SELF-HELP & RECOVERY
ANDREWS MCMEEL
40 Days and 40 Nights: Taking Time Out for Self Discovery (Apr., $14.95) by Ilene Segalove guides readers on an excursion of personal discovery.
The Book for People Who Do Too Much (May, $9.95) by Bradley Trevor Greive posits that too many people drive themselves beyond reasonable limits.
BANTAM
First Impressions: What You Don't Know About How Others See You (Mar., $22.95) by Ann Demarais and Valerie White emphasizes the importance of that initial impression. Ad/promo.
Retirement for Two: Everything You Need to Know to Thrive Together as Long as You Both Shall Live (Aug., $24) by Maryanne Vandervelde explores the issues that couples face upon retirement. Advertising.
BERRETT-KOEHLER
The Highest Goal: The Secret That Sustains You in Every Moment (July, $24.95) by Michael Ray reveals the content of the Stanford Business School creativity course.
BONUS BOOKS
The "On" Position (May, $24.95) by Katie Moran advocates the exploration and enjoyment of one's sexuality. $75,000 ad/promo. 5-city author tour.
BROADWAY BOOKS
Trusting Yourself: How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed and Live More Happily with Less Effort (May, $14.95) by M.J. Ryan discusses methods for cultivating self-trust and learning to live worry-free.
CAPITAL BOOKS
Swimming with Maya: A Mother's Story (Mar., $26.95) by Eleanor Vincent remembers loving and then losing a daughter, and learning to laugh again. Author tour.
CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS (dist. by IPG)
The Gift of You: How to Tell Your Loved Ones Who You Really Are (May, $14.95) by Bill McCord offers commonsense strategies for adults who want to share their true selves with their families.
CITADEL PRESS
SOS: A Girl's Guide to Sex, Optimism, and Surviving the 21st Century (June, $9.95) by Helen Hawkes is a miscellaneous guide for young women on how to throw a party, clinch a job interview, change a tire and more.
J. COUNTRYMAN
The Power of Attitude (Mar., $14.99) by Mac Anderson. The founder of Successories emphasizes the workings of the mind and heart in this guide to success.
CROSSROAD/CARLISLE (dist. by NBN)
What to Do with the Rest of Your Life: Awakening and Achieving Your Unspoken Dreams (Apr., $25.95) by J. Keith Miller. Suggestions, questions and exercises uncover each reader's dreams for the future. Ad/promo.
FAIR WINDS PRESS
Your Long Erotic Weekend: Four Days of Passion for a Lifetime of Magnificent Sex (Mar., $22) by Lana Holstein, M.D., and David Taylor, M.D., aims to revitalize one's sex life in order to become a better lover.
FREE PRESS
The Four Things that Matter Most: A Book About Living (Mar., $23) by Ira Byock, M.D., offers practical suggestions for transforming and healing relationships.
GOTHAM BOOKS
Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Meaning During Life's Ordeals (May, $27.50) by Thomas Moore offers methods for confronting problems. Author tour.
HAMPTON ROADS
Mr. Everit's Secret: What I Learned from the World's Richest Man (June, $17.95) by Alan H. Cohen reveals lessons about moving from a fear mentality to a wealth mentality, as learned by a man hired to manage Mr. Everit's wheelbarrow factory.
HARMONY
I Know Why We're Here: The True Story of an Ordinary Woman's Extraordinary Gift (Mar., $24) by Mia Dolan. One of England's best-known psychics recounts her working-class childhood and the discovery of her gift of clairvoyance.
The Craggy Hole in My Heart and the Cat Who Fixed It (May, $23) by Geneen Roth tells how the author's father and a 20-pound cat taught her to love without reservation.
HARPERCOLLINS
Fear and Other Uninvited Guests (May, $23.95) by Harriet Lerner examines how fear operates as a key motivating force in people's lives. 100,000 first printing.
HARPERRESOURCE
Fire Your Boss (May, $23.95) by Stephen Pollan and Mark Levine explains how to take control of your work life, protect income and seek satisfaction in your personal life.
HAY HOUSE
How to Ruin Your Financial Life (Mar., $14.95) by Ben Stein. The economist, financial expert for Barron's, commentator for Fox News and successful investor suggests a new method for making money. 50,000 first printing. Ad/promo. Author tour.
The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-create Your World Your Way (Mar., $24.95) by Wayne W. Dyer approaches intention as a force in the universe that allows creativity to take place. 150,000 first printing. 14-city author tour.
HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS
Dare to Forgive (Mar., $19.95) by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., states that forgiveness is a sign of strength, not of weakness.
HENRY HOLT
I'm OK, You're My Parents: How to Overcome Guilt, Let Go of Anger, and Create a Relationship That Works (Apr., $24) by Dale Atkins and Nancy Hass helps adult children achieve better relationships with their parents. Ad/promo.
HYPERION
If I Knew It Was Going to Be This Much Fun, I Would Have Become a Grandparent First (Apr., $22.95) by Willard Scott explores the joys of grandparenthood. 100,000 first printing.
NELSON
The Lost Choice: A Legend of Personal Discovery (June, $19.99) by Andy Andrews. A parable delivers a message about success.
PERIGEE
What Jackie Taught Us: Lessons We Learned from America's Most Remarkable Woman (Apr., $19.95) by Tina Santi Flaherty explores the characteristics that made Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis a continuing source of inspiration and influence.
CLARKSON POTTER
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: The Fab 5's Guide to Looking Better, Cooking Better, Dressing Better, Behaving Better, and Living Better (Mar., $27.50) by Ted Allen et al. The team featured on the successful television show shares ways for froglike straight men to reveal their inner princes. Ad/promo.25-city radio satellite tour.
RANDOM HOUSE
Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life (May, $16.95) by John McCain with Mark Salter quotes McCain's favorite examples of people who faced adversity and triumphed. Ad/promo.
RIVERHEAD
Becoming Real: Defeating the Stories We Tell Ourselves That Hold Us Back (May, $24.95) by Gail Saltz, M.D., gives advice for breaking old patterns and taking control. Ad/promo.
RODALE
Realistically Ever After (May, $23.95) by Cristina Ferrare offers a lighthearted take on after "happily ever after." 125,000 first printing.
Between Trapezes (Aug., $22.95) by Gail Blanke shows how in-between times can also be the best of times.
RYLAND PETERS & SMALL
Unlock Your Potential (Apr., $19.95) by Liz Wilde offers advice on how to design a happy life.
ST. MARTIN'S
Step Wars or Step Love: Making Peace Within Adult Stepfamilies (Apr., $24.95) by Grace Gabe, M.D., and Jean Lipman-Blumen addresses new family roles and issues for adult stepchildren and parents that come with remarriage.
TARCHER
The Sound of Paper (Mar., $19.95) by Julia Cameron. The author of The Artist's Way discusses the soul work that artists undertake to find inspiration.
What Are You Afraid of? (Apr., $21.95) by Lavinia Plonka identifies habits that trigger anxieties and suggests exercises to combat fear.
TAYLOR TRADE
Tongue Fu at School (May, $24.95) by Sam Horn explains conflict resolution through Tongue Fu, a trademarked communication methodology.
VIKING
It Was Food vs. Me—and I Won: How I Learned to Face My Fears, Feed My Cravings, Make New Choices, and Live a Life Beyond Food (May, $21.95) by Nancy Goodman recounts the author's realization that obsession with weight and food was overriding her relationship with life. 5-city author tour.
VILLARD
Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow (May, $24.95) by Elizabeth Lesser tells of ordinary people who used change to improve their lives. Ad/promo. 7-city author tour.
