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Reviewers- Bookpleasures Team
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Awakening the Genie Within
Click Here To Purchase Awakening The Genie Within Author: Bettye JohnsonPublisher: Living Free PressISBN: 978-0-9650454-4-5 In her preface, Bettye Johnson explains her concept of the fairy-tale Aladdin’s Lamp and the Genie inside it. She informs us of its hidden meaning in that all of us have a genie living in our brain.
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9-15-2008
Views: 3470
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Computer Ease
Author: Helen GallagherISBN: 1-58939-815-7
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5-6-2006
Views: 4167
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Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World
Click Here To Purchase Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World Author: Lindsey Pollak: ISBN-10: 006114259XISBN-13: 978-0061142598 As a graduate of Yale University, a writer, editor and speaker, Lindsey Pollak summarized her many years of experience and expertise in career advice in “Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World.”This book is divided into 10 chapters: Get Started, Stop Being a Student and Start Being
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6-2-2008
Views: 4855
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Granny’s Book of Good Old-fashioned Common Sense
Click Here To Purchase Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense Author: Linda GrayPublisher: Black and White PublishingISBN: 978184502180-1 Grannies, don’t you just love them? It seems that whatever ailment befalls you, they have a
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9-4-2008
Views: 3805
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Other-Wise and School-Wise: A Parent Guidebook
Click Here To Purchase Other-Wise and School-Wise: A Parent Guidebook Author: Carol A. JoselISBN: 1-57886-037-7Publisher: ScarecrowEducationA Practical and Focused Guide
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9-15-2008
Views: 2114
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Simply Irresistible
Click Here To Purchase Simply Irristible Author: Ellen T. WhitePublisher: Running Press PublishersISBN 13: 978-0-7624-2673-7ISBN 10: 0-7624-2673-X
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9-14-2008
Views: 2537
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The 4 Realities of Success During and After College
Author: Bob RothISBN: 1420844709 The following review was contributed by: Ernest Dempsey, pen name of Karim Khan: To read more of Karim's Reviews CLICK HEREHere is a self-help/how to book that tells college students about all the things they must take care of in order to be mate with success. Published by Authothouse, (Indiana, 2005) Bob Roth’s The 4 Realities of Success During and After College is a guide for college students, recent graduates, and young adults, showing how to achieve...
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4-2-2006
Views: 3806
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The Fine Art of Small Talk
Author: Debra FineISBN Number: 1-4013-0226-2Publisher: HyperionIf you skip holiday parties or hide behind bushes at the company picnic because you’re suffering from shyness and / or foot-in-mouth disease, The Fine Art of Small Talk may be the most important book you’ll ever read.Author Debra Fine claims that she is an “enginerd” by nature – someone who is timid, socially awkward, and chat-illiterate. Recognizing the importance of being able to initiate and sustain conversations with near...
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5-13-2007
Views: 5646
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The Power of Positive Habits by Dan Robey
The following review was contributed by: RACHEL NEWCOMBE I'm a big believer in the power of positive thinking, so was pleased to get the opportunity to review this title. However, to be honest, my expectations for discovering new methods and techniques were sadly not met. Robey has gathered together a selection of habits, covering key issues such as health, fitness, weight loss, success, relationships and self-esteem. Most of the habits are given only a single page of coverage, and include...
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10-29-2004
Views: 3018
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YES: You Can Make It Happen
Click Here To Purchase YES - You Can Make It Happen Author: Juna Jinsei Publisher: OutskirtsPressISBN: 978-1-4327-2629-4 “Why am I here? What is my purpose?” asks Jinsei who suffered from emotional problems as a teenager and even as an adult. Do
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10-23-2008
Views: 2426
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A Girl’s Pocket Guide to Trouser Trout Reflections of Dating and Fly-Fishing
Author: Gail Rubin Publisher: 1st Books LibraryISBN: 1-4140-1279-9The following review was contributed by: Katherine J. Turcotte & Click Here to View Katherine J. Tucotte`s Reviews: We have all heard the phrase, "Plenty of fish in the sea", but have you ever really thought about the similarities between men and fish? In a series of fun quizzes and true-to-form descr
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5-13-2005
Views: 16968
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A Life in Balance: Nourishing the Four Roots of True Happiness
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon A Life in Balance: Nourishing the Four Roots of True Happiness
Author: Dr. Kathleen HallISBN: 0-8144-7334-2Publisher: AMACOM, American Management Association As author Dr. Kathleen Hall notes in the introduction to this wise and inspiring book, the "single greatest threat to our lives" isn't terrorism or environmental pollution. Our most imposing threat, she claims, "is our lifestyle." Stress, worry, workaholism, extreme...
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8-24-2007
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A Woman’s Guide to Saving Her Own Life
Author: Mellanie True HillsPublisher: Healthy Ideas PressISBN: 0-9766008-0-3A Woman’s Guide to Saving Her Own Life by Mellanie True Hills is a book written as a self-help guide to educate women in general and women of USA in particular , about the risks of heart disease and the steps that they can take to prevent such diseases or having come through, how to prevent recurrence and worsening of their health. The author was a high pressure executive and almost suffered a heart attack because of...
