Rich is a State of Mind: Building Wealth and Happiness - A Blueprint by Robert M Gignac

ABOUT THE BOOK:

For the past year I have been delivering two presentations - one geared to financial professionals called "A Peek Inside Your Client's Mind" - which offers them a four step process to building better client relationships, this presentation has been delivered more than 20 times in the past year to companies and organizations such as MDRT (Million Dollar Round Table), FPA (Financial Planning Assoc. of America), Sun Life Financial, Investors Group, Advocis (The Canadian Assoc. of Financial Advisors) and others. The second presentation is called "Your Richly Imagined Future" - which I deliver to clients of financial services firms at client appreciation events, prospecting events and public forums. This presentation examines what stops us from being successful with our finances, the role that financial professionals play as part of that, and examining myths about money and emotion.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

ROBERT GIGNAC is a best-selling author and sought-after speaker, currently based in Toronto. With an entertaining yet direct speaking style at financial industry seminars across North America, Robert offers a light-hearted look at financial planning with the serious message of personal responsibility.  Audiences love his dynamic and engaging presentations which challenge them to see life from a different perspective. Robert is also the co-author of the best-selling Canadian edition of Rich is a State of Mind, and has been a student of the financial planning process for almost two decades. His goal is to passionately encourage people to take control of their finances in order to have a “Richly Imagined Future.”

While being the author of an international best-selling book on personal finance, Robert has never been, nor has any desire to be a financial advisor. He is a passionate advocate for good financial habits, the creation of excellent relationships between clients and financial professionals - and wants Americans to take control of their personal finances. The Canadian edition of "Rich is a State of Mind" is now in it's 8th printing (over 22,500 copies sold) and the US edition is in it's second printing.

MEET THE AUTHOR: Get to know Robert Gignac and his insightful book Rich is a State of Mind at the I Love Authors Blog Talk Radio Show Thursday, February 3rd at 9:00pm(est). Join us for some fun and sharing with Robert as we delve into this engaging book!!

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BUY THE BOOK: Rich is a State of Mind, Paperback, $21.95, 223 pages.

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Creature Comforts: Wildlife Stories and Solutions by Joel Thomas

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In an era when people and wildlife are under constant pressure to live closer and closer together, human and animal confl ict is on the rise. How should we respond to wildlife problems? What are the real concerns for humans and their wild neighbors? What exactly is going on in my own backyard?

In this book you will learn:

• How to use an animal’s natural behavior to help solve conflict

• How animals see us and our properties

• How to protect your home from unwanted animal entry

• How to make your property less attractive to potential wildlife pests

• How to safely and more thoroughly enjoy our neighborhood wildlife

• The behavior and natural history of many common species of wildlife

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Joel was born and raised in East Amherst, outside of Buffalo New York. He grew up for the most part, outside. A childhood interest in animals and wildlife eventually led to work, in the late 70’s as an assistant keeper for one of the  largest private reptile collections in Western New York. He graduated from Medaille College in 1993 with a degree in veterinary technology. He has worked at the Erie County SPCA as a veterinary technician since 1995 and became Wildlife Administrator there in1999. He is a New York State Licensed Veterinary Technician, Wildlife Rehabilitator, Falconer and holds certifications in chemical capture and as a New York State DEC Hunter Education Instructor.

Joel lives in rural Niagara Country, NY with his wife Tracy, daughter Hannah, a couple hawks and Sam… the wonder dog.

MEET THE AUTHOR: Get to know Joel Thomas and his fascinating book Creature Comforts- Wildlife Stories and Solutions at the I Love Authors Blog Talk Radio Show Tuesday, February 1st at 9:00pm(est). Join us for some fun and sharing with Joel as we talk about his book, our wild, furry friends and how we can all get along!!

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Website: Creature Comforts - Wildlife Stories and Solutions 

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BUY THE BOOK: Creature Comforts- Wildlife Stories and Solutions, Paperback, $14.95, 218 pages.

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Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World by Homa S Tavangar

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In today’s increasingly interconnected world, how do we prepare our children to succeed and to become happy, informed global citizens? A mother of three, Homa Sabet Tavangar has spent her career helping governments develop globally oriented programs and advising businesses on how to thrive abroad. In Growing Up Global, Tavangar shares with all of us her “parenting toolbox” to help give our children a vital global perspective.

Whether you’re mastering a greeting in ten different languages, throwing an internationally themed birthday party, or celebrating a newfound holiday, Growing Up Global provides parents and children with a rich, exciting background for exploring and connecting with far-flung nations they may have only heard about on television. Inside you’ll discover

• fun activities, games, and suggestions for movies, music, books, magazines, service activities, and websites for expanding your family’s worldview
• simple explanations that will help your children grasp the diversity of world faiths
• creative ways to gain geography literacy
• handy lists of celebrations and customs that offer a fascinating look at how people from different cultures around the world live everyday life

Growing Up Global is a book that parents, grandparents, and teachers can turn to again and again for inspiration and motivation as they strive to open the minds of children everywhere.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Homa Sabet Tavangar has almost 20 years' experience working with governments, businesses, international organizations and non-profit agencies in global competitiveness, organizational and business development, and cross-cultural issues.

