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The Creativity Cure: A Do-It-Yourself Prescription for Happiness
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Carrie Barron
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner (2012, May 8th).
Pages: 320
A Do -It-Yourself Prescription Happiness In their insightful book, wife-and-husband physicians Carrie and Alton Barron present an innovative, highly achievable five-part plan to unleash happiness and alleviate depression and anxiety by tapping into creative potential. A gifted psychiatrist and a premier hand surgeon, Carrie and Alton Barron draw upon the latest psychological research, a combined forty years of medical practice, and personal experience to demonstrate how creative action is integral to long-term happiness and well-being. The Five-Part Prescription for the Creativity Cure—Insight, Movement, Mind Rest, Your Own Two Hands, and Mind Shift—leads the way to a more meaningful, fulfilling life by simultaneously developing self-understanding and self-expression. more
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Limited Liability Companies For Dummies
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Jennifer Reuting
Format: Paperback
Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (2011, Jan 4th).
Pages: 384
Flex your entrepreneurial muscle with an LLCThe previous drawbacks to forming an LLC have all but disappeared. The IRS has loosened the restrictions on entities electing partnership taxation and subsequently the states have loosened their requirements. Because LLCs are now more flexible entities than any that have ever existed, they remain an attractive option for those launchinga new or relaunching an existing business.Limited Liabilty Companies For Dummies is a clear, concise guide that explains the pros and cons of LLCs and shares insider insights on everything from choosing your members and your company name to creating and filing your Articles of Organization, to the day-to-day operation of your LLC. Plus, you'll the most current, real-world advice on customizing an LLC for your specific business needs. more
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8 Ways to Avoid Probate
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Mary Randolph J.D.
Format: Paperback
Publisher: NOLO; 9 edition (2012, Apr 24th).
Pages: 274
Avoid probate and save time and money with these eight strategies.Did you know? If you plan carefully, your estate may not have to go through the process of probate. Probate can drag on for years, and can easily cost your family thousands of dollars -- money that would otherwise have gone to them.8 Ways to Avoid Probate offers simple and effective methods for skipping the probate process so that property goes directly to the intended beneficiaries. Using the simple, plain English instructions, you'll learn how to create a savvy estate plan. Find out about:. setting up payable-on-death accounts. naming beneficiaries, including children, institutions, and multiple beneficiaries. naming beneficiaries for retirement accounts, vehicles, real estate, and stocks and bonds. more
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The Pathfinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success (Touchstone Books)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Nicholas Lore
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone; Rev Upd edition (2012, Jan 3rd).
Pages: 448
Do you jump out of bed every morning and rush to a job you love? Or is your work just a way to pay the bills? Whether you are a seasoned professional in search of a career change or just starting out, let The Pathfinder guide you to more engaging, fulfilling work. Based on breakthrough techniques developed by the author’s award-winning career coaching organization, Rockport Institute, The Pathfinder has changed the lives of thousands. This completely revised and updated new edition offers more than fifty self-tests, diagnostic tools, and the acclaimed Rockport Career Design Method to help you choose an entirely new career, an entrepreneurial path, or the ideal job in your present field. You’ll learn: How to design your new career step-by-step—a realistic, attainable career that fits your talents, personality, goals, and interests—a new career you will love How to deal successfully with the “Yeahbut” negative thoughts and obstacles that keep you going back to the same old ill-fitting job, day after day How to land the perfect job in your new field using personal marketing and networking (even for those who hate to network) At once comprehensive, insightful, practical, and empowering, The Pathfinder will be your personal career coach, expertly guiding you through the process of moving forward from your present uncertainty to designing a career that fits you elegantly, perfectly, like a custom-made suit. more
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Clutter Busting Your Life: Clearing Physical and Emotional Clutter to Reconnect with Yourself and Others
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Brooks Palmer
Format: Paperback
Publisher: New World Library; Original edition (2012, May 15th).
Pages: 208
Cut the Crap — and Discover What Really MattersOver the course of his career helping people let go of things they no longer need, Brooks Palmer has been struck by the many ways that clutter affects relationships. In these pages, he shows how we use clutter to protect ourselves, control others, and cling to the past, and how it keeps us from experiencing the joy of connection. With insight-prompting questions, exercises, client examples, and even whimsical line drawings, Palmer will take you from overwhelmed to empowered. His gentle guidance will help you to not only clear clutter from your home but also enjoy deeper, more authentic, and clutter-free relationships of all kinds. more
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This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Augusten Burroughs
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (2012, May 8th).
