Showing posts with label Self-Help. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Self-Help. Show all posts
Monday, February 17, 2014
A "Lost" Review of The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder
Here's a 5-star review from last year that it appears I failed to post from a Harry Federci:
Author Todd Wright skillfully uses the rather ordinary theme of a murder mystery to explore the extraordinary difference between organized religion and what is known at the present time as New Age spirituality. Detectives Bookman and Berg - no first names are ever divulged - are assigned to a criminal case involving the murder of a young woman. In the course of their investigation, they are exposed to profound literature which radically alters their perceptions of reality. The teachings of Aristotle, Socrates, St. Paul and Jesus Christ all come into play in this most unusual crime novel. I highly recommend it to anyone with an open mind who wishes to explore the big questions of life and doesn't know quite where to begin.
Thanks, Harry!
Monday, February 10, 2014
Another 5-Star Review for The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder!
Another five-star review for The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder, this one from Karen G. Thanks, Karen!
I've seen a spike in sales lately. Seems it's become a cult classic in Japan. I expect a feature-length anime film to be announced any day now.
Friday, February 7, 2014
The latest review of The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder is a good one!
AAA writes:
"The book is a great subtle murder mystery with unusual educational value. The plot intertwines and builds on a summary of the best-respected motivational, philosophical, and spiritual books of all time. Final plot twists inspired reading or rereading of several of the referenced books. It will continue to serve as a quick reference to the best of the best."
Thanks, Triple-A!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Introducing The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder Book Club
For those of you in the Lexington (Kentucky) area, I've decided to form an exploratory committee to gauge interest in what would be the first of its kind in the world: a loose-knit social organization I've pithily dubbed The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder Book Club, or the SIBCMBC for short.
The SIBCMBC would meet once a month to discuss one of the books featured in my novel, The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder, books like The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, A New Earth, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Secret and others. We would start with The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder as a roadmap to the other books. And when we get through all the books, who knows where we'll go from there.
We would have food to eat (a potluck arrangement) lots of good conversation and games for the kids (I made this last one up, there will be no games and probably no kids).
If you think you might be interested and/or have ideas, please let me know. Feel free to leave a comment of send me an email at toddwrightnow@gmail.com.
The SIBCMBC would meet once a month to discuss one of the books featured in my novel, The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder, books like The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, A New Earth, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Secret and others. We would start with The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder as a roadmap to the other books. And when we get through all the books, who knows where we'll go from there.
We would have food to eat (a potluck arrangement) lots of good conversation and games for the kids (I made this last one up, there will be no games and probably no kids).
If you think you might be interested and/or have ideas, please let me know. Feel free to leave a comment of send me an email at toddwrightnow@gmail.com.
Friday, January 13, 2012
A New Review for The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder on Amazon
Shopper writes:
From the first page of The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder I was hooked. I took the book on vacation to have something to read while I was gone but I couldn't put it down and finished it before reaching Greensboro, NC. Mr. Wright takes the theories behind self help books and brings them all together to develop an excellent murder mystery. I enjoyed the evolvement of the characters, how the detectives develop a tie between the individual books and the murder. Wright's knowledge of the self help books he uses as a basis for the novel is extremely detailed and intriguing. I find myself compelled to pick up a self help book. A must ready for anyone who has doubt of how to live in the here and now or if you just want to enjoy a good book.
Thanks, Shopper!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Another Review The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder on Amazon
Another Review The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder on Amazon, this one from Tom Thompson, of Southern Pines, North Carolina. Tom gave it 5 stars and wrote:
Thanks, Tom!"Great book! I enjoyed it very much. Not at all what I expected. Nice review of the self-improvement literature intermixed with a murder mystery complete with detectives, suspects, and Catholic priest. The author really goes into some depth with the whole Aristotelian model vs. wisdom/in- tuition. Highly recommended for those wishing to explore this area more deeply and from a new angle."
Sunday, August 28, 2011
One More Review of The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder
My request to you is this: If you've read The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder, please go to its page on Amazon and write a review. If you haven't read it, please get a copy and do so as soon as possible! Everybody's talking, you don't want to be left out!
Scott gave it 5 stars and wrote:
The Self-Improvement Book Club Murder was a recommendation to me from a colleague, and I ended up reading and enjoying it in just three sittings. The personalities that were developed really spoke to me -- they became as famailar as friends by the end of the read. Even the injected references to well-known and respected volumes in the "self-help" genre -- Covey, Hill, Nirenberg, Persig and others -- provided me with additional insights that I had never considered before. What a rare combination -- a fictional work that provided a 'value-added' quantity for everyday events through the teachings of the self-help masters. And, as with any respectable mystery novel....I certainly did NOT see the ending coming....
Thanks, Scott!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Think and Grow Rich - The ENTIRE Book!
What follows is the original version of the book, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill in its entirety (click "Read More" below). Each page can be magnified by clicking on it.
After several readings of Think and Grow Rich, I've become convinced of its inspired nature. I invite you to read a chapter a day. If you will do that and DO WHAT IT SAYS, your life will be positively changed.
You may find the writing archaic, many of the examples out of date and women will find it geared toward the inspiration of men. I encourage you to look past that to the kernel of the presentation, which is the Carnegie Formula for success. I'm putting it into practice and I'm finding that it really works on every level, from personal peace to the accumulation of riches.
After several readings of Think and Grow Rich, I've become convinced of its inspired nature. I invite you to read a chapter a day. If you will do that and DO WHAT IT SAYS, your life will be positively changed.
You may find the writing archaic, many of the examples out of date and women will find it geared toward the inspiration of men. I encourage you to look past that to the kernel of the presentation, which is the Carnegie Formula for success. I'm putting it into practice and I'm finding that it really works on every level, from personal peace to the accumulation of riches.
Read the book, a chapter a day, then read it again. Take down notes as you read, then read through your notes. DO WHAT THIS BOOK SAYS and your life will change for the better!
See Think and Grow Rich - The ENTIRE Book! listed under Pages on the right column of this blog for links to all the chapters.
See Think and Grow Rich - The ENTIRE Book! listed under Pages on the right column of this blog for links to all the chapters.
If you'll write to me, I'll send you the PDF version.
Go to Author's Preface
Go to Table of Contents
Go Directly to Chapter 1
Think and Grow Rich - Table of Contents
Think and Grow Rich - The ENTIRE Book! (Author's Preface and Table of Contents)
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 2 Desire: The Turning Point of All Achievement
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 3 Faith: Visualization of, and Belief in Attainment of Desire
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 4 Auto-Suggestion: the Medium for Influencing the Subconscious Mind
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 5 Specialized Knowledge, Personal Experiences or Observations
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 6 Imagination: the Workshop of the Mind
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 7 Organized Planning, the Crystallization of Desire into Action
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 8 Decision: the Mastery of Procrastination
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 9 Persistence: the Sustained Effort Necessary to Induce Faith
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 10 Power of the Master Mind: the Driving Force
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 11 The Mystery of Sex Transmutation
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 12 The Subconscious Mind: The Connecting Link
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 13 The Brain: A Broadcasting and Receiving Station for Thought
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 14 The Sixth Sense: The Door to the Temple of Wisdom
Think and Grow Rich - Chapter 15 How to Outwit the Six Ghosts of Fear
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