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Two unforgettable women see their lives change in unimaginable ways in this captivating novel spanning the explosion of feminism in the 1960s Growing up, Beth always dreamed of her wedding day. But a few months into her marriage to Jim, whose affection she once clung to desperately, she realizes she didn't anticipate life beyond the altar. Jim spends his nights out drinking with his buddies and criticizes every meal Beth cooks, and the only solution...
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IntroductionYou want to change your life. You're fed up with being who you are and can't even see clearly who you want to be. You've crashed and burned too many times before. Now here you are at a crossroads: do you try one last time, or give up before you even start?Thankfully, giving up doesn't have to be an option. You can be a better, stronger, more confident version of yourself, and this time you're guaranteed not to fail. That's because this...
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Looking for easy, budget-friendly ways to reduce your environmental impact and save money? Dive into Sustained, where eco-friendly living expert and environmental journalist Candice Batista takes you on a journey through your home, providing practical, money-saving tips and sustainable solutions for every room.
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"The Power of Habit" explores the profound impact of our daily routines and behaviors on our lives, revealing how small changes can lead to transformative results. Drawing on insights from psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral science, this book offers practical strategies for breaking bad habits, cultivating new ones, and harnessing the power of habit to achieve personal growth and success. Through compelling stories and actionable advice, it...
5) Stoicism the Art of Creating Small Changes for Life Long Habits of Self Discipline, Mental Toughn
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The stoic philosophy involves incorporating powerful practices to cope with the ever-evolving challenges of today's world. It is all about overcoming destructive emotions and developing moral virtues that help us become better human beings. This book focuses on easy, practical ways to develop the virtues of self-discipline, mental toughness, confidence and productivity and finally managing jealousy and anger. These traits can help us have control...
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Do you want to make changes to your life but every time you try it never seems to work out? Your habits control a lot of what you do in life. Habits are difficult to change or build and many people just quit when they fail to see quick success. The best method to use to create new habits is to build small, mini habits. These small habits are relatively easy to build, and they provide you with the quick success that you will use to keep yourself motivated...
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Mark Penn argues that the biggest trends in America are the Microtrends, the smaller trends that go unnoticed or ignored. One million people can create new market for a business, spark a social movement, or effect political change. In 1996, a microtrend identified by Penn ("soccer moms") was crucial in re-electing President Clinton. With years of experience as one of world's most highly regarded pollsters, Penn identifies the new microtrends sweeping...
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Innovative, accessible, and easily implemented, One Degree Revolution is acclaimed yoga educator and leadership coach Coby Kozlowski's holistic program for self-inquiry and personal transformation. Her philosophy is deeply connected to living yoga-not just doing yoga. In fact, readers don't need to have ever attended a yoga class to dive into this book: her thoughtful teachings are for anybody interested in learning to navigate the waves of life more...
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Would you like to change your life for the better, but don't know where to start? Do you feel frustrated for not being able to fulfill your resolutions or achieve your goals? Would you like to have more health, happiness, productivity and success in your life?If your answer is yes, this book is for you.In this book, I'm going to show you how you can transform your life with small daily changes, which we'll call atomic habits.Atomic habits are simple,...
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A remarkable cast of characters inhabit the pages of this book. Meet Tim Toben, who developed a high rise with the lowest energy consumption of any building in the southeastern United States, was foreclosed upon, and lost millions in the process. Gary Phillips held the line against real estate developers in Chatham County and was run out of office for his efforts. Elaine Chiosso has been protecting her watershed by fighting on behalf of the Haw River...
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Tiny changes to transform your life
We've all set out to change our lives with big plans, bold ideas, and brilliant ambitions. And too often those resolutions and plans have lasted for a day or two before real life swoops in and we are back to normal. Or, perhaps even more frequently, we find ourselves so overwhelmed with life that we feel utterly powerless to even attempt to change anything. The Power of Small offers a way forward. Instead of...
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Harness the power of tiny habits to revolutionize your life-in areas from work to relationships to housecleaning to money.
You decide to try something new. You do it a second time. Then again. And again. Eventually you're doing it without thought. That's how habits form.
Habits start as conscious actions and then transform into constant behaviors. Yet they touch every aspect of your life and happiness-which is precisely why they are so powerful....
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"Thomas J. Sargent, Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics" "Winner of the 2003 for Best Professional/Scholarly Book in Business Management & Accounting, Association of American Publishers" Thomas J. Sargent is Donald Lucas Professor of Economics at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. A pioneer of the rational expectations school of macroeconomics, he is the author of The Conquest of American Inflation (Princeton),...
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In 1949, eight-years after the "Peace with Honor" was negotiated between Great Britain and Nazi Germany by the Farthing Set, England has completed its slide into fascist dictatorship. Then a bomb explodes in a London suburb.
The brilliant but politically compromised Inspector Carmichael of Scotland Yard is assigned the case. What he finds leads him to a conspiracy of peers and communists, of staunch King-and- Country patriots and hardened IRA gunmen,...
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"Homesteading [hohm-sted-ing] noun an act or instance of establishing a homestead. the act of loving where you live so much that you actively ignore the fact that your house is trying to kill you on a regular basis. For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life's biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are. Kathi shares the hard-won wisdom she's...
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Small changes add up! We all want to look and feel better, and One Simple Change shows us how. In this wellness guide, Healthy Green Kitchen blogger Winnie Abramson compiles 50 small changes that readers can easily make to improve their everyday well-being. Abramson-who has a doctorate in naturopathic medicine-throws fad diets out the door in favor of age-old culinary wisdom, green living tips, cutting-edge nutrition information, and 15 simple and...
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5 essays celebrating complexity and the connective principle:"Gandhi Remix" reformulates Gandhi's Seven Social Sins"Small Change" puts the health care reform into perspective"Too Many Notes" is a short essay on concision"Constructive Universalism" compares this Uruguayan art theory to Ayn Rand's "objectivism""No Missing Links" unveils the illusion of separation
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Summary of James Clear's Atomic Habits is a self-help book designed to drive behavior change over the long term. Built on the notion that small changes can spark powerful transformations, this practical volume explains what motivates human behavior with the goal of showing people how to improve their lives…