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“Each of us believes himself to live directly within the world that surrounds him, to sense its objects and events precisely, and to live in real and current time. I assert these are perceptual illusions. Sensation is an abstraction, not a replication of the real world.” Vernon Mountcastle

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Books

Last updated May 2018.

Personal Development is the Issue - Books
Personal Development is the issue
It appears that personal growth and development of the individual is the new fundamental. In ancient times faith was the dominant philosophy guiding humans on how we were to live, then the Enlightenment dispelled mystical explanations and taught us to think, use reason and developed the scientific method proving to be very success on every measure of human flourishing and well-being. Our awesome modern world has produced the “Great Acceleration” the “Information Age” and now the “Intelligence Age” which the name itself speaks to individual development and self-responsibility. It is an exciting time, life has never been better and it should be clear that it is up to you to create your own purpose, meaning and direction.

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The Life Goals Planner
The program provides a practical process to gain clarity of the most important things to you in your life. With clarity of your values, goals, a clear direction and purpose identified one can be truly effective as a human being. This program has been successfully used to transform the lives of many by helping them achieve that clarity and providing the tools and processes for positive change.

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The Professional Speakers Guide
This program is designed to cover all the aspects of starting a speaking career. It provides an informative and insightful look into the professional speaking industry as well as all the information one would need to take the plunge and start speaking as a paid professional. It is your resource guide for what it looks like, what it takes, and how to get paid for speaking to the public.

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The Hotel English Training Manual
Not only does the Hotel English Training Manual have the most comprehensive list of vocabulary and phrases, but there is also a module on equipping staff with information on how to learn, teach and conduct lesson plans. There are also excellent sample lesson plans and creative tips, plus ideas to improve one’s teaching ability.

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English, Pinyin, Mandarin Guide
A simple easy guide for an adult to self learn Mandarin Chinese or just a handy phrase book for your travels in China.

  • The 3 Big Basics to learn the language.
  • Complete pinyin with tone marks for easy pronunciation.
  • 2000 of the most active language vocabulary.
  • Hundreds of common sentences spoken everyday.
  • Simple exercises to master the fundamentals.
  • Special dates, idioms and a couple jokes to connect with the culture.

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The Home Renovation Planner
Our first house we bought a “handy man special” and decided to renovate it ourselves. We did everything ourselves and now with the clearest of hindsight, we can see the mistakes we’ve made and how much extra it cost, not just in time but money and emotions. We have changed and where we used to plunge head first into a task and learn by doing, today we are likely to spend almost as much time planning a project as we do working on it.

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Wiki-Books:

[Wiki-Book-Seven-Influential-Atheist-Thinkers.pdf – 3 MB]

[Wiki-Book-Baseline-Advanced-Human-Knowledge-The-Omes.pdf – 2.5 MB]

[Wiki-Book-Baseline-Key-Personal-Skills-of-the-Future.pdf – 3 MB]

[Wiki-Book-Baseline-Key-Definitions-of-High-Awareness.pdf – 1 MB]

[Wiki-Book-4th-Industrial-Revolution-2017-04-20.pdf – 7 MB]

[Wiki-Book-Scientific-Programs-Earth-Environment.pdf – 1 MB]

[Wiki-Book-Space-Science-Space-Craft-2017-03-10.pdf – 39.4 MB]

[Wiki-Book-Technologies-Products-2017-04-19.pdf – 5 MB]

[Wiki-Book-Indoor-Air-Quality.pdf – 0.4 MB]

[Wiki-Book-Indoor-Air-Quality-Airborne-Diseases.pdf – 13 MB]

[Wiki-Book-World-Environmental-Organizations-Programs.pdf – 4.3 MB]

[Wiki-Book-History-Kyoto-to-Paris.pdf – 1 MB]

[Videos Page] has a list of the top videos from some 1800 Videos on Life Knowledge and Development. In trying to stay on the cutting edge, the boundaries of our knowledge I list almost nothing before the year 2000.