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Your Network Is Your Net Worth: Unlock the Hidden Power of Connections for Wealth, Success, and Happiness in the Digital Age
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Porter Gale
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Atria Books (2013, Jun 4th).
Pages: 304
Networking doesn’t have to be that frenzied old-school game of calendars packed with stuffy power lunches and sterile evenings at community business gatherings. We’ve entered a new era, one in which shifting cultural values and the explosion of digital technology enable us to network in vastly more efficient, more focused, and more enjoyable ways. A fresh take on How to Win Friends and Influence People, Your Network Is Your Net Worth is an entertaining, straightforward guide filled with revealing case studies, hands-on advice, and innovative strategies for building your network. Written by sought-after speaker, entrepreneur, and marketing executive Porter Gale, with a foreword by Apple evangelist and bestselling author Guy Kawasaki, this book shows you how to establish, expand, and nurture your connections both online and off. more
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Lonely Planet Cooks, Clowns and Cowboys (General Pictorial)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Lonely_Planet
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lonely Planet (2013, Mar 1st).
Pages: 224
101 skills and experiences to discover on your travels.You know the question’s coming: what did you do on your holiday? Master the experiences in Cooks, Clowns and Cowboys and you can reply:I created a perfume in France.I danced the flamenco in Seville.I mixed the perfect martini in New York.I earned my cosmonaut stripes in Russia.I rode with cowboys in Argentina.Saddle up for a new you, and come back from your travels with more than just a suntan. more
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The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: John C. Maxwell
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Center Street (2012, Oct 2nd).
Pages: 288
Are there tried and true principles that are always certain to help a person grow? John Maxwell says the answer is yes. He has been passionate about personal development for over fifty years, and for the first time, he teaches everything he has gleaned about what it takes to reach our potential. In the way that only he can communicate, John teaches . . . The Law of the Mirror: You Must See Value in Yourself to Add Value to Yourself The Law of Awareness: You Must Know Yourself to Grow Yourself The Law of Modeling: It's Hard to Improve When You Have No One But Yourself to Follow The Law of the Rubber Band: Growth Stops When You Lose the Tension Between Where You are and Where You Could Be The Law of Contribution: Developing Yourself Enables You to Develop OthersThis third and final book in John Maxwell's Laws series (following 2-million seller The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork) will help you become a lifelong learner whose potential keeps increasing and never gets "used up. more
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Outsmarting Anger: 7 Strategies for Defusing Our Most Dangerous Emotion
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Joseph Shrand
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (2013, Mar 18th).
Pages: 256
Surefire strategies for transforming anger in yourself and others In this must-have resource, Dr. Joseph Shrand offers seven innovative yet remarkably uncomplicated strategies to help turn powerful anger impulses into positive, success-oriented actions. These brain-based techniques teach you how to recognize the many forms of anger we all experience, and how to tap into your brain's very own anger absorption zone the prefrontal cortex. Dr. Shrand also explores the ways these techniques can be used to harness the anger of others. When we learn to recognize and defuse the anger response of any individual, we improve our chances for success in every aspect of life.Explains how the power of anger can be turned into much more productive behaviorsOutlines 7 simple strategies for outsmarting the lizard brain and the primitive limbic systemPublished in partnership with Harvard Health publications, a division of Harvard Medical SchoolOutsmarting Anger helps you manage and decrease not only your own anger, but the anger of people around you so everyone can be more successful. more
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Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Ken Robinson
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult (2013, May 21st).
Pages: 288
The New York Times bestselling author of The Element gives readers an inspirational and practical guide to self-improvement, happiness, creativity, and personal transformation Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk video and groundbreaking book, The Element, introduced readers to a new concept of self-fulfillment through the convergence of natural talents and personal passions. The Element has inspired readers all over the world and has created for Robinson an intensely devoted following. Now comes the long-awaited companion, the practical guide that helps people find their own Element. Among the questions that this new book answers are: • How do I find out what my talents and passions are? • What if I love something I’m not good at? • What if I’m good at something I don’t love? • What if I can’t make a living from my Element? • How do I do help my children find their Element? Finding Your Element comes at a critical time as concerns about the economy, education and the environment continue to grow. more
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Mind Whispering: A New Map to Freedom from Self-Defeating Emotional Habits
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Tara Bennett-Goleman
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperOne (2013, Apr 23rd).
