Spring Trade Paperbacks: Self-Help & Recovery

Adams Media

A Cup of Comfort for Single Mothers: Stories That Celebrate the Women Who Do It All (Apr., $9.95), edited by Colleen Sell, shares some 50 tales of women parenting on their own.

Atria Books

Embracing Your Big Fat Ass (June, $14) by Laura Banks and Janette Barber lampoons society’s obsession with the gluteus maximus.

Duncan Baird

(dist. by Sterling)

IQ Power-Up: 101 Ways to Sharpen Your Mind (Mar., $9.95) by Ron Bracey provides ways to strengthen reasoning power and increase speed of thought.

Basic Books

Overcoming Grief: A Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques (Apr., $14.95) by Sue Morris addresses coming to terms with the death of a loved one.

Benbella Books

Please Stop Laughing at Us... One Survivor’s Extraordinary Quest to Prevent School Bullying (Mar., $14.95) by Jodee Blanco offers advice to parents, students and teachers. 30,000 first printing.

Berrett-Koehler

(dist. by IPS)

Something to Live For: Putting Your Whole Self into the Second Half of Life (July, $15.95) by Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro suggests ways readers can enjoy and improve the world in their later years.

Celestial Arts Press

Writing Through the Darkness: Easing Your Depression with Paper and Pen (June, $15.95) by Elizabeth Maynard Schaefer presents creative writing exercises to ease symptoms of depression.

Collins

What Every BODY Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People (Apr., $18.95) by Joe Navarro and Marvin Karlins reveals ways to utilize nonverbal communication for success in business and life.

Conari

Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination (May, $16.95) by Phil Cousineau offers tools for alleviating burnout.

Creative Book Publishers Int’l.

(dist. by Midpoint Trade)

Women: Decode the Law of Attraction (Mar., $18.95) by Orly Katz reveals codes that allow women to attract the desirable while blocking out the undesirable.

5 Spot

Live Alone and Like It: The Classic Guide for the Single Woman (June, $13.99) by Marjorie Hillis. The 1936 bestseller suggests tips for creating a home, cultivating a hobby and controlling your own happiness.

Hay House

Your Ultimate Calling: 365 Ways to Bring Inspiration into Your Life (Mar., $9.95) by Wayne W. Dyer offers suggestions for living “in-Spirit.” 50,000 first printing.

LaChance Publishing

(dist. by IPG)

Voices of Alcoholism: The Healing Companion; Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength (Apr., $16.95) by the Healing Project collects stories designed to help break the silence surrounding the disease.

Little, Brown

Style Statement: Two Words to Design Your Life (Apr., $24.95) by Carrie McCarthy and Danielle LaPorte presents strategies for personal branding and finding your own style.

New Harbinger

The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart (Apr., $15.95) by Sue Patton Thoele explains how practicing mindfulness can lead to greater happiness.

Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind (May, $14.95) by Jeffrey Brantley, M.D., and Wendy Millstine presents meditations for managing anxiety and restoring calm.

New World Library

(dist. by PGW)

Spot of Grace (Mar., $16) by Dawna Markova reveals how people can and do touch the lives of others. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.

North Atlantic Books

(dist. by Random House)

Amazing Grace: The Nine Principles of Living in Natural Magic (May, $16.95) by David Wolfe and Nick Good suggests ways to improve health and spirit through an intuitive live food lifestyle.

Qed Press

Aging Parents: Are You Ready? (June, $15.95) by Diane Sandell and Lois Hudson advises those who care for the elderly.

Sellers Publishing

The Secret of Success Is Not a Secret: Stories of Famous People Who Persevered (Mar., $14.95) by Darcy Andries considers individuals who went from failure to success.

Sentient Publications

(dist. by NBN)

Unplugged: How to Disconnect from the Rat Race, Have an Existential Crisis, and Find Meaning and Fulfillment (May, $16.95) by Nancy Whitney-Reiter argues that a break from one’s career is necessary in today’s world.

Shambhala Publications

(dist. by Random House)

When the Past Is Present: Healing the Emotional Wounds That Sabotage Our Relationships (July, $14.95) by David Richo teaches how to stop reliving the past in present-day relationships.

SourceBooks

Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength (July, $15.95) by Laurie Helgoe suggests viewing introversion not as a weakness but as a source of power.

Stewart, Tabori & Chang

1,000 Ways to Be a Slightly Better Woman: How to Be Thinner, Richer, Sexier, Kinder, Saner, and Happier Enough (Apr., $14.95) by Pamela Redmond Satran.

Trumpeter Books

(dist. by Random House)

The Return of Desire: A Guide to Reclaiming Your Sexual Passion (July, $14.95) by Gina Ogden examines the problem of low sex drive in women.

Weiser Books

The Essential Laws of Fearless Living: Find the Power Never to Feel Powerless Again (June, $14.95) by Guy Finley suggests ways to reach a higher life.

Zondervan

Boomers on the Edge (May, $14.99) by Terry Hargrave teaches ways to care for elderly parents and returning adult children while also planning for retirement.