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Stop Hurting Me, I Don't Buy It! The Secret To True Happiness by Gary Blum Stop Hurting Me, I Don't Buy It! The Secret To True Happiness by Gary Blum April 18, 2011 $5.99 79705 words Sample 5%
Here are the five must know secrets for true happiness, living a less stressful life, and being successful. You will understand how to inspire yourself and others and nurture healthier relationships. You’ll also learn how advertising can get you to buy things you don’t really need for more than you want at the worst possible times and so much more.
Darkness: The Power Of Illumination by Shaahin Cheyene Darkness: The Power Of Illumination by Shaahin Cheyene Nov. 13, 2009 You set the price! 78937 words Sample 20%
From the teachings of Ehekateotl, one of the last great living medicine men from the Aztec Tetzkatlipoka Tradition of Darkness, Shaahin Cheyene extracts and reveals a practical philosophy known as The Law of Opposites. It teaches that all answers are found in balancing life s opposing extremes through a discipline whose primary principle is, as Cheyene writes: The Dogma of No Dogma.
The Fundamentals of Leadership: Essential Tools of the Trade by Floyd Sheldon The Fundamentals of Leadership: Essential Tools of the Trade by Floyd Sheldon June 16, 2010 $4.99 78528 words Sample 10%
Great leadership is essential for success in an any endeavor, but most of us aren't born knowing how to lead. In The Fundamentals of Leadership: Essential Tools of the Trade, Lieutenant Colonel Floyd Sheldon draws on more than 25 years of experience as a US Army infantryman to teach you the basics. With concrete examples of effective leadership, this book will give you the tools you need to lead.
Becoming a Technical Leader by Gerald M. Weinberg Becoming a Technical Leader by Gerald M. Weinberg Oct. 12, 2010 $9.99 78438 words Sample 20%
A personalized guide to developing the qualities that make a successful technical leader. We all possess the ingredients for leadership, some better developed than others. The book focuses on the problem-solving style–a unique blend of skills in 3 main areas: innovation, motivation, and organization. Ways to analyze your own leadership skills, with practical steps for developing those skills.
The 5 Minute Motivator by Dr. Eric Kaplan The 5 Minute Motivator by Dr. Eric Kaplan Nov. 26, 2011 $9.99 78124 words Sample 20%
Learn why business leaders like Donald Trump has utilized Dr. Kaplan as a speaker and physician, embraced his life-changing philosophies. Now, in his new book, THE 5 MINUTE MOTIVATOR, let Dr. Kaplan show you the empirical formula to success, health, and happiness. Imagine how 5 MINUTES a day can change your life. Learn the secrets to life, success, and happiness outlined in this book.
THE SEASONS OF OUR LIVES: How They Alternate From Good to Bad Ones and Vice Versa by George Kouloukis THE SEASONS OF OUR LIVES: How They Alternate From Good to Bad Ones and Vice Versa by George Kouloukis March 28, 2012 $9.99 77346 words Sample 16%
The moment you’ve finished this a book, you’ll be able to know whether the years just ahead are good or bad for you, and how long this season will last. You’ll act thus accordingly: if there is a storm on the horizon, you’ll take shelter in time; if sunny days loom ahead, you’ll take advantage soon. This is because our life’s seasons alternate according to a certain pattern as the author explains.
A Journey of Days by Guy Thatcher A Journey of Days by Guy Thatcher Nov. 23, 2011 $3.99 76794 words Sample 20%
Guy Thatcher walked the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage route, hoping to discover the reason for the compulsion that drove him there. He came away with the renewal of his belief in the remarkable goodness of ordinary people from all over the world as they shared an extraordinary journey. Relearn life's lessons with Guy Thatcher as he shares his experiences on the Camino with you.
It Starts With Me by Angus McIntosh It Starts With Me by Angus McIntosh Sep. 11, 2011 $24.99 76276 words Sample 20%
This might tome includes the complete texts and illustrations of the first six volumes of the Testaments of the Temple of the Circus Monkey: Enough Already, Just Say Sometimes, Get Off Your Ass, Inner Workout Fu, Self Defense 101, and the BadAss Cane. Read them and join the Revolution.
