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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights. We live in a world that's obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and...
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"Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease,...
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Avery
Pub. Date
2022.
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"Any given day brings a never-ending list of things to do. There's the work thing, the catch-up thing, the laundry thing, the creative thing, the exercise thing, the family thing, the thing we don't want to do, and the thing we've been putting off, despite it being the most important thing. Even on days when we get a lot done, the thing left undone can leave us feeling guilty, anxious, or disappointed. After five years of searching for the secret...
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Hay House, Inc
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[2023]
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It's odd to think that we can simultaneously be living as ourselves without ourselves. As life happens, we fall in love with the idea of who we could be instead of with who we actually are --leaving parts of ourselves behind and losing sight of what and who is truly important within ourselves.
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2021
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This book is dedicated to the thousands of lives gone too soon and families left picking up the pieces. Thank you to all the medical professionals, front-line workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. You have helped to keep us moving forward in uncertain times. Focusing on our priorities and learning to surrender and seek the good in all, despite the challenges, social unrest and turbulent times. This book seeks to honor each generation and contributions...
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G&D Media
Pub. Date
2022.
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Mrs. Pyrch Would Like to See You After Class You're a graduate with a diploma and dream or no clue what do do next? Looks like you still have one more book to read. This one. Get ready to grow up and show up for your life Beyond the Bell. Everybody recalls that one teacher who made a difference--the coach who inspired, the teacher who challenged, and the English teacher who listened. Melissa Pyrch is that teacher. She has spent over two decades in...
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"How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living? Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can't help but feel she's right back where she started. Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started...
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Grand Central Publishing
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2020.
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"We all have areas of our lives that make us feel disorganized, unprepared, and stressed out. Wouldn't it be great to have one book that told you how to solve all of those problems in one place? Whether you need advice on how to end an argument, iron a shirt, decide on dinner, or keep your weekend plans straight, Erin Zammett Ruddy has spoken to experts like Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz, Ariana Huffington, and many more, and condensed their wisdom into easy...
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"When a veteran Washington journalist moved to Kansas, he met a new neighbor who was more than a century old. Little did he know that he was beginning a long friendship -- and a profound lesson in the meaning of life. Charlie White was no ordinary neighbor. Born before radio, Charlie lived long enough to use a smartphone. When a shocking tragedy interrupted his idyllic boyhood, Charlie mastered survival strategies that reflect thousands of years of...
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2023.
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"Nobody sits us down and teaches us how to love. So we're often thrown into relationships with nothing but romance movies and pop culture to help us muddle through. Until now. Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of clichés, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define...
14) Weird parenting wins: bathtub dining, family screams, and other hacks from the parenting trenches
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TarcherPerigee
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[2019]
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"Unconventional--yet effective--parenting strategies, carefully curated by the creator of the popular podcast The Longest Shortest Time. Some of the best parenting advice that Hillary Frank ever received did not come from parenting experts, but from friends and podcast listeners who acted on a whim, often in moments of desperation. These "weird parenting wins" were born of moments when the expert advice wasn't working, and instead of freaking out,...
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Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2021.
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Cut through the sleep-industry clamour and allow yourself to sleep naturally. Sleep is the hottest of hot topics. Experts queue up to warn us that lack of sleep, or the wrong kind, will bring down a bewildering array of dire consequences. But how do we keep from being overwhelmed by this deluge of data? What if all this knowledge just feeds anxiety and drives sleep even further from our grasp? Heather Darwall-Smith's message is simple: don't panic!...
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"Inspired by The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, Nobody Wants Your Sh*t will light a fire under your untidy ass with humor and helpful organizing tips that you'll actually want to use. Like a delightfully foul-mouthed best friend, this book dishes out the funny, unpretentious advice you need to hear most. You'll discover how to deal with your sh*t like there's no tomorrow, live in the moment without the f*cking mess, and make your life and your...
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2022
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It’s jam-packed with tips, tricks, and advice presenting everything a teenager would need to become a responsible adult, in an easy-to-understand and implement format and without overwhelming them. This book will be their go-to source to become that independent adult they have always dreamed of! from Amazon.com
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"The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head offers practical solutions for creating true community in a world that's both more connected and more isolating than ever before"--
In a world that's both more connected and more isolating than ever before, we're often tempted to do life alone, whether because we're so busy or because relationships feel risky and hard. But science confirms that consistent, meaningful connection with others...
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