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SIMBA SHOPPERS MAGAZINE - THE CHRISTMAS ISSUE
BOOK REVIEWS
A home without books is like a body
without a soul - Cicero
1. The five people you meet in
heaven – By Mitch Albom
2. The Secret – Rhonda Byrne
3. Woman Thou Art Loosed
– By T.D Jakes
4. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
- by Robin Sharma
If you enjoyed Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays
With Morrie, you will be pleased that his
latest work, The Five People You Meet in
Heaven, does not suffer in comparison. A
made-for-TV movie, released this February
on DVD, Five People is about how
each person we meet, though appearing
insignificant, are part of the vast web of
interconnection that affects our life. Eddie
is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped
in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a
seaside amusement park. His days are a
dull routine of work, loneliness, and regret.
Then, on his 83rd birthday, Eddie dies in
a tragic accident, trying to save a little girl
from a falling cart. He awakens in the afterlife,
where he learns that heaven is not
a lush Garden of Eden, but a place where
your earthly life is explained to you by five
people. These people may have been loved
ones or distant strangers. Yet each of them
changed your path forever. It is a definite
page turner.
Have you been wondering about what ‘The
Secret’ is all about. Well its a book, which
discusses the Law of Attraction and how
to use it in your life. The book introduced
people to the concept that their thoughts
may influence not only their actions, but
the experiences that they bring into their
lives as well.
One of the insights the book shares is The
Law of Attraction, the principle that you
attract whatever you focus your energy
on (good or bad), works with relationships,
possessions, goals, and anything else you
are able to focus on -- even your own
health.
The book shares other insights and specific
strategies to use, gives a history of the
use of the Law of Attraction, and provides
examples on how it’s worked in the lives
of various people, making it an interesting
and informative read.
This book speaks to the heart of every
woman irrespective of you might be going
through. The book tells the story of a
young woman who must come to terms
with a long history of sexual abuse, drug
addiction, and poverty. From the early
age of being brought up by a single mum
who has different men of which one of the
abuses her and takes her innocence at the
young age of eight years.
The balm of that book will soothe all
manner of traumas, tragedies, and disappointments.
For the single parent and the
battered wife, for the abused girl and the
insecure women, there is a cure for the
crisis. In this soft word for the sensitive ear,
there is deep cleansing for those inaccessible
areas of the feminine heart. It’s a
wonderful and motivational read.
The book takes the form of a fable about
Julian Mantle, a high-profile attorney with
a crazy schedule and a set of priorities that
center around money, power and prestige.
As such, Mantle represents the values of
our society.
The story is told from the perspective of
one of his associates, who admires Mantle’s
great success and aspires to be like him.
But when Mantle has a heart attack, he
drops out of the game and disappears. He
sells all his possessions and goes to India
to seek a more meaningful existence.
When he comes back, he’s a changed man.
Really, it’s as if he’s a completely different
person. He’s learned from some mythical
Himalayan gurus who give him mystical
and yet practical advice, which he shares
with his former associate (and the reader)
it’s a fable, and it’s one that will certainly
make you give some thought to your life,
your goals, your dreams and how your
daily habits help you reach those dreams.
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