Stephanie's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 08 Mar 2025 16:49:23 -0800 60 Stephanie's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer]]> 3300525 Ice Man 528 Philip Carlo 1845963393 Stephanie 0 3.98 2006 The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer
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]]> Endgame, Vol. 2: Resistance 60975 496 Derrick Jensen 1583227245 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.16 Endgame, Vol. 2: Resistance
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]]> The Next God 219513299 ____________________________________________________________
My parents took me to get a puppy the day they told us they were getting divorced. At the shelter, I picked out a half-shepherd, half-chow. Black coat with a brown mane. She looked like she had lion blood. I named her Flame.

She died when I was twelve. Tumors no one knew were there until it was too late. The day Flame died was the day I stopped believing in God.

It was also the day I became obsessed with finding something new to believe in.
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With starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Publishers Weekly, and VOYA, author b.t. gottfred is a novelist, screenwriter, producer, director, and playwright who has penned critically-acclaimed novels that explore themes such as gender, sexuality, and human relationships. Noted reviewers have called his books "swoon inducing and heartbreaking" (School Library Journal), "hilarious and deeply honest" (Publishers Weekly) and "plainly a talent to watch" (Kirkus). His work has been selected as one of BookRiot’s Best of the Decade, Audible's Best of the Year, and has also been featured in the New York Times, Bustle, 60 Minutes, and Salon. His plays have been produced around the country, his films have been shown around the world.

In his new novel, THE NEXT GOD, he explores the very personal and universal search for spiritual purpose through the eyes of a college sophomore traveling to Indiana to see if a man claiming to be a god actually is one.]]> 212 B.T. Gottfred Stephanie 0 to-read 3.64 The Next God
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]]> <![CDATA[Awakening to the Spirit World: The Shamanic Path of Direct Revelation]]> 7571339
- How the original practice of shamanism shaped the world's spiritual traditions and why it is still relevant today

- The art of the shamanic journey--a time-tested meditative method for experiencing important spiritual lessons and truths

- Guidance for avoiding common pitfalls of shamanic practice

- Instruction for working with your dreams, connecting to your spirit guides, healing yourself and your environment

- A CD of drumming to facilitate your shamanic journeys]]> 360 Sandra Ingerman 1591797500 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.26 Awakening to the Spirit World: The Shamanic Path of Direct Revelation
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]]> The Complete Walt Whitman 20928382
This huge collection contains ALL of Walt Whitman's works � both poetry and prose. These have been separated into chapters based on the books in which they were originally published, and are as follows:

Drum-Taps
Leaves of Grass
The Patriotic Poems of Walt Whitman
The Complete Prose Works
The Wound Dresser
The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman.

This beautifully designed ebook has an interactive table of contents for ease of navigation, carefully formatted texts and chapter illustrations.]]> 2016 Walt Whitman 1628401710 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.41 1995 The Complete Walt Whitman
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]]> The Kid 1038850 242 Kevin Lewis 0141014628 Stephanie 0 3.95 The Kid
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]]> <![CDATA[Brave New You: A Road Map to Believing That More Is Possible]]> 199460421
Do you feel that you aren’t living up to your full potential—or, even worse, know that you aren't? Do you sense you’re drifting—and still believe your life could be bigger and better?

If the answer is yes, chances are you’ve already tried a lot of ways to create positive change in your life. And chances are you aren’t any closer to what you want.

This book will give you the lift you need to make that leap.

Your guide on the journey is Cory Allen, author, influencer, and legendary podcaster. To write Brave New You, Cory tapped into insight from his massive community to discover what people most desire to know, where they most want support, and the best way to give them what they need. He's distilled what he's learned into a radically fresh, yet profoundly intuitive roadmap for taking charge of your life.

With Cory as your guide, you'll follow a highly intentional, vividly engaging path of proven teachings to make your goals into reality. Your toolbox will include:

The importance and power of mindset
How to release habits of negative thinking
Ways to look at your life with fresh eyes
Smart strategies to infuse your life with meaning and purpose
A simple yet radical mindset shift that will change your definition of what’s possible

Along the way, you'll develop a deep trust in your own intuition, find unshakable confidence to face whatever comes your way, and discover how extraordinary your life—and you—can be.]]> 223 Cory Allen 1401976573 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.33 Brave New You: A Road Map to Believing That More Is Possible
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]]> The Denial of Death 2761 The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why" of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of thought, Becker tackles the problem of the vital lie -- man's refusal to acknowledge his own mortality. In doing so, he sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates more than twenty years after its writing.]]> 336 Ernest Becker Stephanie 0 to-read 4.07 1973 The Denial of Death
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]]> 1984 5470 328 George Orwell Stephanie 0 4.15 1949 1984
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]]> <![CDATA[Time to Move On: The 7 Career Myths Keeping You From Finding Your Dream Job...And What To Do About It]]> 125031515
Welcome to the future of career-shapeshifting . Career-shapeshifters pursue life on their own terms, based on their individual circumstances and passions. The world is perpetually changing, and those changes are opportunities if you know what to do. If you have ever felt stuck or lost because you think it’s too late to make a change, Time to Move On is the roadmap you need for your journey.

Just because you have spent years in one occupation doesn’t mean you can’t pursue something new, something completely different, something you are truly passionate about. Many of us assume that having expertise in a particular area is our ticket to success, but career-shapeshifters take a different approach. They see the world as a place filled with untold opportunities. They don’t make choices to just survive, but instead to thrive by being ready when change hits and opportunity strikes. Career-shapeshifters have developed the skills necessary to be able to adapt and reinvent themselves, again and again.

Many of us build our careers or lives on weak foundations that crumble or even collapse at some point. Some of us build our careers and lives on the wrong foundations, and we spend our lives constantly making repairs instead of moving forward. We experience career burnout and little motivation to make a change—we become apathetic. A weak or wrong foundation may not crumble completely, but it won’t support you as effectively as it should. The first step toward building the best foundation is to bust the career myths that are holding you Mustafa Ammar, a career-shapeshifting pioneer, has enjoyed multiple pharmacist, diplomat, investment banker, entrepreneur, career coach, author, and app developer (and he’s not done yet). He did it the hard way, without any blueprint to follow. In Time to Move On , Mustafa busts the career myths that are holding you back and provides the guidance you need to take charge of your destiny.

Have you ever been in a situation where most of the people around you question or even ridicule your dreams and your ability to achieve them? You aren’t alone. Most of us have been taught to treat these seven myths as rules for success when they are actually roadblocks that get our way. Mustafa shares what he has learned so you don’t need to waste your time or your life chasing myths. In Time to Move On , he’ll share his own story as well as the experiences of those he has helped navigate through their own career transitions.

With Mustafa as your guide, you will learn how to listen to your instincts, pursue your passions, and live your dreams instead of what others expect you to do. Time to Move On will help you build the wisdom, inspiration, and enlightenment you need to live life on your terms—instead of someone else’s.]]> 148 Mustafa Ammar Stephanie 0 to-read 5.00 Time to Move On: The 7 Career Myths Keeping You From Finding Your Dream Job...And What To Do About It
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]]> <![CDATA[Power of Ignored Skills : Change the way you think and decide]]> 55967979
Through various examples and stories, all the above questions are answered in Power of Ignored Skills. This book not only highlights problems but also offer solutions to some of the most complex problems. This book is a handy resource for a student, a leader or anyone climbing the corporate ladders. More than fifty examples and stories make the book interesting.]]> 146 Manoj Tripathi 1649518781 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.60 Power of Ignored Skills : Change the way you think and decide
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Listen: Discover the Hidden Key to Better Communication]]> 59808301
Communication isn’t all about what you say. It’s about what you hear, how you react to it, and respond. In short: it’s about how you listen. And despite the fact that leaders typically spend upwards of eighty percent of their day listening, only two percent of them have ever had training in how to listen effectively.

At a time when we are more technologically linked than ever, our conversations have never been more fractured and disconnected—because most don’t know how to truly listen.

The result? You constantly fight to be “heard� over all the noise and distraction. You feel frustrated, confused, and ignored and feel like no one is paying attention to you. You are tired of repeating yourself over and over again. At work and home, conversations leave you feeling drained.

In How to Listen, Oscar Trimboli, host of the Apple-award-winning podcast Deep Listening, shows you how to unlock your listening superpowers to have more impactful conversations at work and home. Through stories, exercises, and tips, Trimboli shares invaluable insights to help you notice when you aren’t listening—and what to do about it.�

As you develop your listening skills, you’ll not only reduce the conflict, and confusion in your life, you’ll spend less time in conversations because you’ll be paying attention to what matters. When you master the art of listening, you’ll master the art of communication—and create more powerful connections in all facets of your life.]]> 288 Oscar Trimboli 1774581914 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.79 How to Listen: Discover the Hidden Key to Better Communication
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]]> <![CDATA[Karma and Dharma: Why Life is Beautiful and Worth Living]]> 29477091 Knowledge is never as important as awareness and, along the way of knowing how both concepts relate, we’re brought forth towards our own need for enlightenment.
This is what is here proposed, a study of our own conscience, in order to understand how we create and repeat our karmic manifestations, while seeing how they can be changed in order to manifest a completely new life and outcome, one in which there is more love, health and abundance.
Conscience is what allows enlightenment, and such state or, at least, potential, becomes crucial as a tool to manifest our desires. There’s not much that an undiscerning mind can see, and yet, for the one that is spiritually blind, not much can be accomplished.
Most of what we perceive as being far from our reality, in a long distant future, is already presenting itself in front of us, in the form of those that have the wisdom we need. We merely need to recognize them, identify them and acknowledge their role in our existence, reason why karma shows itself correlated to wisdom. One cannot exist without the other.
Knowing this is allowing ourselves the gift of opportunity to be happy and see how we’ve been missing the many blessings that life has always been offering.
We can learn to apply the spiritual laws to make them work in our favor and this is the path towards such amazing and very rare achievement.]]> Robin Sacredfire 1310559295 Stephanie 0 5.00 Karma and Dharma: Why Life is Beautiful and Worth Living
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]]> <![CDATA[Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave]]> 58145670 The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller!

Ryan Holiday's bestselling trilogy--The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, and Stillness is the Key--captivated professional athletes, CEOs, politicians, and entrepreneurs and helped bring Stoicism to millions of readers. Now, in the first book of an exciting new series on the cardinal virtues of ancient philosophy, Holiday explores the most foundational virtue of all: Courage.

Almost every religion, spiritual practice, philosophy and person grapples with fear. The most repeated phrase in the Bible is "Be not afraid." The ancient Greeks spoke of phobos, panic and terror. It is natural to feel fear, the Stoics believed, but it cannot rule you. Courage, then, is the ability to rise above fear, to do what's right, to do what's needed, to do what is true. And so it rests at the heart of the works of Marcus Aurelius, Aristotle, and CS Lewis, alongside temperance, justice, and wisdom.

