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	An Old Chick Named Hazel	by Gail Ellis Feb. 04, 2012	$3.99	4842 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Gail Ellis considered herself a creative genius when it came to working with children. Little did she know that she would spend over twenty years of her adult life caring for elderly parents and family members. It was in taking care of those family members that she used her creative ideas to help them live independently.
	Body, Mind & Spirit: The Awakening (Day 10:I Believe the Seniors Are Our Future)	by James Hackley Dec. 08, 2011	$2.99	17507 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: James Hackley just may be the most blessed individual you’ll ever meet. Despite a highly successful sales & marketing career that has spanned the last two decades, his true “calling” is touching the lives of others and inspiring them to want to change for the better. As a result of a major epiphany, James was able to lose an amazing 50 lbs of fat in just 4 months and has sculpted his 46-yr-old body into the best shape ever. He has learned to significantly reduce stress, quiet the mind and get in touch with his spirit like never before. As a result, he’s been able to free himself from a lifetime sentence of high blood pressure and high cholesterol prescription medications. More importantly, he’s been able to inspire those around him to do the same. In his latest release, Body, Mind & Spirit: The Awakening, James explores the root causes of why we overeat, refuse to exercise, live chaotic lives and fail to accomplish the goals that God has intended for our life since the dawn of time. This is not just another diet or “weight loss” (loss of fat and muscle) book. Diets simply don’t work, and James emphasizes how we need to be more concerned about “fat loss.” In fact, this guaranteed bestseller would be better categorized as a “Negativity Loss” guide: loss of negative fat, negative habits, negative foods, negative people, negative thoughts and negative actions. This guide arms you with knowledge and encouragement to put a plan into action to finally master the things that have long mastered you. Mr. Hackley received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Longwood College, a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia, he’s chaplain of a local chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and an active member of Holy & Whole Life Changing Ministries International in Loudoun County, Virginia. He is the proud founder and CEO of Omega Consulting Enterprises, LLC and currently lives in Sterling, Va. with his beautiful wife Angela and their daughter Landon. He enjoys exercising, running, meditation, reading and simply being used by God. Contact Info: Omega Consulting Enterprises, LLC P.O. Box 2892 Sterling, Va. 20167 Office #: (571) 315-5923 Email: info@jameshackley.com Website: http://www.jameshackley.com
	The Practical Caregiver's Guide to Basic Care: How to Help Someone You Love	by Sara Barton Dec. 03, 2011	Free!	6635 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: "Goodwill Ambassador for Family Care" -- Sara M. Barton trained as an educator and artist, worked in clinical settings with children and adults, and now develops family caregiver education. "I believe in family caregiving. The truth is love is never enough to get you through the experience. You also need tools to help you give the right kind of care and to avoid caregiver burnout. An educated caregiver is a care manager, with resources and support. Good family care is about making your loved one as active, independent, and comfortable as possible. It makes your job easier because your loved one is more engaged in the care plan. It's important for every caregiver to still maintain goals, hopes and dreams. You should never give up yourself completely to the care. Balance is key."
	Before Your Parents Move In	by Carmen Blair Nov. 27, 2011	Free!	3796 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: Carmen is a Mom, Daughter, Professional Organizer, and support group facilitator. She has her BA in Psychology, and uses her training as an Organizer, along with her personal experiences as a caregiver to help families create practical, comfortable home environments. She is available in the Calgary area for needs-analysis consultations and in-home organizing support.
	The Practical Caregiver's Rules for Happy Holidays: How to Survive the Big Season of Celebrations Without Completely Losing Your Mind	by Sara Barton Nov. 27, 2011	$2.99	10679 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: "Goodwill Ambassador for Family Care" -- Sara M. Barton trained as an educator and artist, worked in clinical settings with children and adults, and now develops family caregiver education. "I believe in family caregiving. The truth is love is never enough to get you through the experience. You also need tools to help you give the right kind of care and to avoid caregiver burnout. An educated caregiver is a care manager, with resources and support. Good family care is about making your loved one as active, independent, and comfortable as possible. It makes your job easier because your loved one is more engaged in the care plan. It's important for every caregiver to still maintain goals, hopes and dreams. You should never give up yourself completely to the care. Balance is key."
