There are those books in life that you read, and then they go onto a shelf to collect dust forever…and then there are those books that are meant to be read over and over again.  The Last Lecture is one of those books meant to read over and over.  It’s a book that will teach you lessons about life that you’ll want to be reminded of time after time.

The tradition behind the last lecture isn’t anything new.  In fact, chosen noted professors have been doing it for years and years.  Basically they’re asked to give a lecture with the assumption that their life was soon to be over, and to reflect on what the most important lessons that they could share would be.  However, by the time that Randy Pausche was asked to give his, those thoughts were already prevalent on his mind.  Not more than a month earlier had he been given the dismal diagnosis of pancreatic cancer…of which there was only a 4% survival rate!

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It’s pretty much impossible for a book that’s sold over four million copies from it’s release just in 2006 to the present time… and translated into thirty separate languages to not have some value and resonance to it.

The Secret not only encompasses that notion, but it literally is one of those rare books that when somebody reads it, it changes there entire outlook on life completely. It’s one of those rare audio books that when you hear it, you automatically want to lend it out because you know it can be so useful for so many people. It would be interesting to know how many people have actually given “The Secret” as a gift because that’s the type of book that it is. You want other people to experience it.

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In a world where conflict seems to be an epidemic…both conflict among one another as well as the conflict within ourselves…Eckart Tolle’s book “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” seems to have come along at the perfect time.

This book is ideal for those who feel a bit – or even a lot – pessimistic about humanity. Or for those who have an inner struggle going on inside their minds constantly regarding their place on this earth, and what they’re true purpose is. Yet instead of just being a replicated “How-To” self help book, it goes much deeper and nearly forces the reader to take a deep look inside him or herself and to find the true inner core of their being.

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