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Best Gift Shopping > Books > Happiness
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French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, & Pleasure (Vintage)(more) »rank: 462117by: Mireille Guiliano
Our review: :For the legions of fans who asked for seconds after devouring French Women Don’t Get Fat, a charming and practical guide to adding some joie to your vie and to your table, every day of the year.By letter, by email and in person, readers of Mireille Guiliano’s phenomenal bestseller French Women Don’t Get Fat have inundated her with requests for more advice. Her answer: this buoyant new book, brimming with tips and tricks for living with the utmost pleasure and style, without gaining weight.More than a theory or ideal, the French woman’s way is an all-encompassing program that can be practised anytime, ... Detail |
Love: What Life Is All About(more) »rank: 53936by: Leo F. Buscaglia
Our review: :This book is about love. What it is and what it isn't. It is about you--and about everybody who has ever reached out to touch the heart of another. Among many other lessons of the heart, Leo Buscaglia reminds us: Love is open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.From the Paperback edition. Detail |
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The Difference a Day Makes: 365 Ways to Change Your World in Just 24 Hours(more) »rank: 16645by: Karen M. Jones
Our review: :This timely compilation features 365 simple actions people can take to change the world, one day - or even five minutes - at a time. Each suggested action, in 16 'helping' categories, can be started and finished in a day or less, and none requires a cash donation. Readers may choose to accomplish a different altruistic step each day of the year, activate the same tool every day, or take actions that address a personally favored issue, such as animal welfare, or the pursuit of peace. Possibilities for compassionate service include acting as driver for a battered women's shelter, planting trees or ... Detail |
Happiness is a Warm Puppy (Peanuts)(more) »rank: 42402by: Charles M. Schulz
Our review: :Happiness is Classic Peanuts!These collector’s editions perfectly recreate the original look and feel of the best-loved Peanuts books—their paper, their ink, even their lamination. And of course, the heartwarming content that charmed the world, sold millions, and launched the career of Charles M. Schulz remains untouched. On every spread there’s a tiny tidbit of wisdom from one of the gang, along with one of Schulz’s irresistible drawings. It’s a trip down memory lane that every Peanuts fan will cherish. Detail |
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Find and Use Your Inner Power(more) »rank: 90578by: Emmet Fox
Our review: :This rich resource is for everyone seeking more happiness and success in life. Now with a new introduction, this treasure of Emmet Fox's wise and inspirational gems offers enduring spiritual truth and practical advice for mining the gold to be found in our daily lives. Included here, also, are real-life examples of those who have followed Fox's signposts to happier living. Fox'sfriendly, commonsense suggestions have shown millions how to get the most out of our life and provide new spiritual strength to those who use his techniques for personal meditation. Detail |
The Art of Doing Nothing: Simple Ways to Make Time for Yourself(more) »rank: 72899by: Veronique Vienne, Erica Lennard
Our review: :The Art of Doing NothingSimple Ways to Make Time for YourselfA culture of overachievers, we make things happen--and happen fast. While rushing along, though, the days seem to get shorter and shorter. If only time would hold still, just a little bit, to let us savor life's simplest moments. . . .The Art of Doing Nothing will help to ease these beat-the-clock jitters. The stress-reducing techniques described here require no time, no skill, no commitment. A practical guide to rest and relaxation, it ushers us into a world where 'being' is more compelling than 'doing.' Beautifully illustrated with Erica Lennard's photographs, The ... Detail |
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Creating Moments of Joy: A Journal for Caregivers, Fourth Edition (NEW COVER)(more) »rank: 38805by: Jolene Brackey
Our review: :Jolene Brackey has a vision. A vision that will soon look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease and focus more of our energy on creating moments of joy. When a person has short-term memory loss, his life is made up of moments. But if you think about it, our memory is made up of moments, too. We are not able to create a perfectly wonderful day with someone who has dementia, but it is absolutely attainable to create a perfectly wonderful moment; a moment that puts a smile on their face, a twinkle in their eye, or triggers a memory. Five minutes ... Detail |
Giving Thanks: The Gifts of Gratitude(more) »rank: 86855by: M. J. Ryan
Our review: :An illustrated guide to gratitude. MJ Ryan has taught us that everything goes better with gratitude! In 1999, she wrote Attitudes of Gratitude, a popular, best-selling book that extols the benefits of living with a grateful heart. When we let ourselves feel and express our appreciation, we feel happier, younger, and healthier. Now Ryan has taken the essence of living a grateful life from the original book and paired it with beautiful and evocative images in Giving Thanks. From the Book: Gratitude connects us to others and feeling gratitude allows us to be our best selves--in good times and in hard times. ... Detail |
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Eat Mangoes Naked: Finding Pleasure Everywhere (and dancing with the Pits)(more) »rank: 25409by: SARK
Our review: :This book is your traveling pleasure companion. I want to remind you to seek out pleasure and lightly scoop it up!It is also a guide to finding pleasure in all of the difficult places: during illness, at the periodontist, facing our aging and mortality...I share my explorations into pleasure, and the places I get lost.Let's magnify our pleasures together, no matter what else is happening in our lives. Detail |
Five Good Minutes at Work: 100 Mindful Practices to Help You Relieve Stress & Bring Your Best to Work (Five Good Minutes)(more) »rank: 14953by: Jeffrey, M.D. Brantley, Wendy Millstine
Our review: :Five Minutes to a Happier, More Productive Workday Is your workday filled with chaos, stress and, at times, and inability to focus? Do you have mountains of projects ahead of you but no motivation to tackle them? In less time than you would spend on a coffee break, you can fill your workday with calm, balance, and serenity. This collection of mindfulness practices, the third in the breakaway Five Good Minutes(tm) series, can help you transform your workday from tired and uninspired to engaged and productive in just a few good minutes. Whether sitting at your desk or ducking into the supply ... Detail |