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365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life

John Kralik · Hyperion
Pages: 228
Format: Book

One recent December, at age 53, John Kralik found his life at a terrible, frightening low: his small law firm was failing; he was struggling through a painful second divorce; he had grown distant from his two older children and was afraid he might lose contact with his young daughter;...

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The Procrastinator's Guide to Getting Things Done

Monica Ramirez Basco PhD · The Guilford Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Everyone waits till the last minute sometimes. But many procrastinators pay a significant price, from poor job performance to stress, financial problems, and relationship conflicts. Fortunately, just as anyone can endlessly delay, anyone can learn how to stop! Cognitive-behavioral therapy...

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Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship

Isabel Vincent · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 213
Format: Book

"I loved every moment of this book . . . Everyone deserves their own Edward--and everyone deserves to read this book." - Susannah Cahalan, bestselling author of Brain on Fire

When Isabel meets Edward, both are at a crossroads: he wants to follow his late...

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The Meaning of Nice: How Compassion and Civility Can Change Your Life

Joan Duncan Oliver · Berkley Trade; 1 edition
Format: Book

Discover the hidden power of nice. The Meaning of Nice is a multi-faceted exploration of a simple word and how it has developed over time and among various disciplines. With emphasis on philosophy, positive psychology and interpersonal relationships, Joan Duncan Oliver probes...

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I Brake for Yard Sales: And Flea Markets, Thrift Shops, Auctions, and the Occasional Dumpster

Lara Spencer · Abrams Publishing
Format: Paperback

Good Morning America correspondent Lara Spencer is a self-confessed frugalista with a passion for shopping at yard sales, thrift shops, and estate sales, and for decorating her home and friends homes with her fabulous finds. In I Brake for Yard Sales, Lara shares her secrets...

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The Good Among the Great: 19 Traits of the Most Admirable, Creative, and Joyous People

Donald Van de Mark · Columbia Island Press; Original edition
Format: Book

The Good Among the Great 19 Traits of the Most Admirable, Creative and Joyous People offers an in-depth look at the qualities that make a few high achievers also good people.  Using lively stories drawn from his more than 25 years interviewing prominent leaders for CNN,...

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Living your Leadership: Grow Intentionally, Thrive with Integrity, and Serve Humbly

Chris Ewing · iUniverse
Pages: 202
Format: Paperback

Living Your Leadership starts with self-leadership to discover, understand, and improve yourself. Only then can you shift your focus to being a transformational leader focused on servant leadership. Chris Ewing, a leadership consultant and educator who formerly served as an officer...

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Asperger's Syndrome Workplace Survival Guide: A Neurotypical's Secrets for Success

Barbara Bissonnette · Jessica Kingsley Pub; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The workplace can be a difficult environment for people with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) and this often impedes their ability to make use of particular skills and sustain meaningful and fulfilling employment. This is the definitive guide to surviving and thriving in the workplace for people...

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Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough

Lori Gottlieb · Dutton
Pages: 322
Format: Book

You have a fulfilling job, a great group of friends, the perfect apartment, and no shortage of dates. So what if you haven't found "The One" just yet. Surely he'll come along, right? But what if he doesn't? Or even worse, what if he already has, but you just didn't...

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Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up

Shelly Fisher · She Writes Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Real stories and real feedback on what should be said, what should be kept to yourself, and what can be done when trying to support someone you care about as they navigate loss. Breaking Sad helps us start conversations through its pages of personal stories and suggestions from...

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Midlife Eating Disorders: Your Journey to Recovery

Cynthia M. Bulik · Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

In most people's minds, "eating disorder" (ED) conjures images of a thin, white, upper-middle-class teenage girl. The ED landscape has changed. Countless men and women in midlife and beyond, from all ethnic backgrounds, also struggle with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa,...

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The Career Code: Must-Know Rules for a Strategic, Stylish, and Self-Made Career

Hillary Kerr · Abrams Image
Pages: 167
Format: Book

The co-founders of the hugely successful Who What Wear empire share their best career advice for smart, stylish, self-starting women of all professional levels.

In The Career Code, the third book in the smash-hit Who What Wear series, fashion and digital entrepreneurs...

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Zentangle Untangled: Inspiration and Prompts for Meditative Drawing

Kass Hall · North Light Books
Format: Book

Unwind, Tangle and Relax! In Zentangle Untangled, Kass Hall introduces you to the fun and relaxing "doodling" process of Zentangle©--an engaging art form that uses repetitive patterns to create striking works of art that anyone can achieve regardless of age or artistic...

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Life's Last Gift: Giving and Receiving Peace When a Loved One Is Dying

Charles A Garfield · Central Recovery Press
Pages: 194
Format: Book

After four decades of training volunteers to sit at the bedsides of the dying, psychologist and Shanti founder Charles Garfield has created an essential guide for friends and families who want to offer comfort and ease their loved ones' final days. Life's Last Gift is an indispensible...

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