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New Titles: Selector Picks - Self Help - December 2020 - Christchurch City Libraries

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Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness

Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to Happiness

by Bailey, Bill, 1964-

Book - 2020

A compilation of funny, personal, and meditative essays about happiness. Packed with wisdom and humour, and with delightful illustrations by the comedian ...Show more A compilation of funny, personal, and meditative essays about happiness. Packed with wisdom and humour, and with delightful illustrations by the comedian himself, Bill Bailey aims for the heart of pure joy and contentment and how we can all achieve it. Show less

A compilation of funny, personal, and meditative essays about happiness. Packed with wisdom and humour, and with delightful illustrations by the comedian ...Show more A compilation of funny, personal, and meditative essays about happiness. Packed with wisdom and humour, and with delightful illustrations by the comedian himself, Bill Bailey aims for the heart of pure joy and contentment and how we can all achieve it. Show less

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Note to Self

Note to Self

The Secrets of Calm

by Ballagh, Rebekah

Book - 2020

This book is jam-packed with handy tips, bite-sized wisdoms and thoughtful illustrations to help you navigate through feelings like anxiety, stress, worry...Show more This book is jam-packed with handy tips, bite-sized wisdoms and thoughtful illustrations to help you navigate through feelings like anxiety, stress, worry, guilt, and sadness. Within these pages you will find practical tools and insights to help you tackle your day-to-day tricky emotions. New Zealand author. Show less

This book is jam-packed with handy tips, bite-sized wisdoms and thoughtful illustrations to help you navigate through feelings like anxiety, stress, worry...Show more This book is jam-packed with handy tips, bite-sized wisdoms and thoughtful illustrations to help you navigate through feelings like anxiety, stress, worry, guilt, and sadness. Within these pages you will find practical tools and insights to help you tackle your day-to-day tricky emotions. New Zealand author. Show less

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Fear Less

Fear Less

How to Win at Life Without Losing Yourself

by Grange, Pippa

Book - 2020

In Fear Less, Pippa Grange shows all of us how, by starting to live with less fear, we can find our real passions and deeper fulfilment. Her simple manife...Show more In Fear Less, Pippa Grange shows all of us how, by starting to live with less fear, we can find our real passions and deeper fulfilment. Her simple manifesto enables us to replace stress with courage, and connect with the people around us on a far deeper level. This type of success isn't about trophies or beating others, it's about winning at the very deepest level - winning from within. It's time to fear less. Show less

In Fear Less, Pippa Grange shows all of us how, by starting to live with less fear, we can find our real passions and deeper fulfilment. Her simple manife...Show more In Fear Less, Pippa Grange shows all of us how, by starting to live with less fear, we can find our real passions and deeper fulfilment. Her simple manifesto enables us to replace stress with courage, and connect with the people around us on a far deeper level. This type of success isn't about trophies or beating others, it's about winning at the very deepest level - winning from within. It's time to fear less. Show less

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Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand

Nature and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand

Exploring the Connection

by Knight, Catherine

Book - 2020

Richly illustrated throughout, this book tells the stories of a wide range of New Zealanders, who - either individually or through organised initiatives ...Show more Richly illustrated throughout, this book tells the stories of a wide range of New Zealanders, who - either individually or through organised initiatives - have experienced the wellbeing benefits gained through connection with nature. Their stories are varied but each one is authentic, personal and moving. Drawing on the latest scientific research and through these personal stories, Knight challenges us to contemplate a more nature-rich future. This book is being launched at Tūranga on Thursday 10 December. Show less

Richly illustrated throughout, this book tells the stories of a wide range of New Zealanders, who - either individually or through organised initiatives ...Show more Richly illustrated throughout, this book tells the stories of a wide range of New Zealanders, who - either individually or through organised initiatives - have experienced the wellbeing benefits gained through connection with nature. Their stories are varied but each one is authentic, personal and moving. Drawing on the latest scientific research and through these personal stories, Knight challenges us to contemplate a more nature-rich future. This book is being launched at Tūranga on Thursday 10 December. Show less

