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Rightsizing Your Life: Simplifying Your Surroundings While Keeping What Matters Most

25 reviews
Ciji Ware

Springboard Press, 2007

Just what I needed
My husband and I build patio type homes..smaller homes for people who want to "downsize". And I find I can relate so much to this book.... I am in my middle 50's and I have carried so many of my belongings and my stuff with me around from house to house...and I am tired. I love my stuff..don't get me wrong...I am a collector and a saver of anything that makes me smile. But we had to move to a ...

Beyond the Mommy Years: How to Live Happily Ever After...After the Kids Leave Home

1 review
Carin Rubenstein

Springboard Press, 2007

Helpful and Insightful
This book is helping me get through a very rough period in my life. It is giving me some insight regarding this empty nester phase of life.

The Marriage Benefit: The Surprising Rewards of Staying Together

2 reviews
Mark O'Connell

Springboard Press, 2008

A must-read for marrieds
I loved this book. One of my favorite pieces of advice is "celebrate your differences." To me, this was a real mind opener: you don't have to turn him/her into a clone of yourself; differences are okay and even enriching; improving a bad pattern is more a matter of modeling something better than trying to change your partner. Another great recommendation is "have real sex"--messy, funny, human ...

Smart Women Don't Retire -- They Break Free: From Working Full-Time to Living Full-Time

1 review
The Transition Network, Gail Rentsch

Springboard Press, 2008

Get Ready for the Truly Golden Years!
Competent, skilled, experienced, a woman about to retire is on the brink of a world of possibilities! But there's a transition that a smart woman allows herself, a time to reflect on what has been and what is to come in the future that has valuable meaning. There are stages to this transition that involve some letting go and some planning, a process better done with precious care rather than by ...

Bobbi Brown Living Beauty

27 reviews
Bobbi Brown

Springboard Press, 2007

Ageing Gracefully
I loved this book so much it will become the next birthday present for all my close female friends. It is very reassuring to have information presented specifically for 'older' women, using models who are not twenty-something, and with practical advice which does not involve expensive procedures. Thank you Bobbi Brown - this book made me feel a little less 'invisible' as a fifty-something in a ...

How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better

157 reviews
Charla Krupp

Springboard Press, 2008

Effective tools
I ordered this book, even though I was afraid it would be like any other fluff piece. Was I pleasantly surprised! It had real tips for real women. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to look their best, at any age. I know I will!

Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles

29 reviews
Kathleen Turner

Springboard Press, 2008

Great conversation with Kathleen.
This book was such an enjoyable read. I felt like I really got to know Kathleen Turner, almost as if she came into my living room for coffee and spilled it all (and I don't mean the coffee!). As a dramatic writer and actress, I really appreciate the insight into her approach to her roles that this book provides and I admire her obvious devotion to her craft. She is truly a great actress who can ...

The Flip Side: Break Free of the Behaviors That Hold You Back

14 reviews
Flip Flippen

Springboard Press, 2008

Practical and actionable... recommended read.
Talking about capitalizing on a name... :) The Flip Side: Break Free of the Behaviors That Hold You Back by Flip Flippen. This was a book I picked up on in one of the personal productivity blogs I follow, and it is one of the most practical, easy-to-understand books on personal change that I've read recently. Even better, he goes into how *you* can react and respond more effectively to each ...

The Good Mood Diet: Feel Great While You Lose Weight

22 reviews
Susan M Kleiner, Bob Condor

Springboard Press, 2007

A diet that delivers on it's promise
The Good Mood Diet really does help to balance your moods - it was as if eating the recommended foods simply erased my tendency toward irritability and anxiety. I was a little concerned when my weight did not go down right away, as that was also what I was looking for, but it just took a few weeks for my metabolism to speed up and then everything was good. The book is quite detailed. Very much ...

Measure of the Heart: A Father's Alzheimer's, A Daughter's Return

3 reviews
Mary Ellen Geist

Springboard Press, 2008

From the heart
Mary Ellen leaves her successful radio broadcast journalism career to earn the real Pulitzer Prize of life with this frank account of helping her mother deal with her father's Alzheimer's disease. Becoming a caretaker is challenging more than one can imagine, especially when it requires living 24/7 with the patient one loves. Mary Ellen and her sisters discover that their mother can no longer ...

