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Self help, Death and bereavement, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Moving between science and culture, Wilcox takes a straightforward look at the fascinating, diverse ways in which we understand death,… both today and throughout our history. Each chapter includes a brief telling of a death legend, myth or history from a d
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Health and medicine, Self help
A fun and practical guide to cultivating a more mindful and fulfilling everyday life by tapping into your inner flaneur-perfect… for fans of Marie Kondo and The Little Book of Hygge.Have you ever been walking home from work and unexpectedly took a different path just to learn more about your neighborhood? Or have you been on a vacation and walked around a new city just to take it all in? Then chances are, you're a flaneur and you didn't even know it! Originally used to describe well-to-do French men who would stroll city streets in the nineteenth century, flaneur has evolved to generally mean someone who wanders with intention. Even if you've already embraced being a flaneur, did you know that flaneuring has benefits beyond satisfying your craving for wanderlust?In The Art of Flaneuring, discover the many ways flaneuring can spark creativity, support a more mindful mentality, and improve your overall well-being, including:-How flaneuring your mundane daily routine can boost your mental health-Why flaneuring isn't just for jet-setters-you can flaneur anywhere!-How to manage your stress at the office by doing fun flaneur-inspired activities-How to use flaneuring to connect on a deeper level with your friends and partner-And so much more!With this practical and engaging guide, you can learn how to channel your inner flaneur and cultivate a more creative, fulfilling, and mindful everyday life.
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Business and economics, Self help
Part inspirational manifesto, part practical guide, Silicon Valley insider Tiffany Shlain shows how turning off tech for one day each… week can transform your life and allow you to pay attention to what truly matters. Do you love how much easier technology has made your life-but hate how hard it is to put your phone down? You're not alone in feeling conflicted-and Silicon Valley insider Tiffany Shlain is here to help. The 24/6 Life is a flexible, straightforward approach to managing your time and priorities that will change your life. The '24/6 Method' suggests unplugging from technology one day a week. Shlain, along with her husband and teenage daughters, have been using the method for more than ten years, and have enjoyed greater concentration, increased relaxation, and more time to focus on the things that truly matter. The revolutionary approach is rooted in four simple steps: 1. Commit to getting your time back. (That's right, you are in control.) 2. Turn the screens off. (Yes, you actually have to do this part.) 3. Decide how you want to spend your 24 hours. (Reconnecting? Spending time outdoors? Day dreaming? Sleeping?) 4. Repeat each week. (And reap the rewards.) By disconnecting to reconnect, you are actively choosing to remove distractions and interruptions and replace them with renewed energy for what matters most: creating deeper connections with friends and family. Other benefits include higher levels of creativity and productivity, better sleep, and lower levels of stress. Shlain also weaves an inspiring history of the tradition of rest days across faiths and secular traditions along with well-known friends' accounts of trying out "24 hours without tech" for the ultimate introduction into this lifestyle phenomenon and the joy, connection, and balance it brings. Empowering and innovative, The 24/6 Life will show you how to get your life back and spend more time with the people that matter-instead of hiding behind screens.
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Business and economics, Self help
Let go of negativity. Start seeing the good in the world to become the good in the world. Today's climate… constantly bombards us with all the reasons why we're doomed. From politics to business to current events and more, there's always the inevitable headline of bad news. Combined with the challenges and obstacles that each of us face as we journey through life, it's enough to create a cloud over our world, affecting how we approach the people around us, as well as the goals and dreams we have for our lives. Yet every movement, invention, solution, or positive change started with the belief that there's something better out there. Through her story of overcoming personal challenges that threatened to derail her family's future, author and speaker Jess Ekstrom shares with readers how she learned to focus on the good in the world, even in the midst of circumstances that make most stop trusting, stop risking, and stop imagining the best for themselves. Chasing the Bright Side is Jess's story of how she learned to anchor herself in optimism, treating it as a trained muscle, in order to start trusting again, start taking risks again, and start reimagining the best for herself and the world. All of this led Jess to see a need and meet it, creating the Headbands of Hope, which has given away headbands to children with cancer in every hospital in America and in fifteen countries since 2012. It's Jess's hope that her story and what she's learned along the way will inspire readers to lean into optimism, reimagine their purpose, and go forth to create more good in the world.
