What will make you memorable? What gives you an aura, charisma and the ability to feel at ease in social and business situations? STYLE. By developing your own personal and professional STYLE, you will live your life on purpose — with class, pleasure and success in every area. In today’s fast paced world with its layoffs, downsizing, mergers, hiring, firing and promoting, the man or woman who has STYLE is the man or woman who makes a lasting impression of quality on all with whom they come into contact and finds these changing times exciting and rewarding, rather than unsettling and unpleasant.

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Barbara Sealock

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The American West From the Eyes of the Artist: The Yosemite Message by Donnalee Dunne
Yosemite has become an icon that not only represents the American wilderness, but one of the few symbols associated with America itself. The artist - the painter and the photographer - has been influential in presenting Yosemite as wilderness, as frontier, as Utopia. Furthermore, the artist was very much responsible for the Westward movement since the beginning of settling the North American continent.

From the very first published print Yosemite has been experienced from afar - from the living rooms of America, but more dramatically today. We are today able to view Yosemite from the air, as from the eye of God. Today we have been promised our Utopia through technology. Today we are influenced more by environmental issues and concern of over-population.

Today's scenario could be stated as such: in the progress of conquering the American West, settlers piled up along the Pacific on the edge of West-ness, until the west coastline has become as inhabited as the eastern part of the country. Somehow a bit of the wilderness was passed over in the process. The rugged, seemingly uninhabitable portions of the mountains are still wild. They beckon to the ones desiring the wilderness encounter to come, experience.

Then go home.

This is a brief history of American art, but not so much what artists think they do, but rather what it appears they are doing.

Included is a analysis of paintings done by two wilderness painters: Albert Bierstadt who painted Yosemite and the West in the late 1800s, and Stephen Lyman who painted the Western wilderness, including Yosemite, at the end of the 20th Century.

This report is one of a series on how art has affected the future as well as recorded the past.

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Creative Goal Setting for Creative Professionals:The Basics by Kerry Dexter
Many books and courses on setting goals emphasise deadlines, clocks, and schedule planners. This is an idea centered approach, designed to allow the creaive professional maximum freedom -- while sparking maximum inspiration -- in the the exciting process of setting goals. Click for details...

American City Government after the Civil War by Rick Brainard
Government was incompetent in the major cities. Cities faced such issues as ethics in government, and how to provide for the populations needs adequately. The nation faced the problem of nation building and ruthless capitalism. Click for details...

A Visitor's Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park by Janet Burns
There was a time when a family could simply grab the kids, pack up the trailer or throw the tent on top of the car, gas up, and head for the mountains -- no reservations required, no fears of not having a place to stay -- and they could decide when they got there what they'd do and when they'd do it. Not now, unfortunately. With life nowadays so fast-paced and exhausting, we all need to get away from home for R&R.; But at the same time, it is difficult to gather all the information needed to take a "simple family vacation." This guide to Rocky Mountain makes it an easy and efficient task, and the resulting family vacation will be an event to remember! Click for details...

Western Movie Stars Who Changed Their Names by Bob Thaxton
If you're ever a contestant on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," "Jeopardy" or "The Weakest Link," there's one category you are likely to excel in if you've read this report: name changes by actors, actresses and others who worked in western films. Anne Robinson, host of "The Weakest Link," won't have the chance to question your intelligence if the question calls for you to give the real name of John Wayne or Roy Rogers or Robert Taylor. Even if you don't want to get on a quiz show or you don't play trivia games, you'll find this Special Report fun to read. Click for details...

Secrets of the Professional Writer by Richard Mann
Writing well is serious business. No matter what kind of writing you want to do, it takes study, practice, and not a little talent to write well. While you can't teach people to have talent, you can teach them techniques to make the most of whatever talent they have. Professional writers learn these things the hard way. They aren't really secrets, but most of them are not taught in traditional writing courses. Click for details...

