Self-Help Books

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FEARLESS: Creating the Courage to Change the Things You Can
FEARLESS: Creating the Courage to Change the Things You Can

FEARLESS:  Creating the Courage to Change the Things You Can by Steve Chandler
"When I read this book something magical happened.  Page by page, my mind released those old habitual thoughts.  My spirit lightened and lifted.  It was a mindshift, and I didn't even see it coming.  I was guided to a higher state of consciousness with Steve Chandler's graceful humor, creativity, and courage."  ~ Jim Manton, Author of The Secret of Transitions


$12.95

Happily Un-Married
Happily Un-Married

Happily Un-Married by Dr. John Curtis 
Living together is becoming widely accepted among all ages, and this is the first book to take a serious and non-judgmental look at helping these couples improve the fitness of their relationships. Dr. Curtis’ new book provides a clear, straightforward explanation about cohabitation... the reasons for its meteoric rise, the consequences, the trends, and some startling predictions about the future of live-in relationships.
Happily Un-Married takes readers step-by-step through Dr. Curtis’ nine proven “strategies” (based on a business model) to establish and sustain a thriving and healthy cohabitating relationship using exercises, quizzes, surveys, and written activities.


$16.95

Listening with Heart 360: The New Paradigm For Women
Listening with Heart 360: The New Paradigm For Women

Listening with Heart 360:  The New Paradigm for Women by Elizabeth Diane and Andrew Marshall

Listening with Heart 360 speaks to our soft side – who we truly are. A wonderful Mother/Daughter gift for each other can be found between the covers of this innovative book.—Carol Ann Cole, Bestselling Author and Founder of the Comfort Heart Initiative


$14.95

How Bad Do You REALLY Want It?
Getting From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be
How Bad Do You REALLY Want It? Getting From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be

How Bad Do You Really Want It?  Getting From Where You Are To Where You Want To Be by Tom Massey

  • Tap into the power of daily discipline to create the momentum you need to be phenomenally successful.
  • Learn to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be in pursuit of your greatest desires.
  • Make the right connections and form powerful partnerships that will catapult you to success beyond your wildest dreams.

$19.95

30 DAYS TO A NEW YOU:
Get What You Want Through Authentic Change
30 DAYS TO A NEW YOU: Get What You Want Through Authentic Change

30 Days to a New You:  Get What You Want Through Authentic Change by Monica Magnetti is both a manual and a workbook. It provides practical techniques and support so you can effectively redefine yourself into a person who can get what you want and live a full life with intention. Using a simple, systematic method, this book shows you how to use your infinite, individual power to connect with your real self and your powerful individual vision. Then it leads you through the steps to put your new knowledge and skills into practice.
"This book destroys the myth that says that transformation takes forever."  Steve Chandler, Co-author of 100 Ways to Create Wealth


$19.95

Why Am I So DAMN Unhappy?
And what to do about it
Why Am I So DAMN Unhappy? And what to do about it

Why am I so DAMN Unhappy?  And what do do about it by James Downton, Jr. Ph.D., a.k.a. Dr. Bob, the Happiness Coach
Take Your Happiness Seriously!  "You need to read this book.  And that's no joke," says Malcolm Kushner, creator of the Cost of Laughing Index and curator of the museumofhumor.com.  Jim Downton offers practical advice for using humor and other techniques to cut through negativity and find personal happiness.


$11.95

100 WAYS TO CREATE WEALTH
100 WAYS TO CREATE WEALTH

100 WAYS TO CREATE WEALTH by Steve Chandler and Sam Beckford is the deepest and most penetrating study yet of the psychology of prosperity and the action steps necessary to produce wealth.  As the third, final and most exciting book yet in Steve Chandler's 100 Ways trilogy, 100 Ways to Create Wealth is already being hailed as "The modern reader's Think and Grow Rich!"


$24.95

MEN-opause:
The Book for MEN
MEN-opause: The Book for MEN

Menopause may be a problem for your sweetie,

and if it’s a problem for her, it’s a problem for you!

