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Turning Points: When Everything Changes
by Lewis GardnerA collection of stories, poem and plays for middle school students.
Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-year-old Self
by Joseph GallianoThese nuggets of wisdom are offered by an Academy Award-nominated actor (James Woods), a popular comedian (Aasif Mandvi), and a world-famous novelist (Jodi Picoult) to their sixteen-year-old selves. No matter how accomplished and confident they seem today, at sixteen, they were like the rest of us--often unsure, frequently confused, and usually in need of a little reassurance. In Dear Me, 75 celebrities, writers, musicians, athletes, and actors have written letters to their younger selves that give words of comfort, warning, humor, and advice. These letters present intimate, moving, and witty insights into some of the world's most intriguing and admired individuals. By turns funny, surprising, raw, and uplifting, this singular collection captures the universal conditions that are youth, life, and growing up.
The Healthiest You: Take Charge of Your Brain to Take Charge of Your Life
by Kelly Traver Betty Kelly SargentWhy is The Healthiest You different from every other health, diet, and fitness plan? Because it works.Dr. Kelly Traver understands that the human brain resists change. Only when we learn the secrets of how to get our brain to work for us, not against us, can we make healthy, permanent lifestyle changes. By combining recent cutting-edge discoveries in neuroscience with the latest information in medicine, nutrition, and fitness, Dr. Traver developed the Healthiest You program and initially tested it on her patients, ranging in age from twenty to eighty-one. Her results were astounding:* Among those who were overweight, the average weight loss was 19 pounds.* Among those who were diabetic, 80 percent achieved a reduction in their blood sugar.* Among those with high blood pressure, 87 percent returned their blood pressure to normal.* Some 80 percent of the smokers successfully kicked the habit. In the course of 12 short weeks, readers can achieve similar success by following Dr. Traver's simple, straightforward instructions to work with this stubbornly change-resistant organ so that it not only accepts new, healthy lifestyle habits, it actually embraces them. You can use this empowering information to remotivate yourself whenever your enthusiasm starts to wane. With the powerful tools provided by The Healthiest You, you can learn to change your body and your life, simply by understanding and working with your brain.
The PTSD Breakthrough: The Revolutionary, Science-Based Compass RESET Program
by Frank Lawlis<p>We are facing a hidden and growing epidemic. More than a million veterans and everyday citizens have been affected with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of a traumatic event or personal experience. And until now, there has been little understanding of how the disorder truly takes hold and how to reverse its destruction. Finally, a breakthrough approach has been discovered. <p>Previously PTSD was treated as a psychiatric disorder only, but new scientific research shows that biological factors play just as an important of a role, specifically brain and soft-tissue damage underlying the root causes of the disorder. The PTSD Breakthrough is the first book to describe the true causes of PTSD and provide an effective program for overcoming the disorder. There is hope. <p>Through the research conducted by Dr. Lawlis and his colleagues, for the first time those who suffer from PTSD, as well as their families and loved ones, will discover that this disorder can be treated and healed, and that our veterans and all who suffer from PTSD can regain true peace in their lives. </p>
The Anger Habit
by Carl Semmelroth Donald E. P. SmithCarl Semmelroth's The Anger Habit is a leading anger-management book that is poised to become a major force in the category. This book is centered around the principle that for those who have anger problems, anger can be a learned response. Often the people with the problem don't realize that they are acting habitually, or why they are. Semmelroth takes you step by step through the process of identifying and getting over the anger habit. Case studies and stories show you how to avoid:- Feelings of losing control- Depression- Panic- Family battles
Ten Zen Seconds
by Eric MaiselA powerful, ten-second technique can change stress into calm, strength and a centered approach. The basis of The Ten Second Pause is using a single deep breath as a container for a specific thought. This technique is simple to grasp, simple to use, simple to practice and simple to master. This technique can be used anywhere, anytime, by anyone and it's profound in its benefits. You'll find yourself able to do things that previously felt too painful or too difficult to attempt. You'll be able to calm and center yourself before an important meeting or conversation. You'll be able to change your basic attitudes about life, becoming calm and positive where before you may have been anxious or pessimistic. Blending Eastern principles of breath awareness and mindfulness with Western principles of positive psychology, together they offer a powerful antidote to stress, procrastination and anxiousness.