Proverbs for Living by Beth Waltman
In the middle of the Bible, right after Psalms, we find a collection of wise sayings known as the book of Proverbs.
Studied as literature, Proverbs is a delightful lesson in similes, metaphors, and personification.
Revered as scripture, Proverbs contain secrets of Godly living that result in happiness and well-being when applied spiritually.
Proverbs 19:23:
The Fear of the Lord leads to life,
so that on may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil.
Advice on relationships, money matters, eternal salvation, and anger management are as fresh, pointed, and applicable today as they were when Solomon reigned during Israel's golden days.
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Dealing with Debt by Michelle Jones
With a stressed economy and good jobs becoming harder to find (and keep), getting out of debt should be an absolute priority. It's not always easy to get out of debt, but by following the guidelines in this special report you'll be well on your way. The chapter titled How I Saved $300 Off My Grocery Bill for One Month alone could save you hundreds of dollars every month, and at the special low price of just $4.95, it's quite a bargain! Don't put it off any longer, make your mind up today... YOU CAN GET OUT OF DEBT AND STAY OUT! Click for details...

Ancient Rome: a History Timeline by Janet W. Burns

From the early years when the Etruscans arrived on the Italic Peninsula, circa BC 753 and the founding of Ancient Rome, through the end of the Roman Empire and the death of Cassiodorus in 570 AD, this timeline is divided into nine distinct sections:

1. the Early Years
2. the Beginning of the Republic
3. the Punic Wars
4. Rome in Gaul
5. the End of the Gallic Wars
6. the End of the Republic
7. the Beginning of the Empire
8. Vesuvius through Aurelian
9. the End of the Empire

This timeline can be used (1) as a yardstick for students who need to place certain events in relation to others and (2) as a teaching tool for their instructors.

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Famous People of Leicester by Elizabeth Batt
Historia vero testis temporum, lux veritatis, vita memoriae, magistra vitae --
'History is the witness of the times, the light of truth, the life of memory, the mistress of life -- Cicero, De Oratore.
Leicester is a small city within England's borders. It's historical significance however, knows no bounds. As stated by Major Guy Paget -- 'Leicester being in the heart of England is probably richer in historic event than any other city.' Click for details...

Reading Music -- Tips, Examples, and Exercises by Kate Hillard
Many musicians lack true, solid skills in reading music. Often times, key signatures and time signatures are nothing more than numbers and flats/sharps on a page. Some people also memorize how the notes on the staff correspond to the fingerings, rather than learning their names. This report cautions against all of those things, explains them, and provides the new player with a solid base for developing true skills in playing music. Click for details...

HOW TO READ TAROT CARDS (The Easy Way): Introduction by Julie E. Lewis
This Introduction to "How to Read Tarot Cards (the Easy Way)", produced by the Editor of TAROT CORNER, tells the prospective student everything they need to know before embarking on the Tarot reading course.

In this Introduction, you will discover what the course is all about and how it is designed to help you learn to read the Tarot easily and without effort.

You will be given advice on choosing your first Tarot deck, learn what the cards are all about, plus discover lots more information about the Tarot course and what being a Tarot reader entails.

You will even be able to start reading immediately with your very first Tarot exercise!

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CARBOHYDRATE PLANNER. Foods, Meals, and Recipes Containing 1 to 12 Grams of Carbohydrates. by Tanya Zilberter, PhD
A complete practical guide to low carb dieting: counting carbohydrates, planning meals, cooking, and dinning out.

You asked for it!

I received tons of questions about carbohydrate grams in foods, meals and dishes. This simple practical guide is my response. I’ve compiled 10 charts containing foods, meals, and recipes sorted by carbohydrate grams, from 1 to 12. You’ll also find here a brief explanation of carbohydrate counting and basic terms used in low carb literature and recipes.

