Your Present: A Half-Hour of Peace
Author: Susie Mantell http://www.relaxintuit.com/main.asp
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"This is an excellent timeless investment in stress relaxation for any busy adult looking for a little time away from worries or concerns. Find a calm place where you will not be interrupted and turn off your phone and computer for this half-hour visual imagery adventure into your personal place of solitude and peace. Be aware that you may become so relaxed that you may fall asleep to the soothing sounds and voice of Susie Mantell. This audio CD may be used in a group setting but be sure all participants are willing to be respectful of each other and remain quiet before beginning"
Reviewed by Melissa DeSutter, Spring 2007

Cooking Light- Regional Fare Cookbook
Get your palette ready for a trip around the world through the Cooking Light Regional Fare Cookbook. Recipes with nutritional facts and entire dinner ideas will transport you to a café or bistro. This picture-filled cookbook is great for those wanting to indulge their taste buds in the rich culture and foods of other countries. The tips, facts and FYI's throughout the book help with cooking techniques and enlighten readers about the specifics of a certain region and its traditions. Mange!
Reviewed by Sarah Janicek, Spring 2007

Minute Meals-Quick& Healthy
Minute Meals Quick & Healthy is the ultimate go-to book for those who want a healthy, preplanned meal. All of the meal items are less than 750 calories or contain fewer than 30% calories from fat. The cookbook makes up for the lack of photos with a step-by-step plan for each meal including a shopping list and tips on how to make the meal preparation run more smoothly.
Reviewed by Sarah Janicek, Spring 2007

301 Ways to have fun at work
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Dave Hemsath and Leslie Yerkes show how you can have fun at work. They present hundreds of methods and activities that incorporate fun into your organization's work: hiring, training sessions, meetings, communications, awards, and teamwork. Most if not all of these suggestions are low to no cost. These 301 ways to have fun at work have been successfully used at other organizations and can be easily adapted to create a positive culture at your workplace.
Reviewed by Gina Edghill, Spring 2007

Fun Works: Creating Places Where People Love to Work
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This book was interesting because it profiled fun places to work, such as Southwest Airlines. Many of the businesses profiled, however, are from the author's hometown in Ohio, so it is harder to imagine them. I liked the ideas and the "how-to" portions of the book and those would definitely be useful for a manager. The relevance to wellness might sometimes be a stretch, as most of the ideas mentioned are managerial in nature. The tone of the book is a little too "uppity" as well.
Reviewed by Brittany Rhea, Spring 2007

The Wellness Revolution
By Paul Zane Pilzer Copyright 2002    260 pages
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Paul Zane Pilzer, economist and entrepreneur, wrote this book. He shows you how to tap into and profit from the next trillion-dollar industry, which he believes is wellness. He predicts that the sales of vitamins and other health-related and wellness items will grow to over $1 trillion annually within 10 years. He shows how you can profit and make a fortune from the growing wellness industry. His website is www.thewellnessrevolution.info
Reviewed by Chrisy Muhler, Spring 2007

Health Promotion Ideas that Work: 84 Proven Activities for the Workplace
Timothy E. Glaros 1997 136 pages
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Finding health promotion ideas that work can be tricky, but Timothy Glaros has found 84 inexpensive and easy ideas that will get your company results. This book is for individuals in charge of implementing worksite health promotion. This book provides ideas for the following topics: nutrition, fitness, stress management, mental health, weight control, cancer prevention, family health, and general promotion. The book also includes an appendix of resources for other ideas and help.
Reviewed by Chrisy Muhler, Spring 2007

Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team. A Field Guide
by Patrick Lencioni
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This book is an easy read. The language is light and the book is full of tools, exercises, assessments, and real-world examples. Patrick Lencioni identifies the main dysfunctions teams face and then offers specific, practical guidance for overcoming them.  This book is ideal for any individual who leads or works in a team on a regular basis. I would also suggest that readers also look at Quick Team-building Activities for Busy Managers by Brian Cole Miller for great team-building activities that are sure to promote synergy within a team.
Reviewed by Gina Edghill, Spring 2007