	Don't Die without Me!	by Damiano de Sano Iocovozzi Nov. 14, 2011	$0.99	18816 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Damiano de Sano Iocovozzi, MSN FNP CNS is a world traveler, linguist and family nurse practitioner. From an early age, growing up in upstate New York, he was fascinated with languages, the spirit of giving and knowledge of other cultures and countries. Damiano completed years of language study and work in Italy, France and Germany. Later, he became a Peace Corps Volunteer and served in a small high school in Meknes, Morocco. After the Peace Corps, Damiano traveled to San Francisco, California where he worked as an international tour director, leading organized tours around the world. However, Damiano found his true calling becoming a registered nurse and clinical nurse specialist upon earning his degree from the University of San Francisco. During the AIDS epidemic, he specialized in caring for the very sick on a local AIDS hospital floor. Damiano completed a post-Master’s certificate as a family nurse practitioner from Samuel Merritt University where he worked as an instructor for nine years. He also worked as a clinical nurse specialist and educator for Summit Hospital in Oakland. He served veterans as a family nurse practitioner for a number of years in Vallejo, California. Damiano worked in a number of small clinics in primary care and cardiology in Palm Springs, California, where he currently lives. He is the author of "Sooner or Later: Restoring Sanity to Your End-of-Life Care" in a second printing as "Don’t Die Without Me" and the upcoming third release in the Sooner or Later trilogy, "Don’t Take Your Child to the Doctor without Me".
	Be Nice to Me—I Pick Your Nursing Home! How to Provide for Your Parent’s Care without Going to the Poorhouse or the Nuthouse	by Yale Hauptman Nov. 12, 2011	$14.97	62160 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Yale S. Hauptman is a New Jersey and New York licensed attorney, who has been focused on elder law for more than 15 years. He and his wife have a law practice in northern New Jersey. Yale has personally helped thousands of seniors and their families plan for the complicated and emotional journey through the long-term care system. He has been featured in both local and national media and has been quoted in The Bergen Record, The Newark Star-Ledger, and Financial Advisor Magazine, among others. A graduate of Rutgers College and Albany Law School, Yale is a member of the Essex County Bar Association, New Jersey Bar Association, and National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys as well as his local Chamber of Commerce. He is a frequent lecturer on elder law topics to attorneys, financial professionals, and health-care professionals as well as the general public. Yale and his wife, Laurie, have three children, who someday they may call upon to assist them in providing for their own long-term care.
	Working Together to Prevent Falls at Home	by Philips Lifeline Oct. 19, 2011	Free!	2541 words	Read a sample
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	Why Wait? The Baby Boomers' Guide to Preparing Emotionally, Financially, and Legally for a Parent's Death	by Carolyn Brent Oct. 07, 2011	$9.99	39254 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Carolyn A. Brent, M.B.A., author of WHY WAIT? THE BABY BOOMERS' GUIDE TO PREPARING EMOTIONALLY, FINANCIALLY, AND LEGALLY FOR A PARENT'S DEATH, is the founder of Grandpa's Dream LLC, as well as Caregiver Story (www.caregiverstory.com), a non-profit organization that provides free medical and legal resources to the public. Her personal mission is to enhance the lives of family caregivers and their aging parents. As a speaker, she travels throughout the United States lecturing about the importance of adult siblings and parents having what she calls "crucial conversations" in preparation for the end-of-life issues they may face, so that instead of being torn apart, they can come together as a strong family. As a result, they can create a supportive and loving environment that a parent needs in order to depart the world with dignity. Carolyn's passion for her subject started when she was caring for her own father, who was diagnosed with dementia in 1997. From that experience, she found that neither she nor her family truly understood not only the medical challenges related to aging and chronic illness, but also the financial and emotional weight these bring to bear on a family. In 2009, she founded her business, Grandpa's Dream LLC, and the non-profit organization Caregiver Story for the dissemination of information through books, speaking engagements, and a web-based info portal, with the hopes of them becoming instruments of positive change for other families experiencing the same pain and heartache she experienced, and who were being challenged by the need to plan for their aging parents' medical, financial, and legal well-being. Carolyn's professional background gives her rare insight into the medical side of these complex issues. For seventeen years she worked for some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. She served as a clinical education manager for Pharmacia, in which capacity she worked with some of the leading and key opinion leaders in the medical field. In her role as a senior therapeutic sales representative for another major pharmaceutical company, she provided information to doctors and staff on a variety of subjects, including medical healthcare plans. Carolyn has worked as a volunteer within different assisted-living facilities, including the San Joaquin Behavioral Health Evaluation Center. Since 2008, she has volunteered her services to the United States Congress, working toward making the Veterans Administration responsible for upholding the decisions veterans have made about the appointment of a financial fiduciary and medical representative, in the event of their disability and protecting those whom they select. Her goal in life is to empower caregivers and their family members with knowledge of possible challenges they might face together while caring for an aging parent. Carolyn received a B.A. in Business Administration from National University in Los Angeles, California, and an M.B.A. at the University of Phoenix, in Pleasanton, California. She currently resides in Northern California.