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Exploring With Marco Polo by Belinda Mooney
Explore with Marco Polo as he discovers the wonders of China and Xanadu! Put some spark into your homeschool adventure with hands-on, in-depth and FUN learning! Hands-on learning at it's best! Reproducible pages that save you money. Basic facts and information, something not found in many unt studies.Ideas for crafts, recipes and fun. Ways to incorporate academic skills. A wonderful way to make history meaningful and something they will beg for more of! Click for details...

You CAN Do This Too! An exploration of your creativity. by Jenny Langford
Is it really possible? Can anyone do this? The ‘this’ being referred to is Decorative painting, but really it could be anything. The advice supplied here is applicable in all sorts of fields. By looking at the label ‘creative’ and examining the barriers to our creativity, we see that we are all creative and therefore all able to pick up a brush and paint. We then see a little of how our brain works to understand more of our ability to create well and finally examine the notion that ‘This’, whatever it is, can be done. Of course, if we wish to become good at ‘This’ we need to go a step further and look at how to do it well. Click for details...

How To Teach Using Unit Studies by Belinda Mooney
Unit Studies are a wonderful way to teach children. By letting children submerge themselves in the subject they are learning they are able to remember so much more. Whether you are a new homeschooler or a veteran wanting a "fresh" approach, unit studies could be the answer you are looking for! Click for details...

House Dreams by Beth Waltman
Before we left Seminary, I had my first house dreams. In 22 years, we've moved 17 times and I continually have daydreams, night dreams, and nightmares about searching for the perfect place to call home. Home isn't just where you live. Home is the fragrance of roast cooking in the oven, the laughter of children, the welcome of company, and the accumulation of treasured memories. Dinner on the grounds, Vacation Bible School, mission trip testimonies that will remind you why you became a Christian in the first place... Meet Brother Earl, who can remodel houses and direct the choir with equal skill. Smell the aromas of dinner on the grounds...learn Dovie Bolton's secret recipe... Meet the preacher's kids, who can move with one day's notice, or set the table by an easy but embarrassing technique. Click for details...

A Revolutionary Way to Manage Stress and Pain through Skin Stimulation by Tanya Zilberter, PhD
Mother Nature created reflexes so your body could fight pain, stress, insomnia, even impotence - without drugs. Learn how to use this simple technique at home. Click for details...

You are More than Your Sun Sign: A Guide for the Beginning Astrologer by T. C. Gardstein
Upon taking your first breath, a snapshot of our entire solar system is taken…forming your very own cosmic blueprint for life. Certainly your Sun sign is significant, yet there are eight other planets plus the Moon to consider in any person’s natal chart, plus the angles they form to each other; a growing number of astrologers also look to the planetoid Chiron, plus the influence of the four major asteriods Ceres, Pallas, Vesta and Juno. Your horoscope wheel, consisting of twelve Houses, is determined by your time of birth and acts as a sort of astrological skeleton which the planets “flesh out.”
Entire books have been written about the nature of one planet; such texts can be wonderfully accurate and enlightening, but if you are just starting out or would like a refresher course in the basic precepts of astrology, or if you are an astrological skeptic secretly wanting to be proved wrong, look no further than this guide. Click for details...

Making Money With EBAY and Other Online Markets! by Beth Waltman
Have you wondered whether you could sell those outgrown designer clothes in your closet, antique lamps, college textbooks, Uncle Fred's World War II uniforms, or that weird original painting? Maybe you create original candles, jewelery, or doilies. Don't settle for yard sale prices; auction your wares online! Many people just like you are earning hundreds or thousands of dollars monthly by reaching a world-wide market. Click for details...

Chronic Pain-Understanding The Cycle by Susan Eskdale
If you can relate to this statement "I can't remember the last day that I didn't have pain", chances are you have had experience with the chronic pain phenomena, either personally or through someone you know.

Pain management, up to this point, has been under-utilised and even ignored by some physicians. Patients were often left feeling like the pain was 'all in their heads'.

Examining the concepts surrounding chronic pain will help to develop effective pain management programs. Learn about chronic pain today so that you or your loved ones can fully comprehend what is happening to them. Click for details...

