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Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World

MAX LUCADO · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Anxiety is at an all time high, but there's a prescription for dealing with it. Max Lucado invites readers into a study of Philippians 4:6-7 where the Apostle Paul admonishes the followers of Christ, "Do not be anxious about anything . . ." Philippians 4:6 encourages the believer...
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The Novel Cure: From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You

Ella Berthoud · Penguin Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The Guardian UKAn exuberant pageant of literary fiction and a celebration of the possibilities of the novel.A novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction, entertainment, and an opportunity to unwind or focus. But it can also be something more powerful—a...
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She Matters: A Life in Friendships

Susanna Sonnenberg · Scribner; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times called Susanna Sonnenberg immensely gifted and Vogue scrupulously unsentimental Entertainment Weekly described Sonnenbergs Her Last Death as a bracing memoir about growing up rich and glamorous with a savagely inappropriate mother Now Sonnenberg with her unflinching eye and uncanny...
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When to Jump: If the Job You Have Isn't the Life You Want

Mike Lewis · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

An inspirational book that lays out the "Jump Curve" -- four steps to wholeheartedly pursuing the career of your dreams -- through experiences from a variety of people who have jumped and never looked backWhen Mike Lewis was twenty-four and working in a prestigious corporate job,...
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Mixed-Up Love: Relationships, Family, and Religious Identity in the 21st Century

Jon M. Sweeney · Jericho Books
Format: Paperback

Dating, commitment, kids, and family--it's all hard work, and when you come from different religious backgrounds it's even harder. Jon, a Catholic writer, and Michal, a Reconstructionist rabbi, live out the challenges of an interfaith relationship everyday as husband and wife, and as parents...
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A Bone to Pick: The good and bad news about food, with wisdom and advice on diets, food safety, GMOs, farming, and more

Mark Bittman · Pam Krauss Books
Format: Hardcover

Since his New York Times op-ed column debuted in 2011, Mark Bittman has emerged as one of our most impassioned and opinionated observers of the food landscape. The Times' only dedicated opinion columnist covering the food beat, Bittman routinely makes readers think twice about how the food...
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Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It's So Hard to Stop

Anna Lembke · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Three out of four people addicted to heroin probably started on a prescription opioid, according to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the United States alone, 16,000 people die each year as a result of prescription opioid overdose. But perhaps the most frightening...
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Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World

Noreena Hertz · HarperBusiness
Format: Print book

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World is Noreena Hertz’s practical, cutting-edge guide to help you cut through the data deluge and make smarter and better choices, based on her highly popular TED talk.In this eye-opening handbook, the internationally...
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Trust: Mastering the Four Essential Trusts: Trust in Self, Trust in God, Trust in Others, Trust in Life

Iyanla Vanzant · Hay House Inc
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

Trust in Self Trust yourself because you are worthy of your own time, energy, attention, and love. You - as a demonstration of and representative of the presence of the Creator in the world - deserve and are worthy of your own trust . . . Trust yourself because it is the way you demonstrate...
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The Angst of Adolescence: How to Parent Your Teen and Live to Laugh About It

Sara Villanueva · Bibliomotion, 2015.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Being a good parent is one of the most difficult, yet most rewarding, jobs a person can have in his or her lifetime. Being the parent of a teen is an especially daunting phase of the journey. As parents begin to notice the significant changes that come with adolescence (physical changes...
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Adult Stuff: Things You Need to Know to Win at Real Life

Robert Boesel · Sourcebooks, 2016.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Your future is...limited! Wait, we mean...limiting... No, hold on...limitless.Sometimes your first steps into the "real world" send you falling flat on your face. It's natural to be optimistic about new experiences, but most of us set ourselves up only to be let down every...
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13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do: Raising Self-Assured Children and Training Their Brains for a Life of Happiness, Meaning, and Success

Amy Morin · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children.Do today's children lack the flexibility and mental strength they need to cope with life's challenges in an increasingly...
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Birth Order: What Your Position in the Family Really Tells You About Your Character

Linda Blair · Piatkus Books; Reprint edition
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Revealing insight into the effects of ones position in family order on both self and relationshipsOn the basis of more than 25 years clinical experience and psychological research, Linda Blair reveals how ones birth order position, the spacing between siblings, and the sex of siblings...
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Diet Cults: The Surprising Fallacy at the Core of Nutrition Fads and a Guide to Healthy Eating for the Rest of US

Matt Fitzgerald · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the national bestselling author of Racing Weight, Matt Fitzgerald exposes the irrationality, half-truths, and downright impossibility of a "single right way" to eat, and reveals how to develop rational, healthy eating habits. From "The Four Hour Body," to "Atkins,"...
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El lado fácil de la gente dificil

Cesar Lozano · Aguilar
Format: Kindle Edition

¿Has sido violento con un conocido o algún familiar por defender tu punto de vista?¿Conoces a alguien que se comporta prepotente con sus compañeros de trabajo, sin detenerse en sus groserías?¿Eres de las personas que insultan, hacen comentarios hirientes y, además, alardean de su mala...
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