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The Happiness Collection from Marianne Williamson represents a carefully curated collection of inspired talks from the iconic Marianne Williamson. Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher. Six of her ten published books have been New York Times bestsellers. Four of these have been #1 New York Times bestsellers. A Return to Love is considered a must-read of The New Spirituality.

Concerns over jobs, money and career are increasingly worrisome for so many of us. Marianne Williamson - one of the world's most respected spiritual teachers - addresses these issues from a miracle-minded perspective. Recorded live at a day-long seminar in Los Angeles, Marianne helps the listener shift their thoughts from the ego to the miraculous - from lack and limitation to infinite abundance. In this interactive workshop, the listener explores their own personal views, beliefs, fears and relationship to money.

This recording of Marianne Williamson's seminar at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, helps listeners to see the luminous light within themselves and within each person in their lives. Williamson's meditations, prayers, thought-provoking lectures and exercises take us on an exploration of our human potential and are designed to help us return to our "Serene Centers." By quieting our minds and going within to that still place that exists in all of us, we can find the courage to look at ourselves in a new and "luminous" light.

Jen wanted Darrell, and wanted him badly. Moreover, she knew that he had the hots for her, as well. So why was she having to work overtime to get this guy to display any interest? On his part, Darrell liked Jen, but dating her would entail certain...complications, and he liked his relationships worry-free. Thus, he was willing to fight his natural inclinations in order to avoid what he foresaw as obstacles to having Jen as a romantic partner.

Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry. He also had severe cerebral palsy and was quadriplegic, unable to speak, and wracked by seizures. He died suddenly at age 17. In fiercely honest, surprisingly funny, and sometimes heartbreaking prose, Jesse's mother, Marianne Leone, chronicles her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her child.

A portrait of the singular author at 40, Gloria Steinem's James Baldwin, an Original finds Baldwin between rehearsals for his Broadway play, Blues for Mister Charlie, a tragedy loosely based on the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi, as he attempts to get his vision from page to stage uncompromised - and wrestles with his growing fame as a writer and activist.

In Mein Kampf, Hitler wrote that "We must also do away with the conception that the treatment of the body is the affair of every individual." It was a direct slap at the feminist movement of Germany in the late 19th and early 20th century, an influential force for, among other things, divorce, contraception, and abortion; in short, for a woman's right to control her own body.

Marianne Power was stuck in a rut. Then one day she wondered: could self-help books help her find the elusive perfect life? What begins as a clever experiment becomes an achingly poignant story. Because self-help can change your life - but not necessarily for the better...Help Me! is an irresistibly funny and incredibly moving book about a wild and ultimately redemptive journey that will resonate with anyone who’s ever dreamed of finding happiness.

How can you love God when you can't see or hear Him? That was the question asked by a little girl many years ago when she was told by a godly teacher that she was to love God with all her heart and soul. This book is a collection of stories, written and compiled over the past 12 years, which tells how God answered that question throughout her life. In a myriad of different ways God intersected Marianne's life with His presence and His truth, and began to reveal His great love for her.

Listen as Wayne Dyer and Marianne Williamson address vital questions like these, along with some of the most important issues of our day. This is a rare opportunity to hear two luminaries from the field of self-development together for the first time on an audio program.

In The Problem with Rich Women, Gloria Steinem explores how and why feminism failed to reach women in powerful families, and provides an urgent and persuasive argument for rebellion among upper-class women.

All the great religious systems of the world speak of a divine consciousness within us, a deep center in our beings where all fear vanishes into core of oneness and love. It is here that we are all connected. It is from this place we form deep, spiritual relationships. In Practical Spirituality, Marianne discusses how we access the enlightened energies of the spiritual center through loving thoughts and actions, and then apply these energies to the transformation of all aspects of our existence. This profound and illuminating live seminar will inspire you.

Marianne Leone's Ma is in many senses a larger-than-life character, one who might be capable, even from the afterlife, of shattering expectations. Born on a farm in Italy, Linda finds her way to the United States under dark circumstances, having escaped a forced marriage to a much older man, and marries a good Italian boy. She never has full command of English, especially when questioned by authorities, and when she is suddenly widowed with three young children, she has few options.

Emma Caldwell doesn’t hate anyone—except for Hugh Warrilow, the man who jilted her older sister and left like a coward to join the army. Men are clearly not to be trusted, and Emma is determined not to give her heart to one. No, a marriage of convenience is the very thing to suit her.

This collection of Marianne Williamson audio recordings includes her popular lectures on handling fear.

Isn’t it true that your life improves as your ability to see it in a positive light increases? But isn’t it true that on same days, you find yourself grumbling about your circumstances, angry at people, or mired in negative thoughts about yourself? Although we all know the tremendous, positive power of love and forgiveness, aren’t they sometimes difficult concepts to fully embrace? If you are ready to take the leap, I’d like to show you the way to making a permanent sift in your way of thinking....

"It's a truism, for instance, that a few clothes are more shocking than none. But for women especially, bras, panties, bathing suits, and other stereotypical gear are visual reminders of a commercial, idealized feminine image that our real and diverse female bodies can't possibly fit. Without those visual references, however, each individual woman's body can be accepted on its own terms. We stop being comparatives. We begin to be unique."

Hear rare recordings from some of the world's most-respected poets reading their own works: Ezra Pound, "Old Men With Beautiful Manners"; W. B. Yeats, "The Lake Isle of Innisfree"; Robert Graves, "A Last Poem"'; Edna St. Vincent Millay, "The Harp-Weaver"; Richard Eberhart, "The Groundhog"; Philip Levine, "Blasting from Heaven"; Marianne Moore, "The Mind Is an Enchanting Thing"; Stephen Spender, "What I Expected"; and Vachel Lindsay, "An Interpolation by Mr. Lindsay".

Guided practices and meditations to awaken love, deepen intimacy, and transform the world. Have you ever felt a glimmer of love stir within you, and then wondered: How do I fan this inner fire and bring it into my relationships, my spiritual life, and the world? With Meditations of the Heart, Marianne Williamson and Andrew Harvey guide us into a series of contemplations, questions, and practices to liberate this most essential of sacred forces. Love is not just in you - it is you, right here and right now.

Marianne Williamson lectures throughout the world on A Course in Miracles, a self-study system of spiritual psychotherapy contained in three books. She teaches the basic principles of the Course and discusses their application to daily life. On Being in Light, Marianne encourages you to get in touch with your inner self by developing a profound understanding of concepts such as self-forgiveness, self-esteem, your authentic nature, vulnerability, spiritual enlightenment, and much more.