Jenkins, Jedidiah
Summary: "A moving meditation on the hidden, sometimes difficult topics we must consider to live an authentic life, from the New York Times bestselling author of To Shake the Sleeping Self. We aren't born into a self. It is created without our consent, built on top of our circumstances, the off-handed comments we hear from others, and the moments that scared us most when we were young. But in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 JENTalwalkar, Deanna
Summary: Increase joy, reduce stress, and learn how to live more authentically with this charmingly illustrated guide to the popular (and keenly accurate) Enneagram personality profiling system. Take the quiz provided to determine your personality type Get tailored tips for living your best life by learning what motivates your behavior Learn about the nine Enneagram personality profiles through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Better Day Books / Schiffer Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.26 TALWilliams, Terry Tempest
Summary: In these new essays, Williams explores the concept of erosion: of the land, of the self, of belief, of fear. She wrangles with the paradox of desert lands and the truth of erosion: What is weathered, worn, and whittled away through wind, water, and time is as powerful as what remains. We know of the elements of erosion: wind, water, and time. In these essays Williams explores the erosion we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 WILGates, Marie.
Summary: Moving past mental and spiritual barriers as well as common stereotypes, author Marie Gates offers readers of ARE WE ARE PAST LIVES? SOUL PATTERNS IN PERSONALITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS, a follow-up to SHADOWS ON MY MIND: A PSYCHOLOGIST EXPLORES REINCARNATION AND PSI. In ten discerning chapters with titles like "Leah of Fourth Century Palestine," "Tim Cooper, 19th Century Gold Miner," and "Past...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.9 GATVolf, Miroslav
Summary: "A guide to defining and then creating a flourishing life, based on the popular class at Yale What makes a good life? The question is inherent to the human condition, asked by people across generations, professions, and social classes, and addressed by all schools of philosophy and religions. This search for meaning, as Yale professors Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Open Field/Penguin Life 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 113 VOLLondon, Stacy.
Summary: The author, the style savant cohost of TLC's What Not to Wear examines the universal obstacles all women, including herself, put in their way. With her unique talent for seeing past disastrous wardrobes to the core emotional issues that caused these sartorial crises, she has transformed not only the looks but also the lives of hundreds of guests who have appeared on What Not to Wear. Now for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Adult 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.9 LONSummary: Three non-filmmakers armed with a video camera, and a list of 20 questions set out to make a film about the meaning of life. The original format for the movie was not initially well defined, only that it would somehow involve asking a specific set of questions to people from all walks of life to get many perspectives, and this together with a mix of music and images would tell a story. What was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lumen Naturae Prom[o]tions 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONENhất Hạnh
Summary: "From unlocking the connection to our inner self, forging deeper and more meaningful bonds with those around us to discovering a true sense of oneness with our natural world, this is the essential guide to help you master the art of connection."--Goodreads.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parallax Press 2020
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Summary: Shows how the everyday act of walking can be an opportunity to recapture wonder, express gratitude, and diminish suffering, with practices, meditations, and stories about the power and potential impact of each step to increase our concentration, insight, and joy in being alive.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parallax Press 2015
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Summary: "Florizella made some very unusual friends and set off around the kingdom on the most mammoth of adventures..."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Childrens Books 2022
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: J FIC GREGregory, Philippa
Summary: "Once upon a time, there was a princess who broke all the rules, and dared to be different... So when that same princess - Florizella - finds a baby boy delivered by stork to her parents' palace, she is shocked to discover that he will one day be king and inherit her kingdom! For every prince is given a permit which allow them to do whatever they like in the same way that every princess is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC GRESummary: This episode of The Green Interview features British lawyer Mumta Ito who began her career as a high-powered corporate lawyer. She found herself questioning the human value of her work. During a leave of absence, she experienced a profound spiritual transformation and joined the entourage of Amma, one of India's foremost teachers, healers, and humanitarians. Using her legal training to serve...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2014
