Monday, June 13, 2011

Mindflex: My Reading Favourites


The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization

by Peter M. Senge


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Mind Maps at Work: How to Be the Best at Your Job and Still Have Time to Play
by Tony Buzan

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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell

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The Feeling Good Handbook
by David D. Burns



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The Big Book of Humorous Training Games: Games to Bring Humour, Fun and Creativity into Any Group Situation
by Doni Tamblyn, Sharyn Weiss

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Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training
by Karen Pryor
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Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
by E. F. Schumacher
Comment: "Economics of Simplicity as taught by Buddha and Gandhi"

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Love: What Life Is All About
by Leo F. Buscaglia

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Moments With Oneself/Freedom In Relationship
by Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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Moments With Oneself/Vedanta 24X7
by Swami Dayananda Saraswati

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Spirituality For Dummies
by Sharon Janis

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Feel the Fear . . . and Do It Anyway
by Susan Jeffers
Comment: "5 truths about fear. Growing from victim to survivor. Saying Yes to Life. How whole is your life? Susan Jefffers at her best."

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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens
by Sean Covey

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Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam
by Arun Tiwari
Comment: "Great book for learning about team work and flow state dynamics."


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The Teaching of the Bhagavad Gita
by Dayananda Swami
Comment: "An enlightening series of talks on the Gita based on Shri Aadi Shankaracharya's Advaita. This was my teacher's first major published book. He has written many more since, and the list includes classics like 'The Value of Values', 'Talks on Emotional Maturity', 'Talks on Vivekachoodamani' etc. Check his Gurukulam websites: www.arshavidya.org, www.arshavidya.in, http://www.arshavidya-nagpur.org, and http://www.dayananda.org

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Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century
by Alvin Toffler
Comment: "No trainer should be without this book. It speaks of the power shift from muscle power to money power onward to thinking power. The person who can imagine best will rule the world."

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The Third Wave
by Alvin Toffler
Comment: "A masterful sequel to Future Shock. Gives you much material to chew on."

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Future Shock
by Alvin Toffler
Comment: "I was shocked reading this in my 20s. I am now in my 50s and am still awed to see the implications of future shock. Toffler takes you through the agricultural society to the industrial society onward to the information society and the implications of these changes in our lives."

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The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems
by Fritjof Capra
Comment: "Capra turns his microscope to the very fundamentals of life and biology to understand living systems that are self preserving and self organizing. "

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The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture
by Fritjof Capra
Comment: "Capra speaks about changing societal priorities that include ecological intelligence, "small is beautiful" and "women power". "

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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (25th Anniversary Edition)
by Fritjof Capra
Comment: "Amazing similarity of language used by spiritual mystics and modern physicists. The birth and death of virtual particles are compared to the primordial dance of Shiva."

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Doctors
by Erich Segal
Comment: "A psychiatrist's exploration into his own past to reclaim his roots. "

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The Class
by Erich Segal
Comment: "Story of a reunion of Harvard Management School students at the 25th anniversary celebrations. Wonderful book about IPR and motivation."


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Chicken Soup for the Soul
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen
Comment: "Heart warming and insightful personal anecdotes. A treasure trove of wisdom."

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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
by Eckhart Tolle
Comment: "A psychological perspective on Vedanta. Very powerful."

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One Minute Wisdom
by Anthony De Mello
Comment: "Glimpses of greatness."

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The Song of the Bird
by Anthony De Mello
Comment: "A spiritual approach to practical living"

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The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story
by Richard Bach

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach, Russell Munson

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Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
by Richard Bach

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Unlimited Power : The New Science Of Personal Achievement
by Anthony Robbins

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Awaken the Giant Within : How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!
by Anthony Robbins

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The Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield
Comment: "A deeply spiritual book about the new age"


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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

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The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho

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Mahabharata
by C. Rajagopalachari

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Ramayana
by C. Rajagopalachari
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Krishnavatara (Bhavan's book university)
by Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley, Michael Eric Dyson


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Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships
by Kenneth Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, Jim Ballard, Ken Blanchard
Comment: "How do you train a whale? You can't order it around like you do your kids. The art of motivation at its best."

