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ASSERTIVENESS for EARTH A NgElS assertiveness Angel.indd 1 8/27/13 2:11 PM Also by Doreen Virtue books/Calendar/Kits/oracle board Living Pain Free (with robert reeves, n.D.; available March 2015) The Lightworker’s Survival Guide (with Charles Virtue; available January 2015) Angels of Abundance (with Grant Virtue; available August 2014) The Big Book of Angel Tarot (with radleigh Valentine; available July 2014) Angel Dreams (with Melissa Virtue; available April 2014) Angel Astrology 101 (with yasmin boland; available March 2014) Angels of Love (with Grant Virtue available January 2014) Angel Detox (with robert reeves, n.D.; available January 2014) How to Heal a Grieving Heart (with James Van Praagh) The Essential Doreen Virtue Collection Whispers from Above 2014 Calendar The Miracles of Archangel Gabriel Mermaids 101 Flower Therapy (with robert reeves, n.D.) 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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Virtue, Doreen. Assertiveness for earth angels : how to be loving instead of “too nice” / Doreen Virtue. -- 1st edition. pages cm isbn 978-1-4019-2880-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. success. 2. Assertiveness (Psychology) i. title. bJ1611.2.V57 2013 158.2--dc23 2013022689 Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-2880-3 16 15 14 13 4 3 2 1 1st edition, november 201 Printed in the united states of America assertiveness Angel.indd 8 8/27/13 2:11 PM