Business Planning Made Easy (At least painless) by Ann O'Connell, CMA
Starting a business can be an intimidating task, doing so without a well prepared business plan can be fool hardy. Business plans have long been touted as necessary for startup businesses but shrewd business owners revise and update their business plans yearly. They are used extensively for monitoring day to day operations and for planning major expansions. This outline for a business plan avoids jargon and offers examples and suggestions for each section. Click for details...

Decisions and Choices - Ideas To Improve Our Options by Susan Thompson
Decisions, decisions, stress and more stress. There are thousands of hard backed and soft backed books for sale that scream out how to improve your lifestyle. This is the miraculous new cure for decreasing stress etc - its a never ending stream of news headlines and media hype. Our decisions are reflected through out choices - how we react to any given situation or item. Real life is one of the best teachers for learning and it is from this database that ideas from eastern and western cultures are explored. Click for details...

When You Stop Losing Weight: How to Outwit Your Weight Loss Plateau by Tanya Zilberter, PhD
What is this plateau? Is it real or all in our heads? What can we do about it?

Good news is: It is real though it is in our heads, and we can do a lot of things about it.

Here's an overview of most possible reasons for hitting the plateau and practical advice on solutions.

Do you know why it's bad to lose too fast? What role ketone bodies play? Why your aerobic workout or certain supplements can slow you down? What supplements can help to burn fat faster? Why calorie-dense and carb-dense foods are the worst enemies of weight loss? These are very important questions and knowing the answers will make you a winner, I mean, a loser!

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A Seeker's Dozen: The 12 Steps for Everybody by Kathy Shaidle
Do you feel you were "born without the instruction manual for living"?

That you're always "three beers short of normal"?

That others would hate you if they knew the real you?

Maybe the 12 Steps can help. The famous Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are really just timeless spiritual guidelines, written for modern people.

A famous philosopher wrote that each man has a God-shaped hole that only God can fill. When we fill that hole with anything else, no matter how harmless or worthy it seems, we become addicted.

Our natural need to worship and serve God is short-circuited—by reckless consumption, spending and other addictive behaviours—when we find God "too much work," too frightening or mysterious.

Our addictive lives are fine for a while, but eventually (if our compulsions don't kill us first) we sense that inner emptiness again. Our old solutions don't work anymore.

The 12 Steps are one way to grow beyond addiction into maturity, responsibility and communion with God.

We may be tempted to stick with our old, familiar manner of living rather than risk everything on this untried, even baffling new way.

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How To Keep Your Customers...And Keep Getting New Ones! by Archie Sicat
What makes the consumer psyche so elusive? If companies heavily invest in consumer researches why are they still not able to find their Holy Grail--the bottom line in the marketing “food” chain? On the other hand, how come some companies seem to know their customers like an “old friend” despite the absence of any expensive marketing research to back them up? Or in the other end of the spectrum, how come some companies start by knowing their customers too well--only to lose this power in the end? Click for details...

Entering the Forbidden Countries by Edgar Calabia Samar
Writing can be a form of healing. In many ways, such as in the case of Mars in his journal accounts here, writing has some therapeutic effects to an individual's inner self. It recuperates our soul, it gives a fuller understanding of our being. It makes us realize who we really are and in what direction we are really going.

From the beginning, Mars had to admit that he is "...always good at starting a journal - or a diary, but I always couldn't keep myself on writing. Perhaps, I had always been stopped by fear. I was always afraid of things I knew nothing about: what would my friends think of my thoughts, how would my family react with the things I wanted to say and do, and things like that. But still, I am here. Writing. And struggling."

This is an account of his attempts to explore the forbidden countries of his mind - to say what he really wants to, without inhibitions. To be himself at least through this. Mars further reflects on his condition and dilemma as an individual and says, "I would like to think that I am a coward. I would like to believe that until now, I am still afraid of the things that had caused me the same fears before. But that's part of me just as those fears are still part of the territories I've been living my life with. But I guess, to get into the areas of my being that I hadn't allowed myself to enter for so long, even once in a while, for now, is still worth the risks."