Don't Give Up...Don't Ever Give Up
by Justin Spizman Robyn Spizman"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special. "Jimmy V was a catalyst. He was a dreamer. And he served as an inspiration to so many. Facing his own mortality, he stood tall and found the courage and bravery for one last call to arms. He took the world's biggest stage and delivered some of the world's biggest lessons. These lessons were the heart of the speech and the inspiration for this book. But it all started with a speech. . .
Instant Self-Hypnosis
by Forbes Robbins BlairHypnosis is a proven technique that allows people to reprogram their subconscious to change unwanted behaviors. Most books on self-hypnosis require the reader to memorize or record scripts, then put the book aside while they do their hypnosis work. But Instant Self-Hypnosis is the only self-hypnosis book that allows you to hypnotize yourself as you read, with your eyes wide open, without putting down the book. The author's fail-proof method allows you to put yourself into a hypnotic state and then use that state to improve your life in myriad ways. And because the hypnotic state is induced while you read, you remain aware of your surroundings and can bring yourself back to normal consciousness slowly and gently, using the instructions provided.
Healing Your Heart of Painful Emotions
by David A. SeamandsThrough David Seamands' realistic scriptural approach as explained in this collection of his four bestselling works, Healing for Damaged Emotions, Putting Away Childish Things, Healing of Memories and Freedom from the Performance Trap, you can find peace. He shows how God's healing power can free you from the tyranny of painful memories, childhood traumas, and the driving need to achieve, as you experience the liberating power of true grace.
What Should I Say, What Can I Do?
by Rebecca Bram FeldbaumWHEN SEVERE ILLNESS OR DEATH STRIKES A MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY OR COMMUNITY, DO YOU WANT TO HELP BUT WORRY THAT YOU'LL MAKE MATTERS WORSE? YOUR SUPPORT AND AID CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE -- FAR MORE THAN YOU REALIZE. You'll discover in What Should I Say, What Can I Do? Practical advice on what to do at hospitals and funerals The right words of comfort to offer The best ways to offer financial help Ideas for special gifts that will keep memories of the deceased alive Different activities to do with your bereaved friend Staying in touch and showing your love through the years
Healing Lyme: Natural Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Borreliosis and Its Coinfections
by Stephen Harrod BuhnerDespite Centers for Disease Control estimates that only 20,000 new Lyme disease infections occur each year, the true figure, as Harvard medical school researchers have found, nearly approaches 200,000. Symptoms run from mild lethargy to severe arthritis to incapacitating mental dysfunction. And despite medical pronouncements to the contrary, extensive research has found that tests for the disease are not very reliable and antibiotics are only partially effective; up to 35 percent of those infected will not respond to treatment or will relapse. The spirochetes that cause Lyme are stealth pathogens-they can hide within cells or alter their form so that antibiotics cannot affect them. Lyme disease is, in fact, a potent, emerging epidemic disease for which technological medicine is only partially effective. Healing Lyme examines the leading, scientific research on Lyme infection, its tests and treatments, and outlines the most potent herbal medicines and supplements that offer help-either alone or in combination with antibiotics-for preventing and healing the disease. It is the essential guide to Lyme infection and its treatment.
The Importance of Living
by Lin YutangThe Importance of Living is a wry, witty antidote to the dizzying pace of the modern world. Lin Yutang's prescription is the classic Chinese philosophy of life: Revere inaction as much as action, invoke humor to maintain a healthy attitude, and never forget that there will always be plenty of fools around who are willing-indeed, eager-to be busy, to make themselves useful, and to exercise power while you bask in the simple joy of existence. At a time when we're overwhelmed with wake-up calls, here is a refreshing, playful reminder to savor life's simple pleasures.
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work
by Teresa Amabile Steven KramerAmabile (business administration, Harvard Business School) and Kramer, contributor to the Harvard Business Review, present this guide to better people management through positive work experiences and meaningfulness. The authors claim that employee motivation is driven by an individual's perception of their work being meaningful. Drawing from analysis of thousands of diary entries from a wide range of employees in a broad group of organizations, the authors explain the most effective methods for fostering a sense of meaning and ultimately maximizing employees' long term productivity. The book is intended for managers looking for a new motivation strategy for their employees.
