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October 1st 2002
by Berkley Trade
(first published 1995)
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Paperback, 240 pages
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0425189856
(isbn13: 9780425189856)
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Bestselling author Neale Donald Walsch (Conversations with God) moves beyond showing readers how to develop a friendship with God and instead offers…more
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Read in February, 2006
This is definitely a book for people with an open mind. Many people, I imagine would be put off with the way Neale presented himself. But then within the early section of the book, he wrote something that God communicate with us all the time. And we have to listen to Him firstly through our feelings and our experience, then, through text.
I agree about many misconceptions about God, which was brought about our religious beliefs. So this is a book that could made us understand ourselv...more
I agree about many misconceptions about God, which was brought about our religious beliefs. So this is a book that could made us understand ourselv...more
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Read in December, 2007
Whether or not you believe that this book is divinely inspired, it still presents an interesting viewpoint: that the world is what we make it, that we are responsible for everything from the success of our love life to the ravages of world hunger, on both a personal level and through mass consciousness. This book's greatest recommendation is that we each must take responsibility for our lives, and that by changing our basic judgments and perceptions, we can become our own God.
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Recipe for Conversations with God Alphabet Soup
1. Carefully rip out all pages of Conversations with God close to the binding. Attempt to make the rips as clean as possible. If this is difficult, use scissors. Can be done five or six pages at a time. Set aside in neat stack.
2. Discard binding.
3. In very large stockpot, add equal parts water and saccharine. Bring to a boil. Maybe the saccharine will melt, maybe it won't, I've never tried this recipe, but, trust me, sacchar...more
1. Carefully rip out all pages of Conversations with God close to the binding. Attempt to make the rips as clean as possible. If this is difficult, use scissors. Can be done five or six pages at a time. Set aside in neat stack.
2. Discard binding.
3. In very large stockpot, add equal parts water and saccharine. Bring to a boil. Maybe the saccharine will melt, maybe it won't, I've never tried this recipe, but, trust me, sacchar...more
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Read in June, 2008
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Tori Coxrecommends it for: anyone open to experiencing new ideas about God
I think I've found my new bible...
Conversations with God is a book I will refer to time and time again for inspiration, a lift higher and a reality check. I plan on carrying it in my purse until I loan it out to anyone willing to read it.
The only one reason to do anything: as a statement to the universe of Who You Are.
You and I, we are God's, the world around us is a spiritual machine, an expression of God's creative thought inspired by our collective consciou...more
Conversations with God is a book I will refer to time and time again for inspiration, a lift higher and a reality check. I plan on carrying it in my purse until I loan it out to anyone willing to read it.
The only one reason to do anything: as a statement to the universe of Who You Are.
You and I, we are God's, the world around us is a spiritual machine, an expression of God's creative thought inspired by our collective consciou...more
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Read in November, 2000
recommended to Kristy by:
Godrecommends it for: any one who is looking for a meaning to life
This book changed my life. I had taken my brother to the store for some cds.(this store had mostly cds and movies, but a few books too.) While he was looking for a cd I browsed through the books and this one caught my eye. I was not and am not what you would call a religious person, but I felt that I must pick it up for some reason. So I did and I read the first chapter in the store. I couldn't wait to buy it but I was broke. I came back 2 weeks later and bought it. I couldn't put it down. Sudde...more
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Read in January, 2002
recommends it for:
those questioning their role in life; those seeking answers
I think the reason most people even pick up this book in a store is because they're searching for something. Something missing from their lives, something they've lost and are unable to find, a piece of their soul that's broken away -- whatever the case may be. I firmly believe that there is a reason each and every person who picks up this book ends up reading it. Some might feel that Walsch is being blasphemous. Some might feel he's creating God to be something others don't believe He is. Every...more
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Read in December, 1996
recommends it for:
no one
"You are about to have an extraordinary experience. You are about to have a conversation with God." So begins Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1) which was a best-seller, a publishing phenomenon. Truly, this book is less a conversation than a tiresome monologue by Neale Donald Walsch, who in the process of instructing the reader to liberate himself by recognizing his own Self as God, paints an image of a God as small as Walsch himself, and filled with Walsch's own par...more
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recommends it for:
People in crisis
OK - I know. You can laugh, but this book was my life-line during one of the most difficult periods I've ever been through. The message that love of the self is the key to happiness was something I really need to hear at that point in my life, and it made me realize that we all manifest the events of our life, consciously or not.
You don't have to believe in God to appreciate the message of this book: Choices based on love will bring good things in to your life; choices based on fea...more
You don't have to believe in God to appreciate the message of this book: Choices based on love will bring good things in to your life; choices based on fea...more
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Read in November, 1997
recommends it for:
the truly open-minded
It doesn't matter whether you truly think the author conversed with God or whether he made the whole thing up (who's to say?), the spiritual insights into the everyday and commentary of what we have turned religion into are worth the read.
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OK, I confess; I didn't finish this book. I didn't even buy it. Got it for free somehow. Actually, I forgot how I got hold of a copy. Anyway, nice sentiment. I do know this happens, but I'm not sure Walsch recorded his actual conversations. They seem staged. Nevertheless, I know that people do speak with God in this manor. About ten years ago, I had a friend die in a car accident at the age of 28, and part of the celebration of this woman's life consisted of the mother reading from her journal: ...more
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Read in June, 2008
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Kayin Jeffersrecommends it for: Everyone. You'll read it when it's right!
