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Vow: A Memoir of Marriage

Wendy Plump · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

There are so many ways to find out. From a cell phone. From a bank statement. From some weird supermarket encounter. One morning in early January 2005, Wendy Plumps friend came to tell her that her husband was having an affair. It was not a shock. Actually, it explained a lot. But what...
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It's Your Move: How to Play the Game and Win the Man You Want

Nick Savoy · Grand Central Publishing
Format: Paperback

MEN HAVE A GAME PLAN FOR PICKING UP WOMEN. NOW IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE YOUR MOVE.In his popular Love Systems dating bootcamps, famed pickup artist and dating coach Nick Savoy has taught tens of thousands of men how to attract and seduce the women they desire. Now, after watching countless...
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How to be a Husband

Tim Dowling · Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover

A riotously funny book about how to be a good husband (not like he would know) by Tim Dowling, star columnist for The Guardian. Think Nick Hornby meets Dave Barry - with a hint of Modern Family.This is not a self-help book. Tim Dowling doesn't have any solid advice for you on how to be a man - he tried...
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The Imperfect Marriage: Help for Those Who Think It's Over

Darryl Strawberry · Howard Books
Format: Hardcover

A marriage guidebook for the not-so-perfect marriage—filled with extremely candid, practical, and biblically based principles—proven to make any relationship successful.Darryl and Tracy Strawberry admit they have “made every possible mistake you can make in marriage.”...
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The Art of Mingling: Fun and Proven Techniques for Mastering Any Room

Jeanne Martinet · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Fully revised and updated-with Jeanne Martinet's trademark wit and practicality, The Art of Mingling hands you the keys to feeling at ease in any social situation Does the idea of going to a large party make your mouth go dry? Are you more comfortable on Facebook than face-to-face?...
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Confessions of a Mediocre Widow: Or, How I Lost My Husband and My Sanity

Catherine Tidd · Sourcebooks
Pages: 357
Format: Paperback

I spent my 11th wedding anniversary planning my husband's funeral. If I could just figure out how to make that rhyme, it would be the beginning of a great country song. Involuntarily single. That's the true story of where Catherine Tidd finds herself just three weeks after turning...
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Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Guide to Finding Joy in Unexpected Places

Sam Chase · New Harbinger Pub, 2016.
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

True happiness isn't as unattainable as we often think it is. It's a fundamental human experience available to us all in different ways and in different moments. This profound and witty guide will show you how the philosophy of yoga can help you manage stress and achieve lasting joy and well-being.Everyone...
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5-Minute Mindfulness: Parenting: Essays and Exercises for Parenting from the Heart

Claire Gillman · Fair Winds Press (MA)
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Take the time truly connect with the ones you love.Each and every day we do things that, though potentially rewarding, are too easily taken for granted or performed on auto-pilot. 5-Minute Mindfulness: Parenting is designed to help you take a mindful approach to these commonplance experiences...
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The Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga: 8 Weeks to Strength, Awareness, and Flexibility

James E Groves · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

While 36.7 million Americans practice yoga, there are still plenty who don't yet: in fact, half of all Americans profess interest in this ancient tradition and more studies show the benefits of yoga for stress reduction, physical fitness, and chronic conditions each year. The Harvard...
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Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well

Douglas Stone · Viking
Pages: 348
Format: Print book

The coauthors of the New York Times-bestselling Difficult Conversations take on the toughest topic of all: how we see ourselvesDouglas Stone and Sheila Heen have spent the past fifteen years working with corporations, nonprofits, governments, and families to determine what helps us learn...
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A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World

Daniel Goleman · Bantam
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

For more than half a century, in such books as The Art of Happiness and The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace, the Dalai Lama has guided us along the path to compassion and taught us how to improve our inner lives. In A Force for Good, with the help of his longtime friend Daniel...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope & Miracles: 101 Inspirational Stories of Faith, Answered Prayers, and Divine Intervention

Amy Newmark · Chicken Soup for the Soul
Format: Print book

These 101 miraculous stories of hope, faith, divine intervention and answered prayers will amaze you! As John Edward says in his foreword to the book: The personal stories you'll read here about hope, faith, answered prayers and divine intervention are to me all about one thing - our connection...
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Own It!: Be the Boss of Your Life--at Home and in the Workplace

Tabatha Coffey · itbooks ;
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

From the straight-shooting breakout star of Bravo's Tabatha Takes Over and author of It's Not Really About the Hair, Tabatha Coffey shares the secrets of her success in Own It!On television, Coffey is known for using tough love to overhaul failing businesses and help owners take...
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Tweak It: Make What Matters to You Happen Every Day

Cali Williams Yost · Center Street
Format: Hardcover

As the demands of work grow more intense, personal life can get shoved to the side. But resolving the job-versus-life conflict doesn't require the kind of big, disruptive, scary transformation that so many time-management "experts" recommend. In TWEAK IT, Cali Williams Yost...
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Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age

Jo Ann Jenkins · Public Affairs
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

"At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself." - Maya AngelouWe've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines - "50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP and author of Disrupt...
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