Saturday, 12. January 2008
YOU: The Owner’s Manual

If there ever was a pair of docs who can make the small intestine seem truly intriguing, here they are. Dr. Mehmet Oz is an alternative-medicine maverick and a cardiologist known to implement acupuncture during open-heart surgery. Dr. Michael Roizen developed the RealAge concept of calculating one's biological, as opposed to chronological, age. Here they've whipped up a witty guide to the workings of the entire body, appropriate not just for those who can't tell their pancreas from their pituitary.

In short, just a very fun and informative book with several worthy goals. For one, it educates your average person in the inner workings of the human body. It does this quite entertainingly through frequent quizzes, trivia, facts, and interesting pictures - for instance the authors use some nice elf cartoons.

Additionally, the book also gives one many helpful tips on how to keep their body running smoother. Especially middle-agers like me who want to learn more about how their bodies work so they can keep it running smoothly in the years to come.

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YOU: The Owner’s Manual: An Insider’s Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger by Michael F Roizen & Mehmet Oz
Harper Collins, 2005 | 435 Pages | PDF | 8,9 MB

I wish you good health and happy reading!

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How to Be Happy at Work

Everyone has the power to control their own destiny in their jobs, careers and life. The author explains this so well. Whatever your age, whatever your job is - recommended!

From the book:

"In what many people call 'the real world,' it’s assumed that financial success is the key ingredient to satisfaction. I question this assumption. Although economic security settles the mind and can even quiet the soul, money alone can’t create deep career fulfillment.
To be deeply fulfilled through work, you must integrate your financial needs and goals with your spiritual desires.

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I use the word 'spiritual' cautiously, knowing that it’s often equated with religion. What I have in mind is a more secular spirituality that doesn’t call forth visions of God in the workplace. Derived from the Latin word spiritus, which means 'breath,' spirituality, in this sense, refers to those animating life principles that enable you to feel most completely alive.
When you bring energy, enthusiasm, and passion to your work, you infuse your livelihood with a vitality that drives away boredom. Add creativity, growth, meaning, and service, and you’ll find that alienation will disappear, too. By adding depth to your work, you can soar to greater heights."



Hirsch is the founder of a career and psychological counseling company in Chicago and a senior lecturer at Northwestern University.

Part 1 introduces a number of psychological challenges that need to be addressed and resolved, including the need to create a personal life agenda and timetable. Part 2 discusses some of the difficult organizational realities that have evolved over the last decade, including the loss of job security. Part 3 explores alternative work styles and schedules to increase autonomy and enhance the quality of life. There are chapters on midlife career transitions, achieving career security, business ethics, quitting a job, balancing work and personal life, and starting a business.

How to Be Happy at Work: A Practical Guide to Career Satisfaction
by Arlene S. Hirsch
Jist Publishing; 2nd edition, 2003 | 305 pages | PDF | 2.4 MB
Category: Books & Magazines | Meditation & Mind |


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