Dancing With Your Books: The Mindful Way of Studying by Jake Gibbs Dancing With Your Books: The Mindful Way of Studying by Jake Gibbs Jan. 13, 2012 $9.99 76236 words Sample 20%
Success in college and in life depends on how you approach it. This book offers a simple guide for living and learning in college and beyond. Using mindfulness, or the practice of staying focused on the present, the authors outline how to stop fighting with your school or work projects and start dancing with them.
I Will Write It In Their Hearts, Volume 6 by Sichos In English I Will Write It In Their Hearts, Volume 6 by Sichos In English Nov. 07, 2011 $8.95 76006 words Sample 10%
A Treasury of Letters from the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Selections from Igros Kodesh The letters contain profound lessons. But the larger lessons — insights into the Rebbe-chassid relationship and the different vantage points from which we can see the Rebbe — are the most exciting dimensions of this treasury.
Stand Up For Your Success (Cutting Edge Personal Development in Stand Up Comedy Format) by Burt Teplitzky Stand Up For Your Success (Cutting Edge Personal Development in Stand Up Comedy Format) by Burt Teplitzky June 15, 2011 $15.00 74981 words Sample 10%
This book is the companion book for Sell It With Humor, the brain child of Burt Teplitzky. On a special Saturday, the World Famous IMPROV Comedy Club in Hollywood, California teamed up with Burt to produce the funniest motivational and inspirational program ever. These are those transcripts.
Heart In Motion by Elysha Heart In Motion by Elysha Oct. 04, 2009 $11.99 74705 words Sample 10%
If you are tired of not living the inherent happiness you know is available to you, then Elysha’s book Heart In Motion is a revelation. Elysha prompts and questions you to go deeper into understanding how your life works. He shows you how personally identifying with the chattering mind keeps you stuck in pain and prevents you from being the love that you already are. Discover your heart today.
Philippine Dreams 2012 by Perry Gamsby Philippine Dreams 2012 by Perry Gamsby Aug. 20, 2011 $9.99 74482 words Sample 20%
All the fish out of water stories ever told can never match the reality of living in the Philippines. For everyone who ever wondered 'what if?' this is one man's often hilarious, sometimes moving account of his experience. Chock full of tips and traps, observations and opinions, 'Philippine Dreams 2012' just might be what you need to tip you over the edge of saying 'YES' to your own dreams.
A Joyful Intuition by Patrick Marsolek A Joyful Intuition by Patrick Marsolek May 30, 2011 $3.99 74382 words Sample 20%
A Joyful Intuition will help you live a happy, healthy life in connection with your own internal wisdom and creativity. Marsolek guides you on an exciting, playful journey into your own intuitive wisdom. You will learn simple, practical yet profound ways of using your intuition in your daily life. As you go through the exercises is this book, you will come to trust your own intuitive perceptions.
Sailor Soldier Lover by Lon Bram Sailor Soldier Lover by Lon Bram July 02, 2011 Free! 73717 words Read a sample
A factual account of an extraordinary saga of resiliency, courage and sailing skill by a continuous twice-around solo ocean circumnavigator in a 43-foot sailing yacht.
I Will Write It In Their Hearts, Volume 3 by Sichos In English I Will Write It In Their Hearts, Volume 3 by Sichos In English Sep. 27, 2011 $8.95 73712 words Sample 10%
A Treasury of Letters from the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson Selections from Igros Kodesh The letters contain profound lessons. But the larger lessons — insights into the Rebbe-chassid relationship and the different vantage points from which we can see the Rebbe — are the most exciting dimensions of this treasury.
