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I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get Itby Barbara Sher List Price: $16.00 Available from Amazon $10.40 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Product Review "A life without direction is a life without passion," says motivational specialist, therapist, and career counselor Barbara Sher. In I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was, a sort of broader, less dense, and less intimidating version of What Color Is Your Parachute?, she reveals how to "recapture long lost goals, overcome the blocks that inhibit your success, decide what you want to be, and live your dreams." This is a perfect book for new college graduates or anyone sick and tired of languishing in a dead-end job or relationship--yet reluctant to make drastic life changes due to uncertainty about what would actually inspire them. I Could Do Anything combines the I'm-not-buying your-excuses inspiration of Dr. Laura Schlessinger with the soothing, analytic encouragement of Dr. Martin Seligman in his classic Learned Optimism. In other words, Sher will pick you up off your butt and get you moving. She's included enough self-analytical exercises in here to save you hundreds of dollars in therapy. Whether you're looking to make improvements in your job or personal life, Sher will teach you how to determine what your goals are, and how to successfully reach them--even if right now the only thing you know is that you're vaguely to very unhappy and haven't the foggiest idea what to do with yourself.
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Glycemic Index Weight Lossby Lucy Beale and R.D., C.D.E., Joan Clark List Price: $18.95 Available from Amazon $12.32 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description The skinny on the glycemic index. research has proven that the best way to lose weight is to watch the glycemic load, which is measured by the glycemic index rating of each food. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Glycemic Index Weight Loss provides readers a solid foundation for understanding how and why a glycemic index diet works and controlling counts, along with activity and stress levels. Also includes recipes and a glycemic index. • The perfect solution for anyone at risk for Type II diabetes or anyone ready for a change from the low-carb diet • 64% of adults over the age of 20 in the US are overweight or obese • Offers information on supplements, basic easy recipes, food lists, and sample meal plans • A full appendix with glycemic index counts and loads for all sorts of foods
Joan Clark is a clinical dietician and certified diabetes educator with the University of Utah Hospital Diabetes Center.
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Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Futureby Jeff Goodell List Price: $25.95 Available from Amazon $16.35 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. After a generation out of the spotlight, coal has reasserted its centrality: the United States "burn[s] more than a billion tons" per year, and since 9/11 and the Iraq war, independence from foreign oil has become positively patriotic. Rolling Stone contributing editor Goodell's last book, the bestselling Our Story, was about a mine accident, which clearly made a deep impression on him. Our reliance on coal—the unspoken foundation of our "information" economy—has, Goodell says, led to an "empire of denial" that blocks us from the investments necessary to find alternative energy sources that could eventually save us from fossil fuel. Goodell's description of the mining-related deaths, the widespread health consequences of burning coal and the impact on our planet's increasingly fragile ecosystem make for compelling reading, but such commonplace facts are not what lift this book out of the ordinary. That distinction belongs to Goodell's fieldwork, which takes him to Atlanta, West Virginia, Wyoming, china and beyond—though he also has a fine grasp of the less tangible niceties of the industry. Goodell understands how mines, corporate boardrooms, commodity markets and legislative chambers interrelate to induce a national inertia. Goodell has a talent for pithy argument—and the book fairly crackles with informed conviction. (June 8) Copyright © Reed business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist Viewing the political and economic heft of the American coal industry, journalist Goodell presents an admiring view of the workers who mine, transport, and burn coal and an adversarial posture toward the CEOs, lobbyists, and politicians who monitor industry interests. In the background of the author's narratives, which are pegged to his visits to coalfields, coal-hauling trains, and power plants, lurks environmental pollution. Goodell injects relevant statistics (e.g., on average, an American uses 20 pounds of coal in a lifetime) that effectively personalize the reader's connection to an industry most ignore until a power outage. He astutely recognizes and heavily criticizes how mining companies and utilities capitalize on this disconnection in their public relations. Disputing their assertions that standards of living will suffer from the host of regulations and treaties he favors, Goodell particularizes his objections in detail useful to those who closely follow environmental issues. The circulation numbers of a comparable critique of the fossil fuels complex, Boiling Point, by Ross Gelbspan (2004), may predict Goodell's appeal to library patrons. Gilbert Taylor Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved |
