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The Procrastinator’s Guide to Getting Things Done
By Monica Ramirez Basco
Guilford Press, 2010
Product ID: 307545

Everyone waits till the last minute sometimes. But many procrastinators pay a significant price, from poor job performance to stress, financial problems, and relationship conflicts. Expressly designed for people who want to make changes but would be easily daunted by an elaborate self-help program, this guide is packed with highly practical tips and suggestions.

Author and cognitive-behavioral therapy expert Monica Ramirez Basco peppers the book with easy-to-relate-to examples from “recovering procrastinators”—including herself. Inviting quizzes, exercises, and practical suggestions help you:

• Understand why you procrastinate.
• Start with small changes that lead to big improvements.
• Outsmart your own delaying tactics.
• Counteract self-doubt and perfectionism.
• Build crucial skills for getting things done today.

Designed to increase awareness of online resources and highlight the value of your eBook collection, the February eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of Guilford Press. Don’t miss the opportunity to share this concise and motivating self-help guide.

The Procrastinator’s Guide to Getting Things Done will be provided with free, unlimited access February 1-28, 2010. Click on this promotional tools web page to let your patrons know about the e-book.

Read the February issue of the Gale Report Newsletter for informative articles such as:

1. Can Apple’s tablet spark a textbook revolution?
2. British Library to exhibit world’s largest book
3. Time for a change
4. An open letter to the library community
5. Need Olympic bios? Here’s where to score

Ten Years Thinner
Six Weeks to a Leaner, Younger-Looking You
by Christine Lydon
Da Capo Press, 2009
Product ID: 258730

What if you could have slimmer hips, firmer thighs, flatter abs, more defined arms, and clearer, younger-looking skin in just six weeks? Based on years of her groundbreaking research and four clinical trials, Dr. Christine Lydon has developed an innovative diet and exercise regimen to burn fat and alter one’s body chemistry, resulting in rapid, dramatic results that you will begin to see and feel within the first week.

Governed by ten simple dietary guidelines and ten easy, at-home exercises, Ten Years Thinner emphasizes healthy eating from protein, carbohydrate, and fat sources and demands only twenty to twenty-five minutes of hand-weight exercises a day. There is no calorie counting, messy measuring, or complicated points to calculate; the program requires very little initial physical fitness and promises no more boring and time-consuming cardio workouts. With more than thirty-five delicious recipes and sixty-five easy-to-follow exercise photos, Ten Years Thinner is a simple, sustainable road map to the physique you’ve always dreamed of having!

Designed to increase awareness of online resources and highlight the value of your eBook collection, the January eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of Da Capo Press. Don’t miss the opportunity to share this groundbreaking diet and exercise plan.

Ten Years Thinner will be provided with free, unlimited access January 1-31, 2010. Click on this promotional tools web page to let your patrons know about the e-book.

Free training opportunities and customer-ready resources from the ProQuest Global Training Newsletter. Information about webinars and search tips also available.

Read the January 2010 issue of the Gale Report Newsletter. The issue contains the following articles:

1. Nicolas Sarkozy fights Google over classic books
2. The Bush library collection — from monogrammed cowboy boots to Swarovski crystals
3. Frank Zappa statue to go near Maryland library
4. Speak out for libraries at Gale booth #1732 at ALA
5. Gale announces new iPhone application
6. Become a fan of Gale on Facebook

Invisible China: A Journey Through Ethnic Borderlands
by Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson
Chicago Review Press, 2009
Product ID: 281250

Hailed as a “spectacular achievement” by Publishers Weekly

In this eloquent and eye-opening adventure narrative, authors Colin Legerton and Jacob Rawson, two Americans fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Uyghur, throw away the guidebook and bring a hitherto unexplored side of China to light.

They journey over 14,000 miles by bus and train to the farthest reaches of China to meet the minority peoples who dwell there, talking to farmers in their fields, monks in their monasteries, fishermen on their skiffs, and herders on the steppe. As they uncover surprising facts about China’s hidden minorities and their complex position in Chinese society, they discover the social ramifications of inconsistent government policies–and some deep human truths as well.

Designed to increase awareness of online resources and highlight the value of your eBook collection, the November eBook of the Month is provided through the generous support of Chicago Review Press. Don’t miss the opportunity to share this engaging and provocative exploration of China’s remote border and interior regions.

Invisible China will be provided with free, unlimited access November 1-30, 2009. Click on this promotional tools web page to let your patrons know about the e-book.

The new EBSCOhost application is tailor-made for the smaller screens of mobile devices, and offers the most important EBSCOhost features and functionality, right in the palm of your hand! To get started on using your mobile device to access your EBSCOhost resources, simply review this FAQ and learn about:

• the many features of EBSCOhost Mobile
• how to access the application
• which devices are supported

Once you have created a profile in EBSCOadmin for EBSCOhost Mobile, this new interface will be available to all users who have access to your account. To help you alert your users, we have created posters that you can download and print; one of which includes a special, customizable message field. If you (or your library administrator) need assistance setting up a new profile for EBSCOhost Mobile, please communicate with EBSCO’s Technical Support Representatives online, via EBSCO’s Support Form, and remember to allow one to two weeks for setup time.

Visit EBSCO’s Support Site (http://support.ebsco.com) to learn about all of EBSCO’s products, search among thousands of FAQs, and download tutorials, Help Sheets or User Guides.

Sign up today for free webinars and learn more about such Gale resources as Business and Company Resource Center, Health and Wellness Resource Center, and Literature Resource Center, as well as other Gale databases. See the training calendar and register for a class.

Read the November 2009 issue of the Gale Report Newsletter. The issue contains the following articles:

1. Study predicts most college students to take classes online by 2014
2. Reading, PA, public library plans to close all branches
3. Greening a K-12 curriculum
4. MLA 7 is now available in Gale PowerSearch and InfoTrac
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