Gratitude

Books that fill your heart with the meaning of Love and Gratitude

Updated September 19, 2024
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Twelve steps to a compassionate life
Armstrong, Karen
Paper Book
One of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world—author of such acclaimed books as A History of God, Islam, and Buddha—now gives us an impassioned and practical book that can help us make the world a more compassionate place. Karen...
177.7 Ar57 2010
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....

241.4 Bass 2018

Chicken soup for the soul : thanks dad : 101 stories of gratitude, love, and good times
Canfield, Jack
Paper Book
This collection of 101 stories of gratitude, love, and good times is a great opportunity to say Thanks Dad. Dads of all ages will enjoy these unforgettable stories about: the bond between fathers and daughters great father and son moments how dads...
306.8742 C432t 2010
Choosing gratitude : your journey to joy
DeMoss, Nancy Leigh.
Paper Book
Gratitude is a choice. If we fail to chose it, by default we choose ingratitude. And once allowed into the heart, ingratitude does not come by itself, but with other seedy companions that only succeed in stealing joy. Derived from a popular Revive Our Hearts radio series, ...
241.4 D399g 2009
Emotional success : the power of gratitude, compassion, and pride
DeSteno, David
Paper Book
A pioneering psychologist reveals how three emotions can provide the surest, quickest route to success in any realm. A string of bestsellers have alerted us to the importance of grit - an ability to persevere and control one's impulses that is so closely associated with...

152.4 DeSteno 2018

Thanks! : how practicing gratitude can make you happier
Emmons, Robert A.
Paper Book
The first major study of gratitude that shows how "wanting what we have" can measurably change people's lives.   Did you know that there is a crucial component of happiness that is often overlooked? Robert Emmons--editor-in-chief of theJournal of Positive Psychology<...
179.9 Em67 2007
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.
658 Gostick 2020
I want to thank you : how a year of gratitude can bring joy and meaning in a disconnected world
Hamadey, Gina
Paper Book
An inspiring guide to saying thank you, one heartfelt note at a time. We all know that gratitude is good for us--but the real magic comes when we express it. Writer Gina Hamadey learned this life-changing lesson firsthand when a case of burnout and too many hours on social media...
179.9 Hamadey 2021
Wherever you go, there you are : mindfulness meditation in everyday life
Kabat-Zinn, Jon.
Paper Book
Re-released on its tenth anniversary of publication, this book presents meditation as a natural activity that can be practiced anytime and anywhere, without props or trappings.
155.9042 K111 1994
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...

179.9 K141 2015

365 thank yous : the year a simple act of daily gratitude changed my life
Kralik, John.
Paper Book
One recent December, at age 53, John Kralik found his life at a terrible, frightening low: his small law firm was failing; he was struggling through a painful second divorce; he had grown distant from his two older children and was afraid he might lose contact with his young daughter; he was living...
179.9 K859 2010
The grateful life : the secret to happiness, and the science of contentment
Lesowitz, Nina.
Paper Book
The Grateful Life is a guide to discovering - and achieving - one's dreams by harnessing the power of a positive attitude. In years of research and practice, authors Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons have discovered that grateful living can transform lives. Grateful people are happier people. They...
179.9 L565 2014
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,...
362.1969 L962t 2014
Wake up grateful : the transformative practice of taking nothing for granted
Nelson, Kristi
Paper Book
"Hugely inspiring and helpful." -- Jon Kabat-Zinn Is it possible to be grateful in challenging times? Our wellbeing depends on it, but how do we achieve it? In Wake Up Grateful, Kristi Nelson, executive director of A Network for Grateful Living, unlocks the path to recognizing abundance in every...
179.9 Nelson 2020
Help yourself : celebrating the rewards of resilience and gratitude
Pelzer, David J.
Paper Book
As a child, Dave Pelzer survived and overcame the life-threatening circumstances chronicled in his bestselling trilogy. He is now happily married, a father himself, and has been selected as one of the Outstanding Young Persons of the World. How was it possible for him to overcome such insurmountable...
158.1 P369
Profoundly Disconnected: A True Confession from Mike Rowe
Rowe, Mike
Paper Book
331.794 R792 2014
Gratitude
Sacks, Oliver
Paper Book
A deeply moving testimony and celebration of how to embrace life. No writer has succeeded in capturing the medical and human drama of illness as honestly and as eloquently as Oliver Sacks. During the last few months of his life, he wrote a set of essays in which he movingly explored his...
616.8 Sa14g 2015
Grateful American : a journey from self to service
Sinise, Gary
Paper Book
Discover the moving, entertaining, never-before-told story of how one man found his calling: to see that those who defend this country and its freedoms are never forgotten. As a kid in suburban Chicago, Gary Sinise was more interested in sports and rock 'n' roll than reading or schoolwork....
791.43 Sinise Sinise 2019
Happily ever after : the life-changing power of a grateful heart
Sutter, Trista.
Paper Book
Trista Rehn was a pediatric physical therapist moonlighting as a Miami Heat dancer when she heard about casting for a new reality show--one guy getting to know twenty-five girls in the hope of finding a fiancée. As improbable and crazy as it sounded, Trista took the chance--and had...
179.9 Su86 2013

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