Hey girlfriend, what do "you" dream of?
Do you want more from your job, your man, your life? In this insightful guide, Amy DuBois Barnett, former editor-in-chief of "Harper's Bazaar "and" Teen People," shows you how to GET YOURS . . . today, this year, and forever! With humor and honesty, Amy shares her own story of transformation from awkward, insecure people-pleaser to strong, independent woman. She reveals the personal philosophy that has allowed her to look and feel amazing, find love, and achieve history-making professional success.
Weaving together intimate anecdotes, exclusive celebrity interviews, thought-provoking quizzes, and brilliant-but-basic tips, tricks, and tools, Amy gives you the insight and encouragement to:
Identify and pursue your true passions.
Let go of any negativity that's holding you back.
Find the man of your dreams--and build a lasting relationship.
Achieve your professional goals and accumulate real wealth.
Get the body you've always wanted.
Figure out your personal style and nurture your creative talents.
Form unbreakable bonds with your family, your friends, and your higher power.
Enjoy life and make every day count!
"Get Yours! "is your personal guidebook to a lifetime of happiness, love, success, and fulfillment.
? Re-entering the work force
? Applicants who have been laid off
? Career changes
? Older applicants
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- effectively employ the twelve most persuasive words in the English language
- read nonverbal responses accurately--and shift negative ones immediately
- motivate your team under deadline
- interview fearlessly and flawlessly
- persuade investors to buy in to your product or idea--and help you sell it to others
- write the perfect pitch, résumé, cover letter, or email
- deliver speeches that bring people to their feet
- transform a PowerPoint presentation into a power move Featuring tips and tricks you can employ right away, How to Wow will teach you how to ask the right questions, respond with confidence, and wow anyone, anywhere, anytime. "Wow is not optional. Neither is this book. Buy it, study it, put it into action--and wow your bank account!"--Jeffrey Gitomer, author of Little Red Book of Selling "No matter if you're at the top of your game or just starting out, this book will swiftly refocus the message that you are sending to the world."--David Beal, co-CEO and co-founder, Green Hummingbird Entertainment "Read How to Wow if you want to change a great idea from a concept to a reality that clearly means business. It's the best makeover I ever got."--Veronica Webb, television host
Just one for dinner tonight? Forget the cold cereal. Rach has a chapter of recipes that make dining on your own a thoroughly civilized occasion, with great meals that won't leave you with a fridge full of leftovers. Vegetarians on the guest list? No problem! Choose from dozens of meat-free meals that are every bit as satisfying as your tried-and-true standards and savory enough to please the carnivores in your crowd. Observing a Kosher menu? Check out the selection of menus just for Kosher cooks, all ready in less than, you guessed it, 30 minutes. There's even a mother lode of burger recipes for fans of the bun--so many options you could make a different burger every day for a full month!
In addition to her latest 30-minute creations, Rachael has put together an array of menus and recipes for easy entertaining, from quick snacks to serve for game night and easy hors d'oeuvres, to soup-to-nuts menus for her favorite holidays and special occasions. Whip up a pasta buffet for a special mom on Mother's Day, please a crowd with a super-simple Oscar party menu, and give thanks for not one but four fantastic menus that keep holiday stress to a minimum by getting you out of the kitchen in record time.
Best of all, these recipes have all the huge flavors you've come to expect from Rachael, with something to please every taste--and every food budget. You'll even find the treasured family recipes that Rachael and her husband, John, have enjoyed for years; see if they don't become beloved family traditions in your home as well. Whether this is your first introduction to cooking the 30-minute way or you are a long-time convert, you'll find irresistible new recipes here to make the most of every second you spend in the kitchen.
Completely and totally unwittingly, Paul Koehorst and Jacob Lentz have written perhaps the most important new business book since "Who Moved My Cheese?" Jim Cramer, "Mad Money with Jim Cramer"
Like em, hate em or simply too busy to deal with em, you re going to end up face to face with em in the elevator, at the water cooler and around every cubicle: "friendly, talkative coworkers." Ignore them and they ll think you re conceited and make your job miserable. Talk to them and you ll waste valuable time or even worseend up in a burdensome friendship.
The ultimate business book parody, "There s No I in Office" provides a solution to this conundrum of office politics so brilliant that it s just stupid enough to actually work. Packed with meaningless things to say in any work situation, these 4293 clever little phrases will amuse your coworkers without starting a real conversation. It s your ticket to becoming a beloved stranger to everyone in the office.
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-Invest in a certain number of "nice" hangers. When you start having to use the metal ones from the dry cleaner, it's time to clean out your closet.
-Impress guests with homemade-tasting mayonnaise by adding fresh lemon juice and capers or thyme to ordinary mayo.
-Perk up wilted ferns by spraying them once a month with weak tea.
-To find your car in an unfamiliar area, use the camera on your cell phone to take a picture of the nearest street sign.
-Tone up your butt by squeezing it in quick reps of fifty while watching TV.
-To safely dispose of receipts and bank statements without buying a shredder, simply keep a container of water to pop them in and let them dissolve. And many more!
A charming fable that evokes a life lesson we would all do well to learn: living and loving are time well spent.Once, there was a boy named Charlie. He had a pretty nice life . . . but it wasn't perfect. So one day he packed up all his time--all his round, squishy years and square, mushy months, down to every itsy-bitsy second--in his suitcase and locked it up safe, said goodbye to his parents, and set off to find something better to spend his time on. Charlie traveled all over the world in search of the perfect thing to make him happy, but that turned out to be much harder to find than he thought. In the meantime, his itsybitsy seconds and silky, smooth hours and raggedy days ticked away and vanished, and soon they added up to weeks and months and years--so that once Charlie stopped his traveling and realized what he really needed out of life, it was almost too late. Almost.
Every so often, a book comes along that seems to capture an important truth for a particular time and generation. This is one of those books: a unique story about the relentless search for perfect happiness that preoccupies so many of us. ORIGINS OF "THE TRAVELER
The Traveler "stemmed from something I heard over dinner, the evening before I embarked on a drive from Boston to Los Angeles: "We only have so much time to give." I don't remember the comment's context, but its phrasing struck me. I thought about it literally as I packed for my trip . . . If you can give time, you can keep time--or save time, too; why would anyone do that? And if time is a form of currency, I wonder what it looks like . . . I quickly decided on the story's basic premise: a boy, not content with his life, decides to pack up his time and leave home in search of something perfect to spend it on. The next morning I pushed off from Boston and headed west. Days later, immediately upon my arrival in Los Angeles, I sat down and wrote "The Traveler." ILLUSTRATION COLLABORATION
In addition to being my older brother, Daniel is a fantastic artist, and I'm so glad he agreed to be the lead on the huge task of illustrating "The Traveler." We've figured out a fun and collaborative working arrangement: first, we share our ideas on what sort of illustration we're looking for--we consider the role it will play in plot and thematic development, and, of course, the aesthetic appeal--then we draw up preliminary sketches. Once they're completed, we discuss these crude images and, after selecting the best concepts from each, Daniel takes over. He ties together our rough ideas, meliorates them, adds more of his own, and magically creates an illustration. We critique it together, then Daniel continues to develop and hone the illustration until we're happy with the result.
