"Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey combine their decades of experience studying happiness from every angle to show readers how to improve their lives right now, instead of waiting for the outside world to change. They offer a research-based work plan that shows the reader how to manage their emotions so they no longer control their outlook and behavior; turn life's inevitable difficulties and challenges into opportunities for growth; strengthen their...

A powerful, insightful guide to achieving spiritual balance shows readers the impediments posed by the mind to the path of enlightenment and the secret to connecting with essence of Being, all the while emphasizing the importance of living in the moment.

Offers readers guidance and inspiration on how to find their life's purpose.

Drawing from her own experiences, shows us the intimate and human ways we can adapt to move through life’s dark places and toward the light of hope that still burns ahead for all of us.

In each chapter of Somehow, Lamott explores the unexpected love for a partner later in life. The bruised (and bruising) love for a child who disappoints, even frightens. The sustaining love among a group of sinners, for a community in transition, in the wider world. The lessons she underscores are that love enlightens as it educates, comforts as it energizes, sustains as it surprises. She draws from her own life and experience to delineate the intimate...

A study of foundational biblical narratives, exploring their psychological and cultural significance, aiming to provide insights into human nature, societal structures, and arguing for the potential for personal growth and transformation through an understanding of these ancient tales.