Inspirational

Lisa Purcell (Editor)

Wisdom of Owls

Editura: FIREFLY BOOKS LTD

Anul aparitiei: 2024

6, "It's all in the eyes: those magnificent piercing optics are what make all owls look like they are deep in concentrated scrutiny and steeped in long-lost knowledge." --Matt Swell With their big round eyes and intense gaze, owls have long captured our hearts and imaginations. Here, charming images of these mysterious nocturnal raptors are presented with an inspiring compendium of wise words and wits throughout the ages. The pairing of quotations and images will turn even the grumpiest frown upside down. Wisdom of Owls makes the perfect present for a forlorn friend, a perky pal, a loved one or even yourself -- no matter what the mood. People quoted include Toni Morrison, C.S. Lewis, Maya Angelou, Abraham Lincoln and, one of the great invokers of owls, William Shakespeare. "Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often." --Mae West Make somebody smile today -- with the delightful Wisdom of Owls.

Lisa Purcell (Editor)

Wisdom of Sloths

Editura: FIREFLY BOOKS LTD

Anul aparitiei: 2024

5, "Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away." --Paul Terry If ever a book could lift your spirits and make you smile -- this is it! Wisdom of Sloths is a wise and whimsical book that passes along optimistic and heartfelt messages about idleness and energy, hopes of sleep and dreams. "When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap." --Tom Hopkinson Here for the first time, charming images of this entertaining animal are presented with an inspiring compendium of wise words and wits through the ages. "I've heard that hard work won't kill anyone. But why take the chance?" --W.C. Fields The pairing of quotations and images will turn the grumpiest frown upside down. Make somebody smile today with Wisdom of Sloths. "Never put off till tomorrow what may be done the day after tomorrow, just as well." --Mark Twain

Eugenia Price (Author)

Woman to Woman

Editura: HARPER TORCH

Anul aparitiei: 1994

Tabitha Brown (Author)

I Did a New Thing: 30 Days to Living Free

Editura: WILLIAM MORROW

Anul aparitiei: 2025

0,NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"America's Mom" Tabitha Brown presents an inspirational guide for encouraging positive changes in your life--one day and one challenge at a time.I did a new thing today!Years ago, Tabitha Brown started a 30-day personal challenge that she called "I Did a New Thing!" The challenge was simple. Every day she would do something she'd never done before. Sometimes it was something small like trying a new food. Other times, she'd step it up a bit and speak to someone she'd never spoken to before. Still other times, she'd do the hard thing--facing a fear that she had, like having that tough conversation with a friend. No matter what it was, the point was that she was going to take a leap of faith and watch God open up a new lane for her.One of the "new things" she tried was a vegan challenge. She'd been struggling with illness for nearly a year and was desperately searching for healing. She challenged herself to eat vegan every day for thirty days, and six years later, her life has never been the same--all because she decided to do a new thing.In I Did a New Thing, Tab shares her own stories and those of others, alongside gentle guidance and encouragement to ...

Benjamin Hall (Author)

Resolute: How We Humans Keep Finding Ways to Beat the Toughest Odds

Editura: HARPERCOLLINS

Anul aparitiei: 2025

9,An Instant New York Times BestsellerThe author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Saved tells the remarkable story of his harrowing recovery after surviving a deadly Russian missile attack in Ukraine, and shares the most profound lessons he learned about the power of resilience. After suffering horrific, nearly-fatal injuries while covering the war in Ukraine in 2022, Benjamin Hall was told he'd need to spend two years in a hospital learning how to walk again. Instead, he made it home to his family in just six months. Sustained by his positive attitude and relentless will to keep moving forward, Hall impressed and inspired all those who followed his story and progress, with many wondering how they could bottle his seemingly superhuman resolve.Now with a greater degree of perspective, Hall analyzes the psychological aftermath of the Russian missile attack that profoundly altered his life. A clear-eye work of journalism and personal meditation elevated by remarkable storytelling, Resolute is Hall's probing inquiry into why he is alive and thriving today. As he confronts his own mortality, Hall analyzes the key factors that allowed him to survive the missile attack, endure multiple ...

Jack Canfield (Author)

The Success Principles(tm) 20th Anniversary Edition: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

Editura: MARINER BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2025

9,In celebration of its 20th anniversary, a revised and updated edition of legendary self-esteem expert and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series Jack Canfield's classic and inspiring guide, which has helped thousands of people transform themselves for success.Get ready to transform yourself for success. Jack Canfield, cocreator of the phenomenal bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, returns to the principles he's studied, taught, and lived for more than 40 years in this updated edition of his practical and inspiring guide that will help any aspiring person get from where they are to where they want to be.This new edition includes: Updated chapters in the section "Success in the Digital Age," including completely up-to-date material on using technology to meet your success goals, building an online persona through social media, and using crowdfunding to grow your business, launch a new brand, or fund your favorite social cause. Comprehensive subchapter on generative A.I. that calms the fear about this powerful technology, then describes how to use it to achieve your personal and professional goals. Complete instructions for creating a ...

