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Genuine, sustained love relationships are certainly among the most beautiful and powerful – yet challenging – forces in the world.

Awaken your physical, emotional, and spiritual connections with skill-building exercises and select attitude transformations. Topics include creating relationship safety, accepting differences, transparent communication, finding sensual and sexual passion, plus more. This dynamic book is also a primer for singles preparing for love; relationship professionals; and counseling or coaching programs.

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A no-holds-barred guidebook aimed at white women who want to stop being nice and start dismantling white supremacy from the team behind Race2Dinner and the documentary film, Deconstructing Karen

It’s no secret that white women are conditioned to be “nice,” but did you know that the desire to be perfect and to avoid conflict at all costs are characteristics of white supremacy culture?

As the founders of Race2Dinner, an organization which facilitates conversations between white women about racism and white supremacy, Regina Jackson and Saira Rao have noticed white women’s tendency to maintain a veneer of niceness, and strive for perfection, even at the expense of anti-racism work.

In this book, Jackson and Rao pose these urgent questions: how has being “nice” helped Black women, Indigenous women and other women of color? How has being “nice” helped you in your quest to end sexism? Has being “nice” earned you economic parity with white men? Beginning with freeing white women from this oppressive need to be nice, they deconstruct and analyze nine aspects of traditional white woman behavior–from tone-policing to weaponizing tears–that uphold white supremacy society, and hurt all of us who are trying to live a freer, more equitable life.

White Women is a call to action to those of you who are looking to take the next steps in dismantling white supremacy. Your white supremacy. If you are in fact doing real anti-racism work, you will find few reasons to be nice, as other white people want to limit your membership in the club. If you are not ticking white people off on a regular basis, you are not doing it right.

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This motivational book will help you identify where you are living and leading: either in the balcony, general admission, or the front row. It’s time to live life in the front row, and Marilyn is the usher to lead you there! Learn from the greats with examples of living life in the front row.

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An inspiring account of the transformative power of purpose-driven entrepreneurship. Bag Lady is a masterful case study in how to start up a company and use the tools of business to promote a better world. If you want to make a difference in the world but aren’t sure how, grab this insightful book.

“From the first eye-opening pages about the harms of plastic bags, to inspiring stories about finding the confidence to build a climate-friendly business, Bag Lady is a compelling read. With charm and candor, Lisa Foster spells out the important personal and business lessons that helped her overcome impossible odds and succeed.” —Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School professor and award-winning author of Confidence and Think Outside the Building

“Bag Lady leaves readers with useful knowledge and enhanced confidence to step out on their own in a meaningful pursuit.” —Kenneth Cole, Designer and Social Activist

“Today, there is endless opportunity to join the movement for sustainability, and Bag Lady shows you the way!” —Laurie David, producer of An Inconvenient Truth, environmental advocate, and author of Imagine It: A Handbook for a Happier Planet

“Bag Lady demonstrates how a social entrepreneur who commits to a larger purpose can literally change our world for the better. -—Tom Bowman, founder of Bowman Change, Inc., and author of What If Solving the Climate Crisis Is Simple?

“You must read this book.” —Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder and CEO, American Sustainable Business Network; co-founder and former CEO, Seventh Generation; Adjunct Professor, Stern School of Business

“This is a book to inspire innovators and idealists alike.” —Joseph E. Aoun, President, Northeastern University

“Cheers to Bag Lady! It is a clear and poetic testament to what one person can do.” —Mary Steenburgen, American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter

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Internationally acclaimed psychologist Dr. Edith Eger—one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors—tells her unforgettable story in this moving testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of choice in our lives.

At the age of sixteen, Edith Eger, a trained ballet dancer and gymnast, was sent to Auschwitz. Hours after her parents were sent to the gas chamber, the “Angel of Death,” Nazi officer Dr. Josef Mengele, forced Edie to dance for his amusement—and her survival. He rewarded her with a loaf of bread that she shared with her fellow prisoners—an act of generosity that would later save her life.

Edie and her sister survived multiple death camps and the death march. When the American troops liberated the camps in 1945 they found Edie barely alive in a pile of corpses.

Edie spent decades struggling with flashbacks and survivor’s guilt, determined to stay silent and hide from the past. She raised a family, studied and practiced psychology, and refused to speak about her experiences during the war. Thirty-Five years after the war ended Edie returned to Auschwitz and was finally able to fully heal and forgive the one person she’d been unable to forgive for years. Not Hitler. Not Josef Mengele. Herself.

Today, at ninety years old, Edie is a renowned psychologist and speaker who specializes in treating patients suffering from traumatic stress disorders. She demonstrates, in her life and professional practice, how freedom from trauma, grief, and fear becomes possible once we confront our suffering and make the choice to heal.

The Choice is more than a memoir. It is an inspiration. Dr. Eger weaves her remarkable personal account of surviving the Holocaust and overcoming its ghosts of anger, shame, and guilt with the moving stories of those she has helped heal. She explores how we can be imprisoned within our own minds and shows us how to find the key to freedom. A wise, compassionate, life-changing book, The Choice will inspire and provide comfort to generations of readers.

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From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and City of Girls: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you’ve dreamed of.

Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity.

With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives.