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Summary: Like it or not, humans are adept at the art of lying. Drawing upon the fields of psychology, sociology, technology, philosophy, and criminology, this program sheds light on the complex realities of untruthfulness through the work of researchers who have made lying a subject of profound study: Professor Bella DePaulo, an expert on the communication of deception; Professor Maureen O'Sullivan, an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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DiCampo, Fausto
Summary: "This book is a detailed guide on developing mental discipline. The concept as understood here consists of control of one's own thoughts and emotions. The control is based on philosophy, primarily Stoicism, and meditation. Philosophy promotes critical thinking, self-knowledge, and objective self-criticism. Stoicism helps one form an individualistic, independent mentality resistant to negative...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.13 DICCooke, Phil
Contents: Introduction: the big questions -- Who's painting the portrait of your life? : the power of intentional living -- Do we really have a destiny? : life's loaded question -- Why one big thing? : living in a culture of distraction -- The power of one big thing : the key to having influence -- The power of perception : is your one thing about having a brand? -- The power of values : why your one big...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business CookeChenoweth, Kristin
Summary: "From television actress, Broadway star, and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Chenoweth comes I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts, an inspiring high-design, colorful book featuring philosophical-ish musings on connection, creativity, loss, love, faith, and closure. Just like Kristin's grandmother inspired her to trust her heart and develop her own belief system, you'll be inspired...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Celebrate 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHENOWETH, KRISTIN CHEEhrenreich, Barbara
Summary: In middle age, Ehrenreich came across the journal she had kept during her tumultuous adolescence. She set out to reconstruct that quest, which had taken her to the study of science and through a cataclysmic series of mystical experiences. A staunch atheist and rationalist, she is profoundly shaken by the implications of her life-long search.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve, Hachette Book Group 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 EHRENREICH, BARBARA EHRCarter, Eva
Summary: For nearly eighteen minutes rising soccer star Joel Greenaway is dead. For nearly eighteen minutes, Kerry Smith performs CPR on her long-time crush. And for nearly eighteen minutes, Tim Palmer is too shocked to help. It turns out, saving a life doesn't always guarantee a happy ending. With his soccer career cut short, Joel lashes out and breaks Kerry's heart. Tim struggles to reconcile his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2021
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CARGottlieb, Daniel
Summary: "The Wisdom We're Born With explores the desire to live that we carry with us from birth. While some people may believe that it's impossible to acquire perspective like Gottlieb's without a similarly catastrophic life experience, the fact is that every infant possesses a raw need to keep on going. Gottlieb's book awakens us to the idea of our natural perspective, traces the growth and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub Co Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 GOTKishimi, Ichirō
Summary: "The Courage to Be Disliked, already an enormous bestseller in Asia with more than 3.5 million copies sold, demonstrates how to unlock the power within yourself to be the person you truly want to be. Using the theories of Alfred Adler, one of the three giants of twentieth century psychology, The Courage to Be Disliked follows an illuminating conversation between a philosopher and a young man....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2018
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Summary: "From painting, music, and slam poetry, to engineering, protesting, and photography, a young narrator journeys through her neighborhood, encouraging readers to explore all the many ways they can express themselves."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DALNhất Hạnh
Summary: "A new gift edition of the classic guide to meditation and mindfulness, featuring archival photography and beautiful calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh. Since its publication in 1975, The Miracle of Mindfulness has been cherished by generations of readers for its eloquent and useful introduction to the practice of meditation. Readers interested in an introduction to Buddhist thought, as well as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2016
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Summary: "No One Owns the Colors is a lively celebration of self-expression and a bolstering invitation to advocate for your special uniqueness. The unnamed and non-gendered narrator shows us that colors are simply part of our natural world. No bit of the spectrum -- from pink and blue to scarlet and chartreuse -- is meant to be claimed by any one gender or being or culture. Color is not something that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Collective Book Studio 2023
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Summary: "Why the tools of philosophy offer a powerful antidote to today's epidemic of irrationalityThere is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An alarming number of people are embracing crazy, even dangerous, ideas. They believe that vaccinations cause autism. They reject the scientific consensus on climate change as a "hoax." And they blame the spread of COVID-19 on the 5G network or a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2021