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Knit Yourself Calm: A creative path to managing stress

BETSAN CORKHILL · Search Press
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Knitting is a relaxing and therapeutic pastime, and this winning combination focuses on mindfulness and the perfect stress-busting knitting projects. Whether you choose a portable project to knit on the go, a group project to do with friends, or one that introduces new skills to stimulate...
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The Doodle Revolution: Unlock the Power to Think Differently

Sunni Brown · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

There is NO SUCH THING as a mindless doodle What did Einstein, JFK, Edison, Marie Curie, and Henry Ford have in common? They were all inveterate doodlers. These powerhouse minds knew instinctively that doodling is deep thinking in disguise-a simple, accessible, and dynamite tool for innovating...
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Just When You?re Comfortable in Your Own Skin, It Starts to Sag

Amy Nobile · Chronicle Books
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

With the voice of a close friend, this clever and witty guide from bestselling duo Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile takes women through the new and sometimes challenging midlife phase. Whether married, single, widowed, divorced, with children or without, at some point women inevitably ask the question,...
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High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life

Tiffany Jenkins · Harmony
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

An up-close portrait of the mind of an addict and a life unraveled by narcotics - a memoir of captivating urgency and surprising humor that puts a human face on the opioid crisis.

When word got out that Tiffany Jenkins was withdrawing from opiates on the floor of a jail cell, people...
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The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World

Jamil Zaki · Crown
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A Stanford psychologist offers a bold new understanding of empathy, and shows how we can expand our circle of care, even in these divisive times Empathy is in short supply. Isolation and tribalism are rampant. We struggle to understand people who aren't like us, but find it easy to hate...
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Reiki Plain & Simple: The Only Book You'll Ever Need

Philip Jones · Hampton Roads Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Since originating in Japan in 1922, Reiki has been adapted to cultural traditions across the world. Reiki practitioners use a technique called palm healing or hands-on healing through which a "universal energy" is transferred through the palms of the practitioner to the patient...
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The Anger Management Sourcebook

Melissa Hallmark Kerr · McGraw-Hill Education
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

Excessive anger can destroy your relationships, career, and even health. Scant professional literature has been available on the topic until now. The Anger Management Sourcebook shows you how to empower yourself and redirect your anger into constructive behavior. This resource is a must-have...
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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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Living Forever Young: The 10 Secrets to Optimal Strength, Energy & Vitality

Skip Archimedes · Watkins Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Who wouldn't like to feel better and look better? Feel younger and look younger? Live and connect with others more fully and with more energy? Join Skip Archimedes, holistic health coach and inspirational speaker, as he leads you through the ten key steps to living long, living strong...
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Anxiety Happens: 52 Ways to Find Peace of Mind

John P Forsyth · New Harbinger Publications
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Break free from anxiety - once and for all! From the authors of The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety, this powerful yet portable guide offers fifty-two in-the-moment mindfulness strategies you can use anytime, anywhere to cultivate calm and radically transform your...

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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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Herbal Remedies Handbook: More Than 140 Plant Profiles; Remedies for Over 50 Common Conditions

Andrew Chevallier · DK
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Dr. Andrew Chevallier brings his knowledge and practical expertise in herbal medicine to ordinary people looking for safe, effective treatments for common ailments. Enhancing health and well-being. Today, herbal medicine is widely acknowledged as a successful therapy for many chronic conditions...
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Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions

James E Ryan · HarperOne
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Joining the ranks of Tina Seelig's What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, Clayton Christensen's How Will You Measure Your Life, Mary Karr's Now Go Out There, and George Saunders' Congratulations, By the Way comes an insightful guide that reveals the secret to pursuing a rich, fulfilling life:...

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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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How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7

Joanna Faber · Scribner
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed "The Parenting Bible."For over thirty-five...
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