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Every book we recommend in the FutureU Bookstore is a great book! But below we list the ones that have more appeal as gifts. Usually it's because they come in a hard-back version and/or have a great looking cover. If you like to give books as gifts, you can't go wrong by giving one of the titles listed here.

	The Age of Heretics: Heroes, Outlaws, and the Forerunners of Corporate Change by Art Kleiner. (New York: Currency/Doubleday, 1996). During the radical 1960s, "corporate heretics" were fighting for change inside Shell Oil, General Foods, and other major corporations. Journalist Kleiner shows how their struggle paved the way for the ideals of democracy found in more and more of today's Fortune 100 companies.
	Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster. Hard cover gift edition - 240 pages Revised and expanded (October 1988) HarperCollins Publishers; ASIN: 0060628391. Quite possibly the best book available on modern Christian spirituality. It contains specific chapters on meditation and prayer as mindfulness practices.
	Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work: 101 Stories of Courage, Compassion and Creativity in the Workplace (Chicken Soup for the Soul Series (Paper) edited by Jack Canfield. Paperback - 352 pages (November 1996) Health Communications Inc.; ISBN: 155874424X. A timely addition to the ever-popular Chicken Soup for the Soul collection, this volume features stories of exceptional courage, compassion, and dedication in the workplace. Employees and employers alike will savor these soul-strengthening accounts of individuals who discover spiritual values and find personal fulfillment on the job.
	Chop Wood, Carry Water: A Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life by Rick Fields, Rex Weyler, Rick Ingrasci, and Peggy Taylor. Paperback - 287 pages (January 1985) J.P. Tarcher Inc.; ASIN: 0874772095. Even though this book was created in the early 1980s, it still feels new. A good basic guide to the development of spirituality in everyday life.
	Chop Wood, Carry Water by Rick Fields. Audio Cassette (November 1988) Audio Renaissance; ASIN: 0940687542.
	The Courageous Follower: Standing Up to and for Our Leaders by Ira Chaleff. Hardcover - 194 pages (May 1995) Berrett Koehler; ISBN: 1881052664. Here, at last, is a book to balance the hundreds of management books on leadership. "The Courageous Follower" is a handbook that gives us the insights and tools necessary to partner effectively with our leaders when we are confronted with the challenges of supporting and, at times, correcting them. This book is a comprehensive guide for positively influencing the leader/follower relationship and assuring that power is used wisely to accomplish our agreed upon purposes.
	Eight Weeks to Optimum Health by Andrew Weil. Paperback - 276 pages Reissue edition (July 1998) Fawcett Books; ISBN: 0449000265. This book offers a complete eight-week program to improved health and well being by the author of the two best sellers Natural Health, Natural Medicine and Spontaneous Healing. Weil's admonitions are not always surprising--eat less fat and more whole grains; tone up your head and heart, as well as your waistline--but he presents them in an entertaining, understandable fashion. "Health is wholeness and balance, an inner resilience that allows you to meet the demands of living," he writes. The recommended regimen is comprehensive and holistic covering diet, vitamins, exercise, relaxation and mental techniques. Specific recommendations for older people, adolescents, parents with young children, and others are included as well as many good meal recipes.
	Everyday Cooking With Dr. Dean Ornish: 150 Easy, Low-Fat, High-Flavor Recipes by Dean Ornish. Paperback - 368 pages (February 1997) HarperCollins (paper); ISBN: 0060928115. In this bestselling cookbook, the author of Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease shows you how to make low-fat cooking fast, delicious, and fun. These 150 easy and extraordinary recipes are low in fat and cholesterol--and high in flavor.       You'll find slimmed-down versions of comfort foods that are delicious and nutritious, from French Toast and Hashed Browns to enchiladas and lasagna, from Creamy Corn Soup and Spicy Arkansas Chili to Southwest Pizza and Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. The recipes are quick to prepare, the ingredients are familiar and inexpensive and there are hundreds of smart time-saving tips on cooking, shopping and serving. Now you no longer have to choose between good food and good health.
	The Gaia Atlas of Green Economics by Paul Ekins with Mayer Hillman and Robert Hutchinson. Paperback 1st anchor edition (March 1992) Ctr for Intl Training & Educ; ISBN: 0385419147. This books shows us a way out of the destructive obsession with economic growth. It explores a new concept of wealth and wealth creation and describes a new synthesis of the economics of the market, the state, the community, and the household. It clearly outlines what government and individuals can do to repair the environment, create prosperity, and build a sustainable society. Many colorful graphics to illustrate concepts.
	Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine by Larry Dossey. Paperback - 320 pages Reprint edition (February 1995) Harper San Francisco; ISBN: 0062502522. This book probes the links between medicine and the healing power of prayer. The fact that prayer heals has been known the world over for millennia, but it is a new concept to 20th century science, one confirmed by dozens of laboratory experiments that Dossey cites. Prayer can help with high blood pressure, asthma, heart attacks, headaches, and anxiety; moreover, it can alter enzyme activity, blood cell growth, and the germination of seeds. Dossey rejects the traditional Judeo-Christian notion of prayer as a relationship to a transcendental God, offering instead his own view of prayer as a "genuinely nonlocal event" directed to the "Absolute" in all things.
	The Living Company by Arie De Geus. (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1997). With a forward by Peter M. Senge. The average life span of a Fortune 500 company is less than half a century, yet there also are corporations around the world that have been in business for 200, 500, even 700 years. Arie de Geus, a retired Royal Dutch/Shell Group executive, maintains after studying both extremes that the most enduring treat their companies as "living work communities" rather than pure economic machines. This book persuasively outlines De Geus' prescription for organizational longevity, based on his investigations.
	Mindfulness and Meaningful Work: Explorations in Right Livelihood.by Claude Whitmyer. (Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1993). Leading thinkers share their insights into the practice and value of finding work that is meaningful, life-affirming, and non-exploitative. In addition to essays ranging from Sam Keen and Marsha Sinetar to Tarthang Tulku and Thich Nhat Hanh, editor Claude Whitmyer has included two chapters of his own. His opening chapter introduces the concept of "right livelihood," traces its roots to Buddhism and the New Age movement, and gives it a new meaning for modern times. His closing chapter outlines a practical step-by-step approach to using mindfulness to find your own meaningful work, whether you are an employee or work for yourself.
	The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh. Hardcover Gift edition (April 1996) Beacon Press; ASIN: 0807012327. A classic manual on meditation, concentration, and relaxation, containing an appendix rich with specific mindfulness practices, including several for everyday living.
	The Miracle of Mindfulness: A Manual on Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh. Audio Cassette, Abridged (February 1995) HarperCollins Publishers; ASIN: 0694514624.
	Our Wildest Dreams: Women Entrepreneurs Making Money, Having Fun, Doing Good by Joline Godfrey. (New York: Harper Business, 1992). Today, over half of the new business owners in America are women. Godfrey discusses the special inner qualities (the "New Right Stuff") that women often bring to business--qualities rarely recognized or fully appreciated. Women entrepreneurs from around the country speak out in this book with stories that resound with hope, energy, and sheer exhilaration. This book is an invitation for women to enjoy extraordinary business success on their own terms by tapping the tremendous power of personal strength to run truly creative, competitive companies. Women entrepreneurs making money, having fun, doing good. A whole new definition of success and an entirely new paradigm of working life.
	Running A One-Person Business by Claude Whitmyer and Salli Rasberry. Foreword by Tom Peters. Paperback - 280 pages 2nd Rev edition (May 1994) Ten Speed Press; ISBN: 0898155983. A simple, practical, honest guide to long-term success on your own. Written for the single-person operation, but equally helpful to any business. Contains the obligatory chapters on bookkeeping, financial management, and time management, but goes further to talk about special ways of organizing information, how to lay out a workspace, and the special concerns of working from home. Most important are chapters on choosing technology, emotional support systems, and how to stay a one-person business.
	Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship by Thomas Moore. Paperback - 288 pages Reprint edition (November 1994) HarperCollins Publishers; ISBN: 0060925752. A deep look at what it means to meet another person soul to soul. Frequently recommended by friends and associates.
	Soul Mates : Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship by Thomas Moore (Harper Audio, 1994) ISBN: 1559949414.
	Stewardship: Choosing Service over Self-Interest by Peter Block. (San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1993). Consultant Peter Block believes that no one should make their living by watching, measuring, or defining what is best for other human beings. Instead, he proposes a workplace in which everyone manages, everyone does real work, and service replaces self-interest as the guiding principle in organizational life.
	We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love by Robert Johnson. Paperback - 224 pages Reprint edition (September 1985) HarperCollins Publishers; ISBN: 0062504363. The myth of Tristan and Iseult is one of the earliest tales of romantic love. Johnson uses this myth to explain the essence and meaning of romantic love. Using his training in Jungian psychology as a reference point, he identifies many of the unconscious beliefs about love that are shared by both women and men. Then he goes on to show how we can overcome the illusions we often have about love and create a deeper, longer lasting, more meaningful relationship based on a new understanding of true love.
	We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love Audio Cassettes by Robert A. Johnson. Harper Audio; ISBN: 1559943394.
	Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki. Paperback (April 1972) Weatherhill; ASIN: 0834800799. A classic! One of the most accessible works ever written on Zen Buddhism and Zen-inspired meditation techniques. Shunryu Suzuki had a gift for making Zen accessible to Westerners, as evidenced by his extensive use of anecdote and analogy in this collection of dharma talks to explain the more esoteric aspects of zen philosophy. Whatever your religious background, there is much to learn from this slim book.

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