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More Together Than Alone: Discovering the Power and Spirit of Community in Our Lives and in the World

Mark Nepo · Atria Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author and popular spiritual teacher presents a poignant and timely meditation on the importance of community, and demonstrates how we live more enriching lives by cultivating connectedness.At once a moving meditation and an empowering guide, More Together...
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The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It

W Chris Winter · New American Library
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

With cutting-edge sleep science and time-tested techniques, The Sleep Solution will help anyone achieve healthy sleep and eliminate pills, pain, and fatigue. If you want to fix your sleep problems, Internet tips and tricks aren't going to do it for you. You need to really understand what's...
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The Intelligent Body: Reversing Chronic Fatigue and Pain From the Inside Out

Kyle Davies · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Exercises and strategies for long-term emotional well-being in the face of physical difficulties.Why are we seeing growing numbers of people suffering from debilitating chronic symptoms of pain, fatigue, inflammation and cognitive impairment that medicine is failing to resolve? A new paradigm...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Curvy & Confident: 101 Stories about Loving Yourself and Your Body

Amy Newmark · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Barbie comes in a curvy model now, Sports Illustrated features full-size swimsuit models, and fashion designers are focusing more on curvy women. There's a healthy conversation going on now about body image and self-esteem, and Chicken Soup for the Soul is part of it, with this collection...
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I Know How You Feel: The Joy and Heartbreak of Friendship in Women's Lives

F DIANE BARTH · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

An expert's rich exploration of the intense, complicated landscape of women's friendships. "Do I have enough friends?" "Why did my friendship end?" and "What makes a good friendship work?"These are questions that F. Diane Barth, a psychotherapist widely recognized...
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Draw 100 Things to Make You Happy: Step-by-Step Drawings to Nourish Your Creative Self

Christopher Hart · Drawing with Christopher Hart
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

What makes you happy? Whatever it is, draw it, with the help of Christopher Hart, the world's top-selling author of art instruction books! Whether it's an adorable pet, the trip of a lifetime, or an everyday moment to savor (like your morning cup of coffee or buying a cute pair...
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Welcome to the Writer's Life: How to Design Your Writing Craft, Writing Business, Writing Practice, and Reading Practice

Paulette Perhach · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Always wanted to be a writer? Stop wasting time and start your writing life today! With warmth and humor, the author welcomes you into the writer's life as someone who has been there on the other side looking in. Like a freshman orientation for writers, this book includes an in-depth...
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Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space

Cristen Conger · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A funny, fact-driven, and illustrated field guide to how to live a feminist life in today's world, from the hosts of the hit Unladylike podcast.Get ready to get unladylike with this field guide to the what's, why's, and how's of intersectional feminism and practical hell-raising. Through...
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Loving-Kindness in Plain English: The Practice of Metta

Henepola Gunaratana · Wisdom Publications
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

The bestselling author of Mindfulness in Plain English invites us to explore the joyful benefits of living with loving-kindness.With his signature clarity and warmth, Bhante Gunaratana shares with us how we can cultivate loving-kindness to live a life of joyful harmony with others. Through...
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Surviving Mass Victim Attacks: What to Do When the Unthinkable Happens

Gary M. Jackson · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

We have all witnessed media reports of the aftermath of mass victim attacks. We see the carnage, and we know that attackers do not show mercy. Victims were innocent and were targeted simply for being a part of a small or large group of people. Whether a bomb, semi-automatic weapon, knife,...
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Ageless Brain: Think Faster, Remember More, and Stay Sharper by Lowering Your Brain Age

JULIA R D VANTINE · Rodale Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Break through research has revealed that through living a brain-healthy lifestyle, we can reduce our "brain age" to improve memory, hone sharpness, and reduce health risks as we age.It's normal for the brain to short-circuit every now and again -- you put your keys in the fridge,or...
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This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression

Daphne Merkin · Farrar
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A New York Times Book Review Favorite Read of 2016"Despair is always described as dull," writes Daphne Merkin, "when the truth is that despairhas a light all its own, a lunar glow, the color of mottledsilver." This Close to Happy -- Merkin's rare, vividly personalaccount...
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Fix My Knee: A Guide to Preventing and Healing from Injury and Strain

George Demirakos · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 204
Format: Hardcover

In 2015, there were roughly 10.4 million patient visits to doctors' offices because of common knee injuries such as fractures, dislocations, sprains, and ligament tears. It is one of the most common problems affecting the muscles and joints of the body after back and neck pain, and is the most...
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Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning

CLAIRE DEDERER · Knopf
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times best-selling author of Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, a ferocious, sexy, hilarious memoir about going off the rails at midlife and trying to reconcile the girl she was with the woman she has become. Claire Dederer is a happily married mother of two, ages...
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Moving Forward in Mid-Career: A Guide to Rebuilding Your Career after Being Fired or Laid Off

John Weiss · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback

Losing a job is one of the most devastating events one can experience. For trauma, it ranks up there with divorce, loss of a loved one, or permanent personal injury, and it happens more often that one would think. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 50,000 workers...
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