ORIGIN OF MIND: The Conscious Mind and How Life Hard-Wires the Brain

 

ORIGIN OF MIND:

The Conscious Mind and How Life Hard-Wires the Brain

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AI, or Artificial Intelligence, scans the internet, picking up relevant facts, images, and ideas, and presents them in an organized form. The brain has its own version of AI that scans our memories, selects relevant information, and presents reality to our conscious mind. Learning does not just give the brain information to use in processing, as a computer; it changes the brain itself so completely that it creates a new reality in the brain. From this reality, our conscious mind "sees" what the brain has been “hard-wired” to perceive by our earliest experiences. This applies to language, ideas, religion, politics…

Anthropologist Clyde Kluckhohn, tells of a two-year-old American boy who grew up only able to speak Chinese. English made no sense to him. His understanding, his beliefs, and his philosophy were all Chinese, not American. He could easily interpret those strange writings that made no sense to us. How could this be?

This sets the stage for a journey through your own mind. Fully illustrated 

throughout with challenging 3-D illusions and ideas of beauty, this book takes us through a new perspective on how words color our very perception of reality, from the point where consciousness and cognition of our mind kick in, to the mind of the study of how easily any stimulus, even pain, can be associated with any response, even pleasure. This accounts for the 700 named phobias and the 547 sexual paraphilias identified by Anil Aggrawal's study.  

The first ideas embedded in our brain by others, like the language we speak, become the criteria by which we judge all things. All of this is learned through a process so subtle and so unconscious that it is taken for granted. We see this daily in our politics, our religions, our sports, and our interpersonal relationships.

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Secretary of the City The Liz White Diaries (2 book series)

 

Secretary of the City

The Liz White Diaries (2 book series)

Book One- Secretary of the City Book Two- Secretary Says

Liz White doesn't hate her job, but she doesn't love it either. Liz, a self-described slacker, is happy being a secretary to the Manhattan billionaire Henry Jones and his entitled, self-absorbed wife Leighton Jones. When Leighton once again pushes boundaries, this time flying off with an old flame on his private plane only to have it crash, Liz becomes a party to the coverup. From Henry to the governor's mansion to the NYC media, it's a game of cat and mouse as the lives they once knew begin to crumble around them. For Liz, that could mean unemployment. For Leighton and Henry, the consequences could lead to a lifetime of embarrassments. "Secretary of the City" is an ambitious, fast-paced, light-hearted look at the very rich and the very famous.

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The Metapreneurial Mindset: Harnessing Drive, Desire and Diligence to Build a Purpose Driven Enterprise

 

The Metapreneurial Mindset:

Harnessing Drive, Desire and Diligence to Build a Purpose Driven Enterprise

The honeymoon phase of starting a business is characterised by an intense burst of enthusiasm and optimism, yet many entrepreneurs soon find themselves confronted with the reality of a world that does not easily accept the change they are offering, leaving the founder struggling with the doubts they have about being entrepreneurial. Filled with uncertainty, this can often lead to a feeling of being stuck, low on energy and confused about which direction to take.

Where other books focus on what you need to do to build a company, the Metapreneurial Mindset shifts the emphasis to developing yourself, the entrepreneur behind the company. In doing so, it intentionally shifts the emphasis from a traditional entrepreneurial perspective to one that seeks to build a meaningful, purpose-driven venture capable of thriving in the modern economy.

The real challenge is not only knowing “what” or “how”; it’s believing that you can make a change in the world and redefining the mental barriers that limit you from achieving this.

In the Metapreneurial Mindset, you will discover:

✔ The three core components that foster a metapreneurial mindset
✔ How to overcome the obstacles that hold entrepreneurs back
✔ Strategic alignment that enables an authentic brand
✔ How to build your motivational engine to sustain your drive
✔ The key practices that leverage entrepreneurial capabilities

Any significant journey demands preparation; entrepreneurship even more so. However, many entrepreneurs take the bold leap without it. Whether you are taking the first steps on the journey or are already deep into the adventure, this book offers reflection, tools and guidance in your preparation. Beyond the business model, the strategy and even the execution is you, the entrepreneur. Who you become will ultimately influence everything else. The adventure - the real journey - is you.

