The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability by James Gustave Speth Pub. Date: March 2008, Yale University Press ISBN- 9780812992182 237 Pages Success Rating:4 Why I Read this Book: I’ve always made it a priority to stay up to date on major world and environmental issues. This sums up some things we might want to be thinking (and worrying) about.

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When all is said and done, the only change that will make a difference is the transformation of the human heart.

- James Speth, The Bridge at the Edge of the World

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Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts Pub. Date: December 2002, Random House Inc. ISBN- 9780812992182 203 Pages Success Rating:4 Why I Read this Book: Travel and exploration is an essential part of the development of a successful and fulfilled life. Rolf provides an awesome and inspirational guide.

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“Allow for unstructured time in your day-to-day home schedule. Don’t let the vices you conquered on the road–fear, selfishness, vanity, prejudice, envy–creep back into your daily life. Explore your hometown as if it were a foreign land, and take an interest in your neighbors as if they were exotic tribesmen. Keep things real, and keep on learning. Be creative, and get into adventures. Earn your freedom all over again and don’t set limits. Keep things simple, and let your spirit grow. But most of all, keep living your life in such a way that allows your dreams room to breath.”

–Rolf Potts, Vagabonding

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There are times in almost every master’s journey when it becomes necessary to give up some hard-won competence in order to advance to the next stage.

–George Leonard, Mastery

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Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard Pub. Date: February 1992, First Plume ISBN- 9780452267565 176 Pages Success Rating:5 Why I Read this Book: In order to be truly successful I knew I had to understand how to become a master of life and those things important to me. There’s no better place to start.

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You can always cope with the present moment, but you cannot cope with something that is only a mind projection–you cannot cope with the future.

–Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now

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The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Pub. Date: September 2004, Namaste ISBN- 9781577314806 229 Pages Success Rating:5 Why I Read this Book: I was told practicing the power of now has the ability to remove stress and anxiety from your life. Turns out it’s true!

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We must remain squarely in our circle of competence and not even be aware of all the noise outside the circle.

-Mohnish Pabrai, The Dhandho Investor

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The Dhandho  Investor by Mohnish Pabrai Pub. Date: September 2006, Wiley, John & Sons ISBN- 9780470055892 176Pages Success Rating:4 Why I Read this Book: Pabrai has proven his application of value investing to be hugely successful. I wanted to learn what made it real for him. He has been a great teacher.

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