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2-17-2007
Views: 5089
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Age Smart
Authors: Jeffrey Rosensweig, Ph.D. & Betty LiuISBN 9-780121-867628 Rosensweig and Liu have organized a simple way for us to discover “the fountain of youth at midlife and beyond.” The authors are: Jeffrey Rosensweig, Ph.D. – “director of the Global Perspective Program at the Goizeuta Business School of Emory University, has appeared on news and talk shows, and a keynote speaker; Betty Liu – award-winning business reporter who has worked in both print and television, was nominated for a...
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3-12-2007
Views: 3434
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Almost Home: Embracing the Magical Connection Between Positive Humor and Spirituality by Jacki Kwan
The following review was contributed by TAMMY COOK
The correlation between attitude and health has long been established. Jacki Kwan's novel, ""Almost Home: Embracing the Magical Connection Between Positive Humor and Spirituality,"" explores this link as she describes her
own experiences as a humor therapist and hospital clown. The entire book is infused with Kwan's liveliness and vivacity, and the book is both encouraging and uplifting.
From detailing the healing aspects of humor, to...
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1-1-1970
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Back Together: Hands-On Healing For Couples
Author: Andrew S. Kirschner, D.O.ISBN: 13:978-0-7624-2403-0The following review was contributed by: Kathryn Atwood: Click Here To View More Of Kathryn's ReviewsWhen you read the opening sentence of Andrew Kirschner's book -- "I hateself-help books" - you realize that "Back Together" is going to be a differenttype of "self-help" book. How so? For one thing, it puts pain right where itusually happens: in a relationship. Kirschner holds that physical pain in...
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8-11-2006
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Be A Better Partner
Authors: Debbie & Paul LambISBN: 9-781420-308621 This 80-page book has more valuable tips and humor than you’ll find in any other book. “Be A Better Partner” is written by husband and wife team, Debbie and Paul Lamb. It all started innocently enough – the honeymoon is virtually over and you are driving each other crazy. It happened to the Lambs, but they knew there had to be a better way. Not only did they co-author a book, they co-founded “Lambs on Love.” Lucky for us! The book...
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3-13-2007
Views: 3060
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Before You Forget by Kelly DuMar, M.Ed.
The following review was contributed by
CAROLYN HOWARD-JOHNSON
In the acknowledgements of Before You Forget, Kelly Dumar, M. Ed., tells us that this is a book with a fairy godmother. I believe if this educator and avid diarist convinces only one person to keep a diary for posterity that she will be the fairy godmother.
As a novelist who is believes that much of the world's best fiction (Williams, Faulkner) springs from true stories and family experiences, I, too, try to convince...
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1-1-1970
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Between – A Girl’s Guide To Life
Author: Vicki CourtneyISBN-13: 978-0-8054-4193-2ISBN-10: 0-8054-4193-XThe following review was contributed by:
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10-30-2006
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Beyond the Bus Stop: 180 Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in School
Author: Robert E. Weyhmuller, Jr.ISBN: 0325001251The following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: CLICK TO VIEW Paul Lappen's Reviews When it comes to success in school, children cannot do it alone; they need theassistance of their parents. This book consists of many ways that parents canhelp their child thrive in school. It covers students from pre-school to highschool. Areas like study skills, homework, math, reading and writing arecovered.Read aloud to your child. Find books that...
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1-14-2006
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Buddha Never Raised Kids by Vickie Falcone
The Following review was contributed by: Molly Martin The Seven Principles for parenting with soul put forth by the author are the Section Titles for the work. Falcone lists eight chapters under PRINCIPLE 1 CONNECT, two chapters comprise AWAKEN YOUR INTUITION, BECOME A CONSCIOUS CREATOR, LIVE IN INTEGRITY and TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE WITH GRATITUDE each are covered in one chapter each. CREATE ABUNDANCE is explained in two chapters and INFUSE YOUR LIFE WITH PEACE is defined in three. An...
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10-11-2004
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Build the Life You Want
Authors: Jim Claitor and Colleen ContrerasISBN: 0-9776200-0-X This wonderful book is divided into three sections -- How to Make Time Your Friend; Mastering the E-Factor; and Clean Desk/Messy Desk - Personalized Solutions for Mastering Your Workload. Written by two authors from either end of the spectrum when it comes to clean/messy desks -- it is great to see that there are ways to survive. This means that even when life is happening all around you, there's still a way to stay on track. I...
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1-27-2007
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Building and Preserving Your Wealth
Author: Steven PodnoPublisher: Oakhill Press, 1647 Cedar Grove Road, Winchester, VA 22603ISBN 1-886939-67-5
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12-8-2004
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Climbing the ladder in stilettos. – 10 Strategies for stepping up to success and satisfaction at work
Click Here to purchase from Amazon Climbing the ladder in stilettos. – 10 Strategies for stepping up to success and satisfaction at work Author: Lynette LewisISBN:13:978-0-8499-0186-7: 10:0-8499-0186-3Making changes in your working life is easier said than done. You can wait for recognition and promotion, but it won't necessarily happen unless you start being proactive. A career coach could be an option, however Lynette Lewis' book might save you money and get y
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8-31-2007
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Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos: 10 Strategies for Stepping up to Success and Satisfaction at Work
Author: Lynette LewisISBN: 0849901863Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos provides a variety of instructional and inspirational material for women faced with the task of improving their lives and careers. In particular, it is aimed at those women who have not yet found their niche or who fear they are unappreciated as well as unfulfilled. Author Lynette Lewis aims to help those women to identify life goals and then provide them with methods of trying to bring those goals to fruition. This is an...
