"Proven Strategies, Profound Results." Emotional regulation and emotional intelligence are two of the most important skills for a happy, successful life. In Marc Brackett's latest book, he makes the point that these skills are the cornerstones of our lives, key to career, friendship, love, etc. And yet, these are not skills that are often talked …
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"The forgotten founding mothers of the Fairy Tale and the stories that they spun". This pretty book sets out to tell us the personal stories and some of the output of Les Conteuses, a group of literary women in the French Upper Classes, who wrote in the era from 1690 to 1709, and who wrote …
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When Andy Correns's mother died, he wrote a no-holds-barred, painfully honest obituary for her, which really struck readers, and ended up going viral, reaching people all over the world and getting strong reactions, both positive and negative. Thus, this memoir was born, a memoir of his mother, both a celebration and a denigration, and the …
Subtitled "15 portals to wonder through science and poetry", The Universe in Verse is a lovely illustrated volume of poetry and science, which explores the sense of wonder in life and our experiences, and how these two different things, literature and scientific discovery, overlap. It features chapters that start with a short essay about a …
Judge Belvin Perry Jr was nicknamed the Velvet Hammer during his time as chief judge in Florida, so called because he had the soft ease of velvet in the court room, but also served justice hard like a hammer. In this book, co-written with Amy Mitchell, he talks about his varied life experiences, from growing …
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The new science of how hormones impact every aspect of our health. A lot has been said about hormones and how they can help and heal our bodies, or cause damage, but into all of this has been thrown a lot of pseudo-science and speculation. In this book, Dr Max Nieuwdorp, a University of Amsterdam …
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The tag line for this book is "How do to more of what matters to you" and it's focus is on the idea that the secret to productivity is joy and not discipline. The author is YouTuber Dr Ali Abdaal, who is a medical doctor, entrepreneur and productivity expert, and the book reflects his journey …
RuPaul's Drag Race started out as a small reality TV show, and wound up reaching many, inspiring people, making them laugh and bringing them drama, creativity and drag right into their homes and hearts. In this book, we are given a bit of history of RuPaul and the show, with loads of interviews and quotes, …
Continue reading Don’t F&%k It Up! An Oral History Of RuPaul’s Drag Race by Maria Elena Fernandez
The Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest continual study of happiness inthe world, demonstrates that personal relationships are keys to emotional and physicalhealth (2023). By connecting to each other and to community, we in turn provide forourselves. Finding that true feeling of connection isn’t always easy. Introduction - Friends Of Friends Of Friends Friends …
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Meg Kissinger grew up in a family of 8, a rag tag bunch of kids in a loving home, but she also grew up hiding a secret: both of her parents were mentally ill and no one was talking about it. From her mother disappearing from the home for periods of time, to siblings struggling …
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