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7 Ways to Live Life to the Max
by Dennis Curyer
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Once upon a time, there was a fisherman who never put a lid on his basket of lobsters. When asked was he not afraid of them climbing over the edge and getting away, he said, "Heck no, the moment one makes a bid for freedom all of the others drag him back in?" Do you have lobsters in your life? The lobsters are in the form of parents, children, relatives, friends, work associates, those in authority, etc. who, though well intentioned, will attempt to discourage you from your ambitions. The greate... more info>>
Words: 69190 - Reading Time: 197-276 min.
Category: Self Improvement/Spiritual/Religion
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A Conversation with Fear
by Mermer Blakeslee
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"We all pack different ideas and feelings into the word fear: fear of the unknown, fear of failure, of losing control, of aging, of falling down, fear of the body reacting and fear of the body not reacting, even the fear of saying the word fear. This book does not attempt to define fear or explain why a frightened person experiences certain physiological responses. It doesn't separate students into categories or classify symptoms. What this book does attempt is to offer you both audacity and co... more info>> (Published: 2010)
Words: 72665 - Reading Time: 207-290 min.
Category: Self Improvement
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A Core Curriculum For Creative Writing
by Barri Bryan
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This series of lessons is designed to help writers improve their writing by writing. It is predicated on the belief that learning to write well is not about reading, reciting and remembering; it is about comprehension, perception, and recognition. The aim is threefold: to help writers understand the importance of purpose, to perceive writing as a process, and to recognize the underlying principles that govern that process. (Published: 2008) EPIC eBook Award Finalist
Words: 49211 - Reading Time: 140-196 min.
Category: Self Improvement/Education
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Anger and Anxiety: Be in Charge of Your Emotions and Control Phobias
by Bob Rich, Ph.D.
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We live in a crazy world, so much so that you'd have to be crazy to stay sane! Most people feel frequently overwhelmed by stress. Some of us have the inner resources and the support of other people, and so can cope reasonably well, most of the time. Others among us are not so lucky. For months or even years at a time, people are suffering, at the end of their tether, buckling under the load. There are many people who react with depression, a life-sapping, draining, self-destructive mood that poi... more info>> (Published: 2000)
Words: 30823 - Reading Time: 88-123 min.
Category: Self Improvement
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Attitude and Self-Esteem
by Teresa King
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What Kind Of Attitude Do You Have? Are You Willing To Take Easy Steps Toward Improving Your Life? Discover The Hidden Things That Stop You From Living Up To Your Potential It''s all about taking control of your attitude and building your self-esteem. Sounds pretty daunting doesn't it? Many people thought so too, until they discovered the principles in Your Attitude--Your Self-Esteem. Learn how little steps can bring you giant leaps forward in how you live, how you think and what you do! It''s a ... more info>>
Words: 29887 - Reading Time: 85-119 min.
Category: Self Improvement/Business
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Book Promo 101: Learn the Basics of Book Promotion
by Nikki Leigh
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This is the first in a series to help authors learn how to promote their published work. The author speaks from long experience in promotional and marketing work. She offers her own expertise and she collected quotes from many of the best people in the business when it comes to getting their books "out there" and getting them noticed by reviewers, the press, and readers' groups. The book explores the mentality and process behind promotional work and discusses a wide variety of ways to promote bo... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 80843 - Reading Time: 230-323 min.
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Building Relationships [Pace Yourself Series]
by Richard Pace
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Building Relationships helps you to open up your world. Find out why some of your relationships work while others fail. By imagining the various ins and outs of personal attachments, you will realize you can finally enjoy your life. By reading one lesson a day, for thirty days, you learn to use your natural instincts rather than "tired old habits" in nurturing your relationships along. Each lesson takes you into a world of possibilities where you open your heart to the people you love, respect a... more info>> (Published: 1998)
Words: 23770 - Reading Time: 67-95 min.
Category: Self Improvement/Family/Relationships
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Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction
by Dave A. Law, Darin Park
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The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction: Volume One is a comprehensive writer's guide for the amateur to semi-pro writer on the genre of science fiction. The book begins with a warning for new science fiction writers about the pitfalls and clich's that often plague a first science fiction story. It finishes with practical information on how to present, sell and promote a finished novel and what to prepare for once the writer has achieved success. Topics range from alien creation to world b... more info>> (Published: 2007) EPIC eBook Award Winner, ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist
Words: 142214 - Reading Time: 406-568 min.
