books about: self-images     books:       Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style (Tim Gunn's Guide to Style)56 reviews Tim Gunn, Kate Moloney Abrams Image, 2007 Sage Advice from Everyone's Favorite Style Master First of all, let me say that this review will be biased. I absolutely LOVE Tim Gunn. Doesn't every girl wish that they had Tim as an uncle that you could call up for fashion advice? If so, my teens, twenties, and thirties wouldn't have been such a fashion disaster! In this style tome, Tim gives direction without locking you in. Part of developing your style is doing some of the work ...             Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking93 reviews David Bayles, Ted Orland Image Continuum Press, 2001 Taking the fear out of art By naming the fears that artist experience, and giving simple and direct answers to those fears; David and Ted have given artists a tool to name their own fears and overcome them. The book had a profound impact on me and how I approach my work as a potter. I owe a lot to having read this book, in the confidence I gained, and the risks I am willing to take becasue of their writing. I have ...             The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom42 reviews Henri J. M. Nouwen Image Books, 1998 Will Use book For PTSD Veterans An author friend of mine sent me a copy of this book a couple of days ago - she thought it might be of some use in my life or if not mine then I would know someone who might get something from Nouwen's words. Both cases proved true - as with any book that looks inward at the spirit there is always something to feed your search. I found that this book would go well at our new spiritual retreat ...             Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers74 reviews Nancy Amanda Redd Gotham, 2007 Wonderful book for all ages Nancy Redd's Body Drama is a good read for young ladies starting puberty to grown women. She covers everything a woman needs to know about her body and how to properly take care of it. It's a fun read, it's not dry and boring so young ladies will grasp it. This book shows ladies that everyone's body is not the same and we need to appreciate and love the body God gave us.             Style Statement: Live by Your Own Design14 reviews Danielle LaPorte, Carrie McCarthy Little, Brown and Company, 2008 CULTIVATED NATURAL I loved this book. I not only learned alot about who I am, but for the first time in my life I felt like I walked away with a solid feeling that who I am really does have a solid identity, and I now have two keywords to describe myself. CULTIVATED NATURAL. Has it changed my life completely? No. Did I enjoy going through the process? TREMENDOUSLY! I haven't ever taken so much time just for myself ...             Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works76 reviews Evelyn Tribole, Elyse Resch St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 Intuitive Eater I give five stars to this book for a few reasons. First, being a young adult involved in the fashion industry, it is not easy to find answers out there that make sense. Of all the literature I have read on nutrition, dieting, and weight control, I feel this one is well rounded. There are no severe restrictions, no two week diet plans, and no extreme measures with results that do not last. I ...             The Pocket Stylist: Behind-the-Scenes Expertise from a Fashion Pro on Creating Your Own Look98 reviews Kendall Farr Gotham, 2004 Wonderful! This terrific book changed the way I think about clothing fit, and what I should be wearing and buying. It's the most useful fashion/clothing book I own, and probably a good purchase for many women. The ideas are timeless, but still immediately applicable for a variety of women, budgets, sizes, and style preferences. I highly recommend it. I had come to Amazon just to buy the Lucky shopping ...             Rediscovering the Kingdom42 reviews Myles Munroe Destiny Image Publishers, 2004 Rediscovering Our Destiny If you're looking for a proper understanding of the Kingdom of God and the message Jesus preached and the message we need to preach today, I highly recommend this book by Dr. Myles Munroe. There is really no good news without the good news of the Kingdom of God. John preached it. Jesus preached. Paul preached it. We need to preach it. Salvation is not about "going to heaven when we die." ...             Psycho-Cybernetics, A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life77 reviews Maxwell Maltz Pocket, 1989 Set It And Forget It Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R24JLX6BIPLE7J I was looking at reviews of self-help books because I wanted to reference one of the concepts of Psycho-Cybernetics on my own web site. To place the book itself in context within the self-help genre I wanted to point out that some self-help book reader reviews are such psycho-babble they might make you shy from the whole genre, and ...             Cut343 reviews Patricia Mccormick Push, 2002 Cuts to the bone. Cut by Patricia McCormick is a quick and brilliant book that deals with a teenage girl named Callie who cuts herself whenever she feels depressed or overwhelmed. I read this book about six years ago and I still think about this harrowing piece of teen literature since. The main character refuses to talk to her therapist since she cannot cut, the only power she has left is her refusal to ...             