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  The Dancers' Body Book - With...

  Allegra Kent, James Camner,...

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  Ballet dancers have the strongest, most beautiful, probably the most envied bodies in the world. How do they stay slender and willowy while maintaining the extraordinary energy it takes to perform night after night? Can a nondancer or an amateur attain a dancer's figure and a dancer's vitality? And keep it?Here, in The Dancers' Body Book, the legendary ballerina Allegra Kent discloses the health, weight-watching, and relaxation secrets of some of the world's greatest ballet dancers -- from Suzanne Farrell and Fernando Bujones to Darci Kistler and Madame Alexandra Danilova. Combining them with two well-balanced diets -- one to lose weight by and one to live by -- and an exercise regimen that can be tailored to the individual, she provides a fabulous fitness program for everyone who longs to be slimmer, healthier, and more energetic.Fourteen varied menus incorporate delicious recipes from the dancers themselves (such as Jacques D'Amboise's Wonderful Dinner Salad and Dierdre Carberry's Almond Meringue Kisses), along with calorie guides and advice on how to create additional menus using your own favorite dishes. Helpful discussions on sports and exercise systems -- ranging from jogging and swimming to the sophisticated "Pilates" workout -- are also included, and in a special chapter entitled "A Healthy Outlook," the dancers talk candidly on such issues as smoking, anorexia, vitamins, doctors, massage, junk foods, fad diets, and injuries.Dancers take meticulous care of all their equipment because training and performance depend on it. Of course, the most essential piece of equipment, the body, needs the most care of all, and that is what this book is about: how to take care of the world's greatest machine.Allegra Kent joined the New York City Ballet at the age of fifteen and was a principal dancer with the company for thirty years, during which time she created a number of starring roles in ballets by Balanchine and Robbins. The mother of two daughters and a son, she is also the author of Allegra Kent's Water Beauty Book.

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  Betrayed by Work - Women's...

  Julia Erickson, Suzanne Vosburg

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  Recover from Job Loss with Support of Other Women"This is the first book that I know of that truly helps you learn from women from many professional sectors how to recover from big setbacks in our work lives. It’s a must read.”  —Dr. Elena Pezzini, organizational psychologist#1 New Release in Job HuntingSuccessful women show how they reclaimed and rebuilt their personal power and careers after being fired from a job and being rendered powerless by their employers.Practical job loss recovery tools for women. When women get fired, it is often devastating, traumatic, and isolating. We experience a sudden powerlessness that can destroy our confidence and feelings of self-worth. We grieve. We feel broken. It affects our self-esteem, our financial well-being, our professional identity, and our ability to look for other work?in short, it affects our entire way of life. How, then, does a woman navigate the emotional impact of this event? With other women.You are not alone.  In Betrayed by Work, authors Julia Erickson, MBA, and Suzanne Vosburg, PhD, bear witness to the stories of women just like you?and just like them. This book shows how women lost their jobs, describes what happened to them immediately and in the aftermath, validates women’s feelings about being fired, and offers a source of hope and companionship to those of us coping with either our own job loss or the sudden job loss of someone we know or love.Discover:True stories from women who are honest about how they were fired and their feelingsKey points to help process each story and apply its lesson to your own experiencePractical takeaways and suggestions to help you cope with job lossIf you were encouraged by personal growth books about women in business like Invaluable by Maya Grossman,  In the Company of Women  by Grace Bonney,  Presence by Amy Cuddy, or  Power Moves  by Lauren McGoodwin, then you’ll be inspired and empowered by  Betrayed by Work.

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  How to Write Your Worst Book...