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Scandal at Kansas Normal School: Gilded Age Corruption in the Mid West by Rick Brainard

"Indeed, reading the story of the defendant’s acts and conduct as told by himself, his dereliction of duty presents a crime which no smoothness of words or politeness of language can obliterate or cancel. The judgment will be affirmed.”

Thus ends the Supreme Court of Kansas’ opinion in the embezzlement case of E.P. Bancroft. This case proved to the people of Kansas that even in the mid west the corruption of the Gilded Age was present.

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How To Create Successful Advertising On A Small Budget by Keith Smiley
The small business owners guide to creating professional marketing materials. Large and medium sized companies usually hire advertising agencies to handle radio, television and print advertising. Many times they also have their own in-house or freelance copywriters and graphic designers on hand to handle small projects like brochures and direct mail. Sadly, many small business owners feel they don’t need much but a few business cards and flyers to pass around to promote their business. However, to present yourself in a professional manner you need more. Just because you don’t have a big advertising budget doesn’t mean you can’t present yourself in a professional manner. You need many types of advertising literature to provide as much information about your business as possible. Anybody can have flyers and business cards made up, but in today’s highly competitive world the person with the most professional presentation is going to get the most business. Click for details...

Tapping into the Power of Prayer by Krista Barrett
Prayer is a communication, a way of talking to our Father above and telling Him what is in our hearts. In prayer, we cry out to Him, thank Him, rest in Him, draw strength from Him, and so much more. It's a way for us to express ourselves through words. But more than all of that, it is an outlet that we can plug ourselves into to get powered up for the day...and for our lives. What do you do when you pray for answers and you hear nothing? Do you feel like you're living the way God designed you to live? Do you have joy? Peace? Freedom? God wants more for us, more than we can even understand or comprehend. He promises that if we come to Him, He will be there for us. Find out what that can mean to you and how can you apply it to your life. Click for details...

'England Swings': The British Invasion Part 2
by G A De Forest
By April 1964 (most of the world had heard the English groups the year before) it was obvious to Americans that the Beatles were just the tip of an iceberg that threatened to sink American pop -- not to mention genuine r&b; -- forever. This backdrop behind the Beatles lent context to the Beatles' supremacy over American hopes the Supremes, the Beach Boys and Four Seasons. But while the relative importance of the Rolling Stones, The Who, the Kinks and later Cream cannot be denied, it was the fluffy cuteness of Herman's Hermits, the Dave Clark Five, Freddie & the Dreamers and Peter & Gordon that first grabbed most people's attention. Click for details...

THE MONSTER BASH - HOW TO PLAN A GHOULISHLY GOOD HALLOWEEN PARTY! by Sky Taylor & Tom Griffin
The focus of this Special Report is Halloween, one of the least stressful holidays of the year! Ghosts, goblins, bats, witches, pumpkins, skeletons, vampires, werewolves, mummys and daddys - oh my! Sounds like a perfect Halloween party is brewing with ‘ghastly good’ recipes, ‘goblin-ee games’ and ghostly costumes! Discover how to be the battiest old bat on your block, the best looking ‘ghoul’ in your town, the most ‘vampish’ vampire in your vineyard, the trickiest ‘Tut’ in your tavern- hum, there’s a theme developing here. So, grab a smoking lager of Skelley’s Scary Punch, come inside and attend one of the most fun and festive parties of the year! Click for details...

A Fun and Hands-On Unit Study on the American Civil War by Kathryn Martinez
The Civil War of the United States of America was a very traumatic time for our country. I believe it is something that needs to be covered more fully in our educational system. As a parent and/or educator, you have the perfect opportunity to study this event with the respect it deserves. Issues that affected the average American family then, still affect us today. Click for details...

