Adulting 101: Life Skills for College Students

Whether you're changing jobs, joining a group, or moving to a new city, putting yourself out there in new situations is no picnic. But when we let our worries stop us from getting familiar with our surroundings and learning the dos and don'ts of our new environment, we seriously hinder our progress, our joy, and the many exciting opportunities that await us.

No one learns "etiquette" anymore (except by embarrassing trial and error). But manners are more than a dusty tradition: Done right, they make life easier--for everyone! That's why Sandi Toksvig highlights decency rather than convention in this entertaining guide to co-existing with other people.

We've all looked enviously across the room at that person who seems to effortlessly interact with everyone - humorous, confident and well liked. That person is confident with people they don't know, they have no fear of rejection, they can handle difficult situations with apparent ease. Well now you can too. How to Talk to Absolutely Anyone will show you exactly how to develop better communication for better results.

This approachable guide to conflict resolution offers practical advice on how to manage difficult conversations and foster healthier relationships with even your most irritating fellow humans--spouses, partners, colleagues, parents, children-- the Zen way.

The phenomenon of friendship is universal and elemental. Friends, after all, are the family we choose. But what makes these bonds not just pleasant but essential, and how do they affect our bodies and our minds?

I'll Be There (But I'll Be Wearing Sweatpants) provides you with the how of cultivating deep relationships in this messy, chaotic, beautiful life. You'll learn how to admit you need friends--then go out and find them, dismantle the lies you've believed about friendship, love yourself so you can find people who will love you for you, be a good friend even though you can't be a perfect one, and heal from a friend breakup--and find the courage to try again.

You are a person worthy of love. You don't have to do anything to deserve all the love in the world. Real Love is a creative tool kit of mindfulness exercises and meditation techniques that help you to truly engage with your present experience and create deeper love relationships with yourself, your partner, friends and family, and with life itself.