In Courage Is Calling, Ryan Holiday breaks down the elements of fear, an expression of cowardice, the elements of courage, an expression of bravery, and lastly, the elements of heroism, an expression of valor. Through engaging stories about historic and contemporary leaders, including Charles De Gaulle, Florence Nightingale, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Holiday shows you how to conquer fear and practice courage in your daily life.

You'll also delve deep into the moral dilemmas and courageous acts of lesser-known, but equally as important, figures from ancient and modern history, such as Helvidius Priscus, a Roman Senator who stood his ground against emperor Vespasian, even in the face of death; Frank Serpico, a former New York City Police Department Detective who exposed police corruption; and Frederick Douglass and a slave named Nelly, whose fierce resistance against her captors inspired his own crusade to end slavery.

In a world in which fear runs rampant--when people would rather stand on the sidelines than speak out against injustice, go along with convention than bet on themselves, and turn a blind eye to the ugly realities of modern life--we need courage more than ever. We need the courage of whistleblowers and risk takers. We need the courage of activists and adventurers. We need the courage of writers who speak the truth--and the courage of leaders to listen.

We need you to step into the arena and fight.]]> 278 Ryan Holiday 0593191676 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.01 2021 Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ten Types of Human: A New Understanding of Who We Are, and Who We Can Be]]> 55544793 ‘This book is the one. Think Sapiens and triple it.� � Julia Hobsbawm, author of Fully Connected

We all have ten types of human in our head.

They’re the people we become when we face life’s most difficult decisions. We want to believe there are things we would always do � or things we never would. But how can we be sure? What are our limits? Do we have limits?

The Ten Types of Human is a pioneering examination of human nature. It looks at the best and worst that human beings are capable of, and asks why. It explores the frontiers of the human experience, uncovering the forces that shape our thoughts and actions in extreme situations.

From courtrooms to civil wars, from Columbus to child soldiers, Dexter Dias takes us on a globe-spanning journey in search of answers, touching on the lives of some truly exceptional people.

Combining cutting-edge neuroscience, social psychology and human rights research, The Ten Types of Human is a provocative map to our hidden selves. It provides a new understanding of who we are � and who we can be.


‘I emerged from this book feeling better about almost everything... a mosaic of faces building into this extraordinary portrait of our species.� � Guardian

‘The Ten Types of Human is a fantastic piece of non-fiction, mixing astonishing real-life cases with the latest scientific research to provide a guide to who we really are. It’s inspiring and essential.� � Charles Duhigg

‘Uplifting and indispensable.� � Howard Cunnell


What readers are saying about 'the most important book in years':

�utterly compelling…this one comes with a warning � only pick it up if you can risk not putting it down� � Wendy Heydorn on Amazon, 5 stars

‘one of the most remarkable books I've read� I can genuinely say that it has changed the way I view the world� � David Jones on Amazon, 5 stars

�Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the human condition� a thrilling and beautifully crafted book� � Wasim on Amazon, 5 stars

‘This is the most important book I have read in years� � Natasha Geary on Amazon, 5 stars

‘an important and fascinating read� It will keep you glued to the page� � Hilary Burrage on Amazon, 5 stars

‘a journey that I will never forget, will always be grateful for, and I hope will help me question who I am� a work of genius� � Louise on Amazon, 5 stars

‘This is a magnificent book that will capture the interest of every type of reader� one of those rare and special books that demand rereading� � Amelia on Amazon, 5 stars

�I simply couldn’t put it down� one of the most significant books of our time&

]]> 671 Dexter Dias Stephanie 0 to-read 3.97 2018 The Ten Types of Human: A New Understanding of Who We Are, and Who We Can Be
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]]> <![CDATA[Creative Visualization Meditations (New World Library Audio)]]> 173944 0 Shakti Gawain 1577312406 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.14 1996 Creative Visualization Meditations (New World Library Audio)
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]]> The Moviegoer 10739
On the eve of his thirtieth birthday, Binx Bolling is adrift. He occupies himself dallying with his secretaries and going to movies, which provide him with the "treasurable moments" absent from his real life. But one fateful Mardi Gras, Binx embarks on a quest - a harebrained search for authenticity that outrages his family, endangers his fragile cousin Kate, and sends him reeling through the gaudy chaos of the French Quarter. Wry and wrenching, rich in irony and romance, "The Moviegoer" is a genuine American classic.]]> 242 Walker Percy 0375701966 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.66 1961 The Moviegoer
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]]> <![CDATA[Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity]]> 28596619
As comedian Louis C.K. put it, “Everything’s amazing, but nobody’s happy.�
Even for the most fortunate among us, material abundance comes at a very high price. Facebook is a hollow replacement for face time. We produce more food than ever, but hunger and malnutrition are standard in most of the world while the rest of us stuff ourselves quite literally to death. Despair darkens ever more lives as rates of clinical depression and suicide continue their grim climb in the developed world. A third of all American children are obese or seriously overweight, and fifty four million of us are pre-diabetic. Pre-schoolers represent the fastest-growing market for anti-depressants, while the rate of increase of depression among children is over twenty percent, according to a recent Harvard study. Twenty four million American adults are thought to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder—mostly attributable to the never-ending wars that have become part of modern life for the swelling underclass with few other employment opportunities.

It’s common to wonder how an anthropologist from Mars would view our world or what sage advice an emissary from the future would bring back. But how would a time-traveler from our prehistoric past assess the lives we lead and the future prospects for the path we’re on? Such a visitor from 200 centuries ago would no doubt be impressed by much of what she found here. But once her amazement at iPhones, air travel, and liver transplants subsided, what would she make of our daily lives? Would she ultimately be more impressed by our advances or dismayed by what we’ve lost in our always accelerating rush toward the future?

With faith in the future melting like an overheated glacier even as contentment with the present evaporates, it’s high time for a sober reassessment of the past. Ten thousand years since turning from the ancient path our ancestors trod forever, it’s time for a scientifically-informed, multidisciplinary look at the effects of this fateful divergence. It’s time to ask what may be the most subversive question of all: Are modern humans, even the most fortunate among us, living significantly better lives than our pre-civilized ancestors? Taken as a whole, is civilization a net gain for individual human beings?]]> 400 Christopher Ryan Stephanie 0 to-read 4.14 2018 Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity
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]]> Siddhartha 52036 152 Hermann Hesse Stephanie 0 4.07 1922 Siddhartha
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]]> <![CDATA[Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants]]> 17465709 Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learning to give our own gifts in return.]]> 408 Robin Wall Kimmerer 1571313354 Stephanie 0 4.52 2013 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
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]]> <![CDATA[The Motivation Manifesto: 10 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power]]> 18170640 New York Times bestselling author of The Charge and The Millionaire Messenger comes the definitive statement on motivation for our troubled times.

The Motivation Manifesto is a pulsing, articulate, ferocious call to claim our personal power. World-renowned high performance trainer Brendon Burchard reveals that the main motive of mankind is the pursuit of greater Personal Freedom. We desire the grand liberties of choice—time freedom, emotional freedom, social freedom, financial freedom. Only two enemies stand in our way: an external enemy, defined as the social oppression of who we are by the mediocre masses, and an internal enemy, a sort of self-oppression caused by our own doubt and fear.

The march to Personal Freedom, Burchard argues, can only be won by declaring our intent and independence, stepping into our personal power, and battling through self-doubt and the distractions of the day until full victory is won. Recalling the revolutionist voices of the past that chose freedom over tyranny, Burchard—at times poetic yet always fierce—motivates us to free ourselves from fear and take back our lives once and for all.]]> 288 Brendon Burchard 1451667744 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.58 2014 The Motivation Manifesto: 10 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power
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]]> <![CDATA[The Winter Harvest Handbook: Four Season Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses]]> 5961818
Now, with his long-awaited new book, "The Winter Harvest Handbook," anyone can have access to his hard-won experience. Gardeners and farmers can use the innovative, highly successful methods Coleman describes in this comprehensive handbook to raise crops throughout the coldest of winters.

Building on the techniques that hundreds of thousands of farmers and gardeners adopted from "The New Organic Grower" and "Four-Season Harvest," this new book focuses on growing produce of unparalleled freshness and quality in customized unheated or, in some cases, minimally heated, movable plastic greenhouses.

Coleman offers clear, concise details on greenhouse construction and maintenance, planting schedules, crop management, harvesting practices, and even marketing methods in this complete, meticulous, and illustrated guide. Readers have access to all the techniques that have proven to produce higher-quality crops on Coleman's own farm.

His painstaking research and experimentation with more than 30 different crops will be valuable to small farmers, homesteaders, and experienced home gardeners who seek to expand their production seasons.

A passionate advocate for the revival of small-scale sustainable farming, Coleman provides a practical model for supplying fresh, locally grown produce during the winter season, even in climates where conventional wisdom says it "just can't be done."]]> 264 Eliot Coleman 1603580816 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.34 2009 The Winter Harvest Handbook: Four Season Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tao of Self-Confidence: A Guide to Moving Beyond Trauma and Awakening the Leader Within]]> 78919104 A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER

A guide for Asian women to tap into their confidence and joy, and shine as leaders in today's world In 2021, women represented 54.3% of the US workforce but only held 35% of senior leadership positions. Of that percentage, only 2.7% of Asian women were seen in management roles. While there have been great leaps for women in the workplace in the last decade, women of color still fall behind. The Tao of Self-Confidence book sets a foundation to help Asian Women start being seen as leaders in work and life rather than by our stereotypes. In this book, you'll read
With an honest and vulnerable approach, Yap Chan discusses and explores the specific challenges our community faces, historically and now in the midst of the pandemic, intergenerational and historical trauma, false stories we tell ourselves, and how we can rise above stereotypes. We'll tap into our inner joy, celebrate our authentic self, and awaken the leader within.]]> 208 Sheena Yap Chan 1394166575 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.75 The Tao of Self-Confidence: A Guide to Moving Beyond Trauma and Awakening the Leader Within
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]]> <![CDATA[Secret Pandemic: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World]]> 60496004
As human beings, our brains are wired for connection. The feelings of disconnectedness people are facing today—isolation within our families, digital addiction, emotional trauma� hold worrying consequences for our mental well-being.

We've lost touch with the human tribe we were born into.

In this compelling guide to navigating connection in our modern world, human connection phenom Simone Heng walks you through the meaning of human connection as it relates to every aspect of life. Learn how to distinguish authentic connection from fake substitutes, understand how family trauma affects the way you connect with others, and discover the precise orbits of friendship you need to feel socially fulfilled.

