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A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters

Steven C. Hayes PhD · Avery
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover

Life is not a problem to be solved. ACT shows how we can live full and meaningful lives by embracing our vulnerability and turning toward what hurts.In this landmark book, the originator and pioneering researcher into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) lays out the psychological...
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Mid-Life Ex-Wife: A Diary of Divorce, Online Dating, and Second Chances

STELLA GREY · Harper Paperbacks
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Nora Ephron meets Bridget Jones's Diary in Guardian columnist Stella Grey's heartrendingly honest, witty memoir about her online odyssey to find real love in a virtual world. "The literary equivalent of the When Harry Met Sally line, 'tell me I'll never be out there...
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You Are Not a Rock: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Mental Health

Mark Freeman · Penguin Books
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback

Mental health is . . . being yourself.A prescriptive and positive guide, illustrated with line drawings, making the case that mental well-being, like physical health, can be strengthened over time and with specific techniquesWe all want to feel less anxiety, guilt, anger and sadness. We want...
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Draw 100 Things to Make You Happy: Step-by-Step Drawings to Nourish Your Creative Self

Christopher Hart · Drawing with Christopher Hart
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

What makes you happy? Whatever it is, draw it, with the help of Christopher Hart, the world's top-selling author of art instruction books! Whether it's an adorable pet, the trip of a lifetime, or an everyday moment to savor (like your morning cup of coffee or buying a cute pair...
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Radical Brilliance: The Anatomy of How and Why People Have Original Life-Changing Ideas

Arjuna Ardagh · SelfXPress
Pages: 353
Format: Paperback

Why did Albert Einstein discover the general theory of relativity, Jane Goodall advance our understanding of primatology, and Steve Jobs change the way we think of computers and phones, while many other people live lives of quiet imitation? What are the components that contribute to an original...
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UNICORN IN A WORLD OF DONKEYS : a guide to life for all the exceptional, excellent misfits out there

MIA MICHAELS · Seal Press (CA)
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

An empowerment manifesto for creatives, misfits, innovators, and disruptors from the star of So You Think You Can Dance and creator of Broadway's Finding NeverlandA Unicorn in a World of Donkeys offers a playbook for living a creative and authentic life. Using her own story as a launching...
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Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good

adrienne maree brown · AK Press
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls "pleasure activism,"...
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The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life

Katy Butler · Scribner
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

An inspiring, informative, and practical guide to navigating end of life issues, by a groundbreaking expert in the field and the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door.In the mid-1400s, an unnamed Catholic monk composed a popular self-help book called Ars Moriendi,...
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Thrive in Retirement: Simple Secrets for Being Happy for the Rest of Your Life

Eric Thurman · WaterBrook
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Discover the three secrets to happiness--and much more--in the later years of life.Never before in human history have so many people lived for decades beyond their working years. 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, and their average life expectancy is another 20 years--and many will live...
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Untitled

Mark Manson · Harper
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck comes a new unorthodox self-help book. 2 million first printing.
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Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You'll Ever Need

Tracy McCubbin · Sourcebooks
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"This isn't another Kondo-clone, because she dives into the heart of why decluttering is so difficult." -- BOOKLIST , STARRED ReviewDiscover the freedom of a beautiful home, personal purpose, and joyful inner confidence Decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin offers revolutionary...
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Life After Darkness: My Journey to Happiness

MICHELLE KNIGHT · Weinstein Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From an unruly childhood to a torturous eleven years of captivity, Michelle Knight's story of resilience and hope in Finding Me captivated readers. Now, in Life After Darkness, she tells the story of how she emerged into a new world and wrestled with her past in order to claim the life...
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A Headache In the Pelvis: The Wise-Anderson Protocol for Healing Pelvic Pain: The Definitive Edition

David Wise · Harmony
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

The top-selling book about pelvic pain offering the gold-standard nondrug, nonsurgical Wise-Anderson protocol for treating chronic pelvic pain, A Headache in the Pelvis has only been available online until now; our streamlined edition will be the definitive resource for anyone suffering...
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Joy Fixes for Weary Parents: 101 Quick, Research-Based Ideas for Overcoming Stress and Building a Life You Love

Erin Leyba · New World Library
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

No matter how much parents love their children, parenting is hard. How can a new parent not be stressed while sleep-deprived? A mom or dad sad about not having time with their partner? While people have raised kids forever, modern life presents fresh challenges. The author - the mother...
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