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Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process

Joe Fassler · Penguin Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

A stunning guide to finding creative inspiration and how it can illuminate your life, your work, and your art - from Stephen King, Junot Díaz, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Khaled Hosseini, Roxane Gay, Neil Gaiman, and many more acclaimed writers What inspires you? That's the simple, but profound...
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10 Keys to Happier Living

Vanessa King · Headline
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

'Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions' The Dalai Lama, patron of Action for Happiness. Vanessa King, positive psychology expert for Action for Happiness has created 10 key evidence-based actions that have been shown to increase happiness and wellbeing - at home,...
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The Psychobiotic Revolution: Mood, Food, and the New Science of the Gut-Brain Connection

SCOTT C ANDERSON · National Geographic
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Written by the leading researchers in the field, this information-rich guide to improving your mood explains how gut health drives psychological well-being, and how depression and anxiety can be relieved by adjusting your intestinal bacteria. This groundbreaking book explains the revolutionary...
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Dot Journaling?A Practical Guide: How to Start and Keep the Planner, To-Do List, and Diary That'll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together

Rachel Wilkerson Miller · The Experiment
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Organize your life, record what matters, and get stuff done! What the heck is a dot journal? It's a planner, to-do list, and diary for every aspect of your life: work, home, relationships, hobbies, everything. Early adopter Rachel Wilkerson Miller explains how to make a dot journal...
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The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

Amanda Palmer · Grand Central Publishing; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter, and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience...
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It's Okay to Sleep With Him on the First Date: And Every Other Rule of Dating, Debunked

Andrea Syrtash · Harlequin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

Every Time You Go On a Date, you're faced with 347 "rules" on how to act, what to say, when to call him, when to kiss him, and how to play "the game."These rules do more than just insult your intelligence: they spread anxiety, breed insecurity, make us all more cynical...
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Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me

Lucinda Franks · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

"Words by the millions have been printed about you, but none have revealed your real life, your secret life--which is that you belong to me."In this beautifully rendered literary memoir, Lucinda Franks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, tells the intimate story of her marriage...
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Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up

Shelly Fisher · She Writes Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Real stories and real feedback on what should be said, what should be kept to yourself, and what can be done when trying to support someone you care about as they navigate loss. Breaking Sad helps us start conversations through its pages of personal stories and suggestions from everyday...
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The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully

Frank Ostaseski · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most in life.Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot...
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At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life

Samuel Harrington · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

The authoritative, informative, and reassuring guide on end-of-life care for our aging population.Most people say they would like to die quietly at home. But overly aggressive medical advice, coupled with an unrealistic sense of invincibility or overconfidence in our health-care system,...
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13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do: Raising Self-Assured Children and Training Their Brains for a Life of Happiness, Meaning, and Success

Amy Morin · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The author of the international bestseller 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do turns her focus to parents, teaching them how to raise mentally strong and resilient children.Do today's children lack the flexibility and mental strength they need to cope with life's challenges in an increasingly...
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The Skinny Gut Diet: Balance Your Digestive System for Permanent Weight Loss

Brenda Watson C.N.C. · Harmony; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The secret to permanent weight loss revealed The real reason diets fail has nothing to do with calories and everything to do with the balance of bacteria in your gut A simple guide to show you how to finally achieve your ideal weight The trillion bacteria that live in your digestive tractmdashwhich...
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The Lazy Girl's Guide to Life: 100 Ways to Hack Your Look, Love, and Work By Doing

Jennifer Byrne · Adams Media
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

This collection of humorous life hacks features 100 easy, low-commitment solutions to the everyday problems of the twenty-something woman.Do you have a lot to do but can't seem to bring yourself to do it? The Lazy Girl's Guide to Life can teach you how to get things done with as little...
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The Origins of Creativity

EDWARD O WILSON · Liveright
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Following the extraordinary success of The Meaning of Human Existence, Edward O. Wilson offers a philosophically probing work on the origins of human creativity. "Creativity is the unique and defining trait of our species; and its ultimate goal, self-understanding," begins Edward...
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Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World

MITCH PRINSTEIN · Viking
Pages: 273
Format: Hardcover

A leading psychologist examines how our popularity affects our success, our relationships, and our happiness - and why we don't always want to be the most popularNo matter how old you are, there's a good chance that the word "popular" immediately transports you back to your teenage...
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