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Together : the healing power of human connection in a sometimes lonely world2020
Summary: The former Surgeon General addresses the overlooked epidemic of loneliness as the underpinning to the current crisis in mental wellness and offers solutions to create connection and stresses the... more »- place hold (0)
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Navigate your stars2020
Summary: For Tulane University's 2018 commencement, Jesmyn Ward delivered a stirring speech about the value of hard work and the importance of respect for oneself and others. Speaking about the challenges she... more »- place hold (0)
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Untamed2020
Summary: There is a voice of longing inside every woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good mothers, daughters, partners, employees, citizens, and friends. We believe all this striving will make us feel... more »- place hold (23)
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The 4 season solution : the groundbreaking new plan for feeling better, living well, and powering down our always-on lives2020
Summary: Presents a paradigm-shifting plan that shows you how to boost energy, improve health, and feel happier by living more in tune with the seasons.- place hold (0)
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Everything is figureoutable2019
Summary: "Let's be honest -- none of us were given an owner's manual at birth. If you're having trouble solving a problem or making a dream happen, the problem isn't you. It's not that you're not hardworking,... more »AUDIOBOOK
Call #: CD BOOK 158.1 FOR
Location: New Adult CD Books Nonfiction
copies in: 1 of 1 details
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The book of delights2019
Summary: One of today's most original literary voices offers up a genre-defying volume of lyric essays written over one tumultuous year. The first nonfiction book from award-winning poet Ross Gay is a record... more »- place hold (0)
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The art of noticing : 131 ways to spark creativity, find inspiration, and discover joy in the everyday2019
Summary: A compilation of 131 meditations and exercises to inspire us to find joy and expand the ways we engage with the people and places, the objects and tasks we encounter in our everyday lives. In a world... more »- place hold (0)
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How happiness happens : finding lasting joy in a world of comparison, disappointment, and unmet expectations2019
Summary: Only one-third of Americans surveyed said they were happy. How can this be? Education is accessible to most. We've made advancements in everything from medicine to technology, yet 66 percent of... more »- place hold (0)
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The coffee bean : a simple lesson to create positive change2019
Summary: An illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change. Life is often difficult. It can be harsh, stressful, and feel like a pot... more »- place hold (0)
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Optimisfits : igniting a fierce rebellion against hopelessness2019
Summary: Op-ti-mis-fit, n.: a nonconformist, an adventurer, a person who lives with wild abandon, childlike wonder, and unapologetic optimism. You were never meant to fit in. You were made to stand out. With... more »- place hold (0)
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The second mountain : the quest for a moral life2019
Summary: Everybody tells you to live for a cause larger than yourself, but how exactly do you do it? David Brooks explores what it takes to lead a meaningful life in a self-centered world.- place hold (0)
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Mostly sunny : how I learned to keep smiling through the rainiest days2019
Summary: Fox & Friends meteorologist Janice Dean explains how she purposefully finds the silver lining in every cloud, no matter what challenge she faces. Janice is well-known for the infectious joy she... more »- place hold (0)
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The art of simple living : 100 daily practices from a Japanese Zen monk for a lifetime of calm and joy2019
Summary: Relax and find happiness amid the swirl of the modern world with this to simplifying your life by a Japanese monk who embodies the wisdom of Zen.- place hold (0)
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Girl, stop apologizing : a shame-free plan for embracing and achieving your goals2019
Summary: Rachel Hollis is sounding a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people -- whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee -- instead of... more »BOOK
Call #: 158.1 HOL
Locations: Adult Nonfiction, Adult Displays - Front, Hot Picks
copies in: 4 of 4 details
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The joy of doing just enough : the secret art of being lazy and getting away with it2018
Summary: For anyone who's ever heard a motivational speech and immediately vomited, this is a guide to ignoring society's obsession with success. Sit around, leave sh*t all over the place, drink, forget about... more »- place hold (0)
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Gmorning, gnight! : little pep talks for me & you2018
Summary: Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create the things. Let others tussle it out. Vamos! Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to... more »- place hold (0)
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The happiness curve : why life gets better after 502018
Summary: Draws on cutting-edge scientific studies to discuss the U-shaped trajectory of happiness, which declines from the optimism of youth before surging upward again after age fifty, and offers ways to endure the slump during midlife.- place hold (0)
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Almost everything : notes on hope2018
Summary: "I am stockpiling antibiotics for the Apocalypse, even as I await the blossoming of paperwhites on the windowsill in the kitchen," Anne Lamott admits at the beginning of this book. Despair and... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickBuni : happiness is a state of mind2018
Summary: Always positive, Buni doesn't understand that the cute world he lives in is usually out to get him. The girl he loves, loves someone else. And his best intentions never seem to work. Yet he wakes... more »- place hold (0)
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Bliss more : how to succeed in meditation without really trying2018
Summary: A meditation practitioner and trainer clears up myths and misunderstandings about meditation and offers tips, tricks and hacks to help beginners learn how to get started in an effort to improve... more »- place hold (0)
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In conclusion, don't worry about it2018
Summary: In this expansion of the 2017 commencement speech she gave at her hometown high school, Lauren Graham, star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, reflects on growing up, pursuing your dreams, and living... more »- place hold (0)
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Happiness is a choice you make : lessons from a year among the oldest old2018
Summary: In 2015, journalist John Leland set out to meet members of America's fastest-growing age group: 85 and up. He anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body,... more »- place hold (0)
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