28 October 2008: This week's book reviews, by Carol Livingstone, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury.

REAL LIFE: Preparing For the 7 Most Challenging Days of Your Life, by Dr. Phil McGraw

Loss; fear; adaptability breakdown; physical health; mental health; addiction; or existential crisis - this book makes it possible for you to be there for yourself or to be calm in the middle of the storm for someone you love when any of these difficult days arrive. 
 

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: Divorce and Recovery, by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen

101 stories about surviving and thriving after divorce so that you come out the other side happy, healthy and independent. 
 

LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER, by Maya Angelou

Dedicated to the daughter she never had but sees all around her, Angelou reveals her path to living well and living a life with meaning.  Part guidebook, part memoir, part poetry, she writes from the heart.   
 

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