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Submitted by Wesley on June 4, 2007 - 5:14pm.
Chuck Nyren is an award-winning advertising video producer, creative strategist, consultant, and copywriter focusing on The Baby Boomer Market. He is also the author of "Advertising to Baby Boomers." Unlike most business books about advertising, Nyren's book is written for clients with products or services that they want to market to Baby Boomers. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on March 18, 2007 - 12:32pm.
"How Doctors Think" and using social networks for your health »more»
Submitted by Wesley on August 1, 2006 - 8:22am.
Submitted by Wesley on July 19, 2006 - 9:07pm.
Not to be morbid ... but you will die one day. We all will. Most LifeTwo readers will make the time to read some significant books before their day comes -- but which ones? »more»
Submitted by Wesley on March 25, 2007 - 10:49pm.
By now most of us are well-versed in the statistical relevance of the baby boomer generation--including its size, wealth, and extraordinary influence on world events. In response, there have been no shortage of books studying every aspect of baby boomers and how to optimally market to them. »more»
Submitted by Greg on May 29, 2007 - 10:39am.
Can't remember where you put the keys ... or the car? Finding yourself standing at your dresser, blanking on what it was you came to look for? Forgetting names you just shouldn't forget?
What is going on with your once-reliable brain? »more»
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Submitted by Wesley on November 3, 2009 - 7:51am.
Though ancient, the practice of mediation is enjoying significant contemporary popularity. But can meditation help with midlife and/or marital woes (the subject of this site)? »more»
Submitted by Wesley on October 30, 2009 - 9:34pm.
We all want to be happy but how exactly does one go about becoming happy? »more»
Submitted by Wesley on September 17, 2009 - 5:46pm.
While we joke about mother-in-laws, it is a complex relationship filled with conflict potential. Since understanding a problem is the first step to solving it, having a book like Terri Apter's "What Do You Want from Me?: Learning to Get Along with In-Laws" is a good starting point. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on September 8, 2009 - 7:52pm.
Two books on dealing with grief showed up in my mailbox last week. "Solace" by Roberta Temes and "Life Between Falls" by Julie Lange. While it may have been a coincidence that I got them at the same time, it was fortuitous nonetheless. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on August 19, 2009 - 8:16pm.
Unless you live in a cave, you've heard of Twitter--the hype on it is at fever pitch. It's being used by celebrities, brands, and regular people to share what's on their mind or what they are doing at that moment. And here's one more use, to write a book. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on July 23, 2009 - 5:19pm.
"Crucial Conversations" is a book that helps you prepare for those discussions where the "stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong." These could be at work or at home and they are unfortunately often either handed poorly or simply avoided. But there is another way, which is to learn how to talk openly about high-stakes, emotional controversial topics. »more»
Submitted by Petralia on June 25, 2009 - 9:34pm.
As Americans continue to clamber over the rubble of their collapsed portfolios, sniffing for signs of life amongst the shards of shattered assets, Richard E. Goldman arrives with “Luck by Design: Certain Success in an Uncertain World,” two hundred pages of economic and emotional search and rescue. »more»
Submitted by MitchTemple on June 24, 2009 - 9:57pm.
1.) The Marriage Turnaround takes the angle that believing myths in marriage are responsible for many problems. What is the behind most destructive marriage “myths” that many couples believe?
Bad thinking! In other words, inaccurate beliefs, expectations and attitudes. »more»
Submitted by Petralia on June 15, 2009 - 3:54pm.
Author John F. Wasik’s The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome serves up a double-dose of economic pathology. First, it offers a postmortem on the gruesome death of The Housing Bubble, finding a cadaver covered in fingerprints – the whorls of Wall Street and Washington elites – and inside the carcass, the toxic bile of hideous mortgage products and manic borrowers. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on June 10, 2009 - 6:45am.
The complete title is "I Hate People!: Kick Loose from the Overbearing and Underhanded Jerks at Work and Get What You Want Out of Your Job" and it is certainly not your typical business book. The overall premise is that no matter how large or small your organization you are almost certainly going to have to deal with people you can't stand. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on June 6, 2009 - 7:01pm.
There are many books on how to improve one's marriage or what to do if the union is over. However there aren't so many that take a completely macro-view of marriage as an institution. That's exactly what "The Marriage-Go-Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today" by Andrew J. Cherlin is all about.
From Amazon: »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 27, 2009 - 8:50am.
"Where to Put Your Money NOW" by Peter Passell is an easy-to-read investment primer updated to address today's financial crisis. The initial chapters contains a particularly clear and concise explanation of how we got ourselves into this fiscal mess. Passell details the underlying factors that contributed to the many asset bubbles that began bursting in 2007. »more»
Submitted by Petralia on May 26, 2009 - 1:17pm.
The Pitch: Jeffrey Zaslow (coauthor of The Last Lecture) spends a couple of years with ten childhood friends from Ames, Iowa. The women, now in their forties, have scattered across America, yet they’ve maintained their friendship through a dedicated commitment to phone calls, letters, emails and annual reunions. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 24, 2009 - 7:50am.
In tough economic times it is particularly important to be on top of one's game in the workplace. Regular reading of business books is a good habit. Management consultant Jay Abraham's "The Sticking Point Solution" tackles the problem of stagnation--his term for when companies get stuck and fail to grow. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 19, 2009 - 8:24am.
"Start with the Answer: And Other Wisdom for Aspiring Leaders" is a straight-forward collection of tidbits of wisdom covering everything from leadership to economics and finance. The 230-page book is easy-to-read and most chapters consist of a single page focused on a specific lesson learned by Seelert during his long and successful career. »more»
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