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PR for People® Book Reviews: How May I Help You?

Barbara McMichael

June 14, 2017

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The American Dream has always included the idea of satisfying employment and upward mobility, but a new book by Deepak Singh sketches out a less rosy reality.

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This Is How It Always Is – Laurie Frankel

Barbara McMichael

February 26, 2017

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This Is How It Always Is – Laurie Frankel Flatiron Books – 332 pp - $25.99

So let’s talk about risk. Is it something you take on, like skydiving? Or something you fend off, with mutual funds and homeowner’s insurance?

Life – let’s face it – is a risky proposition. But it’s riskier for some people than it is for others.

Take the transgender population....

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BOOKS: The Big Thing – Phyllis Korkki

Barbara McMichael

January 12, 2017

BOOKS: Book review by Barbara Lloyd McMichael How to stick your neck out and accomplish your Big Thing in 2017

The Big Thing – Phyllis Korkki HarperCollins – 256 pp - $26.99

Those of us who make the same New Year’s resolutions every January 1 without ever reaching our goal will find a kindred spirit in Phyllis Korkki – and rekindled hope.

A business journalist for the New...

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Recalculating: 97+ Experts on Driving Small Business Growth

Barbara McMichael

October 04, 2016

PR for People® Reviews: BOOKS: By Barbara Lloyd McMichael

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Recalculating: 97+ Experts on Driving Small Business Growth – curated by Joann M. Laing

Information Strategies Inc. – 336 pp - $

A business plan is considered a basic building block of any company, but in today’s fast-changing business climate, it’s essential to be nimble, too. With that in mind, the...

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Finding destiny in the details

Barbara McMichael

September 30, 2016

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Finding destiny in the details

Callings – Dave Isay

Penguin Press – 272 pp - $26

Bookstores have shelves full of motivational books that promise wealth creation, happier lives, and sculpted bodies.

The truth is, most of these books do contain helpful kernels of wisdom, but it’s hard to ignore the feeling that many...

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PR for People® Book Reviews August 2016

Barbara McMichael

August 21, 2016

Mindfulness and Money

The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness – Bari Tessler

Parallax Press – 296 pp - $22.95

To be a successful entrepreneur, you need a good idea, the guts to develop it into a sustainable business, and the financing to make it happen. Often, it’s that third leg of the stool that presents the biggest problem. But “...