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Gymbag Wisdom - Achieving Your Potential by Gary Simmons Gymbag Wisdom - Achieving Your Potential by Gary Simmons Jan. 12, 2011 $9.99 7738 words Sample 50%
Gymbag Wisdom is the book coaches, parents, and athletes have been waiting for. Finally, a self-empowerment book developed and written specifically for student athletes. For 25 years Gary Simmons has been motivating and arming student athletes with the mental tools needed to succeed. Dick Vitale, renowned basketball analyst, writes that Gary's motivational concepts for student athletes are superb.
The Accidental Yoga Teacher by Wendy Reese The Accidental Yoga Teacher by Wendy Reese Jan. 11, 2011 $8.00 29117 words Sample 10%
What happens when your "calling" finds you? Wendy Reese takes readers on a journey to find balance in the mist of daily chaos. Using her own experiences and expanding upon the great yoga teachings, Ms. Reese provides a humorous, thought provoking, poignant look at how to live authentically. Wherever you may be on your journey, this is a beautifully creative and inspiring guide for equanimity.
Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough - A Look at Difficult Mother-Daughter Relationships by Abbey Strauss Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough - A Look at Difficult Mother-Daughter Relationships by Abbey Strauss Jan. 11, 2011 $3.99 22288 words Sample 10%
Psychiatrist and social worker Abbey Strauss explores the nature of complex and painful mother-daughter relationships in which daughters never feel good enough about themselves. He also provides an approach on how to manage or psychologically remove oneself from these relationships when all corrective efforts fail.
Immanuel Life by Ron E Fugate Immanuel Life by Ron E Fugate Jan. 11, 2011 $2.99 23392 words Sample 15%
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Being, Doing and Knowing; The 3 Basic Principles of Achievement by H. Bradley Stucki Being, Doing and Knowing; The 3 Basic Principles of Achievement by H. Bradley Stucki Jan. 10, 2011 $0.99 32303 words Sample 25%
Being, Doing and Knowing, The 3 Basic Principles of Achievement is the culmination of over 20 years research and practice; observation and experience. It combines a "whole" approach to achievement, mixing all facets of life: the material, spiritual, and emotional. It is fused into a concise, step by step formula and illustrated liberally with examples from ordinary folks.
The Automatic Time Management System by Fernando Urias The Automatic Time Management System by Fernando Urias Jan. 10, 2011 $4.99 26001 words Sample 20%
When you buy a smartphone, a personal computer, or a personal planner, you do not get the instructions to use them to manage your time. This book shows you how. The Automatic Time Management System (the ATMS) is an action list system that will keep track of your pending actions, lower your stress, increase your effectiveness, and improve your efficiency.
Victory over Gambling: Workbook by Trennis E. Killian Victory over Gambling: Workbook by Trennis E. Killian Jan. 08, 2011 $9.99 50513 words Sample 5%
Hope for Compulsive Gamblers! Now there's a workbook that compulsive gamblers can use to work their way to freedom in Christ. Do you have a gambling problem? You can take this workbook and work your way to freedom in Christ. Do you know someone with a gambling problem? Give them a copy of this workbook so they can work their way to freedom in Christ.
The Blacker Berry Tells the Truth by Nicole Burnette The Blacker Berry Tells the Truth by Nicole Burnette Jan. 07, 2011 $3.99 31862 words Sample 10%
I spent a great deal of my life struggling with issues that were actually beyond my control. I am grateful for the experience because it truly built the person that I am today. Upon doing some research, I found my trial by fire was a small symptom of very large issue in the African American community. I wrote this book to examine my issues at length and to expose the fallacies behind them.
Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic Self-Audit: Communication and Learning Profiles by Brian Walsh Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic Self-Audit: Communication and Learning Profiles by Brian Walsh Jan. 06, 2011 $2.99 5560 words Sample 20%
Want to be a more effective at work and at home? This subjective assessment is designed to help you discover your primary communication and learning style. It will shed light on how you relate to others and reveals how you run your relationships, both personal and professional. Better communicators achieve more success in all aspects of life.
Dear Self, You Will Listen to Me... by John Meyer Dear Self, You Will Listen to Me... by John Meyer Jan. 06, 2011 $2.99 4652 words Sample 5%
A letter to a person called Self. Everyone has a running conversation with Self and everyone has to talk Self out of some dumb things much of the time. Join with me and read your letter of how you are going to tell Self that things are going to be different from now on.
