Words can inspire, motivate and change us if we let them. Words can lift us to action. Words can move us to anger and rage or to love and tears. Most important, words can heal.

A potent mix of advice, inspiration and simple steps to unleash the excitement that makes every life worth living.

In Serving Productive Time, you'll read about extraordinary people who are taking tangible steps to make positive changes in their own lives and who are reaching out to help others do the same. Some stories will help you gain a new perspective on those who are incarcerated.

Author(s): Tom Lagana, Laura Lagana

Do you ever wish you looked like someone else? Or that you could skip school because you feel self-conscious about your appearance? Do you think you’re fat or ugly, even though everyone says you’re fine?

With anecdotes and interviews from some of today's greatest icons in business, sports and academia, including Phoenix Suns' star Steve Nash (voted NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2005–06), Yankees' star Alex Rodriguez, Grant Hill of the Orlando Magic

Author(s): Pat Williams, Peggy Matthews Rose

Something Beyond Greatness is a thought-provoking discussion of the humble, loving service to others that is at the heart of greatness. For insight into the two sides of the coin, Rogers and Naraine turned to a woman of God and a man of science--Dadi Janki and Humberto Maturana, both world-renowned in their respective practices.

Author(s): Judy Rodgers, Gayatri Naraine

Whitfield presents specific guidelines and exercises that allow you to extricate yourself from the chains of co-dependence.