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Love What Matters: Real People. Real Stories. Real Heart.

LoveWhatMatters · Red Seat Ventures
Pages: 259
Format: Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Humans of New York comes a collection of authentic, emotional, and inspiring stories about life's most important moments, as curated by the editors at Love What Matters."90% of the reads bring me to tears. I just...
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Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose

Caroline Adams Miller · Sounds True
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback

Grit - defined as our perseverance and passion for long-term goals - is now recognized as one of the key determinants of success and life satisfaction. So, how do we build this essential quality? "First we have to understand what authentic grit is," writes Caroline Adams Miller....
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An Unseen Angel: A Mother's Story of Faith, Hope, and Healing After Sandy Hook

ALISSA PARKER · Shadow Mountain
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

As the mother of one of the children who died at Sandy Hook school in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012, Alissa Parker had her world shattered by a mass murderer's rampage. She was left to make sense of her daughter's life and death and to rebuild, seeking a deeply spiritual path to carry on with...
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Life Reimagined: The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife

Barbara Bradley Hagerty · Riverhead Books, 2016.
Pages: 464
Format: Print book

A dynamic and inspiring exploration of the new science that is redrawing the future for people in their forties, fifties, and sixties for the better - and for good.There's no such thing as an inevitable midlife crisis, Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes in this provocative, hopeful book. It's...
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Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind

Srinivasan S Pillay · Ballantine Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Harness your mind's innate tendency to wander, stall, rest, and unfocus and become more productive - in the boardroom, living room, or classroom. To finish tasks and achieve goals, most people believe that more focus is the solution. We rely on to-do lists, calendar reminders, noise-blocking...
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Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Freak Out Less, Accomplish More, and Generally Win at Life

Sarah Knight · Little
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Sarah Knight is the internationally bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck, which has been translated into twelve languages and published in eighteen territories worldwide. She used to live in Brooklyn, but now lives in the Dominican Republic. She no longer gives...
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Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016-2017

United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics. · Bernan
Pages: 1260
Format: Print book

The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is the premier, nationally recognized source for career information. Especially designed to provide valuable up-to-date information, the Handbook is great for all individuals making decisions about their futures including students about to graduate...
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How to Live a Good Life: Soulful Stories, Surprising Science, and Practical Wisdom

Jonathan Fields · Hay House Inc
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Seriously . . . another book that tells you how to live a good life? Don't we have enough of those? You'd think so. Yet, more people than ever are walking through life disconnected, disengaged, dissatisfied, mired in regret, declining health, and a near maniacal state of gut-wrenching autopilot...
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Meditation.

Domyo Sater Burk · Alpha Books
Pages: 336
Format:  Print book : English

"Meditation enables you to relax, rejuvenate, and reconnect your mind, body, and soul. Covering a variety of types of meditations, each with practices and exercises to deepen your practice, this helpful guide leads you on the path to improved health and well-being,"--page [4] of cover.
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Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care

Maria Noel Groves · Storey Publishing
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

An antacid or an aspirin may soothe your pain, but it doesn't cure the root cause of your symptoms. Headaches, indigestion, fatigue, allergies, anxiety, eczema, high blood pressure, and other conditions are clues to a deeper imbalance in your body, and learning to read those clues is a key step...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Random Acts of Kindness: 101 Stories of Compassion and Paying It Forward

Amy Newmark · Chicken Soup for the Soul
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Small gestures can make a big difference in someone's day, even someone's life. This collection of 101 uplifting, true stories will help you see the beauty in small, meaningful gestures and how such acts can make a difference in someone else's life. From random acts of kindness...
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You're the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Women's Friendships

DEBORAH TANNEN · Ballantine Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Through research into the unique ways women talk to one another, this warm and wise exploration of female friendship will help women lean into the comfort these powerful relationships offer and avoid the hurt feelings that come from common miscommunications. Best friend, old friend, good...
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Big Miracles: The 11 Spiritual Rules for Ultimate Success

Joanna Garzilli · HarperElixir
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Experience the power of actively transforming your life with intuitive life coach Joanna Garzilli's revolutionary 11 Spiritual Rules for creating a Big Miracle Breakthrough, a life-changing program to manifest everyday miracles, create radical prosperity, and live a life filled with...
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Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World: How One Family Learned That Saying No Can Lead to Life's Biggest Yes

Kristen Welch · Tyndale House Publishers
Pages: 243
Format: Print book

"But everyone else has it." "If you loved me, you'd get it for me!" When you hear these comments from your kids, it can be tough not to cave. You love your children -- don't you want them to be happy and to fit in?Kristen Welch knows firsthand it's not that easy. In fact,...
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F*ck Love: One Shrink's Sensible Advice for Finding a Lasting Relationship

Michael M D Bennett · Touchstone
Pages: 253
Format: Print book

From the brilliant New York Times bestselling authors of the "refreshingly blunt" (Harper's Bazaar) F*ck Feelings - this seriously irreverent roadmap reveals the essentials to look for when you're done being suckered by the promise of true love and want help seeking a real,...
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