Books

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The following is a list of books that I’ve found particularly meaningful during different periods in my life. I believe the best way to learn is through doing, even though I’m a former newspaper reporter, columnist and a voracious reader. Having said that, I also believe that there’s a lot to be learned by reading about others’ experiences. Doing so can both save us time and the sometimes-awful experience of having to go through it ourselves. Knowledge is power, whether it comes from personal experience or a book.

Relationships

• The Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide From The Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert, John Gottman
• Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last, John Gottman
• Getting The Love You Want: A Guide For Couples, Harville Hendrix
• Keeping the Love You Find, A Guide For Singles, Harville Hendrix
• Are You The One For Me? Knowing Who’s Right And Avoiding Who’s Wrong, Barbara De Angelis
• The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide To Changing The Patterns of Intimate Relationships, Harriet Lerner
• Too Good To Leave, Too Bad To Stay, Mira Kirshenbaum

Health

• Live Your Best Life Now! The Cancer Survivor's Guide to Creating a Happy and Meaningful Life, Kathy Santini
  
• Eating Well For Optimum Health, Andrew Weil
• Healing And The Mind, Bill Moyers
• Spontaneous Healing, Andrew Weil
• Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, Andrew Weil
• You: The Owner’s Manual: An Insider’s Guide To The Body That Will Make You Healthier And Younger, Michael Roizen
• Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide To Your Physical and Spiritual Well-being, Andrew Weil
• Why People Don’t Heal And How They Can, Caroline Myss
• The Healing Path, A Soul Approach to Illness, Marc Ian Barasch
• You Can Heal Your Life, Louise Hay
• Close To The Bone: Life Threatening Illness And The Search For Meaning, Jean Shinoda Bolen
• Cancer As A Turning Point, Lawrence LeShan
• You Can Fight For Your Life, Emotional Factors In The Treatment of Cancer, Lawrence LeShan
• Choices In Healing – Integrating The Best Of Conventional And Complementary Approaches To Cancer, Michael Lerner
• It’s Not About The Bike: My Journey Back To Life, Lance Armstrong
• Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book, 4th Edition, Susan Love
• Advanced Breast Cancer: A Guide To Living With Metastatic Disease, Musa Mayer

Career

• I Could Do Anything If Only I Knew What It Was, Barbara Sher
• Transitions, Making Sense of Life’s Changes, William Bridges
• Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow, Marsha Sinetar
• Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming The Life You Were Meant To Live, Martha Beck
• Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway, Susan Jeffers

Finances

• Your Money Or Your Life, Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robbin
• Secrets of Six Figure Women, Surprising Strategies To Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life, Barbara Stanny
• Prince Charming Isn’t Coming: How Women Get Smart About Money, Barbara Stanny
• The Soul of Money, Lynn Twist
• The Richest Man in Babylon, George S. Clason
• Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Robert T. Kiyosaki
• The Millionaire Next Door, Thomas J. Stanley
• Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill

Self-development/spirituality

• The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale
• The Power Of Intention, Wayne Dyer
• Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life, Gregg Levoy
• The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra
• The Gift of Change: Spiritual Guidance For Living Your Best Life, Marianne Williamson
• The Artist’s Way, A Spiritual Path To Higher Creativity, Julia Cameron
• Life Makeovers, Cheryl Richardson
• The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent, Esther and Jerry Hicks
• Creative Visualization: Use The Power of Your Imagination To Create What You Want In Your Life, Shakti Gawain
• The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide To Personal Freedom, Don Miguel Ruiz
• Faith – Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, Sharon Salzberg
• A Short Guide To A Happy Life, Anna Quindlen
• Healing Dreams: Exploring The Dreams That Can Transform Your Life, Marc Ian Barasch
• Living Your Dreams: The Classic Bestseller On Becoming Your Own Dream Expert, Gayle Delaney
• The Hoffman Process: The World-Famous Technique that Empowers You To Forgive Your Past, Heal Your Present and Transform Your Future, Tim Laurence and Joan Borysenko