Beautiful Braids (over 700,000 sold) owes its steady successto the simple fact that, as the most affordable and complete bookon braiding on the market, it represents incomparable value. Fromelegant chignons and classic English braids to the sporty Duchessbraid, these elaborate styles will continue to turn heads.

HOUSEKEEPING 101 Accidental Housewife (n): an individual who manages the householdunexpectedly, unintentionally, by default, or by chance, withminimal skills, a glass of wine, and little interest in masteringher/his domain. Once upon a time lived the 1950s housewife who joyfully followedher domestic duties. Today’s housewife is anything but traditional,yet some things never change: mounting laundry, accumulating dust,looming clutter, and the refrain, “What’s for dinner?” Now JulieEdelman, the go-to gal for entertaining and practical householdtips and trends, turns these mundane chores into fun and easytasks. Offering real life advice and simple solutions, Julie helpsyou ? tidy up with the faucet to floor facelift: a stress-free way toclean with minimum effort to achieve maximum effect, as you dancewith dust bunnies and indulge in a bit of pampering along theway ? conquer PMS (Pretty Manageable Stains): learn how to painlesslydeal with the most common stains using everyth

Have you, as a parent, ever found yourself treating yourchildren in a way you would never tolerate from someone else? Theauthors of Emotionally Intelligent Parenting call for a new GoldenRule: Do unto your children as you would have other people do untoyour children. And most important, they show us how to live by it.Based upon extensive research, firsthand experience, and casestudies, Emotionally Intelligent Parenting breaks the mold oftraditional parenting books by taking into account the strong roleof emotions -- those of parents and children -- in psychologicaldevelopment. With this book, parents will learn how to communicatewith children on a deeper, more gratifying level and how to helpthem successfully navigate the intricacies of relating to others.The authors take the five basic principles of Daniel Goleman'sbest-seller, Emotional Intelligence, and explain how they can beapplied to successful parenting. To this end, the book offerssuggestions, stories, dialogues, activities, and a special secti

Today’s leaders don't use command-and-control. Instead, theyleverage their communication, collaboration, andconflict-resolution skills to inspire employees to ever higherlevels of performance. Packed with practical tools and expertadvice, Leading People shows managers how to bring out the best intheir team.

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Until recently, the effortless "Zone" of peakperformance was only within the reach of serious athletes. Now,with Body, Mind, and Sport, anyone can reach the Zone, regardlessof fitness level. Designed to accommodate a variety of individual fitnessneeds, the Body, Mind, and Sport program is split into two levels.Level 1 is for non-athletes who want to improve overall fitness;Level 2 is for those who want to train for competitive orrecreational purposes. Your own unique mind-body type is taken intoaccount to guide you in achieving your personal best without stressor strain. In this revised and updated edition of Body, Mind, andSport, fitness expert and trainer John Douillard outlines a programin which your individual seasonal constitution-Winter, Spring, orSummer-determines what exercises or sports are best suited to yourmind-body type and what foods you should eat for optimumresults. Using the Body, Mind, and Sport approach you can decreaseheart and breath rates while improving both fitness andp

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By a well-known psychic and astrologer, a revealingpsychological/astrological exploration of the masks we wear and themany ways our rising signs affect our personalities.

Everyone has a list of favorite movies, but few people trulyunderstand how much these movies reveal about our personalities.Cinescopes invites readers to find their ten favorite movies in aglossary of more than 3,000 popular films and then offersspectacular insights into what our most-loved films reveal aboutourselves. Using a unique blend of pop psychology, astrology, andcinematic analysis, Cinescopes profiles sixteen different types ofmovie fans, complete with their own unique strengths, weaknesses,secrets, and characteristic behaviors. Along the way, you'll alsodiscover how you measure up to other kinds of movie buffs,including your best and worst relationship matches, your personalnemesis, and even other movies you may enjoy. Cinescopes is awonderful conversation starter and a delightful gift forpop-culture enthusiasts of all ages.

The Conversation Piece will make you think twice about theeveryday opinions you take for granted. What instrument is notmusic to your ears? If, for one day, you could have anything toyourself--any object or place--what would you choose? What food andbeverage combination is your personal favorite? What moviecharacter is most like you? The Conversation Piece provides more than three hundredopportunities to explore creatively your thoughts about the worldyou live in. It's a book about you, about your friends--abouteveryone you know! If you were an entry in the dictionary, underwhich word would people find you? Ask yourself today. . . . You maychange your mind tomorrow!

Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper's all-new plan to lower cholesterolwithout drugs! The Old News: Elevated levels of cholesterol put you at risk forheart attack and stroke. The New News: Now you can control cholesterol naturally! Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, a leading authority on controllingcholesterol, shares his all-new plan for balancing your bloodlipids--without drugs and without side effects. Drawing on clinical trials and the most up-to-date medicalresearch, Dr. Cooper explains how exciting new food discoveries cangive you a revolutionary new way to manage your cholesterol. Insideyou'll discover: How the new functional foods, such as Benecol and Take Control,can lower bad cholesterol while improving the ratio between goodand bad cholesterol in only three weeks How these "anti-cholesterol" foods work, why they are safe touse, and who should use them How Dr. Cooper's approach can end--or greatly reduce--your use ofpre*ion cholesterol-lowering medications Expert advice

In Discovering Your Spirit Animal, shamanic healer Lucy Harmerpresents a practical approach to understanding spirit animals andapplying their power to specific situations in daily life. Writtenin clear, simple language and featuring compelling stories andanecdotes, the book explains what a spirit animal is, describes itspurpose, and shows that understanding the “medicine” of one’sspirit animal—assimilating its qualities and characteristics—allowsone to apply the lessons and messages they convey and use them forpersonal transformation. Lucy Harmer notes that particular animalsthat cross one’s path or appear repeatedly nearby probably want usto share in their medicine, their teaching, their energy, and theirspirit. Discovering Your Spirit Animal provides guidance for meeting andgetting to know one’s spirit animal through easy exercises andshamanic techniques. Lucy Harmer explains how to discover thestrengths, qualities, and skills one shares with one’s personalspirit animal, enablin