Human connection is one of our most essential needs. With Secret Pandemic: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World, you can stop searching for it and start living it, forging the genuine connections we all crave.]]> 164 Simone Heng 1544527586 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.09 Secret Pandemic: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World
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]]> <![CDATA[Let's Talk About Loneliness: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World]]> 83822491 The true antidote to loneliness, this book will teach you the secret to building meaningful relationships and the importance of authentic connections in a lonely world.

Is it possible to have hundreds of followers on social media but still feel isolated? To live in a city of millions of people but find yourself alone? No one really wants to admit it, but the answer is certainly 'yes'.

So, let's talk about loneliness. Human connection specialist Simone Heng knows a lot about being lonely. She left an enviable career and social life to move back to her family home to care for her mother. All alone in a house filled with memories but devoid of people, she was faced with the realization that human connection is one of our most essential needs.

There's a global loneliness epidemic. Every one of us has experienced feeling lonely, even if we don't realize it. The modern world has changed how we live and the 'village' environment with spontaneous connection has been replaced by remote work and contrived relationships. Most importantly, the old stereotypes of what loneliness looks like no longer hold true � in a world where technology has made us more 'connected' than ever before, people of all ages are feeling alone.

Simone shares her journey to understanding the value of human connection and explains how to distinguish authentic relationships from fake substitutes. This definitive book on loneliness shows us how to build meaningful relationships with those that matter the most, forge new friendships, and create the genuine connections we all crave.]]> 241 Simone Heng 1401974880 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.24 Let's Talk About Loneliness: The Search for Connection in a Lonely World
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]]> The Complete Poems 45286 Leaves of Grass, the work that defined him as one of America’s most influential voices and that he added to throughout his life. A collection of astonishing originality and intensity, it spoke of politics, sexual emancipation, and what it meant to be an American. From the joyful “Song of Myself� and “I Sing the Body Electric� to the elegiac “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d,� Whitman’s art fuses oratory, journalism, and song in a vivid celebration of humanity. Containing all Whitman’s known poetic work, this edition reprints the final, or “deathbed,� edition of Leaves of Grass (1891�92). Earlier versions of many poems are also given, including the 1855 “Song of Myself.�
Features a completely new—and fuller—introduction discussing the development of Whitman's poetic career, his influence on later American poets, and his impact on the American cultural sensibility


Includes chronology, updated suggestions for further reading, and extensive notes]]> 896 Walt Whitman 0140424512 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.26 1892 The Complete Poems
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]]> <![CDATA[Shaman: Invoking Power, Presence and Purpose at the Core of Who You Are]]> 50419709
Shamans are no longer isolated healers in faraway places. Their spirit has returned and is infusing the work of teachers, artists and activists, leaders in business and people throughout all areas of our societies.

We all have an inner shaman and this book is for you if
· recognize there's untapped power inside you that you want to learn how to harness
· want to feel a deeper connection to your own nature, your ancestors, your community and the intelligence of life itself
· care about the future of life on our planet and wish to redress the balance between humanity and nature
· know your purpose is to co-create a world that is built on justice and sustainability

There is a shaman in you who was born to play a powerful role in our collective awakening for our future on Earth.]]> 304 Ya’Acov Darling Khan 1401960804 Stephanie 0 4.09 Shaman: Invoking Power, Presence and Purpose at the Core of Who You Are
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]]> <![CDATA[The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture]]> 58764796 In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.

In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal� when it comes to health?

Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing understanding of “normal� as false, neglecting the roles that trauma and stress, and the pressures of modern-day living, exert on our bodies and our minds at the expense of good health. For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. Now Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society—and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing. Co-written with his son Daniel, The Myth of Normal is Maté’s most ambitious and urgent book yet.]]> 575 Gabor Maté 0735278377 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.30 2022 The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture
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]]> <![CDATA[Healing Is the New High: A Guide to Overcoming Emotional Turmoil and Finding Freedom]]> 56623597
Vex developed powerful inner healing techniques to help him break free from his troubled past, heal his emotional pain and trauma, and create a new and empowering belief system. Since then, he's helped thousands of people worldwide unlock their own healing journey. And now he's here to help you become your own healer too.

Vex shares how to experience healing through the layers of the self, combining yogic principles and simple, accessible techniques for exceptional, long-lasting results. These transformative practices

· Working with your body's energy
· Exploring and raising your inner vibration
· Creating positive relationships
· Exploring your personal history and rewriting limiting beliefs
· Uncovering your true self and reigniting your fire

Taking charge of your inner healing is one of the greatest acts of self-love. By committing to this process and raising your vibration - the energy that courses through you and you radiate out into the world - you'll create space to welcome more joyful experiences into your life.]]> 304 Vex King 140196124X Stephanie 0 to-read 3.97 Healing Is the New High: A Guide to Overcoming Emotional Turmoil and Finding Freedom
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]]> <![CDATA[You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life]]> 15843166 The #1 New York Times Bestseller You Are A Badass is the self-help book for people who desperately want to improve their lives but don't want to get busted doing it.

In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bite-sized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises, and the occasional swear word. If you're ready to make some serious changes around here, You Are a Badass will help you: Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors that stop you from getting what you want, blast past your fears so you can take big exciting risks, figure out how to make some damn money already, learn to love yourself and others, set big goals and reach them - it will basically show you how to create a life you totally love, and how to create it now.

By the end of You Are a Badass, you'll understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to use The Force to kick some serious ass.]]> 254 Jen Sincero 0762447699 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.95 2013 You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
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]]> <![CDATA[A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire]]> 9551126 Two maverick neuroscientists use the world's largest psychology experiment-the Internet-to study the private activities of millions of men and women around the world, unveiling a revolutionary and shocking new vision of human desire that overturns conventional thinking.

For his groundbreaking sexual research, Alfred Kinsey and his team interviewed 18,000 people, relying on them to honestly report their most intimate experiences. Using the Internet, the neuroscientists Ogas and Gaddam quietly observed the raw sexual behaviors of half a billion people. By combining their observations with neuroscience and animal research, these two young neuroscientists finally answer the long-disputed question: what do people really like? Ogas and Gaddam's findings are transforming the way scientists and therapists think about sexual desire.

In their startling book, Ogas and Gaddam analyze a "billion wicked thoughts" on the Internet: a billion Web searches, a million individual search histories, a million erotic stories, a half-million erotic videos, a million Web sites, millions of online personal ads, and many other enormous sources of sexual data in order to understand the true differences between male and female desires, including:

?Men and women have hardwired sexual cues analogous to our hardwired tastes-there are sexual versions of sweet, sour, salty, savory, and bitter. But men and women are wired with different sets of cues.

?The male sexual brain resembles a reckless hunter, while the female sexual brain resembles a cautious detective agency.

?Men form their sexual interests during adolescence and rarely change. Women's sexual interests are plastic and change frequently.

?The male sexual brain is an "or gate": A single stimulus can arouse it. The female sexual brain is an "and gate": It requires many simultaneous stimuli to arouse it.

?When it comes to sexual arousal, men prefer overweight women to underweight women, and a significant number of men seek out erotic images of women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s.

?Women enjoy writing and sharing erotic stories with other women. The fastest growing genre of erotic stories for women are stories about two heterosexual men having sex.

?Though the male sexual brain is much more different from the female sexual brain than is commonly believed, the sexual brain of gay men is virtually identical to that of straight men.

Featuring cutting-edge, jaw-dropping science, this wildly entertaining and controversial book helps readers understand their partner's sexual desires with a depth of knowledge unavailable from any other source. Its fascinating and occasionally disturbing findings will rock our modern understanding of sexuality, just as Kinsey's reports did sixty years ago.]]> 416 Sai Gaddam 0525952098 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.81 2011 A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the World's Largest Experiment Reveals about Human Desire
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery]]> 53642699 250 Brianna Wiest Stephanie 0 to-read 4.08 2020 The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
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]]> <![CDATA[She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement]]> 44767249
Nothing could have prepared Kantor and Twohey for what followed the publication of their initial Weinstein story on October 5, 2017. Within days, a veritable Pandora’s box of sexual harassment and abuse was opened. Women all over the world came forward with their own traumatic stories. Over the next twelve months, hundreds of men from every walk of life and industry were outed following allegations of wrongdoing. But did too much change—or not enough? Those questions hung in the air months later as Brett Kavanaugh was nominated to the Supreme Court, and Christine Blasey Ford came forward to testify that he had assaulted her decades earlier. Kantor and Twohey, who had unique access to Ford and her team, bring to light the odyssey that led her to come forward, the overwhelming forces that came to bear on her, and what happened after she shared her allegation with the world.

In the tradition of great investigative journalism, She Said tells a thrilling story about the power of truth, with shocking new information from hidden sources. Kantor and Twohey describe not only the consequences of their reporting for the #MeToo movement, but the inspiring and affecting journeys of the women who spoke up—for the sake of other women, for future generations, and for themselves.]]> 310 Jodi Kantor 0525560343 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.35 2019 She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement
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]]> <![CDATA[To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)]]> 36297097 "You cannot have a funeral for your mother without also having a funeral for yourself." This book poses the ever-lingering question: What happens when someone dies before they're able to redeem themselves?

From the bestselling & award-winning poetess, amanda lovelace, comes the finale of her illustrated duology, "things that h(a)unt." In the first installment, to make monsters out of girls, lovelace explored the memory of being in a toxic romantic relationship. In to drink coffee with a ghost, lovelace unravels the memory of the complicated relationship she had with her now-deceased mother.]]> 160 Amanda Lovelace Stephanie 0 to-read 4.01 2019 To Drink Coffee with a Ghost (Things that Haunt, #2)
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]]> You'll Come Back to Yourself 52259365 139 Michaela Angemeer 1775272710 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.85 2019 You'll Come Back to Yourself
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]]> <![CDATA[Conversations with God - Book 2: An uncommon dialogue]]> 18812864 When Neale Donald Walsch was experiencing a low point in his life, he decided to write a letter to God. What he did not expect was a response and the result was Conversations with God Book 1. In Book 2, the dialogue expands to deal with the more global topics of geopolitical and metaphysical life on the planet, and the challenges now facing the world. This incredible series contains answers that will change you, your life, and the way you view other beings.


]]> 292 Neale Donald Walsch 1848941749 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.51 1996 Conversations with God - Book 2: An uncommon dialogue
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]]> <![CDATA[The Moneyless Manifesto Live Well. Live Rich. Live Free.]]> 16132785
Drawing on almost three years of experience as The Moneyless Man, Mark Boyle not only demystifies money and the system that binds us to it, he also explains how liberating, easy and enjoyable it is to live with less of it.

