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The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Anxious Generation shows how a deeper understanding of the world's philosophical wisdom can enrich and transform our lives The Happiness Hypothesis is a book about ten Great Ideas. Each chapter is an attempt to savor one idea that has been...

Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes - having meltdowns, getting addicted to things, or shutting down completely at the worst possible moments. Your brain knows it's not good to do these things, but it can't help it sometimes - especially if it's obsessing about trauma it can't overcome. That's where this life-changing book comes in. With humor, patience, science, and lots of good-ole swearing, Dr. Faith explains what's going on in your skull, and talks you through the process of retraining your brain to respond appropriately....

Psychotherapist and former pastor Eric Minton claims that the pernicious melding of capitalism and Christianity means a world of competition, perfection, and scarcity disguised as self-help and self-care. Rather than shaming, silencing, or medicating away our disappointment at not having obtained the happiness we were promised, however, Minton posits a radical alternative. In an impertinent, droll, yet pastoral voice, Minton suggests that our "not-okayness" will require rethinking everything we thought we knew.

Все мы, так или иначе, находимся во власти обстоятельств. Желания не исполняются, мечты не сбываются, зато худшие ожидания, как назло, оправдываются. Неужели нельзя наоборот? Оказывается, можно.

Get ready for a whirlwind tour of the authentic American myth of The Wizard of Oz. In this interview, Jean Houston answers the question of what it means to have a brain, a heart, and to act with courage. Using the characters of the scarecrow, tin man, lion, and Dorothy, she inspires us to follow our deep yearning so we can develop the gifts we recognize in ourselves, live our full potential, and contribute to a better world.

Lisa Bloom fears that women are in danger of spiraling into a nation of dumbed-down, tabloid-media-obsessed, reality TV addicts. Too often, they outsource matters to "experts" and in doing so neglect to truly think for themselves. But she has the solution and it involves one simple word: Think.

Boldly go where no geek has gone before! You keep your action figures in their original packaging. Your closets are full of officially licensed Star Wars merchandise. You’re hooked on Elder Scrolls and Metal Gear, but now you’ve discovered an even bigger obsession: the new girl who just moved in down the hall. What’s a geek to do? Take some tips from The Geek’s Guide to Dating. This hilarious primer is jam-packed with cheat codes, walkthroughs, and power-ups for navigating the perils and pitfalls of your love life with ease.

Ven. Siéntate a mi lado. Qué te pasa? Qué te preocupa? Qué sueñas? Hablemos de tú a tú. Entre Amigos. Entre Amigos es un DIÁLOGO íntimo sobre la familia, la amistad, el amor, los miedos y el sentido de la vida. Es una pausa diaria para que la rutina no nos aleje de lo que realmente importa. Un REGALO muy especial, una palmada en el hombro, un consejo a tiempo, para ti, para tus familiares y amigos más cercanos. ENTRE AMIGOS contiene ideas de poder que te ayudarán a ser tu mejor versión. Un abrazo en palabras para ti.

We will export different ways to think about life. Subcultures, alternative ways to make a living, and outside of the box thinking giving us tools for a better-lived life. We hope to inspire, make you think, and sometimes laugh as we journey together to tackle this mess we call life! Remember as always "It's OK to be Not so Popular!"

In this interview, Patricia Sun shows us that the difficulties of the times can be used free us to take a bigger view. Patricia gives us tools for releasing our plethora of negative habits, conditionings and defenses, including dealing with anger when it is present, and for being helpful in reducing the polarization going on in politics today. She talks about love as the most creative, transformational power in the universe, and makes a solid case for "good" being more powerful than "right".

It is an extraordinary time. The tragic events of September 11, 2001 have propelled us all into a new cycle of our personal, national, and global lives. It will never be the same. There is no "normal" to get back to. Life is in this country is changed forever, and it seems clear that we have entered an era in which new questions need to be asked, because there are no easy answers or quick fixes.

In this interview, Dan Millman explores such questions as: Why am I here? What am I meant to do? What is my purpose? Dan has found through his research that there are four purposes and 12 required courses in the school of life that each of us are taking. He talks about the difference between career and calling, and how small acts of service lead to genuine fulfillment. Dan also explains why what you do has more impact than what you think or feel, and describes a mysterious but accurate method of pinpointing hidden gifts and drives.

In this interview, Richard Moss says that there are two basic mistakes we make in this stage of the evolution of consciousness: we identify with our thoughts, and we flee from our feelings. He describes the four ways your thinking can affect you, how the body is literally the center of the experience of being in the now, and how the negative stories we tell ourselves are a form of physical poison and self abuse.

A Gen X, a Millennial and a Gen Z walk into a recording studio... Join Dr Amy Matthews, Kathleen Stanley and Georgia Nicholls, three romance readers, writers, and scholars from three different generational perspectives, to talk all things popular romance.