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Author
Publisher
Asymmetrical Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 21 cm
Description
What if everything you ever wanted isn't what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn't anymore. Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month, Millburn started questioning every aspect of the life he had built for himself. Then, he accidentally discovered a lifestyle known as minimalism and everything started...
Author
Publisher
Grupo Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 21 cm
Description
Un caprichoso libro ilustrado del autor best seller del New York Times, Max Lucado, ¿D?nde se fue mi risa? ayuda a los ni?os a procesar sus emociones de una manera divertida y saludable para que puedan transformarse de malhumorados a felices que se r?en a carcajadas.--
Author
Publisher
Cham Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
377 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
"This book is for everyone: those seeking happiness, those suffering from stress and worries, those searching for the meaning and purpose of life, those wanting to understand the human mind, those wanting to know the universe mind, those interested in spirituality and truth, and those wanting a unified world of harmony and peace."--www.Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; cm
Description
"Feel like you're on a treadmill that won't stop? Learn to step off and hit your stride. Not long ago Christine Carter, happiness expert at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, speaker, writer, and mother, found herself caught up in the busyness of modern life: too many conflicting obligations and not enough time, energy, or patience to get everything done. She tried all the standard techniques--prioritizing, multitasking, delegating--but found...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
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Description
For Pope Francis, the appreciation of our everyday lives is a spiritual undertaking. Joy is a divine attribute, and creating joy around us an essential part of faith. Every homily and speech in this book delivers, in warm, engaging language accessible to believers and nonbelievers alike, a key lesson, instructing readers on finding love and happiness in a chaotic world. Along the way, Pope Francis discusses the sanctity of women's rights, talks about...
Author
Publisher
Hogarth
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
204 pages ; 19 cm
Description
A passionate film buff, our hero?s life revolves around his part-time job at a video store, the company of a few precious friends, and a daily routine that more often than not concludes with pizza and movie in his treasured small space in Stockholm. When he receives an astronomical invoice from a random national bureaucratic agency, everything will tumble into madness as he calls the hotline night and day to find out why he is the recipient of the...
Author
Publisher
Celebra
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
ix, 230 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Star of VH1's La La's Full Court Life, actress, entrepreneur, and wife of New York Knick's star Carmelo Anthony, La La Anthony found love and success on her own terms. But before La La was a strong woman balancing a growing career, a high-profile marriage, and motherhood, she suffered through bad dates, tumultuous relationships, and backstabbing friends. She learned the hard way how to rise above it all to live the life she loves. And now, for the...
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Series
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
xviii, 338 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
Draws on the Tibetan leader's insights to reveal how Buddhist traditions may alleviate twenty-first-century problems, sharing stories, meditations, and conversations to identify cultural sources of unhappiness.
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Formats
Description
The concept of bucket filling is an effective metaphor for encouraging kind and considerate behavior and for teaching the benefits of positive relationships. Updated and revised, this 10th anniversary edition will help readers better understand that "bucket dipping" is a negative behavior, not a permanent label. It also explains that it's possible to fill or dip into our own buckets.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
359 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
Description
Have you ever wondered why we stop to watch the orange glow that arrives before sunset, or why we flock to see cherry blossoms bloom in spring? Is there a reason that people -- regardless of gender, age, culture, or ethnicity -- are mesmerized by baby animals, and can't help but smile when they see a burst of confetti or a cluster of colorful balloons? We are often made to feel that the physical world has little or no impact on our inner joy. Increasingly,...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Each chapter of Girl, Wash Your Face begins with a specific lie Hollis once believed that left her feeling overwhelmed, unworthy, or ready to give up. As a working mother, a former foster parent, and a woman who has dealt with insecurities about her body and relationships, she speaks with the insight and kindness of a BFF, helping women unpack the limiting mind-sets that destroy their self-confidence and keep them from moving forward."--Amazon.com....
35) Happy!
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
"Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams brings his beloved hit song to the youngest of readers in a blend of illustrations and photos of children celebrating what it means to be happy."--Book jacket front flap.
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
ix, 169 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"In Break the Norms, Chandresh illuminates the unconscious beliefs we carry about matters of sex, death, love, ego, God, and gurus?then offers penetrating questions and self-inquiry practices to help us separate our own truth from the products of the status quo."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; cm
Description
"Marital strife and divorce often tear families apart, but it doesn't have to be that way. Better Apart shows how instead they can be opportunities to exercise mindfulness and a deep understanding that change, while difficult, can put the struggling couple and their family on a path towards more harmonious lives"--
38) The tiny king
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Feeling lonely in a well-guarded, oversized castle where he eats sumptuous meals he cannot finish alone, rides on a horse that throws him, and sleeps poorly at night, a tiny king marries a big princess.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
viii, 209 pages ; 20 cm
Description
Gay delivers a hilarious and heartfelt guide to modern living. Here, he provides witty and wise advice on the Big Questions such as how to behave at work, and rules of thumb to tell the difference between real depression and just eating five cupcakes in a row.
"The Wall Street Journal's popular columnist Jason Gay delivers a hilarious and heartfelt guide to modern living. Four times a week, millions of men and women turn to Jason Gay's column in...
Series
Criterion collection volume 993
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
Directed by the visionary Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, tells the story of a family that has been uprooted by the Partition of India and come to depend on its eldest daughter, the self-sacrificing Neeta. She watches helplessly as her own hopes and desires are pushed aside time and again by those of her siblings and parents, until all her chances for happiness evaporate, leaving her crushed and ailing.
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