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Why is it so hard to get students to pay attention? Conventional wisdom blames iPhones, insisting that access to technology has ruined students' ability to focus. The logical response is to ban electronics in class.
But acclaimed educator...
How do you find a competitive edge when the obstacles feel...
One Sunday afternoon, as she unloaded the dishwasher, Gretchen Rubin felt hit by a wave of homesickness. Homesick—why? She was standing right in her own kitchen. She felt homesick, she realized, with love for home itself. “Of all the elements of a happy...
"The key is managing stress, so we can lead healthier, happier lives. The 5 Resets will help you do just that."
— Katie Couric, Journalist and Founder and CEO, Katie Couric Media
""A masterful approach to rewire our brains and bodies from the inside out.""
— Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO, Thrive Global
From Harvard stress expert,
...In 1945, after his capture at the end of the Second World War, Hermann Göring arrived at an American-run detention center in war-torn Luxembourg, accompanied by sixteen suitcases and a red hatbox.
The suitcases contained all manner of paraphernalia: medals, gems, two cigar cutters, silk underwear, a hot-water bottle, and the equivalent of $1 million in cash. Hidden in a coffee can, a set of brass vials housed glass capsules containing a
...Do you suffer from mood swings that have a damaging effect? Do you find it difficult to manage them? Do you need sound advice and the right instruction to alter the way you think and act? We can all suffer from bad moods occasionally. A problem at work, a change in the weather or an unexpected bill can all have an adverse effect on us and the way we think. Sometimes that mood can manifest itself in an outburst at someone close to you, exacerbating
...A groundbreaking, practical three-week program to help you cope with life's tough moments, overcome misfortune, build habitual resiliency, and ultimately boost your overall happiness.
Truly happy and successful people share a common trait: resilience. Not only do they know how to rebound from setbacks, they are strengthened by challenges, gaining the emotional toughness to persevere, whether facing a professional crisis, a personal tragedy—or
...""This is a beautiful book, full of ideas that could help restore America's genius for freedom and promise."
— Thomas Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Care of the Soul
A lifelong Emerson lover, teacher, and spiritual seeker reveals how American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson's twelve essential teachings hold the answer to living an authentic and fulfilling life, one that
...A riveting account of the two years literary scholar Mikita Brottman spent reading literature with criminals in a maximum-security men's prison outside Baltimore, and what she learned from them—Orange Is the New Black meets Reading Lolita in Tehran.
On sabbatical from teaching literature to undergraduates, and wanting to educate a different kind of student, Mikita Brottman starts a book club with a group of convicts from the Jessup
...Will men and women ever see eye-to-eye about love and sex? How will relationships ever be rewarding if men only want to rush into bed and women want to rush to the altar? In this practical, witty and down-to-earth guide, couples experts Allan and Barbara...
Your child is smart, but does he or she believe it?
"Smart" is a power word. Children who believe they're smart excel more in school and approach life with greater confidence. But children who don't can struggle to apply themselves. Do you wish your child could see how smart he or she is?
Find hope in 8 Great Smarts. You'll be empowered and equipped with new language and creative ideas for how to:
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