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The Available Parent

djbaxter — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:13:04 +0000

The Available Parent Thomas Phelan Ph.D. (Foreword). Viva Editions 2011, Paperback, 252 pages, $9.33 The Available Parent: Radical Optimism for Raising Teens and Tweens by Dr. John Duffy Viva Editions; ISBN 978-1-57344-657-0 The process of transitioning from child to adult is sometimes as difficult for parents as it is for their children. In his new [...]

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Clean, Green, and Lean

djbaxter — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:39:33 +0000

Clean, Green, and Lean Walter Crinnion. Wiley 2010, Hardcover, 304 pages, $14.36 Clean, Green, and Lean: Get Rid of the Toxins That Make You Fat By Walter Crinnion, Foreword by Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo Published by John Wiley & Sons March 2010; $25.95US/$30.95CAN; 978-0-470-40923-7 Preamble: I wish books like this one weren’t so over-hyped by [...]

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Stepfamily Sanity During The Holidays

djbaxter — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:52:31 +0000

Stepmonster Wednesday Martin. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009, Hardcover, 336 pages, $15.34 Stepfamily Sanity this Holiday Season By Wednesday Martin, Ph.D., Author of Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do When you think of holidays, you probably think of family. And that’s what makes holidays so tough for stepfamilies. At [...]

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No. Just Say It.

djbaxter — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:13:40 +0000

Womenomics Claire Shipman. HarperBusiness 2009, Hardcover, 256 pages, $2.60 No – Just Say It by Claire Shipman & Katty Kay, Authors of Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success Once you’ve tamed your inner-guilt monster, you are ready to welcome that most wonderful of words into your vocabulary. We’re certain you barely use it. But [...]

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Love Your Body, Love Your Life

djbaxter — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:14:15 +0000

Love Your Body, Love Your Life Sarah Maria. Adams Media 2009, Paperback, 256 pages, $0.01 Love Your Body, Love Your Life 5 Steps to End Negative Body Obsession and Start Living Happily and Confidently By Sarah Maria Eating Disorders. Steroids. Plastic Surgery. We’ll do anything to look better — and yet we still feel bad [...]

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Meaning in Relationships

djbaxter — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:19:42 +0000

The Little Book on Meaning Laura Berman Fortgang. Tarcher 2009, Hardcover, 240 pages, $1.70 Looking for Love This Summer? This Time, Make It Meaningful By Laura Berman Fortgang, Author of The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create It Summertime is a time of great romance. Single people find each other [...]

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The Pursuit of Perfect

djbaxter — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:26:08 +0000

The Pursuit of Perfect Tal Ben-Shahar. McGraw-Hill 2009, Hardcover, 272 pages, $9.47 The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life by Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D. Published by McGraw Hill We, learn to walk by falling, to talk by babbling, to shoot a basket by missing, and to color the [...]

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Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create It

djbaxter — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:41:52 +0000

The Little Book on Meaning Laura Berman Fortgang. Tarcher 2009, Hardcover, 240 pages, $1.70 The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It, How We Create It by Laura Berman Fortgang As a prominent self-help author and a pioneer in the field of life coaching, Laura Berman Fortgang has spent decades helping people figure out [...]

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The Five Love Languages

djbaxter — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:00:49 +0000

The Five Love Languages Gary Chapman. Northfield Publishing 1995, Paperback, 204 pages, $4.44 The Five Love Languages:How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman I discovered this book quite by accident while searching for a different title in a local Chapters-Indigo store and I grabbed the last copy in stock after flipping [...]

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The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyond

djbaxter — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:03:18 +0000

The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyond Janet Horn M.D.. New Harbinger Publications 2008, Paperback, 264 pages, $2.49 The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyond by Dr. Janet Horn and Dr. Robin Miller Women understand that taking care of their health is essential to maintaining an active lifestyle. This comprehensive guide shows you [...]

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