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Improving your communication skillsI love books that have the potential to change my life for the better.
Making the most of our brainsWouldn't it be great if there was some sort of manual available that showed us how to maximize the use of our brains!
The Secrets of Good RelationshipsMost people want a happy and fulfilling relationship with their life partner.
Asking life's most important questionsOne of the key characteristics of kids is that they ask lots of questions.
Critical ChoicesUnfortunately life doesn't come with a 'road map' or a 'manual' that shows each and everyone of us how to make the best decisions that ultimately affect our lives in major ways.
The Happiness TrapAll of us want to be happy. But …
The Best Ever Piano MusicIf you love listening to piano music as much as I do, then rush out and get yourself a copy of the three CD set called 'The Best Ever Piano Music Collection'.
It's called work!'It's Called Work For a Reason!' is not your typical business or personal development book.
Lose the Habits of Losers!As soon as I spied the book, 'The 700 Habits of Highly Ineffective People', on the shelf of one of my favourite bookstores, I could tell by the title that I was in for a humorous read.
One man's amazing storySometimes you are fortunate enough to stumble across a story that's so amazing that you are left speechless when reading it.
Tackling Obesity and Global SustainabilityIf you want to find out the best ways of looking after your own health, as well as the overall health of our world, then the book to read is 'Fighting Globesity'.
Expert Guide to the G.I. (Glycaemic Index)For the majority of people trying to eat healthily – some with the goal of losing weight too – an understanding of the Glycaemic Index (G.I.) still eludes them, even though the G.I. acronym is now often bandied around in the media.
Weight loss through walkingWalking has become a popular way of exercising for many people.
Ultimate Movie MusicThe next best thing to going to the movies is to listen to great music from the movies!
Healthy eatingDue to her work in the media, many Australians readily acknowledge Rosemary Stanton as being one of the country's most respected authorities on nutrition.
Get a life!Unfortunately far too many people sacrifice their personal life in order to be successful in business.
Lose weight with healthy, low-fat home style cooking!If you think that losing weight means eating boring and tasteless meals, and always being hungry, then you have never been lucky enough to read one of the 'Symply Too Good To Be True' recipe books.
Lower your blood pressure without drugs!High blood pressure continues to be one of the biggest killers in Australia today.
Exercise is no longer a dirty word!If you think that exercise has to be hard work, and therefore not something to be enjoyed but just endured, then you need to read a fascinating new book called 'Exercise and the F word … FUN!'
A Handy Australian Guide to Healthy ShoppingTrying to unearth healthy food when shopping in your local supermarket is indeed a challenging task.
Downsizing and fighting back!If you are trying to live a healthier lifestyle in order to avoid becoming a victim of a heart attack or diabetes (or both) . . . .
Living a longer life!While all of us hope to live a long life, there is little value in staying around longer unless, of course, there is also quality of life as well.
The Don't Go Hungry Diet!It seems that dieting and being hungry always go hand-in-hand. But you'll no doubt change your thinking about that issue once you have read 'The Don't Go Hungry Diet' book.
How to lose weight and keep it offYou've seen the show – now it's time to read the book!
Why it's so hard to live healthily (and to lose weight too)If you're finding it exceedingly difficult to shed those extra kilos that you, or maybe your children, are carrying around, don't be too quick to put all the blame on yourself, or on to them!
Take up the challenge and change your thinking!Have you ever been in a bookshop only to stumble across a book with a title that just stands out to be read! That happened to me recently, and the book in question was 'Change Your Thinking'.
A super book!Sometimes a money book comes along that you simply have to read.
Firing up your iPodiPods have changed forever the way that we now listen to music.
The Fun and Easy Way To Play PianoThe first thing that I did before I began reading the book 'Piano For Dummies' was to start playing the CD that came with it.
Why They Want You To Be RichThe name of Donald Trump is familiar to most people, thanks in no small part to his world famous 'Trump Tower' skyscraper in Fifth Avenue New York, and also to his popular television show, 'The Apprentice'.
Rich Woman: A Finance Book Especially For WomenIf you don't believe that a lot of women still depend on a man to look after them financially, consider the following sobering statistic:
Learn to challenge negative thoughtsReading the book 'Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies' will not only help to improve your interactions with other people, it also has the potential to dramatically alter your own thought processes as well.
