The Learning Annex Presents Feng Shui

Title: The Learning Annex Presents Feng Shui
Author: Meihwa Lin
Publisher: Wiley Publishing

Intrigued by the art of feng shui, but confused over just how to make it work for you? Then this book is a godsend, providing you with the tools and knowledge needed to create spaces that will enhance and improve your life.

Meant to be digested over a single evening (which is the way The Learning Annex series is intended to be read), this is one of the simplest guides to feng shui I've come across in recent times.

The layout is very reader-friendly, and writing by Meihwa Lin, an accomplished feng shui practitioner, teacher and mentor, is clear and concise.

The book is designed in a "seminar in print" style, and divided in lessons, of which there are 12 in all.

Each lesson can be completed in 15 minutes, and there are also tips in the form of notes from the instructor, and student experiences.

There's also plenty of diagrams and charts to help you along, especially in the positioning of furniture to allow the flow of good chi through the room.

Each lesson ends with a few questions that test your understanding of the chapter, and extensive appendices to guide you through other, related topics. Ideal for beginners.

Office Feng Shui -- Creating Harmony in Your Work Space

Title: Office Feng Shui -- Creating Harmony in Your Work Space
Author: Darrin Zeer
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC

A compact miniature book on one of the popular topics of our times -- feng shui. And it's a practical guide to creating harmony in the office too.

Best-selling author Darrin Zeer (his other works include Office Yoga and Office Spa) who is a relaxation consultant for corporations, takes the ancient wisdom of feng shui and updates it for contemporary application at the workplace.

There are more than 50 techniques outlined here with cute and interesting illustrations provided by Frank Montagna for effect -- to help increase efficiency, productivity and of course, harmony -- whether your space is an office, a cubicle, or at home.

For those who travel a lot, there are some helpful tips in the chapter, Feng Shui on the Go.

Easy to understand and presented in a compact booklet format, Office Feng Shui is a useful tool to regain composure and peace of mind in the workplace, with just a few rearrangements and some placement of auspicious objects.

Model Business Letters, E-mails & Other Business Documents

Writing the right way

COMMUNICATION expert, speaker and author Shirley Taylor gives her views on modern-day correspondence and its pitfalls

What motivates you to write so many books?
I guess one led to another and another. The reason I decided to write in the first place is because when I was teaching in Singapore in the 80s, there weren't any good books on business communication to use as a class textbook -- hence my first book Communication for Business, which I'm happy to say is now in its third edition.

I am presently in the process of revising this book so if anyone has any comments, please write to me at news@shirleytaylor.com.

Model Business Letters, E-mails & Other Business Documents is now in its 6th edition -- this was just published in November 2003 and it's already sold more than 10,000 copies. This book is an evergreen -- written originally by Leonard Gartside in 1971, I was asked to revise it after he died.