Family therapist and radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger, known for her frank talk and no-nonsense advice, has noticed a trend among her listeners -- many people don't realize that their childhood history has impacted their adult thought and behavioral patterns in unfortunate ways. "While many people may be quite aware of their early life challenges," she explains, "they still may be seriously unaware of how their choices in people, environments, decisions, behaviors, and attitudes are connected to those experiences, and how those choices are the major factor in their current predicaments and unhappiness." Now, in Bad Childhood -- Good Life: How to Blossom and Thrive in Spite of an Unhappy Childhood, Dr. Laura outlines the steps on the path from Bad Childhood to Good Life while warning of some potential pitfalls along the way. With empathy and understanding, she reminds adults that they are in control now, unlike in childhood, and may use their power to make positive choices for themselves.

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Every year, tens of millions of Americans get cheated -- by crooked car salesmen, dishonest repairmen, identity thieves, and countless other con artists. Then there are the myriad legal-but-sneaky ways that banks, phone companies, travel agencies and mortgage lenders bilk you out of a dollar here, a thousand dollars there. But now, Scam-Proof Your Life: 377 Smart Ways to Protect You & Your Family from Ripoffs, Bogus Deals & Other Consumer Headaches, safely steers you through the tough terrain of a cheat-laden landscape. Your guides for this journey? None other than nearly 100 experts in the best position to know -- including former crooks and con artists who once pulled these scams.

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In a culture inundated with liberal self-obsession and victimhood posturing, Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a breath of fresh air. In her latest blockbuster, Stop Whining, Start Living, she says it’s time to grow up! Dr. Laura here strikes a mortal blow to the fashionable mindset that the Left tirelessly inculcates, as they teach people to evade all responsibility for their lives by claiming victim status. She uses real-life situations from her renowned nationally-syndicated radio show to provide genuine solutions to common problems that affect our relationships and our jobs.

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This volume ranks as a publishing feat, with 3,677 famous lines and short selections covering the whole sweep of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets, arranged by subject for easy reference. Shakespeare had something to say, invariably something fresh and unexpected, on just about everything. read more

As a bestselling author and syndicated conservative columnist, Thomas Sowell has written, brilliantly, on a wide range of political, social and cultural issues. But it is economics that has always been his specialty -- and it is to economics that he returns in a book that, in our judgment, ranks as the finest single-volume treatment of the subject since Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson. read more

The literature on dying is filled with talk of anger and forgiveness, peace and acceptance -- but nowhere has anyone written about the spirit of happiness and holiness that John Fanestil sometimes witnessed in his work as a pastor. Then one day, in a seminary library, Fanestil chanced upon some stories of "happy deaths" from the 18th and 19th centuries. He was particularly struck with an account, based on a private journal, of a young woman identified as "Mrs. Hunter" who died in London from an unidentified illness at age 26. "That day in the library, I found in the language of a bygone generation the same spirit I had witnessed" in the dying people to whom he had ministered. Now, in Mrs. Hunter's Happy Death: Lessons on Living from People Preparing to Die, Pastor Fanestil revives this lost wisdom about "happy dying". read more

Born a congenital amputee -- missing his limbs below the elbows and knees -- 19-year-old college student Kyle Maynard has excelled at nearly everything he has attempted in life: from playing middle school football, to becoming a high school wrestling champion, to breaking world records in weightlifting. Now, in No Excuses: The Inspiring True Story of a Congenital Amputee Who Became a Champion in Wrestling and in Life, he tells how a devoted family, a strong religious faith, and a "No Excuses" attitude toward his handicaps helped him accomplish so much so early in his young life.

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That's because you get your advice from the winners. How? That's easy: by reading The Book of Investing Wisdom. There, in 514 fat pages, you sit at the feet of the great stock pickers and legends of Wall Street, past and present, stars such as Warren Buffett ... B. C. Forbes ... Charles Dow ... Benjamin Graham ... George Soros ... Peter Lynch ... Donald Trump ... John Moody ... John Bogle ... Sir John Templeton ... Otto Kahn ... Charles Merrill ... J. Paul Getty ... and 33 other greats. How did they achieve financial success? How did they survive booms -- and busts? Here are the answers in their own words -- advice you'll use again and again on your own climb up the investment ladder. read more

There are plenty of guides to homeschooling available now, but it would be hard to find one as comprehensive as The Unofficial Guide to Homeschooling. It manages to cover virtually all the ground that other guides deal with piecemeal or not at all. And it gives you a refreshing new perspective on issues you may think you have completely covered — from a panel of experts including Maureen McCaffrey of Homeschooling Today magazine, Brian Ray, president of the National Home Education Research Institute, and others who know homeschooling issues inside and out. read more