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1-29-2007
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Dancing in the Mirror by Bryan Walton
The Following review was contributed by: Molly Martin Dancing in the Mirror is an inspiring work of one hundred forty-four entries comprising thoughts running the gamut from A –Y: from Aimless Action, Boredom and Loneliness, to Dealing with Anger and Fear versus Love to The ‘In Love’ State and Meditation and Relationships and Sadness. Other subjects covered include Times of Testing, Unconditional Love, The Void and The World of Learning. Yesterday and Tomorrow finish up the work. Author...
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10-11-2004
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Dear World a suicide letter by Paul E Jones
The Following review was contributed by: Molly Martin‘Having three children is the one thing that has kept me alive.’ Stand up comedian, songwriter and now author Paul E Jones opens his book with a poignant thought. Suffering from bi-polar illness Jones had begun a suicide letter to his family. From that beginning grew what was to become Paul E. Jones’ Dear World a suicide letter, a treatise of optimism rather than a letter of hopelessness. Those who endure the ‘invisible disabilities’...
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10-11-2004
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Embracing Change
Author: David MalinISBN 978-0-8253-0544-3 This book is about reflection – “an important requirement for both self-healing and for learning to embrace change.” It was written “to be a short and easy read that simply provokes our thoughts, feelings, and self-reflection process by merely reading the words and embracing some of the concepts presented.” The book starts off by asking, “What happened?” We were conceived with a “blueprint of opportunity for our growth and development” – with little...
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3-13-2007
Views: 3788
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From the Kitchen Table To the Conference Table by Laura Michaud
The Following review was contributed by: Molly Martin From the Kitchen Table To the Conference Table is not a cutesy how to, or a storybook. It is a short, to the point work of 117 jam packed pages filled with the type of information every communicating person needs to accomplish more with greater success with those around them. Laura Michaud, who well knows the pitfalls of lack of communication between co workers, supervisors and workers, or family members holds a MBA, is President of The...
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10-11-2004
Views: 2455
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Fumbles, Field Goals, and the Myth of the Hail Mary
Author: Steven Shiendling, Ph. D.ISBN: 1-933285-26-5 You don't have to know anything about football to enjoy and relate to this book about helping men to become better partners in a relationship. In fact, if you didn't understand football before reading "Fumbles, Field Goals, and the Myth of the Hail Mary," you will after (which will also help you to sit in front of the television as your partner chomps popcorn, chugs his root beer, and roots for his favorite team). You won't have...
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2-10-2007
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Funky to Fabulous – Surefire success strategies for the savvy, sassy and swamped
Author: Eli DavidsonISBN: 13:978-0-9766316-0-6ISBN: 10:0-9766316-0-1The market is full of books promising to help the reader change their lives for the better, but often they are more likely to only change the writer’s bank balance. So what’s different with this offering by empowerment expert and coach to Hollywood insiders Eli Davidson?It’s mainly the way it is written - her book reads like she is talking to a friend in need of a helping hand without being patronizing and you occasionally...
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5-22-2007
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Get a Grip! Overcoming Stress and Thriving in the Workplace
Author: Bob LosykISBN 0-471-65949-5 The following review was contributed by: Roger E. Herman & click to view Roger E. Herman's Reviews Twenty-five years ago, when “burnout” was just being recognized as a high-stress, hit-the-wall phenomenon, I was there.
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12-6-2004
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Get Unstuck
Author: John Seeley, M.A.ISBN: 0-9765942-0-X"Get Unstuck" helps those that want to help themselves find out why they are where they are, how they got there, and deciding what changes to make for yourself. "Changing Your Life" is the first chapter and is truly a great place to start. Seeley writes, "Change happens instantly! Deciding to change usually takes some time -- sometimes years." When our lives aren't going as we want or expect, it would be a good idea to...
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12-11-2006
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Getting School-Wise: A Student Guidebook
Click Here To Purchase Getting School-Wise Author: Carol A. JoselISBN: 0-8108-4194-0Publisher: ScarecrowEducation School Sense Helper for the Student Practical and well-organized, Getting School-Wise is an excellent investment for parents of children working t
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9-15-2008
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Going Deeper - How to Make Sense of Your Life When Your Life Makes No Sense
Author: Jean-Claude Koven Published by Prism House PressGenre: Fiction / Self-help ISBN: 0-9723954-5-8The following review was contributed by: S.V. SWAMY & CLICK TO VIEW S.V. Swamy's Reviews'Going Deeper' by Jean-Claude Koven is not a novel inthe ordinary sense of the word and again it is alsonot a self-help book in the normal sense of the word.It is a novelised version of a man's spiritual searchto understand his true nature and his true mission onthis planet earth. The book's cover...
