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Summary: sometimes the older writings are the best
Review: writen originally in 1963 this is one of the, if not the, most powerful books on "the search for meaning" I have ever read, and I have read most of them.Excellent tie in with ancient writings including the Bible. Murphy lays out a simple yet extremely effective process to follow. This book will be one of the best investments you have ever made.
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Summary: The time has come for a new way of thinking
Review: I will not try to preach to anyone who has'nt read this book
that the words within this book will change you for the better.
It is my realization that it is not the words rather the way in which you chose to recieve them that will give rise to an effect. Like any effect or reaction there has to be a cause or action, so if you read this formula of faith and desire
and truly believe that your desires will come true using your faith, then and only then will this book change your life for the better. It is my hope that you will join the many new thinkers of the world today and weed out the destructive negative
thoughts which keep you a prisoner in your own reality, and to explore the many possible alternatives to living a life of harmony and happiness. All i ask personally is that you question all your previous thoughts on everything that you take for granted and believe, you will soon see that the world you once knew is crumbling around you so that we can finally realize the power within our own subconscious minds.
The time has truly come for a new way of thinking.
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Summary: pure garbage
Review: He hooked me with the first few chapters but the more I read the more I got upset. He blames all lifes ailment on negitive thinking so if you were hit by a bus for example you must not have good thoughts in your subconscience. if you get cancer or a cold it is your own fault. if you are laid off from work, it is your own fault. if a terorist runs a plane into your building then it is your fault. he concludes that ANYTHING is posible if you wish it so (i.e if you truly believe your bullit proof and put a gun to your head and pull the trigger if will magically bounce off, if you have any doubt then well, you die.) the beauty of this logic is that if something does not go your way for any reason or your prayers are not answered then you must not wanted it bad enough. it is your fault, not his flawed logic. I do believe that the mind and the power of suggestion is powerful but telling my subconscience till i am blue in the face that i can fly will not make it so.
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Summary: Take Charge of Your Thinking
Review: This book is about positive affirmation. It is easy to find an affirmation for any problem you have. The Table of Contents is so specific it is like an index. Like most books you have to weed through the rhetoric and style, but there is very valuable information here. I will always keep my dog-eared, highlighted, margin written in copy. This book gave me hope when I needed it most. Continue to believe in yourself! Good Luck.
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Summary: This seems to be a different book!
Review: When I read this book 18 years ago or so it left a powerful impression. I still use the methods quite effectively, and at that time I often had a lot of success with them. However, recently buying and re-reading it, it seems to be quite a different book. There is a lot more biblical content, certain stories don't figure at all, and it just isn't as accessible or catchy. Was it really totally revised and when? WHY? And does anyone know where I can get an unrevised copy.... or is it my bad memory? There were some very inspirational angles I enjoyed, which are now lacking. This book does not seem to offer what the original did...
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Summary: Super powerfull, filled with pure energy! Simply Magical
Review: The magic of this book begun in the way I found it. I go to the bookstore everyday, and I spend two or three ours. One day I was walking to a section of Filmmaking, and something stoped me in front where this book was, as if someone was guiding my hand and my sight to this book, I took it, opened it, and just by reading a couple of pages I knew this was "The book". So, I forgot about filmmaking books for that day, and bought this one. As soon as the pages came to me, I realized that my subconscious mind took me to the book. The magic about it, is that God is so powerfull, that He finds the way to guide us where we need to go. What I like about the book is its easy to understand language, and ready to test advice. I can say that this book re awoke in me, the magic we all have. When it says that some healers know they have the power to heal, but they don't know where it comes from, whit this book I discovered why several times something happens like magic and we don't know why. Read the book and trust me. If you open your mind you will get the results. I bought it one month ago, and from the very first day I begun to apply its teachings, and I can say that I have more energy, more entusiasm, optimism, I feel great as a whole. All the time I feel inspired. I want to know how will I be feeling in six months. Try the book. And if for any reason you don't understand it, or don't feel it is making a difference in your life, I ask you to try it, at least for one month. Use its teachings for at least one month, and you'll begin to see the difference. You have to tune with your mind.
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Summary: Excellent. A Must Read!
Review: Dr. Murphy writes a lucid book that should be required reading for all! He first explains the subconscious mind and its powers as well as the power that thought can have on the subsconscious and our daily lives. He then follows the rest of the book explaining how it can be used to further any goal, conquer any phobia or fear, and even how to increase one's happiness and health. Informative and enjoyable!
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Summary: Read the Original - It gets 5 stars (actually a million)
Review: I suggest that you read the original, unrevised book. That book is so powerful, it is unnecessary for any revisions to have been made. I have read both, and the original is better because it is all in Dr. Murphy's words. It is somewhat silly to assume that present day readers can not appreciate a book written in the 50's and that they need to have the gender of the subjects of the case studies changed from predominantly male to 50% female, in order to appreciate the information presented. Other changes were to the professions of the subjects in the case studies and the technology which was discussed. It's just silly that someone felt these changes had to be made. In any case, if that's what you need in order to be comfortable with reading the book, then by all means get it. It's better that you read the "updated" version than not reading it at all, because it is a wonderful book and will teach you to understand that you are the most powerful and creative force in your life, and that you quite literally can have everything that you need to live a happy life, without struggling. I use the information I learned from Dr. Murphy all day, every day. I read the book a year ago, and I am beginning to make big changes in my life, economically, physically, mentally and spiritually. I don't have everything I desire, and my life is not easy, but I am healthier and happier and more hopeful than I have ever been. I have no reason to believe this trend will not continue.
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Summary: excellent introductory book
Review: This book is a great introductory book in psychology and spirituality. It explains many different techniques used and case studies and examples why this method of prayer works and other methods don't and so many psychology methods/theories explained that is needed to know, it's a wonderful book. After reading this book no person or tv evangelists or pop-star etc.. can take advantage of me anymore. After reading this book, I take more of the bible seriously in certain aspects because this is 100% true whatever you believe you become as it's said in the bible "as a man thinkeths so is he". I will always keep thinking of this passage in the bible "greater is he who is in you than is in the whole wide world" and I have started to understand the bible even more. It's worth buying.
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Summary: GREAT self Help Book...!!!
Review: This book offers an insight into the great powers of your subconscious mind. The 'KEY' to all success here is the use of "+ve thinking". I've always believed that dreams are always going to be dreams, yet, Dr Murphy here tells you exactly how to turn them into a reality....No special tools needed except for your unlimited faith in God & yourself, your subconscious mind will do the rest. Happiness, success, love & strength are all yours if only you read this book. I urge you to do so, ASAP!
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