Category: Self Improvement/Reference
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Defeating Addictions [Pace Yourself Series]
by Richard Pace
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Mr. Pace applies the same 30 day matrix that he has used in the other Hard Shell Publications, Growing Self Confidence and Building Relationships. Every day, for thirty days, you will apply your imagination to situations that you would probably never realize you could link together. You will be able to examine why you turn some of your needs into addictive habits. You will begin to face down your craving for substances and activities that place you in a holding pattern. You can start to take con... more info>> (Published: 1998)
Words: 25532 - Reading Time: 72-102 min.
Category: Self Improvement/Health/Fitness
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Doing It Write: Putting the Final Polish on Your Manuscript
by Marissa St. James
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Unique Book On Manuscript Polishing! If you are someone who has chosen writing as a possible career, or who is considering it, then you need this short but invaluable book! When it comes to writing, there are tons of easy-to-find rules. To do it right, budding authors need to be aware of those lesser known rules that can make or break their work. Grammar, spelling and punctuation are the basics of good writing, just as submission guidelines are the basics of a successful submission. With a touch... more info>>
Words: 6171 - Reading Time: 17-24 min.
Category: Self Improvement/General Nonfiction
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Eleven Reasons Why Women Cheat
by Debra Laino
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Eleven Reasons Why Women Cheat gives the reader an idea of the reasons why women are taking their sexuality into their own hands and openly talking about it. Dr. Debra Laino explores women's most secretive behavior in this enlightening book. (Published: 2010)
Words: 22579 - Reading Time: 64-90 min.
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Five Key Skills
by Alan Strickland
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The human race is made up of all sorts of people. Some are naturally outgoing and seem to get on well with everyone they meet. Others are quieter, keep themself to themselves and are fairly passive in their social interactions. A few lucky individuals can speak confidently to a hall full of people or in a one to one discussion. Others have trouble in stringing a few words together in a conversation and their worst nightmare would be to stand up and address a large gathering. Some people seem to ... more info>> (Published: 2006)
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Forbidden Psychological Tactics
by Dan Lok
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Imagine knowing how the human mind works... having the power to influence and motivate people at will to buy your products and services... what would that be worth to you? As you read every word of this web page, you will experience first-hand and quickly discover highly controversial persuasion secrets that will boggle your mind... and the mind of any prospect you target. I'll reveal 27 ways you can use psychological tactics to induce people to pull out their credit cards and buy from you--and,... more info>>
Words: 17978 - Reading Time: 51-71 min.
Category: Self Improvement/Business
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From Hollywood Experts and Published Authors: Words of Wisdom for Starving Artists
by Jo Kelly, Natalie C. Bandlow, Marilyn Peake
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This book opens with copyright information from Lincoln D. Bandlow, an attorney specializing in intellectual property law in Century City and the out-going President of the Los Angeles Copyright Society. The remaining pages include a treasure trove of information from: a personal manager for Hollywood actors, a Hollywood teacher and movie extra, a "Fictionwise eBook Author of the Year", an owner/co-owner of two websites listed among the "Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers", a retired ... more info>> (Published: 2007)
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From The Inside Out: A Volunteer Looks at Staying Motivated
by Julie Eberhart Painter
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From the Inside Out leaves no secrets hidden behind the facilities' doors. Through humorous and poignant anecdotes, the author, a 28-year volunteer and volunteer coordinator, takes the reader inside the heart of volunteering. The reader sees by examples how to be a good volunteer, how to hire a good volunteer and how the recipients of volunteer services perceive them. The book gives hints on how not to burn out by emphasizing the importance of motivation so that this special kind of help is not ... more info>> (Published: 2002)
Words: 23432 - Reading Time: 66-93 min.
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Growing Self-Confidence [Pace Yourself Series]
by Richard Pace
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In Growing Self-Confidence, author and psychic Richard Pace offers thirty lessons that open up your mind about yourself in ways you never dreamed possible. By reading one lesson a day, for thirty days, you learn to use the basic self confidence that is naturally built into everyone. Each lesson begins with a force of nature like time, love, and the senses. You find yourself in situations that force you to reexamine your strengths and weaknesses--your courage and your fears. Mr. Pace takes you by... more info>> (Published: 1998)
Words: 21478 - Reading Time: 61-85 min.
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How To Develop Your Psychic Powers
by Hereward Carrington, Ph.D.
