East West Book Reviews and Bestsellers by James Conti Paramhansa Yogananda SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS Crystal Clarity Publishers, $9.95 Friendship, love, marriage and children can offer us our greatest joys in life& or our greatest sorrows. Selfless love is the key to happiness in all of our relationships, but how do we achieve it? Yogananda, one of the best-loved spiritual teachers of the 20th century, shares inspiration and practical guidance in this gem of articles on how to cure the habits that undermine the relationships we seek, how to open and expand our hearts, and how to express our highest potential with others and the Divine. This is Vol. 3 in Crystal Clarity's wonderful series of books: The Wisdom of Yogananda. The others to date are How to Be Happy All the Time and Karma and Reincarnation. Marianne Williamson THE AGE OF MIRACLES Embracing the New Midlife Hay House, $22.95 In the same way that puberty separates childhood from adulthood, there comes another time in our lives for part of ourselves to die and for something new to be born. What we have called "middle age" can be viewed as a magical turning point toward a new, more fulfilling life. The mind is its own kind of dance floor, writes the acclaimed author. In slowing down physically, we're in a better space to rev up psychically& to go deeper. And ultimately, as this fine book illuminates, to find and experience joy as never before. Richard Carlson and Benjamin Shield HANDBOOK FOR THE SPIRIT New World Library, $14.95 With a foreward by Marianne Williamson, this special collection of original writings offers an variety of inspired, insightful views by many of the world's best known teachers: the Dalai Lama, Wayne Dyer, Andrew Harvey, Huston Smith, Jean Shinoda Bolen, Shakti Gawain, Thich Nhat Hanh, Mother Teresa, Stephen Levine, Rev. Michael Beckwith, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Matthew Fox and numerous others. In this world of illusions that promote separation, this book is a map for getting home again. Ellen Sandbeck GREEN HOUSEKEEPING Scribner, $16.00 This wise and wonderful "how to" book has been called the new bible for detoxing your home, from kitchen to septic. The premise is simple: you can make your home into a balanced ecosystem the same as a garden. And with less fuss. Sandbeck presents a wealth of easy, effective solutions to the toughest household challenges over 400 pages saving you time and money, saving your health, and helping to save the planet. If there is such a thing as a "must-have" for the 21st century home, this is it. Jacob Needleman WHY CAN'T WE BE GOOD? Tarcher/Penguin, $14.95 Why do we get angry? Why are we destroying the earth? Why do we yearn for love and turn it away? Now in paperback, Needleman's bestseller shines a light on one of the most troubling and least understood aspects of our existence. A widely respected philosopher and religious scholar, he identifies the crisis that therapists have failed to see: that we know what is good, and still we have proven largely helpless to live it. Uncompromising yet hopeful, Needleman offers examples and exercises that guide us toward a way out of our mysterious dilemma. Charles F. Haanel THE NEW MASTER KEY SYSTEM Revised for the 21st Century Atria / Beyond Words Publishing, $15.95 This timeless classic, lost for nearly 100 years, is one of the books that inspired the bestselling DVD The Secret. Made even more relevant for today's reader with a newly updated section by Ruth L. Miller, the concepts and lessons presented here go far beyond positive thinking as a way to attract what your heart and mind desire. Abundance is a natural law of the Universe, Haanel observes, and the source of all power is the world within. He also reveals how your subconscious can and will solve any problem when Spiritual Truth is the means it applies. Book Bestsellers 1 Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert 2 Kuan Yin Daniela Schenker 3 Why Mars and Venus Collide John Gray 4 Sage-ing While Age-ing Shirley MacLaine 5 LifePrints Richard Unger 6 The Second Half of Life Angeles Arrien 7 Chat Pack Question Guys 8 28 Laws of Attraction Thomas Leonard 9 A New Earth Eckhart Tolle. 10 Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson 11 The Divine Plan Beyond 2012 Caroline Cory 12 The Secret Rhonda Byrne 13 Transform Your Life Cheri Huber 14 Spiritual Relationships Paramhansa Yogananda 15 Autobiography of a Yogi Paramhansa Yogananda 16 Angel Cards Expanded Edition Tyler and Drake 17 The Daring Book for Girls Andrea Buchanan 18 Cat Yoga Rick Tillotson 19 Complete Colon Cleanse Edward Group 20 The Orb Project Ledwith and Heinemann