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Actors biography, Business and economics, Self help
New York Times bestselling author and iconic Hollywood producer Brian Grazer reveals a new secret to forge a happier and… more successful life. Through his own personal stories, discover how eye contact-a power available to nearly everyone-can change your life too. In his bestseller A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life, Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer helped everyone from parents to CEOs to artists to young graduates develop their curiosity into a superpower that would expand their world. Now, he reveals a new secret. Whether you're looking to develop a relationship, build your confidence or win a negotiation: the answer is in the eyes. Grazer delves into the power of eye contact, as he shares personal, life-changing stories and insightful advice that will help you immediately discover the secret to a more meaningful life. While it might seem like second nature, Grazer proves that eye contact-really looking someone in the eyes-is one of the most transformative habits you can develop in your daily life. Eye contact has the power to offer validation, show generosity, create intimacy, and-most importantly-establish genuine human connection. Even as technology takes on a bigger and bigger role in our lives, from self-driving cars to the smartphones in our pockets, no machine will ever be able to replace the unique and powerful benefits of eye contact. As one of the most acclaimed Hollywood producers in the world, Grazer transports you into the moments from his life where eye contact proves to be the key to unlocking power, emotion, and insight. These are moments like a high-powered CEO conference with Bill Gates; a surprise date with supermodel Kate Moss; a tough conversation with Eminem when creating the movie 8 Mile; a tEte-A-tEte with George W. Bush; and encounters with personalities like Taraji Henson, Airbnb Founder Brian Chesky, and Chance The Rapper. With his flair for telling intriguing stories, Grazer's engaging book will give you a powerful advantage across every aspect of your life. Listen to this book now, and learn how a happier and more meaningful life is just a blink away.
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Inspirational and family life, Self help
Productivity expert and CEO of inkWELL Press Productivity Co. Tonya Dalton challenges women to rethink "busy" and intentionally live with… a mindset of abundance. Overwhelmed. Too many women are swamped and exhausted by all they strive to do, ending most days feeling unsatisfied and unsuccessful. Tonya Dalton, productivity expert and CEO of inkWELL Press Productivity Co., offers these women a liberating shift in perspective: feeling overwhelmed isn't the result of having too much to do-it's from not knowing where to start. In her highly anticipated first book, Dalton inspires women to reject the pressure to do more, be more, and achieve more. She shows them how to focus on what's important to them and then helps them develop their own unique productivity systems. Through her proven liveWELL Method, Dalton provides actionable strategies with relevant exercises that help women to discover their purpose, clarify their priorities, simplify their lives, and finally achieve harmony by embracing the "unbalance" that is inherent in their lives. As a result, women discover they can finally live guilt-free, abundant lives-because living a life centered around their priorities results in more satisfaction and success, both at work and at home.
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Biography, Health and medicine, Self help
The Little Book of BIG LIES is a study in Self-care and freedom. It's the Life Skills class you never… had in school. You are the teacher and the student as you discover and squash the lies that lurk in the corners waiting to trip you up.shame, guilt, self-rejection, self-judgment, playing small, plus dozens of "sacred tortures" you know so well. Tina Lifford has served up 14 raw, personal stories to touch your core and help you navigate life's dramas, traumas, upsets, and disappointments. The stunningly honest stories read more like a novel than the roadmap to Inner Fitness they really are. As a working Hollywood actress for 20 years, Tina has managed to stay afloat in the choppy waters of Life because of her own Inner Fitness work and study. She shares her journey and Self-care practices with honesty and loving openness in these pages. This book is helpful if you are facing doubts and "forever" feelings. Do you feel like your dreams shall forever remain just dreams? Is there a challenge you just can't overcome? Are you always last on your list of priorities? How often does feeling not good enough show up in your life? These are thoughts that lie to us and The Little Book of BIG LIES uncovers them once and for all. It redefines human beings as innately Creative, Resilient, Empowered, Whole and Worthy (CREWW). Each story is a celebration and an invitation to fall in love with Self from this point forward. This is the powerful truth that awaits: When you know yourself, you are empowered. When you accept yourself, you are invincible. As a Hollywood actress, Tina Lifford has come into your home starring opposite such icons as Clint Eastwood, Sidney Poitier, Bruce Willis and Jennifer Lopez. Her characters have ranged from sweet and naive to strong and sometimes hard-hearted. Here in The Little Book of BIG LIES she comes with her heart wide-open.
