Self Help Books

In this charming contemporary romance, a young woman bonds with her grandmother and embarks on a life-changing adventure. Valentine Roncalli grew up in New York City, in a large Italian family. After she quits her miserable teaching job, she decides to help her grandmother run the family shoe business. Valentine and her grandmother venture to Italy to find inspiration for a shoe that will reinvent the business. Along the...

The bestselling author of Flow explains how science can offer a basis for morality in the coming millennium, and proposes a set of values to help readers learn how to transcend their biological and social programming, becoming in the process complex and integrated individuals.

The first day of school can be scary, even for cats. A black, fuzzy fellow, Splat decides that bringing Seymour, his pet mouse, will help. Unfortunately, it's a school filled with cats, well known enthusiasts of mice-sized snacks. When lunch time comes around, what on earth is Splat going to do? Filled with lots of silliness, self esteem-building text, and suspense, this charmer is accompanied by Rob Scotton's amusing illustrations.

Avery 16140 Write On Tabs, 1-1/4", Removable And Self Stick Tabs, 48 Per Pack, Yellow Make sure you're always in the right spot. Easily find your place in books, reports, catalogs and more with the help of these Write-On Tabs. Attach brightly colored self-stick tabs to help you flip back to specific pages. Flag important facts and figures, gain quick access to favorite quotes or assign sections in a notebook...

This book is based on a simple point: leadership roles should be filled by people who deliberately decide that they want to be in them. To that end, Discovering the Leader in You offers a unique system of self-discovery that clearly shows how you can attain the leadership position you want. Robert J. Lee and Sara N. King, who developed this approach from their experience at the widely renowned Center...

The best-selling author of A Year by the Sea and A Walk on the Beach explains how women can identify one`s authentic self, providing insights and step-by-step techniques to help women move beyond the roles they play in relationships to others to reclaim their individuality, nurture long-neglected talents, revitalize personal goals, and redefine oneself. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

"Explores the nature of time and its implications for questions of politics, ethics, and the self. Shows how a conception of time that breaks with common sense notions of chronological order can help us rethink the understandings of identity, difference,power, resistance, and overcoming"--Provided by publisher.

In How To Get Along With Almost Anyone, Norman Wright offers practical, step-by-step help in dealing with all the different people who affect our lives. In a thought-provoking and anecdotal style, Wright shows how to translate biblical wisdom into practical ways of relating to those around us. This book is filled with case histories, dialogue, self inventories and practical suggestions for building loving and lasting relationships.

Growing beyond the exclusive domain of professional facilitators, facilitation has become a core competency for anyone who runs meetings, leads a team, or manages a project. In addition, the concept of facilitation is a vital core leadership capability. These recent developments have created a significant need for standardized facilitation skills testing and accreditation that is both reliable?and readily available. In this training package, Ingrid Bens (author of the best-selling...

Take the direct route to timely mastery of the CCNA exam! This compact, no-nonsense test prep manual covers the ?must know? information readers need to pass the new Cisco CCNA exam 640-801 ? in fewer than 300 pages. Succinct, user-friendly coverage strengthens readers? knowledge of networking technologies and Cisco-specific products, with twenty questions per chapter that relate directly to the objectives on the exam. Practical ?Test Tips?...

In this liberating and enriching book, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer teaches us how to tap into the power of our higher selves and live each day, regardless of what we do, with a greater sense of peace and fulfillment.Your Sacred Self reveals a three-step program to help us understand our place in the world and develop a sense of satisfaction with ourselves and others. Step by step, we can change...

SUPERANNO Author Lori Hanson struggled with bulimia for 32 years. Armed with the knowledge we are designed to self heal, she sought and found an alternative path to recovery. Her story shares the grim realities of a life obsessed sprinkled with humor and inspiration. She outlines five key strategies to help readers recover from eating disorders holistically. Original.

Each year, thousands of young men and women show up at college unprepared for many of the challenges and experiences they will encounter for the next four years of their lives. And while parents, friends and teachers will always have advice to offer on the dangers of drugs & alcohol, tips for good hygiene and better work habits, how to do laundry and the importance of quickly making friends...

After tearing up a poster of Chairman Mao, Xiaoda Xiao was sentenced to seven years in Chinese labor camps where he suffered under brutal conditions before finally being released and emigrating to the United States. His experiences become the basis for his debut novel, THE CAVE MAN, about a Chinese prisoner, Ja Feng, whose entire sense of self and reality has been twisted by his nine month stint completely isolated...

When children lose someone they love, they lose part of their very identity. Life, as they knew it, will never be quite the same. The world that once felt dependable and safe may suddenly seem a frightening, uncertain place, where nobody understands what they`re feeling. In this deeply sympathetic book, Phyllis R. Silverman and Madelyn Kelly offer wise guidance on virtually every aspect of childhood loss, from living with...

This is the personal account of a two-year journey during which the author experienced the falling away of everything she call a self. The purpose of this book is to help clarify the second movement, to make it more recognizable and to bring to light, if possible, the ultimate final realization of the Christian motion of loss-of-self.

