2009 Finalists
On October 26, 2009, the Southern New York Chapter of the National MS Society announced the finalists for the 14th annual Books for a Better Life Awards, which honor the best self-improvement books published in the last year. The overall winners will be honored at an awards ceremony on February 22, 2010.
The 2009 Books for A Better Life Award Finalists include:
Childcare/Parenting
THE CURSE OF THE GOOD GIRL by Rachel Simmons (The Penguin Press)
THE LOST CHILD by Julie Myerson (Bloomsbury)
NURTURESHOCK: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman (Twelve Books / Hachette Book Group)
SAVING SAMMY: Curing the Boy Who Caught OCD by Beth Alison Maloney (The Crown Publishing Group)
STEPMONSTER by Wednesday Martin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
First Book
THE BLUE SWEATER: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz (Rodale Publishing)
LIVE THROUGH THIS by Debra Gwartney (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
IN THE SANCTUARY OF OUTCASTS by Neil White (William Morrow)
JOSIE'S STORY: A Mother's Inspiring Crusade to Make MEdical Care Safe by Sorrel King (Grove / Atlantic)
SHOP CLASS AS SOULCRAFT by Matt B. Crawford (The Penguin Press)
Green
THE BACKYARD HOMESTEAD edited by Carleen Madigan (Story Publishing)
CLEAN FOOD by Terry Walters (Sterling Publishing)
ED BEGLEY, JR'S GUIDE TO SUSTAINABLE LIVING by Ed Begley, Jr. (The Crown Publishing Group)
JUST FOOD by James E. McWilliams (Little, Brown and Company)
SUPER NATURAL HOME: Improve Your Health, Home and Planet --- One Room at at Time by Beth Greer (Rodale Publishing)
Inspirational Memoir
HANDS OF MY FATHER: A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parents, and the Language of Love by Myron Uhlberg (Bantam)
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT by Diana Welch, Liz Welch, Amanda Welch and Dan Welch (The Crown Publishing Group)
NOT BECOMING MY MOTHER by Ruth Reichl (The Penguin Press)
THE POSSIBILITY OF EVERYTHING by Hope Edelman (Ballantine)
STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS by Tracy Kidder (Random House)
Motivational
EMOTIONAL FREEDOM by Judith Orloff, M. D. (The Crown Publishing Group)
HOW TO RULE THE WORLD FROM YOUR COUCH by Laura Day (Atria)
LESS: Accomplishing More by Doing Less by Marc Lesser (New World Library)
THROW OUT FIFTY THINGS by Gail Blanke (Grand Central Publishing)
WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGES, CHANGE EVERYTHING by Neale Donald Walsche (Hampton Roads)
Personal Finance
1,001 THINGS THEY WON'T TELL YOU by Jonathan Dahl and the Editors of "Smart Money" (Workman Publishing)
THE CURE FOR MONEY MADNESS by Spencer Sherman (Broadway Books)
THE DIFFERENCE by Jean Chatzky (The Crown Publishing Group)
RICH LIKE THEM by Ryan D'Agostino (Little, Brown and Co.)