The Sun’s Effects - Devil’s Eye or Life Giver? by Sky Taylor
Summer is here and that translates to outdoor fun! But before heading off to bask under the warm rays of the sun take a scroll over the following Special Report. You’ll learn some sun safety tips, how the sun affects different skin types, the importance of the heat index, what sunscreen is best for you, and what to do in the event someone becomes overexposed to the sun.

It's amazing how often we forget to use the things we know, even our basic knowledge of things, when we’re in the middle of fun and adventure. There’s nothing like sunburn to spoil a great vacation. So read on and take the fun with you but leave the sunburn behind!

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A Template For VILLAGE COMMUNITIES - Resolving Three Obstacles To Success by Calvin Flager
The towns and cities with which we are familiar are based on a planning model best described as a grid environment. Efficiency and convenience in getting a vehicle from one place to another seems to have been the reason for using this model in the first place, beginning many years ago. Over the years the effects of these design assumptions have proven to be very costly for us all, even though most people don't seem to pay much attention. Costs continue to grow for the social, educational, and environmental problems that are surfacing as the direct result of using this type of planning model for the physical design of any community. In contrast, a new model called intentional sustainable village communities takes its inspiration from so called "uncivilized" village models where the problems we face in our "civilized" culture do not even exist. In this model the best and simplest of modern knowledge is combined with the village design to maximize the chance for individual happiness, health, and prosperity. Full development of individual potential is fostered by the daily living context of a small, vibrant, conscious and intimate community. The personal fulfillment and creative solutions that naturally arise from this type of lifestyle project outward like ripples on a pond to benefit the world. Click for details...

Seventeen Ways To Escape An Assailant’s Chokehold by Tenna Perry

Imagine for a moment there is a large man standing in your personal zone with his hands around your throat. By grabbing ineffectively at his hands and panicking, you have already lost the fight. It is imperative in these situations that you keep your wits about you and be prepared to fight back. Remember the only wrong move in self-defense is no move at all. With that said, what do you do? Before you answer, your mother's advice of "Kick them where it hurts the most" may not be the best choice.

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Self-Defense Moves To Keep Your Children Safe by Tenna Perry
Do you know enough about self-defense to help yourself out of a wet paper bag? Do (did) you know what a sexual predator looks like? If you have taken a self-defense class or were once in martial arts, how much do you remember and how much have you actively taught your child? The ball is in your court and it is up to YOU to teach your child how to protect him or herself.

Tenna Perry is a black belt in American Freestyle Karate who has spent several years teaching self-defense and rape prevention to women and children. Unknown to many are simple techniques that can be learned by children as young as thirty-six months. Sensei Perry also offers advice, tips and self-defense techniques that can be vital to the safety of your older child as well as yourself.

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Family Time Night - Does Your Family Have It? by Kris Williams
Our families are surfing television channels and surfing the Internet more and tuning out family time. This is a sad, but true fact that seems to be a continuing trend in today's technology advanced world. A family spends too many hours watching the television or chatting online or collecting email; than taking the time to really get to know their family. Here we will show you eight “tried and true methods” of bringing your family back together for that traditional "Family Time". Click for details...

20 Myths and Misconceptions About Learning Disabilities by Justine M. Christian
: Even though there has been great progress within the Government and in Science in the last 30 years in the field of learning disabilities, it is equally important to educate the public on what learning disabilities are and what they are not. Unfortunately, myths and misconceptions about learning disabilities are very damaging to those who are affected by them. But, there is a lot of progress in this area. The word has spread about these myths and misconceptions all around the world and there are many people working to extinguish the myths, and bring in the facts. Your knowledge of those facts can help extinguish the myths and misconceptions by educating others. Click for details...

Parenting Under Pressure by TakingBack.com
Parenting, even in the best of circumstances, is a challenge. Parenting in the midst of crisis and stress feels like an impossibility as the weight of financial worries or relationship problems crush a family’s spirit and cooperation.