She was born in Tehran and moved to Cleveland, Ohio when she was just over a year old. Along with Iran, she has lived in East and West Africa, South America, and throughout the United States. In addition to English, she speaks Persian (Farsi), Spanish, Portuguese, and rudimentary French and Swahili. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in International Economics, and International Development and Public Affairs from UCLA and Princeton University. She spent one pivotal year studying at The Catholic University in Lima, Peru, and criss-crossing the lower two-thirds of South America. Her religious heritage includes four of the world's major faiths, and she has family living on every continent.

Homa has been researching Growing Up Global since spending the first anniversary of 9/11/01 in China, while she served as Special Advisor on International Business Development for the City of Philadelphia. From January through April 2007 she lived in West Africa with her children, where they spent a school term and she blogged their experience for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She is married and the mother of three girls, ranging in age from 6 to 16. She is active with their public schools in suburban Philadelphia and serves on the Boards of several international organizations. This is her first book.

MEET THE AUTHOR: Get to know Homa S. Tavangar and her delightful book Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World at the I Love Authors Blog Talk Radio Show Thursday, January 20th at 9:00pm(est). Join us for some multicultural fun and sharing with Homa S. Tavangar as we tour the world in the pages of her new book!!

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Website: Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World
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BUY THE BOOK: Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World, Paperback, $10.88, 304 pages.

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Can't Think Straight: A Memoir of Mixed-Up Love by Kiri Blakeley

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So that was it. You send your fiancé to the dry cleaners one day and he comes back gay.

When Kiri Blakeley’s fiancé made his shocking announcement, she did what she does best—cracked a joke. But when the realization that her ten-year relationship was built on lies began to settle in, she screamed…then drank…and spent the ensuing months in a foggy new world of sexual encounters.

With the vulnerability of Julie Metz, vulgarity of Chelsea Handler, and hilarity of Rachel Shukert, Blakeley recounts her deeply emotional—and physical—journey from disbelief and debauchery to independence and insight…of learning to make out on public pool tables…and love—whatever that means—again.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
For ten years Kiri Blakeley was a writer for Forbes magazine, where she covered entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, technology, travel, wealthy people, and entrepreneurs. She graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Brooklyn.

MEET THE AUTHOR: Get to know Kiri Blakeley and her funny, yet poignant book Can't Think Straight: A Memoir of Mixed-Up Love at the I Love Authors Blog Talk Radio Show Thursday, January 13th at 9:00pm(est). Join us for some fun and sharing with Kiri as we discuss relationships, love and if we really understand any of it at all!!

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Website: Kiri Blakeley - Can't Think Straight

Facebook: Writings of Kiri Blakeley 

Twitter: @KiriBlakeley

BUY THE BOOK: Can't Think Straight: A Memoir of Mixed-Up Love, Paperback, $9.57, 272 pages.

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Project: Happily Ever After; Saving your marriage when the fairytale falters by Alisa Bowman

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What do you do when your marriage is so unhappy that you begin to fantasize about your husband’s funeral? That’s how bad it got for Alisa Bowman. . . So she launched a last-ditch effort to save her marriage.Project: Happily Ever After is her fearlessly honest and humorous account of how she went from being a “divorce daydreamer” to renewing her wedding vows—and all of the steps in between. 

From bikini waxes to erotica, romance instruction manuals to second honeymoons, the silent treatment to power struggles, she goes where many marriage-improvement gurus have feared to tread. Equal parts funny, poignant, and most importantly, useful, Bowman’s story will give other miserably-married folks courage and hope. And in addition to telling her own story, she packs straightforward prescriptive guidance, including a “10-Step Marital Improvement Guide.” Readers will laugh. They’ll cry. And they can start on the road toward their own happy ending!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Alisa Bowman is a recovering divorce daydreamer and creator of ProjectHappilyEverAfter.com, which was voted one of the Top 10 Marriage Blogs of 2009, and just announced, also for 2010! She has appeared on Discovery Health, FOX's Ask Dr. Manny Fox, the NBC 10! Show, Better TV, and many others. She has been interviewed by Redbook, First, Pregnancy, CNN.com, Woman's World, iParenting.com, and many other outlets. We are lucky enough to get a chance to speak with her at iloveauthors.com now too!

MEET THE AUTHOR: Get to know Alisa Bowman and her fabulous book Project: Happily Ever After at the I Love Authors Blog Talk Radio Show Thursday, January 6th at 9:00pm(est). Join us for some fun and sharing with Alisa Bowman as we discuss life, love and how marriage can be a part of it all!!

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Website: Project: Happily Ever After

Blog: Project: Happily Ever After

Facebook: Alisa Bowman 

Twitter: @AlisaBowman

BUY THE BOOK: Project Happily Ever After, Hardcover, $14.71, 272 pages.

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