In this book, Mark takes us on an exploration that goes deeper into the thinking that pushed him to make the decision to go moneyless, and the philosophy he developed along the way. Bursting with radical new perspectives on some of the vital, yet often unquestioned, pillars of economic theory and what it really means to be ‘sustainable� � as well as creative and practical solutions for how we can live more with less � Boyle offers us one of the world’s most thought-provoking voices on economic and ecological ideas.

Mark’s original, witty style will help simplify and diversify your personal economy, freeing you from the invisible ties that limit you and making you more resilient to financial shocks.

The Moneyless Manifesto explores why making the transition beyond monetary economics is becoming the zeitgeist of the Occupy generation, and how you can participate in the world’s only booming economy � the gift economy.

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The book can be read online for free:
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]]> <![CDATA[The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living]]> 8263139
Imagine a year without spending—or even touching—money. Former businessman Mark Boyle did just that and here is his extraordinary story. Going back to basics and following his own strict rules, Mark learned ingenious ways to eliminate his bills and discovered that good friends are all the riches you need. Encountering seasonal foods, solar panels, skill-swapping schemes, cuttlefish toothpaste, compost toilets, and—the unthinkable—a cash-free Christmas, Boyle puts the fun into frugality and offers some great tips for economical (and environmentally friendly) living. A testament to Mark's astounding determination, this witty and heart-warming book will make you re-evaluate your relationship to your wallet]]> 244 Mark Boyle 1851687548 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.82 2010 The Moneyless Man: A Year of Freeconomic Living
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]]> <![CDATA[In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin]]> 39731655
Written by fellow foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum, this is the story of the most daring war reporter of her age. Drawing on unpublished diaries and notebooks, and interviews with Marie’s friends, family and colleagues, In Extremis is the story of our turbulent age, and the life of a woman who defied convention.]]> 400 Lindsey Hilsum 1473545382 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.41 2018 In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin
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]]> <![CDATA[Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again]]> 52645353 *#1 New York Times Bestseller*

You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you.

Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next. Lysa TerKeurst has wrestled through this journey. But in surprising ways, she's discovered how to let go of bound-up resentment and overcome the resistance to forgiving people who aren't willing to make things right.

With deep empathy, therapeutic insight, and rich Bible teaching coming out of more than 1,000 hours of theological study, Lysa will help you:


Learn how to move on when the other person refuses to change and never says they're sorry.
Walk through a step-by-step process to free yourself from the hurt of your past and feel less offended today.
Discover what the Bible really says about forgiveness and the peace that comes from living it out right now.
Identify what's stealing trust and vulnerability from your relationships so you can believe there is still good ahead.
Disempower the triggers hijacking your emotions by embracing the two necessary parts of forgiveness.]]> 288 Lysa TerKeurst 0718039882 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.10 Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again
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]]> <![CDATA[The Way Home: Tales from a life without technology]]> 42515426 It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever.

No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it the internet, phone, washing machine, radio or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce.

In this honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life without modern technology, Mark Boyle explores the hard won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the spring, foraging and fishing.

What he finds is an elemental life, one governed by the rhythms of the sun and seasons, where life and death dance in a primal landscape of blood, wood, muck, water, and fire � much the same life we have lived for most of our time on earth. Revisiting it brings a deep insight into what it means to be human at a time when the boundaries between man and machine are blurring.]]> 277 Mark Boyle 1786076012 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.92 2019 The Way Home: Tales from a life without technology
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]]> Laziness Does Not Exist 54304124
Extra-curricular activities. Honors classes. 60-hour work weeks. Side hustles.

Like many Americans, Dr. Devon Price believed that productivity was the best way to measure self-worth. Price was an overachiever from the start, graduating from both college and graduate school early, but that success came at a cost. After Price was diagnosed with a severe case of anemia and heart complications from overexertion, they were forced to examine the darker side of all this productivity.

Laziness Does Not Exist explores the psychological underpinnings of the “laziness lie,� including its origins from the Puritans and how it has continued to proliferate as digital work tools have blurred the boundaries between work and life. Using in-depth research, Price explains that people today do far more work than nearly any other humans in history yet most of us often still feel we are not doing enough.

Filled with practical and accessible advice for overcoming society’s pressure to do more, and featuring interviews with researchers, consultants, and experiences from real people drowning in too much work, Laziness Does Not Exist “is the book we all need right now� (Caroline Dooner, author of The F*ck It Diet ).]]> 256 Devon Price 1982140100 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.91 2021 Laziness Does Not Exist
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]]> <![CDATA[In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness]]> 8582180 Unraveling Trauma in the Body, Brain and Mind—a Revolution in Treatment

In this culmination of his life’s work, Peter A. Levine draws on his broad experience as a clinician, a student of comparative brain research, a stress scientist and a keen observer of the naturalistic animal world to explain the nature and transformation of trauma in the body, brain and psyche. In an Unspoken Voice is based on the idea that trauma is neither a disease nor a disorder, but rather an injury caused by fright, helplessness and loss that can be healed by engaging our innate capacity to self-regulate high states of arousal and intense emotions. Enriched with a coherent theoretical framework and compelling case examples, the book elegantly blends the latest findings in biology, neuroscience and body-oriented psychotherapy to show that when we bring together animal instinct and reason, we can become more whole human beings.]]> 384 Peter A. Levine 1556439431 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.35 2010 In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness
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]]> <![CDATA[Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past]]> 24683741
While much work has been done in the field of trauma studies to address "explicit" traumatic memories in the brain (such as intrusive thoughts or flashbacks), much less attention has been paid to how the body itself stores "implicit" memory, and how much of what we think of as "memory" actually comes to us through our (often unconsciously accessed) felt sense. By learning how to better understand this complex interplay of past and present, brain and body, we can adjust our relationship to past trauma and move into a more balanced, relaxed state of being. Written for trauma sufferers as well as mental health care practitioners, Trauma and Memory is a groundbreaking look at how memory is constructed and how influential memories are on our present state of being.]]> 219 Peter A. Levine 158394995X Stephanie 0 to-read 4.15 2015 Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past
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]]> <![CDATA[Warming the Stone Child: Myths & Stories about Abandonment and the Unmothered Child]]> 31213
The pain of abandonment, both real and metaphorical, can cast a shadow over our entire adult experience. Warming the Stone Child investigates the abandoned child archetype in world myths and cultures to find clues about the process of healing the unmothered child within us all. Along the way, this gifted storyteller and Jungian psychoanalyst instructs us about the psychology of abandonment in childhood, how it affects us in later life, and its curiously special gifts and powers. Join her as she

The Inuit fable of the Stone Child
� Symptoms of the adult “abandoned child�
� The story of the Little Red Cap
� The English tale of the Stolen Woman Moon
� The four types of abandonment
� Re-creating the inner mother, and much more.
Drawing from many world cultures, Dr. Estés has gathered a collection of deep myths, fables, and fairy tales with the adult listener in mind. Her storytelling creates a compelling picture of the orphan figure through the ages, while helping us understand the meaning of preadolescent abandonment in our own lives. Spiced with wonderful storytelling, Warming The Stone Child is a unique listening experience with a practical edge.]]> 1 Clarissa Pinkola Estés 1591793033 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.39 1990 Warming the Stone Child: Myths & Stories about Abandonment and the Unmothered Child
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]]> <![CDATA[When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress]]> 450534
When the Body Says No is an impressive contribution to research on the physiological connection between life's stresses and emotions and the body systems governing nerves, immune apparatus and hormones. With great compassion and erudition, Gabor Maté demystifies medical science and, as he did in Scattered Minds , invites us all to be our own health advocates.]]> 320 Gabor Maté 0676973124 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.21 2003 When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
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]]> <![CDATA[Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir]]> 34219966 Bestselling writer and psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom puts himself on the couch in a lapidary memoir.

Irvin D. Yalom has made a career of investigating the lives of others. In this profound memoir, he turns his writing and his therapeutic eye on himself. He opens his story with a nightmare: He is twelve and is riding his bike past the home of an acne-scarred girl. Like every morning, he calls out, hoping to befriend her, "Hello Measles!" But in his dream, the girl's father makes Yalom understand that his daily greeting had hurt her. For Yalom, this was the birth of empathy; he would not forget the lesson. As Becoming Myself unfolds, we see the birth of the insightful thinker whose books have been a beacon to so many. This is not simply a man's life story, Yalom's reflections on his life and development are an invitation for us to reflect on the origins of our own selves and the meanings of our lives.]]> 352 Irvin D. Yalom 0465098894 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.16 2017 Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir
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]]> The Happiest Man on Earth 53239311 Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you.

Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp.

Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on a Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country.

Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'.

Published as Eddie turns 100, this is a powerful, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful memoir of how happiness can be found even in the darkest of times.]]> 208 Eddie Jaku 1760980080 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.59 2020 The Happiest Man on Earth
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]]> <![CDATA[Joyful Living: 101 Ways to Transform Your Spirit and Revitalize Your Life]]> 28700180 360 Amy Leigh Mercree 0738746592 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.91 Joyful Living: 101 Ways to Transform Your Spirit and Revitalize Your Life
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]]> <![CDATA[Daily Inspiration from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari]]> 1016324 406 Robin Sharma 0002007312 Stephanie 0 4.02 Daily Inspiration from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
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]]> <![CDATA[Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life]]> 56990809
For half a century we have been trained to believe that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our left brain houses our rational thinking. Now neuroscience shows that it's not that in fact, our emotional limbic tissue is evenly divided between our two hemispheres. Consequently, each hemisphere has both an emotional brain and a thinking brain. In this groundbreaking new book, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor presents these four distinct modules of cells as four characters that make up who we Character 1, Left Thinking; Character 2, Left Emotion; Character 3, Right Emotion; and Character 4, Right Thinking.

Everything we think, feel, or do is dependent upon brain cells to perform that function. Since each of the Four Characters stems from specific groups of cells that feel unique inside of our body, they each display particular skills, feel specific emotions, or think distinctive thoughts. In Whole Brain Living, Dr. Taylor shows us how to get acquainted with our own Four Characters, observe how they show up in our daily life, and learn to identify and relate to them in others as well. And she introduces a practice called the Brain Huddle--a tool for bringing our Four Characters into conversation with one another so we can tap their respective strengths and choose which one to embody in any situation.