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2-25-2005
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Going Deeper: How to make sense of your life when life makes no sense
Author: Jean-Claude KovenPublisher: Prism House Press ISBN: 0 9723954 5 8 The following review was contributed by: Molly Martin & CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's ReviewsGoing Deeper: How to make sense of your life when your life makes no sense opens with the introduction. This is where the author indicates that if the reader is saddened by the way humans treat each other, suffers from allergies, feels a bit alienated from family and friends, likes to gaze at the stars and thinks often of...
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4-17-2005
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Grab the Queen Power: Live Your Best Life
Author: Allyn EvansPublisher: Star PublishISBN: 1932993207The following review was contributed by: CAROLYN HOWARD-JOHNSON &CLICK TO VIEW Carolyn Howard-Johnson's Reviews
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4-21-2005
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Great-Looking 2X4 Furniture
Author: Stevie Henderson & Mark BaldwinISBN: 1 4027 1466 1The following review was contributed by: Molly Martin: CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's ReviewsGreat-Looking 2X4 Furniture is another in the writers’ how-to book series. Thisone too is filled with step by step directions, lustrous snapshots, and a layoutof a variety of furniture pieces to be made by utilizing a minimum of tools,readily accessible woods and a minimal measure of furniture making aptitude.Catching my eye is the stunning...
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7-17-2006
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Happiness Is. - Unexpected Answers to Practical Questions In Curious Times
Author: Shawn Christopher Shea, M.D.Published by Health Communications Inc. ISBN: 0-7573-0066-9The Following Review Was Contributed by: S.V. SWAMY & CLICK TO VIEW S.V. Swamy's Reviews"Happiness Is." subtitled "Unexpected Answers toPractical Questions in Curious Times" by Dr. ShawnChristopher Shea, M.D., psychiatrist, is not aself-help book in the traditional sense. The correctcategorization is Philosophy / Spirituality, and it isa well written exploration of what makes...
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4-10-2005
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Happy for No Reason (7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out)
Click Here To Purchase Happy For No Reason Author: Marci Shimoff with Carol Kline ISBN: 978-1-4165-4772-3Publisher: Free Press Marci Shimoff is a best-selling author and also a featured teacher in the international movie and book sensa
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3-31-2008
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Help! Was That a Career Limiting Move
Author: Pamela J Holland & Marjorie BrodyLine/Publisher: Career Skills Press ISBN: 1 931148 13 9 The following review was contrbuted by: Molly Martin & CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's Reviews Help! Was That a Career Limiting Move
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5-27-2005
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Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort Zone
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus and a Year on the Brink of the Comfort ZoneAuthor: Beth LisickISBN: 978-0-06-114396-0Publisher: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsAuthor Beth Lisick deals a serious blow to the self-help world in her hilarious new book, “Helping Me Help Myself.” With a slightly jaded eye, Lisick was never one taken in by gurus claiming to solve their followers’ problems, des
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1-19-2008
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How to Create Your Own Luck
Author: Susan RoAneISBN 0-471-61280-4 The following review was contributed by: Roger E. Herman & click to view Roger E. Herman's Reviews I am a self-confess
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12-5-2004
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How You Leave Them Feeling
Author: Jesse FerrellISBN: 0-9778810-0-8Jesse Ferrell has put forth an apparent road map to personal and professional success in his book titled How You Leave Them Feeling. What’s more, he has also provided the vehicle, fuel and even a toolbox to use along the way. All the reader has to do is follow the directions and drive! The concept is surprisingly simple but well grounded in common sense. The human animal has a natural tendency to like and appreciate others that make us feel good about...
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2-21-2007
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I Can Handle It! Sub-title: 50 Confidence-building stories to empower your child
Authors: Susan Jeffers and Donna GradsteinISBN: 0-9777618-0-0The book is a collection of 50 short stores and is aimed at Parents (and thosewho are in a parental position of helping and guiding children) and children.The stories have different themes, Fear, Guilt, Embarrasment, Frustration etc.,but have one thing in common - all of them teach the child how she can handleit. Each story has the byline, "I can handle it" three times (the third time, itsays, "No matter what happens,...
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11-1-2006
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I Promise You: Preparing for a marriage that last a lifetime
Author: Dr. Willard F. Harley, Jr. ISBN: 0-8007-1893-3While it is generally known that divorce rates in North America are staggeringlyhigh, couples continue to make plans for lifelong commitments, sometimes headingblindly into an emotional minefield. But you don't have to head into the unknownwithout some tools to help you cope. By identifying key factors that lead to thebreakdown of a marriage and eliminating them from your relationship, you cangrow old with the partner you love.'I Promise...
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11-14-2006
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Inner Coach - Outer Power
Title: Inner Coach - Outer PowerAuthor: Keith Varnum ISBN 189156949X (8/10)The Following review was contributed by: Paul Lappen: To view Paul Lappen's other reviews click: Paul Lappen's ReviewsUsing the author's own experiences, this book tellshow anyone can free themselves from emotional andpsychological boundaries and embrace the possibilitiesinherent in this thing called life.There are lifelong spirit guides that Varnum callsAscended Masters, nonphysical beings who impart...