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Another book that my dad gave me.
I am personally not supportive of organized religion in any way. In fact, I feel that organized religion breeds hatred & ignorance. That last statement will likely upset a lot of people, including ones that I love respect. But... it's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. I believe that Neale Donald Walsh's "Conversations with God" books can likely offend in the same sense, which is probably why I agree with so much of what is written a...more
I am personally not supportive of organized religion in any way. In fact, I feel that organized religion breeds hatred & ignorance. That last statement will likely upset a lot of people, including ones that I love respect. But... it's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. I believe that Neale Donald Walsh's "Conversations with God" books can likely offend in the same sense, which is probably why I agree with so much of what is written a...more
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Anyone with an open mind who wants to change their lives
This book has changed my life and has made me see things in a whole new light. Because of this book, I have changed my thought process and it has made all the difference in the world.
I grew up with deep religious roots, but I have discovered that I enjoy having an open mind and discovering what others believe and just because it differs from the teachings I was raised with, doesn't mean it's not enlightening. I don't believe EVERYTHING the book has to say, and I don't HAVE TO! I take the ...more
I grew up with deep religious roots, but I have discovered that I enjoy having an open mind and discovering what others believe and just because it differs from the teachings I was raised with, doesn't mean it's not enlightening. I don't believe EVERYTHING the book has to say, and I don't HAVE TO! I take the ...more
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Read in January, 2006
I'm unsure how many times I've really read this book(s). I first read them from cover to cover. Then, because of the format which allows for the opening of its pages at any point, I read a few short pages now and then, and coming away with some new bit of insight. I have also heard Mr. Walsch speak in person so when I read his works, I hear it in his voice. He is a wonderful speaker. I believe you have to be open minded to enjoy this.
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Read in January, 2003
recommended to Melisa by:
Barbara McNally of "A Real Life" Magazine
This is such a bizarre book and I kept thinking I would stop reading it. But then something would hook me to read on and though I can't say I believed the author (who believes that he is channeling G-d through his pen) I do believe in the message he writes. Which is basically...be grateful for what you have now and what you will continue to receive in your life. Don't live in a state of wanting. I found his message profound. This was written before "The Secret" and "The Last ...more
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Read in September, 2007
recommends it for:
anybody who is searching with an open mind
Some books touch us some don't. This one speaks for me. I cried, laughed, twitched my eyebrow reading it, hence, I found myself reading another sequel and another and got the whole trilogy. It left me with a feeling of liberation and some things that I thought complicated before became sensibly simple for me. But again, that's for me. So for everyone who is not only searching for the essence about themselves, the Creator, life, world, and relationships with other people to name few, but also are...more
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Read in May, 2008
This book really sucks you in. On the one hand you're thinking "is this even possible?" and on the other "what if this is real?" It was an enjoyable experience, but I'm not taking it too seriously. I find the concepts that God explains in the book very interesting. For instance how we are the universe experiencing itself and how there is not such thing as right and wrong. I did find it telling how much the focus of the discussion was SEX. The author must have had some serious...more
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Read in September, 2009
Conversations With God. Indeed. What do I say?
This book is heavy enough to inspire me day after day, with only a half page or several pages.
Neal's God is playful but gentle.
He is fresh, but reverent.
She is startling, but reassuring.
It is liberating, but unyielding.
They are modern, but timeless.
I Am plain, but obscure.
Neal's God is not like a politician who answers the question you didn't ask, but instead like a grandparent who...more
This book is heavy enough to inspire me day after day, with only a half page or several pages.
Neal's God is playful but gentle.
He is fresh, but reverent.
She is startling, but reassuring.
It is liberating, but unyielding.
They are modern, but timeless.
I Am plain, but obscure.
Neal's God is not like a politician who answers the question you didn't ask, but instead like a grandparent who...more
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Read in January, 2006
Now, there's a little background to me reading this book. I have a beautiful person in my life who happens to be my son-in-law. He is a caring person who has a wisdom beyond this life. He introduced me to some of the more "spiritual" connection books during a time in my life when people were going through a betraying cycle. I have to admit that the books he showered me with helped quite a lot. You can never control what others say or do, but you can control the way it effects you....more
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Read in January, 2006
Gripping and answered so many of my questions!
An amazing book! It was recommended by a friend, and so I thought I would read it to see if it would give me any new insights into the age-old questions about the purpose of life etc. I didn't really know what to expect, but it blew me away! It's a conversation between an ordinary man called Neale Donald Walsch (with a lot of problems in his life) and God (you may not accept that it's 'God' talking, but then that's up to you) and it's wri...more
An amazing book! It was recommended by a friend, and so I thought I would read it to see if it would give me any new insights into the age-old questions about the purpose of life etc. I didn't really know what to expect, but it blew me away! It's a conversation between an ordinary man called Neale Donald Walsch (with a lot of problems in his life) and God (you may not accept that it's 'God' talking, but then that's up to you) and it's wri...more
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