American society seems to be in a constant state of recovery from a series of attacks on our social and economic morals and ethics. From the never-ending embarassment of the Clinton sex scandals to the fall of such personalities as Martha Stewart, it seems that there is a new character challenge every day. Pick up a newspaper or listen to the evening news and you'll find something to stimulate discussion at the dinner table or around the boardroom table. This stimulating and inspirational book points out the quicksand that we all walk upon daily and illustrates his message with interviews and commentaries with some fascinating people who had to look moral and ethical challenges in the face and decide for themselves how they were going to handle their own "Ethics Gate." Added to this edition are interviews with Charles Krulak, Vice Chairman of MBNA America Bank and Nancy Olivieri, MD, a Canadian physician who refused to turn a deaf ear on life-threatening drug testing on children and stood up for morality.

In Search of Ethics: Conversations with Men and Women of Character

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Len Marrella

Alternative Medicine

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For every parent who has gone the extra mile and made every possible attempt at doing the best they can in the raising of their children -- there is a special book that can add a new flavor to their efforts. Here are 365 fantastic readings (meditations) that can be reading in two or three minutes and put to work immediately. The readings cover topics and issues parents of children from elementary through high school face each and every day: fear, cheating, respect, jealousy, pride, faith, temptation, guilt, sex, sharing, self-confidence, embarrassment, crisis, and anger (to name only a few). The author, a respected expert on dysfunctional family relationships and the special needs of children, is packed with practical solutions to everyday problems every family faces. A basis theme appears throughout the book: committed parents putting the recommendations to work will help their children in handling future situations and grow as parents. There is also a respect for God found throughout the pages of the book -- a reference that the author isn't shy about promoting. Committed parents don't need lecturing and this book will reveal its message through highly effective meditations that will stand the test of time.

Raising Children One Day at a Time: A Daily Survival Guide for Committed Parents : 365 Meditations

Parenting & Relationships

WRIGHT, THOMAS

Parenting

Truly the first book of its kind to take a completely objective look at the issues that surround one's right to make a choice in end of life decisions. Edited by 13-year ALS survivor, Robert Horn, the book offers intimate interviews with 11 individuals who have faced terminal situtations and have made specific decisions on how they are facing the end of their lives. In and around each interview are commentaries by 31 experts from various fields (law, medicine, psychology, nursing, hospice, religion) who provide opinions on both sides of the issues. Among the experts appearing in the book are: Derek Humphry (best selling author of Final Exit), C. Everett Koop, M.D. (former US Surgeon General), Edward Rivet (Right to Life of Michigan), Elaine Buzzinotti, RN, JD, Faye Girsh (Hemlock Society), Rita Marker (International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force) and Dr. Bill Bright (Campus Crusade for Christ). As best selling author, Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote: This is a remarkable book. It plumbs the depths of the human mind and soul, pairing moving personal stories with a broad spectrum of thoughts on end-of-life issues.

Who's Right? (Whose Right?): Seeking Answers and Dignity in the Debate Over the Right to Die

Robert C. Horn III

What amount of time do we as individuals, spouses, bosses, teachers, parents, children spend blaming others and events for things that don't go the way we want? How much time do we waste every day, every year, in a life time placing blame? Five years from now, which of the following decisions will you wish you had made today? Continue to... (1) blame other persons OR get over it? (2) blame your past OR build your future? (3) blame your weaknesses and fears or use your strength? (4) blame the outer world, or develop your inner confidence? (5) blame reality or accept what is? (6) blame people at home and work or encouragae them? (6) blame that huge challenge in front of you or conquer it? Well, on average we only have 2,500,000,000 seconds (that's two and one half billion seconds) of life to live! How do you want to spend that precious time? Blaming or Living? Let Dr. Lewis Losoncy, known as the "Dr. of Encouragement," show you ways of overcoming the need to blame and take control of your life. Whatever you do, no matter what else happens in your life, 5 years from now will arrive. What will you have decided today that saves you time in the future...and actually helps add valuable time to your life?!

If It Weren't for You, We Could Get Along : Stop Blaming and Start Living

Losoncy, Lewis E.

Carol Hacker takes her nearly twenty years as one America's foremost human resource authorities and offers up some of the most practical and honest approaches to dealing with a corporate nightmare: what does it take to find and hire the very best employees. In the War for Talent, readers are provided with an extremely candid approach that, if followed, will show how to come out a winner -- especially when competing with others for the same body. Hone the skills that will make you and your company better at interviewing, evaluating talent and skills, and making an offer that hit the applicant in the heart and mind, as well as their wallet. With labor shortages at an all time low, it is imperative that you find and recruit the finest talent available. Let Carol Hacker show you the depth of the skills needed to be a winner in the ongoing war for talent.

