, Susan Jeffers pub. Rider 1997. A book of advice on how to cope with fear of various kinds of experience, such as public speaking, self-assertion, decision-making, intimacy, being alone, ageing, losing a loved one, and ending a relationship.
End the Struggle and Dance with Life: How to Build Yourself Up When the World Gets You Down. Susan Jeffers, pub. Hodder & Stoughton 1997.
"The power to change is within and Susan places the tools to do so at your feet, all you have to do is have the courage to pick them up and use them." [quote from Amazon]
Paul Hauck
How to Love and Be Loved (Overcoming Common Problems)
Paul Hauck - Sheldon Press 1983 [difficult to find]. He is also the author of many well written and practical self help books, so check his other books on Amazon.com link. Read Book Review in PS Magazine.
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