The Winning Mind by Craig Lock The Winning Mind by Craig Lock April 21, 2011 $3.90 72401 words Sample 20%
This work is dedicated to all those great sportsmen that I have been privileged to see performing their vast array of skills, mainly on television... but some in person. But especially to the South African cricket and rugby football teams, who have given me so much pleasure in recent years (particularly since the re-admittance of the cricket team to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 19
Conscious Living Short Cuts For You And Your Family by C Grace Lewis Conscious Living Short Cuts For You And Your Family by C Grace Lewis Jan. 11, 2012 $0.99 72391 words Sample 15%
This book is both thoughtful and fun. It is about applying ideas for conscious living with practical suggestions and simple scenarios that have worked for me and my family. For example, children learn about our interconnected reality by sending rainbows to help people feel better. Chapter summaries, short cuts, and highlighted key words weave the text together to provide easy access to the ideas.
Happier Than A Billionaire: Quitting My Job, Moving to Costa Rica, & Living the Zero Hour Work Week by Nadine Hays Pisani Happier Than A Billionaire: Quitting My Job, Moving to Costa Rica, & Living the Zero Hour Work Week by Nadine Hays Pisani June 20, 2011 $2.99 72296 words Sample 15%
Two Plane Tickets, No Plan, One Dream. Have you ever rolled over, hit the snooze button, and wanted to blow off work—forever? Happier Than a Billionaire, is a lighthearted narrative for anyone who has ever dreamed of getting out of the office and starting over. Whether you are looking to retire or just visit, this narrative will keep you laughing all the way to the ticket counter.
Feed My People Joy... Kingdom Living For End Times by Robin Bremer Feed My People Joy... Kingdom Living For End Times by Robin Bremer May 11, 2010 Free! 72082 words Read a sample
You were created to LIVE supernaturally EVERY DAY. This power-packed book is for people who are hungry for God & want to go deeper in the supernatural things of God. Learn how to witness WITH joy, demonstrate & enforcing the victory Jesus' blood paid for you to have. Learn the principles of the kingdom, enforce the JUDGMENT of the devil, build your faith to RAISE THE DEAD.
Master Your Destiny by Manager Development Services Master Your Destiny by Manager Development Services Aug. 09, 2011 $5.99 71993 words Sample 20%
"Master Your Destiny" explains how people give away the innate power they are born with and allow others to direct their lives. You will examine the power "self-defeating behaviors" have to cause a person to sabotage the one experience they want most. You will also explore the power of self-esteem to define and reclaim this power, allowing a person to take back control of his or her destiny.
Does Change have to be so HARD? by Julie Donley Does Change have to be so HARD? by Julie Donley May 04, 2011 $9.99 71975 words Sample 15%
What makes change so H.A.R.D.? We struggle to lose weight, improve relationships and give up addictions only to succumb to patterns of behavior wishing it could be different and incessantly hoping for that magic solution. This book provides insight into how the mind makes change H.A.R.D. and the eight strategies to make change EASY.
Good Question! The Art of Asking Questions To Bring About Positive Change by Judy Barber Good Question! The Art of Asking Questions To Bring About Positive Change by Judy Barber Feb. 24, 2010 $9.99 70999 words Sample 20%
HAVE YOU EVER noticed how pleased people are when you ask a good question? They even exclaim ‘Good Question!’ in acknowledgement. This book, which brings together some of the favourite questions used by 28 of the sharpest minds in business and personal development today, will extend your repertoire of good questions enabling you to have truly transformational conversations.
Impact by Stan Lerner Impact by Stan Lerner Jan. 07, 2010 $9.99 69328 words Sample 20%
Impact is pure dynamite a must read for anybody who dreams of doing more with his or her life. Impact is structured to give the reader the tools to develop an individual philosophy of success. Then, like a knockout punch, it delivers the practical applications. This is not a biography or just a motivational book. It is truly a textbook written by a master player.
Million Dollar Broker by Scott W Johnstone Million Dollar Broker by Scott W Johnstone Dec. 07, 2011 $13.97 68794 words Sample 20%
Million Dollar Broker is the commercial real estate sensation that takes the lid off this secretive world so you too can discover the powerful winning strategies of big winners in the property game. Learn how to avoid the easy mistakes and tempting traps. Million Dollar Broker is the key to changing your life, your perspective on wealth and giving you are and your family what you always dreamed.
