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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise February 2018
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| Your Score: An Insider's Secrets to Understanding, Controlling. and... by Anthony Davenport with Matthew RudyWhat it is: a straightforward, nuts-and-bolts guide to understanding the mystifying world of consumer credit and your credit score, including what to do in the case of fraud and identity theft and how to navigate divorce, financing a new home, or handling school loans.
Why you might like it: Though author Anthony Davenport is an industry insider, he writes in an accessible style -- “readers will feel like Davenport is sitting right next to them” (Booklist). |
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You are a badass at making money : master the mindset of wealth
by Jen Sincero
A sequel to the best-selling You Are a Badass shares step-by-step guidelines for overcoming blocks, moving past fear and making real-world money, revealing how personal perceptions and bank accounts reflect obstructive beliefs that can be rendered lucrative through strategic concept changes.
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| Inventing Joy: Dare to Build a Brave & Creative Life by Joy Mangano with Alex TresniowskiWhat it is: an inspirational look at how cultivating a can-do attitude and positive life outlook will help you achieve business and personal success.
Why you might like it: In addition to her blueprint for building a joyful life, author and entrepreneur Joy Mangano (from the Home Shopping Network) shares her thoroughly entertaining rags-to-riches life story.
Book buzz: Mangano’s story is also charted in the award-winning 2015 biographical film Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence. |
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| T Is for Transformation: Unleash the 7 Superpowers to Help You Dig Deeper... by Shaun T.What it is: a guide to the seven transformational principles that author Shaun T. -- a fitness and motivational guru -- believes will help you achieve your mental and physical best.
About the author: Shaun T is the personal training star behind successful workouts like Hip Hop Abs, INSANITY, and Focus T25.
Reviewers say: This guide will "inspire fans and newcomers alike to change their lives” (Publishers Weekly). |
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Memory Rescue : Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss, and Remember What Matters Most
by Daniel G. Amen
Brain imaging research demonstrates that memory loss actually starts in the brain decades before you have any symptoms. Learn the actions you can take to help not just prevent memory loss later in life . . . but to begin restoring the memory you may have already lost.Expert physician Dr. Amen reveals how a multipronged strategy―including dietary changes, physical and mental exercises, and spiritual practices―can improve your brain health, enhance your memory, and reduce the likelihood that you’ll develop Alzheimer’s and other memory loss–related conditions.Keeping your brain healthy isn’t just a medical issue; it’s a God-given capacity and an essential building block for physical, emotional, and spiritual health. Take action against the fast-increasing memory crisis that threatens this crucial part of who you are―and help your brain, body, and soul stay strong for the rest of your life.
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How to get sh*t done : why women need to stop doing everything so they can achieve anything
by Erin Falconer
Erin Falconer, editor in chief and co-owner of the highly respected self-improvement site Pick the Brain (with over 1.8 million monthly page views), shows overscheduled, overwhelmed women how to do less so that they can achieve more. Packed with real-life advice, honest stories from Erin?s successful career, and dozens of actionable resources, How to Get Sh*t Done will forever reframe productivity so that you can stop doing everything for everyone and start doing what matters to you.
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When Your Child Has Food Allergies: A Parent's Guide to Managing It All
by Mireille Schwartz
In When Your Child Has Food Allergies, author Mireille Schwartz assembles what she's learned as a person with allergies and mother of an allergic child. This easy-to-follow guide provides advice on understanding and treating allergies, keeping children safe from exposure to allergens, and dealing with schools and group events. There's a chapter on allergen-free cooking, too. If there's an allergic person in your family, or you just suspect someone has an allergy, pick up this up-to-date and thorough handbook.
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13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do: Raising Self-Assured Children...
by Amy Morin
Psychotherapist Amy Morin popularized her theory of mental strength through her earlier book, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do. In this new volume, she offers parents and other adults a long-term method for rearing mentally strong children. Listing 13 things parents shouldn't do, she explains each prohibition (don't condone a victim mentality; don't expect perfection; don't take shortcuts to avoid discomfort) and provides self-test questions to help adults identify and address problem areas.
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