American College of Sports Medicine Worksite Health Promotion Manual
Author: Carolyn Cox Publisher: Human Kinetics
Copyright: 2003 Rating: 4.5 stars
ACSM Worksite Health Promotion Manual is an excellent guide to build and sustain a healthy worksite environment. This easy-to-use book will take you systematically through starting, maintaining, and evaluating wellness programs in the workplace. As a great daily resource, this book shares theories, experiences, models, ideas, and future trends relating to operating processes, long-term success factors, and reinventing mature worksite health programs. This book is particularly recommended for human resource professionals and worksite wellness coordinators.
Reviewed by Lauren Rappaport , Spring 2007

Healthier at Home: The Proven Guide to Self-Care & Being a Wise Health Consumer
Author: Don R. Powell, Ph.D.  Publisher: American Institute for Preventive Medicine
Copyright: 2005
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Healthier at Home helps you understand how to be a smart health consumer. This guide to self-care includes topics ranging from dental health to emergency procedures and conditions. The goal of this guide is to reduce health care costs and educate you on improving the quality of your life. About one quarter of doctor's visits and over half off emergency room visits are not needed. Healthier at Home informs you about when and where one should seek emergency medical care. This book is recommended for any parent or individual who wants to learn more about making informed choices about healthcare.
Reviewed by Lauren Rappaport, Spring 2007

MindWalks: 100 Easy Ways to Relieve Stress, Stay Motivated, and Nourish Your Soul
By Mary H. Frakes
MindWalks is a new way to enjoy and appreciate walking. This book may help you to relearn how to enjoy the beauty of the environment, motivate yourself to succeed to reach your goals, reduce your stress, awake your creativity, and help you feel more comfortable in your body. Consider MindWalks as a guide to meditating while walking. Caution to those who take meditating to another level and may get too wrapped up in the relaxation of walking. Don't forget to pay attention to the cars and crosswalks!
Reviewed by Sarah Janicek, Spring 2007

The Miracle Foods Cookbook
By M.J. Smith, R.D.
Get ready for the cookbook that takes into consideration the food guidelines set by the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, and the new food pyramid. Recipes found in this cookbook will make it hard NOT to get your five servings of fruits and vegetables. Most meals will take you less than 30 minutes and cost you no more than $10. These recipes are said to help you lose weight, fight disease, and slow the aging process. Now that's a miracle!
Reviewed By Sarah Janicek, Spring 2007

Walk the Four Seasons: Walking and Cross-Training Logbook
By Robert Sweetgall
Make it a year that counts! This logbook will help you track your walking and other workout progress for an entire year. Tips to increase metabolism, muscle mass, and cardiovascular endurance run throughout the logbook with presented in easy-to-read charts and articles. You will learn all you need to know from author Robert Sweetgall who has walked across America seven times. He is the author of eight walking and wellness books. Walk this way!
Reviewed By Sarah Janicek, Spring 2007

Managing to Have Fun
By Matt Weinstein
Thinking outside the box is always appreciated. Author Matt Weinstein gives you great ideas on how to motivate your employees, inspire your coworkers, and boost your bottom line through "outside the box" ideas. This upbeat and practical book is a must-have for innovative and energetic employers.
Reviewed By Sarah Janicek, Spring 2007

Simply the Best All American: Over 250 Regional Favorites from Around the Country
By Weight Watchers
Not sure if you could stand traveling the nation by car? Why not visit the best of what the country has to offer through delicious recipes from across the nation? Weight Watchers has designed a recipe book that incorporates their POINTS values for dishes from the regions of New England, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Plains, The South, Gulf States, Southwest, Mountain West, and The Pacific and Northwest. Although the book does lack photos, the recipes for New York Cheesecake, Shrimp with Key Lime Cocktail Sauce, and Cincinnati Chili make up for it. Who knew that eating healthy could be so rewarding! 
Reviewed By Sarah Janicek, Spring 2007

The 1001 Rewards and Recognition Fieldbook: The Complete Guide
By Bob Nelson, Ph.D. and Dean Spitzer, Ph.D.
Need an idea? This book has it. It covers all facets of individual, team, and organizational rewards and recognition. It will show you how to turn rewards and recognition into real bottom-line business results. Assessments, worksheets, checklists, and reference cards are provided to help you immediately apply the content. It claims to have all of answers to your questions. Check it out!
Reviewed By Sarah Janicek, Spring 2007