Hardcovers: Self-Help & Recovery
Edited by Dick Donahue and Skip Skwarek. Compiled by Alia Akkam, Natalie Danford, Diane Patrick, Sarah Robbins, Judith Rosen and Michelle Wildgen. -- Publishers Weekly, 6/29/2009
ATRIA
How to Rule the World from Your Couch (Oct., $23) by Laura Day offers techniques for utilizing one's intuition to its maximum potential.
Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire (Oct., $24.95) by Mireille Guiliano explains how to live the good life even if most of it is spent at work.
BEYOND WORDS
Infinite Possibilities (Sept., $25) by Mike Dooley argues that the key to achieving dreams lies in belief.
CONARI PRESS
Less Is More: Meditations on Simplicity, Balance and Real Abundance (Oct., $16.95) by Mina Parker celebrates living the good life in an environment of scarcity.
CROWN
Mandela's Way (Oct., $23) by Richard Stengel uses Nelson Mandela's life and work to create 15 lessons on life, leadership and friendship. 300,000 first printing.
You Say More than You Think (Jan., $24) by Janine Driver offers a seven-day plan for using body language to get what you want. 50,000 first printing.
DA CAPO LIFELONG
29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Changed My Life (Oct., $19.95) by Cami Walker reveals how a young woman with MS gave away 29 gifts in 29 days and renewed her life in the process. 60,000 first printing.
EYE BOOKS
(dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG)
Ten Lessons from the Road (Sept., $15.95) by Alastair Humphreys. The author shares the life lessons he learned during his four-year bicycle trek around the world.
HARPERONE
The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse (Sept., $24.99) by Debbie Ford. The author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People lays out ways to achieve spiritual renewal and emotional transformation. 60,000 first printing.
HAY HOUSE
A New Way of Thinking, A New Way of Being: Experience the Tao Te Ching (Nov., $14.95) by Wayne W. Dyer breaks down verses by Lao-tzu into easily absorbed bits of wisdom.
The Spirituality of Weight Loss: Cracking the Code of Compulsive Behavior (Feb., $24.95) by Marianne Williamson distills 30 lessons geared to retrain one's consciousness to break the harmful cycles.
MCGRAW-HILL
The Right Decision: A Mathematician Reveals How Anyone Can Use the Secrets of Decision Theory (Nov., $24.99) by James Stein claims that using numbers in decision making is preferable to relying on chance.
MORROW
PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God (Oct., $22.99) by Frank Warren reveals the postcards he's received that touch on every aspect of spirituality. 200,000 first printing.
THOMAS NELSON
The Power of Respect: How You Can Benefit from the Most Forgotten Element of Success (Oct., $19.99) by Deborah Norville reminds readers that respect is an important key to a successful life.
ONE PEACE BOOKS
(dist. by Blu Sky Media Group)
Live with Meaning, Die with Passion (Sept., $19.95) by Fumitada Naoe profiles a Taiwanese man who built a funeral service company from scratch in order to revitalize the industry.
OVERLOOK PRESS
Best Friends Forever (Sept., $21.95) by Irene Levine offers advice for women recovering from best-friend breakups.
OXMOOR HOUSE
Dream Big! O's Guide to Discovering Your Best Life (Oct., $29.95) by the editors of O collects 75 articles on diet, health, confidence and couples.
RANDOM HOUSE
The Superstress Solution (Jan., $25) by Roberta Lee, M.D., prescribes ways to recognize, rebalance and protect against extreme stress.
SCARECROW PRESS
Body Image and Appearance: The Ultimate Teen Guide (Oct., $39.95) by Kathlyn Gay tackles such topics as cultural standards of body image, methods for changing appearance and more.
SHAMBHALA
Taking the Leap (Sept., $19.95) by Pema Chödrön advises on freeing oneself from destructive habits and living life with courage.
SKYHORSE PUBLISHING
(dist. by W.W. Norton)
The Tide Always Comes Back: And Other Irrefutable Truths and Assurances (Nov., $19.95) by Sen. Jean Carnahan describes how she bounced back after the death of her husband and son.
WEINSTEIN BOOKS
All Things at Once (Jan., $24.95) by Mika Brzezinski addresses the various challenges involved in achieving a healthy work/life balance. 150,000 first printing.
WILEY
What Women Want: Getting What You Need—and What You Deserve—Out of Your Relationship (Sept., $25.95) by M. Gary Neuman empowers couples to communicate their personal needs so that women never have to consider cheating or leaving.
