There are thousands of business books around that aim to improve your business skills, productivity and profitabilty. Some are fact focussed while others take a more holistic approach, setting business achievement in the context of your lifestyle. And there are more and more inspirational life-affirming books available every day. Here are a few of our favourites with a brief review and a click on the image to buy on amazon.co.uk. 7 LAWS OF SPIRITUAL SUCCESS by DEEPAK CHOPRA Amazon Product Description: This is a simple yet profound guide to creating abundance and prosperity in our lives. Chopra outlines simple steps to wealth consciousness based on a true understanding of the natural world. From the Back Cover This is a book you will cherish for a lifetime, for within its pages are the secrets to making all your dreams come true. In The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra distils the essence of his teachings into seven simple, yet powerful principles that can be easily applied to create success in all areas of your life. THE HEALER by SIMON BROWN "The Healer" presents a life changing philosophy that incorporates Zen Buddhism within a romantic story. It is a new age novel that openly explores the disappointments, excesses and arrogance that can befall a guru as well as the heart warming, healing interactions and profound, positive thoughts that are found within new age movements. This is a thought-provoking story about a young man's transformation from a mundane life to that of a healer and ultimately his starting a new religion. Yet, at the pinnacle of his success, his life is shattered through arrogance and personal tragedy precipitating the painful rebuilding of his new life and new self. AMAZON REVIEW First things first, this is a genuinely useful book for any NLP graduate who wants to set themselves up as an NLP coach/practitioner. It is not another book that introduces NLP or covers the NLP techniques; it is instead a book that covers the practicalities of creating your own NLP coaching business, The handbook is an easy read, written in a very 'chatty' style. Indeed, the author is utilising conversational NLP with you as the reader, often speaking to you directly as if she was in the room with you. It appears that the author is a natural at eliciting positive states in others with an engaging sense of humour. You will most probably find yourself enjoying the fun play with Eriksonian language patterns as you read! FENG SHUI LIFE COACH by SIMON BROWN EDITORIAL REVIEW: The ancient art of feng shui has long been used to maximise the energy of homes and living spaces. Now expert author Simon Brown shows you how to use the same principles to heal and transform your inner space, just as it works on the rooms in which you live and work. Featuring step-by-step instructions and guidance on defining your goals and becoming sensitive to the energies around you, this indespensible guide also features detailed decor plans for the key rooms in your home - everything you need to maximise the potential of feng shui. COACHING SKILLS FOR LEADERS IN THE WORKPLACE by JACKIE ARNOLD Amazon Description: Supports leaders wanting to add formal coaching skills to those used in a leadership or management role. This book provides guidance on the requirements for the Institute of Leadership and Management. Amazon Review: 'Jackie clearly shows how to set up a robust coaching programme, explores a wealth of case studies from both the private and public sector, and writes comprehensively on coaching supervision, the importance of coaching presence and self-reflection. If you are coaching in the workplace this book is a must!' --Laura Berman Fortgang, American coaching pioneer and author UNLIMITED POWER by ANTHONY ROBBINS Anthony Robbins is the world-reknowned personal and business-related motivational speaker. His range of books, CD's and tours have helped thousands of bpeople re-assess their life and goals and find the person inside us all that is strong, focussed and satisfied. In this self-help guide shows readers step-by-step how to perform at their peak while gaining emotional and financial freedom, attaining leadership and self-confidence, and winning the confidence of others. It should enable the reader to gain the knowledge and courage to remake themselves. LEARN TO MEDITATE by DAVID FONTANA This colourful book will inspire and inform those beginning the journey within. David Fontana combines teachings from all the major traditions with his considerable experience of the subject to provide a catalyst for those on the path to self-awareness. His step-by-step approach introduces the many aspects of meditation with a series of exercises, encouraging the reader to experience the ideas for themselves as they go along. All the essential topics, such as breath and posture, are covered clearly and concisely providing a solid framework to work within. Focusing the wayward mind is, for many people, the main hurdle in meditation. The simple techniques shown in the book conspire to remove any obstacles from the path. THE MASTER KEY SYSTEM by CHARLES F. HAANDEL Bill Gates is alleged to be a convert. I am and found this method accesible and logical. It is not your run of the mill business-in-a-box book; it requires some deeper thought but because of that is profound and inspiring. Haanel argues that everyone's subconscious is a part of the Universal Consciousness. This gives the individual access to great creative power, in any aspect of life. The trick, therefore, is to learn how to discipline your inner world, to channel your thinking - so that inner creation is positive and your outside world develops to reflect this. PRACTICAL WABI SABI by SIMON BROWN AMAZON CUTOMER REVIEW: When I read Practical Wabi Sabi by Simon G. Brown