Summary (from the publisher): From the hit A&E show Hoarders, psychologist Dr. Robin Zasio shows readers how to take control of their stuff and de-clutter their lives. Recently, the once little-known condition of hoarding has become a household phrase—in part due to the popularity of the Emmy Award–winning television show Hoarders, which has captivated audiences [...]
Summary: In this book, Moira Anderson Allen, former editor of Dog Fancy, offers guidance on how to cope with the loss of a pet. With a background in counseling, she interweaves advice and coping strategies with tips and comments from real pet owners who have been through the situation before. She touches not only on [...]
Synopsis (from the publisher): To her millions of fans, Molly Ringwald will forever be sixteen—having defined teenage angst, love, and heartbreak as the endearing star of the John Hughes classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink. Facing a completely new, angst-inducing time in her life—her forties—Molly is embracing being a woman, wife, [...]
My husband and I are thinking about revamping our life insurance policies, but we’re not really sure what to do. Obviously, talking to our agent about the different options available to us would probably be the easiest course of action. However, we’re worried that we would just get a sales pitch from him rather than [...]
My mom will be turning 60 in just a couple of months. This is a milestone birthday, so I really want to get her something special. I’ve been looking at tons of websites and reading lots of suggestions about potential 60th birthday gifts for her, but haven’t come up with the perfect present yet. I’m [...]
I went through one of my closets yesterday to pack up some old books for donating to the library. I came across several titles about adult acne because I had truly problematic skin for a long period of time. This Healing Adult Acne book by Dr. Richard G. Fried was one of the better ones [...]
Thankfully, my skin has cleared up A LOT in recent months, but I still troll the acne section at the bookstore whenever I visit. I guess old habits die hard! Anyway, I saw this book called Breaking Out: A Woman’s Guide to Coping with Acne at Any Age, and just from leafing through it at [...]
A friend’s daughter just started junior high school this year, and according to my friend, is already asking about makeup and such. I remember how my friends and I went through a similar phase when we were that age. None of our parents would let us wear makeup, though, so we’d all sneak it to [...]
I don’t know about you, but I always have a lot of trouble figuring out what kinds of gifts to get for people for birthdays, Christmas, graduation, weddings, and similar occasions. That’s why having a book like The Art of Gift Giving on my shelf would be a big help. Whenever a special event comes [...]
I’m still trying to shed a few pounds, so whenever I go to the bookstore, I invariably find myself thumbing through a few weight loss books. Today I saw the Complete Idiot’s Guide to Weight Loss, and almost bought it. It looked like a pretty decent book, with lots of advice about how to get [...]