"I need people to know that I exist, that their experiment worked, that by some combination of luck and science, I'm alive." In this harrowing and intimate memoir, Harriet Alida Lye explores how, at just fifteen years...
Self-help publications
- Author:Lye, Harriet AlidaSummary:
- Author:Hatfield, JackSummary:
There are self help books littering the shelves of every book store in America. People are searching for a way to improve their quality of life as they digest the pages of every one of them. This book is different. This book contains no...
- Author:Kirkpatrick, DavidSummary:
When Dr. David Kirkpatrick’s wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007, their lives—and their marriage—would change forever. In an honest, uplifting, and sometimes heartbreaking account of loving a partner with dementia, Dr....
- Author:Marshall, SusanSummary:
Dad has moved out and Mom has checked out, leaving the door wide open for the beautiful, erratic Rachel to torment her "loser, loner" younger sister, Nadine. With her family in full meltdown mode, Nadine is alone, trying to...
- Author:Holland, EvaSummary:
Shortlisted for the 2021 BC and Yukon Book Prizes' Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize
A personal story about not only facing but conquering fears.In 2015, Eva Holland was forced to confront her greatest fear when her mother...
- Author:McClanaghan, Rob.Summary:
Rob McClanaghan, the NBA's most sought-after trainer, shares a behind-the-scenes look at how superstars like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Love work to excel at the game. When Rob...
- Never eat alone, expanded and updated : and the other secrets to success, one relationship at a timeAuthor:Ferrazzi, KeithSummary:
Do you want to get ahead in life? Climb the ladder to personal success? The secret, master networker Keith Ferrazzi claims, is in reaching out to other people. As Ferrazzi discovered early in life, what distinguishes highly successful...
- Author:Goggins, DavidSummary:
The stories and lessons in this raw, revealing, unflinching memoir offer the reader a blueprint they can use to climb from the bottom of the barrel into a whole new stratosphere that once seemed unattainable. Whether you feel off-course...
- Author:Knight, Sue.Summary:
Since the first edition, NLP at Work has pioneered the use of neurolinguistic programming (NLP) in the business world to improve communication, negotiation, teamwork, and influence. With more 100,000 copies sold and now in its third...
- Author:Kipper, Bobby, Ramey, Bud, Emswiller, TomSummary:
We’ve all seen bullies in action. Many of us have been the victims. Some of us have been the perpetrator. Thanks to all the attention being focused on bullies and the issues that surround them, most of us are getting the information we...
- Author:Neenan, David, Lucas, EricSummary:
In a lifetime of achievement—creating a major commercial construction company, raising a family, traveling the world and teaching the principles of success to thousands—David Neenan treasures most his mistakes, failures and troubles....
- Author:Tracy, BrianSummary:
Tracy offers listeners this comprehensive program for achieving life-long success. The key, he says, is to focus on long-term goals and not get distracted by the short term.
- Author:Maxwell, John C.Summary:
In his newest book, John Maxwell identifies seventeen core capacities and will guide you on how to identify, grow, and apply your critical capacities to your daily life.
- Author:Glover, Robert A.Summary:
Dr. Robert A. Glover has a Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy and is co-director of the Center for Healing and Recovery in Washington. In No More Mr. Nice Guy, he presents a guide to creating a healthy and satisfying life. He believes...
- Author:Savage, JillSummary:
Love your kids for who they are. Mom and dad, your kids are created in God's image, not your own. Jill Savage and Kathy Koch will guide you in truly appreciating your kids. They will teach you how to study and become an expert on your...
- Author:Kornfield, JackSummary:
In this landmark work, internationally beloved teacher of meditation and mindfulness Jack Kornfield reveals that you can be happy now, this minute, with the keys to inner freedom. In his first major book in several years, the inspiring...
- Author:Hemmenway, NicoleSummary:
At seventeen, Nicole believed her life was just beginning. She was a senior in high school looking forward to college and living on her own. However, all her dreams vanished the moment she became injured. Diagnosed with the neurological...
- No-drama discipline : The whole-brain way to calm the chaos and nurture your child's developing mindAuthor:Siegel, Daniel J.Summary:
The pioneering experts behind the bestselling The Whole-Brain Child now explore the ultimate child-raising challenge: discipline. Highlighting the fascinating link between a child's neurological development and the way a parent...
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Cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay presents a collection of essays that explore what it means to live in a world where women are frequently belittled and harassed due to their gender, and offers a call to arms insisting...
- Author:Alspaugh, Nancy, Kentz, MarilynSummary:
Aging ain't what it used to be. For one thing, people are staying younger longer. For another, countless baby boomers are rising up against the notion that with age comes worthlessness. In fact, Not Your Mother's Mid-Life: A Ten-Step...