Are you one who likes to keep the peace even when it comes at a high emotional price for yourself? Do your attempts to resolve differences with a controller leave you feeling wrung out and discouraged? Do you sense that your best traits (goodness, kindness, cooperation) somehow become a disadvantage with an overbearing counterpart? These questions and many more are addressed in the book, When Pleasing You Is Killing Me. With decades of experience as a psychotherapist, Dr. Les Carter takes ...

What do you do when a life storm hits?Life storms such as divorce, job loss, illness, financial problems, empty nest, midlife crisis, family fractures, etc. create a world of chaos and confusion and often lead to quiet isolation, depending on the nature of the challenge. In more ordinary situations, someone may feel stuck in a life rut and seek the courage to pursue a new hobby, interest, or job and they need confidence-building tools.Just as a literal stor...

Everyone knows someone whose anger can get out of hand. Getting the Best of Your Anger describes what anger is and why it can sometimes get out of control. Anger management expert Dr. Les Carter encourages readers to take a middle-of-the-road approach to anger, neither suppressing it or letting it explode. He helps readers• identify anger in their lives• self test to determine their level of anger• realize the things that can make anger an enemy• under...

Don't Let Anxiety Rule Your Life!Worry is one of the most common mood disorders in America. Whether you call it stress, tension, frustration, or anxiety, worry can take its toll on health and well-being. While no one is exempt from the circumstances that cause stress and worry, many of us don't realize how easy it is to become locked into its self-perpetuating cycle...or that they can break free.Do you recognize any of these patterns in you...

A field guide to understanding and managing anger--what it is, where it comes from, and how to get it under control.Many people assume that anger is the emotion that leads to raised voices and violence, and this kind of explosive rage is certainly a reality. But there are many different types of anger, from the simmering to the shutting down. Most of us experience some form of anger or its effects. The good news is that anger can be controlled.Founded on th...

Traffic jams, airport lines, unruly children, nagging parents, unrealistic bosses--all are potential triggers for anger. Some people can control their anger, while others struggle with anger that can easily create strain and tension. But there's more to anger than raw, unrefined emotion. All kinds of situations and people can be not only irritating but create a simmering anger that lies just below the surface. Many people have anger so buried deep down inside that they don't realize that c...

Those who are in the unenviable position of living or working with a narcissist have learned by sad trial and error that they are the only one in the relationship who can change the dynamic. Certainly narcissists don't think they need to change. Enough About You, Let's Talk About Me is a hands-on resource for helping colleagues, families, and spouses deal with people who exhibit narcissistic tendencies by learning how to change their own attitudes and responses.

"And in this quiet moment as I close my eyes, spent and sated, I think I'm in the eye of the storm. And in spite of all he's said, and what he hasn't said, I don't think I have ever been so happy."When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, find...

Now available in a single volume, E L James's New York Times #1 bestselling trilogy has been hailed by Entertainment Weekly as being "in a class by itself." Beginning with the GoodReads Choice Award Romance Finalist Fifty Shades of Grey, the Fifty Shades Trilogy will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.This bundle includes the following novels:FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: When college student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrep...

The greatly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss Everdeen. The final book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins will have hearts racing, pages turning, and everyone talking about one of the biggest and most talked-about books and authors in recent publishing history!

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENONFrom Beth Kery, the national bestselling author of Explosive, comes a red-hot romance like no other—where the rules of attraction are broken with that first electrifying touch. Meet Francesca and Ian. The fantasies of what’s to come begin…Because You Are Mine, Part IBecause You Tempt MeIt starts with that first look, when you know you have to have him… Francesca Arno has been commissioned to ...

What if the best morning of your life suddenly turned into your worst nightmare? Sam Case is about to find out. Saving Rachel is the story of what happens when killers force a man to choose between his wife and his mistress...and the one he rejects must die. "If Dean Koontz collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock at the circus, this would be their brain child." –Vintage DM Book Reviews