Title: “Man’s Search for Meaning”

Author: Viktor E. Frankl

Rank: 91

Blurb: “Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl’s memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored in four different camps, including Auschwitz, while his parents, brother, and pregnant wife perished. Based on his own experience and the experiences of others he treated later in his practice, Frankl argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose. Frankl’s theory — known as logotherapy, from the Greek word logos (‘meaning’) — holds that our primary drive in life is not pleasure, as Freud maintained, but the discovery and pursuit of what we personally find meaningful.”

Review: “I am not familiar with this book. Did I order it? I cannot make an accurate assessment of this book.” (Amazon Verified Purchase)

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Title: “Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse!”

Authors: Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond

Rank: 40

Blurb: “Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he celebrates Valentine’s Day with all the friends he loves.”

Reviews:

“No storyline. Waste of money.”

“The story is overly simplistic, with barely one sentence per page.”

“I’m sorry, but this story is stupid.”

“I felt it was purely a way to make money.”

“Highly discourage anyone from buying this book.”

“I am really surprised at how many negative reviews there are for this book.”

Customers Also Bought: “Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Curious George”

Footnote: Children’s books are festering like Hallmark cards.

Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! [Amazon]

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Title: “Touching a Nerve: The Self as Brain”

Author: Patricia S. Churchland

Rank: 78

Blurb: “What happens when we accept that everything we feel and think stems not from an immaterial spirit but from electrical and chemical activity in our brains?”

Review: “Being a young aspiring experimental psychology graduate with a minor in philosophy, I find the work of Patricia Churchland refreshing.”

Customers Also Bought: “Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story”

Footnote: Anybody who argues that Self can be explained by brain science should begin by explaining what Self is. We’ll wait.

Touching a Nerve [Amazon]

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Title: “Four Blood Moons: Something Is About to Change”

Author: John Hagee

Rank: 100

Blurb: “Just as in biblical times, God is controlling the sun, the moon, and the stars to send our generation a signal that something big is about to happen. The question is: Are we watching and listening to His message?”

Review: “Personally, I suspect that the Temple will be rebuilt. I have already described the events of the next few years as I ‘decode’ them in my last book, End Times and 2019. I think the Antichrist will enter a rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem on June 6, 2016 (I already have at least five clues pointing to this date) – and this will be the focus of the book I am currently working on.”

Customers Also Bought: “Purging Your House, Pruning Your Family Tree: How to Rid Your Home and Family of Demonic Influence and Generational Oppression”

Footnote: God is the ultimate MacGuffin.

Four Blood Moons [Amazon]

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Title: “Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain”

Author: Daniel J. Siegel

Rank: 40

Blurb: “Between the ages of 12 and 24, the brain changes in important, and oftentimes maddening, ways. It’s no wonder that many parents approach their child’s adolescence with fear and trepidation. According to renowned neuropsychiatrist Daniel Siegel, however, if parents and teens can work together to form a deeper understanding of the brain science behind all the tumult, they will be able to turn conflict into connection and form a deeper understanding of one another.”

Review: “There is no way I could imagine an adolescent reading and enjoying this book.”

Customers Also Bought: “Yes, Your Teen is Crazy!”

Footnote: I hate you! You keep making me read these fucking pop-psychology books and you never listen! Stop reading my Facebook!

Brainstorm [Amazon]

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Title: “A Year of Miracles: Daily Devotions and Reflections”

Author: Marianne Williamson

Rank: 100

Blurb: “A Year of Miracles is her collection of 365 spiritual readings, including prayers, meditations, declarations, and affirmations — one for each day of the year — that offer guidance, support, and enlightenment to focus your thinking. With this thoughtful meditative devotional, you can stay mindful, hopeful, and centered every day, producing miracles in your life.”

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Title: “One Direction 2014 Calendar: 18 Month”

Rank: 96

Review: “My daughter loves it she put it up in her room immediately and is keeping track of her home school schedule with it.”

Customers Also Bought: “One Direction Life-size Stand-up Cutout- Harry”

Footnote: Shaun Cassidy is 55.

One Direction 2014 Calendar [Amazon]

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