FINALLY!  A first!  A book on menopause for men!  In MEN-opause:  The Book for MEN  author Dr. Goodman shows men how to support and survive their partner’s menopause, improve sexual intimacy, and end up with a stronger relationship. 


$11.95

The Midlife Bible:
A Woman's Survival Guide
The Midlife Bible: A Woman's Survival Guide

Attention:  Women in Menopause!  Here's Dr. Mike Goodman's updated version of The Midlife Bible!
 Of [all the books I reviewed], The Midlife Bible is the cheapest, shortest and the best.  I give it an A.”  - Stephanie Weiss, The Washington Post

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The Midlife Bible helps women not only survive but thrive throughout their perimenopausal and menopausal years.  As benefits, they will: 

 

Y  Have more energy     Y  Improve their memory            Y  Sleep better

Y  Enjoy sex again             Y   Look and feel better    Y Eliminate hot flashes


$17.95

50 tips for Organizing Your Life
50 tips for Organizing Your Life

* Simplicity is the key to organizing your office, your business, and your life.
    * This book gets the clutter out of teaching readers how to get more organized.
    * These simple and effective techniques are concise, easy to follow, and fun to do.
    * The book helps motivate readers to get more organized, which will help them to feel happier and less stressed.


$7.95

50 Things You Can Do About Guns
50 Things You Can Do About Guns

This book provides life-saving information for parents, educators, business owners, the police, and government officials.

This easy to read, common sense guide is written by James M. Murray -- a concerned father, a teacher, and an experienced activist against gun violence. He lives in Boston, where "activism" first began with the Tea Party, and where shootings have now become epidemic. His book lists 50 effective ways to stop gun violence, offering a catalyst for social and political change.


$7.95

101 Ways To Be A Long-Distance SUPER DAD . . . or MOM, Too!
101 Ways To Be A Long-Distance SUPER DAD . . . or MOM, Too!

101 Ways To Be A Long-Distance SUPER DAD . . . or MOM, Too!  by award-winning journalist, George Newman, offers helpful, practical tips for parents who live or work in one place, and whose children live in another.  While divorce can geographically separate a mom or dad from a child, so can military service or a job requiring travel. 


$9.95

Actualization All Things Subliminal Lurk Within
Actualization All Things Subliminal Lurk Within
The techniques and methodologies as presented within the pages of Actualization, are told in such a way as to make the reading of it more lucid and clear; reader-friendly. Instead of using a series of stories about a myriad of nameless and faceless individuals, the characters in this book were developed in such a manner as to allow one to overcome this two-dimensional factor.

$14.95

All You Need is HART!
All You Need is HART!

  Heal Your Heart - Heal Your Life
"This book is a source of wisdom for those who seek true healing." 
- Dr. Bernard Siegel.

Marriage and Family Therapist, Helene Rothschild, offers us her unique, empowering method for total transformation, a system she calls HART, which stands for “Holistic and Rapid Transformation.” Anyone can create love, joy, and abundance in their life - NOW, and All You Need is HART! will teach you how.


$14.95

Brain Teasers
Brain Teasers
 Learn to "think outside the box" with Kiran Srinivas' new book of mental puzzles! This exciting and diverse collection of mental puzzles will equip you with the valuable ability to "think outside the box." Brain Teasers teaches creative, non-standard approaches to problem solving, and will motivate you to think in ways you never have before.

$9.95

The Conquering Soul:
The Key to Understanding Spiritual Psychology
The Conquering Soul: The Key to Understanding Spiritual Psychology

THE CONQUERING SOUL: The Key to Understanding Spiritual Psychology   This book by Miriam Bostwick brings practical spirituality into your everyday life by showing you how to reclaim the authentic power of your soul and free yourself from the bondage of the games of the personality. Showcased are twenty-five mental games the personality frequently plays in its attempts to reign supreme over the soul.