A Million Is Not Enough: How to Retire with the Money You'll Need

9 reviews
Michael Farr

Springboard Press, 2008

Still hope for everyone-no usual assumptions about financial situation
Michael Farr has written a great book for retirement investment while making none of the usual assumptions about the financial situation of the reader. His advice and outlook is geared to anyone interested in securing their finances with a solid base and whether you start at 20 or 65 or you have or have not already made your first million he encourages you with the idea that it's not too late(or ...

Sharon Osbourne Extreme: My Autobiography

36 reviews
Sharon Osbourne

Springboard Press, 2006

loved it
very enjoyable read, learned a lot about sharon, the music business, and some of the life lessons she has learned along the way.

Leap Days: Chronicles of a Midlife Move

7 reviews
Katherine Lanpher

Springboard Press, 2006

I'm always looking for a book like this.
I was drawn to this book by its premise--a mid-life move to New York--expecting witty fish-out-of-water anecdotes, and, yes, Ms. Lanpher delivered. But what I also got was a beautifully written, thoughtful, compelling memoir, insightful, funny (yet poignant), foody, and self-deprecating. I really loved this book and have been recommending it to all my friends.

The Boomer Century, 1946-2046: How America's Most Influential Generation Changed Everything

5 reviews
Richard Croker

Springboard Press, 2007

Another Boomer Retrospective
For those of us born after the post-WWII baby boom, the media's constant regurgitation of the images and events that "defined" that generation, including the Beatles, JFK, Woodstock, the moon landing, the Vietnam War and Watergate, among others, always seemed narcissistically nostalgic, as if taunting later generations to call up their own seminal events with similar, society-shaking ...

Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro
Bobbi Brown

Springboard Press, 2008

This is the book that Bobbi Brown's fans have been waiting for: her 25-plus years of makeup styling experience distilled into one complete, gorgeous book. Bobbi looks at everything from skincare basics to every aspect of facial makeup--from how to find the right color and type of foundation for any skin tone to how to apply every detail of eye makeup (Brows, Eye Liner, Eye Shadow, and Eye Lashes) no matter your eye color and shape. Of course ...

Sex Lives of Wives: Reigniting the Passion

11 reviews
Holly H. Hollenbeck

Springboard Press, 2006

Hopeful and helpful
Holly Hollenbeck is a marvelous storyteller. She brings the stories of married women to life with respect for the complexities of modern day wife-hood, and a challenge to women to get back in touch with the passion that day-to-day life sometimes robs us of. Holly has brought together important research and common sense ideas to help women form a new way of thinking about how to connect with ...

Training for Life: Walk Your Way to Fitness and Weight Loss in 14 Days

2 reviews
Debbie Rocker, Laura Tucker

Springboard Press, 2007

Training For Life
Following this book EXACTLY helped me to lose 14 lbs in 14 days. No fad diet. You lose it eating healthy foods and walking. I have found it to be the only thing I have found to lose all the weight I want to lose. It has changed my life. I strongly recommend it.

My Next Phase: The Personality-Based Guide to Your Best Retirement

3 reviews
Eric Sundstrom, Randy Burnham, ...

Springboard Press, 2007

Who Will You Be in Retiurement
Looking within yourself and analyzing your personality is key to figuring out not just what you want to do in reitirement but who you want to be. This is what this book is all about. The authors have real-life experience with this subject, having helped many people through this difficult transition, and it comes through loud and clear in the various chapters. Too many books on retirement are ...

Nextville: Amazing Places to Live the Rest of Your Life

12 reviews
Barbara Corcoran

Springboard Press, 2008

Great Resource
This is a great book for Baby Boomers approaching retirement. Author Barb Corcoran seems to have her hand of the pulse of this age group and she is very insightful into their work, spending, and living habits. It is an excellent reference if you are considering a move at this time in your life. I'm not quite at retirement age yet, but it's really not that far away. This book has opened my ...

If I Only Knew Then...: Learning from Our Mistakes

9 reviews

Springboard Press, 2007

Grodin's book good advice for a good cause
Charles Grodin has assembled eclectic information from many interesting people - much of which is valuable - and gives his proceeds to a very worthy cause. Great gift item.

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