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Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step (Perennial Library)
by Edward De Bono
Comment: "When you face a roadblock, the best thing is to look for a lateral way out. Lateral thinking is a way to explore new ways of thinking by shaking up thought patterns"


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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
by Jim Collins
Comment: "All about the power of Level 5 Leadership"

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The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less
by Richard Koch


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Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
by Spencer Johnson, Kenneth Blanchard
Comment: "Winners don't stay down when they are down. Don't fret for the past. Make a new future."


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Now, Discover Your Strengths
by Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton


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The Fountainhead (Centennial Edition Hardcover)
by Ayn Rand
Comment: "The power of integrity and excellence is novelized by Ayn Rand in the powerful story of Howard Rowark and Dominique Francon. The Antihero is Peter Keating. A book from my college days. A companion to this book is Ayn Rand's other master piece - Atlas Shrugged."

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The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne
Comment: "The secret is to first be what you want to become until you become what you are. Shades of The Alchemist!"


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Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
by Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, John Christensen, Ken Blanchard
Comment: "Bringing Wow to work"

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The One Minute Manager
by Kenneth H. Blanchard, Spencer Johnson


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"Yes" or "No": The Guide to Better Decisions
by Spencer Johnson
Comment: "Ask two important questions - the head question and the heart question. "


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Executive E. Q.
by Robert Cooper, Robert K. Cooper, Ayman Sawaf
Comment: "16 parameters of EQ important for the workplace."

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Six Thinking Hats
by Edward de Bono
Comment: "Lateral Thinking and Changing Perspectives necessary to explore before setting out to making effective decisions."
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The Power of Focused Thinking: Six Thinking Hats
by Edward De Bono

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Spiritual RX: Prescriptions for Living a Meaningful Life
by Frederic Brussat

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Working with Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman
Comment: "Case studies on the positive outcomes of Emotional Quotient in the workplace."

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The Power of Ethical Management
by Norman V. Peale, Ken Blanchard
Comment: "A corporate governance must read. "

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Loving Yourself: Four Steps to a Happier You
by Daphne Rose Kingma
Comment: "Four steps : Speak Out, Act Out, Clear Out, Set Out! Great stuff for getting over self obsession and to honour yourself. "

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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox
Comment: "Focus on actual results, not on paper profits. An eye opener on the high cost of inventories and automation. "

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First Things First
by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill
Comment: "Four generations of time management. You cannot manage time. Only your life in the time allotted to you. Can you manage the important and the urgent? What would be your priorities for the last six months of your life? "


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The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate (Men's Edition)
by Gary Chapman
Comment: "Five Love Languages: Communication beyond audio, video, kinesthetic NLP modes. In the same category as another book: Talking to Kids so that they listen and listening so that they talk."

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Siddhartha
by Herman Hesse, Gunther Olesh, Anke Dreher, Amy Coulter, Stefan Langer, Semyan Chaichenets
Comment: "Siddhartha's special mantra for success: "I can think, I can fast, I can wait". A book that questions the meaning of life. Siddhartha is a fictional character and contemporary of Buddha. "


by Richard Bach
Comment: "How we program our lives with everyday thoughts - thought by thought. Brings to mind the Bhagavad Geeta statement: 'Mind alone for mortals is the cause of both bondage and liberation.' Talks about coincidence as the outcome of subtle intentions and not a mere accident. Looks true, if my own experience is to be believed. I was completing the book on a flight that was booked at the last minute. My mother and I were the last of the passengers to disembark. I passed the cockpit and found the friendly co-pilot responding positively to my taking a look at the cabin. I told him about the book I was reading and was promptly invited to take his seat and explore the control panel. An experience totally unexpected and coincidental. By the way, the book was given to me for reading by my nephew who has just completed his flight training for pilots."

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