Modern Survivalism by Joe Bandel Modern Survivalism by Joe Bandel June 08, 2010 $7.99 68379 words Sample 25%
The ultimate empowerment book! This is the OAK 2nd Degree study material and provides conceptual initiation into advanced self-empowerment topics. It also provides a solid framework on which to build competency and success in your daily life. It integrates physical reality, hard work and personal effort into a working system that gets results
Life is Great! Let the Good Times Roll! by Lee Curtis Life is Great! Let the Good Times Roll! by Lee Curtis June 13, 2011 $6.99 68192 words Sample 20%
Life is Great! is a Self Help/ Motivational Book based on the discipline of "Whatever you think is going to happen is probably going to happen." So...what are you thinking?
FUNemployed: Finding the Upside in the Downturn by Kerry Quinn FUNemployed: Finding the Upside in the Downturn by Kerry Quinn May 03, 2011 $7.99 67378 words Sample 20%
Unemployment can be devastating, but with the right attitude you can find a silver lining. After my layoff, I went from depressed to FUNemployed after realizing I had an opportunity to get my finances in order, become healthy and start living again. "FUnemployed: Finding the Upside in the Downturn" shares my philosophy and tips through humorous stories that have inspired many of the ex-employed.
The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the World by Jackie Lapin The Art of Conscious Creation: How You Can Transform the World by Jackie Lapin March 10, 2010 $9.99 67043 words Sample 10%
Why let life happen to you when you can begin Consciously Creating the life you desire! The Art of Conscious Creation, is a powerful step-by-step guide to manifesting that lets you take charge of your destiny. Once you've learned the tools, the book guides readers on how they can begin using the same skills to create a better world. "An astonishing book!," Dr. Joe Vitale, star of "The Secret."
The Way of Love: A Practical Approach to Spiritual Awakening by Marlene Keesler David Harman The Way of Love: A Practical Approach to Spiritual Awakening by Marlene Keesler David Harman April 04, 2012 $4.99 66753 words Sample 20%
Emphasizing both compassion and empowerment, The Way of Love invites you to appreciate how you can take more responsibility for your life, shedding the notion that you are a victim to anyone or anything. This can be helped through cultivating self-honesty combined with a willing surrender to your Divine Self. Simple steps and practical exercises are offered throughout.
A Life of Impact by Ayo Adebamowo A Life of Impact by Ayo Adebamowo Sep. 08, 2010 $9.99 66441 words Sample 10%
In this motivational primer, you will discover why: the informed succeed, the best gain at the expense of the rest, those who dare get their share, the top is meant for the tough, messengers do end up as managers, adversities have advantages, failures should be viewed as moments and not as monuments, the future belongs to the disciplined,results enhance capacity to make impact, and much more.
Awake Again - All the way back from Head Injury by Martin Krieg Awake Again - All the way back from Head Injury by Martin Krieg Jan. 19, 2011 $4.99 66006 words Sample 20%
After being pronounced clinically dead and wavering between life and death from a head injury, Martin Krieg regained consciousness but was paralyzed and completely helpless. This book tells what it feels like to be in this state and how he used self help books and his two coast to coast bike rides to rehabilitate himself so well that he is now building the will for a TransAmerica bicycle highway
I Found Love at the End of My Rainbow: Based on a True Story by Rainee Grant I Found Love at the End of My Rainbow: Based on a True Story by Rainee Grant Nov. 26, 2011 $3.99 65986 words Sample 14%
This emotion grabbing story will have you crying, laughing, angry, heartbroken, and rejoicing as Rain Glattimoore takes you on her journey of self-reflection. She lets you in to her mind while she reflects on her life about the abuse, rape, drugs, alcoholism, and even murder that will forever be a part of her memory.