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10-12-2004
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Inner Coach - Outer Power by Keith Varnum
The following review was contributed by PAUL LAPPEN
Using the author's own experiences, this book tells
how anyone can free themselves from emotional and
psychological boundaries and embrace the possibilities
inherent in this thing called life.
There are lifelong spirit guides that Varnum calls
Ascended Masters, nonphysical beings who impart their
wisdom to him. Occasionally, they have to use the
equivalent of a kick in the rear end when the author
isn't ""listening.""...
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1-1-1970
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Inner Peace for Busy People: 52 Simple Strategies for Transforming Your Life by Joan Borysenko
The following review was submitted by: ROGER E.HERMANA Book for the Times The events of the past few years have intensified our stress levels. The economy, the impact of 9/11, war, political rhetoric, unemployment, uncertainty, and just the pressure to do more with less has presented untold challenges. Everyone is so busy that balancing all the things on the to-do list has become nearly impossible. “Stop the merry-go-round! I want to get off!” Is there no serenity anymore? Is there no way to...
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11-6-2004
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Journey to the Center of the Self
Click Here To Purchase Journey to the Center of the Self Author: Maxine GaudioISBN: 978 - 0 - 97991 - 303 - 7 The following quote is from page 154 of "Journey to
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6-30-2008
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Life on Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life
Author: Dr. Brad Swift. ISBN: 9787774580679 Brad Swift’s journey into living Life on Purpose took him from fatigue to fulfillment, from depression to delight, from the Good Life to a meaningful life. As a veterinarian-turned writer-turned life coach, Dr. Swift has experienced the transformation of purposeful living, and translated what he learned into a “systematic, spiritually based process for assisting people to clarify and live true to their life purpose.” Life on Purpose sits at the...
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5-21-2007
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Life On Purpose: Six Passages To An Inspired Life
Author: Dr. Brad Swift ISBN: 1600700241 How many people in the world today actually feel that they have a purpose in life....that they are doing something they love, but most importantly, are positively touching the lives of others in the process? Life needn't be a burden or a struggle. Brad Swift, in his book 'Life On Purpose', shows us how we can be successful and love what we are doing by discovering what our core values are. The author explains to us that our life purpose is not just...
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4-23-2007
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Lives of Mapmakers
Author: Alicia L. ConroyISBN: 0-88748-451-4The following review was contributed by: Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click HereWe are all part of a mapmaking procedure. Those that came before us and those that come after us all certainly lend to this process. This 194-page book is full of stories -- "a journey from the palpably familiar to the deliciously imaginative." Each story reveals something we can take away and use -- jewels for our souls.The first story, Mud-colored...
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7-23-2006
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Living Beyond Belief
Click Here To Purchase Living Beyond Belief Author: Jaia LeeISBN: 978-1-933538-59-4 Publisher: Bridgeway Books Over weight, depressed, involved in addictions and in an abuse relationship but one day everything changed, Jaia Le
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4-2-2008
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Nod’s Way (The First New Ancient Oracle of the 21st Century)
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Nod’s Way (The First New Ancient Oracle of the 21st Century) Author: Robert D. Lewis Publisher: Dalton PublishingISBN: 978-0-9740703-9-1 You can make anything into what you want if you really try and when I first got hold of Nod’s Way that was my first thought.
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2-3-2008
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PARTIES WITH PIZZAZZ
Author: Marci Mohan, Jeanne Palmer, & Peggy SimensonPublisher: Pizzazz PublishingISBN: 0-9744936-0-0The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown & Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsDo you get cold feet when your child’s teacher asks you to help plan the next classroom party? Does the thought of creating a Valentine’s Day game for a class of seven year olds leave you frozen in fear? Are you a party mom but lack the creativity to bring a craft idea to the...
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9-15-2005
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Polymer Clay for the first time
Author: syndee holtPublisher: Sterling/Chapelle; New Ed edition (August 1, 2005) ISBN-10: 1402727054 ISBN-13: 978-1402727054 I’ve been seeing all these polymer clay beads and books and I’ve wanted to try it out myself, but I’ve been at a total loss as to where to start.Sterling Publishing has this great book called Polymer Clay For the First Time that is exactly what I’ve been looking for. It’s a short book that’s packed with information that you really only can get from experience, such as...
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1-18-2007
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Principled Profit
Author: Shel HorowitzISBN: 0-9614666-6-9'Principled Profit' by Shel Horowitz is an excellent book on ethical marketing,abundance mindset and other innovative ideas. They are innovative from thetypical materialistically oriented, aggressive, 'If You Win I Must Have Lost'perspective. It may or may not appeal to the typical A-type (Ambitious,Aggressive and often Angry) pusher, but it will certainly open the mental doorsto a different and more efficient ball-game of marketing. Instead of...
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12-18-2006
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Ready, Aim, Specialize! Create Your Own Writing Specialty And Make More Money.
Author: Kelly James-EngerISBN: 0-87116-199-0The following review was contributed by: Helen Kaut: To read more of Helen Kaut’s Reviews Click HEREIn her recent book “6 Figure Freelancing – The Writer’s Guide To Making More Money” Kelly James-Enger looked at different strategies aimed at increasing your income as a writer. One of these strategies was to specialize and “Ready, Aim..” shows you in more detail how to go about doing this.