The Timeless Counselor/A Complete Consumer's Guide to a Psychic Reading by June Ahern The Timeless Counselor/A Complete Consumer's Guide to a Psychic Reading by June Ahern Jan. 06, 2011 $1.99 39453 words Sample 20%
The Timeless Counselor: The Best Guide to a Successful Psychic Reading is a complete consumer's guide. Learn how psychics receive impressions; your role in helping to create accurate visions,how to avoid phonies and choose a professional ethical reader best suited for you and questions to ask to get the most information.
Dealing with People. How to Avoid Frustration and not be a Jerk by Risa Attrell Dealing with People. How to Avoid Frustration and not be a Jerk by Risa Attrell Jan. 06, 2011 $4.99 2702 words Sample 25%
Handy little booklet with common sense, but often overlooked advice for dealing with people in a way that avoids unnecessary pain, frustration, and unpleasantness for yourself and those you deal with. Sprinkled with humor, this book is a light read, easy to understand, and gets to the point quickly.
25 Reasons Why The Plane is Not Going to Crash While You're On it by John Meyer 25 Reasons Why The Plane is Not Going to Crash While You're On it by John Meyer Jan. 06, 2011 $3.25 3178 words Sample 2%
Have the fear of flying? Or know someone who does? if so, this is the book for you. 25 reasons why you can overcome the fear of flying. This is a must have for anyone who hates turbulence, altitude or obnoxious passengers. Funny and educational.
Do what you like by Khushroo Pithawalla Do what you like by Khushroo Pithawalla Jan. 06, 2011 $9.99 60987 words Sample 40%
A guide to find the purpose of your life and converting it into a highly successful profession. Filled with invaluable insights from adventure sports, Nature & life in general.
The 50 Laws of Control: The Music Industry Edition by James Siler The 50 Laws of Control: The Music Industry Edition by James Siler Jan. 05, 2011 $9.99 15040 words Sample 20%
This book will expose and inform you about much of the corruption in the music industry “in detail” and how these 50 Laws of Control influence decision making on a daily basis. Due to the volume of the people trying to enter into the various areas of the music or entertainment industry, gaining first-hand knowledge of these Laws may save you valuable time and even your life. A must read!
Secrets of The Quitsmokingguy by Brian Keelan Secrets of The Quitsmokingguy by Brian Keelan Jan. 03, 2011 $2.99 11921 words Sample 20%
Over 90% of all smokers who try to quit will fail. The people who sell them all the products and programs that are available in the smoking cessation industry will tell them they failed because they weren't 'ready' to do it. They are right. The problem is that nobody really shows smokers how to get themselves ready to quit smoking. This booklet will get you started.
Being Ardent About Life by Stuart Macmillan Being Ardent About Life by Stuart Macmillan Jan. 02, 2011 $4.99 18898 words Sample 3%
Being Ardent about Life - The ARDENT personal Development Program. How to take a closer look at your life, develop and understand your values system, set goals, succeed and enjoy life to its fullest.
Be The Best You Can Be by Godwork King Be The Best You Can Be by Godwork King Jan. 01, 2011 $3.95 11911 words Sample 20%
Godwork King is an author with real down to earth advice on how to better yourself and what it takes to achieve goals. His goal with this self-help ebook is to help others... well simply put, be the best they can be. Learn what Godwork King has to say on this subject; his clear simple advice may surprise you.
Zapping conflict In the Health Care Workplace by Judith Briles Zapping conflict In the Health Care Workplace by Judith Briles Jan. 01, 2011 $9.95 94589 words Sample 20%
Conflict-itis is everywhere ... Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace breaks the code of silence surrounding the ongoing taboo subject of workplace sabotage, conflict and bullying within the professional healthcare workplace.Over 12 million women and men work in healthcare--nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and medicine.
Forgive To Win! by Walter E. Jacobson, M.D. Forgive To Win! by Walter E. Jacobson, M.D. Dec. 30, 2010 $8.00 20066 words Sample 10%
Most of us don't get what we want in our lives, not because of bad luck but because we keep unconsciously sabotaging ourselves and attracting negative outcomes. Forgive To Win! provides spiritual techniques and cognitive tools that build self-esteem and end the self-loathing that causes the self-sabotage, thus paving the way for health, happiness, lasting relationships, prosperity, and success.
