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My Book Recommendations
Helpful books: I've read and do recommend.
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Family
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If you want kids to co-operate...Just ask! ‘An essential Guide for Parents’ (Lillian Reekie)
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Bringing Up Boys (James C. Dobson)
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Raising Godly Kids: 52 Guidelines for Counter-Culture Parenting (Harold J. Sala)
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How We Love Our Kids: The Five Love Styles of Parenting (Milan Yerkovich and Kay Yerkovich)
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Unlocking Your Family Patterns: Finding Freedom From a Hurtful Past (Dave Carder, Earl Henslin, John Townsend, William Henry Cloud, Chuck Swindoll (Foreword)
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Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes...in You and Your Kids (Scott Turansky, Joanne Miller, et al.)
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ (Daniel Goleman)
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A Family of Value (John Rosemond)
Finances
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Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth (Nancy Levin)
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The Little Money Bible (Stuart Wilde, Anna Scott, et al.)
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You Are a Badass at Making Money: Master the Mindset of Wealth (Jen Sincero)
Health and Wellness
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The Art of Extreme Self-Care: Transform Your Life One Month at a Time (Cheryl Richardson)
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Modern Essentials: The Complete Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils (Aroma Tools)
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The Essential Life - The Ultimate Essential Oil Guide (Total Wellness Publishing)
Inspiration
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Make Miracles in Forty Days: Turning What You Have into What You Want (Melody Beattie)
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Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far (Amy Grant)
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God Calling (A. J. Russell)
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Tending the Soul: 90 Days of Spiritual Nourishment Paperback (Anita Lustrea, Melinda Schmidt, Lori Neff)
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What Color Is Your Parachute? 2021: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success
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The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron)
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Resilient (Rick Hanson)
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Mama PhD (Evans and Grant)
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At the Bench: A Laboratory Navigator (Kathy Barker)
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Fool-proofing your life (Jan SIlvious)
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The Collected Works of Florence Scovel Shinn (Vigeo Press)
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Getting what you came for (Robert L. Peters, PhD)
Recovery
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Mending the soul (Steven R. Tracy)
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Codependent No More (Melody Beattie)
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It's My Life Now: Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship (Meg Kennedy Dugan & Roger R. Hock)
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Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men (Lundy Bancroft)
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When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse (Lundy Bancroft)
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Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal With People Who Try to Control You
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Will I Ever Be Good Enough? (Dr. Karyl McBride, Ph.D. For daughters of self-involved toxic mothers)
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Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't (Dr. Henry Cloud, Dr. John Townsend, et al.)
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The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence (Gavin de Becker)
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From Prisoner to President (Jeanette M. Towne)
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No Comfort Zone: Notes on Living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Marla Handy)
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The Journey from Abandonment to Healing: Surviving Through and Recovering from the Five Stages That Accompany the Loss of Love (Susan Anderson, Randye Kaye, et al.)
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Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
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In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People (George K. Simon, Kevin Foley, et al.)
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Rediscovering Your Happily Ever After: Moving from Hopeless to Hopeful as a Newly Divorced Mother
(PeggySue Wells)
Faith-Based
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Not Under Bondage: Biblical Divorce for Abuse, Adultery and Desertion (Barbara Roberts, MSc, BA, RGN, RSCN, QN, RNT, CHNTCert)
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A Cry for Justice: How the Evil of Domestic Abuse Hides in Your Church (Jeff Crippen & Anna Wood)
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Tear Down This Wall of Silence: Dealing with Sexual Abuse in Our Churches (an introduction for those who will hear; Dale Ingraham)
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I Promise to Hate, Despise, and Abuse You until Death Do Us Part: Marriage in a Narcissistic Age (Andrea V. Oelger & Troy W. Martin)
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No More Christian Nice Girl: When Just Being Nice--Instead Of Good--Hurts You, Your Family, And Your Friends (Paul Coughlin & Jennifer D. Degler, PhD)
Beauty and Femininity
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Deidre Hall's How Does She Do It? A Beauty Book
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Making Sense of Men (Alison A. Armstrong)
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The Queen's Code (Alison A. Armstrong)
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Keys to the Kingdom (Alison A. Armstrong and PAX Programs Inc.)
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21 Days to Master Extreme Self-Care (Cheryl Richardson)
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Style: The Modern Lady’s Guide to Elegance and Charm (Eliza Chamber)
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The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking and Sounding Your Best (Christine K. Jahnke)
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The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance - What Women Should Know (Katty Kay, Claire Shipman, et al.)
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Japanese Secrets to Beautiful Skin: The Maeda Program (Grace Maeda, Lucille Craft, et al.)