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Macmillan
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A great deal of ink has been spilled on the subject of motivating and influencing others, but what happens when the person you most want to influence is you? Setting and achieving goals for yourself - at work, at home, and in relationships - is harder than it seems. How do you know where to start? How do you carry on in the face of roadblocks and distractions? How do you decide which tasks and ambitions to prioritize when you?re faced with more responsibilities,...
3) Reflections
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English
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Presenter. Fashion icon. Wife. Mother. Holly Willoughby lights up the nation's TV screens every day but, like all of us, she has struggled with moments of self-doubt, feelings of guilt, anger and detachment. Here she shares how she has learned to reconnect with herself in order to face her fears head on. With her trademark warmth, Holly shows how listening to her inner voice and celebrating life's little moments of beauty and joy - like looking up...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
There?s more to life than loving someone. But being single can feel like a death sentence. Why does being alone = being lonely? And why do we stop working on ourselves when we?re in a relationship? After a painful divorce, ?The Angry Therapist? John Kim realized he had never truly been on his own. He went on a journey to rebuild his relationship with himself, going from alone and disconnected to alone and fulfilled. Kim has gone on...
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Publisher
Twenty-Third Publications/Bayard
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Hot flashes? Sleepless nights? Brain fog? Add in fluctuating hormones, and the life-changing experience of menopause can feel more curse than blessing. In this fresh and sanity-saving journal, Melanie Rigney offers nourishing reflections on the many facets of menopause with honesty, understanding, and a touch of humor. Each reflection includes a Scripture passage and a spark for reflection, prayer, and action. This wonderful journal is sure to help...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now, this beloved author shares her wisdom and unique understanding of creativity, shattering the perceptions of mystery and suffering that surround the process-and showing us all just how easy it can be. By sharing stories from her own life, as well as those from her friends and the people that have inspired her, Elizabeth Gilbert challenges us...
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Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Drawing on his lifelong experience as a writer, John Cleese shares his insights into the nature of the creative process and offers advice on how to get your own inventive juices flowing. What do you need to do to get yourself in the right frame of mind? When do you know that you?ve come up with an idea that might be worth pursuing? What should you do if you think you?ve hit a brick wall? We can all be more creative. John Cleese shows us how.
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Publisher
Biblioasis
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Though contemporary society avoids the subject and often values the mere continuation of existence over its quality, Robertson argues that the active and intentional consideration of death is neither morbid nor frivolous, but instead essential to our ability to fully value life. How to Die is both an absorbing excursion through some of Western literature's most compelling works on the subject of death as well as an anecdote-driven argument for cultivating...
Author
Publisher
Bluebird
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
'Cathy is the person who first told me to write about my mental health when I was nervous to do so. She is a great writer herself and this is brilliant.' - Matt Haig, bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and The Midnight Library 'A gentle, wise and witty book that will take you by the hand and guide your words onto the page - I truly wish I'd read it before I began to write.' - Raynor Winn, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Salt Path and...
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Motivated by a desire to eat more healthfully or live more ethically, many people choose veganism as a logical and sensible response to their concerns about animals, the environment, and their health. Yet, despite their positive intentions, they?re often met with resistance from friends, family members, and society at large. These external factors can make veganism socially difficult-and emotionally exhausting-to sustain. This leads to an unfortunate...
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Publisher
Cornerstone Digital
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Brought to you by Penguin. NOW AVAILABLE: the inspirational book of life lessons for young people and parents, by England manager Gareth Southgate With a foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales YOU have the potential to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE. When working with the England football team, we focus on what we might achieve instead of worrying about what might go wrong. I honestly believe that with the right mindset, a willingness to learn from our mistakes,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
The Serendipity Mindset is a bracing and hopeful antidote to a world addicted to efficiency and control' Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of When and Drive 'How to create the opportunities for a successful and fulfilling life? Christian Busch shows convincingly that it's more than blind luck in The Serendipity Mindset, which offers excellent practical guidance for all' Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and co-founder of IMAGINE What if being lucky...
Author
Publisher
HQ
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
When news of the budding romance between a beloved English prince and an American actress broke, it captured the world?s attention and sparked an international media frenzy. But while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have continued to make headlines - from their engagement, wedding, and birth of their son Archie to their unprecedented decision to step back from their royal lives - few know the true story of Harry and Meghan. For the very first time,...
14) The comfort book
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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Reflections on hope, survival and the messy miracle of being alive. Nothing is stronger than a small hope that doesn?t give up. The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope. It gathers consolations and stories that give new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig?s mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, Emily Dickinson...
15) The fear bubble
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Without fear, there?s no challenge. Without challenge, there?s no growth. Without growth, there?s no life.Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces, he confronted fear on a daily basis, never knowing what lay behind the next corner, or the next closed door. In prison, he was thrust into the unknown, cut off from friends and family, isolated with thoughts of failure and dread for his future. And at the top of Everest,...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
James Smith is back to challenge everything you thought you knew about the path to fulfilment and happiness. With hard-hitting home truths and a helping of tough love, be prepared to re-set your outlook, redefine your goals and truly consider: What does SUCCESS truly mean to you? Now, more than ever, is the time to take back control. Time to stop sleep-walking through your life; to challenge the status quo; and to truly ask yourself if you?re on the...
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English
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A book of hope for uncertain times. Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons. The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared millions of times online - perhaps you've seen them? They've also been recreated by children in schools and hung on hospital walls. They sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windows. Perhaps you saw the boy and mole on the...
Author
Publisher
Ebury Digital
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
?Untamed will liberate women - emotionally, spiritually, and physically. It is phenomenal.? (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of City of Girls and Eat Pray Love) Part inspiration, part memoir, Untamed explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world, and instead dare to listen to and trust in the voice deep inside us. From the beloved New York Times bestselling author, speaker and activist Glennon Doyle....
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
The mind and body are often talked about as separate entities, but it?s only when they work in harmony with one another that one can truly push oneself to the highest heights. In his new book, Ant Middleton lays out and explains the principles that he lives by to best keep his mindset and body as strong as they can possibly be.
Author
Publisher
Bluebird
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
'We had our hardships, and there were times that we didn?t have a lot of food and didn?t have a lot of money. But that didn?t stop me having the time of my life.' Making It is an inspirational memoir about beating the odds and turning things around even when it all seems hopeless. In this book, Jay shares the details of his life, from his childhood growing up sheltered and innocent on a council estate in Hackney, to his adolescence when he was introduced...
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