For more than sixty years the rock-solid, time-tested advice in this book has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. With more than fifteen million copies sold, How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the best known motivational books in history, with proven advice for achieving success in life. You ll learn: three fundamental techniques in handling people; six ways to make people like you; twelve ways to win people to you way of thinking; nine ways to change people without arousing resentment; and much, much more! ,

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Walking his two young children to school every morning, ThadCarhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Parisneighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign—Desforges Pianos—heenters, only to have his way barred by the shop’s imperious owner.Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the properintroduction, and a world previously hidden is brought into view.Luc, the atelier’s master, proves an indispensable guide to thehistory and art of the piano. Intertwined with the story of amusical friendship are reflections on how pianos work, theirglorious history, and stories of the people who care for them, fromamateur pianists to the craftsmen who make the mechanism sing. ThePiano Shop on the Left Bank is at once a beguiling portrait of aParis not found on any map and a tender account of the awakening ofa lost childhood passion.

Drawing on his extensive clinical experience, Andrew Gaedderthelps the reader make sense of natural healing techniques based onChinese medicine, rotation diets, and anti-candida strategies. Casestudies illustrate how the author's clients were able to reduce oreliminate their digestive problems, enjoy greater energy, andreduce discomfort. Gaeddert explores food sensitivities, developingtolerance for certain foods, and preventing food reactions. Usefulappendices address obstacles to health, reducing fat intake,digestive-friendly grains, and food families. For the one out ofthree Americans who will have a digestive disorder in theirlifetime, this is an accessible, step-by-step guide for dealingwith digestive disorders.

Langston Hughes is widely remembered as a celebrated star ofthe Harlem Renaissance -- a writer whose bluesy, lyrical poems andnovels still have broad appeal. What's less well known about Hughesis that for much of his life he maintained a friendship with CarlVan Vechten, a flamboyant white critic, writer, and photographerwhose ardent support of black artists was peerless. Despite their differences — Van Vechten was forty-four to Hughestwenty-two when they met–Hughes’ and Van Vechten’s shared interestin black culture lead to a deeply-felt, if unconventionalfriendship that would span some forty years. Between them they kneweveryone — from Zora Neale Hurston to Richard Wright, and theirletters, lovingly and expertly collected here for the first time,are filled with gossip about the antics of the great and theforgotten, as well as with talk that ranged from race relations toblues lyrics to the nightspots of Harlem, which they both loved toprowl. It’s a correspondence that, as Emily Bernard

The rise and decline of witchcraft around the world, as seen through the perceptive eyes of an anthropologist and historian well-acquainted with traditional Basque and Spanish folklore--which inspired this fascinating, macabre, and chilling book. Beginning with an analysis of the basic mentality of those who have believed in or practiced the magic arts, and covering witchcraft's startling rise throughout Europe in the Middle Ages, it launches into an absorbing and original study that upsets many of the popular notions about the nature and history of the subject. Includes much enthralling material from art, literature, and ecclesiastical and legal documents, as well as discerning psychological studies of witches and their accusers.

A timely and profound anthology from the national bestselling author of Black, White and Jewish. Representing a stunning range of essayists and novelists, both men and women, this groundbreaking anthology boldly confronts the complications, possibilities, uncertainties, and joys of being a man in the 21st century.

For generations, doctors have been diagnosing babies withcolic, offering little comfort and few solutions to worried, wearyparents. But recent medical advances made through cutting-edgetechnology now reveal that many if not most cases of colic areactually caused by acid reflux. In this revolutionary book, BryanVartabedian, a noted pediatric gastroenterologist and the father oftwo babies with acid reflux, provides hands-on, practical adviceabout this hidden epidemic–and how to make your own baby happyagain. ? Recognize the seven signs of reflux in infancy. ? Discover the role of milk protein allergy–the other colic. ? Learn what, when, and how to feed an irritable baby and the bestpositions for sleep. ? Recognize the role of formula, breast milk, bottle systems,burping, and pacificers in your baby’s fussiness, andirritability. ? Understand when and why your baby may need testing forreflux. Weigh the pros and cons of available treatment options. Identify when a specialist is needed and where to find one

