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        Book Description: Globe Newswire reports that Dr. Iris Mack's mathematics edutainment book is "turning heads across the country in a response similar to the widely promoted 'Hooked on Phonics,' that improved children's reading skills." Her unique approach to math became one of Xlibris/Random House Publisher's top children's picture book royalty earners. If there is one word that sums up our recent economic woes, it is interest. There’s interest on credit card balances, student loans, car loans, home mortgages, corporate borrowings and most prominently, on state and national debt. But there is surprisingly little interest in this interest. We all pay it. But not many of us really understand how it works. Dr. Iris Mack has filled the gap – and for young consumers. Her financial literacy book “Mama Says Money Doesn't Grow on Trees!'' is focused on teaching students that math can be fun and key to understanding mon...

From a former FBI Special Agent specializing in behavior analysis and recruiting spies comes a handbook filled with his proven strategies on how to instantly read people and influence how they perceive you, so you can easily turn on the like switch . The Like Switch is packed with all the tools you need for turning strangers into friends, whether you are on a sales call, a first date, or a job interview. As a Special Agent for the FBIs National Security Division;s Behavioral Analysis Program, Dr. Jack Schafer developed dynamic and breakthrough strategies for profiling terrorists and detecting deception. Now, Dr. Schafer has evolved his proven-on-the-battlefield tactics for the day-to-day, but no less critical battle of getting people to like you. In The Like Switch , he presents these techniques for how you can influence, attract, and win people over. Learn how to think and react like your favorite TV investigators from Criminal Minds or CSI as Dr. Schafer shows you how to impro...

Simple Sexy Food is an aphrodisiac cookbook like no other. Honest and direct, detailed and informative, it’s packed with exclusive recipes, food and sex tips, descriptions and histories of ingredients, and even survey data about what food people find sexy. And it’s the only aphrodisiac cookbook written by a clinical sex therapist who also happens to be a foodie! I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand I enjoyed all of the recipes that were featured in this book. I wanted to point this out because there are many books where the book is presented as a recipe book and there are only about a dozen recipes and some you could find from just searching on the internet. There are so many recipes from appetizers to desserts to alcoholic drinks. I will be busy choosing which ones I want to try out first. For example: Bagna Cauda (Hot Bath) which is really a recipe for fondue. French Toast with Grand Marnier, Spicy Shrimp and Rice, Picnic Bean and Artichoke Heart Salad, Pumpkin ...

In The Case for Falling in Love, Mari helps show readers that everything you read in self-help books can actually sometimes be damaging versus helping you. Yes, you could follow the advice in these books if you want to get a guy or girl but what if you are looking for”love”? I am not talking about the stuff you read in romance novels, though we would all like to have that but I am talking about “real” love. Each chapter starts out with a Myth and a Fact like the following examples: Myth: Men prefer women who let them take the lead. Fact: Many quality men are looking for an equal relationship with a competent and independent woman. Myth: The best way to win a man’s heart is to play into his fantasies of femine desirability. Fact: This is one of the best ways to get your heart broken. I can say that the first myth and fact are true I asked my husband with choice he would prefer and he picked the Fact about an equal relationship. While, the tips in this book were not so new, it was nice ...

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year. I haven't made any resolutions yet other than to be healthy and that is why I wanted to share this article by Judith J. Wurtman, PhD and Nina T. Frusztajer, MD, Serotonin: What It is and Why It's Important for Weight Loss By Judith J. Wurtman, PhD and Nina T. Frusztajer, MD, Authors of The Serotonin Power Diet: Eat Carbs -- Nature's Own Appetite Suppressant -- to Stop Emotional Overeating and Halt Antidepressant-Associated Weight Gain Serotonin is nature's own appetite suppressant. This powerful brain chemical curbs cravings and shuts off appetite. It makes you feel satisfied even if your stomach is not full. The result is eating less and losing weight. A natural mood regulator, serotonin makes you feel emotionally stable, less anxious, more tranquil and even more focused and energetic. Serotonin can be made only after sweet or starchy carbohydrates are eaten. More than 30 years ago, extensive studies at MIT carried out by Richard W...