Kirjahaku

Avoid Life's Major Sand Traps Updated version 2016. An incredible range of life lessons sprinkled with funny, memorable, and moving stories. Practical, workable solutions from a totally unique, straightforward approach. Distills everything young people need into one concise, fun to read format. Parents: You want your kids to know these things Book Benefits: Show young people, in a clear and non-preaching way, how to avoid the major sand traps of life that snag every generation. Keeps readers entertained with fun and engaging stories from the author's careers as a surgeon, firefighter, police officer, scuba divemaster, golfer, amateur comedian, and more.Target audience Ages 14 to 40 and concerned parents.This book lets you: Identify your Radar - It's your brain functioning optimally; not a vague intuition or sixth sense. Train your Radar - Stock your memory bank with key information on crime avoidance, healthy weight, tattoos, getting organized, respectful relationships, going to college or work. Cut through fake complexity with clear thinking on evaluating people, investments, credit cards. Learn the most dangerous toxic personality types and avoid them like the plague. Meet the Radar Jammers - They have the power to turn down or turn off our clear thinking Radars. Some are well known: alcohol and drugs, peer pressure, infatuation, anger. Others are surprising: showing off, fake complexity, unthinking religions, the need for speed, and even fast food Most sand traps of life have a Radar Jammer or two waving people in. Learn specific techniques to deal with them all. "C.B. provides young people practical advice to help navigate life's inevitable obstacles and hurdles. All parents want at some time to be able to whisper wisdom into their child's ear...Trust Your Radar, does just that." Craig Wasserman, co-author of The Invisible Spotlight "C.B. Brooks explains the complex world of personal finance in simple, understandable terms and in a fun, conversational style." Taylor Larimore, co-author of The Bogleheads Guide to Investing and The Bogleheads Guide to Retirement Planning.

Attention all slackers. We know you just can't read a full length self-improvement book. So here's the Slackers' Edition of Trust Your Radar. Same real world advice, just in a short, easy to read, quick format; because we know you're busy slacking around. You won't get the fun stories of the full version - but you will get the message.Trust Your Radar: Honest Advice for Teens and Young Adults from a Surgeon, Firefighter, Police Officer, Scuba Divemaster, Golfer, and Amateur Comedian, shows people how to avoid the major sand traps of life that snag every generation. The Trust Your Radar Slackers' Edition is a short, streamlined version of the original work aimed at those who lack the motivation to get through a full sized book. It contains the same ideas: identify your brain radar, train it in key areas, and deal with the Radar Jammers of modern life.Target audience: Ages 14-40, especially teens, college students, and concerned parents.Perfect gift for the slackers in your life.Here's the story: Identify your Radar - it's your brain functioning optimally; not a vague intuition or sixth sense.Train your Radar in key areas like: evaluating people, personal safety, healthy relationships, physical and mental well-being, money and credit cards, career choice.Meet the Radar Jammers. They have the power to turn down or turn off our clear thinking Radars. Some are well known: alcohol and drugs, peer pressure, infatuation, anger. Others are surprising: showing off, fake complexity, unthinking religions, the need for speed, dangerous personality disorders, and even fast food Learn specific techniques to deal with them all.Parents - "You want your kids to know these things "