$14.95

More on the Conquering Soul:
The Key to Understanding Spiritual Psychology
More on the Conquering Soul: The Key to Understanding Spiritual Psychology
MORE ON THE CONQUERING SOUL: The Key to Understanding Spiritual Psychology: This book by Miriam Bostwick is a continuation of the first CONQUERING SOUL book and includes thirty-one different mental games the personality frequently plays in its attempts to reign supreme over the soul.  If you are seeking spiritual principles devoid of dogma, you will find this book invaluable.

$14.95

Changing Lives
Changing Lives

CHANGING LIVES by Michael Giudicissi is the ultimate book on human performance and the power of the mind and spirit to change the world. Written in a series of powerful short strokes, the book will hit you like cold water and wake you up to the fact that life is pure opportunity. Above all, author Michael Giudicissi stresses the need to take responsibility for your life. No victim consciousness allowed here.


$11.95

Conscious Divorce finding freedom through forgiveness
Conscious Divorce finding freedom through forgiveness

If the end of your marriage or relationship is inevitable, you may experience anger, pain, and chaos. You will need great courage to move through this stressful transition.

Conscious Divorce offers support, compassion, and insight to guide you through your range of emotions. It is not about blaming your partner or yourself. It is about learning to move through the anger and pain toward forgiveness, and discovering that healing is possible.


$9.95

Discovering Soul Connections
Discovering Soul Connections

“Reading Discovering Soul Connections has helped me to undestand many of the unusual things that have happened to me over the years. I now view these supernatural occurrences, which I was afraid to share with others, in a new and more understandable light. It is certainly reassuring to know that we are always connected to spiritual helpers and to our loved ones who have passed on. Reading this book has been a truly enlightening experience.”

—Beverly Rubeo


$24.95

Forgiveness and Child Abuse: Would YOU Forgive?
Forgiveness and Child Abuse: Would YOU Forgive?

 In this intimate and brave book, Forgiveness and Child Abuse:  Would YOU Forgive? author Professor Einhorn shares her horrific story of ritualistic child abuse and asks a variety of people what they would do if they had her background.  Fifty-three (53) people responded, including Patch Adams, Bernie Siegel, Ed Asner, Laura Davis, Albert Ellis, Daniel Quinn.  Because the responses are so varied, everyone will resonate with some.  This book is destined to evoke discussion and debate, and it is a must-have book for anyone with issues of forgiveness.


$22.95

Fortizymo The Time has Come
Fortizymo The Time has Come
If you are tired of all the quick-fix formulas designed to miraculously elucidate the many mysteries that exist within the confines of your life, then you may have already, without knowledge, discovered one of the basic precepts behind Fortizymo: The Time Has Come - learning to think for yourself. Patrick Michels, with clarity, precision and depth will take you, the participant, on a step-by-step journey to your ultimate goal, that of Actualization.

$9.95

Get Out Of Your Thinking Box
Get Out Of Your Thinking Box

Why change old patterns? People tend to get trapped into thinking process ruts, which limits their possibilities outside normal patterns and preventing them from tapping into fuller creative potential.

Both individuals and organizations are often confined to "thinking boxes," thereby blinded to what exists outside those limits and missing out on a world of opportunities which may be hidden. Knowing what exists outside our everyday field of view can produce numerous benefits. Making appropriate shifts in our thinking may be difficult, yet can be rewarding.


$7.95

Gotta Minute The ABC's of Successful Living Getting What You Really Want
Gotta Minute The ABC's of Successful Living Getting What You Really Want

“Gotta Minute? The ABC's of Successful Living is a wonderful tool for developing and maintaining a positive, winning attitude. The book will stimulate your creativity and encourage you along your path toward success and fulfillment.”

— Susanne S. Blake, Author of When Spirit Speaks


$9.95

Gotta Minute? How to Feel, Look &
Live Great
Gotta Minute? How to Feel, Look & Live Great

"Dr. Kamph's superb knowledge of the human body and its functions has inspired me and many others to eat healthfully and care for ourselves properly for decades. We thank this woman of integrity for all she has done for us and for our good health!"

