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Writing as a Path to Awakening: A Year to Becoming an Excellent Writer and Living an Awakened Life

Albert Flynn DeSilver · Sounds True
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

The best writers say their work seems to come from a source beyond the thinking mind. But how do we access that source? "We must first look inside ourselves and be willing to touch that raw emotional core at the heart of a deeper creativity," writes Albert Flynn DeSilver. In Writing...
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40 Days of Dating: An Experiment

Jessica Walsh · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book

When New Yorkbased graphic designers and long-time friends Timothy Goodman and Jessica Walsh found themselves single at the same time, they decided to try an experiment. The old adage says that it takes 40 days to change a habit—could the same be said for love? So they agreed to date...
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How to Be Miserable: 40 Strategies You Already Use

Randy J Paterson · New Harbinger Publications
Pages: 231
Format: Print book

In How to Be Miserable, psychologist Randy Paterson outlines 40 specific behaviors and habits, which - if followed - are sure to lead to a lifetime of unhappiness. On the other hand, if you do the opposite, you may yet join the ranks of happy people everywhere!There are stacks upon stacks...
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Coming Alive: 4 Tools to Defeat Your Inner Enemy, Ignite Creative Expression, and Unleash Your Soul's Potential

Phil Stutz · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The transformative new book by the authors of the New York Times bestseller The Tools (and the resident shrinks on Goop) reveals how to deepen your emotional and spiritual experience and realize your full potential. In The Tools, Barry Michels and Phil Stutz revolutionized the world...
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A Survival Guide for Life: How to Achieve Your Goals, Thrive in Adversity, and Grow in Character

Bear Grylls · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

From the world-famous survival expert,learn how to make everyday an unforgettable adventure Life in the outdoors teaches us invaluable lessons. Encountering the wild forces us to plan and execute goals, face danger, push our "limits," and sharpen our instincts. But our most important...
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Tim Gunn: The Natty Professor: A Master Class on Mentoring, Motivating, and Making It Work!

Tim Gunn · Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

A timeless book of lessons on mentorship, teaching, and learning from New York Times bestselling author Tim Gunn, host of the Emmy Award-nominated Project Runway and the reality show Under the Gunn.Tim Gunn, America's favorite reality TV cohost, is known for his kind but firm approach...
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

Cal Newport · Business Plus
Format: Hardcover

In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that follow your passion is good advice.  Not only is the cliché flawed-preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work-but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety...
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Making Marriage Simple: Ten Truths for Changing the Relationship You Have into the One You Want

Harville Hendrix · Harmony
Format: Hardcover

Change the relationship you have into the one you want.Welcome to the Relationship Revolution! Making Marriage Simple is the accessible, essential road map to building a strong marriage in the modern world. Bestselling authors Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt distill into ten essential...
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Stress Less: How to Stop Freaking Out and Live Life to the Full

Jasmin Kirkbride · Summersdale
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

When people tell you to chill out or stop worrying, do you wish they would just shut up? Because if it was that easy, you'd do it, right? You are not alone, and there is a way to tackle your stress. Packed with tips, suggestions and quotes, this book will help give you the strength...
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When Will My Grown-Up Kid Grow Up?: Loving and Understanding Your Emerging Adult

Elizabeth Fishel · Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

It’s the parenting guide for parents who thought they no longer needed one—for parents who worry as their 20-something kids struggle to grow up; who are saving for retirement but now have to reopen the bank of Mom and Dad; who look forward to downsizing but have a boomerang...
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The Secrets of Lost Cats: One Woman, Twenty Posters, and a New Understanding of Love

Dr. Nancy Davidson · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

You've seen them. Hanging on telephone poles and posted on supermarket bulletin boards.But have you ever wondered about the stories behind them?When her orange tabby, Zak, disappeared, Nancy Davidson did what countless people before her had done. She made a lost cat poster. And after...
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Self-Reg: How to Help Your Child

Stuart Shanker · Penguin Press
Pages: 307
Format: Print book

There's no such thing as a bad kid. That's what a lifetime of experience has taught Dr. Stuart Shanker. No matter how difficult, out of control, distracted, or exhausted a child might seem, there's a way forward: self-regulation. Overturning decades of conventional wisdom, this radical...
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The Love, Sex, and Relationship Dream Dictionary: Your Guide to Interpreting 1,000 Common Dreams and Symbols about Your Romantic Life

Kelly Sullivan Walden · Fair Winds Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Have you dreamed of a handsome stranger and felt the pangs of love (or lust) ? Do you wake up panicked from being chased by a menacing intruder or from falling from a cliff into darkness? Do you wake up to dreams of sex with an ex, your boss, or a celebrity?Don't be ashamed or alarmed!...
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