Review:How to keep it working optimally. I was aware of some of the techniques he discusses for enhancing brain function but was blown away by many of the insights and techniques he discusses that I didn't know about. One important change I have made in my lifestyle from reading this book is to exercise more to keep the brain happy and fit.

Absolutely NO reservations about recommending this book to anyone (at any level of knowledge about the brain) interested in learning about your most comple... Read more

Review:A very insightful book. You walk away with an understanding of how illusions of reality are formed in our minds. The writer has thoroughly documented his presentation. However, I found the detailed case descriptions to be a bit more elaborate than I was interested in, so I had to skim through them to get to the next eye-opening concept. Read more

Review:Science is a polarized field of study where you either believe there's a vaccine or pill for everything...or you look to your nearest shrubbery to find some homeopathic remedy. Whatever your viewpoint, Jo Marchant takes the road in between with the idea that our minds are oftentimes the most powerful tool we can use to combat illness.

Unlike other science books where the authors know little about science and a lot about speculation, Marchant has a PhD in genetics and medical microbiology.... Read more

Review:For me, someone familiar with Abraham's work - this was a disappointment. I had no idea it consisted of little vignettes and I was not really interested in reading them. I have it back up for sale. For a newbie to Abraham, this may be a great book - just not for a more experienced reader. I recommend Ask and it is Given, which I also bought and enjoyed. Read more

Review:I read about 40% of this book before getting completely turned off by the continued arrogance of this doctor towards his patients. Because he seemed to hold these patients (from the patient examples in the book)in low regard, I felt that he must feel the same way about the people that he was trying to reach by writing this book. Read more

Review:Stephen Jay Gould was one of the seminal figures in evolutionary biology of the 20th century. He not only made major contributions to the field, particularly with his notion of "punctuated equilibrium" and his conceptual refinements to evolutionary theory such as the notion of "exaptation," but he was a world class essayist and did more to spread knowledge of evolutionary theory to the general population than probably any other scientist of his day. This is one of his finest works and the titl... Read more

Review:"When grandiose planning/strategizing" becomes an integral part of top executives' job spec. and the pursue of certainty is ingrained so deeply into whatever system we are in, the evolution trial and error mindset pitched by the author is destined to be neglected. Thanks to that, I can thrive "for years" as a professional trader whose success depends solely on the repeated and consistent failure of others. In case you feel for what I had just written, this book is for you."

Pardon my lack... Read more

Review:This is another challenging but absolutely inspiring book by David Hawkins, leading us further on the path to enlightenment.

Hawkins depicts his own path in considerable detail, describing the various states he experienced. When reading these descriptions, particularly in the section entitled "About the author", I myself fall into expanded states: waves of healing flow through me (I have much to be healed), occasionally accompanied by feelings of ecstasy/bliss; I also sometimes experience... Read more

Review:As humans we all make mistakes. The reasons are wide and mainly because we aren't computers that operate "by the rules". This book is a fun reading. It shows phenomenal mistakes we are doing.
A lot of the stories are probably from the same sources as others books I have read on the subjects. But they are nice to be remembered.

I did enjoy the story about us straightening the map. It appears that when we have a map in our head we straighten the curves. I saw it myself while driving the ... Read more

Review:A person less sure of themself might have titled this work, A Theory of Consciousness. Not so Daniel Dennett. Here flat out he says Consciousness Explained. That alone demands you read this book if you are the least bit curious. Your curiosity will be rewarded.

While the text is dense it is not ponderous. It is filled with examples, details, and descriptions. All are well reasoned and thoroughly researched. As one from the humanities with a deep interest in science, this philosophical wor... Read more