Seven Steps to Get You Started to Self Empowerment by Roy E. Klienwachter Seven Steps to Get You Started to Self Empowerment by Roy E. Klienwachter Dec. 29, 2010 $3.97 11582 words Sample 15%
From the time you were born, your parents, family, and friends told you who you are and how you were supposed to fit into the image they had of you. They were wrong (mislead by their own upbringing) and now you are paying for it. You were told how to think and how to act, you became the perfect picture of how they wanted you to be. No wonder you are confused. Take the seven steps to empowerment.
Give Your Kid a Fighting Chance by C. Weston Bailey Give Your Kid a Fighting Chance by C. Weston Bailey Dec. 29, 2010 $3.99 4813 words Sample 40%
Who else wants to give their child a better life by spending more time with them? Statistics show children that are raised by both parents in the same household spend an average of only 2 hours a day interacting with their child. You will learn how to improve your life in 365 days or less through the process of goal setting. Inside you will discover how to achieve 76% of your goals.
The Accidental Organiser by Wendy Davie The Accidental Organiser by Wendy Davie Dec. 28, 2010 $4.99 24721 words Sample 5%
In every life there is a room, a drawer, a schedule or a handbag that strikes fear in the heart of its owner. It is full of CLUTTER. Imagine if it wasn’t so. Organising Guru Wendy Davie offers incentives and practical strategies for entering the murkier recesses of our homes and workplaces, dealing with them bit by manageable bit – and having fun in the process.
How to Quit Smoking by Victor Izuogu How to Quit Smoking by Victor Izuogu Dec. 27, 2010 $3.00 2097 words Sample 20%
The cigarette is, in fact, both a false friend and a vicious one. But why does tobacco have such a strong grip on smokers? This well researched book, explains how to quit from the habit of smoking.
How to Quit Smoking by Victor Izuogu How to Quit Smoking by Victor Izuogu Dec. 27, 2010 $3.00 2097 words Sample 20%
The cigarette is, in fact, both a false friend and a vicious one. But why does tobacco have such a strong grip on smokers? This well researched book, explains how to quit from the habit of smoking.
Be Happy Now by Annie Jean Brewer Be Happy Now by Annie Jean Brewer Dec. 26, 2010 $0.99 2854 words Sample 30%
Sometimes it feels as if we have nothing in our lives to be happy about. We feel that life just stinks and we have nothing good to look forward to. Happiness, is like a snowball however and will grow if we just get it started rolling. Here are some tips and tricks to start happiness rolling in your life.
Whole Health Healing: The Budget Friendly Natural Wellness Bible for All Ages by Dr Thomas Potisk Whole Health Healing: The Budget Friendly Natural Wellness Bible for All Ages by Dr Thomas Potisk Dec. 23, 2010 $8.95 79628 words Sample 20%
Learn how to enjoy eating without weight gain, exercises that really work, and even how to raise healthier children naturally. This 364 page holistic self-help book is written by a world renowned holistic family doctor. Besides setting the record straight on what real health is, he includes specific natural tips for over 40 ailments. The book empowers people to make wiser health care choices.
Get Anyone to Do Anything by David Lieberman Get Anyone to Do Anything by David Lieberman Dec. 23, 2010 $9.99 52222 words Sample 20%
Are you tired of being manipulated and taken advantage of? Do you sometimes feel you’re not being listened to and don’t get the respect and cooperation that you deserve? If you’ve ever wanted the ability to take control of every conversation and situation, now you’ve got it.
Movement For The Mind: Dance That Awakens Healing, Inspiration And Wisdom by Francoise Netter Movement For The Mind: Dance That Awakens Healing, Inspiration And Wisdom by Francoise Netter Dec. 23, 2010 $9.99 57883 words Sample 20%
This book treats dance as a metaphor for life. It is an invitation to reclaim our creative connection to the body, and to use movement as a purposeful and joyous process for integrating body, mind, emotions, and spirit and solving the problems we once thought of as only mental. For some it will be a call for healing. For others it is a first opportunity to express feelings in the body.
Grace: Finding Grace in an Ungraceful World by Karlee Webster Grace: Finding Grace in an Ungraceful World by Karlee Webster Dec. 21, 2010 $4.95 12125 words Sample 10%
Helping God’s precious young girls and women find grace in every aspect of their life! Grace takes a real life approach to helping you grow and deal with many of the challenges life brings. Whether it be eating disorders or self-confidence Grace offers insight and challenges that will impact your life.