Confessions of an Instinctively Mutinous Baby Boomer and her Parable of the Tomato Plant by Marsha Roberts Confessions of an Instinctively Mutinous Baby Boomer and her Parable of the Tomato Plant by Marsha Roberts March 03, 2012 $2.99 65010 words Sample 15%
"Confessions of an Instinctively Mutinous Baby Boomer and her Parable of the Tomato Plant" is the unlikely spiritual journey of a globe trotting Boomer that's as implausible as life, as magical as you'll let it be and as true as I remember.
Kicking Life's Ass! by Mike Fook Kicking Life's Ass! by Mike Fook Feb. 23, 2012 $4.99 64389 words Sample 20%
Kicking Life's Ass! is a book for those that are at their wits end. How do you take control of your life and start getting it on track? Start with this book and see how far you get. Follow the steps in this book - to the letter - and you'll find peace you never knew could exist in your life. You will find happiness where none existed. You will find LIFE and FREEDOM where you never imagined it.
Beyond Religion Volume III by Stanislaw Kapuscinski Beyond Religion Volume III by Stanislaw Kapuscinski July 06, 2010 $3.99 63882 words Sample 25%
[From Intro.] “Anyone searching these pages for quick, glib, answers will be disappointed. I would rather my readers treated my essays as a menu of exotic dishes, perhaps a silver tray of hors-d’oeuvres, which they might taste, relish, ponder upon their esoteric ingredients, and if still tempted—swallow.”
Dancing With the Fire by Michael Sky Dancing With the Fire by Michael Sky April 09, 2011 $4.99 63827 words Sample 20%
You may never do a firewalk yourself, or even see one, but Dancing with the Fire takes you on an extensive journey through the teachings of this ancient initiation ceremony.
The Paradigm Formula: Your 2012 Survival Guide by Adrian Dorsey The Paradigm Formula: Your 2012 Survival Guide by Adrian Dorsey July 03, 2011 $4.50 63190 words Sample 20%
Within these pages is the formula to find the success that has likely eluded you for the duration of your lifetime. Allow me to introduce to you this Paradigm Formula and reveal to you how to move beyond the shadow of the next slated apocalypse.
A New Conversation With Men by Michael Taylor A New Conversation With Men by Michael Taylor Feb. 03, 2010 $9.99 62359 words Sample 5%
A New Conversation With Men is a book written to empower men to become better husbands, better fathers, better men and most importantly to become genuinely happy with their lives. It is a ten chapter book that teaches men to recognize the Five Illusions of Manhood, The Five Masks of Masculinity and the power of Transformation. It is a book that empowers men to reach their full potential.
Answer The Call: What to do when Spirit arrives to transform your life. by David Alan Brown Answer The Call: What to do when Spirit arrives to transform your life. by David Alan Brown July 14, 2011 $3.99 62278 words Sample 15%
This book is about things that happen in life and force us to consider if we believe what we say we believe. More importantly, it asks us to be honest about how we put those things into action instead of just reading, writing or teaching about them. It’s about making spiritual living real in an awkward, and sometimes downright difficult, life.
Spiritually Rich and Sexy: A Woman's Guide to Becoming Infinitely Attractive by Pamela Jo McQuade Spiritually Rich and Sexy: A Woman's Guide to Becoming Infinitely Attractive by Pamela Jo McQuade Sep. 21, 2011 $7.95 62178 words Sample 20%
This book, which is dedicated to the heart and soul of every woman, lights your way, step by step, to the spiritual understanding that beauty, abundance, love, joy and freedom are your birthrights. In Spiritually Rich and Sexy, Pamela McQuade lets the secret out of the designer bag: You already possess everything you seek—and more—just by being -who you are!
The Weight is Over by Stacia Pierce The Weight is Over by Stacia Pierce Aug. 10, 2010 $9.99 62065 words Sample 20%
Discover the beauty of creating a better you. With this outstanding lifestyle guide, you will develop a healthy philosophy of better living. Learn from life coach Dr. Stacia Pierce stylish advice to lose pounds and gain the body and life you've always wanted. If your are looking for step-by-step advice and fun, energizing ideas, you've found the right book.
