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Whose Mind Is It Anyway?: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life Paperback – Illustrated, June 7, 2016
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Most of us spend our lives trailing after our minds, allowing our brains to take us in directions that are safe and secure, controlled and conformed. Your mind doesn't want you to take that new job, sign up for that pottery class, or ask someone out. It wants you to stay unemployed, unfulfilled, and single because it enjoys routine and is resistant to change, no matter how positive the change may be. But more often than not, that's not what you want.
Whose Mind Is It Anyway? will help you learn how to separate what you want from what your brain wants and how to do less when your mind is trying to trick you into doing more. In a colorful, funny, and nonthreatening way, it answers the difficult question of how we can take control of our self-defeating behaviors. Filled with charming illustrations, this book will be the friendly voice in your head to counter your negative thoughts, and it will teach you how to finally be at peace with all that you are.
- Print length176 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherTarcherPerigee
- Publication dateJune 7, 2016
- Dimensions5 x 0.5 x 6.9 inches
- ISBN-101101982632
- ISBN-13978-1101982631
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--Dr. Amy Johnson, author of Being Human and The Little Book of Big Change.
“Whose Mind Is It Anyway? is a fun, charming, and delightful book that conveys a deep healing message with ease for anyone searching for keys to life and inner happiness. It is easy to read and will warm you heart. I will be recommending it to youngsters and adults alike. Enjoy.”
--Dr. Ken Manning, licensed psychologist and president of Insight Principles, Inc.
"Whose Mind Is It Anyway? is deceptively sweet, in that its charming drawings and simple language provide a powerful punch; the Esiles have created a unique, creative, and effective handbook that both illustrates fundamental insights into human nature and sets a straight course for self-enlightenment and fulfillment. The questions raised by Lisa and Franco, and the solutions offered, will resonate with readers and linger far beyond the initial reading, providing lasting impact on how we think about our motivations, our desires, and our definition of a life well-lived. Whose Mind Is It Anyway? is a great present not only for recent graduates but for anyone questioning their next step; the issues raised by the Esilies last for a lifetime, and the positive vibe they promote are needed at all stages and ages of life."
--Nina Sankovitch, author of Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading
"I absolutely love Whose Mind Is It Anyway? It's the perfect personal-growth book for those of us who are done with personal-growth books. So simple and whimsical and wise. It has charmed and delighted me into reimagining my approach to life. And it makes me smile every time I open it up."
--Susan Isaacs, comedienne, speaker, and author of Angry Conversations With God
About the Author
FRANCO ESILE spent his early years as a touring musician around the US and the Caribbean. He briefly attended the Berklee School of Music and studied privately under Charlie Benacos. He's written music for poetical theater, including Life After Motown--produced by Nobel Poet Laureate Derek Walcott. Franco works in film and TV production and collaborates with Lisa on her blog.
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- Publisher : TarcherPerigee; Illustrated edition (June 7, 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 176 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1101982632
- ISBN-13 : 978-1101982631
- Item Weight : 6.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.5 x 6.9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,474,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,205 in Cognitive Psychology (Books)
- #22,544 in Motivational Self-Help (Books)
- #30,672 in Personal Transformation Self-Help
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About the authors

Franco grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He spent his early years as a touring musician around the US and The Caribbean. In his late teens he moved into Boston and hired himself out as a bass player to local bands while taking writing courses at the Harvard Extension night school. He briefly attended the Berklee School of Music and studied privately under Charlie Benacos. He’s written and arranged for his own original bands and also written music for poetical theater, including Life After Motown–produced by Nobel Poet Laureate Derek Walcott, and Where The Red Road Runs, a Native American perspective of the European settlement of the Americas, which ran for six months in a Cambridge theater.
Today, Franco works in film production in Los Angeles. He collaborates with his wife Lisa on her blog and other projects. Among his favorite places to be is in his recording studio where, among other projects, he’s recorded nine albums for homeless street musicians he met in Venice. They’d leave his studio with a digital master they could duplicate and sell on the Venice boardwalk. A CD of Franco’s original songs is due out in 2016.

