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Shut Up, Stop Whining, and Get a Life is a Wall Street Journal number one best-seller that isn't afraid to tell you it's time to change. From motivational speaker Larry Winget, also known as The Pitbull of Personal Development and The World's Only Irrigational Speaker, comes a not-so-typical self-help book. Winget's hilarious and in-your-face observations about the sometimes ugly truth of life will make you kick yourself in the butt and encourage...
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The challenge of being a grown up is to effectively balance the desire for fun and freedom against the responsibilities that come with having a full and productive life. This book is about maximizing your chances for happiness and success. As the psychotherapist on both Celebrity Fit Club and Lifetime's DietTribe, Stacy Kaiser has gained a reputation for helping us face the truth that is holding us back. She offers "tough love, " but in a fun way....
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"With dozens of visual tutorials, this rich compendium will educate and inspire new hobbies and experiences"--
Knowing how to do things for yourself is more than just rewarding-- it's the bedrock of a healthy, self-sufficient lifestyle. From building a fire pit for outdoor roasting to fixing a broken windowpane, building a chicken coop, or making a tincture to ease aches and pains, the step-by-step how-to knowledge in this book takes you on a journey...
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A stunning 68-year-old Ford Model inspires you how to age--beautifully, healthfully, and gracefully. This world-famous beauty reveals the best-kept secrets behind her timeless face, toned body, and unstoppable spirit. Includes tips on skin care, make-up, exercise and nutrition, as well as secrets for nourishing the soul and stimulating the mind.
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Morgan teaches teens how to approach their adolescent years with optimism and understanding. She provides advice on how to flourish both physically and mentally, giving them the skills they need to develop long-term well-being. She emphasizes the importance of doing things you enjoy, and understanding the relation of diet, exercise and attitude to your personality and long-term well-being. -- adapted from Amazon.com info
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Created for smart, aspiring young women, The REAL SIMPLE Guide to Real Life offers REAL SIMPLE 's clever solutions for navigating adulthood with ease, confidence, and style. This essential handbook helps to simplify (and demystify) landing a job, finding an apartment, decorating on the cheap, cooking for one, dressing for work, organizing a small space, picking a mentor, writing a thank-you note (yes, they're still a thing)-plus all the know-how you...
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"If you could only get past feelings of embarrassment, fear, self-criticism, and self-doubt, how would your life be different? You might take more chances and make more mistakes, but you'd also be able to live more freely and confidently than ever before.Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens is a workbook that provides you with essential skills for coping with the difficult and sometimes overwhelming emotions that stress you out and cause...
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"From the NPR host of The Indicator podcast and correspondent for Planet Money comes a guide for how today's women can apply the principles of 16th-century philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli to their work lives and finally shatter the glass ceiling once and for all-perfect for fans of Feminist Fight Club, Lean In, and Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office. Women have been making strides towards equality for decades, or so we're so often told. They've...
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"Fully updated & revised survival guide for baby boomer generation entering retirement! Includes up-to-date changes due to life with COVID-19. Baby Boomer Survival Guide, Second Edition: Live, Prosper, and Thrive in Your Retirement is the premier roadmap to retirement for anyone focused on financial security. This is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide that covers all the significant financial, healthcare, and lifestyle-related considerations...
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Order from Chaos will teach your how your brain works and how to stop getting in your own way. Mixing stories from the trenches of her own experience as a mom and wife with ADHD with wise, well-researched advice from her years as a blogger at The ADHD Homestead, Jaclyn Paul shows you how to design your own system for restoring order.
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"Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a "guide" for the newly arrived, and providing practical information and advice, Roya Hakakian, an immigrant herself, reveals what those who settle here love about the country, what they miss about their homes, the cruelty of some Americans,...
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"Set yourself up for success as an adult. How do you create a budget? Clean a bathroom? Make a doctor's appointment? If you're feeling a little overwhelmed by the responsibilities of growing up, you're not alone--and the Life Skills Book for Teens is here to help! It includes straightforward advice for handling your money, health, home, relationships, and more so you can take on adulthood with confidence. Essential skills for everyone - Learn the...
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"S. Bear Bergman's illustrated guide to practical advice for the modern age, filtered through a queer lens. As an author, educator, and public speaker, S. Bear Bergman has documented his experience as, among other things, a trans parent, with wit and aplomb. He also writes the advice column "Asking Bear," in which he answers crucial questions about how best to make our collective way through the world. Featuring disarming illustrations by Saul Freedman-Lawson,...