-- Harvey Schecter
Honored as UC Santa Barbara Distinguished Alumnus
Author of Publications in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times


$9.95

HEAL Yourself:
Mind Body Spirit
HEAL Yourself: Mind Body Spirit

 Written by Marcia Kamph, D.C., M.S., HEAL Yourself Mind Body Spirit comes highly recommended by a wide variety of health professionals for its delightful writing style and holistic approch to wellness.  Practical, concise, easy to read, with common sense guidelines, this book allows you to follow a natural approach to health and healing.
"Dr. Kamph’s important and informative book will encourage readers to make healthier lifestyle choices which will enhance their sense of well being."
- John Gray, Ph.D Author of
Men are from Mars, Women Are From Venus


$11.95

Healing Is Remembering Who You Are
Healing Is Remembering Who You Are

Written with wisdom, insight, and heart, this uplifting book is for anyone interested in deep inner transformation. Practical, inspirational, imaginative, and easy-to-read, it is about finding the inner essence of healing to transform past and current life issues. It provides specific hypnotherapy techniques and self-healing processes. Readers learn how healing is a matter of re-experiencing or remembering the essence that lies at the deepest core of their original state of being. We all long for this experience of remembering, but many look for it in unhealthy ways (by using drugs, alcohol, food, or entangled relationships).


$9.95

Kali Yuga Odyssey A Spiritual Journey
Kali Yuga Odyssey A Spiritual Journey
"After reading Kali Yuga Odyssey: A Spiritual Journey, by Ross Jackson, I found hope. Now I understand the true meaning of spiritualism, as he discovered through his journey to India. It is a remarkable book for those searching for a purpose in life."
Dr. Gary Herbertson, President, Earth Day International

$14.95

Life's Playground A Celebration of Spirit
Life's Playground A Celebration of Spirit

The author has used her vast experiences with disabled children to create an inspiring book to remind all of us that we can learn to celebrate simply being alive in this playground that we call "life."

The stories, concepts, and ideas that she shares will make you laugh, cry, and think. The stories are like stepping stones to help us surmount our obstacles, which are often only as large or as small as we make them.


$9.95

Lovers & Survivors
A Partner's Guide to Living With & Loving a Sexual Abuse Survivor
Lovers & Survivors A Partner's Guide to Living With & Loving a Sexual Abuse Survivor
Lovers & Survivors is a comprehensive, self-help book directed at couples in which one or both partners have survived sexual trauma. This book offers information for the couple, as well as a variety of exercises designed to promote understanding, intimacy, and interaction.

$14.95

Power Persuasion
Power Persuasion

Two naturally persuasive men, David R. barron and Danek S. Kaus bring us Power Persuasion:  Using Hypnotic Influence to Win in Life, Love, and Business
"Power Persuasion offers the detailed specifics of what to say, how to say it, and the mental attitide that will make you a powerful person of influence in every situation.  Awesome stuff!"
- Mike Litman - #1 Best-selling Author
Conversations with Millionaires


$11.95

Scared To Leave, Afraid To Stay Paths From Family Violence To Safety
Scared To Leave, Afraid To Stay Paths From Family Violence To Safety

  A Five-Star Book
How does a woman leave the man who is abusing her?
What is it like for a woman to leave the man who is abusing her? This book SCARED TO LEAVE, AFRAID TO STAY by Barry Goldstein, presents the stories of ten women as they fought the courts and their abusers to gain safety for themselves and their children. The author demonstrates how courts handle divorce, custody, visitation, support, child abuse, marital property, orders of protection and crimes when domestic violence erupts. He also discusses the common tactics abusers use to maintain control over their partners. The average abused wife makes seven attempts to leave her abuser. Each time she learns more about the resources available. By providing information about how to leave someone who is abusing you, this book makes it easier for women to escape.


$24.95

The Ten Commitments Entering the Promised Land of Abundant Life
The Ten Commitments Entering the Promised Land of Abundant Life
Everyone wants to live life to the very fullest. The need for guidance and direction is uppermost in our heart and mind whenever we are experiencing some change or transition in life. The Ten Commitments by Robin B. Haruna offers concrete assistance in moving through the inevitable life changes we all encounter and the means by which we can do so with comfort, grace, and ease.

