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Oprah’s new pick: Eckhart Tolle
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In case you missed the news, Oprah Winfrey has chosen Eckhart Tolle’s self-help book “A New Earth,” as her latest book club selection.
Tolle is a German native who now lives in Vancouver, Canada, and writes books that some might consider quite helpful. I skimmed his last book, “The Power of Now,” and wasn’t impressed, but it sold a million copies, so maybe Tolle knows something I don’t. “A New Earth” is just out, so I haven’t had a chance to read it yet.
Tolle’s website says that he advocates “transcending our ego-based state of consciousness” as a “prerequisite not only for personal happiness but also for the ending of violent conflict endemic on our planet.” Hard to take issue with that.
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