Adults - Books on Gratitude Nonfiction

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Adults - Books on Gratitude Nonfiction

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The gratitude diaries : how a year looking on the bright side can transform your life
Kaplan, Janice.
Paper Book
In this New York Times bestseller, Janice Kaplan spends a year living gratefully and transforms her marriage, family life, work and health. Her pioneering reseach was praised in People and Vanity Fair and hailed on TV shows including Today, The O'Reilly Factor, and CBS...
A short guide to a happy life
Quindlen, Anna.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Anna Quindlen's classic reflection on a meaningful life makes a perfect gift for any occasion. "Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned...
The serviceberry : abundance and reciprocity in the natural world
Kimmerer, Robin Wall
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world....
Devotions : the selected poems of Mary Oliver
Oliver, Mary
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A READ WITH JENNA PICK * From the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, a definitive and enduring collection of her best work "No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love. . . . Perhaps more important, the...
Living life as a thank you : the transformative power of daily gratitude
Lesowitz, Nina.
Paper Book
Living as if each day was a thank you can help to transform fears into courage, anger into forgiveness, isolation into belonging and another's pain into healing. Whatever is given is a gift - even the most difficult experiences can be wake-up calls and therefore gifts. This book shows how giving...
The little book of hygge : Danish secrets to happy living
Wiking, Meik
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller Embrace Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) and become happier with this definitive guide to the Danish philosophy of cozy living, comfort, togetherness, and well-being. Why are Danes the happiest people in the world? The answer, says Meik Wiking, CEO of the...
Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants
Kimmerer, Robin Wall.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Bestseller Named a "Best Essay Collection of the Decade" by Literary Hub As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member...
How to love the world : poems of gratitude and hope
Crews, James
Paper Book
What the world needs now is this inspiring poetry anthology--featuring poems from today's most renowned poets. More and more, people are turning to poetry as an antidote to divisiveness, negativity, anxiety, and the frenetic pace of life. How to Love the...
Chicken soup for the soul : the power of gratitude : 101 stories about how being thankful can change your life
Newmark, Amy
Paper Book
These 101 revealing stories will show you how to use the power of gratitude to change your life! Learn how to use thankfulness every day as you read these stories about: approaching each day with a positive attitude finding the silver linings ...
The gifts of imperfection
Brown, Brené
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In hardcover for the first time, this tenth-anniversary edition of the game-changing #1 New York Times bestseller features a new foreword and brand-new tools to make the work your own. Don't miss the five-part HBO Max...
The soul of gift wrapping : creative techniques for expressing gratitude, inspired by the Japanese art of giving
Inouye, Megumi Lorna
Paper Book
With a combination of inventive wrapping designs, inspiring personal essays, and step-by-step techniques, Megumi Inouye invites readers to transform the act of wrapping into a gratitude practice. Drawing on the gift-giving traditions of her Japanese heritage,...
Think you'll be happy : moving through grief with grit, grace, and gratitude
Avant, Nicole
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER! "Nicole Avant gives a raw and courageous look into how she found the light in her darkest moment. She reminds us that grief is different for everyone, and we have the power to move through it in our own unique way." --Cleo Wade, New York Times...
Grateful : the transformative power of giving thanks
Bass, Diana Butler
Paper Book
The Wilbur Award-winning book Grateful is now available in paperback and with an updated subtitle. If gratitude is good, why is it so hard to do? In Grateful, Diana Butler Bass untangles our conflicting understandings of gratitude and sets the table for a renewed practice of giving thanks....
Gratitude & trust : six affirmations that will change your life
Williams, Paul
Paper Book
Paul Williams is an alcoholic. Tracey Jackson is not. But together, these two close friends have written Gratitude and Trust, a book designed to apply the principles of the recovery movement to the countless people who are not addicts but nevertheless need effective...
Leading with gratitude : eight leadership practices for extraordinary business results
Gostick, Adrian Robert
Paper Book
The influential New York Times bestselling authors--the "apostles of appreciation" Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick--provide managers and executives with easy ways to add more gratitude to the everyday work environment to help bolster moral, efficiency, and profitability.
Then came life : living with courage, spirit, and gratitude after breast cancer
Lucas, Geralyn.
Paper Book
The author of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy dares all women who have had a stumble in life to harness their fighting spirit and stand back up with courage and optimism.   One mastectomy, two C-sections, three pant’s sizes, and lots of red lipstick later,...
Everything I need to know I learned from Mister Rogers' neighborhood
Wagner, Melissa
Paper Book
From Fred Rogers Productions, comes a delightful gift book that shows how the wisdom of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is as relevant for adults as it is for children. With colorful illustrations and quotes that touch on themes of kindness, empathy, self-care, respect, and love, this is...
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