The creators of TakingBackOurKids, your purposeful parenting resource, invite you to attack your child's challenging behavior with the tools, skills and strategies necessary to get out of the behavior problem pit and on the track toward well being.

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The Dummies Guide to Drama: How to Start Acting by Ashlee Betteridge

Drama is such a wonderful passtime and creative skill for people to have. The benefits of studying drama or acting are numerous, and the experience of acting in a performance is unforgettable and unable to be matched by anything else.

So many people want to begin acting or drama, but find reasons not to begin. Do you think you are too old, too young, not experienced enough, or just too chicken to begin acting? Well, you are wrong!!

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Living Your Dreams, Achieving Your Goals at the Speed of Sound by Gloria Attar
Popular self-help books about goal setting and living your dreams are often too long and heavy. You get bogged down in psychological mumbo jumbo and 150 pages of unnecessary fluff added to 15 pages of useful information. That won't happen here. This is the no-nonsense version of goal setting and dream living. If I can do it as a widow with a new baby and no money, you can do it. Click for details...

Four Habits That Will Revitalize Your Life by Vanessa S. Williams
How many times have you reached for a cup of coffee instead of a good breakfast? Or, do you skip breakfast and overeat at lunch? Did you know those two simple steps can leave you tired, sluggish, and cranky all day? Revitalizing your life is not hard, all it takes is four simple changes to your lifestyle. It's as easy as eating breakfast and avoiding fatty foods. Four simple steps is all it takes for your head start. Click for details...

A Perfect Child: A Family's Story of Epilepsy by Catherine W. Diede
Many families who live with epilepsy feel alone in their situation. This story chronicles one family as their son is born, is diagnosed with epilepsy, and how it has affected thier lives. Click for details...

Yard Ornaments Galore! by Sky Taylor
The decorating industry has exploded into the great suburban outdoors! Sprinting all across America disguised as gnomes, gargoyles, wooden reindeers and Martha Stewart scarecrows, yard ornaments have found an outdoor niche. Enter the fascinating world of gardens and gnomes, fountains and flamingos. Click for details...

YOU'RE IN THE ROMAN ARMY NOW: Part One - A Brief History of the Roman Army by Andrea Thomas
Truly one of the Roman Empire's greatest achievements was its ability to run its army. It is a testament to its incredible ability to organize, train, maintain discipline and conquer a world filled with equally powerful empires. To truly understand this one must first look at the history of the Roman army, specifically its mighty legions (PART ONE), and then one can look a little closer at the finite details of life in the Roman army (PART TWO). Note that Part Two will be available in August 2001. Click for details...

TEENS ASK JES™ by Jolie E. Shafer-Kenney (askjes.com)
From Peter Jaksa, Ph.D. - author of "25 Stupid Mistakes Parents Make":

"Upwards of 1,000,000 people on America Online have read the Ask Jes column and thousands of them have written to her. Why? Because Jes skillfully blends a mixture of wisdom, sensitivity, and practical advice into a message which most people can instantly and easily connect with. She informs, entertains, and touches people's hearts. This is a rare and wonderful gift which few writers of advice columns possess." Click for details...

Transform Your Life With Sound & Energy by Gordon Rosenberg
Sound and vibrational therapy is one of the fastest growing fields in the healing spectrum. This vibrational healing program, called GraceDance, is a way to access your deepest fears and other negative energies imbedded in your body and release them gently and completely. At its root is the deeply powerful energy which gives life to each of us, combined with music and sound healing techniques to draw out and release unwanted blockages. Stress has been found to be a major contributor in virtually all illness, and this program can help you release its often devastating effects. Click for details...

Harmful Bacteria Permitted Into Our Food Source by Jill Manzoni
The FDA and USDA are not doing enough to keep bacteria out of the food source. Preferring profits over humane treatment, they continue to allow abuse of animals to continue, until it now threatens our food supply. Learn the practices of the food industry, and find the truth about your food sources. Click for details...