Fix Your Life
by Alicia EatonNLP's popularity can be directly attributed to the successful results it easily produces. The aim of this book is to introduce NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) in a simple and straightforward way to a wide cross-section of the population. The success of Paul McKenna's books has created a generation of people eager to discover more about NLP. NLP Can Fix Your Life will cut through the jargon that accompanies the methodology, enabling readers to easily understand how they can solve many of their day-to-day problems. The book will explain how to use the specific techniques, as the author weaves the theory around a selection of real-life client problems that she has encountered in her Harley Street practice, enabling readers to 'have a peek behind the therapist's door'. Topics covered will include: overcoming binge-eating, shopping addiction, Facebook obsession and smoking; eradicating fears and phobias such as flying and medical procedures, confidence-building strategies for successful public speaking, overcoming the recession and getting that promotion, plus health and wellbeing techniques for general stress and pain control. Readers will quickly be able to view this book as 'a first aid kit for the mind' and consider consulting it before resorting to more conventional solutions, such as a visit to the doctor, psychotherapist or taking medication.
Get Into College
by Doug Hewitt Robin HewittEach year, thousands of parents find themselves in a frantic scramble to help their child get into college at the last minute. Cutting through the anxiety and frustration, Get Into College in 3 Months of Less offers the perfect last-minute rescue to ensuring college entrance. Filled with insider tips and tricks, this book is ideal for parents and their students who are too busy to spend hours combing through university brochures or filling in applications and need to complete the college admission process fast. By utilizing techniques practiced by college counselors across the nation, parents and students can find pertinent information on universities online, discover how to get financial aid quickly, create templates for filling out applications, and develop successful essays that can be used again and again! The authors also offer last-minute strategies for winning scholarships and grants. Get Into College in 3 Months or Less is sure to become an essential handbook for teenagers and their parents and counselors everywhere!
The Social And Emotional Development Of Gifted Children
by Sally M. Reis Maureen Neihart Nancy M. Robinson Sidney M. MoonThe Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? offers an examination of the essential topics teachers, parents, and researchers need to know about the social and emotional development of gifted children. Instigated by a task force convened by the National Association for Gifted Children and written by leading scholars in the field of gifted education, the book includes chapters on peer pressure and social acceptance, resilience, delinquency, and underachievement. The book also summarizes several decades worth of research on special populations, including minority, learning-disabled, and gay and lesbian gifted students. Concise, comprehensive, meticulously researched, and wide-ranging in its coverage, The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children: What Do We Know? is essential reading for those who wish to enable gifted students to develop their strengths and encourage them to make the contributions of which they are capable.
50 Simple Ways to Live a Longer Life
by Suzanne Bohan Glenn ThompsonIn 2011, the first wave of the 76 million Baby Boomers will reach age 65, and one in three American adults will be senior citizens. Everyone wants to know how to live the healthiest and longest life. 50 Simple Ways to Live a Longer Life is an easy-to-comprehend resource packed with the most amazing health discoveries from the forefront of science. It leaves readers inspired to take active roles in extending their own lives and improving their own health. Each chapter contains a different way to extend your life, plus a "Making It Real" section that tells readers what they specifically can do to achieve these benefits. 50 Simple Ways to Live a Longer Life offers fresh perspectives and intriguing information, even on those frequently covered topics like exercise and diet. This book is an affordable, easy-to-assimilate book that will help people add years and vigor to their life.
