BOOK READING FOR AUGUST - NOVEMBER

Hello fellow bookworms,

I hope you are basking and living out the wisdom you have been gathering from all the pages so far.

For the next few months, we will be consuming and hopefully putting to practice some of the books below.

We start with a recent book written by renowned writer, T.D. Jakes: Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits.

Brief Synopsis:

In Reposition Yourself, T.D. Jakes insightfully enables you to adjust to the many changes that life brings. Along with confronting areas where subtle passivity or poor choices may have held you back, Jakes instructs you in how to manage change and maximize life now. With wisdom and practicality, Jakes covers financial, relational, and spiritual creativity and shows how adapting to transitional life moments can lead to an enriched existence filled with contentment at every stage. If you're seeking to make the future years even more productive, Reposition Yourself offers reality-based plans to help you embrace and expect change, rather than fear it.

The second book has been around for a while. It is written by best selling author Alec Mackenzie and Pat Nikerson: The Time Trap

Brief synopsis

Since it was first published, The Time Trap, by internationally known authority Alec Mackenzie, has indeed become The Classic Book on Time Management, as proclaimed in its subtitle. Based on the theory that self-management is the key to handling the time crunch that we all face, it focuses primarily on Mackenzie's 20 biggest time wasters, such as telephone interruptions, the inability to say "no," and personal disorganization, and offers clear step-by-step ways to combat them. The updated third edition also includes information on time problems caused by technology, downsizing, and self-employment.

The final book is written by another best selling author Larry Julian : God is my Coach

Brief Synopsis

Business leadership coach Larry Julian helps readers navigate "the gray zone"-those make or break moments of decision making that are filled with uncertainty. There are times when intellectual and business logic are tested beyond one's perceived limits, when important decisions have no correct answers and can only be made by a leap of faith. Our true greatness lies within the gray. Julian shows readers that, with God's guidance, uncertainty is the very catalyst for making wise, impactful decisions that shape destinies. We learn to live and lead in the context of uncertainty rather than becoming paralyzed by it. GOD IS MY COACH is the means to living a significant life and to leading others in an uncertain world.

Apart from paper back, these books are available through the following media formats:

• As an e-book, through Kindle.
• Audio (CD and MP3) from amazon.com

We will be reading this books from 02 to 30 November 2009

If you would like to suggest a book for next month or future reading, please send details to remi.banjo@adayingodswill.co.uk.

I hope you will enjoy reading these books, discussing key attributes of the book and hopefully putting some of the wisdom into practise.

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I look forward to your comments and a discussion on Reposition Yourself.

Remi

Book Reading for the month of June

Hello fellow bookworms,

Welcome to Summer! If you reside in England, you would agree with me that the weather has been absolutely beautiful. I am thankful to God for the ability to enjoy such splendid sunshine.

In a weather such as this, a simple pleasure of mine is going to the park with a couple of books in hand and getting stuck in. How about you?

Hopefully, the books we will be consuming this month, will enrich your time in the sun and also provoking questions about the meanings and pleasures of life and love.

We will be consuming two books for the month of June.

The first book is called: Purpose Driven Life, written by Rick Warren

A Brief Synopsis:
The spiritual premise in The Purpose-Driven Life is that there are no accidents---God planned everything and everyone. Therefore, every human has a divine purpose, according to God's master plan. Like a twist on John F. Kennedy's famous inaugural address, this book could be summed up like this: "So my fellow Christians, ask not what God can do for your life plan, ask what your life can do for God's plan." Those who are looking for advice on finding one's calling through career choice, creative expression, or any form of self-discovery should go elsewhere. This is not about self-exploration; it is about purposeful devotion to a Christian God. The book is set up to be a 40-day immersion plan, recognizing that the Bible favors the number 40 as a "spiritually significant time.


The second book is quite a good one and it is called:

Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe and it is written by Doreen Baingana


Brief Synopsis:
Ugandan-born Baingana chronicles in her debut collection of linked stories the lives of three sisters growing up in Entebbe after the fall of Idi Amin. Though most of the stories take place in Africa, "Lost in Los Angeles" follows the principal character, Christine Mugisha, as she travels to California, where she grapples with a different breed of racism than she faces in her own country. The title story, "Tropical Fish," follows Christine's apathetic affair with an older, affluent white man who woos her with the many perks of his money. "A Thank-You Note" is a letter from Christine's older sister, Rosa, to an ex-lover that angrily and poignantly recounts her battle with AIDS. Baingana's characters are confined by a passivity and powerlessness (Christine likens herself to a plastic doll) rarely broken, though the collection ends on a hopeful note.


These books are available through the following media formats:

• Book format
• As an e-book, through Kindle.
• Audio (CD and MP3) from : http://www.briantracy.com

We will be reading these books from 01 June to 30 June.

Happy reading and I look forward to reading your comments.

If you do have book suggestions, please drop a comment on the site or send me an email at: remi.adayingodswill@yahoo.co.uk

Book Reading for the month of April

Firstly, Happy Easter fellow book worms.

Last month's book reading was a very interesting one. I could hardly put the book down from the moment I picked it up. There was a lot of 'ouch' moments whilst reading them as it went on to present a new meaning to the term and action 'dating' !! I learnt a a whole lot of new things, and had to let go of old reasonings and thinkings - not an easy feat I tell you.

Quite a few of the recommendations, I am working on and through right now, and I must say it presents quite an interesting reality to dating. How about you? How did you find the book or what did you learn from it?

Moving on to this month's book reading; in view of the global economic climate I have decided to choose a book that goes the opposite direction of the media's message of doom and gloom.

What we allow to reside within our minds and seep into our sub-consciousness, eventually becomes our reality. To escape and rise above the reality of recession and stories of doom and gloom that is evident in today's world, we must change our thinking. When we change our thinking to positive things and success stories, for instance, and let those things become our more dominant thoughts; eventually, it will be come our sweet reality.

I am sure most have heard the saying "as a man thinks in his mind, that is what he will eventually become". What are you thinking about yourself and your situation or circumstance?

I hope this book further encourages and teaches us how change our thinking, and eventually our lives for the good.

This month, we will be consuming the following:

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life:

How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement by Brian Tracy.

Brief Synopsis:

Brian Tracy is one of the most popular professional speakers and business authorities in the world today. Every year, he lives his dream by helping thousands of people live their own dreams.

In this book Tracy offers a proven plan for transforming your life by changing the way you think about yourself and your potential. What you think has a profound effect on what you do and how you do it. You can only achieve it when you believe it! If you don’t think you can do it, you never will. Your life experiences determine the way you think. But your thoughts aren’t set in stone. Just like you can learn to ride a bike or play chess, you can also learn to control your thinking and control your life.

This book shows you how to change the way you think and open new doors to unlimited possibilities. Based on thirty years of experience sharing this philosophy with more than two million people, Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life focuses on the importance of setting goals, expanding your thinking, and imagining your own unlimited potential.

The book is available through the following media formats:

• Book format
• As an e-book, through Kindle.
• Audio (CD and MP3) from : www.BrianTracy.com

We will be reading this book from 11 to 30 April.

Happy reading and I look forward to reading your comments.