The Self-Hypnosis Diet by Steven Gurgevich

I enjoyed this book and felt like I learned something new. It has a lot of the usual eat fruits and veggies advice but it also has great and practical information on how self-hypnosis works. I liked the idea of day dreaming and being in a trance. Gurgevich focuses on working with the sub-conscious to teach yourself to naturally do what you need to do.

The book discuses the importance of what and how you think about food more than on what and how much you eat. It is a different take on dieting.

The Key to success – Want it, Believe it, Expect it. P.45

Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality. Earl Nightingale P.95

Hostage by Elie Wiesel

This is the kind of book that you read slowly because you do not want to miss one word. I knew I was going to like this book from the very first sentence: Someone is missing.

The tone of the story is quickly set. I am thoroughly engaged by the time I get to the second page and can’t wait to pick it up again once I've set it down.

The word that comes to mind is eloquent. The sentences are beautifully written and even though it is a sad story there is a comforting cadence and flow that makes you want to read more and more.

Wiesel addresses the power of the written word, the importance of having an heir and, of course, the Holocaust.

The story is about a Jewish man who is randomly kidnapped by Palestinian terrorists (an Arab and an Italian) in Brooklyn in 1975.