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Old 08-30-2009, 01:38 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I finally bought the book. Since it was a new apparition, it was pretty expensive, but I decided to align myself with financial abundance and disregard the price

What I can tell is that I do feel it's Steve's style, when I read it, but it lacks the clarity and the great phrasing of Steve's writing in English. I don't even think it was possible to translate it that way, cause I find English an extremely versatile language. Anyway, the basic feeling I am getting from the book is that some smart guy is talking to me as if he knows everything, and my reaction would be like "He'd better know what he's talking about, cause he's very sure of the claims he makes and the definitions he introduces". Luckily, I have read enough of Steve's materials to know that, Yes, he does know what he's talking about. However, I don't think the same can be said about most Romanian people, although I have no idea how many Romanian readers the site has. I do hope that those who do read it enjoy it, and recommend it to their friends.

Aditionally, some of the things that sound really deep and intelligent in English sound really goofy in Romanian, such as Steve's ideals at the end of the book. I can't even read the nouns "peace, energy, abundance" in Romanian without being amused, and peace is my ideal also, and energy is practically the basis of my future profession (Tai Chi and Qigong). But it seems that I have so rarely heard people talk that way here that those words simply sound very "out-there". However, I'm sure it's mostly just me, because I must admit I know only very few people who are interested in personal development or who even care about it. I need to get to know more people like me before I form an accurate view of how these books are being perceived here.

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