YOUR MONEY RATIOS by Charles Farrell, J.D., LL.M (Avery Books)
Psychology
CONNECTED by Nicholas A. Christakis, M.D., Ph.D. and James H. Fowler, Ph.D. (Little, Brown)
HOW TO INSTANTLY CONNECT WITH ANYONE by Leil Lowndes (McGraw-Hill)
THE NARCISSISM EPIDEMIC by Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D., W. Keith Campbell, Ph.D (Free Press)
PLAY by Stuart Brown, M.D. with Christopher Vaughan (Avery Books)
THE PURSUIT OF PERFECT by Tal Ben-Shahar, Ph.D. (McGraw Hill)
Relationships
BROTHERS: 26 Stories of Love and Rivalry edited by Andrew Blauner (Jossey-Bass / Wiley & Sons, Inc)
THE GIRLS FROM AMES by Jeffrey Zaslow (Gotham Books)
JANE BRODY'S GUIDE TO THE GREAT BEYOND: A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life by Jane Brody (Random House)
PERFECTLY IMPERFECT: A Life in Progress by Lee Woodruff (Random House)
YOU WERE ALWAYS MOM'S FAVORITE: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives by Deborah Tannen (Random House)
Spiritual
THE ART OF HAPPINESS IN A TROUBLED WORLD by His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler, M.D. (Doubleday Religion)
CONQUERING FEAR: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World by Harold S. Kushner (Alfred A. Knopf)
THE LITTLE BOOK ON MEANING by Laura Berman Fortgang (Tarcher / Penguin)
TAKING THE LEAP by Pema Chödrön (Shambhala Publications)
WRITING IN THE SAND by Thomas Moore (Hay House)
Wellness
DIET MYTHS THAT KEEP US FAT by Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D. (The Crown Publishing Group)
THE END OF OVEREATING: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by David A. Kessler, M.D. (Rodale Publishing Group)
LIVE A LITTLE by Susan M. Love, M.D. and Lice D. Domar, Ph.D. (The Crown Publishing Group)
SECOND SPRING by Dr. Maoshing Ni (Free Press)
SPENT by Frank Lipman, M.D. with Mollie Doyle (Fireside Book / Simon and Schuster)
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2008 Winners
On February 23, 2009, the winners of this year's Books for a Better Life Awards were presented during a ceremony held in New York. Sponsored by the New York Chapter of the National MS Society, the Awards honor the best self-improvement titles released in the past year. The winners include:
The 2008 Books for A Better Life Award Finalists include:
Audiobook
HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED by Thomas L. Friedman (Macmillan Audio)
Childcare/Parenting
THE TROUBLE WITH BOYS by Peg Tyre (The Crown Publishing Group)
First Book
THE MIDDLE PLACE by Kelly Corrigan (Hyperion / Voice)
Green
MADE FROM SCRATCH by Jenna Woginrich (Storey Publishing)
Inspirational Memoir
THE LAST LECTURE by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)
Motivational
LEARNING FROM THE HEART: Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening by Daniel Gottlieb (Sterling Publishing Co.)
Psychology
MY STROKE OF INSIGHT by Jill Bolte Taylor (Viking)
Relationships
SEPTEMBER SONGS by Maggie Scarf (Riverhead Books)
Spiritual
THE WISE HEART: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology by Jack Kornfield (The Bantam Dell Publishing Group)
Wellness
IN DEFENSE OF FOOD by Michael Pollan (The Penguin Press)
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2008 Finalists
On October 31st, 2008 the finalists for the 13th annual Books for a Better Life Award were announced in New York. Honoring the best self-improvement books in 2008, an esteemed panel of book sellers and magazine, book club and television book editors chose five finalists from more than 400 entries for each of ten categories, including childcare/parenting, first book, inspirational memoir, motivational, psychology, relationships, spiritual, wellness, and the newly created audiobook and green categories. The overall winners will be revealed on February 23, 2009 at an awards ceremony in Manhattan, to be hosted by Meredith Vieira, co-anchor of NBC’s Today and member of the chapter’s board of trustees. Founded in 1996, the Awards have recognized over 400 self-improvement offers and raised more than $1.5 million for the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The 2008 Books for A Better Life Award Finalists include:
Audiobook
THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF by Norman Doidge, MD (Brilliance Audio)
HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED by Thomas L. Friedman (Macmillan Audio)
TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS by Dr. Nick Trout (BBC Audiobooks America)
THIS I BELIEVE II edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman (Macmillan Audio)
THIS MOMENT IS THE PERFECT TEACHER by Pema Chodron (Shambhala Audio)
Childcare/Parenting
BLUE SKY JULY by Nia Wyn (Dutton)
THE FILM CLUB by David Gilmour (Twelve/Hachette Book Group USA)
GENERATION TEXT by Dr. Michael Osit (Amacom)
MOTHER ON FIRE by Sandra Tsing Loh (The Crown Publishing Group)
THE TROUBLE WITH BOYS by Peg Tyre (The Crown Publishing Group)
First Book
AMERICAN WIDOW by Alissa Torres (Random House Publishing Group)
CHANGES IN THE WEATHER by Mark McEwen (Gotham Books)
THE HOUSE AT SUGAR BEACH by Helene Cooper (Simon & Schuster)
THE MIDDLE PLACE by Kelly Corrigan (Hyperion / Voice)
PRETTY IS WHAT CHANGES by Jessica Queller (Spiegel & Grau)
Green
BIG GREEN PURSE by Diane MacEachern (Avery/Penguin)
THE CLIMATE DIET by Jonathan Harrington (Stylus Publishing)
FOOD MATTERS by Mark Bittman (Simon & Schuster)
GREEN, GREENER, GREENEST by Lori Bongiorno (Penguin Group / Perigee)
MADE FROM SCRATCH by Jenna Woginrich (Storey Publishing)
Inspirational Memoir
BLUE GENES by Christopher Lukas (Doubleday)
THE GEOGRAPHY OF LOVE by Glenda Burgess (Broadway Books)
THE LAST LECTURE by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)
LIFE IS A VERB by Patti Digh (Globe Pequot Press/skirt!)
