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How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation by Andrew B. Newberg My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was very interested in reading a book about brain function before, during, after “enlightenment” activities.While there was some of that, certainly more than in most such books, I was disappointed.There was much more about … Continue reading “Book Review #23 – How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation”

Collecting the Dead by Spencer Kope My rating: 5 of 5 stars I just finished reading this intriguing and unusual book. The main character, called Steps for a reason that the reader learns as the story goes along, has a special talent that makes him a human bloodhound. I wasn’t sure how this very not … Continue reading “Book Review #22 – Collecting the Dead”

Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child by Angela C. Mattke My rating: 5 of 5 stars Most new parents adopt the parenting style that their own parents used (or the opposite of that, if it was bad). But you wouldn’t use tools from the last century to work on your car, would you? … Continue reading “Book Review #21 – Mayo Clinic Guide to Raising a Healthy Child”

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which was recommended by a friend. I loved the characters and how it was written in the first person, by the main character, a young boy named Reuben. The descriptions of events and the underlying hope that … Continue reading “Book Review #20 – Peace Like a River”

Memory Power 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Better Learning for Students, Businesspeople, and Seniors by W.R. Klemm My rating: 5 of 5 stars There is so much in this book for a first-time memory study and beginning ‘practicer’ like me that I copied a lot of notes and kept it where I can review the … Continue reading “Book Review #19 – Memory Power 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Better Learning for Students, Businesspeople, and Seniors”