Let's be real; life can be hard. It gets messy, gritty, and incredibly tart. Lemonade is a collection of stories written by warrior women who share powerful, vulnerable, and bone-chilling truths that will inspire and empower you to find the lemons in your life, sip some tangy yet sweet lemonade, and unravel your tightly wound self a bit more . . . until you feel free . . . bold . . . courageous . . . and expansive enough to be who you are . . . who you are meant to be. Contributing Authors: Michelle Nicolet Stephanie Dinsmore Melissa Punambolam Gina Brigadi Andrea Sluga Tracy Lynne Nathalie Amlani Andrea Mourad Kat Inokai Michelle Tonn Jennifer O'hare Chiara Fritzler Anita Volikis Julie Cass Erin Montgomery Kristi Stubbs Coleman Toni Ronayne Casie Scorey

The secret to an extraordinary life starts with five simple changes that anyone can make. In this groundbreaking book, Zack Friedman starts with a fundamental question: What drives success? It's not only hard work, talent, and skill. The most successful people have one thing in common,?the power to flip five internal "switches." We all have these five switches, and when activated, they are the secret to fuel success, create happiness, and conquer anything. The Lemonade Life is filled with inspirational and practical advice that will teach you: Why you should write yourself a $10 million check Why your career depends on the Greek alphabet Why you need?ikigai?in your life How Judge Judy can help you have better work meetings How these twenty questions will change your life Learn from the entrepreneur who failed 5,126 times before becoming a billionaire, the fourteenth-century German monk who helped reinvent Domino's Pizza, the technology visionary who asked himself the same question every morning, the country music icon who bought more than one hundred million books, and the ice cream truck driver who made $110,237 in less than one hour. With powerful stories and actionable lessons, this book will profoundly change the way you live, lead, and work. Your path to greatness starts with a simple choice. Everyday, you're choosing to live one of two lives: the Lemon Life or the Lemonade Life. Which life will you lead?

In order to earn money for college, fourteen-year-old LaVaughn babysits for a teenage mother.

We've all heard the adage: When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. But no one ever says how. Finally, with the inspiration of Plato and the help other great philosophers, Tom Morris has figured it out and here gives us a recipe we all can use. Along the way, he shows us how to move with wisdom from difficulty to delight in everything we do.

1927The ancient lemon tree sits resplendent on a farm in Italy. It holds the secrets of former kings and saints and has been protected through time by the Hugen-Toblers'. The farming family's future is in the balance when tragic events unfold, and the tree is threatened.Corrado's passion is cooking. When he leaves Italy for London no one knows the unimaginable effect it will have on the tree and his family...In London, Margaret is trapped in a loveless marriage with an older man who has a dark secret. He constantly buys her shoes but cannot make love to her.Shifting between drab, grey England and vibrant, sunny Italy, Margaret and Corrado find themselves embarking on life changing journeys; little do they know how inconceivably important it will become when their lives collide and cultures clash.A story of family, food, love and lemons. Can new love find a way through adversity and ultimately save the tree?What people are saying about this book...'A book whose characters' lives become a part of yours. I couldn't put it down and read it in two days.'Rae Harlond'Love, Life & Lemons is a wonderful book. It is a vibrant feast for the senses from start to finish.'Sharon Beadman'This is a book I want on my bookshelf.'Nikki Wood

LOVE AGAIN is one man's journey and everyone's story. Beautifully conceived and deeply compassionate, Patrick D. Shaffer's literary debut chronicles his painful journey from a devastating loss of love toward ultimate spiritual and emotional freedom. Told with rare emotional honesty, Love Again is written with a refreshing blend of candor, humor and tenderness. Brave in its literary expression, every reader is allowed to peer directly into the author's soul. Love Again dares to express what most men feel, but fear to say - and what every woman longs to hear. Love Again challenges preconceived notions about the depth of masculine emotion while paving a pathway to self-recovery and healing for everyone who reads it. Love Again is co-written by New York Times bestselling author Sylvester Monroe. Patrick D'Anzel Shaffer is a writer and sacred activist. He fuses together a profound cultural sensitivity with a passion for progressive leadership. He has been profiled in the July '09 issue of Essence magazine, and the cover of April '08 Being Single magazine. He and his work have appeared on CNN, MSMNC's The Grio, The Root, the Washington Post's On Faith section; and The Huffington Post. Patrick lives in Chicago, IL.