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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of cliches, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you don't break in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking...
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English
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From award-winning journalist Sherwood comes a fascinating exploration of survival that can help prepare you for life's inevitable struggles, from cancer and crime to car accidents and airplane crashes.
Discover how to become the kind of person who survives and thrives with this "must-read" New York Times bestseller that's filled with fascinating true stories and helpful advice (New York Times).
Each second of the day, someone in America faces a crisis,...
3) I guess I haven't learned that yet: discovering new ways of living when the old ways stop working
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Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist writes about unexpected loss, change, faith, midlife, and a move to New York City with her signature depth and vulnerability. In this book, she invites us to practice curiosity and self-compassion, to become beginners again, and to rediscover resilience and courage in our own seasons of change"--
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Publisher
Mortimer
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Reflecting on nature's unknowable and mysterious qualities, Grounded explores how we can therapeutically benefit from a deeper connection with nature, finding within it balance, stillness, solitude, resilience, contentment, activity, fearlessness - and our own wild voice. In addition to practical exercises and mindful activities, there are personal stories and thought-provoking questions that will help us understand what it means to be alive in the...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Spark is a journal designed to remind us of the beauty our lives hold. Bestselling poet Atticus shows us all how to rekindle the light within––and that starts by taking a moment and writing a sentence. Engaging prompts, a wealth of writing space, and original inspirational poems sprinkled throughout create an illuminating journal you’ll find yourself using daily.
6) How to smile
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Publisher
Parallax Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A Zen master provides teachings, tools and meditations to practice during times of suffering to help promote transformation and healing within ourselves and also how to listen deeply and develop a greater capacity to understand the suffering of others.
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The average American spends ninety percent of their time indoors, and children are no exception. Today, kids can spend up to seven hours per day looking at screens. Not only does this phenomenon have consequences for our kids' physical and mental health, it calls into question their ability to understand and engage with anything beyond the built environment. We can talk about environmental stewardship, but until more people make meaningful contact...
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Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Alex Toussaint, the rising Peloton star who counts everyone from Roger Federer and the Golden State Warriors to the Today Show’s Carson Daly as fans, hops off the bike and gives readers the inspiration and motivation they need to activate their greatness in every aspect of their lives. Alex Toussaint is known for his grueling workouts where he promises “to kick your ass” – yet thousands keep coming back for more. Why? Because he might be the...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
One spring morning, Kathryn Schulz went to lunch with a stranger and fell in love. Having spent years looking for the right relationship, she was dazzled by how swiftly everything changed when she finally met her future wife. But as the two of them began building a life together, Schulz's beloved father - a charming, brilliant, absentminded Jewish refugee - went into the hospital with a minor heart condition and never came out. Newly in love yet also...
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Quadrille Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The Happiness Year encourages you to explore different ways of discovering happiness through each season and shows you how to nurture this in your everyday life. Seasons tend to be associated with certain behaviors: spring with hope, summer with sociable relaxation, autumn with harvesting, winter with hibernating. The Happiness Year features a host of tips and exercises to encourage you to break away from certain patterns, including mindful breathing...
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Harper Select
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
""I thought I'd found myself in a world that, in order for me to fit into it, I had to fold myself up and break myself down. But it's a tight squeeze in a box that's only good for hiding."--Joanna Gaines"--
oanna Gaines' new book, The Stories We Tell, invites us on an authentic and deeply vulnerable journey into her story—and helps shine a light on the beauty of our own—guiding us to release the weights that hold us back so we may live and share...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"There are issues, and there are issues: love, loss, success, failure, hope, regret, life, death. ... Phil Stutz has spent his life pondering the big challenges that we all face, and this profound book puts the conclusions he's reached at your fingertips. ... Each [essay] will change the way you think, but taken all together, this book becomes something far more than the sum of its parts--a compendium of human experience and knowledge that will reframe...
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HarperWave
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Recently, top pros have been performing well past a previously considered prime: World-class athletes such as Kelly Slater, the greatest surfer of all time, is winning competitions in his fifties; Tom Brady can beat players half his age. But what about the rest of us? Steven Kotler has been studying human performance for thirty years, and taught hundreds of thousands of people at all skill levels, age groups, and walks of life, how to achieve peak...
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HarperCollins Leadership
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Growing up in the projects, Jeezy learned early how to hustle to get what he needed and took those lessons into adulthood. It wasn't easy, but he did what he had to do to be successful. Now, he wants to share what he learns with those coming up behind them so they don't have the make the same mistakes he did"--
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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
China, 1934: A naive orphan and shy gunsmith, Ping, has fallen in love with Yong, who is a sophisticated veteran, a skilled marksman, and a true believer in Marxist ideology. Winning her affections will take an ideological battle—something he does not understand. To make matters worse, Yong has shown interest in Ping’s best friend, Luo. On the eve of a great Communist defeat, Ping sabotages Luo’s rifle, causing the bullet to backfire into his...