Anon9780063411470 (Author)

I Wish Someone Had Told Me . . .: The Best Advice for Building a Great Career and a Meaningful Life

Editura: BROADSIDE BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2025

9,An Instant New York Times BestsellerTerrific advice, insightful stories, and powerful life lessons curated by Dana Perino the #1 New York Times bestselling author of And the Good News Is . . . and beloved co-host of Fox News' The Five and America's Newsroom, inspired by her friends and colleagues.I Wish Someone Had Told Me . . . is a blueprint for success in your life and career. An all-star line-up of Dana's lifelong friends and Fox News personalities with wide-ranging talents and accomplishments share amazing stories about their own experiences, offering invaluable guidance and wisdom on a range of subjects, including: Finding the right path and getting your foot in the door;How to break out in your job and get recognized;Making a transition in your career and betting on yourself;How to keep improving and adding new skills;Balancing relationships, avoiding burnout, and having a life;And much more.This illuminating and essential book is ideal for new graduates and everyone starting their first job; professionals thinking about making a change, transitioning into a different position, or phasing into a new career or act in life; and anyone looking for timeless insight and a ...

Julia Baird (Author)

Bright Shining

Editura: HARPER ONE

Anul aparitiei: 2025

Drew Hanlen (Author)

Stop Bullshitting Yourself

Editura: WILLIAM MORROW

Anul aparitiei: 2025

6,Legendary NBA trainer Drew Hanlen--performance coach to stars like MVP Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum--reveals his proven, step-by-step system for personal and professional transformation that has fueled the success of some of the top athletes and business leaders in the world.If you clicked on this book, it's because somewhere deep down, you know you've been bullshitting yourself. You know that making more money, landing a better job, and finally getting in great shape will make your life better. But for some reason, you've settled. You've read self-help books, listened to peak-performance podcasts, dieted and exercised, and tried countless other remedies. But you still haven't found solutions to your biggest problems. What can you start doing to finally turn your life around?The answer is to Stop Bullshitting Yourself. This book is a game plan for doing just that.For the past two decades, Drew Hanlen has helped many of the world's best basketball players reach levels that they didn't think were attainable--from winning gold medals, championships, MVP and scoring titles to being selected to the All-Star and All-NBA teams.In Stop Bullshitting Yourself, you'll learn the system that ...

Julia Baird (Author)

Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything

Editura: HARPER ONE

Anul aparitiei: 2024

5,'A powerful book from one of my favorite writers on something we all need more of...and could give more of.' -- Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy"Luminous. . . . A work to both devour and savour, Baird has, once again, written a book the world needs now.'"-- GuardianFrom the bestselling author of Phosphorescence comes a beautiful and timely exploration of that most mysterious but necessary of human qualities: grace.Grace is hard to define. It can be found when we create ways to find meaning and dignity in connection with each other, building on our shared humanity, being kinder, bigger, better with each other. If, in its crudest interpretation, karma is getting what you deserve, then grace is the opposite: forgiving the unforgivable, favoring the undeserving, loving the unlovable.Sadly, we live in an era when grace is increasingly rare. Our growing distrust of the media, politicians, and each other has choked our ability to trust, to accept, to allow for mistakes, to forgive.What does grace look like in today's world, and how do we recognize it, nurture it in ourselves and express it, even in the darkest of times? In this luminously ...

Mark Manson (Author)

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck / Everything Is F*cked Box Set

Editura: HARPERCOLLINS

Anul aparitiei: 2024

4,Mark Manson's smash New York Times bestsellers The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything is F*cked, now available together in one specially packaged box set. In his two groundbreaking books, celebrated anti-self-help authority Mark Manson shows us how to truly pursue a better life and gives us a better understanding of our world.The generation-defining self-help guide The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" and truly become better, happier people. Taking a much-needed, grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye approach, Mark Manson's guide offers a dose of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor. Wise and genuine, it serves as a refreshing generational reset to help us all lead contented, grounded lives.In Everything Is F*cked, Manson shifts focus from overcoming individual flaws to the endless calamities occurring in the world around us. Drawing from the deep pool of psychological research on these topics, as well as the timeless wisdom of philosophers, including Plato, Nietzsche, and Tom Waits, he dissects religion and politics and the uncomfortable ways they have ...

Karen Sinotok (Author)

The Little Book of Sanuk: The Thai Secret to a More Joyful Life

Editura: HARPERCOLLINS

Anul aparitiei: 2025

3, We all need a little more sanuk in our lives Sanuk is a Thai concept that can loosely be translated as meaning 'fun'. Though sanuk is in fact much more than that; it's about achieving pleasure and joy in all aspects of life. For Thai people, if it's not sanuk, it's not worth doing. Thai people believe that it's the little things that add up to a joyful life. Whether it's raising happy kids, enjoying a quick chat with your neighbour or having a laugh with friends, they try to bring a sense of joy into their daily routines. This easygoing, fun-loving way of life is why Thailand is often called The Land of Smiles. But how can we learn to prioritise this sense of fun and pleasure in our own lives? With recent clinical studies showing a clear link between a person's outlook on life and their health, a mindset of optimism and positivity has obvious benefits. Being a glass half full kind of person doesn't just help us live longer, it helps us live better. Embracing sanuk and approaching life a glass-half-full attitude can make you happier, healthier and more productive - and this book will show you how.

