Life : A Complete Operating Manual : The Secret to Life Unveiled : Who You Really Are, How Life Really Operates, and How to Unleash the Incredible Power Within! (Ring-bound)

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A beautiful inspiring work, this "user's manual" for life reveals the secret to life in a gorgeous 3-ring binder. -- Joe

A full course in reality creation. For those serious about empowerment, LIFE can guide your journey and light your way. -- LIGHTWORKER MAGAZINE September 2001 Reviewed by Tys Dammeyer

Product Description

Once in a while a book appears, so simple and profound that it has the potential to change your life, and with it, the world. "Life: a complete operating manual" is such a book. Powerful and compelling, this breakthrough book unveils the "secret to life" — how your thoughts create your life experiences. Weaving ancient teachings, current scientific knowledge, and spirituality into a cohesive tapestry, "Life" untangles the mysteries behind life — how mind, body, and spirit work together with the Universe in a symphony of energy. Presented as a workbook and guide, you will discover how and why you have experienced what you have in life and then utilize that information to create the life that you desire. With the completion of each exercise, you will begin to understand your authentic power, and with that knowledge, gain a renewed sense of hope for our world. So, if you're ready to live life as it is meant to be lived — to experience joy more frequently, have more than enough money, live in radiant health, solve your problems, enjoy fulfilling relationships, and leave all diets behind while having the body you desire — dive into "Life." You'll be glad you did!

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Product Details

• Ring-bound: 632 pages
• Publisher: An Alliance of Angels Publishing Company (November 3, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0970403046
• ISBN-13: 978-0970403049
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.9 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #708,944 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life: A Complete Operating Manual, March 8, 2001

By	Suzanne L. Cobb (Rolling Meadows, IL USA) - See all my reviews

Lauren Tratar's book "Life", A Complete Operating Manual is absolutely terrific!!! It is inspirational and motivating it has helped me to access my best life.I have been to many different types of motivational seminars including Tony Robbins and I have found this book to be the key that unlocked the blocks that were preventing me from living my best life. Lauren has gathered the best from every well known self-help, motivational, and inspirational book there is, together with her own insights makes this the only book you will ever need for personal empowerment.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Call in the Geek Squad, September 28, 2007

By	Antigone Walsh - See all my reviews

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Purporting to unveil the secret behind The Secret this book is a confused mish-mash New Age philosophy and pop psychology.

On the positive side, this book is physically quite attractive. The binder and section dividers feature lovely photographs and I thought the format was promising. The problem, however is in the contents. The author's style is clumsily self-conscious and she doesn't have an original idea.(In all fairness, there is not much new on the Law of Attraction. The trick is in a fresh presentation.) The book is packed with quotations of other people's works and song lyrics. Apparently, the author once ordered one book and another, a book of inspirational quotations, came instead She found this book wonderfully inspirational and each chapter features not just one or two quotes, but sometimes pages of them. Sorry, if I wanted to read Conversations with God I, II and III, The Nature of Personal Reality or any of the others she relies on, I would not have been reading her book. This over reliance on quotes is disruptive and contributes to the careful, term paperish effect.

This book quickly loses focus, jumping wildly from a clunky law of attraction formula to a recitation of the author's traumatic and abusive childhood and journey through different recovery modalities. While I credit her for addressing these challenges, it reads like a bad episode of Dr. Phil. It is somewhat troubling that she disparages the classic twelve step method as it does not fit within the precepts of her message.

The author refers to her higher self as "Angel". If you subscribe to the traditional definition of angels as being messengers of God, you will find his usage jarring.

If you are interested in the law of Attraction, there are many fine books that present it in an accessible manner. You can't go wrong with the classic Dynamic Laws of Prosperity by Catherine Ponder. The Abraham -Hicks materials provide a contemporary look at the law of attraction as do the Attractor Factor by Joe Vitale and Lynne Grabhorn's Excuse Me Your Life is Waiting. Michale Losier's Law of Attraction workbook is simple but effective while The Sedona Method and Larry Crane's Abundance Course are superb tutorials on releasing. If you opt for this offering you will receive a really neat binder and a headache.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Life-Saving Masterwork, February 20, 2001

By	Don Beck (Burlington, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This book is absolutely amazing because it incorporates the very best ideas from many gifted and inspired persons! I just love it! I savor every word of this masterwork! Because it's so convincing, reading it and applying its message is really fun and easy! It's helped me feel better about myself while launching me on a powerful, creative, joyous journey! THIS IS THE SELF-HELP BOOK OF ALL SELF-HELP BOOKS!