Gifts From Eykis: A Story of Self-Discovery [Paperback]

Wayne W. Dyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 1989

He journeyed into space to find a new world, only to find a mirror image of his own. He fell in love with a woman from that other world. His inner voice, his deepest impulse, told him to bring her back to Earth. When she came, she brought gifts. He thrilled with inner excitement. Her precious gifts could mean no-limit happiness for all.

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About the Author

Wayne W. Dyer is one of the most widely read authors today in the field of self-development. He is the author of many books, including such bestsellers as Your Erroneous Zones, You'll See It When You Believe It, and Real Magic.

A psychotherapist, Dyer received his doctorate in counseling psychology from Wayne State University and the University of Michigan, and has taught at many levels of education from high school through graduate study. He is the co-author of three textbooks, contributes to numerous professional journals and lectures extensively in the United States as well as abroad.

He appears regularly on radio and television shows around the country.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Pocket (February 15, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671684612
• ISBN-13: 978-0671684617
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,518,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He's the author of 30 books, has created many audio programs and videos, and has appeared on thousands of television and radio shows.

His books Manifest Your Destiny, Wisdom of the Ages, There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, and the New York Times bestsellers 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, The Power of Intention, and Inspiration and now Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life have all been featured as National Public Television specials.

Dyer holds a doctorate in educational counseling from Wayne State University and was an associate professor at St. John's University in New York.

Dr. Wayne Dyer is affectionately called the "father of motivation" by his fans. Despite his childhood spent in orphanages and foster homes, Dr. Dyer has overcome many obstacles to make his dreams come true. Today he spends much of his time showing others how to do the same.

When he's not traveling the globe delivering his uplifting message, Wayne is writing from his home in Maui.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be prequisite reading for all parents and children., January 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gifts from Eykis

This is one book I purchase to give away. It is brilliant. If everyone in the world would read this book and practice the principles, the world would be at peace and all would be happy. Crime would be nonexistent. This book awakens a whole new way of thinking. An unprecidented way of reverse thinking makes this book one epiphany after another until you say, why can't this be? This makes so much more sense that the way we think now. Buy it, read it, and give it away for someone else to read. One of the best books I have ever read! Five stars!!!!

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading in all high schools, September 22, 2000

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Tere (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gifts From Eykis: A Story of Self-Discovery (Paperback)

My junior year English teacher was brilliant -- he made us read this book and write a number of essays on the topics it covered. I have never looked at the world the same way again. This book presents all the big topics: education, parenting, government, business, religion, ethics... and shows you a new way to look at them. Or rather, it shows you what is wrong with the way society deals with these issues in today's world. Wayne Dyer uses the novel format to get his message across. And it works. Unlike his other books, this is not your everyday self-help book -- it is more of a large-scale self-help book for the world. He uses Eykis, an inhabitant of the planet Uranus, as the main character, who, as an outsider, has the necessary objectivity and amazing clarity of vision to see what's wrong with this world and how to fix it. This is a must read. I firmly believe that our society would improve for the better if this book became required reading for all high school kids. This book should not only be read, it should be applied to real life.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Common Sense, un-commonly presented, December 16, 1999

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Dennis E. O'Neill (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gifts From Eykis: A Story of Self-Discovery (Paperback)

I read "gifts" quite some time ago now and have given away my last copy. Lessons from it still become active in my day to day routine, however. When I hear someone refer to anxiety attacks I immediately think of Eykis' reports on, "Anxiety gathering to the North of the city, preparing to attack at . . ." Which is not to say that these experiences are not 'real' to the people so afflicted but Mr. Dyer puts them in a perspective which shows that they can be overcome. The best part of the book for me was the last couple of chapters where Eykis shares what she learned during her time on Earth. The simple maxim, "Live and let live," grow your own garden and let your neighbor grow his with whatever he chooses to put in it, would serve world leaders well to heed. As with "Eroneous Zones" and "Pulling Your Own Strings," Wayne has said it again in a no nonsense, common sense vein that, "If you keep doing what you're doing, you're going to keep getting what you're getting."