	How To Find a Nursing Home - Your Step-By-Step Guide To Finding a Nursing Home	by HowExpert Press Sep. 13, 2011	$9.99	10153 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: HowExpert.com is a team of everyday experts that create no-fluff, straight to the point, quick guides that gets you fast results. Our mission is to create quick and straight to the point guides that anyone can quickly read to get better results in the fastest time as possible. We create quick reports because we know that many people prefer to get tips quick, fast, and easy compared to digging for it in an overly lengthy book. We don't want to waste your time. We want to get you results. That's it! We want you to get results FAST. That is why we purposely create most of our guides to be short and to the point. In fact, most of our books can be read in an hour or less. In the end, you get a cool 'how to' guide that focuses on ONE thing and ONE thing only. That is to get you results FAST. So if you are looking for a no-fluff, straight to the point guide that will get you real life results in the fastest way without wasting any of your precious time, then get any of our 'how to' guides of your choice. Thank you and we wish you much success in all areas of your life! HowExpert.com Team
	Wheelchair Freedom! Get Help. Get Up. Get Out.	by Marcia Oliver Sep. 05, 2011	$12.99	12951 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Marcia Oliver MSPT has been a physical therapist since 1993 practicing home health care the majority of that time. Times have certainly changed (over the years) the way business is done in home health care. Caring for our aging companions has become a dog-eat-dog business where the customer is left vulnerable and often no better off than when home care started caring for them. Changing times in the home health industry have concerned Marcia enough to let you in on the secrets. In an effort to extend Marcia’s extensive knowledge as a physical therapist and personal trainer, she has captured her years of experience on her HomeHealthPT.com website and in her ebooks. Marcia and her husband, Jim enjoy taking care of the land they have been blessed with, making maple syrup and seeing patients by appointment only in her homestead studio. Marcia’s other books:
	Home Health Lemons - How Physical Therapy Pay Affects Your Care	by Marcia Oliver Aug. 25, 2011	$9.95	4972 words	Sample 25%
	Author bio: Marcia Oliver MSPT has been a physical therapist since 1993 practicing home health care the majority of that time. Times have certainly changed (over the years) the way business is done in home health care. Caring for our aging companions has become a dog-eat-dog business where the customer is left vulnerable and often no better off than when home care started caring for them. Changing times in the home health industry have concerned Marcia enough to let you in on the secrets. In an effort to extend Marcia’s extensive knowledge as a physical therapist and personal trainer, she has captured her years of experience on her HomeHealthPT.com website and in her ebooks. Marcia and her husband, Jim enjoy taking care of the land they have been blessed with, making maple syrup and seeing patients by appointment only in her homestead studio. Marcia’s other books:
	Questions They Don't Want You To Ask When Looking For An Assisted Living Facility	by Simone Sullivan July 31, 2011	$4.99	5639 words	Sample 20%
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	Caregiver Survival 101: Strategies to Manage Problematic Behaviors Presented in Individuals with Dementia	by Lisa Byrd May 27, 2011	$9.99	80447 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Lisa Byrd, PhD, CFNP-BC, GNP-BC, a Gerontologist and Certified Nurse Practitioner with an extensive background in the care of older adults in both nursing homes and outpatient clinics. She is a nationally-recognized speaker, author, and successful business owner, with a wealth of experience managing the behavioral problems caused by various dementias.
	God Knows Why	by Jonathan Taylor May 24, 2011	$0.99	10619 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I met a woman in a wheelchair 16 years ago and married her five years later. Her mother became disabled and moved in with us a year after that. I was primary caregiver to both of them for ten years until her mother's death by legal attended suicide in our family room. I learned and wrote practical short humor about the art and science of staying sane while my mother-in-law lived in the middle of my marriage. As my wife Lisa is directly or indirectly the source of everything I wrote, she shares authorship with me in my e-books. We live in Oregon in the last home we shared with her mother.
