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In a single generation, the view of life after fifty has changed dramatically. Today's society is shaped by unprecedented growth in the number of people living in their "golden years", shifting patte
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You can move quickly from "stuck" to "smooth sailing" in all aspects of your life using Bill O'Hanlon's ten easy Solution Keys, Humorous, direct, and effective, they help you change how you view and "
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The act of "coming out" has the power to transform every aspect of a woman's life: family, friendships, career, sexuality, spirituality. An essential element of self-realization, it is the unabashed
For almost twenty years, Teresa Pregnall, also known as the Charleston Cake Lady, has sent thousands of her bakery's beloved cakes to delighted dessert lovers everywhere.? Following the success of her
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The first Scandinavian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest recalls her experiences on the dangerous peak in 1996 when a storm killed eight climbers.
High in the Andes, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. While deep in the South American jungle, Conklin's nephew, Sam, stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled
Bright, beautiful, and sensuous, Alice White dares to tell her new lover, college professor and biologist Erik Summers, her shocking secret--that at each full moon she turns into a wolf. Reprint.
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This comforting and healing book is a must--not only for women who have at one time experienced pregnancy loss but also for their parents, sisters, daughters, brothers, and friends. Kim Kluger-Bell's
Guy Kawasaki, CEO of garage.com and former chief evangelist of Apple Computer, Inc., presents his manifesto for world-changing innovation, using his battle-tested lessons to help revolutionaries beco
Identifies eight easytofollow and effective rules for amassing a fortune based on case studies of people who became millionaires while earning an average income. Reprint.
How did the Grateful Dead use its fanatical following to build a $100 millionbrand that still thrives today? How did upstart Boston Beer Company--makers of Sam Adams--prevail over rival Anheuser-Busc
When Dr. Herbert Benson introduced this simple, effective, mind/body approach to relieve stress in The Relaxation Response twenty-five years ago, the book became an instant national bestseller. Since
A practical and creative guide to interior design for small apartments offers helpful tips on how to create efficient kitchens, appealing baths, adequate storage, and work and entertainment areas, wit
Recently arrived in a Rocky Mountain mining town to be claimed by her fiance, mailorder bride Kate Murphy learns that the lucky groomtobe just died in an accident so she decides to take a job caring f
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You may have the most outstanding business, product, idea or talent in the world, but in order to be successful, you have to let the world know about it. Raleigh Pinskey offers you a crash course on
When Rebecca Bennett agrees to write the biography of Dame Tilda Franklin, she means only to rejuvenate her stagnant writing career, little suspecting that she will stir up old antagonisms, long-dead
When a girl turns up dead in Bangkok, a likely victim of Thailand's notorious sex industry, a half-American/half Thai journalist is also murdered while investigating the crime, but he returns to exact
When Sophia Vanderwahl learns her fiancee is two- and three-timing her, she hires adventurer Jack MacAuley to find him so she can confront him once and for all, but Jack's dreamy voice and golden eyes
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In today's changing business world, leaders face more challenges than ever before, whether from increased competition, new ways of reaching customers, or motivating people. Leadership by the Book is a
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Works from Les Misirables by Victor Hugo to Citizens by Simon Schama have been inspired by the French Revolution. Now available for the first time in years, The Days of the French Revolution brings to
Never has the term mad scientist been more fascinatingly explored than in internationally recognized popular science author Clifford Pickover's richly researched wild ride through the bizarre lives of
