February 1st, 2010
Business
Author: Nan Russellwww.nanrussell.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos On your mark. Get set. Go! Author, columnist, and speaker, Nan Russell, serves up Hitting Your Stride – Your Work, Your Way and the race begins. With a bachelor\’s degree from Stanford, a master\’s degree from the University of Michigan, and twenty years in corporate management she is […]
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February 1st, 2010
Business
Author: Dr. Barbara Collinswww.drbarbaracollins.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos It\’s Your Turn is a concise but powerful offering from author, professor and executive coach, Dr Barbara Collins. Collins began a career in education, and while it was rewarding, she still grappled with the nagging sensation that something was missing. She paid close attention to the emptiness […]
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February 1st, 2010
Fiction
Author: Erica Minerwww.ericaminer.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos Author Erica Miner dips into the adolescent\’s world and fashions a tale of love, learning, and loss in FourEver Friends. Set in the 1960s, Miner\’s story follows the lives of four young women: their heartaches and disappointments; their shared dreams and aspirations. Hefty doses of drama usually riddle […]
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January 14th, 2010
Women's Issues
Author: Patricia Harmanwww.patriciaharman.com Reviewed By: Dotsie Bregel Patricia Harman is a nurse midwife in her husband\’s gynecology practice, so you must realize that not only are you getting up close and personal with her teen through 80 year-old patients, but you also get a behind the scenes glimpse of what it\’s like to own a […]
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January 14th, 2010
Health Care and Physical Fitness
Author: Kathi Caseywww.kathicaseypilates.com Reviewed By: Georgia Richardson Exercise—Easy…An oxymoron, or so I thought, until I read, “Get Off the Couch, Potato!” Author Kathi Casey, known as “The Healthy Boomer Body Expert,” has developed a 30-day powerful program that helps everyone throw those excuses out the window. Is your lifestyle sedimentary? Not to worry, these exercises […]
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January 14th, 2010
Business
Author: Judith Sherven, PhD/Jim Sniechowski, PhDtheheartofmarketing.com Reviewed By: Dotsie Bregel Placing love in the mix of marketing may sound corny, but it works. According to the authors, it\’s when we add love and concern that marketing becomes authentic. Their approach has more to do with opening a relationship than closing a sale. In this day […]
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December 14th, 2009
Elder Care
Author: Sandra W. Haymon, Ph.D.www.babyboomerssandwich.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos This is the final word for those who are edging into the responsibilities associated with caring for aging parents. There is nothing: no question, no dilemma, and no quandary that is not addressed in this thoughtful, thorough tome of information. Written in interview form, author Sandra […]
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December 14th, 2009
Writing
Author: Sue William Silvermanwww.suewilliamsilverman.com/ Reviewed By: Georgia Richardson In Fearless Confessions, a Writer\’s Guide to Memoir, author Sue William Silverman offers the reader a clearly marked path into the world of memoir writing. Chapter by chapter the author breaks down the preconceived notion that writing one\’s memoir is too complex, difficult, and in some cases, […]
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December 14th, 2009
Women's Issues
Author: Ann Frywww.annfry.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos Author Ann Fry gets serious about reinvention, tackling the how, the why, and the where. Where? How about energy-rich Manhattan? She had a good life in Austin, Texas: a lovely network of friends and a beautiful home, but it lacked excitement. Over the years, her work as a […]
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December 14th, 2009
Women's Issues
Author: Sherrie Mathiesonwww.sherriemathieson.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos I love before and after stories, transformations of style and attitude. Sherry Mathieson, a “nationally known style-consultant” creates Steal This Style and voila: transformations galore unfold in a vibrant expose of forward-looking fashion for women over forty. As I grow older I find myself looking for permission to […]
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