Balancing between soulful spirituality and cheerful pragmatism, Gilbert encourages us to uncover the “strange jewels” that are hidden within each of us. Whether we are looking to write a book, make art, find new ways to address challenges in our work, embark on a dream long deferred, or simply infuse our everyday lives with more mindfulness and passion, Big Magic cracks open a world of wonder and joy.

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The unbelievable true story of a Vietnamese refugee who not only made the United States her home, but learned the true value of hope, love, and religion along the way.

The soles of Nhi Aronheim’s feet still bear the scars of her escape from Vietnam—trudging through the jungles of Cambodia as a twelve-year-old with a group of strangers seeking the land of opportunity: America. Her quest for survival through the Cambodian jungle eventually led her to a boat that took her to Thailand and an orphanage where Nhi lived for two years until she qualified for refugee status in the United States. Years later, she returned to Vietnam with a film producer to reunite with the family she never thought she’d see again. A second trip to Vietnam brought her two mothers, birth and adopted, face to face.

Yet Soles of a Survivor isn’t just another inspirational survival story. It’s about the lessons Nhi learned about humanity, diversity, and unconditional love since arriving in the United States. She now has a deeper appreciation for the parallels between the Jewish and Vietnamese cultures, and others. After she met her Jewish beau, they got married. She eventually converted to Judaism, though the process was challenging for an Asian woman adopted into a Christian household. Her story shows it matters less what religion we’re part of, as long as we radiate goodness to those we meet.

Now she relishes being a Vietnamese Jew.

Having come full circle from prosperity to poverty and back, Nhi hopes to encourage others to believe that in spite of overwhelming odds, all things are possible if one has an intense desire, focused energy, and the audacity to grasp presented opportunities.

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In Fear Less, Love More: Five Daily Choices, clinical psychologist and executive coach Dr. Kathryn Haber shares her dramatic experiences of losing her mother, father, brother, and sister to cancer, and her own cancer battle with three babies under three years of age at home.

To help make it through these losses and other life challenges, Kathryn explored spirituality, researched the greatest minds, and concluded that there are Five Choices that can help us live a peaceful and fulfilled life. She illuminates these choices through personal and professional vignettes, some funny, some painful—and all inspirational.

Kathryn would be happy to send you a personally signed copy of her book, Fear Less, Love More, if you would like. Please email her at kathryn@kathrynhaber.com to make that happen!

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The ideal book for those seeking wisdom, guidance, encouragement, and inspiration on the road to a meaningful life.

As a prominent woman juggling many roles, Maria Shriver knows just how surprising, unpredictable, and stressful everyday life can be.

In this moving and powerful book, she shares inspiring quotes, prayers, and reflections designed to get readers thinking, get them feeling, get them laughing, and help them in their journey to what she calls The Open Field–a place of acceptance, purpose, and passion—a place of joy.

I’ve Been Thinking… is ideal for anyone at any point in her life. Whether you feel like you’ve got it all together or like it’s all falling apart—whether you’re taking stock of your life or simply looking to recharge, this is the book you will turn to again and again. Spend the weekend reading it cover to cover, or keep it on your nightstand to flip to the chapter you need most. Like talking with a close friend, it’s the perfect daily companion—an exceptional gift for someone looking to move forward in life with hope and grace.

“[I’ve Been Thinking…] is beautiful…I felt your soul on these pages.” – Oprah Winfrey

“If you are feeling stuck, lost, or you just need a pick-me-up, this is the book for you. Shriver’s wisdom will fill you up.” —Hoda Kotb, coanchor, The Today Show

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From Sole To Soul is a book for anyone who has ever struggled with stress, weight loss, mental health challenges, or balancing family and work life. In this 400-page release, Dr. Boxwell presents daily doses of movement motivation(s) in the form of quick, bite-sized anecdotes, health facts, and other thoughtful morsels, each with a unique take on the overall message intended to get readers to take action and move!

Borrowing from her countless tales of healing and hope in the lives of her peers, patients, and colleagues, Dr. Boxwell has penned From Sole to Soul: A Daily Prescription For Moving Forward In Your Life to spread the good news about the numerous benefits that come from getting up, getting out, and getting moving.

Dr. Boxwell bucks the trend in psychotherapy by billing herself as a ‘Guide on the Side’ rather than a “Safe on the Stage.” Her approach to improving wellness is steeped in the natural function of bodily movement, something virtually all of us can engage in. She is a Denver-area psychotherapist and wellness consultant who pioneered the PsycheHike ® program to help incorporate daily movement and meditation into the lives of those who need it most.

In From Sole to Soul readers will gain valuable insights in areas related to:
– Creativity
– Life purpose clarity
– Realization of goals and dreams
– Daily encouragement
– Dealing with adversity
– Soul expression
– Healing past traumas

From January 1st to December 31st, each day of the month will prompt you with ideas to heighten your awareness, help you to push past adversity, and maximize your personal growth.

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A JOURNEY FROM HATE TO LOVE – WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER AWARD

“God help me. I stopped hating white people on purpose about a year ago.”

With this brave confession, award-winning author Patricia Raybon invites readers to join her courageous personal journey to stop hating others by learning first to love God, her family, and herself.

“A powerful tale of hard-won racial healing.” — Weekend Edition, National Public Radio
“An unusual account of conscious change.” — Kirkus Reviews.
“Glorious…Raybon can tell a story to be sure.” — Publishers Weekly.
“Artistic excellence affirming the highest values of the human spirit.” — The Christophers

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