Lisa Esile (1972-) was born in Wellington, New Zealand but spent most of her adult life on the remote southern island. She has a Masters Degree in science from Otago University. Lisa lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Franco. Together they wrote and illustrated 'Whose Mind Is It Anyway?' Lisa is a regular contributor to Tiny Buddha and her a blog, lisaesile.com, has over 8000 subscribers. Likes: swimming, asparagus and new potato's with butter and salt, playing guitar with Franco, and remembering to be lazy. Dislikes: excess food packaging, dieting, and shopping (if gorgeous clothes could just appear in her wardrobe that would be great.)
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Customers find the book witty and insightful, with a profound synopsis of the nature of the mind. They also describe it as funny and easy to use. Readers appreciate the cute illustrations and lighthearted approach. Overall, they say the book is a great read and they read it over and over.
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Customers find the book witty and insightful. They say it makes understanding the principles fun and easy. Readers also appreciate the refreshing approach and message. They mention the ideas are perfect for understanding intrusive thoughts and how to deal with them.
"A delightful and refreshing pep-talk and reminder for those times when you need to lighten up...." Read more
"...It is a funny, easy read and a profound synopsis of of the nature of our MIND. Every time I read it I breath a sign of relief...." Read more
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"You can read this book in 20 minutes or less. Simple but profound insights into the mind!" Read more
Customers find the book funny and easy to read. They also appreciate the profound synopsis of how the mind works.
"...say that Lisa and Franco's book is a light hearted, friendly and funny way to help get some peace of mind and to enjoy life for a change...." Read more
"I have given 7 of these books as Christmas presents! It is a funny, easy read and a profound synopsis of of the nature of our MIND...." Read more
"...It’s gentle humor and cute illustrations help me realize that I occasionally (perhaps always) take myself a bit too seriously." Read more
"...] - Great artwork, great dialogue, funny and up lifting. Helpful to my spiritual/life journey!" Read more
Customers find the book simple, cute, and convincing. They appreciate that the ideas are not complicated and there's no homework.
"...Best of all, there's no homework, it doesn't take itself so desperately seriously -- a great accomplishment, because the authors very well know that..." Read more
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"Written like a children's book, but for adults. It's a great book, simple and clear, but with a big message. I've bought 3 more as gifts." Read more
Customers find the illustrations cute, fun, and light-hearted. They also say the book takes a look into the mind and negative thinking.
"...It’s gentle humor and cute illustrations help me realize that I occasionally (perhaps always) take myself a bit too seriously." Read more
"...find it is written a bit like a comic book - sweet and light hearted with lots of pictures but with pretty much two or three sentences/statements..." Read more
"Came at a time in my life when I really needed it. Simple, cute, and convincing." Read more
"...I love the illustrations. The illustration of our thoughts as a train riding alongside of us really resonated with me. I recommend it!" Read more
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"I have given 7 of these books as Christmas presents! It is a funny, easy read and a profound synopsis of of the nature of our MIND...." Read more
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Customers find the book a wonderful tool for anxiety. They say it takes the load of heavy thinking off and is helpful to their spiritual and life journeys.
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I was going to say that it's good for when your mind is controlling you, rather than you controlling it...but that's not quite it...
Or for when you need to make that little voice in your head shut up already and let you live your life in peace...but that's not quite it either...
So I'll just say that Lisa and Franco's book is a light hearted, friendly and funny way to help get some peace of mind and to enjoy life for a change.
Best of all, there's no homework, it doesn't take itself so desperately seriously -- a great accomplishment, because the authors very well know that not having peace of mind is a very serious concern.
I guess in this case, the medium really is the message -- a lighthearted way to help lighten up.
I whole-heartedly recommend it.
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2016
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...as reading this felt like being a carefree kid...
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...of the beneficial heart♡mind innate harmony 😘
Un livre excellent qui s'adresse à tout le monde qui fait tellement du bien


