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By: N/A
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press: 1977
Seller ID: 2270173
Condition: Near Fine
Top edge of jacket front previously mended with tape, front jacket flap clipped, jacket spine very faintly toned. 1977 Hard Cover. 62 pp. Far-Eastern proverbs covering a range of topics including: advice, business, caution, children, contention, education, friendship, honor, house, inclination, justice, labor, learning, opportunity, riches and poverty, satisfaction, sin, speech and silence, strength and power, time, virtue and piety. View more info
By: Albom, Mitch
Price: $6.00
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.: 1997
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 2268450
ISBN: 0385484518
Condition: Near Fine
A very nice copy. 1997 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 192 pp. Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Indianaopolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company: 1926
Seller ID: 2119198
Condition: Good
Lightly foxed, minor pencil marginalia, flaps of absent jacket laid in, ink name & address on front endpaper. 1926 Hard Cover. 281, [1] pp. 8vo. A religious study of the afterlife. View more info
By: Blanchard, Ken; Shula, Don
Price: $30.00
Publisher: HarperBusiness: 2001
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed by author
Seller ID: 2287862
ISBN: 0066621038
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. Signed by author (Don Shula). Sticker adhesive on rear jacket panel. 2001 Small Hard Cover. 117 pp. Are the people who report to you giving you their best? Is each individual on your team performing to his or her fullest potential? For more than thirty years, renowned business consultant and bestselling author Ken Blanchard and legendary NFL coach Don Shula have motivated teams to peak performances. In their classic, authoritative work on coaching, Everyone's a Coach, they distilled their rich collective experience down to its key elements and shared their secrets for inspiring ... View more info
By: Chan, Luke
Price: $5.00 $4.00
Publisher: Benefactor Press: 1993
Seller ID: 2276227
ISBN: 0963734105
Condition: Good
Highlighting, newspaper clipping taped to front wrapper verso. 1993 Trade Paperback. 132 pp. This story of a student's spiritual journey as he studies with a Tai Chi Grandmaster weaves many anecdotes and lessons of Tao, Zen, Confucius, and I Ching into a cohesive whole. With kidness and love, this book leads readers to forgive themselves for past mistakes and shortcomings--to try again, instead of feeling guilty and giving up. This is a great therapeutic book for those who are haunted by yesterday's failures, worried about tomorrow, and overwhelmed by today's problems. View more info
By: Chopra, Deepak
Price: $9.00
Publisher: Harmony Books: 1996
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2291666
ISBN: 0517706229
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Faint sticker remnant. 1996 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. Join Deepak Chopra on a wondrous journey. . . The Path to Love. Philosophical, inspiring, and ultimately very practical, The Path to Love is a book that can change lives as it invites the spirit to work its wonders on the most complex and richly rewarding terrain of all: the human heart. View more info
Price: $8.00
Publisher: Stormblock Publishing: 2003
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2268377
ISBN: 0972899804
Condition: Near Fine
First edition. An exceptional copy. 2003 Hard Cover. The Crow and the Eagle describes the struggle for success that every person with vision has had to face, and how a Cy Young-winning baseball pitcher overcame those obstacles - both in the New York Yankee's golden fifties and through to his own golden years. View more info
By: Gregory, Danny
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Chronicle Books: 2015
Edition: 4th Printing
Seller ID: 2293895
ISBN: 1452135479
Condition: Near Fine
4th printing. An exceptional copy. 2015 Trade Paperback. Packed with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspiring artists who want to draw and paint but just can't seem to find time in the day, Gregory offers 5– to 10–minute exercises for every skill level that fit into any schedule—whether on a plane, in a meeting, or at the breakfast table—along with practical instruction on techniques and materials, plus strategies for making work that's... View more info
