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"If you're looking to clean up but not clean out, if you want to declutter but don't want to throw out eighty percent of your stuff, if you want to be able to find matching socks in the morning but don't want a color-coded sock drawer, you've come to the right place. Organized Enough offers a groundbreaking, science-driven method for getting--and staying--organized. Amanda Sullivan's proven approach will teach you the lifelong habits of the organized,...
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"THE STORIES WE CANNOT TELL is a fast-paced, beautifully written tribute to what we can and can't control and who we love in the process. A true delight. This book is GOOD!"--- Zibby Owens, author of Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, and host of Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books There can come a point in life where you'll always remember what came before and what came after.Rachel is a thirty-year-old married Jewish woman who's wanted...
3) Aging Wisely
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Growing older brings many thoughts of "I wish I knew that before" This book provides information to help us age as well as possible. Surprisingly, our feelings do not age. Pleasure and contentment interface loneliness, loss, fears and sorrow. At a time when life is thought easier, new problems and situations that are challenging arise. Four stages of aging include the initiation to aging at about fifty years of age, changes in life following retirement,...
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"Most parents are not child psychologists and that's why it can be hard to discern what are normal childhood anxieties and what is more problematic . However, even with childhood anxieties, parents can learn how to raise resilient, independent, and healthy children with the help of licensed clinical psychologist, Regine Galanti, PhD. Galanti offers a research-based, practical guide for parenting through all ages and stages with strategies to help...
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"Embrace Your Inner Strength: A Path to Personal Empowerment" offers a guiding light towards self-empowerment and inner resilience. Through this journey, discover how to harness your inner strength, overcome challenges, and unlock your full potential. This empowering guide provides practical tools and insights to help you navigate life's obstacles with confidence and grace. Embrace your innate power and embark on a transformative journey towards personal...
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Get the Summary of M. Scott Peck's The Road Less Traveled in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Road Less Traveled" by M. Scott Peck explores the challenges of life, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and the dangers of simplistic thought. Peck highlights societal issues such as prejudice, religious intolerance, and the lack of introspection, which can lead to a decline in spiritual and moral values....
7) Be You
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I remember the day. I was sitting at my table paying bills when my son walked up to me and asked me what I see now to be a life-changing question. He asked, "Is this it for you, Mom? Is this all there is?"
I recall thinking it was a little rude and pretty much dismissing it. At least, I thought I did. the truth is, those words slowly seeped under my skin. Over the next few weeks, it led me to ask an even more important question. Who am I? If you asked...
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Get the Summary of Scott Adams's Reframe Your Brain in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: These instant perspective-shifters will help you feel better on demand and succeed at any endeavor without the usual pain or pitfalls. The reframe collection covers personal fulfillment, business and career success, mental health, social activities, and physical well-being. If only 10 percent of the...
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Get the Summary of Marsha M. Linehan's Building a Life Worth Living in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In this remarkable and inspiring memoir, Linehan describes how, when she was eighteen years old, she began an abrupt downward spiral from popular teenager to suicidal young woman. After several miserable years in a psychiatric institute, Linehan made a vow that if she could get out of...
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Aparentemente todo va bien en casa de Hikaru, como nos parecería en la mayoría de nuestros hogares. Pero cuando el profesor llame a sus padres, estos descubrirán que el chico en realidad está distante y bajando su rendimiento, y que lo único que le interesa es conectarse a internet. Todos se darán cuenta entonces de su responsabilidad en la situación.
Sin embargo, la situación en casa no empezará a mejorar hasta que Hikaru conozca a la señora...
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Get the Summary of Dave Pelzer's The Lost Boy in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Lost Boy" recounts the harrowing childhood of Dave Pelzer, who suffered severe abuse at the hands of his mother in Daly City, California, during the 1970s. At nine years old, Dave is subjected to starvation, beatings, and psychological torture, with his alcoholic father unable to protect him. Dave's school offers no respite, as...
12) La corona de las seis piedras: Seis claves para afrontar con fortaleza cualquier reto de la vida
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Naxen es hija de una gran familia y está a punto de asumir unas responsabilidades que le dan tanto miedo que la paralizan. Ella lo que querría es seguir construyéndose el mundo a su ritmo; un mundo en el que la imaginación impere sobre tradiciones ancestrales ante las cuales siente vértigo.
En una de sus escapadas de la rutina familiar, Naxen se esconde en el caparazón abandonado de una tortuga gigante, y allí encontrará un ser extraordinario...
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The book Militant Christian Parenting is, based on building faith in God and doing it with militancy. It teaches parents to see that children are, God's gift and next in line to the throne, and that what parents do now, will affect generations to come. Children are royalty, and it all starts with the parents training them for eternal life with Christ so that they can walk the golden pavements of heaven and be forever in, the presence of God. It is...
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Get the Summary of Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush's Walking Each Other Home in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Walking Each Other Home" by Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush is a contemplative exploration of death, love, and the human experience. As Mirabai Bush arrives in Maui to discuss the profound subject of death with Ram Dass, they reflect on the impact of acknowledging mortality on living fully. Ram Dass shares his practice...
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You have an exciting, fulfilling job. You've fallen in love with the man of your dreams-and met his three kids! Now what? Jacquelyn B. Fletcher shows how any professional woman turned wife and instant stepmother can build on the skills she employs at work-organization, team-building, goal-setting, and planning-to succeed at home in her new role as stepmom. Drawing on the latest research, her own experiences, and those of other real-life stepmothers,...
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"Transform Your Life: Harnessing the Power Within" is a dynamic guidebook that empowers you to unleash your inner potential and create lasting change. Through actionable strategies and insightful wisdom, this book guides you on a transformative journey towards personal growth and fulfillment. Discover how to tap into the innate power within you, overcome obstacles, and achieve your goals. Whether you seek to enhance your career, improve relationships,...
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Get the Summary of Jennifer Tucker & Ann Voskamp's Breath as Prayer in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Breath as Prayer" by Jennifer Tucker & Ann Voskamp explores the concept of God as a shepherd and protector, emphasizing the futility of worry and the power of prayer in the face of anxiety and fear. The book encourages readers to view stress as a reminder to seek solace in Jesus, who offers refuge and strength....
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Some people never take the time out to think outside the box. It's not that they don't want to--they don't know how.
This book will give you thirty (30) tools on how to move past fear. Fear only appears the moment you start to doubt yourself, which is a con. To a life of doubting something before even trying.
Doubt can have a person settling for less than what they deserve in life. Remember, without boundaries or principles, other people will...
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A Kaiso le encanta vivir en el bosque. Hace tiempo que cambió los estímulos constantes y el ritmo frenético de la gran ciudad por los árboles, el río y su pequeña cabaña. Ahí encontró la calma, pero la aparición de un pescador enigmático, que le reta a responder tres preguntas, le cambiará la vida.