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The Choice: Embrace the Possible

Edith Eger · Scribner
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A powerful, moving memoir - and a practical guide to healing - written by Dr. Edith Eva Eger, an eminent psychologist whose own experiences as a Holocaust survivor help her treat patients and allow them to escape the prisons of their own minds.Edith Eger was sixteen years old when the Nazis...
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No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are

Jack Kornfield · Atria Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In this landmark work, internationally beloved teacher of meditation and mindfulness Jack Kornfield reveals that you can be happy now, this minute, with the keys to inner freedom.In his first major book in several years, the inspiring author of the classic A Path with Heart, Jack Kornfield,...
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Love Without Limits: A Remarkable Story of True Love Conquering All

Nick Vujicic · WaterBrook Press
Format: Hardcover

It Doesnt Take a Perfect Person to Find a Perfect Love    Even though he was born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic created a ridiculously good life. But after dating disappointments and a failed relationship, he reached his mid-twenties worried that he would never find a woman to love...
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Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food

Catherine Shanahan · Flatiron Books
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover

A self-published phenomenon examining the habits that kept our ancestors disease-free -- now with a prescriptive plan for "The Human Diet" to help us all live long, vital, healthy lives.Physician and biochemist Cate Shanahan, M.D. examined diets around the world known to help...
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Finding the Words: How to Talk with Children and Teens about Death, Suicide, Homicide, Funerals, Cremation, and other End-of-Life Matters

Alan D. Wolfelt PhD · Companion Press
Format: Paperback

With this compassionate book by respected grief counselor and educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt, readers will find simplified and suitable methods for talking to children and teenagers about sensitive topics with an emphasis on the subject of death. Honest but child-appropriate language is advocated,...
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We're Just Not That Into You: Dating Disasters from the Trenches

Karina Smirnoff · Post Hill Press
Format: Hardcover

Two Hollywood bombshells share the brutally honest truth - and laugh-out-loud moments - about dating in the modern world.Dancing with the Stars pro Karina Smirnoff believed her then-boyfriend when he said that the bag of condoms she found in his suitcase belonged to a buddy of his - that...
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Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life

Tom Rath · Silicon Guild
Format: Hardcover

Tom Rath's latest international bestseller (6th WSJ/NYT bestseller, over 6 million copies sold) reveals the three keys that matter most for our daily well-being, as well as our engagement in our work. Drawing on the latest and most practical research from business, psychology, and economics,...
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The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market

Joseph F. Coughlin · PublicAffairs
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

As the director of the MIT AgeLab, Joseph Coughlin has studied trends in demographics and technology and spearheaded research and innovation to improve the quality of life for older people and those who care for them. Now, in The Longevity Economy, he uses this expertise to break new ground...
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The Brain Bible: How to Stay Vital, Productive, and Happy for a Lifetime

John Arden · McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover

THE REAL PATH TO BRAIN HEALTH--BASED ON CUTTING-EDGE BRAIN SCIENCELet's face it: you want to keep your brain in great shape. But But how do you sift through the clutter of information and media coverage in order to find the facts?The Brain Bible One of today's leading experts on brain...
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Beat Depression Fast: 10 Steps to a Happier You Using Positive Psychology

Alexandra Massey · Watkins Publishing
Format: Paperback

In her latest book, depression counselor, Alexandra Massey, distils years of hard-won strategies for treating depression. She provides an easy-to-follow ten-step program that will help you beat it quickly and without pharmaceuticals.  Massey, who has suffered from depression most of her life,...
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Get the Truth: Former CIA Officers Teach You How to Persuade Anyone to Tell All

Michael Floyd · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Getting someone to tell the truth is an essential skill that very few people possess. In the boardroom, classroom, or our own homes, every day we interact with others and try to get the truth from them. This book will show you how to do it, and do it well!...
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My Orange Duffel Bag: A Journey to Radical Change

Sam Bracken · Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

Abandoned at age 15, Sam Bracken battled homelessness, poverty, and abuse to successfully earn a full-ride football scholarship to the Georgia Institute of Technology. When he left for college, everything he owned fit in an orange duffel bag. Now, in this award-winning illustrated memoir...
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The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever?And What to Do About It

Katherine Reynolds Lewis · PublicAffairs
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The current model of parental discipline is as outdated as a rotary phone.Today's parents live with an exhausting reality: persistent defiance from children. About half of the current generation of children will develop a mood or behavioral disorder or a substance addiction by age eighteen....
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An Oasis in Time: How a Day of Rest Can Save Your Life

Marilyn Paul · Rodale Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Now, more than ever, people are seeking a reprieve from the constant pressure to achieve, produce, and consume. While many turn to mindfulness and meditation, organizational change expert Marilyn Paul, Ph.D. offers a complementary solution that is as radical as it is ancient. In her new book...
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Your Playbook For Tough Times, Vol. 2:: Needs And Wants Edition

Donna Freedman · Word Matters LLC
Pages: 183
Format: Paperback

"A true frugalist knows the difference between essentials and extras. But there's no reason you can't have both." Ever since the 2008 recession, award-winning writer Donna Freedman has made a living showing others how to get the most for their money. Now she's come...
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