my library

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career + personal development

 

finding flow : mihaly csikszentmihalyi

the cultural creatives : paul ray + sherry ruth anderson

not just a living : mark henricks

the e-myth: revisited : michael gerber

the martha rules : martha stewart

love is the killer app : tim sanders

the tipping point : malcolm gladwell

unleashing excellence : dennis snow + teri yanovitch

the experience economy : b. joseph pine III + james h. gilmore

creativity + personal development

 

the 12 secrets of highly creative women : gail mcmeekin

the artists way : julia cameron

the 9 muses : angeles arien

circle of stones - woman's journey to herself : judith duerk

creativity: unleashing the forces within : osho

simple abundance : sarah ban breathnach

 

DIY 

 

DIY : design it yourself : ellen lupton

{book review} for inspiration and how to, this book is smart, clever, stylish and of course super creative. it is a tribute to what each of us has within ourselves. and yes, you too. edited by ellen lupton of the design your life blog.

 

feng shui

 

feng shui and health : the anatomy of a home : nancy santo pietro

feng shui for skeptics : real solutions without superstition : kartar diamond

creating sacred space with feng shui : karen kingston

 

inspiration {design}

 

bloom book : horticulture for the 21st century : li edelkoort

{book review} for color and texture and pure delight, this book reminds me of all the little nuances found in nature, that are there if we open our eyes. 

 

textilestyle : the art of using antique + exotic fabrics to decorate your home : caroline clifton-mogg

{book review} one of my first inspiration books, this journey around the globe is full of color, texture and inspiration.

 

creole thrift : angele parlange

{book review} part memoir, part how to, this book is vintage chic. from flea markets to old world plantations, it is a tribute to the quirky, delightful and charming style of the South. i dream of wrap-around porches and mint juleps.

 

inspiration {novels + stories}

 

eat, pray, love : elizabeth gilbert

the red tent : anita diamant

women who run with wolves : clarissa pinkola estes

 

places + spaces

 

the power of place : winifred gallagher

the poetics of space : gaston bachelard

topophilia : yi-fu tuan

space + place : the perspective of experience : yi-fu tuan

the architecture of happiness : alan de boton

homes that heal and those that don't : athena thompson

 

poetry + prose
 

east wind melts the ice : liza dalby

{book review} this book is simply lovely. broken down into weeks, it is a sensory exploration through the seasons with prose, story and inspiration.

 

relationships

 

living together : how couples create design harmony at home : erica lennard

the hard questions : susan piver

if the buddha married : charlotte kasl

101 things i wish i knew when i got married : linda bloom + charlie bloom

 

self-care


inner beauty : reenita malhorta hora

{book review} ayurveda, the ancient healing system from India, is explained as a beautiful tool for self-care and maintaining wellness. this is my inspiration and reminder that beauty always starts from within.
a room of her own : women's personal spaces : chris madden

{book review} this showcase of how women create their special spaces is a reminder to always find a nook of your own.

 

spirit + space

 

the emotional house : kathryn l. robyn + dawn ritchie

spiritual housecleaning : kathryn l. robyn

landscapes of the soul : a spirituality of place : robert hamma

places of the soul: architecture + environemntel design as a healing art by c. day

ecologies of the heart: emotion, belief and the environment : e.n. anderson

 

vastu

 

the power of vastu living : kathleen cox 

the vastu vidya handbook : j. pegrum

 

wabi sabi

 

the wabi-sabi house : robyn griggs lawrence

wabi sabi simple : richard r. powell

wabi-sabi for artists, designers, poets & philosophers : leonard koren

living wabi sabi: the true beauty of your life : taro gold

 

women's wisdom + health

 

consciously female : tracy gaudet, md

mother-daughter wisdom : christiane northrup, md

a woman's book of life : joan borysenko, md

the circle of life : elizabeth davis

women's sexual passages : elizabeth davis