LOPSIDED by Meredith Norton (Viking)
Motivational
ASK FOR IT: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want by Linda
Babcock and Sara Laschever (The Bantam Dell Publishing Group)
DOES THIS CLUTTER MAKE MY BUTT LOOK FAT? by Peter Walsh (Free Press)
THE FIRST 30 DAYS by Ariane de Bonvoisin (HarperOne)
LEARNING FROM THE HEART: Lessons on Living, Loving, and Listening by Daniel Gottlieb (Sterling
Publishing Co.)
WHEN ORGANIZING ISN'T ENOUGH by Julie Morgenstern (Touchtone Fireside)
Psychology
BE HAPPY WITHOUT BEING PERFECT by Alice Domar (The Crown Publishing Group)
FITTING IN IS OVERRATED by Dr. Leonard Felder (Sterling Publishing Co.)
MY STROKE OF INSIGHT by Jill Bolte Taylor (Viking)
STEERING BY STARLIGHT by Martha Beck (Rodale)
THE TIME PARADOX by Philip Zimbardo and John Boyd (Free Press)
Relationships
AFTER THE FIRE by Robin Gaby Fisher (Little, Brown and Company)
APPLES AND ORANGES by Marie Brenner (Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
HOLD ME TIGHT by Dr. Sue Johnson (Little, Brown and Company)
JUST DO IT by Douglas Brown (The Crown Publishing Group)
SEPTEMBER SONGS by Maggie Scarf (Riverhead Books)
Spiritual
THE ART OF BEING by Dennis Merritt Jones (Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin)
BEING CATHOLIC NOW by Kerry Kennedy (The Crown Publishing Group)
SAILING HOME: Using Homer’s Odyssey to Navigate Life’s Perils and Pitfalls by Norman Fisher (Free
Press)
SPIRITUAL LIBERATION by Michael Bernard Beckwith (Simon & Schuster)
THE WISE HEART: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology by Jack Kornfield (The
Bantam Dell Publishing Group)
Wellness
CRAZY SEXY CANCER SURVIVOR by Kris Carr (Globe Pequot Press/skirt!)
IN DEFENSE OF FOOD by Michael Pollan (The Penguin Press)
MEDICAL MYTHS THAT CAN KILL YOU by Dr. Nancy Snyderman (The Crown Publishing Group)
THE MIGRAINE BRAIN by Dr. Carolyn Bernstein (Free Press)
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES: Pregnancy and Birth by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective and Judy Norsigian (Touchstone Fireside)
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2007 Books For A Better Life Award Winners
On February 25, 2008, the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society announced the winners of the 2007 Books for a Better Life Awards, which honor the best self-improvement titles of the past year. They were chosen by a panel of expert judges from over 400 entries in each of the nine categories. Since its inception 12 years ago, the Awards have recognized more than 350 authors, while raising over $1.4 million to support the New York chapter's support services and educational programs.
Pictured from left to right: Amy Silverstein, Sick Girl; Elyse Schein and Paula Berstein, Identical Strangers; Elyn Saks, The Center Cannot Hold; Nell Casey, An Uncertain Inheritance (editor); MP Dunleavy, Money Can Buy Happiness; Lis Wiehl, The 51% Minority; and, Susan Piver, How Not to be Afraid of Your Own Life.
The winners of this year's Books for A Better Life Awards are:
Childcare / Parenting
WAITING FOR DAISY by Peggy Orenstein (Bloomsbury)
First Book
SICK GIRL by Amy Silverstein (Grove/Atlantic, Inc.)
