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The Widower's Guide to a New Life

Joanna Romer · MSI Press
Format: Print book

A Book-of-the-Year Award BOTYA finalist for 2014, The Widowers Guide to a New Life shares the experiences of ten bereaved men as they cope with the trauma of losing a spouse. The book will help new widowers meet such challenges as how to find consolation through friends, work and prayer...
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The Greatest Prospector in the World: A historically accurate parable on creating success in sales, business & life.

Ken Dunn · Next Century Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Laura Dunagan, was born in the gold prospecting days of rustic Alaska in the early 1900's. When Laura was 16 years old, her father was trapped under a mud slide while prospecting in a nearby river and died. Laura was forced to move to Chicago in the care of her rich Uncle Joe. Laura...
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The December Project: An Extraordinary Rabbi and a Skeptical Seeker Confront Life's Greatest Mystery

Sara Davidson · Harpercollins Publishing Aust
Pages: 193
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Last Lecture, New York Times bestselling author Sara Davidson met every Friday with 89-year-old Rabbi Zalman Shachter-Shalomi, the iconic founder of the Jewish Renewal movment, to discuss what he calls The December Project. "When you can feel...
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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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Slowspoke: A Unicyclist's Guide to America

Mark Schimmoeller · Chelsea Green Publishing; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Why a unicycle? Why a cross-country trip? Why leave a prominent New York magazine and return to the simple life in Kentucky? Reminiscent of classic literary travelogues, Mark Schimmoeller’s Slowspoke: A Unicyclist’s Guide to America takes readers on an inward, emotional journey...
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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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Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby

Deborah L Davis · Fulcrum Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of U.S. families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, Third Edition offers reassurance to parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair during and after such a tragedy. In this new and updated edition,...
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Take Your Life Back: How to Stop Letting the Past and Other People Control You

Stephen Arterburn · Tyndale Momentum
Format: Print book

From the creators of the #1-bestselling Life Recovery series, Take Your Life Back is a groundbreaking look at how to overcome unhealthy relationships and love others well. Counselors Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop offer personal examples, clinical insight, and scriptural truth to help...
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The Social Climber's Bible: A Book of Manners, Practical Tips, and Spiritual Advice for the Upwardly Mobile

Dirk Wittenborn · Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover

Welcome fledging Social Climbers Allow us to show you the wayBirds do it bees do it even educated fleas do it so whats the big deal You shouldnt be punished for wanting to improve your lot in life This is America after all In the grand tradition of True Prep and The Hipster Handbook The Social...
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Simple Lessons for A Better Life: Unexpected Inspiration from Inside the Nursing Home

Charles E. Dodgen
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

From the unique experiences of nursing home residents, an empathic psychologist derives lessons for living a better life, demonstrating how people find happiness, peace, and fulfillment despite challenging circumstances. Perfect for readers who seek inspiration for living a better life...
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52 Ways to Live the Course in Miracles: Cultivate a Simpler, Slower, More Love-Filled Life

Karen Casey · Conari Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

The impact A Course In Miracles (ACIM) has had on Karen Casey's life is immeasurable. First introduced to ACIM during the early stages of sobriety when she hung on to Alcoholics Anonymous like her life depended on it (and, of course, it did) , she yearned for something that could...

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Everything That Remains: A Memoir by The Minimalists

Joshua Fields Millburn · Asymmetrical Press
Pages: 216
Format: Book

What if everything you ever wanted isn't what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn't anymore.
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The Work-Life Equation: Six Key Values That Drive Happiness and Success

William L. Maw · Praeger
Format: Hardcover

The Work-Life Equation Six Key Values That Drive Happiness and Success is for the millions of people and business managers who are surrounded by bad behaviorxwith its attendant mediocre or unsatisfying resultsxat work and in their private lives, but who hope and dream for a happier and more...
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Wild Women, Wild Voices: Writing from Your Authentic Wildness

Judy Reeves · New World Library
Format: Print book

Write to Celebrate, Heal, and Free the Wild Woman WithinIn her years as a writing coach, Judy Reeves has found twin urges in women: they yearn to reclaim a true nature that resides below the surface of daily life and to give it voice. The longing to express this wild, authentic nature is what...
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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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