  Bradley Charbonneau

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  Still struggling to finish that book?Perfectionism holding you back from even starting?Or maybe procrastination has you waiting for that elusive day on the calendar called “Someday”? 
  PRO TIP: “Someday” is nowhere to be found on ANY calendar.  
  In fact, there’s only one day on the calendar you have complete control over: today.  
  This short book isn’t even so much about writing a book as it is “getting over yourself” and “breaking through our limiting beliefs.”  
  We put so much pressure on ourselves to “work hard” and “make it perfect” that we are often swamped with stagnation and we make zero progress.What if it were easy?  
  What if it could be simple? Light? Even fun? 
  Author of 30 books, Bradley Charbonneau spent 9 years of his life “planning” and “thinking about” and sometimes even “talking about with friends” but certainly not actually, you know, “writing” his Perfect Book.  
  He got tired of hearing from (not-so-) soon-to-be authors about how they were “working on their books” or maybe “just a few more rounds of edits and it will be perfect” or the worst one of all, “I’m thinking about writing a book.” What if we took away the pressure of perfection? What if we pulverized procrastination?  
  What if we wrote our Best Book Ever as our SECOND book and first we broke through our challenges with our Worst Book Ever first? 
  Sure, you can join the hordes of now-successfully branded as “Worst Book Ever” alumni who have completed the 10-day challenge, or you can read this quick book, discover the the biggest roadblock is usually just your mindset, and bust open the gates to your power.  
  Or not. 
  Or wait for someday. 
  The thing is … there’s usually a choice. It’s usually yours.  
  Welcome to the Worst Book Ever.

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  Be Who You Are - A Father's...

  Jimmy Brandmeier

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  A musician’s song for his children is an impassioned call to stay true to yourself—and the basis for this inspiring guide to living authentically.   Award-winning composer and musician Jimmy Brandmeier always knew that happiness meant never letting go of your dreams. As his children made their way out of the nest and into the world, he wanted to make sure they had the same sense of self-direction. So he did what he does; he wrote a song. But his message was bigger than a ballad could hold. Jimmy dug deeper into everything he wanted to impart to his kids, and his song became this uniquely intimate, humorous, and spiritual book.   In Be Who You Are, Brandmeier offers his children a map to the inner and outer roads of life. He teaches them that the only possible failure is failing to be who you are. No matter how successful your life may look on the outside, your authenticity is what gives your life purpose and meaning. Little did Jimmy know that the message he was so passionate about giving his children is one we all need to hear: Be Who You Are―always, no matter what, no matter where.

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  Never Enough Zeroes

  Joel Soper, Philip Wyeth

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  When Joel Soper placed his first “sure thing” bet at the Detroit Race Course back in 1987, he never imagined that such an innocent gesture might lead him down the path to gambling addiction. But now, after tossing millions of dollars into the bonfire of unfulfilled dreams, Joel is stepping out of the shadows to bare his soul about the realities of compulsive sports betting. 
  Never Enough Zeroes is an unflinching and searing portrayal that exposes the all-too-human foibles of a man trapped on the treadmill of obsession. Co-author Philip Wyeth captures the essence of Joel’s tortured existence by telling his unforgettable life story with compassion, humor, and literary flair. 
  The result is a memoir that will touch readers from all backgrounds as it throws a lifeline to anyone caught in the relentless undertow of addiction who also dreams of creating a better version of themselves. 
  “I’ve made millions of dollars with my silver tongue, but it always just slips through my fingers...” 
  As more states legalize gambling across the nation, Joel’s story is an especially timely warning about this scourge where losses often extend beyond money into broken relationships and mental health issues. The proliferation of live betting has the potential to turn a generation of unwitting sports fans into nothing more than rats frantically tapping their phone screens for the next dopamine rush. 
  This book is a call to action! It raises a banner of hope amid a sea of desperation, and signals the start of a new alliance which is weaving a safety net so that addicts of all stripes might never hit rock bottom again. 
  As Joel continues his difficult journey as a “work in progress,” he hopes that Never Enough Zeroes will be a worthy addition to the self-help canon, as well as a companion piece to the mental health professional’s bookshelf. 
  “If you know you’re powerless over gambling, how can you make gambling powerless over you?”

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  Stan Lee: Book Of Quotes (100+...

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  STAN LEE: BOOK OF QUOTES 
    
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  ABOUT STAN LEE 
  Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business to become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and movie industries. 
    
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  "Everybody learns differently and everybody gets to a certain point from a different direction." 
    
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  "With great power comes great responsibility." 
    
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  "I guess one person can make a difference." 
    
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  "Life is never completely without its challenges." 
    
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  "No one has a perfect life. Everybody has something that he wishes was not the way it is." 
    
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  "When you work with people whom you like and you admire because they're so good at what they do, it doesn't feel like work. It's like you're playing." 
    
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  "Achilles, without his heel, you wouldn't even know his name today."

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