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You Can Live to 100 and Beyond Do you want to live your longest healthiest life, but have a hard time dieting and exercising? If so, "Longevity for the Lazy" is for you. In it, cardiologist, public health expert, strategist, and healthcare system leader, Dr. Richard Malish reveals easy secrets to healthy longevity. Specifically, he asserts that: Humans (and our primate cousins) are lazy by nature and evolutionary design. Diet and exercise are counter to our instincts, motivations, and physical requirements. Consequently, they offer a challenging proposition as a method to achieve a long, ...

Blunt, shocking, and sometimes profane, this exciting audiobook blasts self-help and feel-good remedies to expose the lies with which we imprison ourselves. It talks straight, hard, and true to the heart of the human condition, pulling no punches. It gives us simple yet revolutionary tools to break out of our minds and into a direct and immediate perception of exactly where we are - then shows us how we can together create a world that works for everyone.

Now revised and updated for our modern world, the “complaint free” philosophy teaches you how to stop complaining, become more positive, and live the life you’ve always dreamed about. It all started more than fifteen years ago with a simple purple bracelet. Will Bowen passed out...

For decades, Deepak Chopra and Wayne Dyer have delighted and enlightened audiences with their popular books, lectures, and tapes. In Living Without Limits, these provocative thinkers share their wisdom before a live audience as they question and challenge one another on the following topics: How...

In this captivating, insightful book, acclaimed physicists Alan Lightman and Martin Rees illuminate the life and work of numerous scientists in order to demystify the scientific process and show that scientists are concerned citizens, just like the rest of us. “Remarkable. . . . Illuminating...

Defensive Living is your key to unlocking success in a less-than-perfect world. This enlightening book presents the truth about how other people think and how you can successfully deal with people from all walks of life. The secret teachings in Defensive Living are simple, smart, powerful, and insightful. Learn the truth about what is going on in the minds of those around you. In Defensive Living, you will learn: • Strategies for dealing with different types of people • What to look out for in business and personal relationships • How to win the favor of almost everyone you meet • ...

Are you willing to invest your time and energy in a disciplined protocol of record keeping intended to relieve you of not knowing your financial status? There is a distinct need for persons to learn about personal financial management. The majority of the population is ineffectively dealing with finances because they may lack financial literacy skills. You may be in the group. Are you: - deep in credit card debt? - using credit card debt to finance daily living? - purchasing not-needed items? - feeding your materialistic desires? - not knowing how to stop your poor patterns and habits? - ...

The second book of the How We Live trilogy moves away from the journey of normal change, with all its resistance and excitement, and focuses on the journeys that get derailed, dealing with the common ways in which we break: trauma, anxiety, depression, doubt, despair, or simply getting into a rut. How We Break shows how the human animal gets stuck, not because of some “pathology”, but because of the nature of the creatures that we are and the kinds of processes that constitute our being.

Draw out the best in your children - by understanding the way they learn. If you're frustrated that your child isn't learning the way you did, chances are they are too! In this practical resource, Cynthia Ulrich Tobias explains that understanding how you both learn can make all the difference. Using expertise in education and learning styles, Tobias offers practical guidance for teaching to your child's strengths - both at home and in school - even when his or her learning style is very different from your own.

Realistic advice from Zoë Kim, author of the popular minimalism blog The Minimalist Plate, offers guidance and support based on her continued experience of incorporating the principles of minimalism into her family life. With Minimalism for Families you’ll find everything you need to begin incorporating the principles of minimalism today.

Philosopher and professor Dr. Lorraine Besser reveals the missing third piece in our search for the Good Life—what she calls The Interesting—and teaches us how to cultivate it in our lives. Traditionally, philosophers and psychologists have thought of the Good Life in terms of happiness or...

Five years ago, I asked myself: Was I living or just existing? This led me on a journey of deep research and discovery, both of the outer world around me and my own inner world. I realized a lack of understanding leads to a lack of fulfillment and purpose in life, so this audiobook is an honest assessment of hard-hitting questions about beliefs and traditions we as a species have held for eons.

How We Are is an astonishing debut and the first part of the monumental How to Live trilogy, a profound and ambitious work that gets to the heart of what it means to be human: how we are, how we break, and how we mend. This first audiobook explores the power of habit and the difficulty of change. We live most of our lives automatically, in small worlds of comfortable routine - what author Vincent Deary calls Act One.

The Stoic Handbook: Practical Wisdom for Modern Living is an inspiring and transformative guide to mastering the ancient philosophy of stoicism and applying its timeless teachings to your life today. Whether you're seeking more peace, resilience, and happiness, or simply want to become the best version of yourself, this audiobook will provide you with practical tools, wisdom, and guidance to help you succeed.

What is human well-being? Valerie Tiberius argues that our lives go well to the extent that we succeed in terms of what matters to us emotionally, reflectively, and over the long term. In other words, well-being consists in fulfilling or realizing our appropriate values over time. In the first half of the book, Tiberius sets out the theory of well-being as value fulfillment. She explains what valuing is and what it is to fulfill values over time. In the second half of the book, she applies the theory to the problem of how to help others, particularly our friends.

The Art of Enough: Reclaiming Joy and Freedom in a World Designed for More In a world that constantly whispers "more," how do we recognize when we have "enough"? This enlightening exploration reveals why satisfaction perpetually eludes us despite our unprecedented abundance. Drawing from ancient wisdom and contemporary research, the book illuminates how our culture, technology, and psychology conspire to keep us wanting more—and offers a revolutionary path forward. Through compelling stories of those who've broken free from the cycle of endless desire and practical exercises to define ...

At least since the time Buddha's teachings reached humanity, people have sought their ideas of 'enlightenment'. Many are enticed by the concept and there is no shortage of ideas about what this enlightenment really is or what it brings to us if we find it. This book seeks to explain it in a different, more cohesive vein of understanding so the concept is no longer vague and amorphous. We find our world is in a state of chaotic upheaval and are discovering that the reality we thought existed is being exposed for the illusion we have all lived with as our reality. Much of humanity chooses to ...

In order to improve your life, you don't need to place your hopes on a lottery ticket or wait for the world to grant you the perfect opportunity. There is a better way and it is condensed in the principles of rational living, principles such as “think like an entrepreneur, not like a crusader,” “ignore the noise and focus on results,” “stay away from high-risk situations,” “find people who share your values,” and “develop strong long-term passions.” This book presents the principles of rational living in great detail, with numerous examples of people who have applied ...

Are you trying to live rationally and facing all kinds of difficulties? How do you deal with people who won't listen to logical arguments? How should you react to situations of massive unfairness? This book provides practical advice on how to live rationally and maximize your chances of happiness in every situation. Amongst others, it will show you how to: Minimize stress and maintain your peace of mind Benefit from the advantages of non-linear thinking Avoid short-sighted decisions Increase your resilience in times of adversity. Each chapter contains real-life examples of individuals who ...

Despite high-minded ideals, temptation always seems to loom around the corner, threatening to derail us into a desperate world of secret behavior and covered-up indiscretions. From families to marriages to businesses, on a scale as global as the credit default swap meltdown or as personal as our...