If you work nonstop without a break...worry about offending others and back down too easily...explain too much when asked for information....or "poll" your friends and colleagues before making a decision, chances are you have been bypassed for promotions and ignored when you expressed your ideas. Although you may not be aware of it, girlish behaviors such as these are sabotaging your career! Dr. Lois Frankel reveals why some women roar ahead in their careers while others stagnate. She's spotted a unique set of behaviors--101 in all--that women learn in girlhood that sabotage them as adults. Now, in this groudbreaking guide, she helps you eliminate these unconscious mistakes that could be holding you back--and offers invaluable coaching tips you can easily incorporate into your social and business skills. If you recognize and change the behaviors that say "girl" not "woman", the results will pay off in carrer opportunites you never thought possible--and in an image that identifies you as someone with the powe

Why are the teen years fraught with crisis for so manygirls? Why do so many mother-daughter relationships deterioratedrastically at this time? When her own teenage daughter began tospiral out of control, therapist Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., launcheda nationwide search to find answers— and hope. In this inspiring,compassionate book, Dellasega shares the strength and the wisdom ofmothers who have seen their daughters through the tumult ofadolescence. Drawing on the experiences of scores of mothers and daughters,Dellasega takes a hard look at the lives of girls in crisis—oncehappy, carefree children who are now struggling with eatingdisorders, unplanned pregnancies, substance abuse, and severemental problems. These are stories of girls on the edge, andmothers who are trying everything to save them. Yet even in themost desperate situations, Dellasega hears the same clear message:the key to survival is the support and the understanding of othersgoing through the same thing. Surviving Ophelia

In January 2006, Lee and Bob Woodruff seemed to have it all–ahappy marriage, four beautiful children, and marvelous careers. Bobhad just been named co-anchor of ABC’s World News Tonight, butthen, while he was embedded with the military in Iraq, animprovised explosive device went off near the tank he was ridingin. He and his cameraman, Doug Vogt, were hit, and Bob suffered atraumatic brain injury that nearly killed him. In an Instant is the frank and compelling account of how Bob andLee Woodruff’s lives came together, were blown apart, and then weremiraculously put together again–and how they persevered, with gritbut also with humor, through intense trauma and fear. More than adual memoir of love and courage, In an Instant is an important,wise, and inspiring guide to coping with tragedy–and anextraordinary drama of marriage, family, war, and nation. #1 New York Times Bestseller “Gripping . . . The Woodruffs’ devotion to each other ispalpable. . . . [In an Instant is] a re

In this new and completely revised edition, the first reigning World Series of Poker Champion gets down and dirty about how to win big. It's not just about cards. It's about the people who hold them, so you'll need to be a master of human nature. Who better to teach you than American folk hero and gambling legend Amarillo Slim? Get his first-hand secrets on everything from counting cards to judging opponents, the laws of probability, betting, bluffing, when to drop, and when to pick up your chips and head home.

It should be a time of joyous anticipation–the happiest timein a woman’s life. But for many women, the joys of pregnancy areclouded by feelings of fear, sadness, and confusion. And unlikepostpartum depression, which is widely portrayed in the media andembraced by the medical community, depression during pregnancy hasbeen rarely discussed and often misunderstood–until now. In thisgroundbreaking book–the first to focus exclusively on depression inpregnancy–Dr. Shaila Kulkarni Misri, a leading reproductivepsychiatrist, draws on her twenty-five years of clinical practiceand research to offer hope, help, and healing–as well as aprovocative, myth-shattering examination of a subject that has toolong been shrouded in darkness. The numbers are surprising: up to 70 percent of pregnant womenexperience some degree of depressive symptoms, and of those, 12percent meet the diagnostic criteria for major depression. Althoughit is at least as common as postpartum depression, which occursafter a child

America’s favorite fitness expert presents a breakthroughprogram to win the war against aging–a battle she has personallyfought and won. We all know that aging is inevitable–but how gracefully you ageis up to you. Scientific research shows that we can turn back theclock through a targeted regimen of age-busting exercise andnutrition. Now, in Fit and Fabulous After 40, award-winning fitnessexpert Denise Austin presents her own revolutionary, sure-fire planto help you stay healthy, strong, slim, and fabulous–no matter whatyour age! By exercising for just thirty minutes a day, usingcutting-edge techniques such as yoga and Pilates-based exercises,and eating for maximum health and vitality, you can build strength,shed extra pounds, improve flexibility and balance, and look yearsyounger. Fit and Fabulous After 40 includes: Easy-to-follow workout plans for every day of the week Fat-blasting, toning exercises to target specific areas of thebody Weekly nutrient-packed meal plans