Inspirational Memoir
THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD by Elyn R. Saks (Hyperion)
Motivational
THE 51% MINORITY by Lis Wiehl (Ballantine Books)
Personal Finance
MONEY CAN BUY HAPPINESS by MP Dunleavey (Broadway Books)
Psychology
IDENTICAL STRANGERS by Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein (Random House)
Relationships
AN UNCERTAIN INHERITANCE edited by Nell Casey (William Morrow)
Spiritual
HOW NOT TO BE AFRAID OF YOUR OWN LIFE by Susan Piver (St. Martin’s Press)
Wellness
HOW DOCTORS THINK by Jerome Groopman, M.D. (Houghton-Mifflin)
The MS Awareness Award
BLINDSIDED by Richard M. Cohen
Ardathg Rodale Hall of Fame Inductee
Toni Burbank
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2007 Books For A Better Life Award Nominees
The finalists for the 12th Annual Books For A Better Life Awards were announced recently by the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Awards recognize excellence in self-help, motivational, and self-improvement books in nine categories, and will be presented at a ceremony held in New York on February 25, 2008. All profits from the event will go towards funding national research and local chapter services for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Since its inception, the Awards have raised $1.2 million.
The shortlist for the 2007 Books For A Better Life Awards includes:
Childcare / Parenting
ALTERNADAD by Neal Pollack (Pantheon)
NO: Why Kids of All Ages Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It by
David Walsh (Free Press)
ON THEIR OWN by Anne Ford with John-Richard Thompson (Newmarket Press)
THE MAKING OF A MOTHER by Valerie Davis Raskin (Ballantine Books)
WAITING FOR DAISY by Peggy Orenstein (Bloomsbury)
First Book
FINAL EXAM by Pauline W. Chen (Knopf)
LOOK ME IN THE EYE by John Elder Robison (Crown)
SICK GIRL by Amy Silverstein (Grove/Atlantic Inc.)
THE WOMAN WHO RAISED ME by Victoria Rowell (William Morris)
WITHOUT A MAP by Meredith Hall (Beacon Press)
Inspirational / Memoir
HERE IF YOU NEED ME by Kate Braestrup (Little, Brown)
IN AN INSTANT by Lee & Bob Woodruff (Random House)
ONE DROP by Bliss Broyard (Little, Brown)
THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD by Elyn R. Saks (Hyperion)
THE YEAR OF LIVING BIBLICALLY by A. J. Jacobs (Simon & Schuster)
Motivational
HERE'S THE BRIGHT SIDE by Betty Rollin (Random House)
ON MY OWN by Florence Falk (Harmony Books)
SHORT BUS by JOnathan Mooney (Henry Holt)
THE 51% MINORITY by Lis Wiehl (Ballantine)
YOU ARE YOUR CHOICES by Alexandra Stoddard (Collins)
Personal Finance
FINANCIAL BLISS by Bambi Holzer (AMACOM Books)
MAXED OUT by James D. Scurlock (Scribner)
MONEY CAN BUY HAPPINESS by MP Dunleavy (Broadway)
THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK by Timothy Ferriss (Crown Publishing)
THE BIG PAY-OFF by Sharon Epperson (HarperCollins)
Psychology
IDENTICAL STRANGERS by Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein (Random House)
PERFECT GIRLS, STARVING DAUGHTERS by Courtney E. Martin (Free Press)
SATISFACTION by Anita H. Clayton, M. D. with Robin Cantor-Cooke (Ballantine Books)
STOLEN TOMORROWS by Steven Levenkron (Norton)
THE LUCIFER EFFECT by Philip Zimbardo (Random House)
Relationships
AN UNCERTAIN INHERITANCE edited by Nell Casey (William Morris)
AND BABY MAKES THREE by John M. Gottman, Ph.D & Julie Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D (Ballantine Books)
THE NEW RULES OF MARRIAGE by Terrence Real (Ballantine Books)
THE SISTER KNOT by Terri Apter (Norton)
UNHOOKED by Laura Sessions (Riverhead Books)
Spiritual
GRACE (EVENTUALLY): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott (Riverhead Books)
HOW NOT TO BE AFRAID OF YOUR OWN LIFE by Susan Piver (St. Martin's Press)
REPOSITION YOURSELF by T. D. Jakes (Atria Books)
SPIRITUAL PROGRESS: Becoming the Christian You Want To Be by Thomas D. Williams (FaithWords)
THE NOT SO BIG LIFE by Sarah Susanka (Random House)
Wellness
HOW DOCTORS THINK by Jerome Groopman, M. D. (Houghton Mifflin)
LYING IN WEIGHT by Trisha Gura (HarperCollins)
SELF MAGAZINE'S 15 MINUTES TO YOUR BEST SELF by Lucy S. Danziger & the Editors of Self (Penguin Group USA)
THE ART OF AGING by Sherwin B. Nuland (Random House)
YOU: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty by Mehmet C. Oz, M. D. & Michael Roizan, M. D. (Free Press)
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2006 Books For A Better Life Awards Winners
On February 27, 2007, the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society announced the winners of the 2006 Books For A Better Life Awards, which honor titles and authors of the self-help, motivational, and self-improvement genres.
