Showing results by publisher "Blackstone Audio, Inc." in Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development

Sharon Meers and Joanna Strober are professionals, wives, and mothers. They understand the challenges and rewards of two-career households. They also know that families thrive not in spite of working mothers but because of them. You can have a great career, a great marriage, and be a great mother. The key is tapping into your best resource and most powerful ally - the man you married.

Negotiation is a skill people need to use every day. In this audio exclusive, learn the negotiation skills required to navigate difficult situations that arise in everyday life. From buying a car to purchasing a home, one needs to know how to effectively negotiate, especially when the other party is a seasoned professional. Harvard professor, Joshua N. Weiss, Ph.D., gives us to tools to negotiate when we have a major stake in the game or when we're perceived as the "weak consumer."

Don’t just survive Obama - learn how to outsmart his big-government socialist system and thrive! Wayne Allyn Root is no stranger to risks and challenges. From his career as a businessman and television host to his emergence as a mega-pundit on virtually every major news outlet, Root has learned how to turn setbacks into success and adversity into prosperity. And you’re going to need his expertise as you and your family tackle the biggest challenge facing Americans today: Barack Obama’s second term in the White House.

Meditation can be described as the exercise of quieting the mind, and The Little Sleep Meditation is an innovative compilation of short, guided meditations aimed at relaxing and soothing the listener into a complete state of calmness to aid a good night’s sleep. It is suited to both beginners and advanced meditators and features music by Llewellyn from his best-selling album Sleep Gold.

Negotiation is a skill people need to use every day. In this audiobook exclusive, learn the negotiation skills required to navigate difficult work situations. We are often unaware when we enter a negotiation; a conversation takes a turn, we're unprepared, and suddenly we've agreed take on a new role at work without additional compensation. In today's economy, we are more burdened than ever, and it is increasingly important to identify the red flags that signal a negotiation is about to commence.

Patrick Henry Hughes was born with a rare genetic disorder that left him without eyes and physically disabled. But he was also blessed with exceptional musical talent, able to play the piano at the age of two. Now, at age 19, he is a nationally known pianist, singer, and trumpeter who has performed at the Kennedy Center. But he's best known for playing in the University of Louisville marching band, while his devoted father pushes him in formation in his wheelchair.

A practical and amusing book of advice and wisdom from Miss Mingle, who answers a variety of questions about social situations. "Relax," says Miss Mingle. It's easy to avoid the 'Hell' in "Hello," deflect the unwanted greeting kiss, feel okay when you're dressed all wrong, solve modern dilemmas such as meeting same-sex couples, and much more.

Cassandra Eason has published more than 70 books worldwide on psychic development, crystals, healing, magick, and mythology. This is the first-ever recorded magick course that will guide listeners through all they need to know to enrich their lives, reverse bad fortune, and shape their own destinies. Cassandra, one of the world’s most experienced white witches, will guide listeners step by step in the safe, positive, and powerful old ways of magical wisdom, sharing her secrets along the way. The musical accompaniment is by Llewellyn.

"You matter." It’s a simple statement, but few people truly recognize the gifts they possess. You Matter is an original audio that helps everyone realize why they matter. Reverend Melvin Miller and Federica Baldan use seven practices that call people to put their faith - any faith! - into action as they coach listeners to uncover the road blocks in our way and help us live a life with purpose. Why do we make the same mistakes in our personal and professional lives; why do we close off our hearts when it matters most? The path to discovery is in this audio.

When ten-year-old Michael Baughman moves to Hawaii with his parents, he is troubled and confused. His father doesn’t provide the guidance Baughman needs, and the boy doesn’t know who to turn to. When a larger-than-life Hawaiian beach boy named Boat takes Baughman under his wing, the boy finds a teacher and mentor. Boat is 285 pounds of solid muscle and gentle spirituality.

This audio program is the ideal gift for those who understand the importance of developing leadership skills through daily steps. Take your leadership development to the next level for optimal business growth and a higher quality of life. With morning visualizations you will increase energy and optimize business planning. This guided visualization can help you access your most creative ideas and inspired actions; clarify and own your unique vision; start your day with energy, focus, and enthusiasm; and improve your professional development and results.

The country's leading publicist, Michael Levine, has compiled practical and inspiring career advice - in the form of anecdotes and words of wisdom - from several of the world's most successful people, including Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Joe Paterno, and others. Those who take it from them can follow their dreams, excel at their work, overcome setbacks, reach the top.

After their parents divorced in the 1970s, Andre Dubus III and his three siblings grew up with their exhausted working mother in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and crime. To protect himself and those he loved from street violence, Andre learned to use his fists so well that he was even scared of himself. He was on a fast track to getting killed—or killing someone else—or to beatings-for-pay as a boxer.

This recording presents a series of patriotic selections of unquestioned literary merit. The purpose is to teach patriotism. This is accomplished through stories chosen with special regard to their effectiveness as avenues through which young people may experience the patriotic sentiments and emotions upon which love of native land depends.

The Changed Life was originally intended to be given as a spoken address by the renowned 19-century Scottish evangelist Henry Drummond.

Griefland. It's a place no one wants to visit - a place without borders where language is inadequate and pain is constant. It's a place where every morning, one awakens to the stark reality that a loved one will never be seen, heard - or embraced - again. This is a place that Armen Bacon and Nancy Miller know all too well, for both of them, when they met, had lost a child to drug addiction. Both of them had also enjoyed a comfortable, middle-class life - until it was rocked by the sudden death of a son Alex, and a daughter, Rachel.

The Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, is thought of as a mysterious, almost mythical place for the cure of the rich and famous, among them Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minelli, Tony Curtis, and Robert Mitchum.

This beautiful audiobook for children holds four magical meditations. Michelle’s intention is to empower each listener to explore his or her imagination.

Popular creative coach Gail McMeekin, author of the best-selling The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women, offers a wealth of advice for the specific challenges creative women face today: thinking too small, underestimating the need for change, fearing the future, and lacking self-confidence. McMeekin combines interviews with some of today’s most successful women and her own proven success strategies to help readers transcend their “blocks” and achieve success.

If you're like most women, you have more worries, wishes, and chores than you can keep track of. You may crave a sense of order and control but have no idea how to attain it and thus find yourself coping with a thousand daily details.