books about: discipline     books:       The Lords of Discipline168 reviews Pat Conroy Black Swan, 1996 Duty, Honor, Country The mark of a successful coming of age story is that you, the reader, can see yourself reflected in the protagonist. For me, this book worked very well. Will McLean, the main character and first-person narrator, a second generation Irish boy, son of a Marine, a mongrel outsider in the pedigreed Carolina Military Institute searches for himself, the man within the boy who is being molded by a ...             Second Sight95 reviews Judith Orloff Warner Books, 1997 I can breathe now It's like I can take a deep breath and relax now. Someone once asked me "How do you feel when you enter a room where there's a lot of fighting and anger?" My immediate response was: "I recoil and want to run out of there." I thought everybody felt this way. Granted we all feel things up to a certain level, but the notion that I feel more than most never occurred to me. Doesn't everyone? I ...             Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog146 reviews Ted Kerasote Tantor Media, 2007 Best dog story ever Merle's Door has to be one of the best, if not the best, dog story I've ever read-and I've read most of them. Merle and Ted have many lessons to teach us regarding our relationships with man's best friend. This book is humorous, informational and touching. I can't recommend it enough.             Dan Poynter's Self-Publishing Manual238 reviews Para Publishing, 2006 Seat Belt for Sef-Publishing Step by step Dan Poynter takes you through writing and publishing your own book. He doesn't promise that it will be easy or that you will be successful, but he does explain the process. The real work begins once your book is printed--you are on your own and he gives you an extensive rundown of the markets you can tap. For the novice author first you must make sure you have the best product that ...             Plug Your Book! Online Book Marketing for Authors, Book Publicity through Social Networking110 reviews Steve Weber Weber Books, 2007 I wish he had written this book 15 years ago I wish Steve had written this book 15 years ago when my first books came out. But better late than never. I have found a path for increasing the number of my books sold. My pubisher is happy, I am happy and I hope Steve writes more on this subject. Follow Steve's advice and watch the books sell.             Succulent Wild Woman: Dancing With Your Wonder-Full Self!88 reviews Sark Audio Literature, 1997 Succulent Wild Woman My daughter got me this book for Christmas. I just loved it. I now buy this for all of my friends for their birthdays. Any woman would love this. Sark is amazing.             The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't89 reviews Carolyn Howard-Johnson Star Publish, 2004 After Writing the Book You are Only Half Done Authors are increasingly coming to appreciate the fact that by the time their book is written, only half of the job is done. Promoting the book may take as much or more time than writing it. Unless authors are internationally famous or very lucky the proceeds from book sales may not allow for expensive promotion. The solution is to do it frugally. Carolyn Howard-Johnson's [[ASIN: 193299310X The ...             The Arabic Alphabet: How To Read and Write It81 reviews Nicholas Awde, Putros Samano Saqi Books, 2006 Learn the Arabic alphabet in about 2 days I live in Kuwait and got tired of my eyes crossing in confusion every time I looked at Arabic writing. The alphabet is intimidating. Each letter has a different look depending upon where it is in a word for example. However, I bought this book thinking, "Hey, couldn't hurt." I found the book exceptionally easy to use. I continue to refer to it, even though I had mastered the basics of the ...             Gift from the Sea105 reviews Anne Morrow Lindbergh Pantheon, 1991 A Few Shells What timeless wisdom there is in this little book. Although it was written many decades ago, the challenges and issues faced by Anne Morrow Lindbergh are the same ones faced by women in today's crazy, bustling world. In fact, although women in Siberia, Cameroon, or Ceylon might not have her specific set of circumstances, they can still identify with Lindbergh's ponderings about a woman's life, ...             Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach79 reviews Margarita Madrigal Main Street Books, 1989 Opinion of Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish This is an excellent book. Its approach to teaching a language is unique in that it gives fourteen patterns of Spanish words relating to English words. Rather than learning one word at a time, I can learn 50 - 100 words. I don't even have to learn individual words. I just have to remember the pattern, e.g. words ending in "ity" in English usually end in "idad" in Spanish. I also have been ...             