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On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life
John O'Leary, Cynthia DiTiberio · back to the book
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Include books by the same authorWhat I Know for Sure
Oprah Winfrey · 240 pages
"After film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?" Oprah Winfrey began writing the "What I Know For Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Saying that the question offered her a way to take "stock of her life," Oprah has penned one column a month over the last fourteen years, years in which she retired The Oprah Winfrey Show (the highest-rated program of its kind in history), l
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Elizabeth Gilbert · 288 pages
Elizabeth Gilbert digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity, offering insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear. She discusses the attitudes, approaches, and habits we need i
Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow
Elizabeth Lesser · 321 pages
For anyone who has ever faced a crisis, Broken Open shows how to grow, change and retrieve a natural sense of joy and passion in lifeAnd the time came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom' Ana-s NinElizabeth Lesser shows how it is possible to deal with fearful change or a painful loss and be reborn, like the Phoenix, to a more vibrant and enlight
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World
William H. McRaven · 144 pages
Inspired by the advice Admiral William H. McRaven gave in a graduation speech that went viral, this book is a reminder that sometimes little things can have a big impact.
Unstoppable: The Incredible Power of Faith in Action
Nick Vujicic · 256 pages
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
David Goggins · 366 pages
Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
Shonda Rhimes · 373 pages
In this poignant, hilarious, and deeply intimate call to arms, Hollywoods most powerful woman, the mega-talented creator of Greys Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder reveals how saying YES changed her life and how it can change yours too. On Thanksgiving Day, 2013, Rhimes' sister told her: "You never say yes to anything." This became a wake-up call-- and a c
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
Gretchen Rubin · 301 pages
Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.In this lively and compelling account of that year, Rubin carves out her place alongside the a
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant · 240 pages
After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. "I was in 'the void," she writes, "a vast emptiness that fills your heart and lungs and restricts your ability to think or even breathe." Her friend Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-sh
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brene Brown
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom · 192 pages
Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits Albom made to his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz gradually dies of ALS. The book topped the New York Times Non-Fiction Best-Sellers List for 23 combined weeks in 2000, and remained on the New York Times best-selling list for more than four years after. In 2006, Tuesdays with Morrie was
The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch · 224 pages
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
You Can Heal Your Life
Louise L. Hay · 243 pages
This book offers practical steps for dissolving both the fears and the causations of diseases. It helps clear away the blocks that keep people from robust health and having what they want in life.
The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing
Bronnie Ware · 320 pages
Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott · 240 pages
Anne Lamott gives her perspective on the art and work of writing. The title comes from a family story when her brother had to complete a report on birds. He put it off until the last minute and was overwhelmed. Her father counseled him saying they would take it, "Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Chris Hadfield · 309 pages
"Chris Hadfield was selected by the Canadian Space Agency to be an astronaut in 1992. He was Chief of Robotics at the Johnson Space Center in Houston from 2003-2006, and in March 2013, he became the first Canadian Commander of the International Space Station where, while conducting a record-setting number of scientific experiments and overseeing an emergency spacewalk, he gained worldwide acclaim
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams Reaching Your Destiny
Robin S. Sharma · 216 pages
Includes a bonus excerpt of Robin Sharma's upcoming The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. With more than four million copies sold in fifty-one languages, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari launched a bestselling series and continues to help people from every walk of life live with far greater success, happiness and meaning in these times of dramatic uncertainty. The Monk Who Sold H
See You at the Top: Formerly Entitled Biscuits, Fleas, and Pump Handles
Zig Ziglar · 382 pages
No One Succeeds Alone: Learn Everything You Can from Everyone You Can
Robert Reffkin · 240 pages
Brave Enough
Cheryl Strayed · 135 pages
"From the best-selling author of Wild, a collection of quotes--drawn from the wide range of her writings--that capture her wisdom, courage, and outspoken humor, presented in a gift-sized package that's as irresistible to give as it is to receive. Around the world, thousands of people have found inspiration in the words of Cheryl Strayed, who in her three prior books and in her "Dear Sugar" columns
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and it's all small stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life
Richard Carlson · 272 pages