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INSPIRATION Channeled texts are often a synergy of both the message and the messenger, and this book shares that complement. Channeled over the course of 25 days the reader has the opportunity to read snippets of how the author responded to the messages that came through him. Representing our human side, he questions, interrupts, and misunderstands the message on occasion. A message which profoundly states and reveals in a multitude of ways: “I know who I am, I know what I am, I know how I serve”. The Book of Knowing & Worth is not an easy book to read. It requires the full commitment of the reader’s attention to embody the messages of wisdom, responsibility, truth, and the demonstration of love. If one makes the necessary commitment, one is rewarded richly with an expanded perception integrated within.  Reviewed by Dr. Jonni Gray Making Peace with Suicide: A Book of Hope, Understanding, and Comfort by Adele Ryan McDowell PhD “Making Peace with Suicide” is the best book I’ve ever read at helping readers understand the complex factors involved when people choose to take their own lives. With vast numbers of contributing factors to suicide, and more being announced in the news each year--such as a connection between high altitudes and altitude-induced oxygen depletion--it’s clear we need better ways to talk about and understand why people choose to kill themselves. “Making Peace with Suicide” provides the path toward compassionate understanding, as well as tip