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General non-fiction, Self help, Journals and memoirs
In this extraordinary and inspiring debut memoir, Jesse Thistle, once a high school dropout and now a rising Indigenous scholar,… chronicles his life on the streets and how he overcame trauma and addiction to discover the truth about who he is. If I can just make it to the next minute...then I might have a chance to live; I might have a chance to be something more than just a struggling crackhead. From the Ashes is a remarkable memoir about hope and resilience, and a revelatory look into the life of a MEtis-Cree man who refused to give up. Abandoned by his parents as a toddler, Jesse Thistle briefly found himself in the foster-care system with his two brothers, cut off from all they had known. Eventually the children landed in the home of their paternal grandparents, whose tough-love attitudes quickly resulted in conflicts. Throughout it all, the ghost of Jesse's drug-addicted father haunted the halls of the house and the memories of every family member. Struggling with all that had happened, Jesse succumbed to a self-destructive cycle of drug and alcohol addiction and petty crime, spending more than a decade on and off the streets, often homeless. Finally, he realized he would die unless he turned his life around. In this heart-warming and heart-wrenching memoir, Jesse Thistle writes honestly and fearlessly about his painful past, the abuse he endured, and how he uncovered the truth about his parents. Through sheer perseverance and education-and newfound love-he found his way back into the circle of his Indigenous culture and family. An eloquent exploration of the impact of prejudice and racism, From the Ashes is, in the end, about how love and support can help us find happiness despite the odds.
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Fitness, Self help
Discover actress, dancer, and World of Dance host Jenna Dewan's uplifting message of how to elevate your existence by bringing… beauty to your everyday life-perfect for fans of Jessica Alba's The Honest Life and Kate Hudson's Pretty Happy. With the frustrations and challenges that come with modern living, it's common to regularly feel stressed and overwhelmed. Gracefully You is Jenna Dewan's deeply personal journey to overcoming those negative emotions. From demonstrating how movement is essential to feeling good (whether it's by taking a fitness class or simply waving at a neighbor) to stirring mantras that will help you begin each day with good intentions, Jenna provides clear advice on how you can cultivate happiness in every aspect of your life. Learn how to create a home sanctuary, connect with nature to restore balance, foster healthy relationships in marriage, motherhood, and friendship by showing empathy, and how to maintain space for your own identity through it all. Filled with stunning photos, Gracefully You is a beautiful, insightful, and powerful vision for anyone who wants to feel better, focus on what's important and maintain a sense of balance-all with elegance and grace.
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Philosophy, Self help
"This book is a wonderful introduction to one of history's greatest figures: Marcus Aurelius. His life and this book are… a clear guide for those facing adversity, seeking tranquility and pursuing excellence." - Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and The Daily Stoic The life-changing principles of Stoicism taught through the story of its most famous proponent. Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius was the final famous Stoic philosopher of the ancient world. The Meditations, his personal journal, survives to this day as one of the most loved self-help and spiritual classics of all time. In How to Think Like a Roman Emperor, psychotherapist Donald Robertson weaves stories of Marcus's life from the Roman histories together with explanations of Stoicism-its philosophy and its psychology-to enlighten today's listeners. He discusses Stoic techniques for coping with everyday problems, from irrational fears and bad habits to anger, pain, and illness. How to Think Like a Roman Emperor takes listeners on a transformative journey along with Marcus, following his progress from a young noble at the court of Hadrian-taken under the wing of some of the finest philosophers of his day-through to his reign as emperor of Rome at the height of its power. Robertson shows how Marcus used philosophical doctrines and therapeutic practices to build emotional resilience and endure tremendous adversity, and guides listeners through applying the same methods to their own lives. Combining remarkable stories from Marcus's life with insights from modern psychology and the enduring wisdom of his philosophy, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor puts a human face on Stoicism and offers a timeless and essential guide to handling the ethical and psychological challenges we face today.
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Anthologies, Self help, Journals and memoirs
A Publishers Weekly Spring Preview Selection A deeply personal collection of essays exploring Nigerian-American author Bassey Ikpi's experiences navigating Bipolar… II and anxiety throughout the course of her life. Bassey Ikpi was born in Nigeria in 1976. Four years later, she and her mother joined her father in Stillwater, Oklahoma -a move that would be anxiety ridden for any child, but especially for Bassey. Her early years in America would come to be defined by tension: an assimilation further complicated by bipolar II and anxiety that would go undiagnosed for decades. By the time she was in her early twenties, Bassey was a spoken word artist and traveling with HBO's Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam, channeling her experiences into art. But something wasn't right-beneath the facade of the confident performer, Bassey's mental health was in a precipitous decline, culminating in a breakdown that resulted in hospitalization and a diagnosis of Bipolar II. Determined to learn from her experiences-and share them with others-Bassey became a mental health advocate and has spent the fourteen years since her diagnosis examining the ways mental health is inextricably intertwined with every facet of ourselves and our lives. Viscerally raw and honest, the result is an exploration of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of who we are-and the ways, as honest as we try to be, each of these stories can also be a lie.