$9.95

Things I know Now that I wish I'd known then
Things I know Now that I wish I'd known then

 George Newman's tips are targeted toward the person who makes lists, has goals, and wants to seize opportunities that others miss.  Reading Things I know Now that I wish I'd known then is like having an older brother whispering in your ear.
NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: 
I am happy to report the book I was proud to publish has been featured in the September issue of Bottom Line Personal with a full page article. Great recommendation! Wow!  
                                 
-Robert D. Reed


$11.95

Sacred Goodbyes honoring and healing your pain and loss
Sacred Goodbyes honoring and healing your pain and loss

Sacred Goodbyes gently guides you through the stages of recovery from the devastating loss of a loved one. It offers compassion, hope, and support as you move through the pain and begin to realize that healing is possible.

This simple, yet powerful book is beneficial to anyone dealing with loss. Therapists and other health care professionals will find it meaningful for their clients.


$9.95

Sacred Union The Journey Home
Sacred Union The Journey Home
In Sacred Union: The Journey Home, authors Sri Ram Kaa and Kira Raa provide an intimate look into the lives of two people who learned how to let go of fear, doubt, and judgment in order to enjoy a permanent state of joy. Honest, revealing, and sometimes shocking, the authors share their experiences with angelic beings, including the loving guidance of Archangel Zadkiel, who taught them that Self-Ascension is a state of consciousness-a simple choice-available to all.

$17.95

Saved By Simple Logic
Saved By Simple Logic

Saved By Simple Logic is written for older children and young adults. It teaches the ability to think, analyze, and learn. The story told in the book is divided into chapters, and each chapter includes carefully chosen phrases, vocabulary, and ideas for discussion. Parents and teachers will be able to encourage children to learn new words, understand their meaning, and explore moral and ethical questions.


$14.95

Seduction of Silence
Journal of a Reluctant Widow
Seduction of Silence Journal of a Reluctant Widow
This is the journal of a recent widow who not only can’t accept her husband’s death but cannot accept being and acting like a "widow." Insightful, sensitive and occasionally humorous reflections are mixed with a profound philosophy of life that is exchanged between the author and her current companion–her cat. In ways she never anticipated before, the author grows from her experience of widowhood and a dormant part of her begins to emerge. A new peacefulness and self-acceptance that offers the promise of wonderful life experiences yet to come.

$14.95

Strange Odyssey A Hitchhikers Guide to the Psychic
Strange Odyssey A Hitchhikers Guide to the Psychic
Norm Bailey had always assumed that dying was the ultimate end of life — period. Then he found himself communicating with spirits and discovered life beyond death. He found great comfort in the knowledge that we do not die—only our bodies do.

$24.95

Taking the Quantum Leap to Happiness
Taking the Quantum Leap to Happiness
In his new book, TAKING THE QUANTUM LEAP TO HAPPINESS, Dennis Zinner shows that freedom from circular behavior is possible. He shows that it is possible to break the chains that bind us if we embrace a vision of spiritual freedom. This book is based on the teaching of many ancient teachers, philosophers and sages and the brilliance of modern-day scientists, all of whom have had the courage to step beyond the realms of "normal science."

$11.95

You Know He Really Loves You When
You Know He Really Loves You When

This warm-hearted, fun-filled, thought-provoking book explores ways to recognize and create a healthy romantic relationship. The co-authors share insights from their research and personal experiences. Fortunately, they both have a healthy sense of humor so they share ways to be more playful and have more fun. This book can inspire readers to create more intimacy and passion in their lives and to rejuvenate romance.


$9.95

Your Soul is Calling
Will You Accept the Call
Your Soul is Calling Will You Accept the Call
Discover the source of eternal joy, everlasting peace, and sensual bliss by recognizing and opening to the inner call. This informative book will energize both new and seasoned spiritual seekers with its ideas and guidance on how to live life more fully, positively, peacefully, and harmoniously.

$24.95

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