When The Man You Love Is Ill Doing Your Best For Your Partner Without Losing Yourself

Marlow & Company 2007
ISBN 978-1-56924-285-8

Heart attack. Parkinson's. Cancer. Stroke. Whenever an illness strikes, a couple's world turns upside down. This book offers compassionate advice for dealing with losses, navigating the medical establishment, protecting finances, understanding the male-patient psyche, coping with stress and talking through fears, keeping your family stable, maintaining your sex life, nurturing a thriving relationship, making your own needs a priority. Practical, step-by-step solutions for crisis and chronic situations.

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Just a Note to Say... The Perfect Words for Every Occasion

Clarkson Potter, 1996 
ISBN 0-517-70348-3

This bestseller proves that you don't have to write a lot to say a lot.  Brief, yet meaningful notes can let people know how much they matter.  Over 350 ideas and examples help you put your genuine feelings down on paper, whether you're adding a few personal lines to a card or writing a separate note.  Covers birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, births, graduations, holidays, get well notes, and other occasions.
Almost 200,000 copies sold

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"Not a collection of business letters  ready to be mailed to just anyone ... Isaacs takes her own advice and offers a very engaging view of an etiquette practice many would prefer to forget ... emphasizes the value of ignoring such high-tech tools as e-mail in favor of handwritten or typed missives ... every solution adds both grace and humanity to a work relationship, which is, after all, the prime raison d'etre for notes and their continued use as a business and social communications vehicle."   -- Barbara Jacobs, Booklist

This ultimate guide helps you write memorable follow-up notes, thank-you notes, cover notes for resumes, notes to recognize promotions and achievements, notes for retirement and job loss --and more.  A great way to give yourself an edge in the fast-paced business world. 
Over 50,000 copies sold

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BlindSpots Stop Repeating Mistakes That Mess Up Your Love Life, Career, Finances and Happiness

Co-authored with Steven Simring, MD & Sue Klavans Simring, DSW

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Change Your Mind, Change Your Body: Feeling Good About Your Body And Self After 40

Co-authored with Ann Kearney-Cooke, Ph.D

 "If anyone is going to stand up at your wedding and give a toast, you'll want to make sure they've read Here's to You! first. It's chock-full of funny, warm, poignant real-life toasts, as fun to read as they must have been to hear. Any toast-writer will find his creative juices flowing the minute he finishes reading." -Antonia van der Meer, Editor, Modern Bride Magazine

You don't have to be a skilled public speaker to give a meaningful and appropriate toast or tribute.  Just speak from the heart and follow some easy rules.  Real-life examples, plus clear tips and techniques, help you to create remarks that will be remembered and appreciated for all types of personal and professional events.

" ... defining friendship, when it's a good thing, and when it goes bad... Isaacs has researched her subject, and her case stories are entertaining."--   ©1999, Kirkus Reviews

Friends are sources of help, hope, and growth as we confront life's pressures and changes. Vivid anecdotes, plus insights from experts, explain how the right friends can enhance your career, marriage, the single life, retirement, and make you a better parent.  You'll also learn how to navigate tricky waters in business and on-line friendships, with in-laws, with the opposite sex—and how to make lasting personal and professional friends. 

What do you say when someone's loved one has died?  When you understand what's expected of you (it's a lot less than you may think) and how to respond, you can relax and do the right thing. This book offers  hundreds of examples to stimulate your own thinking, and explains the rules for different kinds of relationship losses. You'll learn the skills to express sympathy appropriately in even the most difficult situations-and make meaningful eulogies as well.