A Successful Life by Gabriel Lawson A Successful Life by Gabriel Lawson June 08, 2011 $5.99 61842 words Sample 20%
A Successful Life presents five principles for living a successful life as derived from the perspective, reflections, and regrets of dying hospice patients. Their message is a simple one about the meaning of life, yet hidden within their message is a scientific secret so powerful that it literally increases our odds of success. Start living the life you deserve. Start living a successful life.
Shayne On You by Maggie Shayne Shayne On You by Maggie Shayne Dec. 08, 2011 $4.99 61717 words Sample 10%
Non-fiction In this book, you’ll find advice on everything from broken hearts to sagging breasts. It’s the best of Maggie’s Advice Column, Shayne on You, all shared with the heart, wit and honesty you’ve come to expect from Maggie Shayne. Not sure you’ll like it? Go read a few posts at Maggie’s blog, Shayne’s Shenanigans. If you like them, you’ll love this book.
Beyond Isness by Joey Ashley Beyond Isness by Joey Ashley March 24, 2012 $2.99 61554 words Sample 30%
Beyond Isness is Conversations With God – if channeled through Tom Robbins. A profound but wacky perspective that demystifies our dark side. Spiced by odysseys in Bali, the Inner World, the Pleiades, and the Chinese takeaway on Percy Street, this eclectic smorgasborg is all chucked in the wok and stir-fried with a pinch of sex, a dash of humour, and a liberal sprinkling of spirituality.
Tiny Silver Sparkles: A Spiritual Journey of Love and Healing by Donza Doss Tiny Silver Sparkles: A Spiritual Journey of Love and Healing by Donza Doss July 22, 2011 $9.99 61080 words Sample 5%
Searching to heal her painful past, Donza Doss met an extraordinary spiritual teacher who awakened her heart and changed her life forever. With this man she witnessed a miracle that unleashed a power deep within her. Filled with enlightened teachings of healing and spiritual growth, this timeless romance shows that when two soul mates come together divine love has no boundaries.
Do what you like by Khushroo Pithawalla Do what you like by Khushroo Pithawalla Jan. 06, 2011 $9.99 60987 words Sample 40%
A guide to find the purpose of your life and converting it into a highly successful profession. Filled with invaluable insights from adventure sports, Nature & life in general.
An Inner Journey: Living Your Life Purpose by Kathy Wilson An Inner Journey: Living Your Life Purpose by Kathy Wilson June 25, 2010 $4.95 60752 words Sample 50%
Whose Life Are You Living? Parents, teachers, friends, family, the media - all these and more have been telling you how to live. Now you’re sensing that something important is missing from your life. What’s missing is the soul-satisfying work of your destiny – Your Life Purpose. An Inner Journey: Living Your Life Purpose is a step-by-step guidebook that leads you to living your Life Purpose
The Only Way Out Is In: The Secrets of the 14 Realms to Love, Happiness and Success! by Daya Doolin The Only Way Out Is In: The Secrets of the 14 Realms to Love, Happiness and Success! by Daya Doolin March 08, 2011 $19.95 60135 words Sample 15%
The mass consciousness is at a point where it knows there has to a better way. People may not know what it is but they are beginning to open up to the possibility they can learn what this better way is. Being in the Realm of the Secrets that Ms. Doolin relates, is being where you want to be by knowing you are already there but just temporarily forgot until someone who loves you, shows you.
Quantum Shift Into Greatness by Arthur Tassinello Quantum Shift Into Greatness by Arthur Tassinello Aug. 17, 2009 $9.95 59799 words Sample 50%
It’s the secret to the Secret and the Law of Attraction, where they just showed you the tip of the iceberg. QSIG reveals all you need to know to discover how to have Physical, Relational, Spiritual and Financial prosperity and step out of the box you live in and discover a new world of opportunity. A world of infinite power and possibility where you get everything you want, because it wants you.