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Speed: Facing Our Addiction to Fast and Faster--And Overcoming Our Fear of Slowing Down

Stephanie Brown Ph.D · Berkley Trade
Format: Print book

MORE, BETTER…SLOWER. Feeling rushed, out of control, and overwhelmed? Feeling like you can’t keep up…and can’t stop? It’s not just you. From the need to be constantly connected and the changing definition of “work hours,” to unrealistic...
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Career Development All-in-One For Dummies

Consumer Dummies · For Dummies
Pages: 672
Format: Print book

Take control of your career today Want to get ahead in the workplace? Learn new skills and increase your visibility as a leader in your company with the help of this practical, hands-on guide to professional development. You'll find new techniques for being a better leader, tips for writing...
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Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions

James E Ryan · HarperOne
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Joining the ranks of Tina Seelig's What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, Clayton Christensen's How Will You Measure Your Life, Mary Karr's Now Go Out There, and George Saunders' Congratulations, By the Way comes an insightful guide that reveals the secret to pursuing a rich, fulfilling life:...
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There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love

Emily Mcdowell · HarperOne
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover

The creator of the viral hit "Empathy Cards" teams up with a compassion expert to produce a visually stunning and groundbreaking illustrated guide to help you increase your emotional intelligence and learn how to offer comfort and support when someone you know is in pain.When...
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Invincible: The 10 Lies You Learn Growing Up with Domestic Violence, and the Truths to Set You Free

Brian F. Martin · Perigee Trade
Format: Hardcover

In*vin*ci*ble: incapable of being overcome "When you grow up living with domestic violence, witnessing those you love tear each other down with physical & verbal blows, your brain doesn't know how to deal with that."- Forward
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Getting Back Out There: Secrets to Successful Dating and Finding Real Love after the Big Breakup

Susan J. Elliott JD MEd · Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

You're ready for a new romance, but how can you avoid repeating past mistakes? The author of Getting Past Your Breakup offers an essential guide to building a healthy relationship.Plenty of dating books offer advice on how to flirt or catch someone's eye, but they won't help...
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Intuitive Art: How to Have a Two-Way Conversation with Your Higher Self

Rachel Archelaus · Sephyrus Press
Pages: 146
Format: Paperback

With no one to trust and in an abusive marriage, Rachel Archelaus found truth and guidance in the practice of Intuitive Art.This book chronicles her journey of making life-changing decisions with the aid of this intuition-booster and she teaches you how to use it, too. Rachel gives every...
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How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery

Kevin Ashton · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

As a technology pioneer at MIT and as the leader of three successful start-ups, Kevin Ashton experienced firsthand the all-consuming challenge of creating something new. Now, in a tour-de-force narrative twenty years in the making, Ashton leads us on a journey through humanity's greatest...
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Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age

Jo Ann Jenkins · Public Affairs
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

"At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself." - Maya AngelouWe've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines - "50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but Jo Ann Jenkins, CEO of AARP and author of Disrupt...
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How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7

Joanna Faber · Scribner
Pages: 409
Format: Print book

A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed "The Parenting Bible."For over thirty-five...
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Little Victories: Perfect Rules for Imperfect Living

Jason Gay · Doubleday
Pages: 209
Format: Print book

The Wall Street Journal's popular columnist Jason Gay delivers a hilarious and heartfelt guide to modern living. "The book you hold in your hand is a rule book. There have been rule books before - stacks upon stacks of them - but this book is unlike any other rule book you have ever...
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Soulful Simplicity: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More

Courtney Carver · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Courtney Carver shows us the power of simplicity to improve our health, build more meaningful relationships, and relieve stress in our professional and personal lives.We are often on a quest for more - we give in to pressure every day to work more, own more, and do more. For Carver, this...
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UNICORN IN A WORLD OF DONKEYS : a guide to life for all the exceptional, excellent misfits out there

MIA MICHAELS · Seal Press (CA)
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

An empowerment manifesto for creatives, misfits, innovators, and disruptors from the star of So You Think You Can Dance and creator of Broadway's Finding NeverlandA Unicorn in a World of Donkeys offers a playbook for living a creative and authentic life. Using her own story as a launching...
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Modern Brides & Modern Grooms: A Guide to Planning Straight, Gay, and Other Nontraditional Twenty-First-Century Weddings

Mark O'Connell · W W Norton
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

This book is for any couple - same or opposite sex - seeking a personalized wedding that dignifies the relationship and the individual self. No "new normal" here - this guide emboldens you to harness your unique, brazen, queer truth; to be creative; and to plan your wedding your...
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The Code of the Extraordinary Mind

Vishen Lakhiani · Rodale
Format: Print book

Blending evolutionary biology, computation thinking, meditation exercises and more, The Code of the Extraordinary Mind provides a new framework for understanding and enhancing the human self. It also includes interviews that Lakhiani has conducted with Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Peter...
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