The more we become familiar with each of the characters in ourselves and others, the more power we gain over our thoughts, our feelings, our relationships, and our lives. Indeed, we discover that we have the power to choose who and how we want to be in every moment. And when our Four Characters work together and balance one another as a whole brain, we gain a radical new road map to deep inner peace.]]> 304 Jill Bolte Taylor 1401961983 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.03 Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life
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]]> Calling Us Home 34523032 349 Chris Lüttichau Stephanie 0 to-read 4.48 Calling Us Home
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]]> <![CDATA[The Time of the Black Jaguar: An Offering of Indigenous Wisdom for the Continuity of Life on Earth]]> 16204442 186 Arkan Lushwala 0615681816 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.47 2012 The Time of the Black Jaguar: An Offering of Indigenous Wisdom for the Continuity of Life on Earth
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]]> <![CDATA[Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom]]> 6796675
With the new breakthroughs in neuroscience, combined with the insights from thousands of years of contemplative practice, you, too, can shape your own brain for greater happiness, love, and wisdom.

Buddha's Brain joins the forces of modern science with ancient teachings to show readers how to have greater emotional balance in turbulent times, as well as healthier relationships, more effective actions, and a deeper religious or spiritual practice.

Well-referenced and grounded in science, the book is full of practical tools and skills readers can use in daily life to tap the unused potential of the brain-and rewire it over time for greater peace and well-being.

If you can change your brain, you can change your life.]]> 252 Rick Hanson Stephanie 0 to-read 3.99 2009 Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
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]]> <![CDATA[Choosing Happier: How to be happy despite your circumstances, history or genes (The Practical Happiness Series Book 1)]]> 34832567 This book busts the modern happiness myths that assert that we can find lasting happiness through having more money, buying more things, or being famous, successful or powerful. Instead, it provides science-backed, actionable, effective, and simple practices that can make being happier a whole lot easier whoever and wherever you presently are. It turns out that our ability to be happy is not dependent on our circumstances � our degree of happiness is an inside job and something that we can influence and choose!

In its essence, this is a book of joy, for it combines ancient wisdom and modern positive psychology, valuable insights into why we have got lost in pursuing happiness but not finding it, powerful but simple practices that make it easy to turn this situation around, and all interwoven with inspiring and humorous quotes about happiness and life. Rather than this book just being an interesting read, it has been written in a way that encourages and enables the reader to actually increase their levels of authentic happiness. The author has even provided tools, MP3 meditations and an online community forum to support readers to make that shift into greater positivity with ease.

Being happier is not the only end goal of this book. It has been shown that happier people are more creative, successful, productive, healthy, resilient and they have better relationships too � what’s not to like about these additional outcomes? In the bigger picture, happier people are more content, kind and generous. The more authentically happy people there are around the planet, the better off we all are.

If you read this book and do the exercises regularly you will develop empowering “happy habits� that will naturally increase your contentedness and joy, while reducing the time that you spend stuck in negative emotions. Don’t put learning these skills and habits off and remain in unnecessary unhappiness when you could become one of those people who seem to be able to cruise through life’s challenges with a smile on their face.

Click the yellow “BUY� button and learn the simple skills that will enable you to choose to be happier now! ]]> 238 Jem Friar 0995681120 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.87 Choosing Happier: How to be happy despite your circumstances, history or genes (The Practical Happiness Series Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks]]> 24945500
Embodied intelligence is one of the most exciting areas in contemporary philosophy and neuropsychology, and Claxton shows how the privilege given to cerebral thinking has taken a toll on modern society, resulting in too much screen time, the diminishment of skilled craftsmanship, and an overvaluing of white-collar over blue-collar labor. Discussing techniques that will help us reconnect with our bodies, Claxton shows how an appreciation of the body’s intelligence will enrich all our lives.]]> 331 Guy Claxton 0300208820 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.75 2015 Intelligence in the Flesh: Why Your Mind Needs Your Body Much More Than It Thinks
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]]> <![CDATA[Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us Vs. Them]]> 26781095 224 Shakil Choudhury 1771130253 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.24 2015 Deep Diversity: Overcoming Us Vs. Them
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]]> <![CDATA[Start.: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters]]> 17249189 Wall Street Journal best-selling author Jon Acuff reveals the steps to getting unstuck and back onto the path of being awesome.

Over the last 100 years, the road to success for most everyone has been divided into predictable stages. But three things have changed the path to success:

Boomers are realizing that a lot of the things they were promised aren't going to materialize, and they have started second and third careers.

Technology has given access to an unprecedented number of people who are building online empires and changing their lives in ways that would have been impossible years ago.

The days of "success first, significance later," have ended.

While none of the stages can be skipped, they can be shortened and accelerated. There are only two paths in life: average and awesome. The average path is easy because all you have to do is nothing. The awesome path is more challenging, because things like fear only bother you when you do work that matters. The good news is "Start" gives readers practical, actionable insights to be more awesome, more often.]]> 272 Jon Acuff 1937077594 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.96 2013 Start.: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average, and Do Work That Matters
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]]> <![CDATA[Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are]]> 13642231
Why is dinner with friends often more laughter filled and less fraught than a meal with family? Although some say it’s because we choose our friends, it’s also because we expect less of them than we do of relatives. While we’re busy scrutinizing our romantic relationships and family dramas, our friends are quietly but strongly influencing everything from the articles we read to our weight fluctuations, from our sex lives to our overall happiness levels.

Evolutionary psychologists have long theorized that friendship has roots in our early dependence on others for survival. These days, we still cherish friends but tend to undervalue their role in our lives. However, the skills one needs to make good friends are among the very skills that lead to success in life, and scientific research has recently exploded with insights about the meaningful and enduring ways friendships influence us. With people marrying later—and often not at all—and more families having just one child, these relationships may be gaining in importance. The evidence even suggests that at times friends have a greater hand in our development and well-being than do our romantic partners and relatives.

Friends see each other through the process of growing up, shape each other’s interests and outlooks, and, painful though it may be, expose each other’s rough edges. Childhood and adolescence, in particular, are marked by the need to create distance between oneself and one’s parents while forging a unique identity within a group of peers, but friends continue to influence us, in ways big and small, straight through old age.

Perpetually busy parents who turn to friends—for intellectual stimulation, emotional support, and a good dose of merriment—find a perfect outlet to relieve the pressures of raising children. In the office setting, talking to a friend for just a few minutes can temporarily boost one’s memory. While we romanticize the idea of the lone genius, friendship often spurs creativity in the arts and sciences. And in recent studies, having close friends was found to reduce a person’s risk of death from breast cancer and coronary disease, while having a spouse was not.

Friendfluence surveys online-only pals, friend breakups, the power of social networks, envy, peer pressure, the dark side of amicable ties, and many other varieties of friendship. Told with warmth, scientific rigor, and a dash of humor, Friendfluence not only illuminates and interprets the science but draws on clinical psychology and philosophy to help readers evaluate and navigate their own important friendships.]]> 288 Carlin Flora 0385535430 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.27 2013 Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are
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]]> <![CDATA[Devoured: From Chicken Wings to Kale Smoothies--How What We Eat Defines Who We Are]]> 26156464 A provocative look at how and what Americans eat and why—a flavorful blend of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Salt Sugar Fat, and Freakonomics that reveals how the way we live shapes the way we eat

Food writer and Culinary Institute of America director Sophie Egan takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the American food psyche, examining the connections between the values that define our national character—work, freedom, and progress—and our eating habits, the good and the bad. Egan explores why these values make for such an unstable, and often unhealthy, food culture and, paradoxically, why they also make America’s cuisine so great.

Egan raises a host of intriguing questions: Why does McDonald’s have 107 items on its menu? Why are breakfast sandwiches, protein bars, and gluten-free anything so popular? Will bland, soul-less meal replacements like Soylent revolutionize our definition of a meal? The search for answers takes her across the culinary landscape, from the prioritization of convenience over health to the unintended consequences of “perks� like free meals for employees; the American obsession with “having it our way� to the surge of Starbucks, Chipotle, and other chains individualizing the eating experience; from high culture—artisan and organic and what exactly “natural� means—to low culture—the sale of 100 million Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos in ten weeks. She also looks at how America’s cuisine—like the nation itself—has been shaped by diverse influences from across the globe.

Forked weaves together insights from the fields of psychology, anthropology, food science, and behavior economics as well as myriad examples from daily life to create a powerful and unique look at food in America.]]> 416 Sophie Egan 0062390988 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.48 2016 Devoured: From Chicken Wings to Kale Smoothies--How What We Eat Defines Who We Are
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]]> <![CDATA[Food Over Medicine: The Conversation That Could Save Your Life]]> 15824222
Overmedicated, overfed, and malnourished, most Americans fail to realize the answer to lower disease rates doesn’t lie in more pills but in the foods we eat.

With so much misleading nutritional information regarded as common knowledge, from "everything in moderation� to "avoid carbs,� the average American is ill-equipped to recognize the deadly force of abundant, cheap, unhealthy food options that not only offer no nutritional benefits but actually bring on disease.

In Food Over Medicine, Pamela A. Popper, PhD, ND, and Glen Merzer invite the reader into a conversation about the dire state of American health—the result of poor nutrition choices stemming from food politics and medical misinformation. But, more important, they share the key to getting and staying healthy for life.

Backed by numerous scientific studies, Food Over Medicine details how dietary choices either build health or destroy it. Including recipes from Chef Del Sroufe, author of the bestselling Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook and Better Than Vegan, Food Over Medicine reveals the power and practice of optimal nutrition in an accessible way.]]> 256 Pamela A. Popper 1937856801 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.62 2013 Food Over Medicine: The Conversation That Could Save Your Life
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]]> <![CDATA[We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change]]> 104946 Myles Horton, who died in January 1990, was a major figure in the civil rights movement and founder of the Highlander Folk School, later the highlander Research and Education Center. Paulo Freire, author of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, established the Popular Culture Movement in Recife, Brazil's poorest region, and later was named head of the New National Literacy Campaign until a military coup forced his exile from Brazil. He has been active in educational development programs worldwide.

For both men, real liberation is achieved through popular participation. The themes they discuss illuminate problems faced by educators and activists around the world who are concerned with linking participatory education to the practice of liberation and social change. How could two men, working in such different social spaces and times, arrive at similar ideas and methods? These conversations answer that question in rich detail and engaging anecdotes, and show that, underlying the philosophy of both, is the idea that theory emanates from practice and that knowledge grows from and is a reflection of social experience.

]]> 256 Myles Horton 0877227756 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.33 1990 We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change
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]]> <![CDATA[Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide]]> 6260997
With Pulitzer Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn as our guides, we undertake an odyssey through Africa and Asia to meet the extraordinary women struggling there, among them a Cambodian teenager sold into sex slavery and an Ethiopian woman who suffered devastating injuries in childbirth. Drawing on the breadth of their combined reporting experience, Kristof and WuDunn depict our world with anger, sadness, clarity, and, ultimately, hope.

They show how a little help can transform the lives of women and girls abroad. That Cambodian girl eventually escaped from her brothel and, with assistance from an aid group, built a thriving retail business that supports her family. The Ethiopian woman had her injuries repaired and in time became a surgeon. A Zimbabwean mother of five, counseled to return to school, earned her doctorate and became an expert on AIDS.