The Books For A Better Life Awards winners are:
Childcare/Parenting:
PACKAGING GIRLHOOD: RESCUING OUR DAUGHTERS FROM MARKETERS' SCHEMES by Sharon Lamb, Ed.D. and Lyn Miken Brown, Ed.D. (St. Martin's Press)
The Suze Orman First Book
A PIECE OF CAKE by Cupcake Brown (Crown Publishers)
Inspirational Memoir
A THREE DOG LIFE by Abigail Thomas (Harcourt)
Motivational
CRAZY BUSY: OVERSTRETCHED, OVERBOOKED AND ABOUT TO SNAP by Ned Hallowell, M.D. (Random House)
Personal Finance
THE NUMBER: A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY TO THINK ABOUT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE by Lee Eisenberg (Free Press)
Psychology
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE NEW SCIENCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS by Daniel Goleman (Bantam Books)
Relationships
THE FAITH CLUB: THREE WOMEN SEARCH FOR UNDERSTANDING by Ranya Idilby, Suzanne Oliver, Priscilla Warner (Free Press)
Spiritual
YEARNINGS: EMBRACING THE SACRED MESSINESS OF LIFE by Rabbi Irwin Kula & Linda Loewenthal (Hyperion)
Wellness
WHAT TO EAT by Marion Nestle (North Point Press)
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2006 Books For A Better Life Awards Finalists
This year's finalists for the 11th Annual Books For A Better Life Awards were announced recently by the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Awards recognize excellence in self-help, motivational, and self-improvement books in nine categories, and will be presented at a ceremony held in New York on February 26, 2007. All profits from the event will go towards funding national research and local chapter services for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Childcare/Parenting:
FRAGILE INNOCENCE: A FATHER'S MEMOIR OF HIS DAUGTHER'S COURAGEOUS JOURNEY by James Reston, Jr. (Harmony Books)
PACKAGING GIRLHOOD: RESCUING OUR DAUGHTERS FROM MARKETERS' SCHEMES by Sharon Lamb, Ed.D. and Lyn Miken Brown, Ed.D. (St. Martin's Press)
QUEEN BEE MOMS & KINGPIN DADS by Rosalind Wiseman (Crown Publishers)
WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS by Tim Russert (Random House)
YOU'RE WEARING THAT? by Deborah Tannen (Random House)
The Suze Orman First Book
THE BOY WHO FELL OUT OF THE SKY by Ken Dornstein (Random House)
FAT FREE: AMAZING ALL TRUE ADVENTURES OF SUPER-SIZE WOMAN by Jude Milner, illustrated by Mary Wilshire (Tarcher/Penguin)
LEFT TO TELL: DISCOVERING GOD AMIDST THE RWANDAN HOLOCAUST by Immaculee Iligabiza with Steve Irwin (Hay House)
MY PET VIRUS: THE TRUE STORY OF A REBEL WITHOUT A CURE by Shawn Decker (Tarcher/Penguin)
A PIECE OF CAKE by Cupcake Brown (Crown Publishers)
Inspirational Memoir
BROKEN by William Cope Moyers with Katherine Ketcham (Viking)
LESSONS IN BECOMING MYSELF by Ellen Burstyn (Riverhead Books)
AN ORDINARY MAN: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Paul Rusesabagina with Tom Zoellner (Viking)
SAVING GRACES by Elizabeth Edwards (Broadway Books)
A THREE DOG LIFE by Abigail Thomas (Harcourt)
Motivational
