September 14th, 2009
Women's Issues
Author: Nancy D. O\’ Reilly, PsyD and Margaret U.www.womenspeak.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos In Feeling Youthful at Any Age the reader can expect to come face-to-face with the fear of aging. Revelations are not sugar-coated, they are realistic and no-nonsense, but they are also optimistic. Clinical psychologist Nancy O\’Reilly and journalist Margaret Castrey endeavor to […]
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August 13th, 2009
Women's Issues
Author: Doris Roper www.witinstitute.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos If there\’s one thing author Doris Roper knows a thing or two about, it\’s how a nagging pattern of instability can stay firmly rooted when the right issues are not addressed. Surviving infidelity more than one time in her life, she clearly understands how unfavorable circumstances will […]
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August 13th, 2009
Fiction
Author: Rivka Tadjerwww.rivkatadjer.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos Elana is compromised in two significant areas: her career and her self-esteem. Getting older and a tad heavier, she wonders if she will ever achieve the success she knows she deserves watching the younger, slimmer, and more polished rise above her. She lives in a slightly futuristic Manhattan, […]
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August 13th, 2009
Inspiration
Author: Suzanne Willis Zoglio, Ph.D.www.tickleyoursoul.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos When it comes to finding “passion, purpose, and peace,” some of us can use all the help we can get. I am a huge fan of materials that assist with this; I am always on the lookout for innovative ways of approaching the subject, maybe through […]
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August 13th, 2009
Home and Hearth
Author: Val Sharpwww.sharpredesigns.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos I hadn\’t really given much thought to the possibility that my furniture wasn\’t living up to it\’s full potential, but maybe it\’s time I do. Val Sharp, author of The Art of Redesign, offers the “five simple steps to no-cost redecorating” that promise to unearth the hidden treasures […]
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July 27th, 2009
Retirement
Author: Jan Cullinane and Cathy Fitzgeraldwww.thenewretirement.net Reviewed By: Dotsie Bregel Baby Boomers are the healthiest, wealthiest and best educated generation to ever hit retirement. They\’re known for reinventing every life stage they\’ve entered. Authors Jan Cullinane and Cathy Fitzgerald were ahead of their time when they penned their first edition of this book in 2004. […]
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July 15th, 2009
Health Care and Physical Fitness
Author: Shelley Husseywww.shelleyhussey.com Reviewed By: Georgia Richardson Hardly a person today can say they haven\’t been touched in some way by mental illness at certain points in their lives. Maybe it was their partner or spouse, their children, friends, or co-workers. This book was written for each and every one of these people because the […]
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July 14th, 2009
Fiction
Author: Diana Estillwww.totallyskewedproductions.books.officelive.com Reviewed By: Georgia Richardson I\’ll admit up front that I was already a fan of author Diana Estill\’s work after reading Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road, so I felt her second book would be a fun read. I wasn\’t disappointed. I enjoyed Deedee Divine\’s Totally Skewed Guide to Life […]
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July 14th, 2009
Parenting
Author: Dr. Ingrid Schweigerwww.Self-EsteemForALifetime.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos You know them when you meet them, children with high self-esteem—they are confident, self-assured and positive. More often times than not, these children will grow into well-adjusted and successful adults. Dr. Ingrid Schweiger draws from over 30 years of experience as a psychologist to clarify the contributing […]
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July 14th, 2009
Parenting
Author: Marcia Pascucciwww.campuscalm.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos Maria Pascucci is “a former college perfectionist and stressaholic” who feels there is an overwhelming need for practical ways to relax, enjoy, and make the most of the college experience so that it yields the desired results: pointing to, and providing the tools for, a bright future. You […]
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