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Clink Street Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Boss a bitch?Diet a hot mess? Broke after payday? Ghosted on tinder? If life feels like a constant hangover why not take five f**king minutes for yourself to decide what you really want. Slam on the brakes, kick off your heels and unplug from the social media circus. Stop Surviving - Start Thriving Live Like You Give A F**K will show you how to create the future you want, not the one that?s been shoved down your throat. It will shake and wake...
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Publisher
Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Lykke (Luu-kah) (n): Happiness It's easy to see why Denmark is often called the world's happiest country. Not only do they have equal parental leave for men and women, free higher education and trains that run on time, but they burn more candles per household than anywhere else. So nobody knows more about happiness - what the Danes call lykke - than Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and author of the bestselling sensation...
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Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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?Happiness, you gorgeous warm ray of sunshine. I love it when you spring up out of nowhere and take me by surprise and how you can make clouds part and corners of mouths lift ?? Fearne Cotton understands how important happiness is, and why we need to seek it out each and every day. Determined to help break the taboo around mental health, here - for the first time - she opens up honestly about her own battle with depression, and the little things that...
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Bolinda/Lagom audio
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Through his incredibly popular podcast, Motivate Yourself, registered psychotherapist Richard Nicholls set out to cut through some of the myths and misconceptions about self-help and offer effective solutions to real-life problems. In his first book, Nicholls looks at the science behind what works and what doesn't when it comes to making ourselves happy. He discusses how little changes to our thoughts, emotions, lifestyle, attitude, self-esteem, health...
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Pub. Date
2017
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English
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When Cathy Rentzenbrink was still a teenager, her happy family was torn apart by an unthinkable tragedy. In 'A Manual for Heartache' she describes how she learnt to live with grief and loss and find joy in the world again. She explores how to cope with life at its most difficult and overwhelming and how we can emerge from suffering forever changed, but filled with hope.
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Publisher
Summersdale Publishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Having a healthy, positive sense of self-esteem enables us to avoid the obstacles that can hold us back and to really make the most of life, even when we face knockbacks. This book of simple, easy-to-follow tips provides you with the tools and techniques needed to feel better inside and out, making you a more confident and positive person.
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Publisher
Summersdale Publishers Ltd
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Confidence helps us to lead a happy life and achieve our goals, and yet sometimes it?s all too easy to lack faith in ourselves. This book of simple, easy-to-follow tips provides you with the tools and techniques needed to shake off your worries with a positive, can-do attitude and boost your confidence in everyday life.
8) Generosity
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Publisher
Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
How can this refugee from terror radiate such bliss? Is it possible to be so open and alive without coming to serious harm? Soon, Thassa's joyful personality comes to the attention of the notorious geneticist and advocate for genomic enhancement, Thomas Kurton, whose research has enabled him to announce his discovery of the genetic underpinnings of happiness. Thassa's congenital optimism is severely tested by the growing media circus. Devoured by...
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Publisher
Hay House UK
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
We're actually genetically wired to be kind. In this book, inspirational ex-scientist David Hamilton shows that the effects of kindness are felt daily throughout our nervous systems. When we're kind, our bodies are healthiest. In his down-to-earth and accessible style, David shares how:Kindness makes us happier Kindness improves relationships Kindness is good for the heart Kindness slows ageing Kindness is contagious This unique book fuses scientific...
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Publisher
Harper Wave
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
We all feel fear. Yet we are often taught to ignore it, overcome it, push past it. But to what benefit? This is the essential question that guides Kristen Ulmer?s remarkable exploration of our most misunderstood emotion in The Art of Fear. Once recognized as the best extreme skier in the world (an honor she held for twelve years), Ulmer knows fear well. In this conversation-changing book, she argues that fear is not here to cause us problems-and that...
11) Billionaire boy
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English
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Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy - about a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich - really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest 12-year-old in the land. But Joe isn't happy. Why not? Because he's got a billion pounds, and not a single friend.
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Publisher
Wellcome Collection
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Happiness is one of life's greatest mysteries. But what even is happiness? Why does it mean so many different things to different people? And how can we actually be happier? Drawing on decades of experience in crime writing, self-help and intensely curious observation of other people, Sophie Hannah sets out to solve the mystery. She lines up her cast of suspects and expert witnesses from ancient philosophers to modern self-help gurus, scientists to...
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Harper Horizon
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
You don?t have to overhaul your whole life to be healthier and happier--every small change can make a big difference! Deciding to improve your health, your consciousness, and the world can seem so overwhelming that you don?t know where to begin. And when you head down one path, you might face criticism for ?not doing it right? or ?not following the rules.? But sometimes, all you need to do is make a few small changes to chart your course to a healthier...
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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Say goodbye to dreary shades of black and white and start seeing the world for the prism of color it is with this refreshing and creative guide! In a unique combination of art, activities, and uplifting anecdotes, 21 Ways to a Happier Depression leads you on a hands-on journey to personal growth. Getting you out of one of "those moods" can be as simple as: Making the bed Nurturing a plant Painting shapes...
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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...
16) The comfort book
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Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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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...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
You have no idea what's for dinner tonight. You need a gift for that party next week. You still haven't consolidated your super. You're out of contract on your phone and paying who knows what. Those cupboards won't declutter themselves. The kids need a plan for the next school holidays. It's time to get the gutters cleaned. You still haven't made a will. Sound familiar? Then this is the life admin guide you've been waiting for. Life admin can't be...
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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...
19) The wild silence
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Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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The incredible follow-up to one of the most talked about books of the decade - the phenomenon, Waterstones Book of the Month and Costa Award shortlisted The Salt Path. 'Extraordinary: wise, unflinching, exquisite. Profound' Observer 'A thrill to read. The nature writing is beautiful . . . heartening and comforting. You feel the world is a better place' The Times Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After walking 630 miles homeless...
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Ebury Digital
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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?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....
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