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The Architecture
of All Abundance
Creating a Successful Life in the Material World
by Lenedra J. Carroll
New World Library,
2001
ISBN: 1577311892
Spiritual, 224 pages
Hardcover, $24.95
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ABOUT THE
BOOK
Lenedra Carroll, the mother and manager of singer/songwriter Jewel, offers a memoir that speaks
to her spiritual theories on creating abundance. The
Architecture of All Abundance, her "rag to riches" life
story, starts out when the author is a young girl growing up poor
in a small Alaskan village and winds up with Carroll becoming a
successful CEO of a global entertainment enterprise. More than a
memoir, this is more accurately an inspirational book on how you
too can build a fulfilling life that includes plenty of spirit
and prosperity. Carroll emphasizes the timeless truths of
spiritual abundance--ones that readers have probably heard
before: listen to your soul's voice, ask the right questions,
make time for stillness, own the fear instead of avoiding it,
remember that generosity generates prosperity. Yet, like any
effective teacher, Carroll has the ability to package these
nuggets of wisdom with just the right anecdote or just the right
phrasing so that it finally sinks in. It's not uncommon to find
provocative passages such as, "We can all realize that while the
fear is real, it is also true that what we fear is like a mirage
rising off the heat of a projected or past pain." Although her
structure of alternating poetry, personal stories, and spiritual
advice makes the book slightly disjointed, Carroll's eloquence as
a narrator ties it together.
Carroll was born in a village in Alaska, and from that childhood
she brought with her independence and a connection to nature rare
in those involved in the entertainment industry. The book weaves
together stories from her childhood with stories about running an
ethical business in the shark-infested world of recording studios
and mass market celebrities. The book illustrates alternative
methods of attaining prosperity, love, health, and a sense of
purpose. The stories reveal how she has applied her own values to
everything from a childhood case of frostbite to advising her
daughter, singer/songwriter Jewel, to live in her van to free
herself to pursue her artistic goals on her own terms.
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LENEDRA J. CARROLL
is an accomplished businesswoman, singer, artist and author. She
has performed at the Vatican, the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, and
Christmas in Rockefeller Center. Her recent television
appearances include “Oprah Winfrey,” “The Today
Show, “ “Good Morning America,“ “Regis
& Kathy Lee,” “CBS This Morning,”
“The View,” and Lifetime’s
“Applause.“ She has also been featured in USA
Weekend, Readers Digest, Us, People, and
other printed press.
Lenedra is part of an expanding group of entrepreneurs who have
built prosperous, principled careers and businesses as a platform
for helping others and promoting humanitarian and spiritual
values. As the manager and mother of recording artist Jewel,
Lenedra and Jewel have created a unique partnership to promote
positive influence and change from a worldwide platform. Their
partnership encompasses several for profit businesses, as well as
their humanitarian foundation, Higher Ground for Humanity (HGH).
HGH promotes global community and individual action to inspire
positive change.
Author's Website
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