Lillian Too's Easy-to-Use Feng Shui: 168 Ways to Success (Paperback)

by Lillian Too (Author)

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From Library Journal
Too shows how the principles of feng shui can be used in all aspects of life. She covers home, relationships, the office, career, wealth, and specific rooms with practical information and examples on how to apply the aspects of feng shui to affect one's life positively. Purchase where there is a continued interest in this topic.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
Looking for luck, love, wealth, and health? The world's best-selling writer on feng shui takes you step-by-step down the road to happiness! Lillian Too, renowned author of books and articles on this ancient Chinese art, divulges the secrets of controlling the powerful forces of ch'i to bring success into our lives. With 179 tips on everything from personalizing interior decoration to improving family relations, it's the most practical, thorough, systematic, and stunningly illustrated guide to eliminating every obstacle standing in the way of contentment. Enrich personal space by identifying auspicious corners, good fortune directions, and life-enhancing elements, and organize the household to intensify their beneficial qualities. Need to improve finances? Grow orange or lime plants, whose ripening fruits symbolize prosperity, or hang coins or bells on the doors. Sleep on an authentic Feng Shui bed, let carpets create solid foundations, and fill vases with the right flowers. Protect the home or office fr om the "shar chi" or "killing breath" of open shelves. And there's a reason traditional Chinese matriarchs keep cleaning paraphernalia out of sight-they know that visible brooms will "sweep away" the family's livelihood. Try one of many effective methods for ensuring togetherness and harmony between kinfolk, for helping children do well at school, and for attracting romance. As you put these time-tested ideas into practice, you'll feel your world getting better and better! 160 pages (all in color), 7 3/4 x 9 1/4. DELUXE PAPERBACK WITH FLAPS.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; 2nd ptg thus edition (June 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1855856905
• ISBN-13: 978-1855856905
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #158,982 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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42 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lillian Too is the best writer on Feng Shui!, March 26, 2001

By	Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

Lillian Too makes Feng Shui clear and a lot easier to understand than anyone else I have read. Her new book is subtitled "168 Ways to Success, but has 179 different tips to get you started in Feng Shui, with very lovely illustrations.

While reading this book won't make you an expert overnight (that takes years of study and experience), it will get you started off right. You do need to purchase a compass (these are not expensive and can be found in camping stores in any mall.) The compass helps you can locate the good and bad areas of your office or home and take some action. For what ever reason, many people report that these tips seem to work.

On the more practical side, Feng Shui also teaches you to de-clutter your home. Clutter saps energy (as anyone who feels energized by walking into a newly-cleaned room can tell you.) One Chinese proverb say that, for good luck, you should move 27 things. This is one way to motivate kids or even yourself to pick up a room. Another good rule is to keep the lid down on the uh, throne in the bathroom. Not only does this prevent "energy" from leaving the house, it also is more sanitary.

Some people have reported that their business or worklife improves if they rearrange their office. While this isn't possible in everybody's workplace, there are other techniques in the book to change the flow of energy to improve things.

A bit of bio data on Lillian Too is interesting because she is so successful--she has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and was the first woman in Asia to become a Managing Director of a publicly listed company in Malaysia. She was the first woman in Asia to become CEO of a Hong Kong bank. After she managed a chain of department stores, she left to become a mother, then started writing. She is now the top author on Feng Shui. (I guess her tips for success must work!)

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an honest book from a very honest writer, May 12, 2000

By	R. Kunsang (Palo Alto, California) - See all my reviews

Lillian Too says on the book cover that she simplifies feng shui to make it easy and accessible. I read this book and found she delivered on this promise. I am therefore happy to recommend this book very highly. many tips, though simple worked. I am surprised but pleased.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Informative and Useful Book For Novice and Pro Alike!, April 12, 2000

By	Constance Willis (Hickory, North Carolina) - See all my reviews

Advice that is easy to comprehend, beautiful graphics, and a treasure of feng shui tips make this book one a reader will turn to again and again! Beginners will find the down to earth text and eyecatching, richly colored photographs and drawings make for an excellent introduction to Feng Shui. I devoured this book and wish to apply the principals as soon as possible! Lillian Too has got to be one of the foremost authors on Feng Shui, and I have plans to purchase the other books she offers on the subject. If you can only own one book on Feng Shui, this is it!