In a culture where marriage is so misunderstood that, in the minds of many, it no longer even means a union of man and woman, it's no wonder that so many marriages struggle or fail. Unfortunately, most of what passes for marital "counseling" today is part of the problem -- because it reinforces many of the self-focused nostrums, feminist beliefs and politically-correct ideas that promote marital strife. Not so of the advice you'll find in Dr. Laura Schlessinger's The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage. In this follow-up to her bestselling The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, "Dr. Laura" -- America's most popular radio counselor -- forces each partner in a marriage to take a hard look at themselves and each other, and reveals how to bring marriage back from the brink of disaster. read more

Alabama may be one of the country's poorest states, but one of its major universities is "rich" in no-nonsense academics (and very affordable). Do you know which one? ... Do you know which colleges are the most hospitable - or hostile -- to conservatives and Christians? Or which university has been named "the number one party school in the nation"? (Don't expect the school to tell you.) Instead, find the answers in Choosing the Right College 2008-9: The Whole Truth About America’s Top Schools -- the only comprehensive guide that addresses the concerns of conservative students and their parents. read more

As one of America's most popular talk-radio hosts, Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s daily on-air teaching (and scolding) has led millions of her mostly female listeners to realize that, no, they can't have it all -- that "quality time" with their children isn't better than quantity time, and a nanny or a day-care provider can't replace a mother's love. Now, in In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms, Dr. Laura speaks directly to those women who have made (or are thinking of making) the courageous -- and usually costly -- decision to be at home with their children 24/7.

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Mental anxiety and moral confusion may seem to be the unique hallmarks of our time ... but they're not. Back in 1953, James A. Magner saw the trouble coming, and he exposed it in Mental Health in a Mad World, a handbook that offers sane, down-to-earth, Christian solutions to the problems that afflict our society -- and perhaps our own families: read more

In Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality, Raymond Arroyo - EWTN news anchor and author of the bestselling biography of Mother Angelica -- has assembled an inspiring collection of her powerful insights, comic musings, and no-nonsense guidance for everyday living.

Culled from never-before-seen interviews, private conversations, and recorded broadcasts not heard in over thirty years, these selections capture Mother Angelica's spunky spirit, irrepressible humor and profound wisdom at their zenith. read more

Who's Looking Out for You? is the latest dose of common sense and plain speaking from Bill O'Reilly, the vigorous, straight-shooting host of Fox's wildly popular O'Reilly Factor. O'Reilly presents an inspiring defense of the traditional family and scathing critiques of today's materialistic consumer culture, the perils of big government, the damage that the media establishment is doing to our nation's children, and much more.

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This book couldn't be more timely. With the conservative movement attracting new members as never before, the need for a balanced, readable and up-to-date anthology of the best that has been thought and said by the movement's leading figures is urgent. And with the question of what -- and who -- is a "true" conservative being vigorously (sometimes viciously) debated, it is helpful to be reminded that disagreement about the answer is nothing new.

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First published over fifty years ago, How to Raise Good Catholic Children is an enduringly wise and readable book on child care that derives its wisdom from the Catholic home rather than from psychologists. Author Mary Reed Newland here draws on her own experiences as the mother of seven to show how the classic Christian principles of sanctity can be translated into terms easily applied to children --- even to the very young! And because it's rooted in experience, not in theory, nothing that Mrs. Newland suggests is impossible or extraordinary. read more

Parent life makes a lot of demands. The homeschool life makes even more demands. You're up earlier and work later. You find yourself dragging a full lap behind the kids, solving crises, fighting to keep up with your packed schedule, and winding up the day in a coma with no time for your spouse or yourself. Tiredness seems to be a way of life. But it needn't be. That according to Pam Smith, R.D., a nationally-known nutritionist who has appeared on such shows as Focus on the Family and The 700 Club: read more

You know that you can increase your wealth simply by being a passive investor in the markets. But you also know that the BIG money is made by those who actively manage their assets. The question is, How do you get started in the world of serious money management? Where can you go to learn the secrets of real wealth-building? read more

The evidence is in, and it's all here in a volume that could well convert the most hardened index-fund skeptic. But even if you're already sold on index funds, Richard Evans fortifies you with enough new information to give your investments a significant boost. Just consider the following - only a small fraction of the advice you get in Earn More (Sleep Better): read more