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7-2-2005
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Secrets from the Sofa
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Secrets From The Sofa Author: Dr. Kenneth HermanISBN: 0-595-41432-X Everyone wants happiness, success, and peace of mind. In “Secrets from the Sofa,” Dr. Herman provides a step-by-step proven approach to change and achievement. Dr. Herman is a retired psychologist who practiced clinically for over 45 years. He first explains why people are no
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10-19-2007
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So So So Clean by J. Walker Lorhan
The following review was submitted by Tammy Cook. When I started this book, I thought there was no way the author was going to be able to instruct me how to clean my house in just two hours a week. But this isn't a book about decluttering, and Lorhan makes that clear from the very beginning. This is a book on how to do a deep-down-and-dirty cleaning, on a weekly basis. Combating the dust bunnies and dirt is the focus, rather than instruction on the elimination of clutter in your home. The...
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10-19-2004
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Soulmate or Cell Mate: A Guide to Healthy Relationships
Author: Jackie WoodsISBN: 1-933690-00-3The following review was contributed by: Mary Simmons: Click Here To Read Mary's Reviews Have you ever wondered if there is actually one perfect person out there who will complete you and enrich your life in the way that can only be achieved by a soulmate?If so, author Jackie Woods says you are perpetuating a deeply flawed concept that is prevalent in our society. In her latest book, 'Soulmate or Cell Mate: A Guide to Healthy Relationships,' she offers...
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4-18-2006
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Stepping Off the Edge: Learning and Living Spiritual Practice
Author: Sandy NathanISBN: 0-9762809-8-1Publisher: Vilasa Press A quick search on “spiritual” at amazon.com turned up 216,168 books. That doesn’t include music and movies; it’s just books. There must be a lot of people looking for answers. So, how do you know which book is right for you? I can’t answer that question, but you’re reading this review, so perhaps Sandy Nathan’s Stepping Off the Edge is for you. Sandy Nathan put herself into every page of her book. Only a...
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3-13-2007
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Stop, Drop, and Re-Balance:A Self Renewal Manual
Author: Paul FrazerISBN: 0-9736413-0-4The following review was contributed by: Katherine J. Turcotte & Click Here to View Katherine J. Tucotte`s Reviews:Do you long for positive change in your life? Does you life seem out of control? See no light at the end of the tunnel? Well, stop and re-take control of your life and live it the way you have always wanted to. When traditional methods like the classic "New Year’s Resolution" fall short of success, many of us just give in to...
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4-26-2005
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The Book of Life
Click Here To Purchase The Book of Life Author: Ronnie LeeISBN: 978-1432700096 The Book of Life by Chin
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5-30-2008
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The Chocolate Cake Sutra (Ingredients for a Sweet Life)
Click Here To Purchase The Chocolate Cake Sutra Author: Geri Larkin ISBN: 978-0-06-085958-9Publisher: HarperOne This book is certainly a recipe for happiness - the front cover is delicious and the inside story witty and wise.
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4-24-2008
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The Complete Being -- Finding and Loving The Real You
Author:Tami BradyISBN: 1-932690-20-4The following review was contributed by: Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click HereMs. Brady has written a well-rounded and insightful guide to help you become the real you. She has set the book up in sections, making it easier to work through, has explained each aspect of what it takes to be who you want to be and has included exercises to help the reader through the changes they want to make.If you could come home "refreshed," or like...
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5-22-2006
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The Feel the Fear Guide to Lasting Love
Author: Susan JeffersISBN: 0974577693The following review was contributed by: Ernest Dempsey, pen name of Karim Khan: To read more of Karim's Reviews CLICK HEREThe subject of a successful love relationship has been tried to banality in innumerable publications. While most of them might be out in the print for making bucks, Susan Jeffers’ latest book The Feel the Fear Guide to Lasting Love (Jeffers Press, California, 2005) is one winning endeavor of showing the path to a lasting love life....
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4-2-2006
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The Flip
Authors: Jared Rosen and David RippeISBN: 1-57174-474-6The following review was contributed by: Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click Here“The Flip“ is about changing your life, crossing the bridge and about being the best you can be -- after we make sense of it all. It's all about flipping.The upside-down world versus the right-side up world, which world do you live in and how will you know? What if you want to cross the bridge from one world to the other in order to change yo
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9-19-2006
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The Hurried Woman Syndrome - A Seven Step Program to Conquer Fatigue,Control Weight and Restore Passion to Your Relationship
Author: Brent W. Bost, M.D., FACOG ISBN: 0-07-144577-3 The following review was contributed by: S.V. SWAMY: CLICK TO VIEW S.V. Swamy's ReviewsI was intrigued about the title and set out to find out what the good doctormeant by that. And I am really happy that I read this book, courtseyMcGraw-Hill. Though I am a man, I could relate to many points explained by Dr.Bost in the book since my own wife was and is going through some of the symptomsso vividly described. And, as Dr.Bost explains,...