Through these stories, Kristof and WuDunn help us see that the key to economic progress lies in unleashing women’s potential. They make clear how so many people have helped to do just that, and how we can each do our part. Throughout much of the world, the greatest unexploited economic resource is the female half of the population. Countries such as China have prospered precisely because they emancipated women and brought them into the formal economy. Unleashing that process globally is not only the right thing to do; it’s also the best strategy for fighting poverty.

Deeply felt, pragmatic, and inspirational, Half the Sky is essential reading for every global citizen.]]> 294 Nicholas D. Kristof 0307267148 Stephanie 5 to-read 4.28 2008 Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
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]]> <![CDATA[Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World]]> 10235 Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life’s calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most.

Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity"—a philosophy that is embodied in the small public charity he founded, Partners in Health. He enlists the help of the Gates Foundation, George Soros, the U.N.’s World Health Organization, and others in his quest to cure the world. At the heart of this book is the example of a life based on hope, and on an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb "Beyond mountains there are mountains": as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one too.]]> 333 Tracy Kidder 0812973011 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.19 2003 Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
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]]> <![CDATA[Just An Ounce of Prevention…Is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Modern Guide to Healthful Living from the Originator of the Blood-Type Diet]]> 6862188 Dr. James D’Adamo burst onto the world of natural medicine in the 1970s with his revolutionary discovery of, and approach to, healing based on a person’s blood type.


Written in the infancy of America’s modern natural-healing movement, his first book, One Man’s Food . . . is someone else’s poison, detailed his unique, individual treatment method that correlated a person’s type of blood with diet, exercise, and spiritual practice.


Just An Ounce of Prevention . . . Is a Pound of Cure comes almost 30 years later, as people around the world have increasingly awakened to the efficacy of natural remedies . . . and at a time when the American health-care system is increasingly failing the public.


In this fascinating book, Dr. D’Adamo exhorts us to take responsibility for our own health and prevent chronic degenerative diseases using his newest discoveries, which has given him the opportunity to treat more than 50,000 patients. He explains which foods and exercises are right for each of us, what assets and liabilities we’re born with, and how our minds can work to better process information. This book contains Dr. D’Adamo’s most up-to-date and comprehensive teachings; and includes recipes, exercise regimens, and a panoply of natural therapies he recommends to the patients at his institute.


Just An Ounce of Prevention is the consummate statement on natural healing from this generation’s most original naturopath. As Dr. D’Adamo writes: “We are all here for a purpose, and we can only aspire to our physical and spiritual fulfillment when the body is healthy and the mind clear. Blood types are a Truth of Nature and, if followed, will provide a person with the physical and spiritual health that Nature has intended for them.”]]> 336 James L. D'Adamo 140192719X Stephanie 0 to-read 3.50 2010 Just An Ounce of Prevention…Is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Modern Guide to Healthful Living from the Originator of the Blood-Type Diet
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]]> <![CDATA[Everything I'm Not Made Me Everything I Am]]> 6609536 183 Jeff Johnson 1401925480 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.67 2009 Everything I'm Not Made Me Everything I Am
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]]> <![CDATA[Only Way Out Is Within: Clear Your Energy System and Keep Yourself Emotionally and Physically Health]]> 3153302 168 Rohini Singh 140192011X Stephanie 0 to-read 4.23 2008 Only Way Out Is Within: Clear Your Energy System and Keep Yourself Emotionally and Physically Health
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]]> <![CDATA[Your Souls Compass: What Is Spiritual Guidance?]]> 18117 245 Joan Borysenko 1401907768 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.68 2007 Your Souls Compass: What Is Spiritual Guidance?
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]]> <![CDATA[Question Your Thinking, Change The World: Quotations from Byron Katie]]> 553870 Byron Katie talks about the most essential issues that face us all—love, sex, and relationships; health, sickness, and death; parents and children; work and money; and self-realization. The profound, lighthearted wisdom embodied within is not theoretical; it is absolutely authentic.


Not only will this book help you on many specific issues, but it will point you toward your own wisdom and will encourage you to question your own mind, using the four simple yet incredibly powerful questions of Katie’s process of self-inquiry, called The Work. Katie is a living example of the clear, all-embracing love that is our true identity. Because she has thoroughly questioned her own mind, her words shine with the joy of understanding.


“People used to ask me if I was enlightened,� she says, “and I would say, ‘I don’t know anything about that. I’m just someone who knows the difference between what hurts and what doesn’t.� I’m someone who wants only what is. To meet as a friend each concept that arose turned out to be my freedom.”]]> 236 Byron Katie 1401917305 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.26 2007 Question Your Thinking, Change The World: Quotations from Byron Katie
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]]> Soul on Fire 261891 268 Peter Calhoun 1589614178 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.80 2005 Soul on Fire
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]]> <![CDATA[The Healing Power of Nature Foods: v. 1: 50 Revitalizing Superfoods And Lifestyle Choices To Promote Vibrant Health]]> 21336879 176 Susan Smith Jones 1401916007 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.00 2007 The Healing Power of Nature Foods: v. 1: 50 Revitalizing Superfoods And Lifestyle Choices To Promote Vibrant Health
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]]> <![CDATA[Everything You Need to Know to Feel Go(o)d]]> 70196 287 Candace B. Pert 1401910599 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.68 2006 Everything You Need to Know to Feel Go(o)d
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]]> <![CDATA[The Soul Loves the Truth: Lessons Learned on the Path to Joy]]> 505335 Filled with intriguing stories from Denise’s own life, this book brings you 33 powerful processes to reprogram your past; rise above negative, limiting beliefs; get motivated; and fully understand your purpose. By answering specially crafted questions and doing the spiritual exercises in this book, as well as creating a time line for your life, you can completely transform your past . . . and your future. Also, discover little-known secrets for attracting positive energy so you can experience the world in a spectacularly delightful way!]]> 258 Denise Linn 1401907466 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.84 2006 The Soul Loves the Truth: Lessons Learned on the Path to Joy
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]]> <![CDATA[Spirit Medicine: Healing in The Sacred Realms]]> 152963 237 Henry Barnard Wesselman 140190291X Stephanie 0 to-read 4.13 Spirit Medicine: Healing in The Sacred Realms
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]]> The Alchemist's Handbook 340531 144 John Randolph Price 1561707473 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.03 2000 The Alchemist's Handbook
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]]> <![CDATA[Feng Shui for the Soul: How to Create a Harmonious Environment That Will Nurture and Sustain You]]> 505333
This book has three parts:

Part One explains how to understand the deeper meanings and secret messages in your home, and also how clearing your clutter is like modern day alchemy...it can transform your life.

Part Two presents little-known information about how to activate mystic forces of nature into your home to revitalize your physical and spiritual health.

Part Three gives you an understanding of the Native American Medicine Wheel and shows you how to harness the energy from four cardinal directions.]]> 258 Denise Linn 1561707317 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.89 1999 Feng Shui for the Soul: How to Create a Harmonious Environment That Will Nurture and Sustain You
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]]> <![CDATA[So You Want to Start a Podcast: Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story, and Building a Community That Will Listen]]> 42778737 An inspiring, comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating a hit show, So You Want to Start a Podcast covers everything from hosting and guest booking to editing and marketing - while offering plenty of encouragement and insider stories along the way.〶

Though they are the fastest-growing form of media, podcasts can actually be tricky to create—and even harder to sustain. Few know the secrets of successfully creating a knockout podcast better than Kristen Meinzer. An award-winning commentator, producer, and former director of nonfiction programming for Slate’s sister company, Panoply, Meinzer has also hosted three successful podcasts, reaching more than ten million listeners. Now, she shares her expertise, providing aspiring podcasters with crucial information and guidance to work smarter, not harder as they start their own audio forum.

Meinzer believes that we each have a unique voice that deserves to be heard. But many of us may need some help transforming our ideas into reality. So You Want to Start a Podcast asks the tough but important questions to help budding podcasters define and achieve their goals, including:

Why do you want to start a podcast?〶
Think about specifically why you want to start a podcast versus a blog, zine, YouTube channel, Instagram feed, or other media outlet. Find out if a podcast is really the best way to tell your story—and what you really need (and don’t need!) in order to get started.What is your show about?〶
For any advertiser, corporate partner, or press outlet, you need a snappy pitch. How would you describe what you want to do in two to three sentences?Who is your podcast for?

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Who are you trying to reach? How will your content and tone appeal to those listeners?How is your show going to be structured?〶
Create a step-by-step map planning the show out. Think about length, segments, interviews, advice, news reads, and other aspects of successful podcasts you can adapt for your own.With this motivational how-to guide—the only one on the subject available—you’ll find the smart, bottom-line advice and inspiration you need to produce an entertaining and informative podcast and promote it to an audience that will love it. So You Want to Start a Podcast gives you the tools you need to start a podcast—and the insight to keep it thriving!]]> 224 Kristen Meinzer 0062936670 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.98 So You Want to Start a Podcast: Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story, and Building a Community That Will Listen
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]]> <![CDATA[Voice Lessons for Parents: What to Say, How to Say it, and When to Listen]]> 35297483
Most parents are perfectly fine communicators—unless they’re talking to their children. Then, too often, their pitch rises and they come across as pleading, indignant, wounded, outraged. In tone and body language they signal, I can’t handle it when you act like a child.

Dr. Wendy Mogel saw this pattern time and again in her clinical practice. In response, she developed a remarkably effective series of “voice lessons,� which she shared with parents who were struggling with their kids. The results were a shift in vocal style led to children who were calmer, listened more attentively, and communicated with more warmth, respect, and sincerity.

In Voice Lessons for Parents , Mogel elaborates on her novel clinical approach, revealing how each age and stage of a child’s life brings new opportunities to connect through language. Drawing from sources as diverse as neuroscience, fairy tales, and anthropology, Mogel offers specific guidance for talking to children across the expanse of childhood and adolescence. She also explains the best ways to talk about your child to partners, exes, and grandparents, as well as to teachers, coaches, and caretakers. Throughout the book, Mogel addresses an obstacle that bedevils even the most seasoned and confident the distraction of digital devices, how they impact our connection with our families, and what we can do about it.