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Awestruck

Awestruck

How Developing A Sense of Wonder Can Make You Happier, Healthier, and More Connected

by Paquette, Jonah

eBook - 2020

Our innate desire to feel awe is nothing new - the ability to experience awe is as core to the human experience as breathing, eating, sleeping, and mating...Show more Our innate desire to feel awe is nothing new - the ability to experience awe is as core to the human experience as breathing, eating, sleeping, and mating. The science of awe is both exciting and new, and it can have powerful implications for the way we live our lives. This book explores how awe can be part of our path towards greater health, happiness, and meaning in our lives. Show less

Our innate desire to feel awe is nothing new - the ability to experience awe is as core to the human experience as breathing, eating, sleeping, and mating...Show more Our innate desire to feel awe is nothing new - the ability to experience awe is as core to the human experience as breathing, eating, sleeping, and mating. The science of awe is both exciting and new, and it can have powerful implications for the way we live our lives. This book explores how awe can be part of our path towards greater health, happiness, and meaning in our lives. Show less

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The Plus

The Plus

Self-help for People Who Hate Self-help

by Gutfeld, Greg

Book - 2020

Greg Gutfeld presents a self-help book for those who don't believe in self-help. Modern life grows emptier and emptier as society becomes increasingly polarized, and even those who don't subscribe to New Age beliefs are seeking comfort and meaning. Greg Gutfeld presents a self-help book for those who don't believe in self-help. Modern life grows emptier and emptier as society becomes increasingly polarized, and even those who don't subscribe to New Age beliefs are seeking comfort and meaning. Show less

Greg Gutfeld presents a self-help book for those who don't believe in self-help. Modern life grows emptier and emptier as society becomes increasingly polarized, and even those who don't subscribe to New Age beliefs are seeking comfort and meaning. Greg Gutfeld presents a self-help book for those who don't believe in self-help. Modern life grows emptier and emptier as society becomes increasingly polarized, and even those who don't subscribe to New Age beliefs are seeking comfort and meaning. Show less

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Nothing Much Happens

Nothing Much Happens

Cosy and Calming Stories to Soothe your Mind and Help You Sleep

by Nicolai, Kathryn

Book - 2020

Using her decades of experience as a meditation and yoga teacher, Kathryn Nicolai creates a world for you to slip into, one rich in sensory experience tha...Show more Using her decades of experience as a meditation and yoga teacher, Kathryn Nicolai creates a world for you to slip into, one rich in sensory experience that quietly teaches mindfulness and self-compassion, soothes frayed nerves, and builds solid habits for nurturing sleep. Based on the popular podcast. Show less

Using her decades of experience as a meditation and yoga teacher, Kathryn Nicolai creates a world for you to slip into, one rich in sensory experience tha...Show more Using her decades of experience as a meditation and yoga teacher, Kathryn Nicolai creates a world for you to slip into, one rich in sensory experience that quietly teaches mindfulness and self-compassion, soothes frayed nerves, and builds solid habits for nurturing sleep. Based on the popular podcast. Show less

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The Art of Stillness in A Noisy World

The Art of Stillness in A Noisy World

by Fridh, Magnus

Book - 2020

Meditation and yoga expert, Magnus Fridh, will help you find the calmness amidst the stresses of everyday life, helping you to become more present in a world where we seem to becoming ever more absent. Meditation and yoga expert, Magnus Fridh, will help you find the calmness amidst the stresses of everyday life, helping you to become more present in a world where we seem to becoming ever more absent. Show less

Meditation and yoga expert, Magnus Fridh, will help you find the calmness amidst the stresses of everyday life, helping you to become more present in a world where we seem to becoming ever more absent. Meditation and yoga expert, Magnus Fridh, will help you find the calmness amidst the stresses of everyday life, helping you to become more present in a world where we seem to becoming ever more absent. Show less

