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The Tao of Pooh

Benjamin Hoff - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

For Taoists everywhere, the New York Times bestseller from the author of The Te of PigletThe how of Pooh? The Tao of who? The Tao of Pooh!?! In which it is revealed that one of the world's great Taoist masters isn't Chinese--or a venerable philosopher--but is in fact none...
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

Don Miguel Ruiz - Hay House Inc
Format: Paperback

Don Miguel Ruiz reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love....
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Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace

Anne Lamott - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow and Hallelujah Anyway comes her long-awaited collection of new and selected essays on hope, joy, and grace.Anne Lamott writes about faith, family, and community in essays that are both wise and irreverent....
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Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

NhaÌ?́t HaÌ£nh ThiÃ?ch. - Bantam Books
Format: Print book

[Read by Edoardo Ballerini] [Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama][Edited by Arnold Kotler] In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. World-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and author Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to make...
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Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace

Anne Lamott - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller From the bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow and Hallelujah Anyway comes her long-awaited collection of new and selected essays on hope, joy, and grace.Anne Lamott writes about faith, family, and community in essays that are both wise and irreverent....
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Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

NhaÌ?́t HaÌ£nh ThiÃ?ch. - Bantam Books
Format: Print book

[Read by Edoardo Ballerini] [Foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama][Edited by Arnold Kotler] In the rush of modern life, we tend to lose touch with the peace that is available in each moment. World-renowned Zen master, spiritual leader, and author Thich Nhat Hanh shows us how to make...
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How to Read the Bible

Harvey Cox - HarperOne
Format: Print book

Renowned religion expert and Harvard Divinity School professor Harvey Cox deepens our experience of the Bible, revealing the three primary ways we read it, why each is important, and how we can integrate these approaches for a richer understanding and appreciation of key texts throughout...
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Have a Little Faith: A True Story

Mitch Albom - Hachette Books
Format: Paperback

What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together? In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds -- two men, two faiths, two communities -- that will inspire readers everywhere. Alboms...
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Have a Little Faith: A True Story

Mitch Albom - Hachette Books
Format: Paperback

What if our beliefs were not what divided us, but what pulled us together? In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds -- two men, two faiths, two communities -- that will inspire readers everywhere. Alboms...
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Simplify Your Life: 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter

Elaine St. James - Hyperion
Format: Book

More than 1,000,000 copies in print!The more complex life becomes, the more people crave simplicity. Whether it's in your work, relationships, health, finances, or leisure time, North America's simplicity expert Elaine St. James can help you learn to unwind and improve the quality of your...
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Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back, Deluxe Edition

Todd Burpo - Thomas Nelson
Format: Print book

"A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who believe." -- Ron Hall, coauthor of Same Kind of Different as Me"Do you remember the hospital, Colton?" Sonja said. "Yes, mommy, I remember," he said....
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Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back, Deluxe Edition

Todd Burpo - Thomas Nelson
Format: Print book

"A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who believe." -- Ron Hall, coauthor of Same Kind of Different as Me"Do you remember the hospital, Colton?" Sonja said. "Yes, mommy, I remember," he said....
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Everybody's Got Something

Robin Roberts - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

"Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As momma always said, "Everybody's got something." So begins beloved Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts's...
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Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

Spencer Johnson - Alexandria Library
Format: Print book

With Who Moved My Cheese? Dr. Spencer Johnson realizes the need for finding the language and tools to deal with change--an issue that makes all of us nervous and uncomfortable.Most people are fearful of change because they don't believe they have any control over how or when it happens...
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One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

Ann Voskamp - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

Just like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. Forget the bucket lists that have us escaping our everyday lives for exotic experiences. 'How,' Ann wondered, 'do we find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and daily duties? What does the Christ-life really look like...
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The Gift of Maybe: Finding Hope and Possibility in Uncertain Times

Allison Carmen - Perigee
Format: Book

Maybe: A simple yet powerful mindset for coping with stress and worry Allison Carmen spent many years fighting a powerful addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or fame. It was an addiction to certainty. If she didn't know what the future would bring - and who does? - she felt anxious and afraid....
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Get Your Hopes Up!: Expect Something Good to Happen to You Every Day

Joyce Meyer - Faith Words
Format: Large Print Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer teaches readers how to transform their lives by tapping into the power of hope. One of the most powerful forces in the universe is hope--the happy and confident anticipation that something good is going to happen. Regardless of where...
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One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are

Ann Voskamp - Zondervan
Format: Hardcover

Just like you, Ann Voskamp hungers to live her one life well. Forget the bucket lists that have us escaping our everyday lives for exotic experiences. 'How,' Ann wondered, 'do we find joy in the midst of deadlines, debt, drama, and daily duties? What does the Christ-life really look like...
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The Storm and the Tide: Tragedy, Hope and Triumph in Tuscaloosa

