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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Laura Dowling's extensive global experience and engaging, conversational style elevate THE EVERYDAY LEADER: Inner Mastery, Outer Impact from a typical leadership manual to an invaluable...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Alex Abraham writes clearly and concisely in TRAUMA AND ECSTASY: How Psychedelics Made My Life Worth Living, unafraid to open up in this empowering story...

Rating:
3.4 / 5.0

As a prompt for meaningful conversation, Nick Brancato's PRIORITIZE US: Unlock Lasting Love with One Simple, Proven Test is a solid workbook designed to help...

November 25, 2024

DON’T SETTLE, CHOOSE TO FEEL GOOD

By Pablo Tricci
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Pablo Tricci's DON'T SETTLE, CHOOSE TO FEEL GOOD offers much practical and useful advice for better living.

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Eichin Chang-Lim's TALKING ABOUT ADOLESCENCE: Supercharge Your Body and Brain Power packages brain science in a way that teens can follow, even if it doesn’t...

October 2, 2024

IN MY WRITE MIND

By Joel Emery
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Joel Emery’s IN MY WRITE MIND has both clear, useful meditations on mental health and a poignant personal narrative.

IR Approved
March 22, 2024

EMPOWERMENT (A Journey of Discovery)

By Warren Pennicooke
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Erudite and witty, fully indexed and meticulously referenced, Warren Pennicooke’s EMPOWERMENT (A Journey of Discovery) is a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining investigation of the cultural...

IR Approved
March 15, 2024

CREATING YOUR FIRST NOVEL

By Hank Quense
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

In CREATING YOUR FIRST NOVEL, Hank Quense discusses fiction beyond the prose and gives helpful lessons based on his extensive publishing experience. This is an...

March 4, 2024

OM VEL WAY: Be Happy and Make Happy

By Seval Seer
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Seval Seer's OM VEL WAY: Be Happy and Make Happy covers a huge amount of ground in its exploration of Hindu spirituality.

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Author and licensed psychotherapist Alena Scigliano treats narcissism like the proverbial hammer where every problem begins to look like a nail in her book, SWIMMING...

October 25, 2023

SPIRITUALITY 201 (Discovering The Inner Healer)

By Iván Figueroa-Otero MD
Rating:
3.3 / 5.0

Regular pupils of Iván Figueroa-Otero’s “school of life” will find much to enjoy in this well-designed volume. Its sometimes-challenging style and lack of external references...

September 8, 2023

DO BETTER! BE BETTER!

By Mark D. Estes
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

While author Mark D. Estes has an undeniable desire to motivate, his writing voice in DO BETTER! BE BETTER! lacks a distinctive personality and the...

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