books by Penguin (awakening selection omnivore)

books by Penguin

books:

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)

1237 reviews
Eckhart Tolle

Penguin, 2008

Enlightening and Worth the Read
This book, at least at first, is not easy to get through. It's dry, written in a kind of monotone (which is also how Tolle speaks), and a bit dense in terms of language. But Tolle is, truly, an enlightened being, and for people who are open to what he has to say, his words ring true in very profound and helpful ways. It's important to know that this isn't another "What Should I do with My ...

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

445 reviews
Michael Pollan

Penguin, 2007

Calling all Corn People - READ THIS BOOK!
I read this book a little while ago and didn't have time to review it, but the essential messages keep popping into my consciousness as I go about my day-to-day life. Before reading this book, for example, I had never realized that Corn has cunningly taken over the world and turned us all into "Corn People." Pollan's simple plan - to make three meals - turns into an exploration of all things ...

This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession

106 reviews
Daniel J. Levitin

Plume/Penguin, 2007

One of the best books you can find on the science of music!
This book was found, as many of my great finds, on the shelves of a used-book store. The book has traveled around in my car with me as I go from school to my job as a voice teacher. It has been loaned out to music professors, and is now very well worn. I strongly recommend this book for musicians and music lovers alike. It is beautifully written in a way that nearly anyone can understand, ...

Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition)

1100 reviews
John Steinbeck

Penguin, 2002

love this novella and all of its' film adaptations
there's really not much more i wish to add , except i think this should be requied reading in all our schools in the nation . a beautifully heartbreaking story of humanity . timeless and true .