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De-Escalate: How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less

Douglas Noll · Atria Books/Beyond Words
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Discover how to successfully and efficiently calm an angry person or diffuse a volatile situation in ninety seconds or less with this proven and accessible peacekeeping method by self-described "lawyer turned peacemaker" Douglas E. Noll.We live in an increasingly divided world...
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Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself

Anneli Rufus · Tarcher
Format: Hardcover

"Anneli Rufus has an incredible insight into the human condition. Through observation and anecdote, she shows us that no matter what was said or done to us, self-loathing does not have to be our fate. Hers is a strong, sympathetic and encouraging voice." - Henry Rollins"This...
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He Texted: The Ultimate Guide to Decoding Guys

Lisa Winning · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 261
Format: Paperback

You're a busy, intelligent, modern woman. You stay on top of work e-mail. You "like" all the baby photos your sister posts on Facebook. You found your dream job through LinkedIn. But when your crush texts you "Sup?" every few days, yet never asks you out, what the hell...
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How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7

Joanna Faber · Scribner
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed "The Parenting Bible."For over thirty-five...
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Think and Grow Rich for Women: Using Your Power to Create Success and Significance

Sharon Lechter · Tarcher
Format: Hardcover

Women are the future of American business. According to a recent Nielsen report, women will control two-thirds of American consumer wealth in less than a decade.And yet almost all business and success literature is still written for men - dispensing advice that doesn't take into account...
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Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive

Allison Gilbert · Seal Press
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

Passed and Present is a one-of-a-kind guide for discovering creative and meaningful ways to keep the memory of loved ones alive. Inspiring and imaginative, this bona fide "how-to" manual teaches us how to remember those we miss most, no matter how long they've been gone. Passed...
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We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter

CELESTE HEADLEE · Harper Wave
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

"WE NEED TO TALK."They are, perhaps, the most dreaded four words in the English language. But in her timely, insightful, and wonderfully practical book, We Need to Talk, Celeste Headlee - who earns a living by talking on the airwaves of National Public Radio - makes the case that...
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The Caregiver's Companion: Caring for Your Loved One Medically, Financially and Emotionally While Caring for Yourself

Carolyn A. Brent MBA · Harlequin
Format: Print book

Everything you need to know to ensure that your elderly loved one is being properly cared for. People today are not only living longer, they are also living sicker - making aging and caring for elderly loved ones more complicated than ever before. In this extensive guide, caregiver advocate...
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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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Cringeworthy: A Theory of Awkwardness

MELISSA DAHL · Portfolio
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

New York magazine's "Science of Us" editor explains the compelling psychology of awkwardness, and why learning to accept your cringeworthy moments can be a social advantage.Have you ever said goodbye to someone, only to discover that you're both walking in the same direction?...
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The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Dalai Lama · Avery
Pages: 354
Format: Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestsellerTwo spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships...
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Cannabis for Chronic Pain: A Proven Prescription for Using Marijuana to Relieve Your Pain and Heal Your Life

Rav Ivker · Touchstone
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The first authoritative and comprehensive guide for treating chronic pain with medical marijuana from a holistic family physician who has treated more than six thousand chronic pain patients with cannabis.While the number of patients using medical marijuana increases every year, misconceptions...
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Lose Your Belly Diet Cookbook:: The Ultimate Secret To Losing Belly Fat, Improve Your Gut and Live Healthy.

Brain Thompson · Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback

Do you want to be healthy? Do you want to be lean? And finally do you want to lose that annoying fat around your bellies! The recipes in this book is built around a very clear, research-based concept: it is enriched with recipes that nourishes and protects the microbes in your gut paves...
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The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype--and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More

Michael Breus · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Learn the best time to do everything--from drink your coffee to have sex or go for a run--according to your body's chronotype. Most advice centers on what to do, or how to do it, and ignores the when of success. But exciting new research proves there is a right time to do just about everything,...
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The Dolphin Way: A Parent's Guide to Raising Healthy, Happy, and Motivated Kids-Without Turning i nto a Tiger

Shimi K Kang · Jeremy P. Tarcher, Penguin
Pages: 334
Format: Print book

In this inspiring book, Harvard-trained child and adult psychiatrist and expert in human motivation Dr. Shimi Kang provides a guide to the art and science of inspiring children to develop their own internal drive and a lifelong love of learning. Drawing on the latest neuroscience and behavioral...
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