Rainbow Painting: A Collection of Miscellaneous Aspects of Development and Completion
by Erik Pema Kunsang Tulku Urgyen Chokyi NyimaSaturated with direct, pithy instructions, Rainbow Painting presents the very quintessence of the Buddhist Spiritual approach through the authentic personal experience of one of the greatest living meditation masters.Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche expresses what he himself has undergone, instructing us in a complete manner of training. To attain enlightenment we must experience our innate nature. The ultimate object of realization, the natural state of mind, unmistakenly and exactly as it is, need not be sought for elsewhere but is present within ourselves. Stability in this unexcelled state of unity is not achieved by separating what we know from what we do.This book contains astute instructions that address these key points of spirituality.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Henry's Demons: Living with Schizophrenia, A Father and Son's Story
by Patrick Cockburn Henry CockburnOn a cold February day two months after his twentieth birthday, Henry Cockburn waded into the Newhaven estuary outside Brighton, England, and nearly drowned. Voices, he said, had urged him to do it. Nearly halfway around the world in Afghanistan, journalist Patrick Cockburn learned from his wife, Jan, that his son had suffered a breakdown and had been admitted to a hospital. Ten days later, Henry was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Narrated by both Patrick and Henry, this is the extraordinary story of the eight years since Henry's descent into schizophrenia--years he has spent almost entirely in hospitals--and his family's struggle to help him recover. With remarkable frankness, Patrick writes of Henry's transformation from art student to mental patient and of the agonizing and difficult task of helping his son get well. Any hope of recovery lies in medication, yet Henry, who does not believe he is ill, secretly stops taking it and frequently runs away. Hopeful periods of stability are followed by frightening disappearances, then relapses that bleed into one another, until at last there is the promise of real improvement. In Henry's own raw, beautiful chapters, he describes his psychosis from the inside. He vividly relates what it is like to hear trees and bushes speaking to him, voices compelling him to wander the countryside or live in the streets, the loneliness of life within hospital walls, harrowing "polka dot days" that incapacitate him, and finally, his steps towards recovery. Patrick's and Henry's parallel stories reveal the complex intersections of sanity, madness, and identity; the vagaries of mental illness and its treatment; and a family's steadfast response to a bewildering condition. Haunting, intimate, and profoundly moving, their unique narrative will resonate with every parent and anyone who has been touched by mental illness.
Prime Time (with Bonus Content)
by Jane FondaBONUS: This eBook includes the full text of the book plus 50 photographs not found in the print version.In this inspiring and candid book, Jane Fonda, #1 bestselling author, actress, and workout pioneer, gives us a blueprint for living well and for making the most of life, especially the second half of it. Covering sex, love, food, fitness, self-understanding, spiritual and social growth, and your brain. In Prime Time, she offers a vision for successful living and maturing, A to Z.Highlighting new research and stories from her own life and from the lives of others, Jane Fonda explores how the critical years from 45 and 50, and especially from 60 and beyond, can be times when we truly become the energetic, loving, fulfilled people we were meant to be. Covering the 11 key ingredients for vital living, Fonda invites you to consider with her how to live a more insightful, healthy, and fully integrated life, a life lived more profoundly in touch with ourselves, our bodies, minds, and spirits, and with our talents, friends, and communities. In her research, Fonda discovered two metaphors, the arch and the staircase, that became for her two visions of life. She shows how to see your life the "staircase" way, as one of continual ascent. She explains how she came to understand the earlier decades of her life by performing a life review, and she shows how you can do a life review too. She reveals how her own life review enabled her to let go of old patterns, to see what means the most to her, and then to cultivate new goals and dreams, to make the most of the mature years. For there has been a "longevity revolution," and the average human life expectancy has jumped by years. Fonda asks, what we are meant to do with this precious gift of time? And she writes about how we can navigate the "fertile voids" that life periodically presents to us. She makes suggestions about exercise (including three key movements for optimal health), diet (how to eat by color), meditation, and how learning new things and creating fresh pathways in your brain can add quality to your life. Fonda writes of positivity, and why many people are happier in the second half of their lives than they have ever been before.In her #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, My Life So Far, Jane Fonda focused on the first half of her extraordinary life--what she called Acts I and II--with an eye toward preparing for a vibrant Act III. Now we have a thoughtfully articulated memoir and guide for how to make all of your life, and especially Act III, Prime Time.
Only You Can Be You
by Rick Warren Erik ReesIf you desire clarity and confidence in your life, travel with Rees on this 21-day journey to living the life you were meant to live and experiencing the freedom you long for. Simple, yes! Challenging, yes! If you feel frustrated with trying to find your purpose in life, Rees reminds you of your uniqueness before God. He further directs you in maximizing your time on earth. This book will challenge, empower, focus, inspire, and touch us all, wherever we are in our spiritual walk. Discover the abundant life God has designed you to have. Erik Rees is not only challenging you to make your life count, but offering you the opportunity to connect with him daily so he can help you. The book you hold in your hands is way more than words...it's an interactive life coaching experience! For the next three weeks of your life you have the wonderful opportunity to connect daily with pastor and life purpose expert Erik Rees through reading, video coaching, podcasts, and daily encouragements. Don't miss this opportunity! Sign up today online for the Only You Can Be You 21 Day Connection and make your life truly count!