Mogel’s now classic book, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee , is a beloved resource for a generation of parents. Voice Lessons for Parents brings her unique brand of practical wisdom to harried parents eager to deepen their relationships with their kids. “Children will lead you on an incredible journey,� writes Mogel, “if they trust you, if you take the time, and if you’re willing to follow.”]]> 320 Wendy Mogel 1501142399 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.97 Voice Lessons for Parents: What to Say, How to Say it, and When to Listen
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]]> <![CDATA[She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World]]> 43124885
Through succinct profiles, stunning portraits by illustrator Kathrin Honesta, and the original voices of these women, She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World will inspire readers of all ages to share their own truths and change the world.]]> 32 Kathy MacMillan 1641701315 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.27 She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World
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]]> <![CDATA[We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices]]> 37935253 Fifty of the foremost diverse children's authors and illustrators--including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander--share answers to the question, "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?" in this beautiful, full-color keepsake collection, published in partnership with Just Us Books.

What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? With 96 lavishly designed pages of original art and prose, fifty diverse creators lend voice to young activists.

Featuring poems, letters, personal essays, art, and other works from such industry leaders as Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming), Jason Reynolds (All American Boys), Kwame Alexander (The Crossover), Andrea Pippins (I Love My Hair), Sharon Draper (Out of My Mind), Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer), Ellen Oh (cofounder of We Need Diverse Books), and artists Ekua Holmes, Rafael Lopez, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, and more, this anthology empowers the nation's youth to listen, learn, and build a better tomorrow.]]> 96 Wade Hudson Stephanie 0 to-read 4.38 2018 We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
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]]> <![CDATA[Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead]]> 25310678
In her coaching and programs for women, Tara Mohr saw how women were "playing small" in their lives and careers, were frustrated by it, and wanted to "play bigger." She has devised a proven way for them to achieve their dreams by playing big from the inside out. Mohr’s work helping women play bigger has earned acclaim from the likes of Maria Shriver and Jillian Michaels, and has been featured on the Today show, CNN, and a host of other media outlets.

Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In gave many women new awareness about what kinds of changes they need to make to become more successful; yet most women need help implementing them. In the tradition of Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly , Playing Big provides real, practical tools to help women quiet self-doubt, identify their callings, “unhook� from praise and criticism, unlearn counterproductive good girl habits, and begin taking bold action.

While not all women aspire to end up in the corner office, every woman aspires to something. Playing Big fills a major gap among women’s career books; it isn’t just for corporate women. The book offers tools to help every woman play bigger—whether she’s an executive, community volunteer, artist, or stay-at-home mom.

Thousands of women across the country have been transformed by Mohr’s program, and now this book makes the ideas and practices available to everyone who is ready to play big.]]> 304 Tara Mohr 1592409601 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.18 2014 Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead
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]]> <![CDATA[The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being]]> 38103723
I felt the same way when my children were small and I was struggling to get them to do things. I felt enormous empathy for them, but wasn’t sure what the alternative was to threatening, bribing or putting them into time out.

It’s been my mission since then to find another way. I’ve now been working in Montessori education for nearly 15 years and love to learn from the 100 toddlers and parents I see every week in my classroom. I am so happy to share with you what I have learned and help you understand your toddler better too.

This book is the result. Your comprehensive guide to raising toddlers in a Montessori way.

A quick aside for those of you that don't know Montessori. It is an alternative education system where, instead of the teacher standing at the front of the classroom telling the kids what they need to know, the children are free to explore a classroom of well-designed materials covering language, mathematics, daily life skills and more. The result is that the children are able to follow their unique natural rhythm and development as well as learn with concrete learning materials to make discoveries for themselves. But that's it. It's not just for school aged children - you can apply exactly the same ideas in your home and with your toddler.

And when I say toddler, I'm talking about children around 1 to 3 years, give or take a few months.

Each section of the book is super practical and it is beautifully designed to make it even easier to read. It’s perfect if you are a busy parent, carer or even grandparent. And it doesn't matter if you are brand new to Montessori or have been using Montessori for a while - or even if you aren't planning to send your children to Montessori school. You can read it from cover to cover. Or just open up the book at a page that interests you and you will find something practical you can try today.

You’ll learn how to set up your home to get rid of the chaos and bring back some calm into your lives. You will get the tools to work together with your child. How you can lead, guide and support them, especially when they are having a hard time (and throwing themselves on the ground in the most inconvenient of places). You’ll also get ideas to create Montessori activities at home that are just right for your toddler.

You will find answers to your questions. To see there is another more peaceful way to be with your toddler. To help you plant the seeds to raise a respectful and responsible human being. To work on a relationship with your toddler which you will be building on for years.

So are you ready to say goodbye to frustration and hello to peace and calm? It’s time for us to learn to see through our toddler’s eyes - The Montessori Toddler.]]> 245 Simone Davies 9082796902 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.28 2018 The Montessori Toddler: A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
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]]> <![CDATA[Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids]]> 43618654 —Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance

A kinder, more compassionate world starts with kind and compassionate kids. In Raising Good Humans , you’ll find powerful and practical strategies to break free from “reactive parenting� habits and raise kind, cooperative, and confident kids. Whether you’re running late for school, trying to get your child to eat their vegetables, or dealing with an epic meltdown in the checkout line at a grocery store—being a parent is hard work! And, as parents, many of us react in times of stress without thinking—often by yelling. But what if, instead of always reacting on autopilot, you could respond thoughtfully in those moments, keep your cool, and get from A to B on time and in one piece? With this book, you’ll find powerful mindfulness skills for calming your own stress response when difficult emotions arise. You’ll also discover strategies for cultivating respectful communication, effective conflict resolution, and reflective listening. In the process, you’ll learn to examine your own unhelpful patterns and ingrained reactions that reflect the generational habits shaped by your parents, so you can break the cycle and respond to your children in more skillful ways. When children experience a parent reacting with kindness and patience, they learn to act with kindness as well—thereby altering generational patterns for a kinder, more compassionate future. With this essential guide, you’ll see how changing your own “autopilot reactions� can create a lasting positive impact, not just for your kids, but for generations to come.

An essential, must-read for all parents—now more than ever.

“To raise the children we hope to raise, we have to learn to become the person we hoped to be�. This wonderful book will help you handle the ride.�
—KJ Dell’Antonia, author of How to Be a Happier Parent

“Hunter Clarke-Fields shares her wisdom and personal experience to help parents create peaceful families.�
—Joanna Faber and Julie King, coauthors of How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
]]> 184 Hunter Clarke-Fields 1684033888 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.90 2019 Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
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]]> <![CDATA[Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women]]> 33016249 212 Elena Favilli 0997895810 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.33 2016 Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women
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]]> <![CDATA[The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits]]> 34726138 Photographs and stories of 500 women from around the world, based on the author's hugely popular website.

Since 2013 Mihaela Noroc has travelled the world with her backpack and camera taking photos of everyday women to showcase the diversity and beauty all around us. The Atlas of Beauty is a collection of her photographs that celebrates women from fifty countries across the globe and shows that beauty is everywhere, regardless of money, race or social status, and comes in many different sizes and colours. Mihaela's portraits feature women in their native environments, from the Amazon rain forest to markets in India, London city streets and parks in Harlem, creating a mirror of our varied cultures and proving that beauty has no rules.

'Stunning . . . aims to challenge the ideals of beauty dictated by the women's fashion magazine industry' Independent

'A startling and revealing project' Daily Mail

'Scrolling through "The Atlas of Beauty", beauty becomes not a universal standard, but a complicated tapestry' Huffington Post]]> 352 Mihaela Noroc 184614941X Stephanie 0 to-read 4.62 2017 The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits
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]]> <![CDATA[Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing People Who Stood Up and Stood Out (The Dare to Be Different Series)]]> 42283457



The follow-up to Ben Brooks's New York Times bestselling Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different , this book offers more extraordinary true stories of amazing people who broke the mold and changed the world for the better. The resulting message? Be yourself, and your dreams might come true.


With the help of Quinton Winter's striking full-color illustrations, Brooks offers an accessible compilation of 76 famous and not-so-famous influencers from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and stereotype-smasher in his or her own way. Entries include Emma Gonzalez, Andy Warhol, Bjork, Hans Christian Andersen, Sally Ride, and so many more -- heroes from all walks of life and from all over the world.]]> 209 Ben Brooks 0762468556 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.17 2019 Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different: True Tales of Amazing People Who Stood Up and Stood Out (The Dare to Be Different Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes]]> 49397876 What story would Eve have told about picking the apple? Why is Pandora blamed for opening the box? And what about the fate of Cassandra who was blessed with knowing the future but cursed so that no one believed her? What if women had been the storytellers?

Elizabeth Lesser believes that if women’s voices had been equally heard and respected throughout history, humankind would have followed different hero myths and guiding stories—stories that value caretaking, champion compassion, and elevate communication over vengeance and violence.

Cassandra Speaks is about the stories we tell and how those stories become the culture. It’s about the stories we still blindly cling to, and the ones that cling to us: the origin tales, the guiding myths, the religious parables, the literature and films and fairy tales passed down through the centuries about women and men, power and war, sex and love, and the values we live by. Stories written mostly by men with lessons and laws for all of humanity. We have outgrown so many of them, and still they endure. This book is about what happens when women are the storytellers too—when we speak from our authentic voices, when we flex our values, when we become protagonists in the tales we tell about what it means to be human.

Lesser has walked two main paths in her life—the spiritual path and the feminist one—paths that sometimes cross but sometimes feel at cross-purposes. Cassandra Speaks is her extraordinary merging of the two. The bestselling author of Broken Open and Marrow, Lesser is a beloved spiritual writer, as well as a leading feminist thinker. In this book she gives equal voice to the cool water of her meditative self and the fire of her feminist self. With her trademark gifts of both humor and insight, she offers a vision that transcends the either/or ideologies on both sides of the gender debate.

Brilliantly structured into three distinct parts, Part One explores how history is carried forward through the stories a culture tells and values, and what we can do to balance the scales. Part Two looks at women and power and expands what it means to be courageous, daring, and strong. And Part Three offers “A Toolbox for Inner Strength.� Lesser argues that change in the culture starts with inner change, and that no one—woman or man—is immune to the corrupting influence of power. She provides inner tools to help us be both strong-willed and kind-hearted.

Cassandra Speaks is a beautifully balanced synthesis of storytelling, memoir, and cultural observation. Women, men and all people will find themselves in the pages of this book, and will come away strengthened, opened, and ready to work together to create a better world for all people.
better world for all.]]> 304 Elizabeth Lesser 0062887181 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.05 2020 Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes
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]]> <![CDATA[23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism]]> 8913542 Thing 4: The washing machine has changed the world more than the Internet.
Thing 5: Assume the worst about people, and you get the worst.
Thing 13: Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer.

If you've wondered how we did not see the economic collapse coming, Ha-Joon Chang knows the answer: We didn't ask what they didn't tell us about capitalism. This is a lighthearted book with a serious purpose: to question the assumptions behind the dogma and sheer hype that the dominant school of neoliberal economists - the apostles of the freemarket - have spun since the Age of Reagan.