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12-13-2005
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The Life of Teenagers Ain’t No Joke: The Life of Teenagers Ain’t No Joke
Author: Keith G. WrightISBN: 0889342-0-4The following review was contributed by: Shelley BuechéKeith G. Wright is the founder and president of, Beyond Color Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to racial harmony and unity. He became a millionaire businessman at the age of 30 only to lose it all at thirty five, and has worked his way back up the proverbial ladder since that time. A devoted
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6-1-2006
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The Not So Big Life
Author: Sarah SusankaISBN: 978-1-4000-6531-8You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon We have all asked ourselves at one time or another “Is this all there is?” We get into a routine – same time, different day, same thing over and over. Like when we eat at the same time everyday, read a book before falling asleep every night, or driving the same streets day after day to work. When we were young adults, didn’t we have dreams about how we would live as adults? Are we living them? Have we become...
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7-23-2007
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The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Piano Chords
Author: Karen BergerISBN: 1-59257-459-9The following reviewi was contributed by: Kathryn Atwood: Click Here To View More Of Kathryn's ReviewsSometimes accomplished pianists don't have loads of extra patience for teaching,well, idiots. Not so Karen Berger, a pianist on the faculty of the BerkshireMusic School. Berger's very enjoyable book, "Pocket Idiot's Guide to PianoChords," thoroughly presents the material necessary for a complete novice beginto playing from a...
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6-15-2006
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THE POCKET PAPER ENGINEER: How to Make Pop-Ups Step-by-Step; Volune 1: Basic Forms
Author: Carol BartonPublisher: Popular Kinetics PressISBN: 0-9627752-0-7The following review was contributed by: Jennifer Brown : Click Here To View Jennifer Brown's ReviewsImagine having the ability to make one of those beautiful, intricate pop-up books or cards that make young and old alike ooh and ahh over your handiwork. Think you couldn’t do it? Well, with Carol Barton’s help you just might.Barton’s book, THE POCKET PAPER ENGINEER, is a hands-on guide to making pop-ups. This volume...
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11-29-2005
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The Practicing Mind : Bringing Discipline and Focus Into Your Life
Author: Thomas M SternerISBN: 0-9776572-0-5Publisher: Mountain Sage PublishingLike many of us, Thomas M Sterner was enrolled in music lessons when he was a child. He was not an amazing prodigy and he didn’t enjoy the lessons any more than the rest of us did. Fortunately Sterner’s love for music was strong enough that he eventually returned to his study of piano and became a successful musician.Love of music, however, doesn’t account for his success as a piano technician, responsible for...
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5-28-2007
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The Renaissance Soul: Life Design for People with Too Many Passions to Pick Just One
Author: Margaret LobenstinePublisher: BroadwayISBN-10: 0767920880 ISBN-13: 978-0767920889You Can Purchase This Book From Amazon It can take half a lifetime to decide what you want to be when you grow up -- especially if you’re what veteran career coach Margaret Lobenstine calls a “Renaissance Soul.” Lobenstine puts a positive spin on modern Leonardo da Vinci types. While today’s specialists have reason to worry about buyouts, outsourcing, and forced retirement, Renaissance Souls are...
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7-26-2007
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The Simple Living Guide
Author: Janet LuhrsISBN: 0-553-06796-6“Linda Luhrs gave up a law career to practice voluntary simplicity.” She is now a journalist and the editor and publisher of “Simple Living: The Journal of Voluntary Simplicity.” Her work has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Luhrs breaks voluntary simplicity into fourteen headings, all designed to help the person who wants a simpler lifestyle. I appreciated her twenty-eight secrets to...
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9-18-2006
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The Truth
Click Here To Purchase The Truth Author: Stephen Hawley MartinISBN: 978-1-892538-21-5 I truly believe we all have a mission. Completing this mission should be our main focus. This book clearly reminds me of this fact. “This could be the book that saves the world” is an understatement. If everyone read and lived this book of spiritual empowerment, we would never again have to worry about saving the world – as we know it.
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9-16-2008
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The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again by Tina Tessina
The following review was contributed by
WARREN THURSTON
Fear and loneliness lead people to live quite negative lives. These emotions hold back the emotional growth of a person, no matter what their age. Life is a short time frame given to us to enjoy creation. One needs to take full advantage of this situation.
There is a fear of change, of going taken outside one's comfort zone. The unknown always conjures up images based on myth rather than fact. Keeping an open mind about...
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1-1-1970
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The Wingy Chronicles
Author: Joseph CarielloISBN: 9781933538501It’s nice to read a simple, entertaining, and useful book such as “The Wingy Chronicles – Grandpa’s guide to life.” It’s also nice to know there is hope and humor even in the face of adversity. And, with determination, motivation and the fortitude to stand up for what you believe, one can be a success.I have read and reviewed many books about success, but none so fun or that can be used so readily in everyday life. The first lesson Grandpa has to...
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6-27-2007
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Think Safe
Genre: Self HelpAuthor: James M McGrewPublisher: Cameo Publications, LLCISBN: 0 744149 6 4The following review was contributed by: Molly Martin & CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's ReviewsIn the words of the writer Think Safe is a book filled with 'practicalmeasures to increase security at home, at work and throughout life.' ThinkSafe is a work of 19 chapters covering a wide variety of topics including:'Section 1 - 6 chapter' filled with Safety Precautions for Parents, 'Section2 - 3 chapters'...
