In his journal from July 1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson challenged: "Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in your reading have been like the blast of triumph out of Shakespeare, Seneca, Moses, John and Paul." This I have done and so Life of Significant Soil was born.

PEACE AND WAR: NIAGARA OF QUOTATIONS, by Jon Thormodsson, Icelandic lawyer, Harvard Law School graduate and government official, contains richly annotated quotations on peace and war selected over a 33-year period from throughout the ages, most countries and diverse fields (in two volumes, about 1,300 pages in all). See an artistic video on YouTube (under the full title of the book). For samples of quotations, altogether ca. 50 pages, and a radio version of the video, see Google (Sites.Google.com/site/peaceandwarquotations).

We feature in this book some motivational poems inspirational for you to love, share and remember.

This collection of sports quotes is meant to inspire and motivate the sports lovers in all of us. Start the day off with a smile by reading a sports quote a day every day of the year or just in one sitting. The quotes are from celebrities, comedians, athletes, coaches, politicians, and just about anybody who has an opinion on sports. This book also makes a terrific gift for young athletes and men and women of all ages. Sports do not build character. They reveal it. John Wooden