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Publisher
MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The authors examine the evolution of happiness research, considering the famous "Easterlin Paradox," which found that people's average life satisfaction didn't seem to depend on their income. But they question whether happiness research can measure what needs to be measured.
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Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Candice ... guides us through her favorite Japanese traditions and practices for cultivating inner strength and living a gracious life. Interwoven with dozens of recipes for healthy, Japanese-inspired cuisine"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Si sueñas con escapar del corre-corre del mundo actual, viajar a los lugares más remotos, o ganar mensualmente ingresos pasivos de cinco cifras, este bestseller del New York Times te da la clave para lograrlo. Olvida la vieja idea de jubilarte y el resto del "plan de vida para más tarde". No es necesario esperar ni hay razones para hacerlo.
Whether you dream of escaping the rush of today's world, traveling to the most remote places, or earning...
Author
Publisher
Harper Design
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"By using the Swedish lifestyle as an example, Niki Brantmark offers insightful suggestions and bite-sized actions to help you make subtle changes to your life, so you too can make time for the things that matter most and find greater happiness."--Back cover.
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Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Picture a busy avenue. Now plant trees along the boulevard, paint a mural by the empty lot, and add a community garden. Set up benches along the sidewalks and make space for kids' chalk drawings, and you've set the scene for a thriving community. Placemaking personalizing public and semi-private spaces like front yards is a growing trend in cities and suburbs around the world, drawing people out of their homes and into conversation with one another....
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English
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A prominent surgeon argues against modern medical practices that extend life at the expense of quality of life while isolating the dying, outlining suggestions for freer, more fulfilling approaches to death that enable more dignified and comfortable choices.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What makes a life fulfilling and meaningful? The simple but surprising answer is: relationships. The stronger our relationships, the more likely we are to live happy, satisfying, and overall healthier lives. In fact, the Harvard Study of Adult Development reveals that the strength of our connections with others can predict the health of both our bodies and our brains as we go through life."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Portfolio / Penguin
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling author, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and life and business coach Romi Neustadt has a message for women: You CAN have it all--just not at the same damn time. Romi Neustadt is a mom of two, a wife, a daughter, bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and coach. What's more, she's achieved these things without a staff of 10, the ability to sleep two hours a night or driving herself batsh*t crazy. She's figured out the key to having...
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English
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"An eminent sociologist--and coauthor, with Aziz Ansari, of the #1 New York Times bestseller Modern Romance--makes the provocative case that the future of democratic societies rests not only on shared values but also on shared "social infrastructure": the libraries, childcare centers, bookstores, coffee shops, pools, and parks that promote crucial, sometimes life-saving connections between people who might otherwise fail to find common cause"--
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Language
English
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In many ways, we're more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? [Author and] journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort--Flap...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Looks at life at The Villages in Sumter County, Florida, America's largest retirement community.
With Some Kind of Heaven, first-time feature director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America's largest retirement community -- a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this palm tree-lined fantasyland, Some Kind of Heaven invests in the dreams and desires of a small group of Villages...
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