Hayley Doyle (Author)

Glimmers: How to Find Pockets of Joy in Every Day

Editura: PAVILION BOOKS

Anul aparitiei: 2025

1, Imagine a universe where every fleeting moment holds a glimmer of magic, waiting to be discovered. A glimmer is a small or fleeting, positive moment hidden within daily life. Whether it's singing kitchen karaoke while washing up, catching a fleeting whiff of your favourite scent or belly-laughing with an old friend, as we learn to recognize and cultivate these glimmers, we unlock the beneficial effects for mental health and well-being. Just noticing these moments of magic in your day can signal to your nervous system that you're safe and can relax, increase optimism and provide a break from uncomfortable emotions. Author Hayley Doyle speaks to the doctors and therapists who utilize the huge potential of these glimmers and provides checklists and mini exercises so you can record your journey. Glimmers is not just a book - it's a roadmap to uncovering the extraordinary in the everyday, empowering readers to live with wonder, purpose and boundless possibility.

Peter Hammerstein (Editor)

Evolution and the Mechanisms of Decision Making

Editura: MIT PR

Anul aparitiei: 2024

A multidisciplinary examination of cognitive mechanisms, shaped over evolutionary time through na

Cathy Madavan (Author)

Up and Alive: Living the Life We Are Made for

Editura: SPCK PUB

Anul aparitiei: 2024

If there's one thing we all need today, it is hope. Up and Alive: Living The Life W

Patrick Regan (Author)

When Faith Gets Shaken: Third Edition

Editura: SPCK PUB

Anul aparitiei: 2024

'A moving story of courage and faith in the fire'. BEAR GRYLLS What do

Richard A. Daly

God's Little Book of Hope: Words of Inspiration and Encouragement for Difficult Times

Editura: HarperCollins (UK)

Anul aparitiei: 2007

What a caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly." This pocket-sized book filled with inspirational religious thoughts on the theme of hope can function as a ray of light in difficult times. Open this little book to any page and answers will be provided: "Pick yourself up when you fall down. No one else is likely to." "There are no hopeless situations . . . only attitudes that have grown hopeless about them.

Joseph Campbell, Diane K. Osbon

The Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living

Editura: HarperCollins

Anul aparitiei: 1992

The celebrated scholar Joseph Campbell shares personal revelations and intimate reflections on the art of living in this beautifully packaged first book in a new series to be based on his unpublished writings. Two-color printing throughout.

Simon Jacobson

Toward a Meaningful Life, New Edition: The Wisdom of the Sages

Editura: William Morrow & Company

Anul aparitiei: 2002

With a new foreword and chapter that address the upheaval that followed the events of September 11, this revised edition of Toward a Meaningful Life traces the root causes of our fear and uncertainty and lucidly outlines strategies for recovery and redemption. Profound yet accessible to readers of all backgrounds and beliefs, Toward a Meaningful Life provides comfort and renewed hope, showing us how to find solace even as we endure overwhelming suffering and inexplicable loss. Toward a Meaningful Life is a spiritual road map for living based on the teachings of one of the foremost religious leaders of our time: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Head of the Lubavitcher movement for forty-four years and recognized throughout the world simply as "the Rebbe," Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who passed away in June 1994, was a sage and visionary of the highest order. Although the Rebbe's teachings are firmly anchored in more than three thousand years of scholarship, the urgent relevance of these age-old truths to contemporary life has never been more manifest. The principles the Rebbe derived from the sages embody a distinctly universal message, calling for humankind at all times to lead ...

Thomas Merton, William H. Shannon

The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation

Editura: HarperOne

Anul aparitiei: 2004

7,Thomas Merton's groundbreaking last major work--a provocative and pivotal look into contemplation and the true meaning of spirituality"True contemplation is not a psychological trick but a theological grace."--Thomas MertonRevised directly before his untimely death and released in full for the first time ever, Merton's book on contemplation has captivated readers for decades. In it, Merton takes us down a different spiritual journey than his previous books, one that bridges eastern and western religions in his signature brilliant insightfulness.Thought-provoking and challenging, The Inner Experience delves into contemplation by exploring both Catholic monasticism and mysticism alongside Buddhism and the ancient traditions of meditation and spirituality.Merton was still tinkering with this book when he died; this was profoundly the book he struggled with most during his career as a writer. But now Merton's legacy lives on, through evergreen discussions on what a spiritual path can look like when you relinquish the need to be all-knowing, and how a lack of self-reflection and inner trust is actually the ultimate sin. Merton's last words are for anyone seeking faith in a higher ...