Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

Bloom for Yourself

Peter F. Drucker

Clayton M. Christensen

Daniel Goleman

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (with Bonus Article How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen)

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Karla McLaren

What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You

Emotions--especially the dark and dishonored ones--hold a tremendous amount of energy. We've all seen what happens when we repress or blindly express them. With The Language of Emotions, empathic counselor Karla McLaren shows you how to meet your emotions and receive their life-saving wisdom to safely move toward resolution and equilibrium. Through experiential exercises covering a full spectrum of feelings from anger, fear, and shame to jealousy, grief, joy, and more, you will discover how to work with your own and others' emotions with fluency and expertise. Here is a much-needed resource filled with revolutionary teachings and breakthrough skills for cultivating a new and empowering relationship with your feeling states through The Language of Emotions.

The Language of Emotions

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Tsültrim Allione

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict

Tsultrim Allione brings an eleventh-century Tibetan woman's practice to the West for the first time with FEEDING YOUR DEMONS, an accessible and effective approach for dealing with negative emotions, fears, illness, and self-defeating patterns. Allione-one of only a few female Buddhist leaders in this country and comparable in American religious life to Pema Chodron-bridges this ancient Eastern practice with today's Western psyche. She explains that if we fight our demons, they only grow stronger. But if we feed them, nurture them, we can free ourselves from the battle. Through the clearly articulated practice outlined in FEEDING YOUR DEMONS, we can learn to overcome any obstacle and achieve freedom and inner peace.

Feeding Your Demons

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Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, and alive with unforgettable men and women -- brimming with truth, compassion, and a lyrical magic that strikes the soul -- this novel is a masterpiece in the art of fiction.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

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Sarah Hepola

Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget

*A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was "the gasoline of all adventure." She spent her evenings at cocktail parties and dark bars where she proudly stayed till last call. Drinking felt like freedom, part of her birthright as a strong, enlightened twenty-first-century woman. But there was a price. She often blacked out, waking up with a blank space where four hours should be. Mornings became detective work on her own life. What did I say last night? How did I meet that guy? She apologized for things she couldn't remember doing, as though she were cleaning up after an evil twin. Publicly, she covered her shame with self-deprecating jokes, and her career flourished, but as the blackouts accumulated, she could no longer avoid a sinking truth. The fuel she thought she needed was draining her spirit instead. A memoir of unblinking honesty and poignant, laugh-out-loud humor, BLACKOUT is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure--the sober life she never wanted. Shining a light into her blackouts, she discovers the person she buried, as well as the confidence, intimacy, and creativity she once believed came only from a bottle. Her tale will resonate with anyone who has been forced to reinvent or struggled in the face of necessary change. It's about giving up the thing you cherish most--but getting yourself back in return.

Blackout

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Ashlee Vance

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley’s most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs—a real-life Tony Stark—and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new “makers.” Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who sold one of his Internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius’s life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses Musk’s story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition? He argues that Musk—one of the most unusual and striking figures in American business history—is a contemporary, visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs. More than any other entrepreneur today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as the visionaries of the golden age of science-fiction fantasy. Thorough and insightful, Elon Musk brings to life a technology industry that is rapidly and dramatically changing by examining the life of one of its most powerful and influential titans.

Elon Musk

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Making the difficult but beautiful journey from f###ing up to waking up

Dead Set on Living

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Mark Divine

A Navy SEAL's Guide to Unconventional Training for Physical and Mental Toughness-Revised Edition

8 Weeks to SEALFIT plunges you into more than a workout program. Mark Divine's stories and assignments will develop your mental, emotional, intuitive and spiritual warrior as well as your physical warrior.

What You Will Learn
* Develop the character traits of a Navy SEAL
* Forge an unbeatable mind
* Adopt a level-headed approach to nutrition
* Gain exceptional overall strength and stamina
* Improve work capacity and durability
* Get the best functional workout available with the least amount of equipment

A Sneak Peek into 8 Weeks to SEALFIT

It begins with your arrival as a Navy SEAL BUD/S cadet. There's no time to dilly dally. You either do the first workout and commit to this training, or don't bother. Next day, you move on to another challenge completely different than what you'd expect. It's not the stuff for doubters, quitters, or complainers.
These 8 weeks will be hard. Mark will push your physical body to its limits and test your inner resolve. You'll be tempted to give up. But if you embrace the suck of the challenge, you'll begin to win. The stories and adventures Mark takes you on -- escaping battlefield danger, calming yourself when there's no way out, learning to trust your gut -- will tap into more power than you knew you had.