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The Timeless Guide to Psychic Power! Have you ever wanted to learn to tap your inner wisdom, read other peoples thoughts and emotions, fine-tune your intuition, interpret dreams, foresee future trends and events, contact departed loved ones, see what's happening in distant locales? Hereward Carrington, Ph.D.'s How to Develop Your Psychic Powers makes it easy. Long an acknowledged masterpiece in the field, this book has helped hundreds of thousands of ordinary women and men learn to develop natur... more info>> (Published: 2005)
Words: 19201 - Reading Time: 54-76 min.
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How to Have Great Success With Women
by Kevin Mathews
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The greatest lovers in the world assume a certain attitude that attracts women to them. That attitude is one of self-confidence; knowing when and how to turn on the charm. And How to Have Great Success with Women will show you how. You don't have to have the "perfect look" or be rich to attract women. Believe in yourself and know that you can overcome any physical handicap by adapting an attitude that says you like yourself--and this will give you great success with women. (Published: 2003)
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How To Meet and Influence Women
by G E Kruckeberg
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How To Meet and Influence Women is a survival manual for the hesitant male. In it, you will learn the secrets of successful seduction, as well as detailed analyses of the female psyche and tips on improving your level of desirability to the gentler gender. Women seem to be born with all the finely tuned mechanisms requisite to the manipulation of the opposite sex. Most men, however, need a little help in that department from time to time. If you're in that majority, this book is the answer to yo... more info>> (Published: 2011)
Words: 25579 - Reading Time: 73-102 min.
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How to Write a Bestselling Self-Help Book: The 69 Fatal Mistakes You Should Avoid
by Jean Marie Stine
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The "must have" book by the acknowledged expert for self-help/how-to business, recovery, sports, health, self-improvement, hobby, crafts, health, and New Age writers. "If you follow only a third of her advice, you'll have a successful book." Jeremy Tarcher, publisher Tarcher-Putnam. In this exclusive eBook, author-editor Jean Marie Stine shows writers how to avoid the errors that keep most self-help books from finding publishers and off the bestseller lists if they are published. In How to Write... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 23880 - Reading Time: 68-95 min.
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Learning to Love Again
by Mel Krantzler
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From Mel Krantzler, a licensed marriage and family counselor, the nationally-acclaimed, bestselling author of CREATIVE DIVORCE, and Director of the Creative Divorce/Learning To Love Again Counseling Centers comes another insightful, helpful and energizing book that brings hope to those emotionally devastated by the loss of a love. What happens next? Just when you thought it would never happen again, love comes back into your life. You can survive the explosive realities that losing love brings ... more info>> (Published: 1977)
Words: 72186 - Reading Time: 206-288 min.
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Lessons in Life I Learned from My Baseball Cards
by Patrick J. Caraher
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Remember when the most exciting moment of your childhood was opening a fresh pack of baseball cards? How you gazed lovingly at the pictures of your heroes, pored over their statistics, thrilled to their exploits and identified with their lives? We all know someone whose baseball card collection was the most significant touchstone of his childhood. Baseball card collector Patrick Caraher has turned his lifelong passion into a spiritual odyssey in Lessons in Life I Learned from Baseball Cards. Sel... more info>> (Published: 2002)
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Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder [Secure]
by Johanna Kandel
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There is life beyond your eating disorder--and you deserve to enjoy every minute of it. Johanna S. Kandel, founder and executive director of The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness, struggled with her eating disorder for ten years before finally getting help. Now fully recovered, Kandel knows firsthand how difficult the healing process can be. Through her work with The Alliance--leading support groups, speaking nationwide and collaborating with professionals in the field--she's developed a s... more info>>
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Lost Your Job? Now What!
by Terry Kohl
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Terry Kohl belives that while losing one's job is most definitely life-changing, she believes it can be viewed as a gift, a second chance, and a life-altering opportunity. Using her own experience of past job loss and her unique and exciting methods for dispelling fears, Kohl's book is a lodestar to a new future that puts you at the helm--and that is exactly where you belong. (Published: 2009)
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Love Matters [Secure]
by Delilah
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Delilah opens her heart to explain why love is, truly, what matters most... Delilah dominates nighttime radio with her mesmerizing voice and unique offering of popular music, superb storytelling and sympathetic listening. The self-proclaimed "Queen of Sappy Love Songs" describes her show as "a safety zone where listeners take off their armor, slip into a comfortable cardigan, sit around the electronic hearth and share their secrets." And every night across North America more than eight million p... more info>>
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