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Total Meditation

Total Meditation

Stress Free Living Starts Here

by Chopra, Deepak, 1946-

Book - 2020

A new and better way to achieve stress-free living from the master of modern meditation. This transformative book is a complete exploration of the physica...Show more A new and better way to achieve stress-free living from the master of modern meditation. This transformative book is a complete exploration of the physical, mental, relational and spiritual benefits that these profound practices can bring. With his signature clarity, Chopra guides readers on how to cultivate a clear vision, heal suffering from the mind and body and help recover who you really are. Show less

A new and better way to achieve stress-free living from the master of modern meditation. This transformative book is a complete exploration of the physica...Show more A new and better way to achieve stress-free living from the master of modern meditation. This transformative book is a complete exploration of the physical, mental, relational and spiritual benefits that these profound practices can bring. With his signature clarity, Chopra guides readers on how to cultivate a clear vision, heal suffering from the mind and body and help recover who you really are. Show less

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The Aftergrief

The Aftergrief

Finding your Way Along the Long Arc of Loss

by Edelman, Hope

Book - 2020

Hope Edelman offers a new and reality-affirming paradigm: grief is not an emotion to pass through on the way to "feeling better," but a state th...Show more Hope Edelman offers a new and reality-affirming paradigm: grief is not an emotion to pass through on the way to "feeling better," but a state that we repeatedly return to as we experience important life transitions and new crises. Drawing from her own encounters with the ripple effects of early loss, as well as interviews with more than seventy-five people, Edelman offers profound advice for reassessing loss and adjusting the stories we tell ourselves about its impact on our identities. Show less

Hope Edelman offers a new and reality-affirming paradigm: grief is not an emotion to pass through on the way to "feeling better," but a state th...Show more Hope Edelman offers a new and reality-affirming paradigm: grief is not an emotion to pass through on the way to "feeling better," but a state that we repeatedly return to as we experience important life transitions and new crises. Drawing from her own encounters with the ripple effects of early loss, as well as interviews with more than seventy-five people, Edelman offers profound advice for reassessing loss and adjusting the stories we tell ourselves about its impact on our identities. Show less

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Surrounded by Psychopaths

Surrounded by Psychopaths

How to Protect Yourself From Being Manipulated and Exploited in Business (and in Life)

by Erikson, Thomas, 1965-

Book - 2020

Charming, charismatic, and delightful or manipulative, self-serving, and cunning? Psychopaths are both and that's exactly what makes them dangerous. Eriks...Show more Charming, charismatic, and delightful or manipulative, self-serving, and cunning? Psychopaths are both and that's exactly what makes them dangerous. Erikson reveals how to identify the psychopaths in your life and combat their efforts to control and manipulate. Show less

Charming, charismatic, and delightful or manipulative, self-serving, and cunning? Psychopaths are both and that's exactly what makes them dangerous. Eriks...Show more Charming, charismatic, and delightful or manipulative, self-serving, and cunning? Psychopaths are both and that's exactly what makes them dangerous. Erikson reveals how to identify the psychopaths in your life and combat their efforts to control and manipulate. Show less

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The Time of Our Lives

The Time of Our Lives

Growing Older Well

by Dessaix, Robert, 1944-

Book - 2020

Reflecting on time, religion, painting, dancing and even grandchildren, Dessaix takes the reader on an enlivening journey across the landscape of growing ...Show more Reflecting on time, religion, painting, dancing and even grandchildren, Dessaix takes the reader on an enlivening journey across the landscape of growing older. Riffing on writers and thinkers from Plato to Eva Hoffman, he homes in on the crucial importance of a rich inner life. The Time of Our Lives is a wise and timely exploration of not just the challenges but also the many possibilities of old age. Show less

Reflecting on time, religion, painting, dancing and even grandchildren, Dessaix takes the reader on an enlivening journey across the landscape of growing ...Show more Reflecting on time, religion, painting, dancing and even grandchildren, Dessaix takes the reader on an enlivening journey across the landscape of growing older. Riffing on writers and thinkers from Plato to Eva Hoffman, he homes in on the crucial importance of a rich inner life. The Time of Our Lives is a wise and timely exploration of not just the challenges but also the many possibilities of old age. Show less

