Books

The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, by John Perkins

Priority request. "Economic hit men are the shock troops of what Perkins calls the corporatocracy, a vast network of corporations, banks, colluding governments, and the rich and powerful people tied to them" -- amazon

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, by Lindsay C. Gibson

Priority request. Discover the four types of difficult parents: the emotional parent, the driven parent, the passive parent, the rejecting parent -- amazon

The Spiritual Properties of Herbs

Priority request: This trance channeled material provides a detailed description of the spiritual effects that herbs have on people. Over 100 Western and Chinese herbs are presented -- amazon

Tibetan Book of the Dead

The book is calibrated at 575 in TvF, but there's some bizarre stuff in there, i.e. Chapter 8, "Natural Liberation through Recognition of the Visual Indications and Signs of Death." Should we take it seriously?

God Loves me and I Love Myself, by Mark DeJesus

Priority request: I found this book and thought it would be really good for the thymus/self love dimension as well as recontextualizing several persistent spiritual ego "do gooder" positionalities.

Jordanetics: A Journey Into the Mind of Humanity's Greatest Thinker

"He is Father Figure, Philosopher-King, and Prophet to the millions of young men who are his most fervent fans and followers" -- amazon

Love & Respect, by Emerson Eggerichs

The book is built upon the theory that the "primary emotional needs" for men and women, respectively are that men need respect and women need love... the more respect a woman shows her husband, the more love and kindness he will show her" -- wikipedia

Morning Miracle, by Hal Elrod

The book encourages readers to wake up earlier and spend time on personal development activities, such as meditation, exercise, journaling, and reading, before starting their day -- amazon

The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs

a critique of 1950s urban planning policy, which it holds responsible for the decline of many city neighborhoods in the United States. -- wikipedia. Request: This is one of the most well-known texts about cities and how they work

Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis

Priority request: The literary works of C.S Lewis are calibrated at 455 in TvF but this book in particular seems worthy of a calibration in the database, to me.

Social Justice Fallacies, by Thomas Sowell

History shows that the social justice agenda has often led in the opposite direction, sometimes with catastrophic consequences -- amazon

The Little Prince

The book has been translated into over 505 different languages and dialects worldwide, being the second most translated work ever published, trailing only the Bible -- wikipedia

Burhan-al-Haqq (religious text)

Priority request: a 1963 theological and spiritual work by Nur Ali Elahi dedicated to showing the inner spiritual aims shared by the Quran, Shia Islam and the original teachings and practices of the Ahl-e Haqq order -- wikipedia

Healing the Shame that Binds You, by John Bradshaw

"...This book has helped millions identify their personal shame, understand the underlying reasons for it, address these root causes and release themselves from the shame that binds them to their past failures" --Amazon

Many Lives, Many Masters, by Brian L. Weiss

"The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives"