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Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
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Start With Why

By Simon Sinek ,

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Stumbling on Happiness
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Stumbling on Happiness

By Daniel Gilbert ,

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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
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A New Earth

By Eckhart Tolle ,

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A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
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A Guide to the Good Life

By William B. Irvine ,

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Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
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Buddha's Brain

By Rick Hanson , Richard Mendius ,

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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
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Flow

By Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ,

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The Secret
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The Secret

By Rhonda Byrne ,

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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
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The Happiness Hypothesis

By Jonathan Haidt ,

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The Last Lecture
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The Last Lecture

By Randy Pausch , Jeffrey Zaslow ,

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Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
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Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

By Karyl McBride ,

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The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want
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The How of Happiness

By Sonja Lyubomirsky ,

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Hector and the Search for Happiness
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Hector and the Search for Happiness

By Francois Lelord ,

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Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul
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Play

By Stuart Brown , Christopher Vaughan ,

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Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment
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Happier

By Tal Ben-Shahar ,

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The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
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The Joy of Living

By Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche ,

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As a Man Thinketh
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As a Man Thinketh

By James Allen ,

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A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are
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A Thousand Names for Joy

By Byron Katie , Stephen Mitchell ,

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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
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The Geography of Bliss

By Eric Weiner ,

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Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill
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Happiness

By Matthieu Ricard ,

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Refuse to Choose! Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams
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Refuse to Choose! Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and Hobbies to Create the Life and Career of Your Dreams

By Barbara Sher ,

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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT
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The Happiness Trap

By Russ Harris ,

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My Grandfather's Blessings: Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging
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My Grandfather's Blessings

By Rachel Naomi Remen ,

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After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path
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After the Ecstasy, the Laundry

By Jack Kornfield ,

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Status Anxiety
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Status Anxiety

By Alain De Botton ,

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Healing the Shame That Binds You
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Healing the Shame That Binds You

By John Bradshaw ,

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Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives -- How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect
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Connected

By Nicholas A. Christakis , James H. Fowler ,

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The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose
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The Passion Test

By Janet Bray Attwood , Chris Attwood ,

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Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out
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Happy for No Reason

By Marci Shimoff , Carol Kline ,

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The Architecture of Happiness
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The Architecture of Happiness

By Alain De Botton ,

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The Art of Extreme Self-Care: 12 Practical and Inspiring Ways to Love Yourself More
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The Art of Extreme Self-Care

By Cheryl Richardson ,

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Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living
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Start Where You Are

By Pema Chödrön ,

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Awakening from Grief: Finding the Way Back to Joy
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Awakening from Grief

By John E. Welshons ,

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Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying
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Still Here

By Ram Dass ,

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The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness: Five Steps to Help Kids Create and Sustain Lifelong Joy
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The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness

By Edward M. Hallowell ,

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The Happiness Myth: The Historical Antidote to What Isn't Working Today
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The Happiness Myth

By Jennifer Michael Hecht ,

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The Time Paradox: The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life
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The Time Paradox

By Philip Zimbardo , John Boyd ,

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Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
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Finding Your Own North Star

By Martha Beck ,

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The Conquest of Happiness
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The Conquest of Happiness

By Bertrand Russell ,

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101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog
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101 Dog Tricks

By Kyra Sundance , Chalcy , Nick Saglimbeni (photographer)

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Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout: How the Timeless Wisdom of One Man Can Impact an Entire Generation
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Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout

By Rick Rigsby ,

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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story
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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

By Donald L. Miller ,

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Positivity
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Positivity

By Barbara Fredrickson ,

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Choosing ME Before WE: Every Woman's Guide to Life and Love
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Choosing ME Before WE

By Christine Arylo ,

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The Wisdom of No Escape: and the Path of Loving-Kindness
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The Wisdom of No Escape

By Pema Chödrön ,

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Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
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Authentic Happiness

By Martin E. P. Seligman ,

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The Art of Travel
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The Art of Travel

By Alain De Botton ,

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What Happy People Know: How the New Science of Happiness Can Change Your Life for the Better
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What Happy People Know

By Cameron Stauth , Dan Baker ,

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Exuberance: The Passion for Life
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Exuberance

By Kay Redfield Jamison ,

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Voices Of Alzheimer's: Courage, Humor, Hope, And Love In The Face Of Dementia
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Voices Of Alzheimer's

By Betsy Peterson ,

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The Present: The Gift That Makes You Happier and Successful at Work and in Life
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The Present

By Spencer Johnson ,

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A Short Guide to a Happy Life
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A Short Guide to a Happy Life

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No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan for Getting What You Want in Love, Sex, and Life
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No More Mr. Nice Guy

By Robert A. Glover ,

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The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die
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The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die

By John Izzo ,

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Live Alone and Like It: The Classic Guide for the Single Woman
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Live Alone and Like It

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Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining America
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Bright-Sided

By Barbara Ehrenreich ,

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The Book of est
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The Book of est

By Luke Rhinehart ,

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The Pursuit of Perfect
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The Pursuit of Perfect

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Getting Past Your Breakup
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Getting Past Your Breakup

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Planetary Crusts
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Planetary Crusts

By Scott McLennan , S. Ross Taylor ,

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