	Turning Toward the Light	by Jonathan Taylor May 24, 2011	$0.99	10116 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I met a woman in a wheelchair 16 years ago and married her five years later. Her mother became disabled and moved in with us a year after that. I was primary caregiver to both of them for ten years until her mother's death by legal attended suicide in our family room. I learned and wrote practical short humor about the art and science of staying sane while my mother-in-law lived in the middle of my marriage. As my wife Lisa is directly or indirectly the source of everything I wrote, she shares authorship with me in my e-books. We live in Oregon in the last home we shared with her mother.
	Doing Good Works	by Jonathan Taylor May 23, 2011	$0.99	11001 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: I met a woman in a wheelchair 16 years ago and married her five years later. Her mother became disabled and moved in with us a year after that. I was primary caregiver to both of them for ten years until her mother's death by legal attended suicide in our family room. I learned and wrote practical short humor about the art and science of staying sane while my mother-in-law lived in the middle of my marriage. As my wife Lisa is directly or indirectly the source of everything I wrote, she shares authorship with me in my e-books. We live in Oregon in the last home we shared with her mother.
	Living Wills: VA Guide on How to Prepare a Personalized Living Will, Planning for Medical Decisions - Your Life, Your Choices - Choices About Death and Dying, Advance Directive, Power of Attorney	by Progressive Management May 19, 2011	$9.99	16085 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Progressive Management: For over a quarter of a century, our news, educational, technical, scientific, and medical publications have made unique and valuable references accessible to all people. Our imprints include PM Medical Health News, Advanced Professional Education and News Service, Auto Racing Analysis, and World Spaceflight News. Many of our publications synthesize official information with original material. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work to uniformly present authoritative knowledge that can be rapidly read, reviewed or searched. Vast archives of important data that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. The e-book format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference book that is as convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from renowned experts you trust. Our e-books put knowledge at your fingertips, and an expert in your pocket!
	True Calling - Inspirational Stories and Resources for Caregiviers	by Laura Marie Patterson April 13, 2011	$3.99	50332 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Laura Marie has worn many hats over the years. As a young adult, she was an accomplished studio guitarist and singer working with notable artists and performing in venues throughout the US. In the early 90's she worked with several pioneering dot com companies as a graphic designer and web programmer. Over the last 10 years her career has taken a unexpected and rewarding turn. What was to originally be a temporary position, has lead Laura Marie down the path to a full-time passion for care-giving. Laura Marie's book provides a unique and personal look at some of the people that she has cared for over the years. She has also teamed with professionals to also provide a practical and easy to understand reference guide for both the professional and family caregiver.
	Think Smart & Lose Weight	by Sandy Bröcking March 05, 2011	$0.99	26917 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: A German native and now an Australian citizen, Sandy Bröcking’s keen interest in healthy lifestyle stemmed from over 17 years working as a nurse and in various hospitals, including heart surgery, in many countries across the globe. As she used to be heavily overweight herself and after first-hand experiences with multiple patients suffering from illnesses as a result of obesity and unhealthy lifestyles, Sandy was propelled to find a way to help these people. Understanding the shortcomings of the myriad of fads and diet regimes offered left, right and centre, Sandy was inspired to share her methods with the world and use her passions to help other people change their lives for the better too. A writer with a world of experience under her belt, Sandy also exercises, cycles, swims and bushwalks in her spare time. Her caring nature extends even beyond people, having volunteered for an animal rescue home where she spent four years walking dogs.
	21st Century Understanding Cancer Toolkit: Coping with Advanced Cancer - Metastatic Cancer, Caregiver Support, Palliative Care and Hospice, Advance Directives, End-of-Life Care, Pain Control, Grief	by Progressive Management Feb. 11, 2011	$9.99	237513 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Progressive Management: For over a quarter of a century, our news, educational, technical, scientific, and medical publications have made unique and valuable references accessible to all people. Our imprints include PM Medical Health News, Advanced Professional Education and News Service, Auto Racing Analysis, and World Spaceflight News. Many of our publications synthesize official information with original material. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work to uniformly present authoritative knowledge that can be rapidly read, reviewed or searched. Vast archives of important data that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. The e-book format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference book that is as convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from renowned experts you trust. Our e-books put knowledge at your fingertips, and an expert in your pocket!