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The Reagan Files 2025 : The First Term (Abridged)

 

The Reagan Files 2025 :

The First Term (Abridged)

Jason Saltoun-Ebin's monograph The Reagan Files 2025: The First Term takes readers inside the White House to experience what it was like to be in the room as President Reagan and his senior advisers struggled to craft a foreign policy that would lead the United States to victory in the decades long Cold War.

Based on over two decades of research at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Saltoun-Ebin’s efforts through extensive use of the Presidential Records Act, the Freedom of Information Act and Mandatory Declassification Review requests dating back over twenty years, presents a Reagan Administration that genuinely feared a world-wide communist revolution. For Ronald Reagan, a man who lived through two World Wars, the Great Depression, the Korean and Vietnam Wars and personally experienced the threat of communism in his days as President of the Screen Actors Guild, his crusade to defeat the Soviet Union would become nothing less than the raison d’être of his presidency.

Saltoun-Ebin’s study of Reagan’s first term predominantly relies on recently declassified memorandums of conversation between President Reagan and world leaders like British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Egyptian leaders Anwar Sadat & Hosni Mubarak, French President Francois Mitterrand, Chinese Premier Zhao, Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandi, Japanese Prime Ministers Suzuki and Nakasone, Jordan’s King Hussein, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, West German Chancellor Kohl, & Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, to name just a few. In between these tête-à-tête’s Reagan would use his National Security Council and more senior group, the National Security Planning Group, to assist him as he prepared to persuade world leaders that the path out of the Cold War started in the Reagan White House.

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The Thread Of Theseus: Exploring Consciousness Through Quantum Entanglement, Epigenetics, and Reincarnation

  

 

The Thread Of Theseus:

Exploring Consciousness Through Quantum Entanglement, Epigenetics, and Reincarnation

Exploring Consciousness Through Quantum Entanglement, Epigenetics, and Reincarnation

What makes you you — and can that essence persist through change, across time, or even across lifetimes?

In The Thread of Theseus, a bold and thought-provoking exploration of consciousness, identity, and transformation, the classic philosophical puzzle of the Ship of Theseus becomes the entry point to a rich synthesis of modern science and ancient wisdom. Bridging physics, biology, and spirituality, this book offers a radical new hypothesis: that the self is not fixed or isolated, but a living, evolving pattern — an entangled self — woven through time, memory, and matter.

Blending accessible science writing with deep philosophical inquiry, The Thread of Theseus explores:

• The paradox of personal identity through the Ship of Theseus and Grandpa’s Axe
• How epigenetics reveals that experience can alter biology — and shape the self across generations
• The mysteries of quantum entanglement and what they suggest about connection beyond space and time
• The possibility of reincarnation as a continuity of consciousness beyond the physical
• A unifying theory of the Entangled Self, tying together ancient questions with modern discoveries

With engaging explanations, real-world examples, and imaginative hypotheticals, this book invites readers into a profound rethinking of what it means to be alive, aware, and connected.

Whether you're a seeker of scientific insight, philosophical depth, or spiritual understanding, The Thread of Theseus offers a compelling journey through the deepest layers of the human experience.

Ideal for readers interested in:

• Consciousness studies
• Philosophy of self and identity
• Quantum physics and metaphysics
• Reincarnation and spiritual continuity
• Epigenetics and generational psychology
• Interdisciplinary explorations of mind, matter, and meaning

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The 10% Pivot: Small Shifts, Massive Change

 

The 10% Pivot: Small Shifts, Massive Change

By B. Knight

The 10% Pivot is a practical, motivating audiobook about creating real change through small, intentional improvements that compound over time. Instead of chasing motivation, perfection, or massive life overhauls, this book shows listeners how to make small adjustments in five key areas — time, energy, focus, money, and relationships — to build momentum and long-term success. Blending mindset, habit-building, and real-world examples, The 10% Pivot is designed for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or tired of starting over. The audiobook emphasizes progress over perfection and provides simple frameworks listeners can apply immediately. This is a great fit for: - Personal development & self-improvement readers - Professionals and entrepreneurs - Anyone looking to build better habits without burnout - Listeners who enjoyed Atomic Habits, The Slight Edge, or Tiny Habits

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What have I Learned

This book is a conversation about the experiences of my life, both the good and bad parts of it. At times it may sound like I am speaking directly to someone and at other times it may sound like I am just speaking out loud, both will be true. My life’s journey may help someone, at the very least some of what is in this book may be comical to you, the reader.

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