Books – Health – Happiness
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Why Good Things Happen to Good People by Stephen G. Post and Jill Neimark
A longer life. A happier life. A healthier life. Above all, a life that matters–so that when you leave this world, you’ll have changed it for the better. If science said you could have all this just by altering one behavior, would you? Dr. Stephen Post has been making headlines by funding studies at the nation’s top universities to prove once and for all the life-enhancing benefits of caring, kindness, and compassion. The exciting new research shows that when we give of ourselves, especially if we start young, everything from life-satisfaction to self-realization and physical health is significantly affected. Mortality is delayed. Depression is reduced. Well-being and good fortune are increased. In their life-changing new book, Why Good Th
Paperback, 272 pp, $20.95. Buy
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Happiness by Ingrid Goff-Maidoff
Reminiscent of a handmade, one-of-a-kind keepsake, this fine gift book is bound with handmade paper to celebrate happiness. Poet, anthologist, and book artist Ingrid Goff-Maidoff made keepsake tomes on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Now it is available with the same attention to detail – complete with tactile fine Japanese art paper binding, linen-like interior pages, and eloquently themed verses on the topic of happiness.
Hardback, 64 pp, $8.95. Buy
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A Complaint-free World by Will Bowen
21 days is the amount of time it takes to make a repeated action into a habit. In 21 days, you can change your life completely. You need two things: a purple bracelet, and this book. You wouldn’t believe how much we complain about things – every day we bitch, vent, moan, shout and generally focus on the negative. But wouldn’t it be amazing if we could focus on the positive, happy things in life instead? Will Bowen explains the simple, innovative philosophy of staying ‘complaint-free’ and demonstrates how, with time and determination, you can achieve a positive attitude that will improve your life permanently
Paperback, 192 pp, $24.95. Buy
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The Keys to Higher Awareness by Wayne W. Dyer
Discusses the three keys to creating miracles in one’s life, explaining how to eliminate self-doubt, change one’s life, and find true happiness
Audio book, $16.95. Buy
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Happy Child, Happy Adult by Edward M. Hallowell
It’s never been easy to raise children, and arguably it’s even more difficult now. In this measured and humane book Dr Edward Hallowell offers a sensible strategy for raising happy children
Paperback, 256 pp, $27.95. Buy
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When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
Pema Chodron reveals the vast potential for happiness, wisdom and courage, even in the most painful circumstances.
Paperback, 208 pp, $24.95. Buy
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The Dragon Slayer With a Heavy Heart by Marcia Powers
Sometimes things happen we wish hadn’t. Sometimes things don’t happen we wish would. In the course of living, problems arise, both big and small. We might wish our past had been different or that we could be different. We struggle through disappointments and frustrations, losses and other painful experiences. Accompany Duke on this life-changing adventure. His guides will be your guides. His answers will be your answers. By the time he is heading home, both Duke and you will know how to take life’s inevitable lumps and bumps in stride, and find happiness and serenity anytime.
Paperback, 178 pp, $25.95. Buy
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Better Than Chocolate by Simon Reynolds
If you’ve ever wanted to feel happier, this is the book for you. It’s packed with powerful techniques to increase your happiness and help you get maximum joy out of life. Backed by extensive research, this book explores the new field of Positive Psychology, which shows that anyone can be happier by following a series of simple, specific actions.Renowned advertising executive Siimon Reynolds has spent the last 20 years studying happiness. Here, he shares many techniques which are easy to try and potentially life-changing.Why fall back on chocolate when you can experience bliss?
Paperback, 144 pp, $19.95. Buy
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Pathway Follow the Road to Health and Happiness by Laurel Mellin
Filled with examples, case histories, and scientific discoveries, a revolutionary program takes readers on a powerful journey of self-discovery where they will learn to overcome behavioral excesses, including alcoholism, overeating, overspending, and perfectionism, in order to achieve emotional and spiritual balance. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.
Paperback, 432 pp, $20.95. Buy
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The Joy Diet by Martha Beck
In her previous book, “Finding Your Own North Star, ” Beck took the long view and helped readers to chart a new and more authentic course in their lives. Now she offers a complementary, streamlined approach to the everyday happiness that is (happily) necessary to achieving lifelong goals
, 226 pp, $23.95. Buy
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The Secrets of Happiness by Ben Renshaw
Intended for anyone looking for true fulfilment and peace of mind, this title, presented in a pocket-book form, offers practical tips
Paperback, 208 pp, $19.95. Buy
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Five Fold Happiness by Vivien Sung
Surround yourself with lucky objects, the Chinese believe, and good fortune will come to you. In word and image, this exquisite volume – a delight to hold in the hand – explores the bounteous meanings of the five-fold symbols of happiness: luck, prosperity, longevity, happiness, and wealth. Lavishly illustrated from ancient and modern sources, Five-Fold Happiness interweaves both Chinese and English text. Peaches, the number eight, the imperial color of gold, a cat with one paw beckoning, or the dragon dance-here are some of the familiar images now revealed in their rich significance. Whether readers choose to embrace these symbols in their lives or simply enjoy them on these pages, Five-Fold Happiness is altogether auspicious.
Hardback, 256 pp, $26.95. Buy
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The Little Book of Happiness by Patrick Whiteside
This text claims to hold information about what is needed to become happy, and how to enjoy it. For example: “Do not expect to feel happiness all the time. It comes and goes. Let it come. Let it go.”
Paperback, 96 pp, $8.95. Buy
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The Secret of Happy Children by Steve Biddulph
Steve Biddulph’s highly acclaimed The Secret of Happy Children has been read by over one million people in fourteen different languages. The Secret of Happy Children helps with parent-child communication from babyhood to teens. It gives you confidence to be more yourself as a parent – stronger, more loving, more definite, more relaxed. Steve Biddulph, who has worked as a family therapist for over twenty years, reveals what is really happening inside kids’ minds, and what to do about it! You’ll find yourself letting go of old, negative approaches, and freeing up more energy to enjoy your kids and your life.
Hardback, 140 pp, $24.95. Buy
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More Secrets of Happy Children by Steve Biddulph
A very practical, ‘howto’ approach to parenting. More Secrets of Happy Children More Secrets of Happy Children tackles the important concerns of parents in the nineties, with inspirational ideas and clues for daytoday living with children. As counsellors, educators and parents, Steve and Sharon Biddulph have worked with families for over twenty years, and have talked with thousands of parents about what works.
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When Am I Going to Be Happy? by Penelope Russianoff
Based on a popular course given at the New School in New York City, When Am I Going To Be Happy? teaches that many of the negative emotional habits that make us unhappy are learned behaviors which can be exchanged for habits that are life-giving, not life-wrecking
Paperback, $11.95. Buy
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Fast Track to Happiness by Lynda Field
Using the research in medicine, psychology and social science, this book offers guidelines to the reader and also interesting exercises, quizzes and checklists to enable you to work out what is going wrong. It aims to help you find your own strengths; become an optimist; discover what’s holding you back; get yourself onto the right path; and more
Paperback, 256 pp, $27.95. Buy
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The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness by Edward M. Hallowell
Emphasizes the role of connection, play, practice, mastery, and recognition in raising children with a healthy self-esteem, moral awareness, and spiritual values
Paperback, 239 pp, $24.95. Buy
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You Can Be Happy No Matter What by Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson uses remarkably simple yet powerful principles to teach us how to feel happy and content regardless of our problems, to find a state of mind that allows us to be more enlightened and easygoing so that life seems less complicated and our problems – be relationships, stress, habits or addictions – are lessened.
Paperback, $19.95. Buy
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