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How Not to be an A-Hole Husband and Lose Your Wife

Brian Ronalds · Brian Ronalds
Pages: 66
Format: Print book

In this day and age of smartphones and the Internet, who has time to actually sit down and read a stupid book about how to treat your significant other? Screw statistics, but they do show that the average consumer is accustomed to receiving their news in 140 characters or less and watching...
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The Death Class: A True Story About Life

Erika Hayasaki · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 263
Format: Hardcover

Why does a college course on death have a three-year waiting list? When nurse Norma Bowe decided to teach a course on death at a college in New Jersey, she never expected it to be popular. But year after year students crowd into her classroom, and the reason is clear: Norma's "death...
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A Field Guide to Happiness: What I Learned in Bhutan about Living, Loving, and Waking Up

Linda Leaming · Hay House, Inc.
Format: Book

     In the West, we have everything we could possibly need or want—except for peace of mind.      So writes Linda Leaming, a harried American who traveled from Nashville, Tennessee, to the rugged Himalayan nation of Bhutan—sometimes called...
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Material Girl, Mystical World: The Now Age Guide to a High-Vibe Life

Ruby Warrington · HarperElixir
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From astrology to meditation and tarot to yoga, tastemaker Ruby Warrington, founder of The Numinous, takes you on a stylish journey through modern spirituality in Material Girl, Mystical World.Inspired by the consciousness-shifting traditions that have moved seekers for generations, Material...
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The Braid Book: 20 Fun and Easy Styles

Sarah Hiscox · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Ever lusted for a cool braid style, but just can't figure out how? Thanks to The Braid Book, now you can! Sarah Hiscox and Willa Burton, founders of London's hip The Braid Bar, show you how to style both simple and intricate braids in your own hair or a friend's, using clear, easy-to-follow...
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The Inspirational Atheist: Wise Words on the Wonder and Meaning of Life

Buzzy Jackson · Plume
Format: Print book

Like all people, atheists contemplate issues of love, death, and morality, and in times of stress we long for solace and inspiration. A collection of uplifting quotations from some of mankind’s most important philosophers, scientists, writers, and even comedians, THE INSPIRATIONAL...
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Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World

WILLIAM MCRAVEN · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Should be read by every leader in America...a book to inspire your children and grandchildren to become everything that they can." --Wall Street Journal"Powerful." --USA Today "Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national...
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How to Walk

Thich Nhat Hanh · Parallax Press
Pages: 120
Format: Paperback

How to Walk is the fourth title in Parallax's popular Mindfulness Essentials Series of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, introducing beginners and reminding seasoned practitioners of the essentials of mindfulness practice. Slow, concentrated walking while focusing on in- and out-breaths...
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Why Won't You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts

Harriet Goldhor Lerner · Touchstone
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

"If you want to know why Harriet Lerner is one of my great heroes, Why Won't You Apologize? is the answer. This book is a game changer." - Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Rising Strong "Harriet Lerner is one hell of a wise woman. She draws...
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Medical Medium Life-Changing Foods: Save Yourself and the Ones You Love with the Hidden Healing Powers of Fruits & Vegetables

Anthony William · Hay House Inc
Pages: 1
Format: Print book

Anthony William, the Medical Medium, has helped tens of thousands of people heal from ailments that have been misdiagnosed or ineffectively treated - or that medical communities can't resolve. And he's done it all by listening to a divine voice that literally speaks into his ear, telling...
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True and Constant Friends: Love and Inspiration from Our Grandmothers, Mothers, and Friends

Kelley Paul · Center Street
Format: Hardcover

Kelley Paul, wife of Senator Rand Paul, celebrates lifelong friendships in a beautifully illustrated book about the female bond. Feeling blessed to be one of seven friends who met and grew close in college-and looking forward to their celebration of a milestone birthday together-Kelley...
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The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, and

Cathi Hanauer · William Morrow
Pages: 332
Format: Print book

More than a decade after the New York Times bestselling anthology The Bitch in the House spoke up loud and clear for a generation of young women, nine of the original contributors are back - along with sixteen captivating new voices - sharing their ruminations from an older, stronger, and wiser...
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Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome

Ty Tashiro · William Morrow
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

In the vein of Quiet and The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth comes this illuminating look at what it means to be awkward - and how the same traits that make us socially anxious and cause embarrassing faux pas also provide the seeds for extraordinary success.As humans, we all need to belong....
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The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China

JOHN D M D DAY · Harper
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

From a renowned Johns Hopkins- and Stanford-educated cardiologist at Intermountain Medical Center - a hospital system that President Obama has praised as an "island of excellence" - comes the story of his time living in Longevity Village in China, and the seven lessons he learned...
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