Heart & Sold
by Valerie FitzgeraldHeart and Sold is an insightful journey through the emotional and tangible challenges of regaining one's personal power while building and maintaining a successful business -- regardless of the country's economic situation. Valerie Fitzgerald, one of the country's leading real estate agents, candidly recounts her personal journey from unemployed single parent to entrepreneur, philanthropist, and renowned corporate executive. From beginners just getting started in residential real estate to seasoned agents -- or anyone in business looking to take their game to the next level -- this step-by-step guide teaches readers the art of selling. With her personal touch, Fitzgerald shows readers how to manage clients with style, choose the right company and the best mentor, establish a stellar reputation in their field, develop a daily schedule for running a home office, and maintain a successful attitude every day. With all of her tools at their fingertips, readers will also soon be shooting for the stars. Heart and Sold shares the mind-set of a respected businesswoman who gracefully balances the demands of an empire with the intimacy of her family, and is a model for working and living that can be applied to any desire or discipline.
Motivationals for Mom
by Chrys HowardThe power of a few choice words can make the difference between a purpose-filled day and one of mere existence. This wonderful book of motivational messages ignites the hearts of moms from the mundane to the eternal, energizing them to face each new day with fresh purpose. The word motivate means to call to action. A devotional expresses devotion to God and His plans, bringing us closer to Him. This inspiring collection, Motivationals for Moms, combines insightful tips and biblical principles to point mothers in the right direction and lead them toward a more faith-centered and stress-free life. Written in a casual, friendly tone by the bestselling author of Hugs for Grandmas and Hugs for Daughters, each motivational is focused on the actions, occasions, opportunities, and emotions common to every mother's life. The daily messages are reinforced by carefully chosen Bible verses and meaningful quotes that will touch and inspire mothers in all stages of life. Topics are arranged in alphabetical order to allow mothers to turn easily to the page that will meet a specific need, or address an immediate problem, with deliberate, thoughtful decisions and wisdom.
Dealing with Memory Changes As You Grow Older
by Kathleen GoseThe first book to repond directly to the concerns of aging and its effect on memory. The informative, practical text offers essential reassurances and coping skills for both older adults and those who love them.
Breaking Free: How to Quit Your Job and Start Your Own Business
by Chris LauerBreaking Free is about making the transition from working for the man to working for yourself by starting your own business or freelancing. By focusing on the personal experiences, ideas, and actions of a variety of self-employed people--including freelance writers, contractors, service providers, store owners and franchisees, sales reps, and others--this book offers readers deep insights into the ideas and decisions required to make self-employment a reality. Along the way, author and self-employed professional Chris Lauer offers a wealth of practical small-business insights and tips. Breaking Free thus offers would-be entrepreneurs and freelancers something priceless--both the skills and encouragement required to shake free of corporate shackles and take the leap into small-scale entrepreneurship. Featuring real stories about the initial spark that motivated individuals to pursue independence and entrepreneurship, Breaking Free follows a variety of entrepreneurs as they move from their jobs as employees to the ranks of the self-employed. It also covers the nuts and bolts of self-employment--pricing and marketing services, keeping an eye on the bottom line, and growing the business, among other topics. In addition, Lauer focuses on the advances in technology that make self-employment easier today than ever before. Unlike most books on self-employment, Lauer uses vivid, real-life stories and tips to help would-be entrepreneurs decide the route that is best for them. Experienced entrepreneurs describe how they came up with ideas for their businesses, how they kept their ventures in motion during the early days and over the long term, how they grew, and when they recognized it was time to call it quits and sell or shutter the business. This is not a book for the next Bill Gates, but for the majority of new business owners and those dreaming of creating their own jobs: people ready to take a few risks to make a decent living on their own terms and gain some independence. Both descriptive and prescriptive, Breaking Free presents the latest ways to capitalize on today's many opportunities for self-sufficiency and financial autonomy.