	Ear Pieces: The Smart Consumer's Guide to Hearing Aids	by Jack Aramis Feb. 10, 2011	$0.99	10142 words
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	100 Amazing Healing Foods For Seniors	by Jeanie Blanton-Trimble Jan. 14, 2011	$8.99	13117 words	Sample 15%
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	The Embarrassing Truth About Heartburn AND How To Cure It	by Joseph Newburg Jan. 11, 2011	$8.99	11791 words	Sample 15%
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	Help! What Do I Do Now? Caring for Your Loved One with Alzheimer's	by Nancy Nicholson Nov. 30, 2010	$1.99	16094 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Nancy Nicholson traveled a circuitous route to her present position as a licensed social worker. She dropped out of college to go to work and spent years in a variety of careers, including nurse’s aide, career counselor, and operations manager of an interior landscape company. When her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, she became one of several family caregivers. She watched her father deteriorate from a highly intelligent, strong, and independent man to a body lying in a nursing home bed, not recognizing anyone and unable to control his bodily functions. She also saw the toll the disease took on her mother, the primary caregiver, and the other family caregivers. What she saw made such an impact on her that she decided to return to college and devote her life to caring for the elderly, particularly patients with dementia. She graduated from Texas A&M International University with the degree Bachelor of Social Work and earned her license as a Licensed Bachelor Social Worker. For the past seven years, she has worked for a chain of nursing homes, first as a social worker in a facility and currently as a social services consultant, where one of her primary duties is training nursing home staff.
	The Silverado Story: A Memory-Care Culture Where Love is Greater than Fear	by Loren Shook Stephen Winner Nov. 11, 2010	$9.99	38516 words	Sample 10%
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	Be the Noodle Fifty Ways to Be a Compassionate, Courageous, Crazy-Good Caregiver	by World Audience Aug. 22, 2010	$9.99	20724 words	Sample 20%
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	Activities for the Elderly, Volume 2: Working with Residents with Significant Physical and Cognitive Disabilities	by Sandra D. Parker Aug. 16, 2010	$24.00	23413 words	Sample 10%
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	One Foot In Heaven	by Heidi Telpner April 20, 2010	$5.95	48474 words	Sample 15%
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	How to Communicate with Alzheimer's - A Practical Guide and Workbook for Families	by Susan Kohler March 09, 2010	$9.95	17494 words	Sample 40%
	Author bio: Susan Kohler is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist in the southern California area. She has been working "in the trenches" primarily with the elderly population in hospitals, home and Adult Day Health Care settings for over 15 years. Susan's experience with Alzheimer's and dementia has gained her recognition in lecturing and training on the subject of communication with this population. The techniques in Ms. Kohler's book are the central focus with UCLA's research project, "Therapeutic Communication during Nursing Home Care," which addresses communication issues between nursing home staff and frail, older residents. Susan is also a dynamic actress and singer, and attributes this training to enhancing her skills as a therapist working with the frail elderly. Susan also brings her fellow artist friends to perform, and visit with patients and residents at her facilities. The responses still amaze her: what seemed to be withdrawn, lifeless individuals, emerged into smiling, laughing, singing and interactive human beings. She believes "human connection" is vital to stimulating positive experiences of communication, sharing, bonding, building self-esteem and wellness in persons that many think cannot understand or express their ideas and interests.
	Dementia Diary, A Caregiver's Journal	by Robert Tell Feb. 06, 2010	$3.99	38821 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Robert Tell is a full time writer who nurtured his creative writing habit while working as a hospital administrator, health planning agency executive, health policy professor, and business owner. His published books of fiction and poetry are described below. Bob's award winning poetry, columns, articles, and creative non-fiction have appeared in many periodicals. Copyrighted selections may appear from time to time on his personal website. Bob was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and was educated in Public Health and English at Columbia and Long Island Universities. He and his wife live in Farmington Hills, Michigan and winter in Boynton Beach, Florida.
	Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent	by Jamieson Haverkampf April 29, 2009	$9.99	85168 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: Jamieson Haverkampf is the 4-time award-winning author of Mom Minus Dad: The Essential Resource Guide for Busy Adults with a Newly Widowed Parent. Mom Minus Dad provides more than 500 useful resources and practical advice to assist other adult sons and daughters brainstorm ideas and find assistance in ten common caregiving areas after the loss of a parent. Jamieson has been featured on regional TV and national radio talk shows, magazines, newspapers, web communities and grief-related newsletters. Mom Minus Dad has been recognized with four awards from the Mom’s Choice Awards, Writer’s Digest Magazine, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Awards, The Indie Book Awards and Ms. Haverkampf was nominated for 2009 Georgia Author of the Year by the Georgia Writer’s Association.