Ortego, Alicia
Summary: Kindness is something anyone can learn: Give to others and ask nothing in return. Helping others is simply the best thing to do. When you are kind, kindness comes back to you.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Alicia Ortego] 2020
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Summary: This insightful book by a leading expert on the subject explores the ways in which luck-encouraging and misfortune-repelling rituals - long woven into the fabric of Japanese life--are used in tandem with diligence and a positive attitude to engender a healthy optimism that helps people survive all of life's many twists, turns and bad patches. It explores how customs and beliefs play a vital...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.52 SUZKeeton, Alisa
Summary: Do you sometimes feel as though your body is a problem to solve? Discover how to make it part of the solution instead. It's now known that the emotional and relational pain we've lived through has a profound negative physical effect on our bodies. Alisa Keeton, popular fitness professional, proposes that the reverse is also true: What we do with our bodies can have a dramatic positive effect on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale Refresh 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 KEEHowells, John
Summary: Where to Retire offers the best advice not only on where to relocate in the retirement years, but why people should pick up and move just as life is settling down and provides well-researched and completely revised and updated information on how to find the ideal home base for the retirement years. To help the decision-making process, the book offers a list of items to consider when selecting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 HOWRosling, Hans
Summary: "When asked simple questions about global trends--what percentage of the world's population live in poverty; why the world's population is increasing; how many girls finish school -- we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. Professor and TED presenter...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 155.9 ROSAmarotico, Alexandra.
Summary: Spread hygge happiness throughout your life.The Secret Joy of Hygge (HOO-gah) shows you how to make small changes to bring more warmth and joy to your everyday life. Sipping a cozy cup of tea. Nesting at your desk surrounded by your favorite plants and pictures. Gathering loved ones around your table. All are the hygge way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Althea Press 0000
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Summary: "Economic inequality affects everybody. No matter how rich or poor you are, economic inequality impacts every aspect of your life--the place where you live, the opportunities you experience, the healthcare you get, the education you receive. More Than Money breaks down why the rich seem to be getting richer while the rest of us are struggling to just get by. With vivid, energetic illustrations,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Annick Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 339.2 DYEHellerer, Megan
Summary: "A guide for creating a life of maximum fulfillment and purpose, by the "Conscious Career Coach," whose program has helped hundreds of women find their career paths including Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez So many of us have done everything right for our careers. We got the grades, made the 5-year plan, climbed the ladder toward our goals; from the outside, we are the very definition of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Life 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 HELLonghurst, Erin Niimi
Summary: "With the longest healthy life spans in the world, Japanese people understand the art of living well. This beautiful book distills traditional Japanese philosophies intrinsic to wellbeing, providing easy-to-follow exercises to inspire those who want to live a happier, more balanced life. With sections on kokoro (heart and mind) and karada (body), plus a guide on how to form and nurture good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 LONKlinenberg, Eric
Summary: "An eminent sociologist and bestselling author offers an inspiring blueprint for rebuilding our fractured society. We are living in a time of deep divisions. Americans are sorting themselves along racial, religious, and cultural lines, leading to a level of polarization that the country hasn't seen since the Civil War. Pundits and politicians are calling for us to come together, to find common...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 307.76 KLIHarlow, Will
Summary: "The word-of-mouth bestseller from physiotherapist and over-fifties health specialist Will Harlow, who has helped millions via the videos on his popular YouTube channel. If you've been told your problems are "just a part of getting old" or you're worried about becoming reliant on medication and missing out on things you enjoy, this book is for you. Life expectancy rises every year, yet many of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hay House LLC
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Summary: "Bestselling author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and life and business coach Romi Neustadt has a message for women: You CAN have it all--just not at the same damn time. Romi Neustadt is a mom of two, a wife, a daughter, bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and coach. What's more, she's achieved these things without a staff of 10, the ability to sleep two hours a night or driving...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Portfolio / Penguin 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.4 NEUMulder, Michelle.
Summary: Picture a busy avenue. Now plant trees along the boulevard, paint a mural by the empty lot, and add a community garden. Set up benches along the sidewalks and make space for kids' chalk drawings, and you've set the scene for a thriving community. Placemaking--personalizing public and semi-private spaces like front yards--is a growing trend in cities and suburbs around the world, drawing people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ORCA Book Publishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 307.1 MULEaster, Michael
Summary: "In many ways, we're more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? [Author and] journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books 2021
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Summary: Gawande, a practicing surgeon, addresses his profession's ultimate limitation, arguing that quality of life is the desired goal for patients and families of the terminally ill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.1 GAWWaldinger, Robert J.
Summary: "What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and overall healthier lives. In fact, the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveals that the strength of our connections with others can predict the health of both our bodies and our brains as we go through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 158.1 WALSummary: A collection of original essays and expanded testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people. While many of these teens can't see a positive future for themselves, we can. We can show LGBT youth the kind of happiness, potential, and satisfaction their lives hold if they can just get through these early years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.766 ITLancaster, Jen
Summary: Every day, Americans are bombarded with terrifying news about crime, the environment, politics, and the health consequences of the foods we've been enjoying for years. We're judged by social media users, pressured into maintaining a perfect home, and expected to base our self-worth on retweets, faves, likes, and followers. Our collective FOMO (fear of missing out), and the disparity between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little a 2020
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Summary: "Are you constantly striving to keep up with life's busy expectations? It's easy to feel consumed with the desire to "succeed" and "acquire" and miss the simple opportunities waiting for you to slow down: a walk in the forest, sharing laughter with family, a personal moment of gratitude...Slow provides practical advice and fascinating insights into: messiness to mindfulness, decluttering to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks, Inc. 2018
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Summary: Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan--there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, here is the blueprint. This step-by-step guide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2009
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Summary: America's workforce is at a once-in-a-generation turning point: unprecedented numbers are quitting their jobs, rethinking their routines, breaking away from stifling expectations. The most suffocating iron cage of all is the idea that each of us must follow a linear career" lock into a dream early, always climb higher, never stop until you reach the top. Few ideas have squandered more human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 FEIKelly, Matthew.
Summary: One of the major issues concerning our lives today is work-life balance. No one has it and everyone wants it. In this book the author suggests that balance is not what we really want. What is proposed by the author is that we all really want satisfaction as opposed to balance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Audio 2011