Money is a compelling force in our society that impacts the meaning of our lives. This enlightening new book touches on many important aspects of this topic, including money and the meaning of life, the soul of money and the nature of wealth.
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Michael Toms is the founding President of New Dimensions Foundation, co-founder of New Dimensions Radio and Chief Executive Officer of the New Dimensions Broadcasting Network. Educated in broadcasting at the University of Miami, he went on to post-graduate work in psychology and the philosophy of religion. He serves as the executive producer and principal host of the award-winning and widely acclaimed 'New Dimensions' nationally and internationally syndicated radio series and has spent more than twenty-five years exploring creative ideas with many of the most interesting people of our time and is acknowledged as one of the premier interviewers in media today. His book, An Open Life: Joseph Campbell in Conversation with Michael Toms is a national bestseller. He is the recipient of two honourary doctorates for his vanguard work in media and is an adjunct Professor at Union Graduate School and Maryklhurst Graduate School of Business. A writer, seminar leader, communications, marketing and fundraising consultant, he has worked with literally hundreds of organizations. He also served for seven years as Senior Acquisitions Editor for Harper Collins San Francisco and is Board Chairman Emeritus of the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is co-author with his partner, Justine Willis Toms, of True Work: The Sacred Dimension of Earning a Living.
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Jacob Needleman, the acclaimed author of The American Soul and Money and the Meaning of Life, is a professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University, and a former director of the Center for the Study of New Religions at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A little more money, please!,
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This review is from: Money, Money, Money: The Search of Wealth and the Pursuit of Happiness (Paperback)
I give this book a solid four stars for the works of four authors contained in this compilation of thoughts and excerpts from so-called money authorities. They are, in order, Jacob Needleman's Money and the Meaning of Life; Holland Taylor's Principles of Prosperity; Joe Dominguez's and Vicky Robin's Creating Financial Independence, and Bernard Lietaer's The Future of Money. I give Shakti Gawain's The Experience of Prosperity an honorable mention, though I will not speak of it in any detail here.
The other authors in the book give some helpful insights, but comparatively these four chapters set themselves apart in this book: Chapter One, Jacob Needleman covers some of the spiritual why of money (probably the least interesting of the fantastic four); Chapter Four, Holland Taylor discusses the morality of paper money as we know it (this chapter denounces inflation and breifly discusses the inherent evil in moving away from the gold standard); Chapter Seven, Joe Dominguez and Vick Robin propose the idea of contenting one's self with the simple necessities of life (a sort of healthy/wealthy life perspective); and Chapter Nine, (the most interesting, in my opinion) Bernard Lietaer presents the ecconomic advantages of local currencies and gives a brief overview of money from ancient times to our modern banking practices. This book is NOT a get rich type money book. Nor does it deal with specific strategies, per se, to make one wealthy; rather, it is a glimpse of money as we know it as veiwed from these authors. It is almost as if Michael Toms probed, selected, and edited these authors words to simply say, "Money isn't all that it's cracked up to be," without having to say it himself. This book is a great springboard for a more serious study into the holistic view of money touching on the spiritual, material, moral, and bureaucratic aspects of money. This book is a great read for the money minded and for general readers who are looking for some insights into the "why's" of money.
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A good book for facts but nothing new in money thought,
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This review is from: Money, Money, Money: The Search of Wealth and the Pursuit of Happiness (Paperback)
I've been reading money books for several years now and this one whlile informative was not anything new on the subject. If you are just beginning the quest of the immortal money trail, deserving, ethics, love, power than I'd say this would be a good book for you to pick up
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a Really Really good overview - wisdom in different voices,
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This review is from: Money, Money, Money: The Search of Wealth and the Pursuit of Happiness (Paperback)
not just one person's take...
this is the best sampler/treasury of how several people, who care about the issue of having enough and having more, came to understand a LOT about $$$. The only place i have EverEver seen someone come out and say that some of us are meant to live a life of less... right livelihood isn't ALWAYS the way we make our money... but cautions us all not to "make a dying" while we think we're "making a living" --- michael toms has a great interview with suze orman... and 9 Steps To Financial Freedom The Courage to Be Rich The Laws of Money... all by her - are GREAT... so is Wealth Addiction, a brilliant little book, from Philip Slater... Spiritual Economics Write It Down, Make It Happen i learned a LOT from all of these - they were Well Worth the time and, uh, money...
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Hunger Project, New York, Federal Reserve, The Prosperity Handbook, Joe Dominguez, United States, Wall Street, Vicki Robin, Lynne Twist, New Road Map Foundation, Treasury Bonds, Jacob Needleman, Tamil Nadu, Third World, Adam Smith, Great Mother, New Age, North America, Pax World Fund, South Africa, Treasury Bills, United Nations, Industrial Revolution, President Reagan New!
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Money is a compelling force in our society. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hunger Project, New York, Federal Reserve, The Prosperity Handbook, Joe Dominguez, United States, Wall Street, Vicki Robin, Lynne Twist, New Road Map Foundation, Treasury Bonds, Jacob Needleman, Tamil Nadu, Third World, Adam Smith, Great Mother, New Age, North America, Pax World Fund, South Africa, Treasury Bills, United Nations, Industrial Revolution, President Reagan New!
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- True Wealth by Paul Hwoschinsky on 4 pages
- Time and the Soul by Jacob Needleman on page 1, page 116, and Back Matter
- Money and the Meaning of Life by Jacob Needleman on page 1, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Gawain, Shakti) by Shakti Gawain on page 109, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- New Dimensions by Hay House in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life by Lynne Twist in Back Matter
- Unexpected Wealth -- A Fire Drill for Building Strength and Flexibility in Families (Fire Drill Series #1) by Bonnie Brown Hartley Ph.D. in Back Matter
- Choking on the Silver Spoon: Keeping Your Kids Healthy, Wealthy and Wise in a Land of Plenty by Gary W Buffone Ph.D in Back Matter
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