Good Stuff

September 26, 2008

Check our Soapier 's creative soap products, which are developed from scratch by founder and designer, Linda Nigro, and her daughter Erica Allen.
     
Soapier's products ranging from soaps-by-the-slice, goats milk soaps, 3-D creations called Works of Art Soaps and its Natural line called Soapier Accent Soaps. For more information, visit www.Soapier.com.

    
Hana has just launched three professional styling tools, including a 1 ½-inch model, which is perfect for those with long or thick hair. Hana’s Professional Iron contains tourmaline to its plates for a boost in negative ions. This iron comes in black and now in a special pink edition. The irons can be used with wet or dry year and come with its own heat-proof storing pouch and mat. For more information visit www.hanasalon.com.

Hillside Candy , a leading manufacturer of popular confections, has introduced GoNaturally, an organic candy line that is handmade, gluten- free, kosher, and USDA certified organic. Using organic evaporated cane juice and organic brown rice syrup for sweetness, the candy contains no trans fats, preservatives, corn syrup, FD&C colors, and no hydrogenated oils.  In keeping with the environmentally friendly concept, the GoNaturally packaging and twist wraps are all recyclable.  For more information visit www.hillsidecandy.com.


Mineral cosmetics have been around for years, but recently have been shaking up the cosmetic market. freshMinerals is the brainchild of Chris Chon, founder of Mirage Cosmetics. Believing that customers deserve quality products at affordable prices, Chon developed the freshMinerals Starter Kit, which is rapidly becoming one of the leading distributed 100% natural mineral make-up available on the market. Visit www.freshmineralsusa.com.

After more than 25 years in some of America's top-earning companies, Keith Wyche knows a thing or two about surviving in the workplace, and in his first book "Good is Not Enough: And Other Unwritten Rules for Minority Professionals" he shares must-have advice on climbing the managerial ladder as a minority in the rigorous world of corporate America. 
    
From the power of perception to unavoidable double standards, Wyche exposes the realities about corporate thinking and culture, and provides essential advice on meeting these challenges head-on and winning. Wyche, president of U.S. operations at Pitney Bowes, details in his book that in corporate America today there is 'the way it is' and 'the way it should be.'  For more information visit www.goodisnotenough.com.
 
Liz Edmunds , aka The Food Nanny, share what she learned from years of family dinners she now shares in "The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner: Easy Family Meals For Every Day of the Week." For more about Liz and her book, go to palmerpletsch.com/thefoodnannyrescuesdinner.htm.


"How to Succeed in Business using LinkedIn" is a handbook for those who use this site for networking on the Web. More than 25 million business professionals log into this site every day to look for job opportunities, search for potential clients, get recommendations and reconnect with former co-workers. The book, by Eric Butow and Kathy Taylor , takes users through every aspect of the site, from getting registered and building their network to posing questions and creating groups. Users will also learn how to search for experts in their field, find leads, get a job and market their businesses. For more information, www.amacombooks.org.