Why Can't I Get Well? by Jill Manzoni
Are you sick and tired of hearing your health care providers tell you, "There is nothing wrong with you." Well join the many millions who are finding out the truth.

Do you, your children, or someone you know, suffer with these symptoms? Unimportant as some may sound, the list is extensive. Frequent infections, nasal congestion or drainage, frequent diaper rash, ear aches, periods of hyperactivity, poor attention span, cranky, irritable, tantrums, feelings of fatigue, being drained of energy, drowsiness, anxiety, irritability, insomnia, cravings, food sensitivities, allergy reactions, digestive problems, bloating, heartburn, constipation, bad breath, headaches, muscle weakness, painful or swollen joints, mood swings, depression loss of sexual feelings, and the list goes on and on, and all of them are related to this illness. Many of us have it our entire lives and don't even know it.

If the symptoms are overlooked for long periods of time they slowly degenerate our bodies to the points of Alzheimer's Disease, Epstein-Barr (EBV), AIDS, Mononucleosis, and worse, death. Click for details...

The Beach Boys: THE Garage Band? by G A De Forest
The Beach Boys, starting in 1961, spearheaded a new concept in popular music -- the four-piece instrumental lineup of guitars and drums backing full vocals. All five members could sing lead vocals when required and excelled at harmonising. All could also turn their hand to songwriting. It was a format designed to showcase their creative versatility, making them world famous by 1963, only for their thunder to be stolen by the Beatles' invasion of America the following year. Click for details...

The Aura Defined: Learn How To Read Your Aura by Kim Draper

The appearance of the aura, whether attractive or repulsive, depends on one's physical health, mental attitudes, and spiritual development. The human aura is a dynamic matrix that includes the physical, emotional, and mental-spiritual aspects of self.

The aura is the self as energy. All the contributing factors in our daily life register in our aura as colors, lines, dots, emanations, and vibrations. Every one of us is different, and our hidden selves are expressed through the aura.

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Magic: The Gathering Deckbuilders' Handbook - How Card Advantage Can Win You Games by Nate Heiss
Most Magic players wonder how they can be at the top of their game. The Deckbuilders' Handbook will shed light on that everlasting question through the bestowal of knowledge. Many players get their strategies and information from the Internet, but they are unaware of how true or false their sources are. Many authors have touched upon Card Advantage, either making use of the phrase or explaining it, but none do a complete job of the task.

The most common way for the average player to become a regular winner is through a better understanding of the game. There are too many articles out there that are full of half-truths and misconveyed concepts. The oldest method of increasing play skill remains the best; learn the truth for yourself. Now you can learn about that truth, the real forces that act in every game, through the Handbook. The information from this section of the Handbook will help some players more than others, but if heeded it will make any non-pro a better Deckbuilder...guaranteed.

All that for less than the price of a couple of packs...when is the last time buying two packs changed the way you thought about Magic?

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7 Simple Strategies to Become a Great Leader by Latham Shinder
Hello, I'm Latham Shinder, Editor of TheNewNewStrategy.com, and I'd like to share a story with you.

On a beautiful late spring afternoon, twenty-five years ago, two young men graduated from the same college. They were very much alike, these two young men. Both had been better then average students, both were personable and both--as young college graduates are--were filled with ambitious dreams for the future.

Recently, these men returned to their college for their 25th reunion. They were still very much alike. Both were happily married. Both had three children. And both, it turned out, had gone to work for the same Midwestern manufacturing company after graduation, and were still there.

But there was a difference. One of the men was manager of a small department of that company. The other was its president.

What Made The Difference
Have you ever wondered, as I have, what makes this kind of difference in peoples lives? It isn't always a native intelligence or talent or dedication. It isn't that one person wants success and the other doesn't.

The difference lies in what each person knows about leadership and how he or she makes use of that knowledge.

And that's why I've written the 7 Simple Strategies to Become a Great Leader. The whole purpose is to give readers knowledge--knowledge about leadership that you can immediately use in your personal, family, and business life.