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Self help, Humour
The four co-creators of The Try Guys, one of the Internet's most popular and viral sensations, deliver their first book-an… inspirational self-improvement guide that teaches you that the path to success is littered with humiliating detours, embarrassing offenses, and unexpected failures. Best friends and social media stars Eugene, Keith, Ned, and Zach are admired for their curiosity, humor, bravado, and fearlessness. But that self-confidence came from their willingness to take big risks-being open to try something new or unusual, even if they failed spectacularly in the attempt. To be our best selves, we have to challenge ourselves. In dedicating ourselves to embracing fear, foolishness, and embarrassment, we can learn to recognize the ways in which we often hold ourselves back. In The Hidden Power of F*cking Up, they swap some of their best stories and offer encouragement and hard advice to help you become a Try Guy too. Whether they're experiencing what it's like to be in labor with a pain simulation machine, marching on the streets of Los Angeles in heels, learning to dance ballet (with a professional dancer and some talented tots), replicating the ancient Olympics, or trying to bake bread without a recipe-their hilarious escapades are embolded by their "throw caution to the wind" attitudes, encouraging readers to become their best flawed and f***ked up selves. Throughout, Eugene, Keith, Ned, and Zach open the doors to the past, showing their fans how four nerdy, timid, self-conscious boys grew up into four super-hot-mega-babes secure in their insecurities. They offer key advice on what to do when faced with impending failure-and how to push through to the other side-provide anecdotes about their experiences curating their sure-fail philosophy and introduce each of their new challenges to the reader for the first time (Ned's impossible challenges as a first-time father and Keith's goal of curbing his fried chicken habit by going vegan).
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Computers and internet, Business and economics, Self help
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to creating a hit show, So You Want to Start a Podcast covers everything from hosting… and guest booking to editing and marketing - while offering plenty of encouragement and insider stories along the way.Though they are the fastest-growing form of media, podcasts are actually difficult to create-and even harder to sustain. Few know the secrets of successfully creating a knockout podcast better than Kristen Meinzer. An award-winning commentator, producer, and former director of nonfiction programming for Slate's sister company, Panoply, Meinzer has also hosted three successful podcasts, reaching more than ten million listeners. Now, she shares her expertise, providing aspiring podcasters with crucial information and guidance to start their own audio forum. Meinzer believes that we each have a unique voice that deserves to be heard. But many of us may need some help transforming our ideas into reality. So You Want to Start a Podcast asks the tough questions to help budding podcasters define and achieve their goals, including: Why do you want to start a podcast? Think about specifically why you want to start a podcast versus a blog, zine, YouTube channel, Instagram feed, or other media outlet. Find out if a podcast is really the best way to tell your story. What is your show about? For any advertiser, corporate partner, or press outlet, you need a snappy pitch. How would you describe what you want to do in two to three sentences? Who is your podcast for? Who are you trying to reach? How will your content and tone appeal to those listeners? How is your show going to be structured? Create a step-by-step map planning the show out. Think about length, segments, interviews, advice, news reads, and other aspects of successful podcasts you can adapt for your own. With this motivational how-to guide-the only one on the subject available-you'll find the direction you need to produce an entertaining and informative podcast and promote it to the right audience. So You Want to Start a Podcast gives you the tools you need to start a podcast-and the insight to keep it thriving.
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Humour, Self help, Journals and memoirs
A laugh-and-cry-out-loud memoir from the beloved star of Netflix's Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness, sharing never before told, deeply personal… stories of growing up gay, transforming pain into positivity, and embracing what makes you gorgeously different. Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey. The truth is, it hasn't always been gorgeous for this beacon of positivity and joy. Before he stole our hearts as the grooming and self-care expert on Netflix's hit show Queer Eye, Jonathan was growing up in a small Midwestern town that didn't understand why he was so...?ver the top. From choreographed carpet figure skating routines to the unavoidable fact that he was Just. So. Gay., Jonathan was an easy target and endured years of judgement, ridicule and trauma-yet none of it crushed his uniquely effervescent spirit. Over the Top uncovers the pain and passion it took to end up becoming the model of self-love and acceptance that Jonathan is today. In this revelatory, raw, and rambunctious memoir, Jonathan shares never-before-told secrets and reveals sides of himself that the public has never seen. JVN fans may think they know the man behind the stiletto heels, the crop tops, and the iconic sayings, but there's much more to him than meets the Queer Eye. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll come away knowing that no matter how broken or lost you may be, you're a Kelly Clarkson song, you're strong, and you've got this.