Pages: 336
With her book Mind Whispering, Tara Bennett-Goleman, the New York Times bestselling author of Emotional Alchemy, draws on the the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and Eastern traditions to present a workable means to overcome the negative patterns in our lives.Mind Whispering is a new map of the emotional mind. This groundbreaking approach shows us that we have a choice of our moods, emotions, actions, and reactions. Mind Whispering teaches how to manage our brains, and incorporate the timeless wisdom of mindfulness into everyday situations.Ultimately, Mind Whispering exposes the modes of being that act as obstacles in our lives and relationships, and shows us how we can choose to improve our relationships and free ourselves, living with a lasting sense of happiness. more
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Sexy Feminism: A Girl's Guide to Love, Success, and Style
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Heather Wood Rudulph
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books; 1 edition (2013, Mar 12th).
Pages: 256
"We live in a society where sex is used against women as much as it’s used by women. Sexy Feminism calls foul on that (and other) double standards—and makes manifest my frequent observation that feminists are almost always the sexiest people in the room.” —Jennifer Baumgardner, author of F’em!: Goo Goo, Gaga, and Some Thoughts on BallsNot your mother’s feminism! A humor-filled action plan for an accessible, cool, and, yes, even sexy brand of 21st-century feminismFeminism can still seem like an abstract idea that is hard to incorporate into our hectic, modern lives, but Jennifer Keishin Armstrong and Heather Wood Rudúlph show how the everyday things really matter. In an age when concern-trolling, slut-shaming, and body-snarking are blogosphere bywords, when reproductive rights are back under political attack, and when women are constantly pressured to “have it all,” feminism is more relevant than ever. more
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Smile at Strangers: And Other Lessons in the Art of Living Fearlessly
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Susan Schorn
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2013, May 28th).
Pages: 304
“Eat, pray . . . kick ass. Delivered with self-deprecating candor, Schorn's life lessons learned at the dojo will resonate with anyone who's ever tried to remodel a house, raise kids, cope with a health crisis, navigate office politics or hyperventilated—essentially anyone who's ever been slammed on the mat while testing for the black belt of life. Like the fighter herself, you can't put this one down.”—Mary Moore, author of The Unexpected When You're Expecting Susan Schorn led an anxious life. For no clear reason, she had become progressively paralyzed by fear. Fed up with feeling powerless, she took up karate. She learned how to say no and how to fight when you have to (even in the dark). Karate taught her how to persuade her husband to wear a helmet, best one bossy Girl Scout troop leader, and set boundaries with an over-sharing boss. more
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The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Janet Portman Attorney
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Nolo; Fifteenth Edition edition (2013, Mar 29th).
Pages: 600
Every California landlord and residential property manager needs The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities. For over 20 years, the definitive guide for landlords in the Golden State has clearly and comprehensively covered everything you need to know about:. security deposits. leases and rental agreements. inspections. habitability. liability. lead paint. discrimination. rent control. satellite dishes. and much moreThis edition includes fully up-to-date landlord-tenant laws and legal forms, including new details on how to terminate a lease when you become the owner or a foreclosed-upon home, and a plain English explanation of the new utility shutoff law. Plus, you'll get over 25 legal forms and agreements, including rental applications; leases and rental agreements; 3-, 30-, 60- and 90-day eviction notices -- and much more. more
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Once Upon a Time: Discovering Our Forever After Story
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Debbie Macomber
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Howard Books (2013, May 28th).
Pages: 224
God has a story for your life . . . Debbie Macomber has inspired readers with her stories for decades. Now for the first time, she helps each of us to understand that life is a story, part of a grand narrative that God is writing day by day. With chapters that cover the importance of literary elements such as characters, setting, backstory, and conflict, Macomber uses the structure of a story to illustrate God’s hand in our lives. Each chapter has a storytelling prompt—a searching question that will help frame our story—and a sidebar that pulls an idea out of the chapter and expands it with practical tips. Once Upon a Time shares Debbie’s love of story and helps showcase the big picture of the story God is writing through us. more
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