For out-of-the ordinary terrestial locations in the U.S. we recommend you pick up this guide. Just what you think: an OtherWise place to land and re-fresh while on route, or destinations to plan around, when you're feeling that a resort, hotel or a doilied Victorian isn't the thing.

From Bell Tower Books, Crown Publisher's OtherWise face. They carry a good, and often practical line for people like you, may we presume.

We recommend "Astrology for the Light Side of the Brain," by Kim Rogers-Gallagher for a an effortless grasp of the fun-damentals of the subject.

This lively tome is remarkably easy to follow, yet mostly glib-free. Sacredly irreverent and surreptitiously wise, it's a good primer and reference for beginners and the more advanced.

Although there are a few head-on collisions with it's own cleverness, an event not unknown here at WiseFools, - all-in-all you get an enjoyable, informative, ponderousless ponder.

"Radical Healing", slated for January release, is a culmination of 3 decades of truth archeology in the alternative and mainstream medical circles.

Dr. Rudolph Ballantine is an understated pioneer in the holistic medical field. His background spans western psychiatry to Indian Auyerveda, homeopathy and yoga. A Southern gentlemen, with an old-soul style, he integrates various approaches to healing, from East and West, from etheric to the cellular.

For just prosaic walking, we still recommend Saul Wurman's "Access" guide, laid out well for the rambler. It's color-coded by food, culture, hotels, historic sites and numbered easily for the area you're in.

The Time Out Guide for New York offers a punchier take on the current scenes.

From the gazillion books and tapes that are telling us how to treat money (and business) - with or without Soul - a few stand out. One of them is Jacob Needleman's "Money and the Meaning of Life", a provocative and practical inquiry that will net you a worthy attitude toward the stuff. It will never outsell Deepak, of course, and maybe that's wherein lies its value.

Speaking of traveling light and authentic, you might have heard of "Europe Through the Back Door" by Rick Steves. He's a veteran Good Guy with some PBS presentations and has some useful recommendations for the savvy traveler. What's more, he's got the goods, - that is, accessories for light travel. The downside to his world is that he sometimes aims too much towards the budget-minded traveler. But well worth the purchase price.

A brilliant visual safari revealing the digital, virtual and visceral all and everything of the Internet for people who want it clear, quick and colorful.

"What Really Matters"? Everyone is answering that question, whether they know it or not, every moment of the day. Some people intentionally inquire deeply into the heart of the matter. Of those some, a smaller number have played the Game of Life well, stopped in their success tracks, took an intelligent journey, and have documented it with heart, streetsmarts, humility and grace.

Let Tony Schwartz, former Newsweek & New York times star reporter, and ghost writer for Donald Trump's "The Art of the Deal", tell you of his journey and the revelations along the way in "What Really Matters: Searching for Wisdom in America." A sagacious truth-telling tale of trumping the ego and the art of getting undone in the right way. Yes.

The words: soul, spirit, & heart are big business, now. They are also showing up in Big Business. I guess that's a good thing, although the inevitable is already happening. The words themselves are becoming a hot commodity, reduced to a glib cultural artifact. Nonetheless - there are people who have played the role of pioneer in this commercial renaissance, and the originality of their work merits an imbibe, like a fine Welsh ale. We thought David Whyte, Welsh naturalist turned poet in America, was already very well known for being worth the drink. I'm hearing many potential OtherWisers say "who?". We recommend his work, (beautifully designed) for those who have not heard of him or have any doubts about the quiet thunder of the hearty "new business model."

High altitude, right-on-target trek through the contemporary cultural and commercial landscape. They're tree-marking marketing opportunities for all you eyeball-popping, hop-on-the-train-before-it-leaves types. Intelligently trendy book and consultancy on trends...Doesn't get much smarter or sassier. Marketing veterans gone whole hog post-hip. . . As we read them, we at OtherWise wondered "Did they steal our style, or we theirs?"... Neither. It's in the air. A trend, perhaps? Besides, we were on sabbatical from life "unplugging" (an identifiable Iconoculture trend) for 4 years while they've been ramping/romping...Now that we are up and sitting, is OtherWise "zentrepreneuring" or what? Who cares.

We're a footloose group here, and we especially enjoy open spaces with European roots, trees included. Still, most of us will find ourselves travelling in cities. A great resource for a lot that is OtherWise in character is the English-based Time Out Guide series. Their guide was right on and indispensable for Budapest. We hear the same from others regarding other world destinations they cover.

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A glimpse into the experience and psychological mathematics of what lies beyond the "mechanical" aspects of life. Also, a compelling saga, in its own right, of Ouspensky's relentless search for a teacher and teaching that could point to direct experience of higher possibilities. Through many countries, political upheavals, disorienting encounters, rigorous experiments - finding in his own backyard, Gurdjieff - one of the most enigmatic and influential Crazy Wisdom masters of all time.

A spare, terse distillation of the no-nonsense call to waking up in the manner of the 4th Way, which takes place not in the monastery, but in the ordinary conditions of life. Basically, Gurdjieff's transmission of esoteric understanding through Ouspensky's language.

Gurdjieff "lite"... A true and/or perhaps a "fused" allegorical story of Gurdjieff's own quest for the truth beyond truth - through rigorous trials, dangerous cul-de-sacs and in the company of people of extraordinary qualities. A good read, exotic to most of our experience, yet, also, a compelling first step into meeting the life and message of this most remarkable man.

Stephen Arroyo is reliable for his clarity and for translating astrology into more mature spiritual terms.

Stephen Arroyo is reliable for his clarity and for translating astrology into more mature spiritual terms. This as a quick, but intelligent reference.

Howard Sasportas is exceptional for his focused mix of Jungian psychology, mythology & astrology. "The Gods of Change" is a personal favorite (for the more committed student).