The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment60 reviews Thaddeus Golas Gibbs Smith, 1996 This book is a lesson on unconditional love The recent reprint of this book has an addition of a short biography with photographs of the author. Included is a letter for readers that he wrote in his last years about how the book came to be and a few added thoughts he had towards the end of his life. What I have learned from this book is that no resistence is the way to love people with charity; with full unconditional love. If you can ...             The Nature of Personal Reality: Specific, Practical Techniques for Solving Everyday Problems and Enriching ...71 reviews Jane Roberts Amber-Allen Publ., New World Library, 1994 The best of it's kind... I am reading this book again for the 3rd time. When you lst read it the concepts seem simple but they are complicated and require much thought. Seth whoever/whatever he is, I think was clever to make it seem simple as to not stop anyone from reading it but below these concepts are very important things about being human. I just wish that Jane had thought to perpare a wookbook to go with it. Or ...             501 French Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged ...60 reviews Christopher Kendris Barron's Educational Series, 1996 Invaluable reference work An invaluable reference work for professionals or students. Serious students should read and review this text. Experienced French speakers will find it useful for those odd, little encountered forms.             Aiming at Amazon: The NEW Business of Self Publishing, or How to Publish Books for Profit with Print on ...73 reviews Aaron Shepard Shepard Publications, 2007 Finally, The Missing Link Between Dead Tree Books and E-Books Using the number of dog-eared pages scale, this book should rank much higher than five stars. As soon as the UPS truck delivered the book, I started reading it. Unable to tear myself away from it, I then took it to my favorite reading room--the gym. There I spent two hours riding the exercise bike while I read the first two-thirds of the volume. After I left the gym I spent another hour finishing ...             The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women: A Portable Mentor70 reviews Gail McMeekin Red Wheel/Weiser, 2000 Incredible! McMeekin's book is a must for all who feel frustrated and stuck in their career. She takes you step by step through a process that helps you define your needs, your desires, and tap into your own creativity...you. Eight women read it as part of our book club and more than half of us are expanding our paths as a result. Incredible!             Self-Publishing Simplified: Experience Your Publishing Dreams With Outskirts Press78 reviews OutskirtsPress.com Outskirts Press, 2005 Great Information Great book. I was able to publish my book with the information contained within the pages of this book. Stop dreaming and become a published author now. i did after reading Sel Publishing. Check out my workThe Angry Black Man's Guide to Success: And the Women that Help Them             Jump Start Your Book Sales: A Money-Making Guide for Authors, Independent Publishers and Small Presses69 reviews Marilyn Ross, Tom Ross Writer's Digest Books, 1999 It's Never Too Early to Start Marketing Do you know when you should start marketing your book? Marilyn Ross does, and in "Jump Start Your Book Sales" she reveals the answer. (Hint: It's before you start writing it!) Before, during, and after -- in fact. Regardless of where you are in the writing and publishing process, book marketing should be at the forefront of your thinking. Is your book even marketable? What is the market? ...             Plot & Structure: (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips Readers From Start To Finish) ...67 reviews James Scott Bell Writers Digest Books, 2004 Great book The author did a fantastic job with this book. It is a must-have for fiction writers.             Kid Cooperation: How to Stop Yelling, Nagging and Pleading and Get Kids to Cooperate60 reviews Elizabeth Pantley New Harbinger Publications, 1996 Excellent advice for parents This book is easy to read, in a friendly, conversational tone. I do not find Pantley patronizing or lecturing as a few other readers have suggested. I rather find that she comes across as "a good friend in the same boat". It works fine to read just a little at a time of this book if you are a busy parent with little time to spare for reading. I actually found myself reading it as slow as I could ...             Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life79 reviews Thich Nhat Hanh Bantam, 1992 Enlightening! Mindfulness simply yet thoroughly explained Thich Nhat Hanh's book Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life is an enlightening read! The author does a great job of showing the inextricable connection between the mind, the body, and the environment. Mindfulness is an awareness of our living right now. 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