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The Dual Power of Dr. Joseph Murphy’s Subconscious Teachings are shared with us in his books The Power of Your Subconscious Mind & The Healing Power of Your Subconscious Mind Dr. Joseph Murphy—a spiritual teacher, minister, and pioneer of the New Thought movement—delivers transformative wisdom in two interconnected yet individually powerful works: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind and The Healing Power of Your Subconscious Mind. Each stands tall on its own, yet when experienced together, they offer a holistic blueprint for harnessing the mind’s inner power to create a better, more purposeful life. Murphy’s central thesis is both revolutionary and deeply simple: the subconscious mind is not only the engine behind your thoughts and behaviors—it’s the seat of your creative power. In The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, Murphy guides readers through the foundational principles of thought manifestation, creative visualization, and mental conditioning. This book changes your thinking—a...

Bridging Ancient Wisdom and Modern Life: The Little Book of Stoic Wisdom by Joseph Piercy, Narrated by Michael Page  Review by Charles Francis 
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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 out of 5 stars) I'd like to begin with my gratitude to NetGalley and Tantor Media | Tantor Audio for providing an advance copy of the audiobook. Piercy's book is another in a collection of books that I am reading as I continue my Stoic journey—tracing from the greats like Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius and Seneca through contemporary guides like Ryan Holiday, Massimo Pigliucci, Donald Robertson, Eric Cloward, and Jonas Salzgeber—I found that The Little Book of Stoic Wisdom stands out as both a true beginner's manual and a timely refresher for seasoned practitioners. Joseph Piercy delivers a classical primer on what Stoicism really is—with simplicity and immediacy that cuts through centuries of misunderstanding. P...

A Capstone in the Stoic Virtues Series: Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday Review by Charles Francis Advanced copy provided by NetGalley Estimated Read Time:  ~4 minutes ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5 out of 5 stars) Epicurus understood something fundamental about the human condition when he wrote, "Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when they are young nor weary in the search thereof when they have grown old." Ryan Holiday opens  Wisdom Takes Work —released October 21, 2025—with this ancient insight, and what follows is perhaps his most essential book to date: a capstone that brings his Stoic virtues series into sharper focus. As an avid reader who holds authors to a high bar, I first encountered Holiday through  The Daily Stoic , a book I return to annually and one that continues to reveal new layers with each reading. That initial encounter sparked a years-long journey into Stoicism that has led me through the  Meditations  of Marcus Aurelius, the letters of Seneca, Epictetus's...