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Health and medicine, Self help
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General non-fiction, Family and relationships, Self help
Emmy and Peabody Award-nominated health reporter Cleo Stiller's fun(ny) and informative collection of advice and perspectives about what it means… to be a good guy in the era of "toxic masculinity" and MeToo.Here are a couple of self-evident truths: The Harvey Weinsteins of the world need to go, sexual assault is wrong, and women and men should be equal. If you're a man and disagree with any of the aforementioned, then this book isn't for you. But if you agree-you're probably one of the "good guys." That said, you might also be feeling frustrated, exasperated, and perhaps even skeptical about the current national conversation surrounding MeToo and toxic masculinity (among many other things). You've likely found yourself in countless experiences or conversations lately where the situation feels gray, at best. You have a lot to say, but you're afraid to say it and worried that one wrong move will land you in the hot seat. From money and sex to dating and work and everything in between-it can all be so confusing! And when do we start talking about solutions instead of putting each other down? In Modern Manhood, health reporter Cleo Stiller sheds light on all the "gray areas" out there, using conversations that real men and women are having with their friends, their dates, their family, and themselves. Free of judgment, preaching, and sugar-coating, Modern Manhood is engaging, provocative, and, ultimately, a great resource for gaining a deeper understanding of what it means to be a "good man" today.
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Sports and games, Self help
Rob McClanaghan, the NBA's most sought-after trainer, shares a behind-the-scenes look at how superstars like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Derrick… Rose, Russell Westbrook, and Kevin Love work to excel at the game. When Rob McClanaghan failed to make the Syracuse basketball team as a walk-on freshman, he asked the coaches what he needed to do to achieve his goal the following year. They all agreed: get stronger. So that's what he did. For months, Rob traded fraternity parties and hanging out with buddies for hours in the gym lifting weights and shooting baskets. He was single-minded; the only thing that mattered was defying the odds. He returned to Syracuse for his sophomore year thirty pounds heavier and caught the coach's eye. In Net Work, McClanaghan-referred to by many as "RobMac"-brings to the page what he brings to each of his training sessions: the same grit and spirit that got him into the college game. He calls it "the grind," and he knows that without it, even the most talented players will come up short. McClanaghan pushes his clients hard; he does whatever he can to drive his players to the edge and to simulate fourth quarter, at-the-buzzer adrenaline and fatigue. An all-access pass to the practice courts of the NBA, Net Work combines McClanaghan's hard-earned wisdom-both on and off the court-with rare glimpses into the dues-paying life of professional athletes determined to stay at the top. McClanaghan shares stories of working one-on-one with some of basketball's greatest names, explaining how each athlete works to shore up his offensive and defensive weaknesses; perfect his nutrition; treat injuries; build mental toughness; and find occasional refuge from the glare of the spotlight. This book is life inside the NBA as you've never seen it, where players differentiate themselves by their willingness to put in relentless "net work."
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Fitness, Self help, Journals and memoirs
From the New York Times bestselling author of Yoga Girl and "international force in the world of yoga" (Allure), a… moving and inspirational memoir on how to cope with tragedy, adversity, and change through yoga. While on her way to a yoga retreat in the Caribbean, Rachel Brathen collapsed in the airport and was rushed to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. When she opened her eyes following the surgery, her boyfriend was at her bedside weeping and she immediately knew something terrible had happened. She soon discovered that at the same time as her collapse, her best friend was killed in a car crash. Over the next two years, which should have been the happiest time of her life with her engagement and growing career, Rachel experienced trial after trial. From the overwhelming loss of her best friend, to the illness and death of her grandmother, and a shocking suicide attempt by her mother, Rachel found herself in a deep depression. When she discovered she was pregnant, Rachel decided to use her pregnancy as a time to heal and an opportunity to be reborn herself. Now, in this evocative and remarkable memoir, Rachel shares the tools she used to cope with and overcome her depression. She invites you to share in her eye-opening epiphanies and realizations about life and death, love and fear, what it means to be a mother and a daughter, and the restorative power of yoga. Perfect for fans of Gabrielle Bernstein and Glennon Doyle, this unforgettable memoir will move and enlighten you.