TEEN TELLS ALL by Katrina Robinson TEEN TELLS ALL by Katrina Robinson Dec. 21, 2010 Free! 11574 words Sample 20%
Excerpt Teen tell all book (War For Your Dreams) Bullying, Child Abuse, Welfare, College Dropout, Pregnancy, Welfare AND THE ESCAPE FROM IT ALL
Discovering Your Past Lives by Zen Williston Discovering Your Past Lives by Zen Williston Dec. 20, 2010 $9.95 74003 words Sample 20%
You only live once... or do you? Within each of us reside the events and memories of many former lifetimes and this stored knowledge of past lives contributes to and affects our present choices and decisions. This book shows how past-life regression therapy guides subjects to relive past-life incarnations and re-experience these formative primal events. Many examples are revealed.
Getting Up, Getting Over, Getting On, A Twelve Step Guide to Divorce Recovery by Micki McWade Getting Up, Getting Over, Getting On, A Twelve Step Guide to Divorce Recovery by Micki McWade Dec. 19, 2010 $9.99 35921 words Sample 20%
Borrowing the wisdom gained in the development of 12 Step Programs, Getting Up, Getting Over, Getting On offers proven support. Micki McWade, LSMW adapts the best techniques, information and life lessons of established recovery programs to provide a concise and comprehensive pathway to a fulfilling life during the painful days of the divorce itself and the adaptive weeks and months that follow.
GIVE ED A VOICE: An Experiential Guide for Healing Eating Disorders and Embracing Life by Mary Pat Nally GIVE ED A VOICE: An Experiential Guide for Healing Eating Disorders and Embracing Life by Mary Pat Nally Dec. 19, 2010 $9.99 24761 words Sample 20%
An Experiential Guide for Healing Eating Disorders and Embracing Life
Led Down The Garden Path by Roy E. Klienwachter Led Down The Garden Path by Roy E. Klienwachter Dec. 18, 2010 $9.97 42222 words Sample 15%
Learn about the greatest conspiracy ever put upon mankind. Punishment is eternal damnation for non-believers. Amongst the enlightened few, less than 14% will escape. Are you feeling like an alien to this planet and don’t belong here, there is a good reason. The way to freedom comes first with awareness… not easy from inside the box. Victimhood is a willingness to be a victim and freedom costs.
Think Like a Black Belt by Jim Bouchard Think Like a Black Belt by Jim Bouchard Dec. 17, 2010 $9.95 51571 words Sample 50%
Think Like a Black Belt for personal and professional excellence! Learn the characteristics of Black Belt Mindset, and how to cultivate and apply these traits and values to empower your life! “THINK LIKE A BLACK BELT is a much needed roundhouse kick to laziness and complacency for those of us who need that spark to make our dreams come true..." Spencer Hughes Host of FOX Across America
Be Who You Want To Be: Knowing Yourself by Doug Ross Be Who You Want To Be: Knowing Yourself by Doug Ross Dec. 16, 2010 $9.99 7500 words Sample 40%
Being who we really are is not as east as it seems. We alter ourselves to fit into different social and work environments, and there is always who we "hope" to be. We examine how to know who you are, your essence. Then there are tips and wisdoms about ways to be who you want to be, your vision and goal. Authenticity is one key to success.
Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You by Roger Ellerton Live Your Dreams Let Reality Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You by Roger Ellerton Dec. 15, 2010 $7.99 72541 words Sample 16%
This book does not pretend to know what is best for you, nor will it tell you how to live your life. It is a Toolkit for Transformation - the Life Manual you didn’t get when you were born! It’s all about recognizing you have choice, you are always choosing. You have the choice of continuing to do what you have always done and get the same results, or you can choose to do something different.
Focus on Your Vision: A Positive, Practical Approach to Achieve Your Biggest Dreams by Colette Ellis Focus on Your Vision: A Positive, Practical Approach to Achieve Your Biggest Dreams by Colette Ellis Dec. 14, 2010 $2.99 3919 words Sample 25%
What would it mean for you to have 20/10 vision in your life? How much more could you accomplish with this level of attention and motivation? This book helps you visualize the results you desire, and set specific goals to give life to your vision. Author and Coach Colette Ellis inspires you to focus attention on your real priorities; plus uncover hidden blind spots that could block your progress.
The Proactive Twelve Steps For Mindful Recovery by Serge Prengel The Proactive Twelve Steps For Mindful Recovery by Serge Prengel Dec. 14, 2010 $2.99 9263 words Sample 15%
The Proactive Twelve Steps are an adaptation of the original Twelve Steps that describe the “steps” as a self-directed process—as opposed to a mystical process in which change somehow happens to you.
