"From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching...and just a little spooky. 'Here's a partial list of things I don't believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Vampires. Zombies. Homeopathy. Bigfoot. Canola oil, because there's no such thing as a canola. Note that 'witches' and 'witchcraft' are absent from this list. When really they should be right there...

"More and more people are interested in living a sober life. What was once considered boring or shameful for many who got sober, now is inspirational and gratifying. While there are many "quit lit" books out there that offer inspirational stories of those who decided to make the shift, many don't offer the "what next" for readers. How do we get sober? And how do we live sober? Veronica Valli shares just those tools in Soberful. This book will give...

"As a follow-up to 12 Rules for Life, the author provides twelve additional rules related to the overarching theme of how the dangers of too much security and control might be profitably avoided"--

In How to Beat the Odds: Be Driven, Eddie Maddox, Ph.D., a successful corporate engineer and college professor shares wisdom keys that catapulted him from an African-American youth from a low-income family to becoming one of the top one percentile earners in the United States. Today, Dr. Maddox is a successful family man, coach, mentor, and career executive who has penned a profound guidebook for anyone, who wants to beat the odds society has waged...

Eric V. Copage's Black Pearls is an extraordinary book of inspirational thoughts and practical advice for African-Americans. The 365 quotes that begin each day's entry range from African proverbs to wisdom from Oprah Winfrey, Malcolm X, Terry McMillan, Bill Cosby, Rosa Parks, Spike Lee, Marian Wright Edelman, Alice Walker, and Martin Luther King, Jr., among hundreds of other diverse and accomplished people of African descent. And each day's entry...

Assembled with skill and sensitivity, this selection of brief and incisive quotations range from religion and theology, personal and social ethics, service, and international and political affairs, to the family, education, culture, Indian problems, and Gandhi's most original concept, satyagraha - group nonviolent direct action. Some quotes from this book: # Ahimsa is the highest ideal. It is meant for the brave, never for the cowardly. # Eating...

"An exploration of the self-fulfilling lives of people who, by chance or choice, have no children of their own Investigates the life choices people make around having children and alternate ways of finding purpose in life Based on a global survey and more than 50 in-depth interviews with childless and childfree women and men aged 19 to 91 from different cultures and walks of life Enables readers to place their own circumstances in a larger...

"La conocida experta Susan Stiffelman nos ofrece en este libro una manera única de educar a nuestros hijos que combina la sabiduría y la compasión. Con un enfoque totalmente práctico, los planteamientos que comparte pueden ayudar a los padres a establecer una conexión verdaderamente amorosa y compasiva con sus hijos, a la vez que sacan lo mejor de sí mismos. Afortunadamente las carencias y los errores del sistema tradicional se desdibujan cada...