How to Compete in the War for Talent: A Guide to Hiring the Best

Business & Money

Hacker, Carol A.

Economics

Downsizing may be threatening to many employees across the country -- from large computer giants to the corner grocery. The threat of losing one's job is something most people consider their worst nightmare. However, there are others with equally huge fear -- but it's not about losing a job -- it's about losing employees. Today, many talented employees, those that work at their job with a passion and sincere interest, are voluntarily leaving for what they think are greener pastures. Keeping good employee is one of the biggest jobs facing companies of all sizes. No longer is a big pay raise sufficient to keep the good ones from beating a path to the door. No longer is a promotion sufficient to hault the rush of good employees to competitors. The wise manager, department head or CEO needs to know the subtle needs of his/her employees and better still, they must know how to communicate to those valued individuals. All it takes is one or two good employees to leave, and some companies would begin to feel the pinch immediately. The loss of a couple well-positioned members of your staff could mean the difference between success and failure. That is where this book comes in: here is a virtual roadmap for any concerned employer looking to keep his critical talent from walking. In a easy-to-read format, Don Sanders literally leads the reader through one important step after another, spelling out the do's and don'ts of employee retention.

Er (Employee Rentention): Taking the Lead in Keeping the Best

Sanders, Don A., Ph.D.

Management & Leadership

Every business -- no matter the size -- can benefit from outwardly demonstrating to their employees how important they are. Most companies are stuck doing the same old thing over and over again. And the results are obvious: poor retention, increasing sick days, increasing lateness, reduced productivity, lousy attitudes. Just like its successful predecessor, this book gives users, just as it promises, 366 great ideas that can stimulate employees and give them a boost at the right time. Free and/or low cost, consultant Carol Hacker has given away her best tried-and-true winners. People who tried her first book on the subject will find hundreds more exciting and easy-to-implement activities, events, awards, and forms of recognition that can be put together quickly and effectively. Perfect for companies of all sizes -- in fact, some of the ideas came from Fortune 500 companies and successful entrepreneurial startups.

366 More Surefire Ways to Let Your Employees Know They Count

The Mulling Factor: Get Your Life Back by Taking Control of Your Career

Mulling, Emory W.

Job Hunting & Careers

Chronic pain is the number one complaint heard by physicians across our nation. From low back to the pain of cancer, from the highly publicized fibromyalgia to chronic fatique syndrome, and from the common headache to bursitis...pain is something all Americans can relate to. However, in the highly regulated world of healthcare, are American's getting their collective monies worth of attention and care for their pain complaints. The authors feel the answer is generally, NO. How many of us have said, Nobody takes my pain seriously, or They say I shouldn't be hurting and that it's all in my head. How often are patients sent off to see psychologists or psychiatrists when physicians hit the wall and are unable to treat a patient's pain? What the authors want you to know is that there is a dirty little secret inside the healthcare system that, through ignorance, arrogance, and greed, perpetrates tremendous injustice upon individuals suffering with chronic pain. And, like the dirtly little secret, some doctors and insurance companies work hard to sweep patients with chornic pain under the rug. The problem has nothing to do with the latest approaches to diagnosis and treatment. It has nothing to do with discovering a way to ease human suffering and restore quality of life. Modern medicine already knows how to do that. Rather it has to do with something far more basic: compassion and the true desire to help. There are forces at work which, under the guise of healthcare, actively undermine efforts to help people with pain. Validate Your Pain exposes those secrets and arms the reader with information needed to maneuver through the healthcare minefields -- so they can get the help they deserve.

Validate Your Pain!: Exposing the Chronic Pain Cover-Up

Chino, Allan F., Ph.D.

Davis, Corinne Dille, M.D.

Diseases & Physical Ailments

An innovative approach to coaching, this book is concise, highly practical, and easy to implement. As a sharpshooter focuses on their target, each of the 52 ways hit with laser-like focus on things that people can work on each day and intergrate into their lives. Readers will immediately see benefits from putting the ideas in this book to work. Some of the benefits include: 1) just-in-time coaching, 2) easily-implemented ideas, tips and action steps, 3) techniques that are effective, practical and proven, 4) ways to improve one's own destiny, and 5) approaches than can be done on a do-it-yourself basis as opposed to hiring a coach. Recognizing that we live in a fast-paced environment that demands instant results, the book was designed to provide bite-sized portions that can render immedate success.

52 Ways to Live Success... from the Inside Out!: Bite-Size Coaching for Success-Minded People

Self-Help

Sharbuno, Jeanne

Success

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