Let Go and Live in the Now: Awaken the Peace, Power and Happiness in Your Heart - Finley, Guy. Red Wheel, 2004. 198p. $14.95, Paperback. ISBN 1590030702. 158.1 Self-help.

Guy Finley, the author of many self-help books and founder and director of the Life of Learning Foundation in Oregon, focuses on how individuals can learn to live in the present, discarding the external baggage of the past. Each of the nine chapters deals with a specific problem we let cloud our thinking and block true peace in our lives. Finley uses a Q-and-A section entitled “Ask the Masters” to emphasize his main points and includes a review after each section. Finley’s book is designed for readers looking for spiritual peace without adherence to a specific religious faith.

Living Now: Secrets of the Extraordinary Life - Finley, Guy. Life of Learning Foundation, 2005. Approx. seven hours running time. $39.95, Five audiocassette tapes. $49.95, Nine CDs. 158.1 Self-help.

Fans of Guy Finley will enjoy his audiocassette tapes, offered to help them gain a clear focus to their lives and learn to center on living “in the now.” Some topics covered: “Solve the mystery of yourself and start true self-healing”; “Call on higher principles to empower you in the now”; “Do your part to help transform the world”; “Be stronger whatever shakes you”; and “Practice the presence of peacefulness.”

Both Finley’s book Let Go and Live in the Now and the Living Now audiotapes will appeal to libraries interested in offering self-help resources that do not emphasize a specific religious leaning. Supplementary information can be found at www.guyfinley.com.

Mary Lou Henneman
Boardman United Methodist Church
Boardman, Ohio