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The Wim Hof Method

The Wim Hof Method

Activate your Potential, Transcend your Limits

by Hof, Wim, 1959-

Book - 2020

The 'Iceman' Wim Hof shares his remarkable life story and powerful method for supercharging your strength, health and happiness. He shares his simple thre...Show more The 'Iceman' Wim Hof shares his remarkable life story and powerful method for supercharging your strength, health and happiness. He shares his simple three-pillar approach that anyone can use to improve health and performance and see real results within just a few days. Show less

The 'Iceman' Wim Hof shares his remarkable life story and powerful method for supercharging your strength, health and happiness. He shares his simple thre...Show more The 'Iceman' Wim Hof shares his remarkable life story and powerful method for supercharging your strength, health and happiness. He shares his simple three-pillar approach that anyone can use to improve health and performance and see real results within just a few days. Show less

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Flawsome

Flawsome

The Journey to Being Whole Is Learning to Be Holey

by Murch, Georgia

Book - 2020

This book is for those who would like to stop being good enough for others, and start being themselves. This book is for those who would like to stop being good enough for others, and start being themselves. Show less

This book is for those who would like to stop being good enough for others, and start being themselves. This book is for those who would like to stop being good enough for others, and start being themselves. Show less

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The Anxiety First Aid Kit

The Anxiety First Aid Kit

Quick Tools for Extreme, Uncertain Times

by Hanson, Rick (Psychologist)

Book - 2020

Between pandemic-related economic fears, the frustrations of social distancing, indoor confinement, work and household double duties, and the looming thre...Show more Between pandemic-related economic fears, the frustrations of social distancing, indoor confinement, work and household double duties, and the looming threat of serious illness, is it any wonder you're feeling completely stressed out and anxious? If you need immediate relief, The Anxiety First Aid Kit has everything you need to manage stress and anxiety-right now. Show less

Between pandemic-related economic fears, the frustrations of social distancing, indoor confinement, work and household double duties, and the looming thre...Show more Between pandemic-related economic fears, the frustrations of social distancing, indoor confinement, work and household double duties, and the looming threat of serious illness, is it any wonder you're feeling completely stressed out and anxious? If you need immediate relief, The Anxiety First Aid Kit has everything you need to manage stress and anxiety-right now. Show less

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Healthy Faith and the Coronavirus Crisis

Healthy Faith and the Coronavirus Crisis

Thriving in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Book - 2020

Twenty leading Christian thinkers have come together to help you begin to navigate this strange reality. Each contributor writes on their area of expertis...Show more Twenty leading Christian thinkers have come together to help you begin to navigate this strange reality. Each contributor writes on their area of expertise, and topics covered include prayer, loneliness, work, singleness, marriage, parenting, grief, death, imagination, conversations, humour, and much more. They offer practical advice as well as helpful perspective from Scripture. Show less

Twenty leading Christian thinkers have come together to help you begin to navigate this strange reality. Each contributor writes on their area of expertis...Show more Twenty leading Christian thinkers have come together to help you begin to navigate this strange reality. Each contributor writes on their area of expertise, and topics covered include prayer, loneliness, work, singleness, marriage, parenting, grief, death, imagination, conversations, humour, and much more. They offer practical advice as well as helpful perspective from Scripture. Show less

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Zero Negativity

Zero Negativity

The Power of Positive Thinking

by Middleton, Anthony, 1981-

Book - 2020

This book will not tell you who to be, where you should live, or what job you should do. That's up to you. What this book is for, however, is to give you ...Show more This book will not tell you who to be, where you should live, or what job you should do. That's up to you. What this book is for, however, is to give you the tools you need to become the best possible version of yourself, to own who and what you are, and to live your life with Zero Negativity. Show less

This book will not tell you who to be, where you should live, or what job you should do. That's up to you. What this book is for, however, is to give you ...Show more This book will not tell you who to be, where you should live, or what job you should do. That's up to you. What this book is for, however, is to give you the tools you need to become the best possible version of yourself, to own who and what you are, and to live your life with Zero Negativity. Show less

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