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​Diane von Furstenberg, entrepreneur and philanthropist, presents her words to live by. In an easy-to-navigate A-Z dictionary format, designed to be browsed or listened to as a whole, Own It offers listeners Diane’s well-earned wisdom for enjoying both personal and professional growth at any age.

Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas share the truth about her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in this honest and emotional memoir. From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing...

Jane Edberg's creative muse vanished when a switch flipped from child alive to child dead. How was she supposed to process her loss? This lyrical, original, beautifully written story is about how, after the tragic death of her adored nineteen-year-old son, she rediscovers the power of art to create an unconventional pathway through grief.

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Imagine you're at a dinner party with some of the most successful authors of our time. "Book Mama" and Beautiful Writers Podcast cocreator Linda Sivertsen is the host. As she shares her story of the many hilarious, outrageous, and practical things she did to launch her bestselling writing career, your favorite writers chime in with their own anecdotes, leaving you enlightened and newly inspired. The wisdom in this book will nourish anyone who appreciates the art of storytelling and dreams of living a creative life.

From the New York City legend, bestselling author, and iconic stylist Betty Halbreich comes this wise and witty collection of guidance from her 96 years to help people of all ages look, feel, and live their best. For half a century, Betty Halbreich curated wardrobes and bore witness to the...

In 2021, Charlie Bird was diagnosed with motor neurone disease—a man whose voice was so synonymous with his career faced losing it completely. Yet knowing he had just a short time left with family and friends, what emerged was a great sense of resilience and motivation to take advantage of every moment. Here, Charlie reflects on his life and phenomenal broadcast career through the lens of his diagnosis, as he ponders the big questions and takes stock of the small moments that we so often overlook.

Part memoir and part spirit guide, Wild Words is a book about the intersection of our creative soul with everything else, and how to make peace, make priorities, and ultimately, make progress by slowing down and embracing whatever season we’re in, right now.

"Siempre he pensado que la vida es amor y dolor, pero que tenemos la opción de transformar ese dolor para evitar quedar anclados en el sufrimiento, que es inútil. El autor de este audiolibro, un héroe anónimo, nos demuestra que con una actitud positiva, sea cual sea el desenlace, y regalando sonrisas - aunque en el fondo no se tengan suficientes motivos para sonreír -, se atraviesan los momentos más duros de la vida de una forma mucho más sana y llevadera.

Solitude is the inspirational core for many writers, artists, and thinkers. Alone with our thoughts, we can make discoveries that matter not only to us but to others. To be solitary is not only to draw sustenance from being alone, but to know that our ultimate responsibility is not only to our partner or our own offspring, but to a larger community. Fenton Johnson's lyrical prose and searching sensibility explores what it means to choose to be solitary and celebrates the notion that solitude is a legitimate and dignified calling.

Danielle Bernstein spent her youth shopping at discount department stores, getting boozy in suburban backyards, and proposing marriage to every boy she dated. By age 19, she was a college dropout living in a West Village shoebox with three roommates and only six months to prove that her blog, @WeWoreWhat, could become a full blown career...or else board the train back to her mom's house. This Is Not a Fashion Story is the down and dirty tale of how a Long Island-born teenager became one of the most recognizable names in fashion.

February 29th is a date that comes into existence just once every four years. It is also the birthday of Thais - author Anne-Dauphine Julliand's darling daughter - who died of a genetic disease. Thais lived just shy of her fourth birthday. She had a short life but good one. As this special day is about to reappear on her calendar for the first time since her daughter passed away, Anne-Dauphine struggles with how to mark this momentous occasion. She wants to live fully on this special day: Thais would have been eight years old.

FonoLibro se complace en presentar Cala Contigo: El Poder de Escuchar escrito y narrado por el célebre periodista y presentador de Cala en CNN en Español, Ismael Cala. Ismael, en una excelente narración, nos enseña a escuchar para evolucionar y mejorar nuestras vidas. Tras conversar con presidentes, intelectuales y celebridades de todos los campos, Cala nos confía la clave de su éxito como entrevistador: saber escuchar a los demás, para que compartan con nosotros cómo son y cómo piensan.

After a near fatal stroke in 1995, Robert McCrum has gained an intimate understanding of his own mortality. Twenty-two years on, his friends have joined him in experiencing Prospero's 'every third thought' of death as a dominating theme of life. McCrum asks: can we make peace with what Freud calls 'the necessity of dying'? Searching for answers leads him to brain surgeons, psychologists, cancer patients and writers for advice and wisdom.

Escrito após a morte do pai de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie em junho de 2020, durante a pandemia de covid-19 que mantinha distante a família Adichie, Notas sobre o luto é um poderoso relato sobre a imensurável dor da perda e as lembranças e resiliência trazidas por ela. Consciente de ser uma entre milhões de pessoas sofrendo naquele momento, a autora se debruça não só sobre as dimensões familiares e culturais do luto, mas também sobre a solidão e a raiva inerentes a ele.

Não existe um vestir neutro, mesmo que você escolha estar de bege da cabeça aos pés. Somos seres que influenciam e que são influenciados. Sintya Motta e Leila Rabello trazem o conceito de cognição do vestuário para a realidade brasileira. Com base nele, pretendem ampliar o entendimento acerca do poder que as roupas têm sobre a construção de uma autoimagem positiva, a partir da qual possamos sentir mais bem-estar, mais autoconfiança e, até mesmo, mais produtividade nas nossas tarefas – inclusive em tempos de home office.

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