{"id":1197,"date":"2010-01-19T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/bookreviews\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2012-10-22T17:48:45","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T21:48:45","slug":"50-spiritual-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/bookreviews\/50-spiritual-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Spiritual Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1857883497?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=achieinc&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1857883497\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1217\" title=\"50 Spiritual Classics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/bookreviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/50-spiritual-classics.jpg\" alt=\"50 Spiritual Classics\" width=\"109\" height=\"160\" \/>50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom from 50 Great Books on Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=achieinc&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1857883497\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nby Tom Butler-Bowdon<\/p>\n<p>This is the last in Tom Butler-Bowdon&#8217;s acclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/bookreviews\/50-self-help-classics\/\">trilogy<\/a>. It&#8217;s a very unique collection of the very best spiritual works that have stood the test of time. Tom has brought together the world&#8217;s classic spiritual writings in one volume. Spanning countries, centuries, spiritual traditions and secular beliefs, the selections in this collection are breathtaking in range.<\/p>\n<p>This obvious kaleidoscope of inspiration lets the reader delve into the ideals that can enrich the mind and heal the soul.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few of the classics you&#8217;ll find in this edition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Purpose-Driven Life<\/em> by Rick Warren<\/li>\n<li><em>Jonathan Livingston Seagull<\/em> by Richard Bach<\/li>\n<li><em>The Prophet<\/em> by Kahlil Gibran<\/li>\n<li><em>Doors of Deception<\/em> by Aldous Huxley<\/li>\n<li><em>Varieties of Religious Experience<\/em> by William James<\/li>\n<li><em>A Simple Path<\/em> by Mother Teresa<\/li>\n<li><em>The Screwtape Letters<\/em> by C.S. Lewis<\/li>\n<li><em>The Razor&#8217;s Edge<\/em> by W. Somerset Maugham<\/li>\n<li><em>The Road to Mecca<\/em> by Muhammad Asad<\/li>\n<li><em>Confessions<\/em> by St. Augustine<\/li>\n<li><em>The Tao of Physics<\/em> by Fritjof Capra<\/li>\n<li><em>St. Francis of Assisi<\/em> by G.K. Chesterton<\/li>\n<li><em>Markings <\/em>by Dag Hammarskjold<\/li>\n<li><em>The Seat of the Soul<\/em> by Gary Zukav<\/li>\n<li><em>A Course in Miracles<\/em> by Schucman and Thetford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Autobiographies of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Malcolm X<\/li>\n<li>Mohandas Gandhi<\/li>\n<li>Paramahansa Yogananda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>(This book review was originally published in 2005 as one of the Top 10 Books &#8211; Edition 14.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom from 50 Great Books on Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose by Tom Butler-Bowdon This is the last in Tom Butler-Bowdon&#8217;s acclaimed trilogy. 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