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What happens when a 35-year-old average American woman spends one year following every piece of Oprah Winfrey's advice on how to "live your best life"? Robyn Okrant devoted 2008 to adhering to all of Oprah's suggestions and guidance delivered via her television show, her Web site, and her magazine. Living Oprah is a month-by-month account of that year.

Tanya Robyn Batt has a lifelong love of fabrics and is fascinated by the ways in which they can change the way we perceive the world and are seen by others. In this captivating collection, she brings together her favorite stories about fabrics from all over the world, and shows how storytelling itself is a magical weaving process. The history and passage around the world of each of the fabrics, from wool to batik, from flax to silk, is fascinatingly described.

Luna Valencia is the founder of the hottest artificial intelligence startup in history. She's about to become incredibly rich and powerful. But just when she's about to take her company public, her world begins to fall apart. On the day of her startup's IPO, a stock exchange shooter plummets Luna into a downward spiral toward a threat more menacing than she ever imagined possible. Faced with losing her company, her entire world, Luna searches for answers to a series of terrifying accusations.

Becca has everything she ever prayed for and more and is living like she doesn't care if she loses it all. Dani's business is thriving, and her faith is strong. Her diagnosis will expose her own insecurities and life's truth. Jenessa epitomizes the definition of a strong woman. A routine doctor visit forces her to confront the genetic cloud that has hovered over her since childhood.

"I don't believe in the term gang. Yes I've had a violent past and made reckless choices I'm not proud of but it's too easy (and lazy) to throw around this gang label. We were just a group of multi-cultural kids who lives on common ground and shared a similar struggle. I'm not trying to say I'm just some victim of circumstances, the truth is I became a victim of my excuses. There was a strong come-unity but we also came from broken families and had crime, drugs and violence all around us."

Professional faerie and storyteller Tanya Robyn Batt lifts the veil between the faerie world and our own, introducing a variety of faerie folk through stories, poems, and snippets of lore from Britain and Ireland. Introductions to each story are filled with fascinating historical and literary details about faerie customs, among the shower of pixie dust, glittery stars, and fluttery dragon flies.

Muse is a young cat whose mind has a special power, but she feels trapped living her life as a stray in the big city. With no memories of her kittenhood, she is haunted by dreams of the countryside, and she begins to wonder if the country is her real home.

Caring for a loved one with dementia is one of the greatest challenges one might face in life. This book brings an overview of what family caregivers must know to identify and manage dementia symptoms, to make the best plans for future care, and avoid costly mistakes as dementia progresses. Pragmatic, concise, and straight to the point, yet with poignant anecdotes and compassionate wisdom, Ahead of Dementia is a must-listen for those who want to know how best to help their loved ones while also caring for themselves

In her gripping memoir, Ingrid takes listeners into her world as she grapples with the devastating news that an incurable blinding eye disease is eating away at her vision. Terrified that she will miss out on her daughters’ lives, become a burden to her husband, and lose the career and independence that defines her, Ingrid, a 37-year-old journalist and mother of two, embarks on a quest to save her sight.

This book has one purpose—to offer everyone the opportunity to become as wild about modern and contemporary art as I am. I am committed that your visits to modern and contemporary art exhibits become joyful, enriching experiences that you eagerly anticipate, avidly soak in and never get over. I say that the ability to appreciate art, including every type of art, is innate to all human beings. I have discovered that unlocking this natural love of art has much more to do with clearing out what's in the way than it does with accumulating information.

A terrible hit and run accident took Celeste Cleary's life until doctors managed to bring her back. But now she's... different. Once a respected scientist, she walks the thin veil between the living and the dead. As she struggles to return to her former life, Celeste receives an email-a heart-wrenching letter from a stranger, a woman begging for help locating her seventeen-year-old sister, Katie, who vanished a year before.

A practical guide for creating a healthier formula for the feeding tube. Learn how to make better food choices to create radiant health for your loved one who is on a feeding tube program. Using straight talk and sound guidance, Nancy Addison shares her tube-feeding recipe and nutrition secrets for creating optimum health based on her years of positive results working with people with cancer, diabetes, heart disease, eating disorders, IBS, and gluten intolerance. Nancy’s approach focuses on eating high-quality food and living a high-quality life.

Semi-autobiographical but mostly fantastical essay on growing up in the outdoors of California, and the importance of having family just as quirky and not-quirky as you are

She’s happy and settled and productive and content in her full life—a child, a career, an admirable marriage, deep friendships, happy parents, and a spouse she still loves. But when her husband urges her to address what the narrow labels of “husband” and “wife” force them to edit out of their lives, the very best kind of hell breaks loose. Using the author’s personal experiences as a jumping-off point, Crush is about the danger and liberation of chasing desire, the havoc it can wreak, and most of all the clear sense of self one finds when the storm passes.

"Empowered Finances: A Woman's Guide to Financial Independence is a comprehensive resource designed to empower women facing financial struggles and relationship obstacles. In this book, listeners will learn how to take control of their finances, understand the importance of budgeting, saving, and investing, and ultimately achieve financial independence.

Breathe Easy is a comprehensive guide to recognizing, treating, and preventing allergy and inflammation-related illnesses, including sinusitis, asthma, and nasal obstruction, and explores the various causes of these conditions, their symptoms, and the treatment options available.

Having won the battle against Mordaunt’s men, the sisterhood is left dealing with grief and banishment. Cass has become a leader but her blossoming new powers threaten to overwhelm her. The fellowship will be tested to their limits as they fight off invading forces and come face to face with Arthur.​​

Eager to pass the Nursing Exam on your initial attempt? This guide is precisely what you need. Filled with indispensable insights, authoritative advice, and an extensive collection of practice questions, it's crafted to guide you directly to success.

Are you yearning to tap into your feminine wisdom, power, and purpose? Do you feel called to align your life with the rhythms of the natural world and embody your divine essence? In this groundbreaking book, Melissa Smith takes you on a journey of deep feminine awakening, empowering you

Studies are made of older people's regrets when they were interviewed on their deathbeds. One of the most common regrets was not following their dreams. It can be a painful experience to realize you have run out of time. Everything comes and goes—lovers, friends, money, but time never waits for anyone. Take the opportunity to chase what you want. Don't forget that the world is full of possibilities. It is never too late to create something wonderful for yourself. It is never too late to chase after what your true calling is. If you want something, you make it happen.