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 As
Americans personal
debt skyrockets, and new bankruptcy laws make it harder than ever to
find ones way back to solvency, more and more Americans find themselves
facing financial crisis. In Help!
I Can't Pay My Bills: Surviving a Financial Crisis, a readable, accessible volume, CPA Sally Herigstad shows how to get out
of debt and on the road to financial security. Having survived a
financial crisis herself, Herigstad is familiar with both the emotional
and financial issues caused by money problems. (St. Martin's Press)
 Momma
Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of
Motherhood, is an intimate and inspiring guide to the Zen
wisdom found in
the everyday lessons of early motherhood.
The author, Karen Maezen Miller is a mother, wife, writer and Zen Buddhist
priest. She began her Zen
training in 1993 as a student of Taizan Maezumi Roshi, the founding
abbot of the Zen Center of Los Angeles, one of the first Japanese
masters to bring Zen to the West and a seminal figure in 20th century
Zen. Momma Zen reveals how the daily challenges of
parenthood can become the most
profound spiritual journey of our lives. Combining humor, honesty and
plainspoken advice, Momma Zen distills the doubts
and frustrations of
early motherhood into vignettes of Zen wisdom. (Shambhala/Trumpeter
Books).
 One
month after his son Nick's birth, Chuck Acquisto secretly began writing
every day to at least one successful person in the world, asking for
advice on achieving success in life to pass along to his son. Former
President George Bush was the first to reply to Nicholas. Then Oprah.
Charlton Heston sent his autobiography with his letter to Nick.
Comedian/actor Robin Williams responded, twice. To Chuck’s surprise,
scores of mostly handwritten letters continued to arrive at his law
office. Nine baseball Hall of Famers, eight Academy Award winners,
seven golfing legends, six Heisman Trophy recipients, five best-selling
authors, four Top 40 singers, three famous attorneys, two former U.S.
Presidents (and the current President) and a "Patridge Family" star are
a small sample of the hundreds of responses received by Nicholas.
Wisdom to Grow On: Incredible Letters And Inspiring Advice for Getting
the Most Out of Life,
is the result, a touching, inspirational collection of letters of
advice from a wide range of sports legends, politicians, beloved
entertainers and many other famous individuals, giving a young boy
advice on how to achieve success. Chuck is donating all the book's
proceeds to the San Francisco-based Good Tidings Foundation.
(Running Press).
 Office
Haiku: Poems Inspired by the Daily Grind,
by James Rogauskas, is a wry and witty poetry collection. In this
spare, refined art form, the author takes aim at daydreaming, boredom,
co-worker jealousy, and the innumerable little annoyances of 9-to-5
life, with sections including "Monday Mornings Suck," "Paper Cuts,
Office Equipment, and Other Maladies," and "Departmental Meetings." For
every Dilbert strip taped to a filing cabinet or pinned to a bulletin
board, there is a haiku from this collection waiting to take its place
alongside. (Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Press).
 One-Letter
Words: A Dictionary, by Craig Conley,
is a surprising and fascinating compendium of 1,000+ definitions of the
26 letters of the alphabet and an essential desk companion for puzzle
lovers, wordsmiths, trivia buffs, know-it-alls, armchair linguists and
all kinds of word lovers (HarperCollins).
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