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Life Management Summaries

If your life suddenly turns upside down, you need some outside advice – even if it’s just to help you analyze your own views. These summaries provide some trustworthy guidance.

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Changeology
 

John C. Norcross

Simon & Schuster, 2012

(7)

The Instant Survivor
 

Jim Moorhead

Greenleaf Book Group, 2012

(8)

Get Your SHIFT Together
 

Steve Rizzo

McGraw-Hill, 2012

(6)

Minimalist Parenting
 

Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest

Bibliomotion, 2013

(7)

The 11 Laws of Likability
 

Michelle Tillis Lederman

AMACOM, 2011

(6)

The Last Lecture
 

Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow

Hyperion, 2008

(10)

Willpower
 

Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney

Penguin Group (USA), 2012

(7)

Think Excellence

Chaim Y. Botwinick

Brown Books, 2011

(8)

10 Simple Solutions to Worry
 

Kevin L. Gyoerkoe and Pamela S. Wiegartz

New Harbinger, 2006

(8)

Wellbeing
 

Tom Rath and Jim Harter

Gallup Press, 2010

(6)

The Positive Dog
 

Jon Gordon

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012

(7)

Become a Better You
 

Joel Osteen

Free Press, 2007

(7)

Secrets of Power Problem Solving
 

Roger Dawson

Career Press, 2011

(7)

No Excuses!
 

Brian Tracy

Vanguard Press, 2010

(6)

The How of Happiness
 

Sonja Lyubomirsky

Penguin, 2008

(7)

Crucial Confrontations
 

Kerry Patterson et al.

McGraw-Hill, 2004

(9)

The Greatest Salesman in the World
 

Og Mandino

Bantam, 1983

(7)

Networking for People Who Hate Networking
 

Devora Zack

Berrett-Koehler, 2010

(6)

The Relationship Code
 

Margaret McCraw

Career Press, 2010

(5)

100 Ways to Motivate Yourself

Steve Chandler

Career Press, 2012

(6)

Making It All Work
 

David Allen

Viking Press, 2008

(7)

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Life Management

Those who are blessed in life often enjoy extended periods – weeks and sometimes months – when everything is running smoothly and happiness prevails. Yet it only takes one crisis, mishap or unforeseen circumstance to send things spinning out of control. Life management, relatively easy during the good times, becomes a bigger challenge when you hit a bump in the road.

In our Life Management section, you’ll find an assortment of summaries that address some of the most significant – and often traumatic – events in life. If you’re struggling with relationship issues, getAbstract can offer guidance. Our seasoned writers expertly distill the key points from the most popular books, meaning you only need to invest around 10 minutes to read a summary. And since we are constantly adding new summaries to the thousands of titles we already have, your knowledge base will continually expand.

Rough Going

Psychologists say that divorce is among the top five most traumatic events in a person’s life. Our Life Management category includes a number of summaries that explain how to deal with the emotional fallout of a divorce and why you have reason to be optimistic about the future. Our summaries also cover depression, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and recovery from physical, mental and sexual abuse. The bottom line is that getAbstract can help you make sense of your situation and offer ways to restore equilibrium and hope to your life.

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