out of a budding interest in the subject, I KNEW that I had found a major key to help deal with the constant buzz in our heads, eyes and and ears in this electronic, microwaves, satallite-connected world. Simon offers a way to handle the insanity of modern life in a way other than stuffing ourselves with high corn fructose foods, or other drugs of choice, including 'retail therapy', in a desperate attempt to handle the mounting stresses in our lives. I LOVE this book which truly is practical, enjoyable and even gives a sense of spirituality no matter what your religious background. MODERN DAY MACROBIOTICS by SIMON BROWN As you eat different foods you take in their energies and these in turn interact with your own internal energies. The resulting new energy may make you feel different emotionally; it may help you to think differently; or it may help lift your spirits. The longer you eat foods with similar energy the deeper and onger lasting this influence will be. Eating macrobiotic foods - primarily whole, living, unprocessed foods, all naturally low on the glycaemic index - can make improvements to health and state of mind. This book presents how to take advantage of this diet, with a range of eating programmes that target specific needs from a one day tone up, to a 4 month healing plan. MACROBIOTICS FOR LIFE by SIMON BROWN EDITORIAL REVIEW: This comprehensive guide to natural living is perfection. Simon Brown gives readers a great place to begin their transformation, with understanding and clear, gentle examination of the theories that are the foundation of macrobiotics. He has left the dogma behind and placed his focus on the beautiful wisdom that makes macrobiotics one of the most powerful life journeys you can imagine. This book is for anyone and everyone with an interest in creating their best life. Christina Pirello, Emmy Award-winning host of Christina Cooks, best selling cookbook author, and macrobiotics teacher MY BIG TOE by THOMAS CAMPBELL Campbell's Big TOE refers to nothing less than a Theory of Everything. In a bigger picture of our existence than is usually presented, My Big TOE weaves many theories together to create a model of reality through which you can begin your journey towards a higher quality of consciousness. Campbell's books are derived from his own experiences with altered states of consciousness, his work and experiments with respected people in various fields, and the objective verification of the results. The author shows how previously, Philosophy, Physics, and Metaphysics clashed in their isolated quests for answers to the nature of reality, and that, by setting the camera of our conscious mind to a wide-angle lens, we can better understand reality in the larger sense. CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS by KERRY PATTERSON et al. Amazon Review: "What a profound and timely book! Here is the cure for arguments and misunderstandings; for mediocrity and frustration. This book offers a wealth of principles and skills that will dramatically improve your career, your organization, and your relationships." Stephen R. Covey SIX DEGREES: OUR FUTURE ON A HOTTER PLANET by MARK LYNAS Amazon Review: Scientists predict that global temperatures will rise by between one and six degrees over the course of this century and Mark Lynas paints a chilling, degree-by-degree picture of the devastation likely to ensue unless we act now! Six Degrees is a rousing and vivid plea to choose a different future. FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY by SUSAN JEFFERS Amazon Customer Review: This book is about the fears that we all have in our lives to some degree. Fear of failing. Fear of succeeding. Fear of decisions. Fear of aging, of loss or of helplessness. The books basic premise is, that your aim should not be to get rid of your fears. You should feel your fear, but not let it stop you from doing things you really want to do. AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH by AL GORE Amazon Description: The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives. Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it has become a true planetary emergency and we must recognise that we are facing a crisis. So why is it that some leaders seem not to hear the clarion warnings? Are they resisting the truth because they know that the moment they acknowledge it, they will face a moral imperative to act? Is it simply more convenient to ignore the warnings? CHANGE YOUR LIFE WITH NLP by LINDSEY AGNESS Amazon Description: Do you yearn for change in your life? Perhaps you wish your life was better organised, more fulfilling, happier and more contented. Do you put off making the changes you dream of because you’ve tried in the past, and failed? Break free from the fear of failure; fire-up your motivation, your confidence and your self-esteem; understand that you have everything you need to succeed and believe that the secret to your success lies within you. Change Your Life with NLP will show you how you can make the changes to your life that you want – with amazing results. QUANTUM NLP by CHRISTIANE TURNER AUDIO CD THE SECRET by RHONDA BYRNE This book is simply stunning. Anyone can access its power to bring themselves health, wealth and happiness. I know, I have used it !! Fragments of The Secret have been found in oral traditions, literature, religions and philosophies throughout the centuries. Beautiful in its simplicity, and mind-dazzling in its ability to really work, The Secret reveals the mystery of the hidden potential within us all. By unifying leading-edge scientific thought with ancient wisdom and spirituality, the riveting, practical knowledge will lead readers to a greater understanding of how they can be the masters of their own lives © CORTEX MEDIA 2009