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"Off Season"-A Book Of Love And Loss

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I normally read Anne Rivers Siddons when I need a "feel good read". While "Off Season" is a great book it's not neccessarily a "feel good" read as I like to call them. Instead this is a book about retrospect and finding one's self in a time where we would…

Kelly Osbourne’s fashion tips for real women

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With every actress and musician trying to enter the fashion and beauty arenas, it comes as no surprise that Kelly Osbourne wanted a piece of the action. She may not be a real "expert," but growing up in the spotlight as the daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne while battling weight issues and…

User post: What better way to spend Thanksgiving than to learn how to be truly thankful!!!

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Living Life as a Thank You goes to the frontlines of people who have transformed their lives – in good times and bad – by incorporating the practice of gratitude in their daily living. The stories show how living life out of gratefulness can turn even life’s toughest moments into blessings to be embraced. Authors Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons offer concrete tools along with the stories to help readers tap into their inner joy and turn fear into courage, anger into forgiveness, isolation into belonging and pain into healing.

"My Parents' Bedroom"

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May I say that this story, "My Parents' Bedroom," the final story in Say You're One of Them, is perhaps the most heartbreaking, if you can compare heartbreaks. I've read a lot of stories and books and articles and seen documentaries (the Frontline documentary on the…

" God's Spy " Book Review

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Due in part because of "The DaVinci Code" and the latest release "Lost Symbol", this book looked interesting. I also found this novel on the "featured book" table, and as usual, between the title and the cover I was hooked. Also, on the inside of the front and back…

How to cope with a bad boss

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To mangle Tolstoy, good bosses are all alike. They are good mentors; they care about your happiness and advancement; their interests seem aligned with your own.

Bad bosses, on the other hand, come in many flavors. And a new book, "Working for You Isn't Working for Me," by Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster, provides a field guide to the many species of bad boss. There's the "checked out" boss (can these really survive in this kind of job market?), the "rule changer" (who tells you to take a lunch break then seems surprised you're not at your desk), the "underminer" (who asks you for help and then makes it impossible for you to assist), the "chronic critic" (needs no explanation), and a slew of others. For each bad behavior, the authors give sample scenarios to help you recognize your situation, and then walks you through a process to take back power and correct it.

This is is a book that should sit next to your all your other reference bibles so that you can consult it as difficult situations arise. Meantime, I asked Katherine (KC) and Kathi (KE) to take a answer some questions that seem common enough we've all encountered them.

Q: How is dealing with a bad boss different than dealing with a difficult family member?

"Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan

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Although I haven't finished reading it yet, this book definitely raised my awareness of how war, political upheavel and battles over religion are affecting the lives of families and individuals all over Africa. It was particularly distressing to read these short stories as told by or…