Lars Anderson - Time Inc
Format: Print book

THE MOVING STORY OF HOW A SHARED TRAGEDY INSPIRED A COLLEGE FOOTBALL DYNASTY On April 27, 2011, a powerful tornado ripped through the heart of Tuscaloosa, Ala., leaving 53 dead and a path of unimaginable devastation. In the aftermath, Alabama coach Nick Saban and his football team went...
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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For

Richard Warren - Zondervan
Format: Paperback

The Purpose Driven Life will help you understand why you are alive and reveal God's amazing plan for you--both here and now, and for eternity. Rick Warren will guide you through a personal forty-day spiritual journey that will transform your answer to life's most important question: What...
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Elizabeth Gilbert - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

The instant #1 NEW YORK TIMES BestsellerNamed a Hot Fall Read by USA Today, Vanity Fair, Newsday, O Magazine, the Seattle Times, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Mashable, Pop Sugar, and the San Antonio Express-NewsNamed a Best Book of the Year by Brainpickings and...
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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For

Richard Warren - Zondervan
Format: Paperback

The Purpose Driven Life will help you understand why you are alive and reveal God's amazing plan for you--both here and now, and for eternity. Rick Warren will guide you through a personal forty-day spiritual journey that will transform your answer to life's most important question: What...
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Elizabeth Gilbert - Viking
Format: Hardcover

This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly...
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Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives

Gretchen Rubin - Crown Publishers
Format: Print book

New York Times Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller The author of the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home, tackles the critical question: How do we change? Gretchen Rubin's answer: through habits....
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Elizabeth Gilbert - Viking
Format: Hardcover

This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly...
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Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment

Katrina Kenison - Grand Central Pub.
Format: Hardcover

"No longer indispensable, no longer assured of our old carefully crafted identities, no longer beautiful in the way we were at twenty or thirty or forty, we are hungry and searching nonetheless."From the author of The Gift of an Ordinary Day, this intimate memoir...
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The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

Gretchen Rubin - HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Format: Audiobook

[*Read by the author - Gretchen Rubin] Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. ''The days are long, but the years are short,'' she realized. ''Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter.'' In that moment,...
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The Reason for My Hope: Salvation

Billy Graham - W Group
Format: Hardcover

Back cover: What is the most hopeful word in History?For Billy Graham, that word is SALVATION.Salvation from what?From our selfish and self-destructive selves.From the messes we get ourselves into.From the sin that has haunted humanity from the beginning of time and the evil that...
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The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

Gretchen Rubin - HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Format: Audiobook

[*Read by the author - Gretchen Rubin] Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. ''The days are long, but the years are short,'' she realized. ''Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter.'' In that moment,...
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The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World

Dalai Lama - Doubleday
Format: Book

Blending common sense and modern psychiatry, The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World applies Buddhist tradition to twenty-first-century struggles in a relevant way. The result is a wise approach to dealing with human problems that is both optimistic and realistic, even in the most...
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How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons on Finding Hope in Unexpected Places

Michael Gill - Gotham Books
Format: Hardcover

Michael Gill's lemons-to-lemonade memoir chronicled his transformative years working at Starbucks after losing his high-powered job, his marriage, and his health (he developed a brain tumor) . In response to overwhelming requests from readers who wanted to know how they, too, could weather...
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The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World

Dalai Lama - Doubleday
Format: Book

Blending common sense and modern psychiatry, The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World applies Buddhist tradition to twenty-first-century struggles in a relevant way. The result is a wise approach to dealing with human problems that is both optimistic and realistic, even in the most...
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Hope's Wish: How One Girl's Dream Made Others Come True

Stuart Stout - Thomas Nelson
Format: Book

One courageous girl used her final wish to fulfill the wishes of 155 other children. When Hope Stout was diagnosed with bone cancer, the Stouts prayed for a miracle. The miracle occurred, but not in the way the Stouts expected. Instead this young girl asked for what seemed to be impossible-that...
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100 Illustrated Bible Verses: Inspiring Words. Beautiful Art.

Workman Publishing - Workman Publishing
Format: Print book

The strong God of Exodus. The ancient poetry of the Psalms, and the eternal teachings of Proverbs. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and the mystical beauty of John. The new heaven and earth of Revelation. Bible verses - an enduring source of guidance, peace, and rejuvenation - are here given a very...
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100 Illustrated Bible Verses: Inspiring Words. Beautiful Art.

Workman Publishing - Workman Publishing
Format: Print book

The strong God of Exodus. The ancient poetry of the Psalms, and the eternal teachings of Proverbs. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and the mystical beauty of John. The new heaven and earth of Revelation. Bible verses - an enduring source of guidance, peace, and rejuvenation - are here given a very...
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