Posts Tagged ‘self-help’

Self-Reg

From internationally celebrated research professor Stuart Shanker, a revolutionary new understanding of stress as the key that unlocks kids’–and parents’–most troubling behaviour. There is no such thing as a bad kid. According to world-renowned researcher Stuart Shanker, even the most frustrating, annoying or troubling behaviour has an explanation. That means there is a way to…

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The Happiness Equation

The new book from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Book of Awesome that “reveals how all of us can live happier lives” (Gretchen Rubin). What is the formula for a happy life? Neil Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, a New York Times-bestselling author, a Walmart executive, a father, a husband. After selling more…

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Spirit Junkie

A companion to Add More ~Ing to Your Life chronicles the author’s spiritual journey through low self-esteem and drug abuse to counsel readers on how to overcome personal fears and achieve greater fulfillment, providing a range of positive affirmations, physical activities and meditations. Reprint.

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The Book Of Awesome

Presents a treasury of simple pleasures, including popping bubble wrap, fixing electronics by smacking them, and wearing clothing right out of the dryer.

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The Nordic Guide to Living 10 Years Longer

Diet and lifestyle guides are all the rage, but they tend to be too prescriptive and quite difficult to follow. And most self-help books are too long. Who has time to read 300+ pages or the discipline for a total lifestyle change overnight? Cue The Nordic Guide to Living 10 Years Longer. With this pragmatic…

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Little Book of Hygge

The Danish word hygge is one of those beautiful words that doesn’t directly translate into English, but it more or less means comfort, warmth or togetherness. Hygge is the feeling you get when you are cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one, in warm knitted socks, in front of the fire, when it…

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Doing Good Better

An up-and-coming visionary in the world of philanthropy and a cofounder of the effective altruism movement explains why most of our ideas about how to make a difference are wrong and presents a counterintuitive way for each of us to do the most good possible. While a researcher at Oxford, William MacAskill decided to devote…

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The Language of Letting Go

Concentrating on self-esteem and acceptance, this book offers meditations for men and women recovering from codependency and aids them in their attempt to gain control of their lives

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Wherever You Go There You Are

An updated tenth anniversary edition of the best-selling guide explains how anyone can use mindfulness–the Buddhist art of living each moment fully as it happens–to reduce anxiety, achieve inner peace, find fulfillment, and enrich one’s life, accompanied by a series of anecdotes, instructions, and meditations. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.

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