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The Wedding Ceremony Planner: The Essential Guide to the Most Important Part of Your Wedding Day

Judith Johnson · Sourcebooks Casablanca; 2 edition
Format: Book

The only comprehensive guide for planning your ceremony, your way! Offering an abundance of elegant and heartfelt choices for ceremony elements, ten full sample ceremonies, and often-overlooked logistics, this is the absolute essential guide for anyone designing a wedding ceremony. Expert...
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Love Illuminated: Exploring Life's Most Mystifying Subject

Daniel Jones · William Morrow; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

From the editor of the New York Times' popular "Modern Love" column, the story of love from beginning to end (or not).Love. We want it. We need it. We pay it homage with songs and poems and great works of art. And when we lose it, there's no pain as intense or excruciating....
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Is That Me Yelling?: A Parent's Guide to Getting Your Kids to Cooperate Without Losing Your Cool

Rona Renner RN · New Harbinger Publications
Format: Paperback

Being a parent is hard work! And when your child refuses to do even the little things - like picking up their toys, taking a bath, or getting in the car to go to school - it's easy to become frustrated. But what if there was a gentle, effective way for you to improve your kid's...
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There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love

Emily Mcdowell · HarperOne
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover

The creator of the viral hit "Empathy Cards" teams up with a compassion expert to produce a visually stunning and groundbreaking illustrated guide to help you increase your emotional intelligence and learn how to offer comfort and support when someone you know is in pain.

When...

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Everything I Learned about Life, I Learned in Dance Class

Abby Lee Miller · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Ultimate Tiger Mom Abby Lee Millerthe passionate unapologetically outspoken tough-as-nails star of Lifetimes phenomenal hit Dance Moms and Abbys Ultimate Dance Competitionoffers inspirational tough love guidance for parents who want to help their children succeed and for readers of all ages...
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Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People--and Break Free

Stephanie Moulton Sarkis · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

A mental health expert sheds light on "gaslighting"--the manipulative technique used by sociopaths, narcissists, and others--offering practical strategies to cope and break free.

Gaslighting is a technique of manipulating others to gain control, often practiced...
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UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in Our All-About-Me World

Michele Borba · Touchstone
Pages: 262
Format: Print book

Bestselling author Michele Borba offers a 9-step program to help parents cultivate empathy in children, from birth to young adulthood - and explains why developing a healthy sense of empathy is a key predictor of which kids will thrive and succeed in the future.

Is the Selfie Syndrome...
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No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth

Ken Wilber · Shambhala
Pages: 149
Format: Paperback

A simple yet comprehensive guide to the types of psychologies and therapies available from Eastern and Western sources. Each chapter includes a specific exercise designed to help the reader understand the nature and practice of the specific therapies. Wilber presents an easy-to-use map of human...
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Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions

Johann Hari · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs, a radical new way of thinking about depression and anxiety.

What really causes depression and anxiety--and how can we really solve them? Award-winning journalist...

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The Remarriage Blueprint: How Remarried Couples and Their Families Succeed or Fail

Maggie Scarf · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling relationship expert Maggie Scarf shares in-depth stories of seven remar­ried couples—revealing the unique challenges they face as they strive to achieve lasting intimacy and familial harmony. It’s estimated that 40 percent of new marriages in the US are remarriages,...
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L'art de la Simplicité: How to Live More with Less

Dominique Loreau · Griffin
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

If simplicity is an art, then Dominique Loreau is a master. Having lived in Japan for many years and inspired by Eastern philosophy, Loreau discovered the beauty of a life well lived through the art of simplicity. Her lifestyle rests on the principle of less is more, and imbues all areas...
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The Cool Factor: A Guide to Achieving Effortless Style, with Secrets from the Women Who Have It

Andrea Linett · Artisan
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Trendsetter Andrea Linett has that rare ability to distill fashion talk into advice that everyone can follow, and in this book she shares the style wisdom she s gathered over years of working in the fashion industry. Here is only the content that matters wardrobe classics, leather, denim,...
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Say This, Not That: A Foolproof Guide to Effective Interpersonal Communication

Carl Alasko Ph. D. · Tarcher
Pages: 219
Format: Paperback

This simple, straightforward guide to effective communication is for anyone who has ever wanted to "eat their words." Do you ever feel that your words produce the exact opposite effect of what you were hoping for - escalating tensions rather than solving problems? Author of Emotional...
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Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More

Courtney Carver · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Courtney Carver shows us the power of simplicity to improve our health, build more meaningful relationships, and relieve stress in our professional and personal lives.

We are often on a quest for more - we give in to pressure every day to work more, own more, and do more. For Carver,...
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Dear Sister: Letters From Survivors of Sexual Violence

Lisa Factora-Borchers · AK Press
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback

Dear Sister,It wasn't your fault; it was never your fault. You did nothing wrong. Hold this tight to your heart: it wasn't your fault.At night when you lay there and your mind fills with images and you wonder if only, if you had . . . if you hadn't . . . . Remember: it wasn't...
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