Collection Developments @ Sno-Isle

drop it like it’s hot

April 21, 2008 · 2 Comments

but not in a good way…seems like Cassie Edwards will need to start looking for a new publisher since Signet wants no part of her alleged plagiarizing self.

Categories: Adult Fiction · Ouch! · Pop culture

New Adult Nonfiction 500-699

April 21, 2008 · No Comments

Annotations from Baker & Taylor

 

The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business

Blanchard, Ken / Hutson, Don / Willie, Ethan

The inspirational fable of young entrepreneur Jud McCarley as he struggles to make a success of his business while balancing his work and personal life shares the secrets of developing and making a success of a small business, in a volume that incorporates the hard-won wisdom of noted entrepreneurs and business leaders.

 

The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life

Assaraf, John / Smith, Murray

The author of the best-selling The Street Kid’s Guide to Having It All and a small-business coach outline strategies for minimizing risks and maximizing success in today’s business environments, drawing on scientific principles to outline a step-by-step process for “rewiring” one’s brain in order to enable an extraordinary life.

 

Are You Ready!: Take Charge, Lose Weight, Get in Shape, and Change Your Life Forever

Harper, Bob

The fitness coach from TV’s The Biggest Loser introduces an effective approach to lasting weight loss and lifelong fitness by demonstrating how to eliminate the negative thought patterns and destructive behaviors that cause overeating, how to build one’s self-esteem, and how to use a nutrient-dense, low-calorie eating plan and exercise to reshape one’s body.

 

Awakening the Entrepreneur Within: How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Companies

Gerber, Michael E.

Instructs prospective entrepreneurs on how to transform one’s ideas into a viable business.

 

The Essential Best Foods Cookbook: 225 Irresistible Recipes Featuring the Healthiest and Most Delicious Foods

Jacobi, Dana

A volume of quick-prepare healthy foods builds on the philosophies of the 12 Best Foods Cookbook to inform readers about food misconceptions, in a collection that features health-bolstering renditions of such dishes as Florentine Frittata and Roasted Tomato and Pomegranate Soup.

 

How To Wow: Proven Strategies for Presenting Your Ideas, Persuading Your Audience, and Perfecting Your Image

Jones, Frances

A communications coach shares techniques and strategies for impressing people, pitching an idea to decision-makers, uncovering hidden agendas, crafting answers to critical job interview questions, and leaving a positive, lasting impression on others.

 

Medical Myths That Can Kill You: And the 10 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life

Snyderman, Nancy, M.D.

A groundbreaking study of the facts behind unscientific, undocumented, and dangerous medical myths includes information on 101 important truths that can help readers live longer, happier, healthier, and more fulfilled lives, ranging from “Boring jobs can kill you” to “Eating eggs will not raise your cholesterol.”

 

Strength for Life: The Fitness Plan for the Best of Your Life

Phillips, Shawn

A renowned health and fitness expert introduces an easy-to-follow new fitness program designed to fit into today’s busy schedules that can be used to promote a lifetime of strength, energy, and good health, offering a step-by-step three-phase regimen that includes a rejuvenating preparation phase, followed by full-power strength training that synchronizes body and mind.

 

Time Bandit: Two Brothers, The Bering Sea, And One of the World’s Deadliest Jobs

Hillstrand, Andy / Hillstrand, Johnathan / MacPherson, Malcolm (CON)

The stars of the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch detail their lives as fishermen in the Bering Sea, recounting the daily perils they confront, from gale-force winds and ice floes to huge waves and serious injury, as they hunt for crabs in the waters off Alaska, as well as the family legacy that led to their adventure-filled life on the high seas.

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