The Officer's Wife (St. Martin's True Crime Library)by Michael Fleeman Available from Amazon $6.99 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description A MAN IN UNIFORM He was a captain in the U.S. Air Force. She was a psychologist in Fayetteville, North Carolina. On the surface, Marty and Michelle Theer appeared to be the perfect married couple. But no one knew of the double life Michelle was leading. Tired of spending one too many nights apart from Marty who was often away on his flight missions, Michelle turned to the Internet to meet men and relieve her loneliness. With each encounter, Michelle became more daring in her sexual escapades. But one man stood out among all the rest: former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant John Diamond. A WOMAN IN HEAT The more time Michelle spent with Diamond, the less she wanted to be with her husband. Then on December 17, 2000, Marty was gunned down on a street outside of Michelle’s office building. Suspicion first turned to Diamond, and she watched him take the fall for a murder she had masterminded. When authorities went after her, Michelle vanished. For months, federal marshals hunted desperately for Michelle, who had resorted to plastic surgery to avoid the law. In 2002, authorities finally captured her. A CASE THAT SHOCKED THE AMERICAN MILITARY COMMUNITY For three months, a jury would hear graphic testimony delving into the sordid details of Michelle’s swinging sex life as the happy veneer of the Theers’s marriage was quickly peeled away. But when it came time to decide Michelle Theer’s fate, her own shocking actions would finally seal her doom Back Cover Copy A MAN IN UNIFORM He was a captain in the U.S. Air Force. She was a psychologist in Fayetteville, North Carolina. On the surface, Marty and Michelle Theer appeared to be the perfect married couple. But no one knew of the double life Michelle was leading. Tired of spending one too many nights apart from Marty who was often away on his flight missions, Michelle turned to the Internet to meet men and relieve her loneliness. With each encounter, Michelle became more daring in her sexual escapades. But one man stood out among all the rest: former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant John Diamond. A WOMAN IN HEAT The more time Michelle spent with Diamond, the less she wanted to be with her husband. Then on December 17, 2000, Marty was gunned down on a street outside of Michelle’s office building. Suspicion first turned to Diamond, and she watched him take the fall for a murder she had masterminded. When authorities went after her, Michelle vanished. For months, federal marshals hunted desperately for Michelle, who had resorted to plastic surgery to avoid the law. In 2002, authorities finally captured her. A CASE THAT SHOCKED THE AMERICAN MILITARY COMMUNITY For three months, a jury would hear graphic testimony delving into the sordid details of Michelle’s swinging sex life as the happy veneer of the Theers’s marriage was quickly peeled away. But when it came time to decide Michelle Theer’s fate, her own shocking actions would finally seal her doom |
The Essential Event Planning Kitby Godfrey Harris Available from Amazon $6.95 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description A step-by-step system to help anyone organize and manage a memorable event of any size or complexity-meetings, dinners, visits, exhibits, funerals, conferences, seminars, receptions, parties-by providing reproduceable forms and easy-to-follow instructions on how to itemize every activity, visualize every interaction, and plan every detail. About The Author GODFREY HARRIS has been a public policy consultant based in Los Angeles, California, since 1968. He began consulting after periods as a university lecturer, U.S. Army intelligence officer, foreign service officer with the Department of State, and organizational specialist in the President's Executive Office. As President of Harris/Ragan management Group, he has been called upon to organize meetings, dinners, trips, exhibits, funerals, conferences, seminars, receptions, parties, and other diplomatic and commercial events requiring the coordination of dozens of colleagues, multiple outside contractors, and hundreds of guests. This is the 29th book he has written or co-authored. He holds degrees from Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles. |
Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controllingby Harold Ph.D. Kerzner List Price: $85.00 Available from Amazon $78.63 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description This Ninth Edition of the industry-leading project management “bible” applies its streamlined approach to new, authoritative coverage aligned with the Project management Institute’s Project management Body of Knowledge (PMI’s PMBOK), the new mandatory source of training for the Project management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam. Written by one of the best-known authorities on the subject, this extraordinary edition gives a profound understanding of project management. About The Author HAROLD KERZNER, Ph.D., a prominent instructor for the International Institute of Learning (IIL), is currently Professor of Systems management at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio and President of Project management Associates, a consulting and training firm that conducts seminars for leading U.S. and international corporations. He is the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois and has taught engineering at that institution and business administration at Utah State University, where he received the 1998 Distinguished Service Award. The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Project management Institute has honored Dr. Kerzner by instituting the Kerzner Award for Project management Excellence. |
Intimate Weddings: Planning a Small Wedding that Fits Your Budget and Styleby Christina Friedrichsen List Price: $14.99 Available from Amazon $9.74 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Library Journal Friedrichsen's guide helps couples create realistic budgets, intimate ceremonies and memorable receptions. [This book will] surely be in demand. Recommended. Book Description This is the only book on the market dedicated to couples who want to plan a small wedding--a growing trend in the industry. With stories and wisdom from real-life couples, Intimate Weddings offers: * Advice on getting family and friends more involved in the big day, from decorating to the actual ceremony. * Inspiring suggestions for personalizing a wedding with themes and traditions that have special meaning for the bride and groom. * Creative ideas for venues--both traditional and non-traditional--and how to decorate them. * Unique cost-saving tips and tricks for getting married on a budget. Perfect for anyone planning a wedding with 75 guests or less, this book walks the bride-to-be through every step she needs to make her big day a success. There's no better resource for creating an event that's memorable and meaningful.
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Math Workout for the GMAT, 2nd Edition (Graduate Test Prep)by Princeton Review List Price: $19.00 Available from Amazon $12.35 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Math Workout for the GMAT is newly revised and includes more than 220 practice problems with full explanations for every solution. |
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