... from the basics to the finer points of writing and delivering a speech with persuasion, style, and humor. Topics include: *Assessing your audience * Researching your subject--and deciding what to leave out *Keeping it simple * Using imagery, quotations, repetition, and humor * Special-occasion speeches ... more »

30 must-have life skills every capable adult should perfect before turning 30. You're old enough to own property and have a family, but can you safely open a bottle of champagne? Or change a flat tire? 30 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do Before Turning 30 provides idiot-proof instructions for mastering ... more »

The New York Times bestselling author of Witnessed, Intruders, and Missing Time -- three groundbreaking books on the UFO phenomenon -- returns with astonishing evidence that other-worldly beings are a very real -- and growing -- part of our lives. In Sight Unseen, Budd Hopkins and coauthor Carol Rainey ... more »

The Simple Science of Happiness Scientists and academics have spent entire careers investigating what makes people happy. But hidden in obscure scholarly journals and reports, their research is all too often inaccessible to ordinary people. At last, social scientist and psychologist David Niven, Ph.D ... more »

We've all been there: that make-it-or-break-it moment of our careers--on the brink of a deal, poised at the starting gate, under the spotlight waiting to speak or perform in front of our peers. At this point, where everything seems to be on the line, most of us experience one overriding reaction-fear ... more »

ROMANCE BLOOMS THROUGH THE GIFT OF FLOWERS Whether you are looking for love, building a lasting relationship, or trying to reignite a romantic bond, flowers are powerful messengers of affection. In this wonderful follow-up to Flowers Are Forever, Kathy Lamancusa has collected beautiful true stories that ... more »

The New York Times' William Safire calls HOW TO WRITE The most helpful book the beginning writer can buy. No wonder it's sold more than 200,000 copies worldwide! Whether you are a student, a professional -- or an aspiring writer -- this little handbook will teach you how to communicate your ideas and ... more »

By simply thinking, you can find peace, positive enery, happiness, and self confidence. This will open up your mind about yourself in ways you never dreamed possible. You find yourself in situations that force you to reexamine your strengths and weaknesses--your courage and your fears. Mr. Pace takes ... more »

In the ten years since its publication, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has become a worldwide phenomenon, with more than twelve million readers in thirty-two languages. Living the 7 Habits: Stories of Courage and Inspiration captures the essence of people's real-life experiences, applying proven ... more »

A fat man is a joke; and a fat woman is two jokes--one on herself and the other on her husband.   Before there was Atkins, South Beach, Pritikin, Weight Watchers, people were concerned about their weight.  This book takes a humorous, but practical approach to losing weight. Sell the ... more »

How would you like to be your best self all the time? To be free and successful at work? To eat healthily? To give up smoking? To stop procrastinating? According to the authors of Habit-Busting it can be simple, it can be quick, and it can be fun. In this invaluable guide, Pete Cohen and Sten Cummins ... more »

You've played the field, you've dated, you've hooked up and you've been there and done that. But as time passes, you're finding that the single life just isn't what it used to be. You want more out of life. It's time for you to have a serious relationship. One that's for keeps. Now is the time to get ... more »