October 12th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: EllynAnne Geiselwww.apronmemories.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos I think lack-luster mealtime is an epidemic in this country, or maybe it’s just my house. Mulling over past dining experiences I can remember very few that were notable, short of Thanksgiving. Not like the days of old when care was taken to set a table, not just […]
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September 13th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: Nancy D. O’ Reilly, PsyD and Margaret U.www.womenspeak.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos In Feeling Youthful at Any Age the reader can expect to come face-to-face with the fear of aging. Revelations are not sugar-coated, they are realistic and no-nonsense, but they are also optimistic. Clinical psychologist Nancy O’Reilly and journalist Margaret Castrey endeavor to […]
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September 13th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: Anne Marie Smith and Michelle Gamble-Riwww.second-bloom.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos Living authentically may take some restructuring and luckily, for women approaching Midlife, that restructuring is sure to be underway– like it, or not. With the wanted and unwanted changes there is usually fear and it can be paralyzing, debilitating, and often in great supply. […]
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September 13th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: Richard Atkinson and Jane Scandurrawww.singlefilm.com/janes-bio.php Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos The burgeoning number of single men and women in the US is indicative of changing gender roles, societal norms, and shift in the economic benefits of marriage. A thoughtful and informative approach to understanding the transformation comes by way of Atkinson and Scandurro’s Single , […]
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August 12th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: Val Sharpwww.sharpredesigns.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos I hadn’t really given much thought to the possibility that my furniture wasn’t living up to it’s full potential, but maybe it’s time I do. Val Sharp, author of The Art of Redesign, offers the “five simple steps to no-cost redecorating” that promise to unearth the hidden treasures […]
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August 12th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: Suzanne Willis Zoglio, Ph.D.www.tickleyoursoul.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos When it comes to finding “passion, purpose, and peace,” some of us can use all the help we can get. I am a huge fan of materials that assist with this; I am always on the lookout for innovative ways of approaching the subject, maybe through […]
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August 12th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: Rivka Tadjerwww.rivkatadjer.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos Elana is compromised in two significant areas: her career and her self-esteem. Getting older and a tad heavier, she wonders if she will ever achieve the success she knows she deserves watching the younger, slimmer, and more polished rise above her. She lives in a slightly futuristic Manhattan, […]
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August 12th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: Doris Roper www.witinstitute.com Reviewed By: Melinda Cianos If there’s one thing author Doris Roper knows a thing or two about, it’s how a nagging pattern of instability can stay firmly rooted when the right issues are not addressed. Surviving infidelity more than one time in her life, she clearly understands how unfavorable circumstances will […]
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July 26th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: Jan Cullinane and Cathy Fitzgeraldwww.thenewretirement.net Reviewed By: Dotsie Bregel Baby Boomers are the healthiest, wealthiest and best educated generation to ever hit Retirement. They’re known for reinventing every life stage they’ve entered. Authors Jan Cullinane and Cathy Fitzgerald were ahead of their time when they penned their first edition of this book in 2004. […]
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July 14th, 2009 Book Reviews
Author: Shelley Husseywww.shelleyhussey.com Reviewed By: Georgia Richardson Hardly a person today can say they haven’t been touched in some way by mental illness at certain points in their lives. Maybe it was their partner or spouse, their children, friends, or co-workers. This book was written for each and every one of these people because the […]
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