I just finished Don Miguel's book this morning, going through the last 90 pages in a little over an hour. I liked the 40 pages I read yesterday the best and feel That I would not have missed out had I not finished the book. I Feel That It was over simplified and mostly applicable to people Whose lives are in a more depressed or out-of-control state than I am at currently. And If That is the case, there are better books to read. Still, there were some novel concepts and I may use a variation of his agreements or the "agreement" concept as the basis for my classroom rules this year. The comparison to "Forrest Gump" was pretty lame, as That is the fantasy of all fantasies (Although I did enjoy the movie and the music!). Nobody's life is like that, nor ever Could It be like that. Sometimes it did not seem very smoothly and flow, it jumped topics in the middle of a section. And some of the analogies were not complete. I do not know, I just did not seem to grasp the sense of credibility did I expected. It Seemed to be a mix of Millman, Chopra and Castaneda, but without the real substance of any of them. All in all, the book is a fast read and inexpensive, so It could not hurt to give it a shot. Maybe your situation will be more receptive to what he has to say - my situation what not.
