false 696158 8 Hoping to demystify the miraculous, author John Gray (<I>Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus</I>) offers a handbook on creating "practical miracles." Having experienced a personal miracle when he recovered from near blindness, Gray began to realize that humans could actually participate in creating their own miracles. "Miracles don't just happen for some and not for others," he notes. "They occur when specific conditions are nurtured." In order to nurture these conditions, Gray suggests living by nine guiding principles, including "Love as if for the first time," "Work as if money didn't matter," and "Relax as if everything will be okay."<p> Typical of Gray, he has narrowed his book down into concise formulas, following step-by-step, stage-by-stage plans and exercises. This compulsion to script his theories into neat little self-help packages is his downfall, limiting what could have been a meaningful and important discussion about miracle making in everyday life. Instead, we can't help feeling that he's simply holding up a bottle of his latest formula and saying, "Ladies from Venus, gentlemen from Mars, for just under $20 you too can be a miracle maker...." Nonetheless, his heart seems to be in the right place and there are passages of impressive wisdom. Even hardcore skeptics could live a better life (and may even encounter a miracle or two) by following his excellent list of guiding principles. <I>--Gail Hudson</I> 682477 2000 Practical Miracles for Mars and Venus: Nine Principles for Lasting Love, Increasing Success, and Vibrant Health in the Twenty-first Century total:6|5:2|4:2|3:2| 6 24 15 1 5 0 false false Mon Mar 09 17:43:26 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 00:10:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 09:41:21 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 09:41:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 15 10:36:54 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 10:36:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue May 05 23:26:25 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 23:26:33 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed May 20 18:54:58 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 18:12:52 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:54:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 12:24:41 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 12:24:41 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 13 07:20:35 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 07:20:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 23 13:15:03 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 13:15:05 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 04:31:48 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 04:32:00 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Sep 07 18:28:19 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 18:28:19 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Aug 23 23:22:49 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 23:22:49 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jul 15 17:40:55 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 17:40:55 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 20:53:19 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 20:55:10 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Feb 11 09:06:23 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 03:41:04 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 21 03:41:15 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Aug 25 05:01:27 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 05:01:27 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=696158