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Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Freak Out Less, Accomplish More, and Generally Win at Life

Sarah Knight · Little
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Sarah Knight is the internationally bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck, which has been translated into twelve languages and published in eighteen territories worldwide. She used to live in Brooklyn, but now lives in the Dominican Republic. She no longer gives...
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The Woman Code: 20 Powerful Keys to Unlock Your Life

Sophia A. Nelson · Revell
Format: Hardcover

Every woman lives by a code whether she realizes it or not It informs how she treats others and herself how much she expects of herself and how far she is willing to go in order to find success But is the code were living by truly helping us create the lives of purpose and fulfillment we desire...
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How to Be a Person in the World: Ask Polly's Guide Through the Paradoxes of Modern Life

Heather Havrilesky · Doubleday
Pages: 258
Format: Print book

A collection of original, impassioned, and inspiring letters by the author of the popular advice column Ask PollyShould you quit your day job to follow your dreams? How do you rein in an overbearing mother? Will you ever stop dating wishy-washy, noncommittal guys? Should you put off having...
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From Mom to Me Again: How I Survived My First Empty-Nest Year and Reinvented the Rest of My Life

Melissa Shultz · Sourcebooks
Pages: 197
Format: Print book

Live your best life -- even after your kids leave homeWhen her children left for college, Melissa Shultz was certain that she had prepared them well for their new lives-but her own life was a different matter entirely. Her house was empty, her purpose unclear. If her life was no longer...
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Folds in Fashion: The Art of Pleating in Clothing Design and Construction

Rosa Prieto · Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

Step-by-step instructions for 24 specialized techniques for the experienced sewer. The newfound fondness for fashionable handmade clothes is driving a robust market for sewing machines. The New York Times reports that sales more than doubled over the last decade. These creative sewers...
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Inkspirations for Women: Color Your World Happy--30 Inspiring Designs to Nourish Your Heart and Renew Your Spirit

Marci Shimoff · Health Communications
Pages: 72
Format: Print book

Take a break from the busyness of life with Inkspirations for Women, a captivating collection of exquisite original art from Judy Clement Wall. Whether you are new to the coloring craze or a gel pen aficionado, Inkspirations for Women will help you relax and unwind while unleashing your...
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Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death

Henry Fersko-Weiss · Conari Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to approach death and dying. It explores how the dying and their families can bring deep meaning and great comfort to the care given at the end of a life. Created by Henry Fersko-Weiss, the end-of-life doula model is adapted from the work of birth...
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True Style is What's Underneath: The Self-Acceptance Revolution

Elisa Goodkind · Universe
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover

A new kind of style book with the inspiring and empowering message that "true style is self-acceptance," profiling stylish influencers and celebrities who defy the cookie-cutter looks of today's fashion magazines. The mother-daughter team behind the enormously popular websites...
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The Power Book: 200 Ways to Make Power Work for You

Rose Herceg · Allen & Unwin
Format: Hardcover

From power in relationships to power in families to power in society to power in the workplace, how to be a more powerful person while keeping one's humanity and decencyPower can be benevolent, and it can be gentle. You can still get exactly what you want without...
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Teenage Suicide Notes: An Ethnography of Self-Harm

Terry M Williams · Columbia University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

"Picturing myself dying in a way I choose myself seems so comforting, healing and heroic. I'd look at my wrists, watch the blood seeping, and be a spectator in my last act of self-determination. By having lost all my self-respect it seems like the last pride I own, determining...
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Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life: Because You Can't Go Naked

George Brescia · Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

Open the door to harmonious, powerful, and positive dressing with a guide that's like The Secret - for your wardrobe. In this groundbreaking how-to book, style expert George Brescia shows you how to transform yourself from the inside out.More than a style guide, this revolutionary book...
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Zendoodle : meditative drawing to calm your inner self

Susanne Schaadt · Search Press
Format: Paperback

Drawing should always be a fun pastime; it's a great way to relax and let your imagination run wild. It can also be a fantastic meditative exercise. All you need is some paper, some pens and pencils and you're ready to unwind.The Japanese word zen means meditation and when you combine this...
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