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2-25-2005
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Wealth on any Income:12 Steps to Freedom by Rennie Gabriel
The following review was contributed by: CAROLYN HOWARD-JOHNSON Wealth on Any Income. Catchy, huh? For retired people. For young people like my grandson starting life as an enlistee on skimpy soldier’s pay. For people who have experienced reverses (and that includes lots of us since our stock market is still treating many who invested in the 80s and 90s most unkindly). And for the Author Rennie Gabriel who was considering bankruptcy before he brought himself from the brink to a very, very...
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10-19-2004
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What I Know Now Simple Lessons Learned the Hard Way
Genre: Self HelpAuthor: . Sarah Ferguson The Duchess of YorkPublisher: Simon and ShusterISBN: 0 7432 4612 8The following review was contributed by: Molly Martin & CLICK TO VIEW Molly Martin's ReviewsThe work offered by Sara Ferguson is a series of sketches discussing a widevariety of subjects. 'Forgiving the Past,' 'Laughing Out Loud' and 'FindingEmpathy' are but three of the short offerings. One vignette I particularlyenjoyed is entitled 'Keeping Rituals' in which the writer chats...
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2-25-2005
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Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids (What Parents Need to Know, What Parents Need to Do)
Click Here To Purchase From Amazon Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids (What Parents Need to Know, What Parents Need to Do)Authors: Linda Bress Silbert, Ph.D and Alvin J. Silbert, Ed.D. ISBN 13: 978-0-8253-0577-1ISBN 10: 0-8253-0577-2Publisher: Beaufort Books Linda and Alvin Silbert have worked with children to improve their growth and enhancement for over thirty-five years. They have written over forty books for kids in kindergarten right through to college.They provide lectures and lead...
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3-18-2008
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Why Good People Do Bad Things (How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy)
Click Here To Purchase Why Good People Do Bad Things Author: Debbie FordPublisher: HarperOneISBN: 978-0-06-089737-6We read stories in the media of how good people have gone wrong. We seem to thrive on reading these sad tales and yet self-destruction takes place much nearer to home on a daily basis. In our family, ourselves and friends - we don’t understa
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4-18-2008
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Why Good Things Happen To Good People
Authors: Stephen Post, Ph.D. and Jill NeimarkISBN: 978-0-7679-2017-9 I had reached page 29 of "Why Good Things Happen to Good People" when I decided to go for a walk in the woods with this book and my new flute. I made myself comfortable in my favorite spot by a trickling stream and opened the book to page 30. The first words my eyes rested upon were.... "Then I walked into the woods, a chapel carved by nature." I immediately knew that I was meant to read this...
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5-27-2007
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Will The Real You Please Stand Up?
Fran Harris, Ph.D.ISBN: 9780757305498“Fran Harris, former WNBA player, national television commentator and female minister” has a seven-step plan that may provide spiritual enlightenment that will ultimately assist the reader in finding happiness and success. We learn that we should make choices with regard to career, family, and finances based on not what society encourages, but what is best for each of us. We learn what spirituality is and how to use it to make choices that we can live...
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6-27-2007
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Wisdom from the Batcave: How to Live a Super, Heroic Life
Author: Cary A. Friedman ISBN: 0-9761966-2-XBatman is a superhero’s superhero. He was never bitten by a spider, subjected to radiation or injected by a bizarre substance. Batman became a superhero through hard work, determination and character. He did it the hard way—which means we can be superheroes, too. That’s the essential message of Cary Friedman’s Wisdom from the Batcave. He says there are lessons to be learned from Batman; lessons that can make us better human beings. He uses...
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3-6-2007
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Your Daily Walk with the Great Minds of the Past and Present
Author: Richard A. Singer Jr.ISBN: 1-4196-2532-2The following review was contributed by: Sue Vogan: To read more of Sue's reviews Click HereTo read Sue's Interview With Richard A. Singer Jr. CLICK HERERichard Singer, a practicing psychotherapist in the Cayman Islands, shows exceptional talent as an author with his new book, Your Daily Walk with the Great Minds of the Past and Present. He reminds us that "life is a series of tests, challenges, and difficulties" that we must work...
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1-18-2006
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Your Word Is Your Wand
Click Here To Purchase Your Word is Your WandAuthor: Florence Scovel ShinnISBN-10: 9562919900 ISBN-13: 978-9562919906 Florence Scovel Shinn’s Your Word Is Your Wand is a quaint yet interesting book to read if you are one of the millions of people who are interested in the Law of Attraction. Her style is a bit dated and is although it is written in a language more familiar with the contemporaries of the later 19th and earlier 20
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7-22-2008
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Zen Computer by Philip Toshio Sudo
Reviewed by Paul Lappen
It might be difficult to come up with two more
disparate parts of daily life than computers and Zen.
The author shows how the two actually go together
really well, and how using a computer is very
zen-like.
When sitting at the computer, take some time and meditate while looking at the number keys at the top
of the keybaord. Proper breathing is essential. Those
ten keys span the entire range of the digital and Zen
universes, from 1 to 0.
Among the...
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1-1-1970
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