The Body Image Workbook: An Eight-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks Thomas F. Cash New Harbinger Publications, 2008 Americans boast the largest waistlines in the world, suffering from epidemic levels of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Other nations with first-world affluence are all wrestling to varying degrees this these problem, too, and even countries in the earlier stages of industrialization are starting to get caught up in the battle of the bulge. Despite the fact that we are all, on average, quite overweight, our cultural media ...             Developing Positive Self-Images & Discipline in Black Children3 reviews Jawanza Kunjufu African American Images, 1984 Excellent, Enlightening, Powerful. I am the mother of 3 young boys and I am so glad that I found this book when I did. It is an excellent read for parents and concerned teachers, administrators, etc. who want to better understand how to nurture, protect and educate our children. It is also enlightening as it deals with our current public school systems and gives profound advice on how to counteract the challenges that many a ...             Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body28 reviews Courtney E. Martin Free Press, 2007 fantastic book This is an amazing book. Written from the heart of every college girl, a must-read for girls in high school and beyond, or anyone trying to understand the world of girls today. Fantastic author, passionate about her work, comes across as very authentic.             How to Make Webcomics11 reviews Scott Kurtz, Kris Straub, ... Image Comics, 2008 Love the book! Scott, Brad, Kris and Dave draw upon everyday household items you might have laying around to create a time machine or a flying car. For good measure they also pass on the secret to eternal youth and the location of the lost Ark. Well, they might as well have. Starting from the idea that the reader can already draw enough to make a comic (there is no "How to draw a..." section), they mold ...             The It Factor: Be the One People Like, Listen to, and Remember18 reviews Mark Wiskup AMACOM, 2007 Your Mom and Dad Love You Not only is Wiskup entertaining with his "24" analogies and his constant reminder that your parents have to love you, his tools work! We bought "The IT Factor" for all of our employees, had them read it, and then brought Wiskup in to help them put the tools into action. They instantly became better story tellers and have the confidence to speak up in meetings. As well, I have taken two of ...             Girls in Real Life Situations...Grades 6-12: Group Counseling Activities for Enhancing Social and Emotional ... Julia V. Taylor; Shannon Trice-Black Research Press, 2007 This unique group counseling curriculum provides over 90 activities divided into twelve session themes. During group lessons, girls are encouraged to share feelings and struggles as they openly discuss important issues in a safe and supportive environment. They are given the opportunity to feel empowered, gain self-awareness, develop coping strategies, improve problem-solving skills, understand that they are not alone, and learn to make healthy ...             In Pursuit of Purpose5 reviews Myles Munroe Destiny Image Publishers, 1992 The Key to personal fulfillment: purpose! Purpose is the master of motivation and the mother of commitment. In every nation there is a generation that seems to have lost their sense of purpose. They are out of touch with the values, morals and convictions that build strong families, secure communities, healthy societies and prosperous nations. Thus, the moral fabric of most societies is being stretched and tested to its outer ...             Health Journeys: A Guided Meditation for Healing Trauma (PTSD) (Health Journeys)21 reviews Belleruth Naparstek Image Paths, 1999 The best $18 I ever spent!!!! This CD is amazing. I am familiar with Belleruth's work and have read her book "Invisible Heroes." I found this was excellent and became interested in her CD's. I was interested in them for both personal use and use in helping clients (I am a therapist and work with clients who have PTSD). I found her voice to be very soothing and engaging. I did not find myself drifting or focusing on ...             Black Students / Middle Class Teachers11 reviews Jawanza Kunjufu African American Images, 2002 black students Great read. Very informative. This will be very useful for my staff in the coming school year.             Kingdom Principles: Preparing for Kingdom Experience and Expansion (Understanding the Kingdom)45 reviews Myles Munroe Destiny Image Publishers, 2006 Kingdom Principles: Preparing for Kingdom Experience and Expansion (Understanding the Kingdom) (Hardcover) Kingdom Principles: Preparing for Kingdom Experience and Expansion (Understanding the Kingdom) (Hardcover) There are alot of books written on the Bible by many authors, but I believe this is the best source of truth about the Kingdom of God that I have ever read.              search for books activities, artmaking, behind-the-scenes, counseling, cybernetics, daughters, developing, development, discipline, eight-step, emotional, enhancing, expansion, experience, expertise, frightening, intuitive, meditation, observations, preparing, principles, psycho-cybernetics, rediscovering, revolutionary, self-images, situations, statement, understanding, webcomics, workbook books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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