Resources
Am currently adding more materials but here's some to get you started....
These are books I have either read recently or used in my research.
Don't forget being well informed means researching books which might seem to have opposing philosophies.....
Selfhelp
Byrne, R., 2006, The Secret, Beyond words Publishing, Oregon, United States. Esp. the Chapter, The Secret to You
Canfield, J., Chicken Soup for the Soul,
Lundberg, G. & J. I don’t have to make everything all better,
Emoto, M., 2005, The Secret Life of Water, Beyond Words Publishing, Hillsboro, Oregon.
Allardice, P., 2006, Slow Up, 199 ways to calm your mind, relax your body and inspire yor spirit, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest.
Garcia, N., 2007, The Little Black Book of Style, (from the hit show Project Runway and Fashion Director of Elle Magazine) Collins, New York.
Sharp, T., 2007 second edtn, first edtn 2005, The Happiness Handbook, Strategies for a Happy Life, Finch Publishing Sydney.
Dooley, M., 2007 Notes from the Universe, New Perspectives from an old friend, Atria Books, NY.
Wolf, N., (1990) The Beauty Myth, Vintage, London.
Gray, J., 2000, Practical Miracles for Mars and Venus, Nine Principles for Lasting Love, Increasing Success, and vibrant health in the 21st Century, Harper Collins, NY..
Hay, L.L., 1999, You can Heal your Life, Hay House, California.
Peck, M.S., 1993, (first edition 1983), The Road Less Traveled: A new Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth, Arrow Books, London.
Robbins, A., 1992, Awaken the Giant Within: How to take control of your mental, emotional, physical and financial destiny, Simon & Schuster, London. Esp. Chapter 9 The Vocabulary of Ultimate Success. Very succinct and compelling summary of main points, must have book.
Dalai Lama, 2001, The Art of Living, A guide to contentment, joy and Fulfillment, Harper Collins Publishers, London.
Carlson, R., 1993, You can feel good again: Commonsense Strategies for releasing Happiness and changing your life, Penguin, New York.
McGraw, P., 2003 Self Matters: Creating your Life from the inside Out, Simon & Schuster, New York.
* Especially Chapter 8 Internal Dialogue.ust read, explained in a way that leaves no mystery about whats at stake. Must read.
McGraw, P., 2003 (1st edn 1999,) Life Strategies, Random House, London.
Chopra, D., 1993, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: A practical alternative to growing old, Random House, London.
Chopra, D., 1990 Perfect Health: The Complete mind/Body Guide, Bantam Books, UK.
Rosenburg, M.B., 2003 (2nd edtn) Non-violent communication: A language of Life, Puddledancer Press, CA. A must read, so many golden references in relation to this subject.
Rosenburg, M.B., 2005, Speak Peace in a world of Conflict: What you say next can change your world, Puddledancer Press. CA.
Especially Chapters 1-3
The Holy Bible, & A readers guide to the Holy Bible, Revised Standard Version, 1972, Thomas Nelson Inc, Nashville
Dyer, W.W., 2007, Change your thoughts, change your life, Living the wisdom of the Tao, Hay House Inc, CA. Especially the 25th Verse, Living from Greatness and 27th Living by your inner light.
Schwartz, D.J, 1987, The Magic of thinking Big,
* especially Chap 4 How to think Big and Chapter 6, You are what you think you are. Simon &
Schuster, NY.
Holden, R., 1998, Happiness Now: Timeless wisdom for feeling good fast, House House, California.
Bassett, L., 1995, From Panic to Power, Proven Techniques to calm your anxieties, conquer your fears, and put you in control of your life, Harper Collins, New York.
(especially Chapter 8 Compassionate Self Talk.
Reference
Harper Collins, 2006, Collins English Dictionary, HarperCollins Publishers, Glasgow.
The Concise English Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 2004
www.askoxford.com
www.world-english.org
The Concise Oxford Thesaurus, Oxford University Press 1995, 2002
Babylon English Dictionary
Encarta Dictionary
Wordweb Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary and Thesaurus 2005 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Oxford, The Australian Basic School Dictionary, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Victoria.
The Times, 2006, The Times Quotations: From Homer to Homer Simpson, Harper Collins Publishers, London.
Viking, 2005, Great Speeches: Words that made History, Penguin Group, Australia.
Leonard, J., (editor) 1987, (4th edtn 1998) Seven Centuries of Poetry in English, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Corey, G., 2005, (7th Edtn) Theory of Practice of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Thomson Learning, California.
Bee, L., Bjorklund, B., 2004 (5th edition) The Journey of Adulthood, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
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