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To purchase any of the following books through Amazon.com, click on the title of the book.

Personal Development

Getting Things Done, The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
	This is a "productivity" book that lives up to its title. The system outlined is easy to establish, use and maintain. You will see significant results even if you apply only part of the system detailed in this book.

Take Time for Your Life: A Personal Coach's Seven-Step Program for Creating the Life You Want by Cheryl Richardson
	Cheryl Richardson coaches you to evaluate and make changes in your life to create the life you really want. Each chapter includes a list of highly relevant resources, coaching reminders and actions steps. The first chapter gives a very complete answer to the question 'what can coaching do for you?'

Life Makeovers by Cheryl Richardson
	The 52 chapters (one for each week of the year) provide practical and inspiring ways to improve your life. Each chapter includes a quote, a brief discussion of the topic for the week, a take action challenge and a list of resources. You can either follow the weeks in order or pick and choose the chapters of most interest to you.

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz.
	The four agreements are powerful commitments that you make to yourself. They are be impeccable with your word, don't take anything personally, don't make assumptions and always do your best. Practicing the four agreements has profoundly changed my relationship with myself as well as my relationships with other people.

Take Your Time: Finding Balance in a Hurried World by Eknath Easwaran
	This book gets right to the heart of the hectic, stressed filled life many people live. It provides gentle lessons with simple and practical steps to slow down and enjoy life.

52 Ways to Find Serenity by Lynn Gordon
	These beautifully illustrated cards provide practical and easy ways to relax, calm down and find serenity. Each card has an illustration and a suggestion. Try picking one from the deck at random when you are in need of a little relaxation.

Financial / Business

Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship With Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin
	The underlying principle of this book is that every time you spend money you spend a piece of you life since you had to trade your time and energy to earn the money. It provides a nine-step program to change the way you think about and handle money. Even if you don't follow the whole program this book will change the way you think about money and work.

Getting a Life by Jacqueline Blix and David Heitmiller
	This book gives real life examples of people who have followed the program for financial freedom in Your Money Or Your Life. It gives a lot of practical advice as well as illustrates the wide range of ways to implement the nine-step program to financial freedom.

The Millionaire Next Door, The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
	This fascinating survey of wealthy Americans breaks a lot of myths about millionaires. It makes clear the distinction between wealth and income and provides detailed examples of how the wealthy got that way and how you can too.

Making the Most of Your Money by Jane Bryant Quinn
	This is the book I turn to when I have a money question. It provides extensive information on all aspects of financial management.

Creativity

A Kick In the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge, & Warrior To Be More Creative by Roger von Oech
	A wonderful book to jump-start your creativity. If you are feeling stale and uninspired this book will give you the tools to recharge your creativity.

Aha! 10 Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit and Find Your Great Ideas by Jordan Ayan
	This book has two main sections. The first provides an overview of the creative process and identifies ten creative strategies. The second provides many creative tools and exercises based on each of the ten strategies. You can pick one strategy that appeals to you or sample all of the strategies. Either way you will find a wealth of ideas, exercises and resources to develop your creativity.

Home & Office

Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House by Cheryl Mendelson
	Answers every question I ever had about how to clean, maintain, protect, purchase and organize a home and everything in it. The focus is not on keeping a "perfect house" but on making a comfortable, safe, healthy and peaceful home.

Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern
	This book gives an easy to follow approach to design a system for organizing your home and office. It also includes lots of tips and techniques. The focus is on thorough planning and identifying what works for you.

Other

The Joy of Knitting: Texture, Color, Design, and the Global Knitting Circle by Lisa R. Myers
	This book perfectly details why I love to knit. Chapters include: A feminist history of knitting, knitting in community, knitting gifts, knitting on your own, knitting to improve the world and many other wonderful topics. If you don't have a group to knit with this book will inspire you to find one!

Travelers' Tales Guides
	Guides are available for numerous countries, cities and situations. These diverse, entertaining and educational guides share the stories and experiences of other travelers. These guides give you a fuller view of your destination than the typical travel guide.