NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2013
"Making changes does take longer than we may expect--no 30-day, 30-pounds-lighter quick fix--but by following the guidelines laid out by Dean, readers have a decent chance at establishing fulfilling, new patterns."
INDIE
Released: Dec. 11, 2012
"A well-researched, smartly written self-help book that encourages readers to achieve their ideal shape."
Meine (
Ideal Shape for Life, 2012), a certified hypnotherapist specializing in weight loss, writes persuasively about helping dieters harness the power of their minds to change negative behaviors.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 4, 2012
""Occasionally Mom knew what she was talking about," as this clever book confirms, but often she did not."
A fun, lighthearted compendium of conventional wisdom, mostly parental, which debunks plenty of old wives' tales and urban myths while offering a few surprising truths.
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NONFICTION
Released: Dec. 1, 2012
"Emphasizing a personal approach to clients is not unique to Lauveng, but this chronicle of her specific experiences carries extra weight."
A "former schizophrenic" now working as a clinical psychologist describes her experiences and treatment.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2012
"Amusing in short spurts--an entertaining way to pass the time in between worrying about the real issues in your life."
From
National Lampoon co-conspirators Beard (
Golf: An Unofficial and Unauthorized History of the World's Most Preposterous Sport, 2012, etc.) and Cerf (co-author:
Mission Accomplished! Or How We Won the War in Iraq: The Experts Speak, 2008, etc.), a whimsical collection of the sometimes-scary, sometimes-silly things that threaten our modern-day lives.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 20, 2012
"Like Bennett's catalog of music--you may not fall in love with each individual story, but it's hard to argue with the way it's being told."
The legendary master of the American songbook shares stories and lessons learned from a life in music.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 19, 2012
"A spirited nurturist polemic."
Cognitive Science editorial board member Prinz (Philosophy/City Univ. of New York;
The Emotional Construction of Morals, 2008, etc.) tackles an age-old debate, making an argument for "the primacy of nurture over nature."
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"A valiant attempt to recount a mostly forgotten experience, though the many questions that remain may prove frustrating to some readers."
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"This broad approach toward harnessing our "negative capability" deserves wide readership; the author's nonprescriptive message has the potential to effect genuine, lasting changes for people who find happiness just out of reach."
A fascinating, wide-ranging exploration of negativity, positivity, failure, success and what it means to be happy.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"A profound celebration of the human spirit."
NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"Though tribes of believers will again take the author's classic soothsaying to heart, it's essentially the same song with slightly different lyrics."
"Finance is just one of the many areas where an increasingly obsolete, materially based worldview is proving inadequate to the challenges of the times in which we live," writes spiritual activist, teacher and author Williamson (
A Course in Weight Loss, 2010, etc.), whose concern about the country's fragile financial state has her procuring alternative pathways toward a fulfilling livelihood.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 13, 2012
"An informative and moving book that raises profound issues regarding the nature of love, the value of human life and the future of humanity."
National Book Award–winning journalist Solomon (
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, 2001, etc.) uses issues raised by disability to examine the nature of parenthood, the definition of disability and the ability to control reproduction to create designer children.
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