The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe
Lynne McTaggart
2001
http://www.livingthefield.com/
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Lynne McTaggart is an investigative journalist whose exploration of the scientific evidence for the efficacy of alternative medicine led her to found the British health journal What Doctors Don’t Tell You and the associated website http://www.wddty.com/. She reports that when she began seeing conclusive gold-standard scientific studies validating homeopathy and acupuncture, and studies of spiritual healing that were good enough to suggest that something unexplained was happening, she became curious about these “energy systems” that were based on a different paradigm of the human body from that of modern science. 

Embracing Your Life with the Heart of the Buddha
Tara Brach, Ph.D.
2003
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What Tara Brach terms “radical acceptance” is the fundamental basis for any quest for self-understanding, and also the first requirement for loving others. Of course this is not a new idea—we all know we need to have self-love and self-esteem, and there are hundreds of other books and magazine articles that say so. This is also a crucial piece of the influence of the mind and the emotions on our physical health. What is not always so clear is what real self-love and self-esteem look like, to us, here and now in this moment, or how to achieve them. She unpacks the concept in a beautiful way, relating many personal experiences, stories of clients and students, and quotations from other disciplines, so that it is easy to connect with and understand. 

How Women Get Smart About Money

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If you feel reluctant or confused about how to begin to understand how you take control of your money, manage and invest it, competently, yourself, start here. This is not a scary money book, but a friendly, well-written, personal, engaging study of what it is that keeps women "dumb" about money, and the simple (once you know them!) insights that will make you smart. Whether you're barely getting by, earning a lot but spending it all, or you have saved or inherited money but don't understand investing, Stanny is talking to you. In fact, unless you are one of the miniscule percentage of women who have learned that you are responsible for your financial security even if you currently have a husband and a bevy of financial advisors, this book is for you.

The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today
Julia Ross, M.A.
2002
www.moodcure.com
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Julia Ross, a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychology and a specialist in the treatment of eating disorders and addictions since 1980, nails the physical aspect of the “mood” problem. She describes clearly, concisely, and completely how our physical sense of well-being is intimately affected by the availability of necessary building blocks to supply the brain with the nutrients it needs to function optimally. She distinguishes between “true” and “false” emotions: real feelings of grief or anger related to life events, and moods of sadness, irritability or depression that hold us in their grip for no reason. Of course we often do have unexplained feelings that are a signal of something we need to attend to—but these signals can be clear only if our minds are not fogged by deficiencies of the necessary neurotransmitters.