Pages: 240
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes a groundbreaking book that explores how to survive the "un-survivable" and will challenge your notion of self-help books To say that Augusten Burroughs has lived an unusual life is an understatement. From having no formal education past third grade and being raised by his mother’s psychiatrist in the seventies to enjoying one of the most successful advertising careers of the eighties to experiencing a spectacular downfall and rehab stint in the nineties to having a number one bestselling writing career in the new millennium, Burroughs has faced humiliation, transformation and everything in between. This Is How is his no-holds-barred book of advice on topics as varied as:· How to feel like crap· How to ride an elevator· How to be thin· How to be fat· How to find love· How to feel sorry for yourself· How to get the job· How to end your life· How to remain unhealed· How to finish your drink· How to regret as little as possible· And much moreTold with Burroughs's unique voice, black humor, and in-your-face advice, This is How is Running With Scissors—with recipes. more
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30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She's 30
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Pamela Redmond Satran
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion (2012, Apr 24th).
Pages: 144
Featuring advice, wisdom, and observations from an array of prominent and beloved women, 30 Things is an essential guide (and perfect gift) for women on the brink of thirty—and for those who are already there!Fifteen years ago, Glamour published a list of distinctive yet universally true must-haves and must-knows for women on the cusp of and beyond the age of thirty titled, “30 Things Every Woman Should Have and Should Know by the Time She’s 30.” It became a phenomenon. Originally penned by Glamour columnist Pamela Redmond Satran, The List found a second life when women began to forward it to one another online, millions of times. It became a viral sensation, misattributed to everyone from Maya Angelou to Hillary Clinton—but there’s only one original list, and it stands the test of time. more
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Privacy Crisis Banking: Bank Secrecy Plan & Resource Guide to Protect Identity, Money, and Property
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Grant Hall
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: James Clark King, LLC; 1 edition (2011, Nov 15th).
Pages: 174
Can you really have bank secrecy? Modern privacy resources and non-traditional banking principles are requirements today to protect identity, money, and property. Bank secrecy havens have breached their banking privacy contracts with corporations and individual investors, rolling over to pressures applied to them by fascist-like United States of America government agencies. Police state-style tactics used by government to seize assets and garnish bank accounts of businesses and individuals place your money, property, and business at risk. White collar criminals, greedy lawyers, identity thieves, and private investigators create financial chaos for those whose money and property can be discovered through data searches. Who can achieve financial privacy amidst the greatest privacy invasion period in the history of the world? Those who insist on business and personal identity protection and use financial institutions and privacy resources proven to offer freedom lovers bank secrecy and property protection. more
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The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Olivia Fox Cabane
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover (2012, Mar 29th).
Pages: 256
What if charisma could be taught? For the first time, science and technology have taken charisma apart, figured it out and turned it into an applied science: In controlled laboratory experiments, researchers could raise or lower people's level of charisma as if they were turning a dial. What you'll find here is practical magic: unique knowledge, drawn from a variety of sciences, revealing what charisma really is and how it works. You'll get both the insights and the techniques you need to apply this knowledge. The world will become your lab, and every person you meet, a chance to experiment. The Charisma Myth is a mix of fun stories, sound science, and practical tools. Cabane takes a hard scientific approach to a heretofore mystical topic, covering what charisma actually is, how it is learned, what its side effects are, and how to handle them. more
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12,000 Dreams Interpreted: A New Edition for the 21st Century
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Gustavus Hindman Miller
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Sterling; Rev Upd Ne edition (2011, Oct 4th).
Pages: 544
A bestselling classic, back and bigger than ever! Nearly a century ago, Gustavus Hindman Miller published his groundbreaking masterwork, 10,000 Dreams Interpreted, the most compelling and thorough study of all the symbols that appear in our dreamscape. Miller offered an enlightening introduction to dream history and types, and organized his symbols into eminently logical categories. Now, popular psychic and medium Linda Shields has updated this classic, featuring revisions and additions to more than 2,000 of his original interpretations as well as 2,000 entirely new entries. This brings the book up to speed with our modern life, including objects unknown in Miller's time, such as cell phones, computers, televisions, and more. An exciting, enriching, and elegantly packaged revision that's a must-have for anyone who dreams! . more
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