Chang, the author of the international best seller Bad Samaritans, is one of the world's most respected economists, a voice of sanity - and wit - in the tradition of John Kenneth Galbraith and Joseph Stiglitz.

23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism equips listeners with an understanding of how global capitalism works - and doesn't. In his final chapter, "How to Rebuild the World", Chang offers a vision of how we can shape capitalism to humane ends, instead of becoming slaves of the market.

Ha-Joon Chang teaches in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge. His books include the best-selling Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism. His Kicking Away the Ladder received the 2003 Myrdal Prize, and, in 2005, Chang was awarded the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought.

©2011 Ha-Joon Chang; (P)2011 Audible, Inc.]]> 286 Ha-Joon Chang 1608191664 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.96 2010 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
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]]> <![CDATA[What Is Your Dream Machine?: How children change education worldwide.]]> 45151460 188 Filip Meuris 0368359271 Stephanie 0 to-read 5.00 What Is Your Dream Machine?: How children change education worldwide.
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]]> <![CDATA[You Are What You Read: Why changing your media diet can change the world]]> 45869086 144 Jodie Jackson 1783527226 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.55 2019 You Are What You Read: Why changing your media diet can change the world
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]]> <![CDATA[Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks]]> 53016750
Depression and anxiety disorders are rising, affecting more than fifty-eight million people in the United States alone. Many rely on therapy and medications to alleviate symptoms, but often this is not enough. The latest scientific advances in neuroscience and nutrition, along with our understanding of the mind-gut connection, have proven that how and what we eat greatly affects how we feel—physically, cognitively, and emotionally.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Drew Ramsey helps us forge a path toward greater mental health through food. Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety breaks down the science of nutritional psychiatry and explains what foods positively affect brain health and improve mental wellness.

Dr. Ramsey distills the most cutting-edge research on nutrition and the brain into actionable tips you can start using today to improve brain-cell health and growth, reduce inflammation, and cultivate a healthy microbiome, all of which contribute to our mental well-being. He explores the twelve essential vitamins and minerals most critical to your brain and body and outlines which anti-inflammatory foods feed the gut.

He helps readers assess barriers to self-nourishment and offers techniques for enhancing motivation. To help us begin, he provides a kick-starter six-week mental health food plan designed to mitigate depression and anxiety, incorporating key food categories like leafy greens and seafood, along with simple, delicious, brain nutrient–rich recipes.

By following the methods Dr. Ramsey uses with his patients, you can confidently choose foods to help you on your journey to full mental health.]]> 288 Drew Ramsey 0063031736 Stephanie 0 to-read 3.96 Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division]]> 50485581
Ours is the age of contagious anxiety. We feel overwhelmed by the events around us, by injustice, by suffering, by an endless feeling of crisis. So, how can we nurture the parts of ourselves that hope, trust and believe in something better? And how can we stay sane in this age of division?

In this powerful, uplifting plea for conscious optimism, Booker Prize-nominated novelist and activist Elif Shafak draws on her own memories and delves into the power of stories to bring us together. In the process, she reveals how listening to each other can nurture democracy, empathy and our faith in a kinder and wiser future.]]> 96 Elif Shafak 1788165721 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.00 2020 How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division
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]]> <![CDATA[The Awakened Ape: A Biohacker's Guide to Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy, and Stress-Free Living]]> 33835686
What secrets do Amazonian tribes, Himalayan hermits, and enlightened monks know about health and happiness that have been lost to the world today?

In The Awakened Ape Jevan Pradas uses evolutionary psychology to hack the human mind and body to answer the question: "How can we enjoy life to the fullest?" The results, while unexpected, are completely backed by science.

Perpetually bored, anxious, fatigued and overweight, modern society has failed to deliver the happiness it promised. The remedy, Jevan argues, is in a unique synthesis of a Paleolithic lifestyle and Buddhist meditation.

A sprawling journey, featuring Jevan's adventures with naked Amazonian tribes and retreats with enlightened monks to learn the secrets of optimal well-being, The Awakened Ape will teach you how to achieve deep states of bliss. All while shaping your body into the fit and healthy animal millions of years of evolution programmed you to be.
You will learn:
How to meditate -- from instructions for the absolute beginner to techniques for deep states of ecstasy and awakening How to eat the optimally healthy diet for both physical and mental health How to train the attention span so you can be focused and efficient all day long How to exercise so that is fun, enjoyable, and something you look forward to How to get rid of the habit of negative thinking in just one week How to live like a caveman in the modern world in order to get the most out of your genetics How to properly go to the bathroom (Yes, you have been doing it wrong) And much, much, more..
Finalist forNext Generation's Health and WellnessBook of the Year in 2018
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]]> <![CDATA[The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World]]> 55332386 At turns surprising, funny, and gut-wrenching, this is the hopeful story of the ordinary yet extraordinary people who have figured out how to build lasting peace in their communities

The word "peacebuilding" evokes a story we've all heard over and over: violence breaks out, foreign nations are scandalized, peacekeepers and million-dollar donors come rushing in, warring parties sign a peace agreement and, sadly, within months the situation is back to where it started--sometimes worse. But what strategies have worked to build lasting peace in conflict zones, particularly for ordinary citizens on the ground? And why should other ordinary citizens, thousands of miles away, care?

In The Frontlines of Peace, Severine Autesserre, award-winning researcher and peacebuilder, examines the well-intentioned but inherently flawed peace industry. With examples drawn from across the globe, she reveals that peace can grow in the most unlikely circumstances. Contrary to what most politicians preach, building peace doesn't require billions in aid or massive international interventions. Real, lasting peace requires giving power to local citizens.

The Frontlines of Peace tells the stories of the ordinary yet extraordinary individuals and organizations that are confronting violence in their communities effectively. One thing is clear: successful examples of peacebuilding around the world, in countries at war or at peace, have involved innovative grassroots initiatives led by local people, at times supported by foreigners, often employing methods shunned by the international elite. By narrating success stories of this kind, Autesserre shows the radical changes we must take in our approach if we hope to build lasting peace around us--whether we live in Congo, the United States, or elsewhere.
]]> 240 Severine Autesserre 0197530354 Stephanie 0 currently-reading 4.22 2021 The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World
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]]> <![CDATA[Wisdom of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives From The Michael Newton Institute]]> 44108853 Discover Revolutionary Case Studies of Transcendent Experiences with Spirit Guides, Departed Loved Ones, Elders, and the Higher Self

Wisdom of Souls is filled with awe-inspiring stories of healing and wisdom experienced by people from all walks of life. Learn what it's like to take an astral journey to the realm of spirit, where loving guides and higher beings of light provide instruction and warm encouragement.

Following in the footsteps of Dr. Michael Newton's bestselling books Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls, this book provides profound spiritual insights and lessons that will help you connect to your own inner wisdom and gain a new perspective on your life challenges. Within these pages, you will read amazing stories of people whose Life Between Lives® experiences helped them manage family conflicts, cope with health issues, improve their romantic relationships, advance their careers, and resolve debilitating anxiety and depression. Compiled by members of the Michael Newton Institute for Life Between Lives Hypnotherapy, Wisdom of Souls provides breathtaking evidence of the life that awaits in the realms of spirit.

]]> 258 The Newton Institute 0738759708 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.48 2019 Wisdom of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives From The Michael Newton Institute
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Eat (Mindfulness Essentials, #2)]]> 20763856
The second book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series, a back-to-basics collection from world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces everyone to the essentials of mindfulness practice.

These short meditations cover everything from eating with others and enjoying our food to connecting with the Earth. How to Eat is a welcome reminder that the benefits of mindful eating are both personal and global.

With sumi-ink drawings by Jason DeAntonis.]]> 128 Thich Nhat Hanh 1937006727 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.15 2004 How to Eat (Mindfulness Essentials, #2)
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]]> The Art Of Living 29779239
Thich Nhat Hanh, the world’s most renowned Zen master, turns his mindful attention to the most important subject of all � the art of living.

The bestselling author of The Miracle of Mindfulness presents, for the first time, seven transformative meditations that open up new perspectives on our lives, our relationships and our interconnectedness with the world around us. He reveals an art of living in mindfulness that helps us answer life's deepest questions, experience the happiness and freedom we desire and face ageing and dying with curiosity and joy instead of fear.

Stimulating and inspiring, this book teaches us the importance of looking inside ourselves and developing compassion, before we can turn to our relationships at home and in the wider world. Full of remarkable stories from Thich Nhat Hanh’s own experiences and mindful practices for engaging with life, this will be a book that will help us generate happiness, understanding and love so we can live deeply in each moment of our life, right where we are.]]> 206 Thich Nhat Hanh 1846045096 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.42 2017 The Art Of Living
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]]> <![CDATA[Fear: A Powerful Guide to Overcoming Uncertainties and Personal Terrors, and Finding Peace and Freedom from Anxiety, by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh]]> 13623836 —Sogyal Rinpoche

Fear is destructive, a pervasive problem we all face. Vietnamese Buddhist Zen Master, poet, scholar, peace activist, and one of the foremost spiritual leaders in the world—a gifted teacher who was once nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Martin Luther King Jr.—Thich Nhat Hanh has written a powerful and practical strategic guide to overcoming our debilitating uncertainties and personal terrors. The New York Times said Hanh, “ranks second only to the Dalai Lama� as the Buddhist leader with the most influence in the West. In Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting through the Storm, Hanh explores the origins of our fears, illuminating a path to finding peace and freedom from anxiety and offering powerful tools to help us eradicate it from our lives
]]> 164 Thich Nhat Hanh 0062004727 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.09 2012 Fear: A Powerful Guide to Overcoming Uncertainties and Personal Terrors, and Finding Peace and Freedom from Anxiety, by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
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]]> <![CDATA[You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment]]> 6366371
Based on a retreat that Thich Nhat Hanh led for Westerners, this book offers a range of simple, effective practices for cultivating mindfulness, including awareness of breathing and walking, deep listening, and skillful speech. You Are Here also offers guidance on healing emotional pain and manifesting real love and compassion in our relationships with others.

Simple, warm, direct, and startlingly potent, this book reveals the heart of the Buddhist path and helps us to reconnect with the joy and wonder of being alive, regardless of life’s changing circumstances.

Praise for Thich Nhat Hanh

“Among Buddhist leaders influential in the West, Thich Nhat Hanh ranks second only to the Dalai Lama.”� New York Times

“Thich Nhat Hanh writes with the voice of the Buddha.”—Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying]]> 143 Thich Nhat Hanh 1590306759 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.25 2004 You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
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]]> <![CDATA[Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames]]> 95734 227 Thich Nhat Hanh 1573229377 Stephanie 0 to-read 4.07 2001 Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
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