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Capital Gaines: The Smart Things I've Learned by Doing Stupid Stuff

CHIP GAINES · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

"National Bestseller - New York Times, USA Today, Publisher's Weekly, Wall Street Journal"

The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known to millions of people as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of 4 in Waco, Texas. But long...

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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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Modern Dating: A Field Guide

Chiara Atik · Harlequin
Format: Print book

From the creators of the popular online dating site howaboutwe.com comes the definitive guide for navigating the modern dating world. The single woman is having a moment. In the worlds of work, personal finances, and education, women are more successful than ever before. When it comes to dating,...
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The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better After 50

JONATHAN RAUCH · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

This book will change your life by showing you how life changes.

Why does happiness get harder in your 40s? Why do you feel in a slump when you're successful? Where does this malaise come from? And, most importantly, will it ever end?

Drawing on cutting-edge research, award-winning...

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Ignore It!: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Can Decrease Behavioral Problems and Increase Parenting Satisfaction

CATHERINE PEARLMAN · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

This book teaches frustrated, stressed-out parents that selectively ignoring certain behaviors can actually inspire positive changes in their kids.

With all the whining, complaining, begging, and negotiating, parenting can seem more like a chore than a pleasure. Dr. Catherine Pearlman,...
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Micromastery: Learn Small, Learn Fast, and Unlock Your Potential to Achieve Anything

Robert Twigger · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Want to be a lifelong learner? Think small.

Forget spending 10,000 hours in the pursuit of perfecting just one thing. The true path to success and achievement lies in the pursuit of perfecting lots and lots of small things--for a big payoff.

Combining positive psychology,...
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A World of Artist Journal Pages: 1000 Artworks - 230 Artists - 30 Countries

Dawn DeVries Sokol · STC Craft, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

By nature, art journaling is a private activity. But when Dawn Sokol's first book, 1000 Artist Journal Pages, broke the fourth wall and shared the work of artists all over North America and parts of Europe, it created a ripple of inspiration throughout the art journaling community....
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The Book of Wanderings: A Mother-Daughter Pilgrimage

Kimberly Meyer · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

To a mother and daughter on an illuminating pilgrimage, this is what the desert said: Carry only what you need. Burn what can't be saved. Leave the remnants as an offering. When Kimberly Meyer gave birth to her first daughter, Ellie, during her senior year of college, the bohemian life...
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Stuffocation: Why We've Had Enough of Stuff and Need Experience More Than Ever

James Wallman · Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover

Stuffocation is a movement manifesto for "experiential" living, a call to arms to stop accumulating stuff and start accumulating experiences, and a road map for a new way forward with the potential to transform our lives.Reject materialism. Embrace experientialism. Live more with...
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Always In Fashion: From Clerk to CEO -- Lessons for Success in Business and in Life

Mark Weber · McGraw-Hill Education; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

An exclusive guided tour of the fashion industry--from the inside up Mark Weber is the ultimate fashion insider. Starting his career as a clerk in a clothing store, he worked his way up to the "big time" in New York City, becoming CEO of Phillips-VanHeusen (PVH)/Calvin Klein...
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Rockstar principles for teen's happiness : the greatness guide for teenagers

Paramjit Kaur · Partridge, 2014.
Pages: 92
Format: Print book

Young adults will find techniques in this book that can harness their mind, body, and intellect. When these three aspects are in sync, they will realize the world is at their feet. Fear is no longer in their psyche and confidence becomes their second nature.--From back cover.
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Once Upon a Secret: My Affair with President John F. Kennedy and Its Aftermath

Mimi Alford · Random House; First edition
Format: Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   In the summer of 1962, nineteen-year-old Mimi Beardsley arrived in Washington, D.C., to begin an internship in the White House press office. After just three days on the job, the privileged but sheltered young woman was presented to the President himself....
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The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life's Direction and Purpose

Oprah Winfrey · Flatiron Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, "Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible."

That journey starts right here.

In her latest...

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The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life

Rod Dreher · Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

THE LITTLE WAY OF RUTHIE LEMING follows Rod Dreher, a Philadelphia journalist, back to his hometown of St. Francisville, Louisiana pop. 1,700 in the wake of his younger sister Ruthies death. When she was diagnosed at age 40 with a virulent form of cancer in 2010, Dreher was moved by the way the community...
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