Making the Most of Your iPod and iTunesiPods and iTunes have revolutionized the way that people listen to, and interact, with music and video.
Don't listen to the negativity of othersUnfortunately all of us fall prey, at some time or other in our lives, to giving far too much credence to what other people believe.
Learn to play the guitarThe 'Guitar For Dummies' book contains everything that an aspiring guitar player needs to know. But best of all, it is jam packed full of advice that even more experienced guitarists can benefit from too.
How to take off in your small business!If you ask the pilot of any small plane why the fly, they'll enthusiastically respond that they love the freedom that flying provides! In lots of positive ways, flying a small plane is not unlike owning your own small business. Find out why!
Mastering Your LifeThere's information and tools available today - thanks to modern technological advances like the Net – that can help us to transform our lives in all sorts of different and exciting ways.
Overcoming life-changing setbacksWhat makes 'Don't Give Up!' so significantly different to a lot of other self-help books is that it doesn’t 'preach' to you, or 'talk down' to you. There are no platitudes in this book.
Learning to think in new ways – 'Edward De Bono's Thinking Course''Thinking about thinking' is not an activity that most of us tend to get involved in. Probably because most of us are so busy dealing with the challenges of daily living.
Digital photographyWhile the latest edition of 'Digital Photography, All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies' may just be the one book physically, in reality it is comprised of a total of seven logical books.
Money – How to save it when you're in businessIf you own or manage a business, then there's one book that you definitely should read. And sooner rather than later!
Five common Internet problemsThere are 5 common Internet problems that can hurt YOUR business
Mozilla - an alternative to Internet ExplorerAlthough the vast majority of people browse the Web using Internet Explorer, there are now other browser applications that are growing in popularity
Cutting down printing costsOne type of computer equipment that has become significantly cheaper to buy in recent years has been printers.
Sharing your photos onlineThanks to the Internet, there's a much better way of sharing your photos than storing them in a conventional photo album, which probably just gathers dust at the bottom of one of your bookshelves anyway
Phishing – What It Is and How To Deal With ItIf you've recently started to receive email that appears to be official messages from banks, then you, like me, have become a victim of 'phishing', the latest type of junk mail on the Net
Eliminating clutterMany people are now discovering that the Internet can help them to make significant 'practical' changes in their lives
Email etiquetteEmail has revolutionized the way that people communicate, both for business and for personal reasons
Preventative care for your computerTo ensure that your computer continues to operate at its best, you need to have a maintenance and preventative care strategy in place
Getting your message across with PowerPointMicrosoft PowerPoint has become the number one software program of choice for many computer users when they need to prepare presentations
Living a successful lifeThe people who succeed in life are those people who can overcome or ignore (at least for most of the time) the negative thoughts that we all have, and which hold us back.
Fighting spamThe amount of spam, the online equivalent of conventional junk mail, continues to grow at a disturbing rate.
Make your business stand out from the crowd!If you were driving through the countryside and spotted a 'purple cow', you'd be amazed. No doubt you'd stop the car, and get out to make sure that the cow was indeed purple, and that your eyes weren't playing some sort of trick on you!
Making the most of Word 2003It is very easy to become blasé about the amount of computing power that’s now available at our fingertips.
Portable Document FilesAs you browse the Internet looking for information, you are guaranteed to come across PDF (“Portable Document Format”) files sooner or later.
Dealing with a sluggish computerIf your computer is running sluggishly, the solution could be to reorganize the contents of its hard disk, a process referred to as defragmentation.
Keeping your version of Windows up to dateUnfortunately a lot of people are under the misapprehension that once they purchase a new computer with Microsoft Windows installed on it that they don’t have to worry about keeping Windows up to date.
Keeping up to date with the Australian languageWhether we are consciously aware of it or not, the Australian language (like any other language) is constantly changing and evolving.
Constructing a firewall on your computerLarge building have firewalls built into them to limit the amount of damage that can be done when a fire breaks out.
Surviving a hard disk crashIf you have ever had the misfortune of having your computer’s hard disk crash on you, you will recall how inconvenient and frustrating an experience it can be.
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A book that can change your lifeIt's not often that a book comes along that can change your life for the better …