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Desperately Seeking Sanity - a list by hanahula

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Humor, meditation, erudition, escape - only some of the ways we can seek to cope with a world that is about to either spin out of control or finally find its center. In the meantime, here are a few means for finding your own center.

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Smashing Pumpkins: "Time is right for a guiding light."

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Amazon: The Secret Currency of Love - The Unabashed Truth About Women, Money, and Relationships by Hilary Black

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We all know, somewhere deep in the pit of our stomachs, the meaning of the phrase "hard times." Through twenty-seven personal essays, this book addresses the deeply personal nature of #money management . . . and lends support for getting through your own hard time, financial or otherwise.

Updated Feb 23, 2009

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Design Within Reach: Paper Future Map by Marcus Kirby

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Maps often provide us with a great sense of perspective on our place in the world, diminishing the importance of daily annoyances and inconveniences and, perhaps more importantly, revealing our essential connectedness. This map, with distortion eliminated, is both an accurate and an attractive depiction of the world as we now know it. In both paper and magnetic versions; small and large sizes.

Updated Feb 23, 2009

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Barnes and Noble: Send - Why People Email so Badly and How to Do It Better by David Shipley and Will Schwalbe

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Email and I met during the angst-ridden years of my first "real" job. Through required lectures on work politics, ethics and etiquette, I readily grasped the transformative (and destructive) impact of hitting "send." Not everyone is so lucky, as the title of this book suggests. And, lately, emotions are running higher than ever, even as email begins to outpace snail mail as a form of communication. This book is a welcome reality check, reminding us of just how much power we wield whilst hovering over a keyboard. (via Today)

Updated Feb 24, 2009

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Amazon: 1968 by Michael Kaufman

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Whenever someone says, "Been there. Done That." I always wonder what they really mean. And in the case of the late 1960s, my curiosity is as much emotional as it is intellectual. Fortunately, along comes this book, which gives us a glimpse into that incredibly formative year, when all of the revolutionary stars seemed to align for change - some of which we are only now beginning to understand.

Updated Feb 24, 2009

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Live Nation: Eckhart Tolle Concert Tickets - Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, AZ - April 25, 2009

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If you have listened to even a few minutes of Eckhart and found yourself intrigued, consider how transformative a few hours in his presence could be. And the perfect excuse to plan a long weekend exploring the enlightened city of Phoenix . . . (via Sounds True)

Updated Feb 26, 2009

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Uncommon Goods: The Guide for Guys by Michael Powell

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Me ? I love you just the way you are. But if you, as a guy's guy, feel like you need some work, this book gets right down to business. No fuss. No muss. And certainly no frills. Just the facts, Jack.

Updated Feb 26, 2009

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PostSecret Community: What is the story behind PostSecret?

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When is a coincidence just a coincidence ? According to Post Secret, the answer is never. Every piece of written flotsam and jetsam has meaning for the writer and the one who reads it. Join the community by contributing a secret . . . or one you happened upon. You just may find the answer you have long been seeking, or the question you finally need to ask.

Updated Feb 27, 2009

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App Store: Zen Bound by Chillingo Ltd.

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Free your mind . . . and the rest will follow. Or so they say. At the very least, this game will provide you a pause from routine, a meditative escape and an intellectual challenge all rolled into one graphically fantastic little app.

Updated Mar 4, 2009

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Amazon: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

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As art eerily approximating #teen life, this book is an important read for both #teenager and all those who love and/or guide them. The protagonist, already beyond help, nonetheless leaves poignant lessons in her wake, advocate a more gentle, thoughtful and compassionate approach to life and relationships.

Updated Mar 10, 2009

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Amazon: Black Watch (Ff Plays) by Gregory Burke

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Incorporating the history of the "Black Watch" soldiers of Fife, #scotland, this play delves into the singular experience of those who served alongside their American counterparts at Camp Dogwood, Iraq, 2004. Those of you who were able to catch the play at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn are lucky indeed, as the play has just won four awards at Britain's Laurence Olivier Awards. Now available in the United States as an illustrated paperback.

Updated Mar 10, 2009