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1) Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead
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Discusses how to embrace vulnerability in order to live a whole, courageous life, explaining that traits typically regarded as character flaws and weaknesses are actually clear paths to engagement and meaningful connections.
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2014.
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A quarter-century edition of a classic book by the award-winning author of Dancing with the Wu Li Masters explores a new phase of human evolution that reflects a growing understanding about authentic, spiritually based power based on cooperative beliefs and a reverence for life.
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2017.
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“Anne Lamott is my Oprah.” —Chicago Tribune
The New York Times bestseller from the author of Dusk, Night, Dawn, Almost Everything and Bird by Bird, a powerful exploration of mercy and how we can embrace it.
"Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening book, Hallelujah Anyway. It's the permission you give others—and...
The New York Times bestseller from the author of Dusk, Night, Dawn, Almost Everything and Bird by Bird, a powerful exploration of mercy and how we can embrace it.
"Mercy is radical kindness," Anne Lamott writes in her enthralling and heartening book, Hallelujah Anyway. It's the permission you give others—and...
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, bite-sized inspiration and guidance to keep your transformation on track
For anyone who has ever had trouble staying motivated while trailblazing towards badassery, You Are a Badass Every Day is the companion to keep you fresh, grateful, mighty, and driven. In 100 exercises, reflections, and cues that you can use to immediately realign your mind and keep your...
For anyone who has ever had trouble staying motivated while trailblazing towards badassery, You Are a Badass Every Day is the companion to keep you fresh, grateful, mighty, and driven. In 100 exercises, reflections, and cues that you can use to immediately realign your mind and keep your...
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2014.
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For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris's latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.
From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important truths can be found in...
From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important truths can be found in...
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One of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time from the bestselling author of City of Girls and Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert.
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love touched the world and changed countless lives, inspiring and empowering millions of readers to search for their own best selves. Now, this beloved and iconic book returns in a beautiful 10th anniversary edition, complete with an updated...
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love touched the world and changed countless lives, inspiring and empowering millions of readers to search for their own best selves. Now, this beloved and iconic book returns in a beautiful 10th anniversary edition, complete with an updated...
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF 10% HAPPIER
Too busy to meditate? Can’t turn off your brain? Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym? This book is for you.
You’ll also get access to guided audio meditations on the 10% Happier app, to jumpstart your practice from day one.
ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals,...
Too busy to meditate? Can’t turn off your brain? Curious about mindfulness but more comfortable in the gym? This book is for you.
You’ll also get access to guided audio meditations on the 10% Happier app, to jumpstart your practice from day one.
ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals,...
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2012
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IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 15
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Recounts how the author and his mother read and discussed books during her chemotherapy treatments, describing how the activity involved a wide range of literary genres, furthered their appreciation for literature, and strengthened their bond.
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2021.
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In this unique blend of history, science and memoir, the author examines and experiences three plant drugs — opium, caffeine and mescaline — from several very different angles and contexts, exploring the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants.
13) The Secret
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Argues that The Secret, a way of thinking, has been found in oral traditions throughout history and that by understanding it and using it in every aspect of life, money, health, and happiness will follow.
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2015
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In a true story of pioneer women, immigrants, ghost hunters, psychics, frontier fortitude, mental illness, imagination and lore, the author takes us to a Sante Fe hotel where she traces the life, death and unsettled afterlife of her great-great-grandmother Julia, who haunts this elegant establishment.
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2018.
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From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives
"I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround...
"I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of Almost Everything. Despair and uncertainty surround...
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In your hands, you hold the secret to transforming your life. Big words? Yes, but this is a plan that has already proven itself with millions of people around the world. Pastor Will Bowen developed the life-changing A COMPLAINT FREE WORLD plan based on the simple idea that good things will happen for you in abundance if you can just leave your grumbling behind. In a Sunday-morning sermon, Will told his congregation he wanted to make the world a complaint-free...
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2013.
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Today show co-anchor and New York Times best-selling author Hoda Kotb is no stranger to overcoming tough odds. In Ten Years Later, she celebrates the uplifting stories of six people who persevered in the face of tragic situations and seemingly unbeatable challenges. Whether telling of a woman leaving an abusive relationship and losing hundreds of pounds, or a civilian hero of 9/11, these tales share a common thread - embracing the enduring power
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2023.
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In this deeply personal memoir, the ultimate It Girl shares, for the first time, the hidden history that traumatized and defined her and how she rose above a series of heart-wrenching challenges to find healing, lasting love, and a life of meaning and purpose.
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