TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW
by
HL Carpenter
The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things
by Larry Dossey, M.D.
ISBN 0-307-20989-X
305 pages; hardcover; $24.95
Harmony Books, New York, 2006
Sometimes simple is good. Not simple as in dumbed down or easy, but simple as in uncomplicated and pleasing to both eye and spirit. Things like plants and music – or bugs and dirt. Even unhappiness and doing nothing can have beauty and meaning.
Larry Dossey, physician and author, believes simple things – including unhappiness and doing nothing - are essential to good health. So does he want you to abandon your doctor, eat herbs and play in the dirt? No, but he thinks the benefits of these simple things, and others, often go unrecognized. He supports his case with research studies, anecdotes and plenty of historical and contemporary quotes.
The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things continues the journey Dr. Dossey began with his previous books into the connection between our health and the greater world of which we are a part. His conclusion: Health and healing are not solely matters of doctor visits and miracle pills. The simple things surrounding us also play an important role in our well-being. And sometimes simple is more than simply good.
Review originally published August 2006.
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HL Carpenter, an experienced investor and a CPA, specializes in reader friendly financial and tax topics for individuals and small businesses, and publishes Top Drawer Ink, a newsletter that's chock full of humor and common sense information.
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