Improving Your Memory For Dummies


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Practical tips and techniques make remembering a snap Jog your memory with exercises to help you at home, at work, anywhere! Whether you are cramming for an exam, have trouble remembering names, or you just want to give your overall memory power a boost, this plain-English guide offers clever tricks to help you remember what you want to remember. You'll discover how your memory works and how to enhance it in all types of situations. The Dummies Way * Explanations in plain English * "Get in, get out" information * Icons and other navigational aids * Tear-out cheat sheet * Top ten lists * A dash of humor and fun Get smart! @www.dummies.com * Find listings of all our books * Choose from among 33 different subject categories * Sign up for daily eTips at www.dummiesdaily.com




Healthy Aging For Dummies, Mini Edition


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Set healthy aging goals, take action, and get on the road to lifelong wellness Find the secrets for keeping your body fit and your mind sharp. Packed with proven strategies to slow down the aging process — from good nutrition and exercise to stress reduction and mental exercises — this fun and easy guide shows you how to stay fit and vigorous no matter what your age. Open the book and find: How to eat healthfully How to keep your whole body healthy and strong Ways to be proactive on disease prevention Advice for maintaining vitality as you age




Organizing For Dummies, Mini Edition


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Clean up your act, get more done, and have more time for fun! Packed with proven organizing systems and techniques, this guide shows you step-by-step how to break down organizing jobs into bite-size pieces, assemble the tools and supplies you'll need, and much more. Open the book and find: How to make time to get organized Ways to personalize your organizing plan Tips for using containers to put everything in place Advice on how to train your mind to be organized




Windows 7 For Dummies®, Mini Edition


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Get more done and have more fun with Windows 7 Windows 7 is loaded with features, tools, and shortcuts designed to make life easier for all users. This handy guide is sure to make Windows as clear as can be. It helps you get started, use folders and files, find handy gadgets, and search on your PC or online. Open the book and find: Ways to find photos, music and video on your PC Advice on jazzing up the Windows 7 interface Reasons for making the switch to Windows 7 Tools for staying organized Steps for setting up your user accounts and passwords




Scrapbooking For Dummies®, Mini Edition


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Compose a great layout! Preserve your memories and family history Whether you're a beginning or avid scrapbooker, this easy-to-understand guide gives you expert tips for taking great pictures; organizing and storing your photos; and creating attractive pages using color, borders, and more. Create beautiful albums to pass on to future generations! Discover how to Choose the right tools Select a color concept Create a layout grid Add borders and journaled elements




Ten-Minute Tone-Ups For Dummies®, Mini Edition


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Zero in on specific trouble spots Tone your body, add cardio to your workout, and look great! Need to tone up in a hurry? This safe, sensible exercise program delivers fast results while targeting your trouble spots in quick ten-minute sessions. Discover how to Get motivated to exercise Target specific muscles Create an interactive workout




Housetraining For Dummies?, Mini Edition


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Simplify housetraining for you and your pup! Beginning to think your dog is as much work as a child? You're right. Both need training and structure. Find out how to use encourage-ment and positive reinforcement to successfully housetrain your new pup or older dog. Author Susan McCullough provides inventive solutions to common — and uncommon — housetraining problems. Open the book and find: The importance of sticking to a schedule The signs your dog has to go How a crate can help with housetraining Where to put your dog's outdoor potty




Mindfulness and Meditation For Dummies, Two eBook Bundle with Bonus Mini eBook


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Two complete eBooks for one low price AND a bonus mini edition! Created and compiled by the publisher, this bundle brings together two enlightening titles and a bonus “mini” edition of 50 Ways to a Better You. With this special bundle, you’ll get the complete text of the following two titles and the following mini edition: Mindfulness For Dummies A cutting-edge meditation therapy that uses self-control techniques, mindfulness has taken off across the globe as a way of overcoming negative thoughts and emotions and achieving a calmer, more focused state of mind. Written by a professional mindfulness trainer, this practical guide covers the key self-control techniques designed to help you achieve a more focused and contented state of mind, while maximizing the health benefits of mindfulness-from reducing stress, anxiety, and high blood pressure to overcoming depression and low self-esteem and battling chronic pain and insomnia. Meditation For Dummies, 3rd Edition Meditation is a great way to reduce stress, increase energy, and enjoy better health. It is believed to result in a state of greater calmness and physical relaxation, and psychological balance. Plus, practicing meditation can change how you relate to the flow of emotions and thoughts in your everyday life. This fun and easy guide has long been a favorite with meditation newcomers . . . and now it's even better. Meditation For Dummies offers a newly recorded bonus CD (available for download after purchase) featuring more than 70 minutes of music and guided meditations that are keyed to topics in the book, from tuning in to your body, transforming suffering, and replacing negative patterns to grounding yourself, consulting the guru within, and finding a peaceful place. 50 Ways to a Better You, Mini Edition Now, you can find the happiness you want and live "the good life" you deserve by applying the helpful information in this easy-to-follow guide. You'll discover proven techniques for living a meaningful, healthy, and productive life no matter what your life circumstances happen to be. You'll learn why having positive emotions can improve your health and well-being. Plus, you will find out what happiness isn't and how to avoid confusing happiness with culturally valued outcomes like wealth, power, and success. Pursue what you want, seize the day, find benefits in life's challenges, and live a happy lifestyle. About the Author of Mindfulness For Dummies Shamash Alidina is a professional mindfulness trainer, speaker and coach specializing in mindfulness training for therapists, coaches and executives, as well as the general public. He has trained with Jon Kabat-Zinn, Thich Nhat Hanh and Matthieu Ricard, and at Bangor University's Centre for Mindfulness. He has over ten years of experience in teaching mindfulness. About the Author of Meditation For Dummies, 3rd Edition Stephan Bodian, a licensed psychotherapist and former editor-in-chief of Yoga Journal, has practiced and taught meditation for over 40 years and has written extensively on meditation, stress management, and spirituality. His articles have appeared in Fitness, Cooking Light, Natural Solutions, and other national magazines. About the Author of 50 Ways to a Better You For Dummies, Mini Edition W. Doyle Gentry, PhD, is a clinical psychologist whose "scientist-practitioner" career spans almost four decades. Dr. Gentry is a distinguished Fellow in the American Psychological Association and is the Founding Editor of the Journal of Behavioral Medicine. He has authored over 100 scholarly works, has edited eight textbooks, and has authored three self-help books, including Happiness For Dummies.




Puppy Care For Dummies?, Mini Edition


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Make the most of your puppy's first year! Bringing home a puppy? This fun, pocket guide to puppyhood prepares you for this tough but terrific time. From preparing your home to preparing your family, you get everything you need to help get your puppy off to a great start. Open the book and find: Words every puppy should know How your puppy views the world What your puppy is trying to tell you Housetraining tips What and when you should feed your pup




Digital Photography For Dummies®, Mini Edition


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Choose the settings that make your digital photos better Can't wait to see what you and your digital camera can do? Packed with examples of what you can accomplish, this book gives you the inside scoop on camera features, setting up shots, downloading your photos, and a whole lot more! Open the book and find: Basic camera settings and digital photo file formats When to use your camera's flash Tips for composing good pictures How to transfer photos from your camera to your computer How automatic scene modes simplify photo taking