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    <![CDATA[Retail Therapy: Life Lessons Learned While Shopping]]>
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    <![CDATA[Amanda Ford loves to shop, and she exuberantly shares the stories of her most memorable finds &#151; the perfect pink sweater, a set of precious porcelain dishes, and dusty but valuable antiques. But she also shows how shopping allows people to examine deeper truths about their lives and what is really going on when money is spent. Blending her own experiences with life lessons, quotes, and advice, along with illustrations throughout, the message is ultimately about discovering one's passions, taking care of oneself, and being conscious about decisions. Chapters include &quot;The Best Trends to Follow Are the Ones You Set Yourself,&quot; &quot;We Never Know How Things Will Turn Out,&quot; &quot;Be Thankful for What You Have,&quot; and &quot;Some Places We Have to Go To Alone.&quot; This is a playful yet wise look at the pleasures of shopping for those who live by the motto When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go Shopping.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Note: This is NOT a book for single women on how to find a  man; it is a guide for women who want to find their truest selves and  celebrate them. As the author of the daily meditation book for teenage  girls, Be True to Yourself, Amanda Ford's message of fierce individuality  and even stronger identity has grown up with her audience. In her new book  Kiss Me, I'm Single, Ford exhorts single women not to get lost in the  pressure to be in a relationship (single women's mantra: Any relationship  will do!) and not to lose themselves in a relationship. The bottom line is  that the most important relationship they can have is with themselves. <p>True love is an inside job and begins with you. It is a basic fact of  life that in order to be truly happy and fulfilled with another person, you  must be truly happy and fulfilled on your own first. A good relationship  can enhance life for sure, but it cannot take what is just &quot;okay&quot; and turn  in into perfect. In Kiss Me, I'm Single Amanda Ford urges readers: &quot;Get off  your derrieres and get to work on yourself. Go inward and be relentless in  your search. Discover what is in you that you must do in order to bring joy  into your own life.&quot; Refreshingly honest, ruefully witty and wise, Ford has also dug deep down  and done the work she recommends. From her soul-searching sojourn, Amanda  Ford brings back news that will empower all young women: &quot;Love has nothing  to do with another person; it is a condition of your own heart.&quot;  <p>&quot;This book is a charming, poignant, witty, and wise take on singlehood.  Reading it was like spending time with a close and cherished friend.&quot;  --Bella DePaulo, author of Singled Out</p></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[Life Lessons Learned While Shopping]]>
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    <![CDATA[Having recently emerged from the tumultuous teenage years herself, Amanda Ford saw the need for a guide to help girls learn to listen to their inner voices and think for themselves. Inspired by such popular books as Simple Abundance and The Woman's Book of Courage, her book offers support to young women as they navigate one of the most confusing and challenging times of their lives. As anyone familiar with teenagers knows, there is nothing they hate more than being told what to do or how to think by &quot;out of touch&quot; adults. Here's the real scoop from one who knows the score. In 365 one-page essays, Ford offers stories, information, and advice on all the important issues facing young women today: boys, dating, drinking, self-esteem, fights with friends, dealing with parents, and more. Girls will find comfort, encouragement, and insight in these pages, along with suggestions for articulating and confiding their feelings, fears, and frustrations.]]>
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    <![CDATA[A znaete li vy, chto khozhdenie po magazinam obkhoditsya gorazdo deshevle uslug psikhoanalitika? Avtor knigi, zhenschina s bol'shim pokupatel'skim stazhem, v zadornoj i shutlivoj manere rassuzhdaet ob urokakh zhizni, usvoennykh eyu v protsesse shoppinga. Kak nauchit'sya delat' pravil'nye i priyatnye pokupki? Kak pozvolit' sebe pokupat' to, chto khochetsya? Kak uznat', chto pora ostanovit'sya? S kem luchshe khodit' po magazinam: s podrugoj, mamoj, lyubimym muzhchinoj ili odnoj?  Nadeemsya, chto nasha kniga prevratit vashi pokhody po magazinam v nechto bol'shee, chem prostoe priobretenie novoj veschi!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Amanda Ford loves to shop, and she exuberantly shares the stories of her most memorable finds — the perfect pink sweater, a set of precious porcelain dishes, and dusty but valuable antiques. But she also shows how shopping allows people to examine deeper truths about their lives and what is really going on when money is spent. Blending her own experiences with life lessons, quotes, and advice, along with illustrations throughout, the message is ultimately about discovering one’s passions, taking care of oneself, and being conscious about decisions. Chapters include &quot;The Best Trends to Follow Are the Ones You Set Yourself,&quot; &quot;We Never Know How Things Will Turn Out,&quot; &quot;Be Thankful for What You Have,&quot; and &quot;Some Places We Have to Go To Alone.&quot; This is a playful yet wise look at the pleasures of shopping for those who live by the motto When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Go Shopping.]]>
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