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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness

Russ Roberts · Portfolio; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A forgotten book by one of historys greatest thinkers reveals the surprising connections between happiness, virtue, fame, and fortune.Adam Smith may have become the patron saint of capitalism after he penned his most famous work, The Wealth of Nations. But few people know that when it came...
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The Everything Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Learn Positive and Mindful Techniques to Change Negative Behaviors

Ellen Bowers · Adams Media

A step-by-step guide to a positive outlook and a happier life!Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a popular method of therapeutic treatment that involves examining both your thoughts and your actions. Proven to be an effective treatment for anxiety, depression, and eating and mood disorders,...
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The Angel in My Pocket: A Story of Love, Loss, and Life After Death

Sukey Forbes · Viking
Pages: 256

A grieving mother draws on her storied heritage to find her daughter in the afterlife When Sukey Forbes lost her six-year-old daughter, Charlotte, to a rare genetic disorder, her life felt as if it were shattered forever. Descended from two distinguished New England families, Forbes was raised...
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Successfully Surviving a Brain Injury: A Family Guidebook, from the Emergency Room to Selecting a Rehabilitation Facility

Garry Prowe · Brain Injury Success Books

Someone you love has suffered a brain injury. The doctors can not yet make a prognosis. "Every brain injury is unique and unpredictable," they say. "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst," they tell you. What do you do now? Successfully Surviving a Brain Injury...
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Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: A Renowned Neurologist Explains the Mystery and Drama of Brain Disease

Allan Ropper , · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Tell the doctor where it hurts. It sounds simple enough, unless the problem affects the very organ that produces awareness and generates speech. What is it like to try to heal the body when the mind is under attack? In this book, Dr. Allan Ropper and Brian Burrell take the reader behind...
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Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination

J. K. Rowling · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

J.K. Rowling, one of the world's most inspiring writers, shares her wisdom and advice. In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, VERY GOOD LIVES presents J.K. Rowling's words of wisdom...
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How to Heal After Heartbreak: How to Recover from a Breakup and Get Your Hopes and Dreams Back

Christopher Gottschalk · Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.

It s not you, it s me. We ve grown apart. I think we should start seeing other people. Whether it s because of trust issues a bad fight, bad sex, or you can t put your finger on where it went wrong, breaking up is never easy. In fact, it has the power to tear down your world in an instant....
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Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder

Arianna Huffington · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 342
Format: Hardcover

In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world. Arianna Huffington's personal wake-up call came in the form of a broken cheekbone and a nasty gash over her eye -- the result of a fall...
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A Religion of One's Own: A Guide to Creating a Personal Spirituality in a Secular World

Thomas Moore · Gotham; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author and trusted spiritual adviser offers a follow-up to his classic Care of the Soul. Something essential is missing from modern life. Many who've turned away from religious institutions - and others who have lived wholly without religion - hunger...
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