Besides the Bible of course, these are the books I've read. Many are available at CPL. Feel free to ask me about any of these.
1. The Billings method: controlling fertility without drugs or devices by Evelyn Billings--a must for anyone with ovaries. Really, they should teach this in schools.
2. Feng Shui for skeptics by Kartar Diamond--does a great job of explaining what Feng Shui is and is not, and how to avoid the hoaxy side of the story. Otherwise, has no real practical advice.
3. The complete idiot's guide to feng shui by Elizabeth Moran and Val Biktashev--hate the name of the series, but this is a great book. Incidentally, they go onto great detail and get very involved with some concepts, so forget idiots, many smarty pants will not get this. Very helpful and practical.
4. Feng Shui handbook: how to create a healthier living and working environment by Lam Kam Chuen--simple and to the point. Explains concepts in rather unusual ways, and goes onto things other books are afraid to touch on. Great read.
5. The Circle of Stones by Judith Duerk--strongly recommended for thinking women.
6. The Truth About Children's Health: The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Reversing Disease by Robert Bernardini--just OK. I feel the author sensationalized a few issues for the sake of squeezing another few pages out. Does have helpful advice. Mostly yesterday's news though.
7. No more Mondays: fire yourself and other revolutionary ways to discover your true calling at work by Dan Miller--the jury is still out. Helpful, thorough, but at times unchecked and unrealistic. Could be more helpful. Good read.
8. The crazy makers : how the food industry is destroying our brains and harming our children by Caro Simontacchi. I have to be honest: I had to skip a few pages here and there. Some of the subjects I am simply very familiar with and this book had little to add. While the author is an outstanding nutritionist, her writing has a long way to go. Reads more like a dry textbook. I loved the last chapters, the recipes, and the meal plans.
9. Queen Jin's Handbook of Pregnancy by Fred Seligson. I cannot recommend this book, especially to pregnant women. In fact, had I read it while I was carrying a child, I would have ripped the thing into shreds and owed Chicago Public Library. As you may see, the authors name is neither Korean, nor Chinese or Japanese. Indeed, he is an American man that married a Korean young woman and became fascinated with all things oriental and pregnancy. This fascination often borders on creepy and inappropriate, especially when fueled by gravidas the author is not related to. The book indeed quotes some great sources, including ancient Korean sages and contemporary practitioners of oriental medicine. Most unfortunately, the author punctuated centuries-old pearls of wisdom with his at best mediocre poetry and oriental superstition ranging from silly to downright harmful. The book did get me interested in Embryonic Education, and I am looking forward to exploring the subject through better sources.
10. Diary of a Midwife by Juliana van Olphen-Fehr. I cried, I laughed. I wished I were a midwife, and I thanked God I was not. A wonderful book, although I am annoyed I cannot pronounce the author's last name. A must read.
1. The Billings method: controlling fertility without drugs or devices by Evelyn Billings--a must for anyone with ovaries. Really, they should teach this in schools.
2. Feng Shui for skeptics by Kartar Diamond--does a great job of explaining what Feng Shui is and is not, and how to avoid the hoaxy side of the story. Otherwise, has no real practical advice.
3. The complete idiot's guide to feng shui by Elizabeth Moran and Val Biktashev--hate the name of the series, but this is a great book. Incidentally, they go onto great detail and get very involved with some concepts, so forget idiots, many smarty pants will not get this. Very helpful and practical.
4. Feng Shui handbook: how to create a healthier living and working environment by Lam Kam Chuen--simple and to the point. Explains concepts in rather unusual ways, and goes onto things other books are afraid to touch on. Great read.
5. The Circle of Stones by Judith Duerk--strongly recommended for thinking women.
6. The Truth About Children's Health: The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Reversing Disease by Robert Bernardini--just OK. I feel the author sensationalized a few issues for the sake of squeezing another few pages out. Does have helpful advice. Mostly yesterday's news though.
7. No more Mondays: fire yourself and other revolutionary ways to discover your true calling at work by Dan Miller--the jury is still out. Helpful, thorough, but at times unchecked and unrealistic. Could be more helpful. Good read.
8. The crazy makers : how the food industry is destroying our brains and harming our children by Caro Simontacchi. I have to be honest: I had to skip a few pages here and there. Some of the subjects I am simply very familiar with and this book had little to add. While the author is an outstanding nutritionist, her writing has a long way to go. Reads more like a dry textbook. I loved the last chapters, the recipes, and the meal plans.
9. Queen Jin's Handbook of Pregnancy by Fred Seligson. I cannot recommend this book, especially to pregnant women. In fact, had I read it while I was carrying a child, I would have ripped the thing into shreds and owed Chicago Public Library. As you may see, the authors name is neither Korean, nor Chinese or Japanese. Indeed, he is an American man that married a Korean young woman and became fascinated with all things oriental and pregnancy. This fascination often borders on creepy and inappropriate, especially when fueled by gravidas the author is not related to. The book indeed quotes some great sources, including ancient Korean sages and contemporary practitioners of oriental medicine. Most unfortunately, the author punctuated centuries-old pearls of wisdom with his at best mediocre poetry and oriental superstition ranging from silly to downright harmful. The book did get me interested in Embryonic Education, and I am looking forward to exploring the subject through better sources.
10. Diary of a Midwife by Juliana van Olphen-Fehr. I cried, I laughed. I wished I were a midwife, and I thanked God I was not. A wonderful book, although I am annoyed I cannot pronounce the author's last name. A must read.
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