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Achieve Personal and Professional Breakthroughs With Howard Guttman | April 7, 2011

Achieve Personal and Professional Breakthroughs With Howard Guttman

Whether it is on the job or in our daily lives, Howard M. Guttman brings over 20 years of coaching experience to his latest book, COACH YOURSELF TO WIN: 7 STEPS TO BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE ON THE JOB AND IN YOUR LIFE, for the benefit of readers everywhere.

This book examines the key question: How can you achieve permanent behavior change both in the workplace and in your private life? Bringing over 20 years of executive coaching experience to the subject, author Howard M. Guttman advances a unique, rigorous approach to the professional and personal development categories, long dominated by pop psychologists and … Read More »

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Bad to the Bone: Memoir of a Rebel Doggie Blogger | February 3, 2011

Bad to the Bone: Memoir of a Rebel Doggie Blogger

By Lisa Hoefinger

My mixed breed shelter dog, Bo, has a very unique talent. He’s a writer and now a published author.  Bo’s accomplished what no other dog has, to have the first non-fiction memoir nationally published under his name.

The story begins back in 1993 shortly after my husband and got married.  It was our first Christmas together as a married couple and I was very excited about the upcoming holiday. To kick things off we went and bought a beautiful tree, but on the day we were going to decorate it fate stepped … Read More »

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An Interview with Starless Sky Author Paige Agnew/Giveaway | February 1, 2011

An Interview with Starless Sky Author Paige Agnew/Giveaway

While most other 15-year-old girls were at the mall trying to figure out how they could get the attention of their latest crush, Paige Agnew was fast at her desk writing her first fiction novel. You heard right, at fifteen, this Michigan-born writing enthusiast decided to not only pen her own novel, but have it published as well.

Published in January of 2010, Starless Sky touched on the tender subject of death and how a teen, named Kahlen, deals with pain and grief, but it also has blatant messages of hope and expectation as Kahlen begins her journey back towards understanding … Read More »

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Let’s Bring Back…Book Giveaway | January 3, 2011

Let’s Bring Back…Book Giveaway

When was the last time you wore a cape to the opera? Or white gloves to lunch? Why did we ever do away with bed curtains or cuckoo clocks? Whatever happened to parlor games, calling cards, double features, duels, monocles, riddles, turbans, and parasols? Well, let’s bring them back!

Whimsical and witty, this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of nostalgia celebrates the elegant, mysterious, and delightful trappings of bygone ages. Based on author Lesley M. M. Blume’s popular Huffington Post column of the same name and featuring entries from many contemporary icons of style, culture, and letters  — including Kate Spade, … Read More »

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Naked Fitness/Book Giveaway | January 3, 2011

Naked Fitness/Book Giveaway

Naked Fitness: The Proven 28 Day Weight Loss Program for a Slimmer, Fitter, Pain Free Body by Andrea Metcalf

Naked Fitness is not about working out in the nude. And it’s not about being dressed in the best workout attire either. Naked Fitness is about stripping away all the clutter that stops you from getting your wonderful, beautiful body into the best shape possible. It’s about breaking down the barriers and fears that are keeping you from becoming motivated and staying on track. It’s about learning how to move your body without pain, align it to its fullest potential, and recognize … Read More »

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Say Goodbye to Personal Trainers with Pure Physique/Giveaway | July 5, 2010

Say Goodbye to Personal Trainers with Pure Physique/Giveaway

Mike Lipowski, a professional bodybuilder and the trainer of Men’s Fitness magazine’s first-ever “Fat to Fit Contest” winner, has written the master plan for successful diet and fitness that book readers can tailor to their own body type, life situation, limitations, and goals. The methods within the book have helped hundreds of Lipowksi’s clients lose weight and build muscle quicker and easier than they ever dreamed.

Lipowki’s new book, Pure Physique: How to Maximize Fat-Loss and Muscular Development, uses the same motto that he preaches to his clients at his personal training studio in Westchester, N.Y.: “Half the time, double the … Read More »

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Alice Walker at NYC’s 92nd St. Y: April 13 | April 5, 2010

Alice Walker at NYC’s 92nd St. Y: April 13

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and activist Alice Walker will grace the stage at the 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, April 13 at 8:00 p.m. for ”Alice Walker: On Activism.” Her latest book, Overcoming Speechlessness: A Poet Encounters the Horror in Rwanda, Eastern Congo and Palenstine/Israel, recounts her travels to Africa and Gaza and the rampant violence in those regions. Her blog offers a short essay on the subject.

Walker’s most famous work, The Color Purple, earned her the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. She continues to inspire and educate through her ongoing work on racism, misogyny, and violence.

Visit 92Y.org’s event page for details and to buy tickets.

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February Read: Lunch in Paris | February 5, 2010

February Read: Lunch in Paris

The book I am recommending to read this month is Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard. Coming out this month in bookstores, Lunch in Paris sounds romantic and wonderful- just like the city where it’s set…Paris!!! I can’t wait to read this book and fall in love with Paris all over again…one of my favorite cities in the WORLD!!! (See pic below of us in Paris from 2007)

Below is a short book review from Barnes and Nobles:

Was it love at first sight? Or was it the way her knife slid effortlessly through her pavé au poivre, the steak’spink juices puddling … Read More »

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