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  • Auteur:
    Alexander, Kwame
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    You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives' What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life' What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives' Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule contains wisdom from inspiring athletes and role models such as Nelson Mandela, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Carli Lloyd, Steph Curry and Michelle Obama. Kwame Alexander also provides his own poetic and uplifting words, as he shares stories of overcoming obstacles and winning games in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement.

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    Gleeson, Kerry
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    Find out how to get organized at work, get more done, and carve out more time to do what you really want to do. We all juggle work life and personal life and worry that we spend too much time and effort paying the bills to fulfill our other roles as parents, spouses, and friends. This program will help you work more quickly and efficiently, freeing up more time for the life you live outside the office.

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    Gravelle, Karen
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    Explains what happens at the onset of menstruation, discussing what to wear, going to the gynecologist, and how to handle various problems. Braille edition includes commonsense strategies from two blind women, and two tactile illustrations covering the female anatomy.

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    Leaf, Caroline
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    There are a lot of personality and intelligence tests out there designed to label you and put you in a particular box. But Dr. Caroline Leaf says there's much more to you than a personality profile can capture. In fact, you cannot be categorized! In this fascinating book, she takes readers through seven steps to rediscover and unlock their unique "you quotient"-the brilliantly original way each person thinks, feels, relates, and makes choices-freeing them from comparison, envy, and jealousy, which destroy brain tissue. Readers learn to be aware of what's going on in their own minds and bodies, to lean in to their own experience rather than trying to forcefully change it, and to redefine what success means to them. Released from the suffocating box of expectations, they'll embrace their true identity and develop a clear sense of divine purpose in their lives. Knowing and understanding our identity empowers our choices. Unlocking one's you quotient is not optional-it is essential.

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    Green, Lyndsay
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    The Perfect Home For a Long Life responds to the anxieties of boomers and seniors about where to live when they grow old and their fears about ending up in a nursing home. This book is designed to help people plan their future by providing creative and concrete examples of the many ways they can organize their living arrangements to support lives of quality and fulfillment throughout their retirement years. Housing needs are as individual as the residents themselves, and The Perfect Home For a Long Life guides the reader to discover what their needs are and how to fulfill them. The Perfect Home For a Long Life looks at downsizing, modifying your home and retirement communities, as well as innovative solutions such as co-housing, shared housing, supportive housing, along with a number of other creative options. The focus is on practical housing solutions and replicable ideas with insights into the benefits and challenges of each option. The ideas are illuminated through dozens of confidential interviews with seniors, who share insights into living arrangements that are working for them and why. Combining practical lived experiences with research, tips and resources, The Perfect Home for a Long Life is an essential guide for anyone experiencing retirement or planning for the future.

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    Winfrey, Oprah
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    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.

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    Attwood, Janet Bray, Attwood, Chris
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    Janet and Chris Attwood wrap fascinating stories of the ups, downs, twists and turns of living passionately around fun and practical exercises which will have you living your own passionate life by the time you finish this audio program. The Passion Test will help you discover those hidden parts of yourself you don't look at very often. It provides the simplest, clearest way to get started on knowing what you want--by getting clear on who you are.

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    Vargas, Louis F., Jones, Larry
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    The Secrets of Going to the Next Level in Love, Life & Business! The Passion-Driven Life depicts amazing stories, including that of the author's Horatio Alger-like story, which will uplift and "wow" your soul. It reveals lessons, principles and secrets learned about life, money, death, love, financial success, balance, friendship and what is important in life.  An immigrant, street-smart kid from a rough family upbringing, an elite college graduate, and making his first fortune on Wall Street, then losing it all, to an amazing come-back as a Chairman of an Inc. 500 company, the author’s story conveys a powerful message of hope, Godly faith, possibility and having a fighting spirit. If you are an individual, employee or business executive looking to transform your life, excel further, and have balance. Some of the many things this book reveals are: How to empower thoughts and re-focus on purpose, passion and success, The 7 Secrets of Business Success, How to harness the power of the mind and find out what holds you back, Why life’s really not all about you, sorry to disappoint you, The source of unshakeable faith and hope in life, How to overcome setbacks and obstacles, and Unleash balance and enjoyment in your life and live life at the pace of passion.

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    Fung, Jason, Noakes, Timothy
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    Everything you believe about how to lose weight is wrong. Weight gain and obesity are driven by hormones-in everyone-and only by understanding the effects of insulin and insulin resistance can we achieve lasting weight loss.

    In this highly readable and provocative book, Dr. Jason Fung sets out an original, robust theory of obesity that provides startling insights into proper nutrition. In addition to his five basic steps, a set of lifelong habits that will improve your health and control your insulin levels, Dr. Fung explains how to use intermittent fasting to break the cycle of insulin resistance and reach a healthy weight for good.

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    Fiore, Neil A.
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    Drawn from the latest neuroscience, cognitive behavioral psychology, and peak performance research, the author will show listeners how to better manage their time, efficiently achieve goals, complete large projects without feeling overwhelmed, and more. This indispensible guide will find a special place on the shelf of those looking to improve their performance on the job.

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    Fiore, Neil A.
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    "The now habit" offers the first comprehensive strategic system for overcoming the causes and eliminating the effects of procrastination. Its techniques will help any busy person get more things done more quickly, without the anxiety and stress brought on by delay and pressing deadlines. This book is for every professional, manager, student, entrepreneur, writer or homemaker. It will help them achieve their goals more rapidly--whether they are large, complex challenges or the small, essential tasks of everyday life and work.