Controlling Your Reactions: Relational Self Help Series by Trennis E. Killian Controlling Your Reactions: Relational Self Help Series by Trennis E. Killian Dec. 13, 2010 $2.99 6429 words Sample 22%
We all know how to plan our actions, but we aren't always able to carry them out as we had planned. That's because things happen that we don't plan, and those things cause us to react. How do you control your reactions? God has all the answers in His Word. Learn how to do just that.
Planning Communication: Relational Self Help Series by Trennis E. Killian Planning Communication: Relational Self Help Series by Trennis E. Killian Dec. 13, 2010 $2.99 7885 words Sample 15%
The most difficult thing that two humans can attempt is to communicate. No, not talk, communicate! Most relational problems are either caused by or aggravated by a failure to communicate properly. Learn how to do just that, communicate. See how much better your relationships will be.
52 Ways to a Happier Life by James Donovan 52 Ways to a Happier Life by James Donovan Dec. 13, 2010 $9.99 23985 words Sample 10%
In 52 Ways to a Happier Life, Jim Donovan shares the principles that changed his course from living in misery and despair to a life that is beyond his wildest expectations. These same simple principles will help you, too, to live the life you were born to live; the kind of life that you will look forward to each day; a life that will amaze you with its magnificence.
Prayer Magic: Conversations With Reality by Robert Crayola Prayer Magic: Conversations With Reality by Robert Crayola Dec. 12, 2010 $0.99 4613 words Sample 30%
Discover the power of prayer for immediate results, taking your wealth, health, relationships, and happiness to undreamed of new levels. This booklet contains concise and clear instructions you can use now to improve your life.
Best Way to Handle any Problem in Life. by Dr. Joe K. Reed Best Way to Handle any Problem in Life. by Dr. Joe K. Reed Dec. 12, 2010 $4.99 3077 words Sample 25%
How were we taught to handle problems? We were not. What do we do when a problem arises? Worry and then procrastinate. What method do we use to handle problems? Trial and error, usually. Not a very effective approach to problem solving, huh? I promise there's a much better way. Valuable knowledge to possess, so consider buying it.
Path to Harmony - A Practical Guide to Happiness by Trevor Gollagher Path to Harmony - A Practical Guide to Happiness by Trevor Gollagher Dec. 11, 2010 $8.00 27304 words Sample 20%
Through his warmth, compassion and understanding, Trevor Gollagher teaches us to live a life of love and happiness. A Path to Harmony offers practical insight into happiness in these times of planetary cahnge. This book conveys clear and simple information on the process of letting go of emotions and conditionings, thereby reinstating balance and harmony
Pathways Volume 2 by Trevor Gollagher Pathways Volume 2 by Trevor Gollagher Dec. 11, 2010 $1.99 13376 words Sample 20%
A collection of inspirational writings by Trevor Gollagher Throughout this book you will find a collection of writings. Some have appeared in articles in newsletters, while others in books and magazines. I sincerely hope that they provide some inspiration for your life.
Power of the Heart by Trevor Gollagher Power of the Heart by Trevor Gollagher Dec. 11, 2010 $6.00 11187 words Sample 20%
You have within you an enormous power, one of great love and beauty. This energy is empowering, energising and nurturing. This is the Power of the Heart As you move into the energy of the heart your life will be transformed. Stress levels drop, energy will increase, recovery from illness will speed up, and the overall quality of life will improve. This book will change your life.
Spots Of A Leopard - a journalist grows up by Aernout Zevenbergen Spots Of A Leopard - a journalist grows up by Aernout Zevenbergen Dec. 11, 2010 $9.99 99403 words Sample 20%
"Spots Of A Leopard - a journalist grows up" is a quest to discover the meaning of modern-day manhood. When internationally acclaimed journalist Aernout Zevenbergen moved to Kenya in 1997, he had no idea how deeply his encounters with joy and sorrow in Africa would effect him. Writing about the most inspiring as well as the most disconcerting facets of life, Zevenbergen learns how to grow up.
Heart Resonance by Trevor Gollagher Heart Resonance by Trevor Gollagher Dec. 11, 2010 $8.00 41930 words Sample 20%
Angelic Encounters,Powerful Esoteric Knowledge, Divine Love Energy Transmissions, Your Spiritual Support Crew, New Chakra Energy Pathways, How to live a stress-free life and more …. All is revealed by Trevor Gollagher as he shares a sixteen-year journey of spiritual discovery that culminated in the release of a transformational healing energy system: ~ Heart Resonance ~