The essential go-to guide for the homemedical libraryCaregivers are problem solvers and often need “onthe job” training to come up with solutions in theunique world of cancer caregiving.Whether caring forone’s self at home or providing care for a loved one,this indispensable quick reference can help you improvequality of care and quality of life.Organized in a straight-forward A to Z format, thebook covers more than four dozen critical CancerCaregiving topics, from...

The Super Health Way from Recovery to Self Discovery. As taught by Yogi Bhajan. Meditations for Addictive Behavior is a system of yogic science to inspire and uplift the human spirit. These simple techniques will help break habits, tendencies and addictions. It contains 12 specific meditations with delicious nutritional formulas and inspirational quotes. It is effective with today`s behaviors linked to smoking, food, alcohol, drugs, co-dependency, stress, anxiety, depression and...

Uncover the prized communication secrets of U.S. Presidents, CEOs, and successful people everywhere!Stand and Deliver gives you everything you need to know to become an incredibly poised, polished, masterful communicator. Someone who can hold an audience of 1, 10, or 1000 in the palm of your hand, from the first word you speak to them until the last.You will learn... How to identify your authentic self so that you project...

The keys to having an outstanding career as a school leader.The American educational system is in crisis; trends of recent years have been extraordinarily hard on educators. An entire generation of school leaders is retiring, many of them early, and the number of candidates applying to replace them is plummeting. In many districts, applications have shrunk by nearly two-thirds. Seven Secrets of The Savvy School Leader hopes to...

"Finding the Center Within is a practical manual on the practice of mindfulness, which can help many people to embody their Buddha nature and become radiant and peaceful beings. It provides easy steps for practicing mindfulness in day-to-day living."Thich Nhat Hanh, author of Peace Is Every Step, The Miracle of Mindfulness, and Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the FlamesAll of us want to live a calmer, more peaceful existence. Thomas and...

Empowering Your Soul through Meditation awakens readers to the empowered soul and its rich qualities, such as unlimited wisdom, fearlessness, immortality, unconditional love, connectedness, and bliss. These simple techniques of meditation for accessing the riches within can help readers discover his or her great potential. Once these inner resources are tapped, readers can experience a profound transformation that will enrich all areas of life--including personal relations, physical, mental and emotional...

A leading sex therapist presents a step-by-step guide designed to help women of all ages transform their sex lives in ten weeks, offering up-to-date medical guidance for optimizing one`s sexual health, discussing the issue of genital self image and its impact on sexual satisfaction, and touting the sexual benefits of the vibrator. Reprint.

This unique and ground-breaking guide to increasing personal and professional effectiveness in a business context is now available in paperback. Managing Your Self helps managers to contribute effectively and progressively to their organizations without in any way adversely affecting themselves as individuals. With the help of this book anyone, including business managers and students, will be able to enjoy more effectiveness, dynamic and fulfilling professional and personal lives.

With practical exercises, inspirational guidance and the author`s own experiences as an artist and art therapist, this book shows how creativity can be a path to self dicovery. Allen includes information on materials and methods, plus ideas for projects using art to help express emotions.

During his lifetime, legendary martial artist Bruce Lee formulated a complex personal philosophy--a synthesis of Eastern and Western ideals--that extolled the virtues of knowledge and total mastery of one's self. However, most of his philosophical writings could be found only within the personal library of the Bruce Lee estate--until now.The Warrior Within is the most comprehensive volume of these teachings, meant to help you apply Lee's philosophies to your own...

“Inspiring true-life stories and practical leading-edge strategies teach you how to change unconscious limiting beliefs and create a joyous, soul-guided life.”—Debbie Ford, New York Times best-selling author of Why Good People Do Bad Things: How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy“This is a divinely inspired gift of a book for those who are ready to be happy.”—Sonia Choquette, author of Trust Your Vibes and Your Heart’s DesireDiscover Your Soul’s...

Antidepressants are a miracle, but to really beat depression we need to change our whole way of thinking. This book is a great introduction to a process--known as cognitive therapy--that can help us do just that. According to David M. Burns, depression results from a process wherein negative thoughts produce distortions of reality. Through a careful monitoring of thoughts, this depression-producing distortion is avoidable. One can also learn to distinguish...

Answers the need for help among the five million American women who suffer from eating disorders.

Have you always wanted to chronicle your experience of motherhood, but never knew how to begin? Are you looking for an outlet for self-expression, but can`t imagine how you could juggle one more thing? In Writing Motherhood, longtime writing teacher Lisa Garrigues dispels the myth that motherhood is an impediment to creativity. Drawing on her own efforts to balance the demands of motherhood with her dream of writing, she shows...

Find the optimal level of stress and wellness for your life and career-the essential guide for womenIf you`re one of the many women juggling the issues and demands of self, home, family, health, and the workplace, stress is one of the most important emotional and physical problems you face every day. Stress is inevitable, but this book shows you how to embrace it and use it. The key lies in...