Excerpt: The dean of the Law Department was very busy and rather cross. The telephone rang. Well, what is it? he snapped. Is that the city gas-works? said a woman's soft voice. No, madam, roared the dean; this is the University Law Department. Ah, she answered in the sweetest of tones, I didn't miss ... more »

One of the problems with today's society is our LACK of effective communication.  How many opportunities are lost because we don't know what to say? This book should be required reading for every teenager (and those of us who have forgotten the art of communication). Excerpt: Edward, said he, whenever ... more »

Over a decade ago, Martin Seligman charted a new approach to living with flexible optimism. Now, in his most stimulating and persuasive book to date, the bestselling author of Learned Optimism introduces the revolutionary, scientifically based idea of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology focuses ... more »

Mehr Zeit in einer beschleunigten Welt: In unserem hektischen und komplexen Alltag reicht Zeitsparen allein schon lange nicht mehr aus. Darum ist das Credo von Zeitmanagement-Papst Lothar J. Seiwert: ganzheitliches Lebensmanagement! In der Neuausgabe seines Bestsellers zeigt er, wie wir durch eine bessere ... more »

Designed as the essential female companion from the moment He walks out of your life, through the throes of grieving, anger, and recuperative pampering, right up to the breakthrough moment when the mention of His name no longer makes you wince, this book is a step-by-step guide to recovery. An inspiring ... more »

Here are some of the topics covered in this book: ABSENT-MINDEDNESS, ACCIDENTS, ACCURACY, ACTORS AND ACTRESSES, SIGNS, SILENCE, SIMPLIFIED SPELLING, SIN, and SINGERS. Excerpts: A clergyman was spending the afternoon at a house in the English village where he had preached. After tea he was sitting in ... more »

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Why are all bosses such bastards? Why does the Leo supremo keep stealing your glory? Why does working for a Sagittarius require so much medical coverage? Whose bright idea was it to make a Libra a CEO? And why does your Gemini manager keep disappearing? This book will tell you how to get a raise, how ... more »

The lessons herein taught are such as cannot be learned too early, nor dwelt on too long or too often, by those who are engaged in the active and all-absorbing duties of life. In the struggle for natural riches--the wealth that meets the eye and charms the imagination--how many forget that true riches ... more »

Most women, generally speaking, don't have much trouble attracting men. The problem is the men they're attracting. Some are bum magnets. And others are pest magnets. But there is a special breed of woman who attracts just about any guy she wants. She is a Man Magnet and she can get any guy she wants ... more »

Lili Wright is a thirty-something woman on the emotional lam. Faced with a choice between two men--Stuart, the steady veterinarian, and Peter, the dreamy writer--she climbs into her car and leaves them both behind. With only a borrowed dog named Brando for company and a map of twelve states in her pocket ... more »

Wie man gut gelaunt mit dem Rauchen aufhört Irgendwann im Leben müssen es fast alle Raucher tun: sich das Rauchen abgewöhnen. Und alle haben Angst, es nicht durchzuhalten, Angst, die Qualen der Entwöhnung nicht ertragen zu können, Angst vor der Leere, die der Glimmstängel hinterlässt. Dabei gibt es wenige ... more »