By: Harrell, Keith
Price: $6.00
Publisher: Collins: 2005
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 2293899
ISBN: 0060779721
Condition: Near Fine
Reprint. An exceptional copy. 2005 Trade Paperback. In the world of professional speakers, Keith Harrell is making adifference. Clients such as IBM, Coca-Cola, and Boeing know it -- that'swhy Keith is one of the most in-demand speakers on the circuit. Here,in Attitude Is Everything, he shares the secrets that got him where he is today and provides you with a program for developing a healthier,happier, more productive attitude. View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Harlo Press: 1973
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed by author
Seller ID: 2289605
Condition: Very Good
First edition. Inscribed and signed by author on front endpaper ('To the Cahills, With best wishes, Joe Joseph Albion Joyce Jr., Parkersburg, W. Va. 4-12-1976'). Jacket lightly rubbed and toned. 1973 Hard Cover. 63 pp. In an age that honors abstraction and gloom it is good to discover JOY'EMS, a book that communicated gladness, and to find here only clean words - whatever their number of syllables. Happily, there is a retreat from the tortured and unintelligible (best witnessed in the appointment of Sir John Betjeman as England's seventeenth Poet Laureate) and renewed respect for people who us... View more info
Price: $250.00
Publisher: Harper & Row: 1963
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2281574
Condition: Near Fine
First edition (stated, with $3.50 price on jacket). Owner bookplate remnant on front endpaper, reverse of jacket foxed, jacket a bit rubbed. 1963 Hard Cover. x, [2], 146, [2] pp. 8vo. King's second book, a collection of sermons preaching the value of love and nonviolence, and urging the sort of mutual understanding and respect King spoke about during his speeches as a civil right activist. If there is one book Martin Luther King, Jr. has written that people consistently tell me has changed their lives, it is Strength to Love. So wrote Coretta Scott King. She continued: I believe it is because ... View more info
By: Mandino, Og
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Frederick Fell Publishers, Inc.: 1968
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 2294338
Condition: Very Good
1975 reprint. Jacket faded, ink name and date on front endpaper, jacket price clipped. 1968 Hard Cover. 108, [16] pp. 8vo. Discover the enduring, life-changing secrets of success with The Greatest Salesman in the World. What you are today is not important. Here is inspiration of the ages: the power to transform your life by applying the secrets revealed in ten ancient scrolls found within - the touchstone to wisdom in the mighty, best-selling work. 'I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be... View more info
By: McCain, John; Salter, Mark
Price: $30.00 $24.00
Publisher: Random House: 2005
Edition: 2nd Printing
Inscription: Signed by author
Seller ID: 2298855
ISBN: 1400064120
Condition: Near Fine
Second printing. Signed by John McCain on bookplate without inscription. Ink gift note on second blank. 2005 Large Hardcover. xviii, 311 pp. 9 3/8 x 8. In Character is Destiny, McCain tells the stories of celebrated historical figures and lesser-known heroes whose values exemplify the best of the human spirit. He illustrates these qualities with moving stories of triumph against the odds, righteousness in the face of iniquity, hope in adversity, and sacrifices for a cause greater than self-interest. The tributes he pays here to men and women who have lived truthfully will stir the hearts of yo... View more info
By: Pausch, Randy; Zaslow, Jeffrey
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Hyperion: 2008
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 2201736
ISBN: 1401323251
Condition: Near Fine
Reprint. Includes original jacket. An exceptional copy. 2008 Hard Cover. 206 pp. A lot of professors give talks titled The Last Lecture. Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had rece... View more info
By: Pelzer, Dave
Price: $4.00
Publisher: Omaha Press: 1995
Seller ID: 2201239
ISBN: 1558743669
Condition: Very Good
Minor wear to corners. 1995 Trade Paperback. xi, 184 pp., 4-page terminal publisher ad. This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an it. Dave's bed was an old army cot in the basem... View more info
By: Peterson, Wilferd A. [Wilfred]; Nichols, William I.
