Cup of Comfort
Edited by Colleen Sell
(Adams Media)
In this beautiful volume from the beloved Cup of Comfort series, mothers, sisters, aunts and friends share compelling and uplifting personal essays. Each individual has a unique story of living with, fighting and beating breast cancer.
You will laugh and cry along with these courageous women as they tell their own stories. [...]
The Busy Mom’s Guide
Author Kathy Peel
(Tyndale)
As a busy mom, juggling and balancing work, family schedules, dinners, paying bills, planning parties and family vacations as well as managing a host of other responsibilities, this easy-access, A-Z reference guide for a happy organized home is invaluable.
Kathy’s Family Manager System is based on the idea that the strategies that run any [...]
Paws & Effect
Author Sharon Sakson
(Spiegel & Grau)
For centuries, dogs have helped people by herding sheep, guarding their homes and offering them unconditional love–but dogs also have the ability to save lives.
Journalist and champion dog breeder, Sharon Sakson, treats her readers to awe-inspiring real-life stories of how woman’s (and man’s) best friend is playing a beneficial role in [...]
Overpower Pain
Author Mitchell T. Yass, PT
(Sentient)
From the neck to the feet, from lower back and hips to shoulder and elbows, Yass clearly demonstrates how most people can eliminate pain through strength training.
The program detailed on these pages, accompanied by descriptions and photographs, provides a comprehensive plan to help those of all ages overcome pain and return [...]
Bags to Riches
Author Linda Hollander
(Celestial Arts)
Women entrepreneurs will be encouraged by the valuable tales sprinkled throughout this book. More than just a typical “how-to” business book, Linda plays out one of the most difficult aspects of starting a business–deciding to go for it.
Filled with real-life success stories, coupled with issues women care about like forming supportive relationships, [...]
Don’t Bring It To Work
Author Sylvia Lafair
(Jossey-Bass)
Bringing destructive family patterns into the workplace is more common than one might think and Lafair addresses these issues head-on in her ground-breaking book. She shows how to overcome behaviors and stop the cycle of counterproductive pattern repetition that may certainly escalate during this recession in a stress-based environment.
The importance of a person [...]
Dying was the best thing
AuthorWilliam E. Hablitzel,MD
(Sunshine Ridge Publishing)
There are moments in life powerful enough to change us instantly and forever. Dr. Hablitzel, a practicing physician and medical educator, shares stories of inspiration from his patients’ lives. He balances details of the medical world with more humanistic elements – the importance of friends and family, staying in the [...]
The Passion Test
Authors Janet Bray Attwood
and Chris Attwood
(Hudson Street Press)
Today four out of five Americans are not passionate about what they are doing in life. Unhappiness in work and love, with money and weight, all contribute to the sheer number of people moving through life, but not really living to the fullest extent through their true passions. [...]
Congratulations on your Divorce
Author Amy Botwinick (HCI Books)
This is not another dry book about the process of divorce from a lawyer or psychologist. Botwinick has written a fun and uplifting book for women only. She shares her own struggles, emotional foibles and stories to help you through your own emotions.
Sections include: Making peace with your decision; taking [...]
Breakaway Laughter
Author Nan Crockett (Vander Wyk & Burnham)
Pulling your hair out…screaming profanities…banging your head against the wall. These are all tempting ways to deal with the everyday situations that drive us crazy. Crockett found a different way to deal with dilemmas. She discovered a sense of humor can truly save the day.
As a stress management [...]