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Business and economics, Self help
What if you could look at life's hardest moments with a different perspective? In his bestseller Unlearn, rapper, spoken-word artist,… blogger, social media influencer and former schoolteacher Humble the Poet offered digestible advice for letting go of problematic mindsets and learning new, unconventional ways of moving through life. In Things No One Else Can Teach Us, Humble the Poet once again flips the conventional script for happiness and success, this time showing us how our hardest moments can be our greatest teachers. Humble uses raw, honest stories from his own life to reveal how a change in mindset can help us to see all experiences, particularly the most difficult, as opportunities for growth. This shifting of perspective-from seeing only the negative to beginning to see the lesson, or the positive spin-is the "magic" that allows us to take control of our lives. It's a power we all possess; we just don't often embrace it. Humble the Poet empowers and equips us to create these silver linings in our own lives, priming us to better handle future challenges. From ending a relationship to going broke to losing a loved one, our most difficult times as well as our most mundane moments can lead us to grow. Our task is to recognize those opportunities, so that we ultimately become more self-aware, grateful and empowered. In his trademark style, Humble the Poet gives readers a peek behind his own curtain at the self-sabotaging ruts that he transformed into teaching moments. From his rocky start trying to become a rapper, to nearly going broke, to being the victim of racial prejudice, he uses his experiences to make his lessons approachable. As simple as it is eye-opening, this book reminds us that we all have magic within that allows us to transform the way we respond to everyday challenges and ultimately become our best selves.
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Health and medicine, Self help
Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, "Your real job in life is to figure out as soon… as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best way possible." That journey starts right here. In her latest audiobook, The Path Made Clear, Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself, offering the framework for creating not just a life of success, but one of significance. The audiobook's ten chapters are organized to help you recognize the important milestones along the road to self-discovery, laying out what you really need in order to achieve personal contentment, and what life's detours are there to teach us. Oprah opens each chapter by sharing her own key lessons and the personal stories that helped set the course for her best life. She then brings together wisdom and insights from luminaries in a wide array of fields, inspiring listeners to consider what they're meant to do in the world and how to pursue it with passion and focus. These renowned figures share the greatest lessons from their own journeys toward a life filled with purpose. The Path Made Clear provides listeners with a valuable resource for achieving a life lived in service of your calling - whatever it may be. This program is read by Adyashanti, Alanis Morrissette, Amy Purdy, Barbara Brown Taylor, Bishop T. D. Jakes, Brene Brown, Brian Grazer, Brother David Steindl-rast, Bryan Stevenson, Carole Bayer Sager, Caroline Myss, Charles Eisenstein, Cheryl Strayed, Cicely Tyson, Cindy Crawford, Dani Shapiro, Daniel Pink, David Brooks, Debbie Ford, Deepak Chopra, Dr. Shefali Tsabary, Eckhart Tolle, Elizabeth Gilbert, Elizabeth Lesser, Ellen Degeneres, Fr. Richard Rohr, Gabrielle Bernstein, Gary Zukav, Glennon Doyle, Goldie Hawn, India.Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Jack Canfield, Jane Fonda, Janet Mock, Jay-Z, Jean Houston, Jeff Weiner, Vice President Joe Biden, Joel Osteen, U.S. Congressman John Lewis, Jon Bon Jovi, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jordan Peele, Kerry Washington, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lynne Twist, Marianne Williamson, Mark Nepo, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Michael Singer, Mindy Kaling, Mitch Albom, Nate Berkus, Pastor A. R. Bernard, Pema Chodron, President Jimmy Carter, Rev. Ed Bacon, Rob Bell, Robin Roberts, RuPaul Charles, Sarah Ban Breathnach, Shauna Niequist, Shawn Achor, Shonda Rhimes, Sidney Poitier, Sister Joan Chittister, Stephen Colbert, Sue Monk Kidd, Bishop T. D. Jakes, Thich Nhat Hanh, Thomas Moore, Tim Storey, Tracey Jackson, Tracy McMillan, Tracy Morgan, Trevor Noah, Wes Moore, William Paul Young, and Wintley Phipps.