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Simon and Schuster: 1961
Edition: 4th Printing
Seller ID: 2294335
Condition: Near Fine
4th printing. Includes publisher's slipcase. A couple faint scuffs to slipcase, otherwise an excellent copy. 1961 Hard Cover. 53, [3] pp. In this poignant collection of essays about living a life of inspired wonder and thoughtful purpose, Wilferd Peterson condenses the wisdom of many thinkers to give insight on meeting everyday challenges. His bestselling work, with millions of copies sold, explores the vital phases of living -- success, failure, friendship, forgiveness, marriage, parenthood, retirement -- and is ideally meant as a starting point for your own thinking. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Compassionate Creativity: 2016
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 2276015
ISBN: 0997393335
Condition: Near Fine
First edition - a paperback original. Inscribed and signed by author on title page ('For Peter! With joy! Kali Q.'). 2016 Trade Paperback. xii, 470 pp. 111 stories, 111 values, one million miles, infinite connections all asking: What is Compassion? What is Creativity? And what happens when we put them together? Part memoir, part field guide, part curriculum, through her life's work in Compassionate Creativity, Kali Quinn weaves a tapestry of experiences into an inspiring, funny, moving, and magical testament to the abounding resiliency of the human spirit. View more info
By: Roth, Geneen
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Scribner: 2010
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 2200556
ISBN: 1416543074
Condition: Near Fine
Pages lightly toned. Fine. 2010 Hard Cover. viii, 211 pp. After three decades of studying, teaching, and writing about our compulsions with food, bestselling author Geneen Roth adds a powerful new dimension to her work in Women Food and God. She begins with her most basic concept: the way you eat is inseparable from your core beliefs about being alive. Your relationship with food is an exact mirror of your feelings about love, fear, anger, meaning, transformation and, yes, even God. A timeless and seminal work, Women Food and God shows how going beyond the food and the feelings takes you ... View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: The Vir Publishing Company: 1922
Seller ID: 2263121
Condition: Very Good
Page ridges lightly foxed, pencil name on front endpaper. 1922 Hard Cover. 112 pp. Twenty-six articles written by twenty-six thoughtful and eminent persons interested in the vital questions concerning the mental and moral well-being of young men and women. View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: William D. Ticknor & Co.: 1847
Seller ID: 2268348
Condition: Good
Pencil note on front endpaper, faint stain to second blank, light spots to rear endpapers. 1847 Small Hard Cover. 192 pp. 4 1/2 x 3. Printed commendations by John Quincy Adams precede text. Counsels Addressed to Young Ladies and Young Men, Young Married Persons and Young Parents, Delivered in Washington City, in April 1846. View more info
By: Stone, Ann [La Sala, Jenny]
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Trafford Publishing: 2013
Seller ID: 2027476
ISBN: 1466951605
Condition: Fine
Brand new, directly from author. 2013 Hard Cover. x, 172 pp. 8vo. My Family Compass is about a tight-knit family and the dark secrets that are bound to destroy their healthy relationship. This moving book chronicles Stone and her family's journey into the abyss of deception, greed, pain, loss, and delusional entitlements. She aims to let the readers know, especially those who are dealing with the same problem, that they are not alone. View more info
Price: $5.00
Publisher: Kamkyi Books: 2000
Edition: Revised Edition
Seller ID: 2204070
ISBN: 0967503108
Condition: Near Fine
Revised edition. Near fine. 2000 Trade Paperback. xviii, 199 pp. A collection of poems inspired by grief and written to ease the healing proccess. View more info
By: Tonay, Veronica
Price: $9.00
Publisher: Celestial Arts: 1997
Seller ID: 2296453
ISBN: 0890878307
Condition: Near Fine
No jacket. Minor sticker adhesive on front board. 1997 Large Hardcover. 154 pp. We are all dreamers. Veronica Tonay's CREATIVE DREAMER'S JOURNAL gives us the perfect place to ponder and explore what our dreams say about us. For creative people, dreams provide an unexpected gift-a glimpse into our personal creative process. A dream journal encourages creativity and reveals things about us we might not otherwise know. It helps us to see parts of ourselves we might miss-parts that, if recognized and welcomed, can help us find our unique self. This beautifully packaged journal has exercises, expla... View more info
By: Whelan, Richard
Price: $5.00 $4.00
Publisher: Bell Tower: 1991
Seller ID: 2273430
ISBN: 051758512X
Condition: Near Fine
Ink name and date on half-title page. 1991 Trade Paperback. 207 pp. A finely honed abridgment of Emerson's principal essays with an introduction that clarifies the essence of Emerson's ideas and establishes their relevance to our own troubled era. This is the first truly accessible edition of Emerson's work, revealing him to be one of America's wisest teachers. View more info
