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Sometimes it's great to be a bookseller.

B.E.A. (which I didn't go to, alas) has passed and our book buyers have come back with some great ARCs in their suitcases and begun to share the book love. The eagerly-awaited second book to The Hunger Games is in my hands, as well as Jeannette Wall's new "true-life novel". I was also happily surprised by a new book in a new series by Cinda Williams Chima, author of the Heir trilogy (The Warrior Heir; The Wizard Heir; The Dragon Heir). All three are fantastic -- y'all should pick them up come Autumn 2009!


Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
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BJ Gallagher Hateley and Warren H. Schmidt
2006, 172 pages

I know the title may make you smile and giggle. I did too when it was introduced to me as a gift when I was studying for my master’s degree in psychology in 2001. And what a gift! I am since happily involved in human resources for a law firm employing over 600 people, including 250 lawyers. Over 600 very different human beings with very different ways of thinking, but 600 very different human beings all living for the same purpose: make the best out of everything life gave to each and everyone of them – creativity and courage –...

Daniel Goleman, 1996, 288 pages

A penetrating analysis of the dark corners of human deception, enlivened by intriguing case histories and experiments – It was written for the professional, yet is understandable by the layman as well because it is so well and clearly written. This is a great book for coaches, counsellors, and therapists working with individuals that are grieving or dealing with past issues. I found the book to be helpful in explaining why so many of the people I coach seem to have denied or repressed very emotionally traumatic incidents. The human mind is amazing and complex....

Looking for a faster, easier, more rewarding path in your interpersonal relationships at work or at home? You could achieve a level of skill in this area probably beyond your imaginings. The secret is a systematic and insightful approach, using the best of practical psychology, NLP, ancient wisdom, and first-hand experience of organizational life at all levels. Such a systematic approach is available for you here in the form of the Relationship Mastery formula.

Our ability to relate to other people is often the key determinant in what happens in our lives, both at home and at work – the most...

Now, there are two types of memoirs in my mind: those about famous people, and those that aren't. Both have their pros and cons. More people are likely to notice a famous memoir at the bookstore and buy it based on the celebrity's name -- but "common folk" memoirs don't have pre-conceptions, politics, and religious perspectives to overcome. Or you're like me, who likes whatever she reads as long as its good. Whatever you like to read, here are a few memorable memoirs that I'd recommend you read.

With memoirs written by writers, you rightfully expect that the memoir is as good of a read as their...

When Psyche receives a prophecy gone horribly wrong, she learns that even the most beautiful girl in Greece can have a hideous future. Her fate? Fall in love with the one creature even the gods fear.
As she feels herself slipping closer into the arms of the prophecy, Psyche must choose between the terrifyingly tender touch she feels almost powerless to resist and the one constant she’s come to expect out of life: you cannot escape what is destined.
ADORABLE. Days after finishing Destined, I can’t stop thinking about it. And every time I do, I get this warm, fuzzy feeling in my stomach. After...