CRAZY BUSY: OVERSTRETCHED, OVERBOOKED AND ABOUT TO SNAP by Ned Hallowell, M.D. (Random House)
IMAGINING OURSELVES: GLOBAL VOICES FROM A NEW GENERATION OF WOMEN edited by Paula Goldman (New World Library)
LETTERS TO A YOUNG BROTHER by Hill Harper (Gotham Books)
ON BECOMING FEARLESS...IN LOVE, WORK, AND LIFE by Arianna Huffington (Little, Brown, and Company)
WHAT I KNOW NOW: LETTERS TO MY YOUNGER SELF edited by Ellyn Spragins (Broadway Books)
Personal Finance
MAKE MONEY, NOT EXCUSES by Jean Chatzky (Crown Publishers)
MONEY: A MEMOIR --- WOMEN, EMOTIONS, AND CASH by Liz Perle (Henry Holt)
THE NUMBER: A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY TO THINK ABOUT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE by Lee Eisenberg (Free Press)
SMART & SIMPLE FINANCIAL STRATEGIES FOR BUSY PEOPLE by Jane Bryant Quinn (Simon & Schuster)
YOUR MONEY & YOUR MAN: HOW YOU AND YOUR PRINCE CHARMING CAN SPEND WELL AND LIVE RICH by Michelle Singletary (Random House)
Psychology
FINDING FORGIVENESS: A 7-STEP PROGRAM FOR LETTING GO OF ANGER AND BITTERNESS by Eileen Borris-Dunchunstang, Ed.D. (McGraw Hill)
THE GHOST IN THE HOUSE: MOTHERHOOD, RAISING CHILDREN AND STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION by Tracey Thompson (HarperCollins Publishers)
MINDLESS EATING: WHY WE EAT MORE THAN WE THINK by Brian Wansink, Ph.D. (Bantam Books)
SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE: THE NEW SCIENCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS by Daniel Goleman (Bantam Books)
STUMBLING ON HAPPINESS by Daniel Gilbert (Knopf)
Relationships
THE FAITH CLUB: THREE WOMEN SEARCH FOR UNDERSTANDING by Ranya Idilby, Suzanne Oliver, Priscilla Warner (Free Press)
MATING IN CAPTIVITY: RECONCILING THE EROTIC & THE DOMESTIC by Esther Perel (HarperCollinsPublishers)
10 LESSONS TO TRANSFORM YOUR MARRIAGE by John M. Gothman, Ph.D. & Julie Schwartz Gothman, Ph.D. & Joan DeClaire (Crown Publishers)
WHAT I DID DO WRONG: WHEN WOMEN DON'T TELL EACH OTHER THE FRIENDSHIP IS OVER by Liz Pryor (Free Press)
THE YEAR OF YES by Maria Dahvana Headley (Hyperion)
Spiritual
INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR RECEIVING GOD by Jason Shulman (Sounds True)
OVERCOMING LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS by Harold Kushner (Knopf)
THE POWER OF KINDNESS: THE UNEXPECTED BENEFITS OF LEADING A COMPASSIONATE LIFE by Piero Ferrucci (Tarcher Putnam)
WHAT JESUS MEANT by Garry Willis (Viking)
YEARNINGS: EMBRACING THE SACRED MESSINESS OF LIFE by Rabbi Irwin Kula & Linda Loewenthal (Hyperion)
Wellness
CANCER VIXEN by Marisa Acocella Marchetto (Knopf)
EAT, DRINK, & WEIGH LESS: A FLEXIBLE AND DELICIOUS WAY TO SHRINK YOUR WAIST WITHOUT GOING HUNGRY by Mollie Katzen & Walter Willett, M.D. (Hyperion)
SEX AND THE SEASONED WOMAN by Gail Sheehy (Random House)
THE SKIN TYPE SOLUTION: A REVOLUTIONARY GUIDE TO YOUR BEST SKIN EVER by Leslie Baumann, M.D. (Bantam Books)
WHAT TO EAT by Marion Nestle (North Point Press)
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