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    Northrup, Chrisanna
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    Wellness entrepreneur Chrisanna Northrup and renowned American sociologists Pepper Schwartz and James Witte deliver a work based on the most extensive survey of romantic relationships ever taken, showing how couples can achieve satisfaction when it comes to sex, affection, communication, and financial cooperation.

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    Marklund, Bertil
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    A short guide to a long life, The Nordic Guide to Living 10 Years Longer is a pragmatic little book that channels the simple, healthy lifestyle of Scandinavia. Swedish doctor Bertil Marklund covers broad ground in just over 100 pages, providing a comprehensive guide to lifestyle choices, including sleep, diet, exercise, and the negative impact of stress; he also introduces the concept of lagom, a Swedish take on moderation.
     

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    Smith, Jim
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    Almost everyone is guilty of playing the blame game. It's satisfying and easy to do. If we despise our work, we can blame our manager or even our short-sighted organization for its inability to recognize our genius. If our personal lives are a disaster, we can blame our spouses, partners, the economy, or even our ancestors. We all know on some level that we are pointing our fingers in the wrong direction, but we just can't seem to help ourselves. The No Excuse Guide to Success shows you how to abandon this unworkable routine and stop the destructive pattern of making excuses and blaming others — to stop whining and start winning. The No Excuse Guide to Success gives you the tools and techniques you need to: Make life-altering changes in how you approach your career and your lifeStop blaming others and start believing in yourself Own your choices and break down self-created barriers to success Embrace uncertainty and stop being afraid to win.

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    Sutton, Robert I.
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    Dr. Robert Sutton spent years studying a phenomenon that almost everyone has experienced and/or participated in, while on the job: that breed of coworker specifically tasked with making work more difficult for everyone around them. Here he shows listeners effective ways to identify and combat these bullies, creeps, and despots while making a place of business more conducive for actual work.

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    Roberts, Terry
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    In the world our children will face, neither static definitions of intelligence nor traditional ideas of training will be good enough. To prepare them, parents and educators need to reframe the question of how we educate and come up with an answer that uses different terms than we are accustomed to. If we want our children to thrive in the 21st century, these are the things we will need to prepare them to do: blend multiple intelligences in ways that might be described as synthetic or even symphonic, be ambitious and focused without being self-obsessed, value asynchrony and even seek it out, use their own marginality to generate novel perspective and new work, exhibit a steadfast resilience in all phases of life, measure themselves by what they produce over the course of a lifetime and not by any static notion of capacity or quotient. In the fractured environment of the 21st century, true success will be unique and unexpected? The result of a creative response to complex, shifting challenges. In light of that, how do we prepare? How do we educate ourselves and our children for life in 2050?

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    Shapiro, Jordan
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    A provocative look at the new, digital landscape of childhood and how to navigate it. In The New Childhood, Jordan Shapiro provides a hopeful counterpoint to the fearful hand-wringing that has come to define our narrative around children and technology. Drawing on groundbreaking research in economics, psychology, philosophy, and education, The New Childhood shows how technology is guiding humanity toward a bright future in which our children will be able to create new, better models of global citizenship, connection, and community. Shapiro offers concrete, practical advice on how to parent and educate children effectively in a connected world, and provides tools and techniques for using technology to engage with kids and help them learn and grow. He compares this moment in time to other great technological revolutions in humanity's past and presents entertaining micro-histories of cultural fixtures: the sandbox, finger painting, the family dinner, and more. But most importantly, The New Childhood paints a timely, inspiring and positive picture of today's children, recognizing that they are poised to create a progressive, diverse, meaningful, and hyper-connected world that today's adults can only barely imagine.

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    McIntyre, Dawn
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    The New 10 is a profound forty day program and part of my personal mission to redefine beauty. Believing that I was fat and ugly for the majority of my life affected my sense of self-worth and self-esteem to the degree that I kept repeating self-sabotaging patterns until even the pain of that became too unbearable. I began to witness the same patterns in women and teens all around me and so in the name of all you women and teens, this program comes from my heart to yours. Recognizing and living by the inner beauty that intrinsically exists within us all is not difficult.  With the intention and commitment to live a boldly beautiful life, this book will transform you from the inside out, with ease and grace. This program will teach you many things, including:  How to create beautiful thoughts as well as the value of doing so, What are ecstatic emotions and how do we maintain them, How to put the "sexy" back into self-esteem, regardless of your age, size or race, How having a wealth of well-being can help you to manifest a boldly beautiful life, Learn to love being physically active, What a healthy self-image is and how to have it, How to develop the qualities of courage, inner peace and patience, The wisdom of listening to your intuition and how to hear its unique voice in all circumstances … and much more! It is my hope that this book touches you deeply and inspires you to embrace the beauty of you, the goddess within, and express her boldly in the world.

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    Donato-McConnell, Denise
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    A collection of stories about unique animal friendships and families. They illustrate how to move beyond supposed primal instincts of fear and mistrust and explore what happens when you substitute love and compassion. Reading these funny and heartwarming tales, you may come to experience a change in perspective that can bring about your own healthy, joyful, relationships.

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    Maté, Gabor
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    From our most trusted and compassionate authority on stress, trauma, and mental well-being—a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing. Gabor Maté's internationally bestselling books have changed the way we look at addiction and have been integral in shifting the conversations around ADHD, stress, disease, embodied trauma, and parenting. Now, in this revolutionary book, he eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their health care systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. So what is really "normal" when it comes to health? For all our expertise and technological sophistication, Western medicine often fails to treat the whole person, ignoring how today's culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance. In The Myth of Normal , co-written with his son Daniel, Maté brings his perspective to the great untangling of common myths about what makes us sick, connects the dots between the maladies of individuals and the declining soundness of society, and offers a compassionate guide for health and healing.

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