October 28, 2009
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59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot Wiseman, Richard Challenges popular self-help practices while sharing scientifically based tips and tricks for improving a life, addressing a variety of topics from bolstering creativity and maximizing emotional well-being to attracting the opposite sex and increasing productivity. The Fifth Agreement: A Practical Guide to Self-mastery Ruiz, Miguel / Ruiz, Jose Since 1997, The Four Agreements has transformed the lives of millions of people around the world with a simple but profound message. Now bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz and his son, don Jose Ruiz, collaborate with this powerful sequel The Fifth Agreement. The Four Agreements provides the foundation for breaking thousands of agreements that create needless suffering and with The Fifth Agreement you recover all the power of your authenticity, which is who you really are when you are born. Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy Stiglitz, Joseph E. Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz explains the current financial crisis-and the coming global economic order. The Happiness Prescription: The Seven Keys to a Life of Joy and Fulfillment Chopra, Deepak Describes how to experience joy in spite of the unique challenges of today’s world, drawing on the Buddha’s teachings of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment to reveal how to focus on positive aspects of painful experiences. How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today’s Economy Forbes, Steve / Ames, Elizabeth Addresses key issues about the fundamentals of a free-market economy to explain why democratic capitalism is more effective than other systems in improving everyday life, providing coverage of topics ranging from taxes and health care to the causes of the recent financial crisis. How to Change Someone You Love: Four Steps to Erasing Destructive Behavior for Good Lamm, Brad Shows the reader, in four concrete steps, how to stop a loved one from engaging in self-destructive behavior, including alcohol and drug abuse, gambling, overeating, irresponsible spending, staying in an abusive relationship, harboring anger and more. How to Save Your Own Life Gill, Michael Gates The brain tumor survivor and author of How Starbucks Saved My Life shares lessons for surviving unanticipated life challenges, from taking leaps of faith and overcoming pride to treating others with respect and minimizing one’s reliance on technology. The Sonic Boom Easterbrook, Gregg The author of The Progress Paradox predicts that the world is about to enter history’s most powerful economic boom, outlining competitive strategies while citing such causative factors as a global spread in democracy, technological advances and new free-market economies. The Wisdom of a Broken Heart: Stop the Pain and Learn to Love Again Piver, Susan Outlines a compassionate plan for recovering from heartbreak in order to heal and approach life from a stronger and braver perspective, in a guide that provides healing exercises, lighthearted stories, meditations and other inspirational writings. Posted by Jenifer Brown
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