Portuguese Irregular Verbs

This book is by Alexander McCall Smith who also writes the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series.

The present book tells of some of the misadventures of Dr. von Igelfeld, professor of philology, who is a little full of himself. You'd be surpirsed as to some of the unusual circumstances he gets into in the book - far from dry and professorial. The title of the book is taken from that of the professor's big academic writing accomplishment.

It is a pretty amusing and interesting book. I read it in only a few days, as it is very short. It retails for $20 in hardcover in the US and is well under 200 pages, so I recommend borrowing from the public library as I did. The trip to the library is well worth it.

There are two others in this "Professor Series" - "Sausage Dogs" and "Villa of Reduced Circumstances". I look forward to reading those as well.

The Power of Kabbalah

This is a book by Yehuda Berg of Kabbalah Centre fame. Overall, I liked it very much and found it inspiring.

The book offers everything from a theory of the universe to how to improve your life - all of which are related!! I am OK with most of what the book says, but the scanning of the Hebrew letters goes a bit far for me, but who knows, maybe they are right.

Far from being mysterious and hard to understand, the book presents Kabbalah in easy to understand terms and gives a plan of action that one can actually follow. The path is not an easy one, at least in the sense that it is usually easier to do the wrong thing.

I plan to read a few more books on the subject in the near future. This one was a Christmas present from 2003. Wish I had read it sooner.

Give it a try, and bring some LIGHT into your life - you'll understand that as a blessing if you read the book.

From Wild Man to Wise Man

The subtitle of the book, "Reflections on Male Spirituality", gives you a good idea of the topic. It was written by Richard Rohr.

The book makes many interesting points, although at times some strange "analogies" are used. I really liked the book until near the end where the author's politics peeked through a little too much for my taste. That really turned me off.

Despite that, I still recommend the book to all the men out there who are getting middle aged and wondering where their life is going. Others may find it helpful too.

One thing the book did for me was make me realize how important certain men had been in my life, even though I was not around them all that long. They did a lot for me that I never realized until now. Thanks guys!!

The Law of Success

This is a booklet by Paramahansa Yogananda, and I highly recommend it. In it, Yogananda presents the path to true success. It is really very simple, and only takes a little practice. Give it a try.

You may have trouble finding a copy, unless you order it from Self Realization Fellowship (SRF). If you get it there, you may find that the shipping costs more than the booklet. One solution would be to order something else at the same time - AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI is a good choice.