You'll begin to glimpse, and reach, your full potential. You'll develop the character that makes a Navy SEAL: discipline, drive, determination, self-mastery, honor, integrity, courage, and leadership. You'll thrive in a teamwork setting. You'll learn to laugh and not take your circumstances so seriously. You'll even know how to functionally train without equipment.

This is the ground-breaking training that increases SEALFIT athletes' overall endurance, work capacity, and toughness. Be someone special. Let's get started...

8 Weeks to SEALFIT

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Jeanne S. Segal

A Practical Guide

Employing exercises, self-tests, case studies, and step-by-step instructions, Segal shows readers how to listen to their intuition and their body's messages, make those signals part of their decision-making process, and thus realize the full benefit of their emotional resources.

"Unlike so many parenting books full of generalizations, this title includes specific ideas for games, projects, and even computer games. Highly recommended for all parenting collections." -Library Journal

Raising Your Emotional Intelligence

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Brené Brown

Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

An expert of the psychology of shame presents advice on how to overcome paralyzing fears and self-consciousness, and at the same time increase feelings of self-worth, gratitude, and acceptance.

The Gifts of Imperfection

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The classic guide for all people in the process of recovery

A Gentle Parh Through the Twelve Steps

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Noah Rasheta

Clear Answers to Burning Questions about Core Buddhist Teachings

Get on the path to zen bliss--an essential beginner's guide to Buddhism.

How is an awakening different from enlightenment? Can agnostics and atheists be Buddhist? Am I supposed to stop thinking when I meditate? In No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners, renowned Buddhism teacher and host of the popular Secular Buddhism podcast, Noah Rasheta, delivers an easily accessible introduction to the teachings of Buddhism that answers these common questions and many more.

With No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners you'll gain a fundamental understanding of Buddhism and how to apply the philosophies in your everyday life, through:

 * A simple 4-part structure addressing the different aspects of Buddhism--the Buddha, key Buddhist concepts, the Buddha's teachings, and current Buddhist practices
 * Straightforward Q&A's that simplify the vital concepts of Buddhism into easy-to-understand ideas
 * "Everyday Buddhism" Sidebars that make Buddhism less abstract by offering down-to-earth examples from everyday life

Presented in a simple, conversational style, the information and guidance in No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners provides the groundwork that is necessary for building or continuing your own Buddhist practice.

No-Nonsense Buddhism for Beginners

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Don Miguel Ruiz

Heather Ash Amara

HeatherAsh Amara

Relationships: An Integral Part of the Human Experience

As humans, most of us yearn for fulfilling relationships. They provide unlimited ways for us to learn, grow, thrive, and have fun!

Yet, as we know, relationships aren't always a "bed of roses"--especially romantic ones. They don't make themselves, nor do they continue happily on autopilot once they begin.

In this one-of-a-kind book, bestselling authors don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. and HeatherAsh Amara share their seven secrets to healthy, happy relationships:


 * Commitment
 * Freedom
 * Awareness
 * Healing
 * Joy
 * Communication
 * Release

Understanding and enacting these principles can help you at any stage in your intimate partnering, whether you've been with someone for many years or are currently single and want to prepare for a relationship.

The authors make clear that the principles in this book aren't secrets because they are hidden away, but are more akin to undiscovered focal points that can lead to deeper, more meaningful connections.

Part of the secret, as you will see, is in the art of putting these ideas into practice day after day and year after year.

The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships

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Sharon Salzberg

The Power of Meditation: a 28-Day Program

Thousands of years prove it, and Western science backs it: Meditation sharpens focus. Meditation lowers blood pressure, relieves chronic pain, reduces stress. Meditation helps us experience greater calm. Meditation connects us to our inner-most feelings and challenges our habits of self-judgment. Meditation helps protect the brain against aging and improves our capacity for learning new things. Meditation opens the door to real and accessible happiness. There is no better person to show a beginner how to harness the power of meditation than Sharon Salzberg, one of the world’s foremost meditation teachers and spiritual authors. Cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society, author of Lovingkindness, Faith, and other books, Ms. Salzberg distills 30 years of teaching meditation into a 28-day program that will change lives. It is not about Buddhism, it’s not esoteric—it is closer to an exercise, like running or riding a bike. From the basics of posture, breathing, and the daily schedule to the finer points of calming the mind, distraction, dealing with specific problem areas (pain in the legs? falling asleep?) to the larger issues of compassion and awareness, Real Happiness is a complete guide. It explains how meditation works; why a daily meditation practice results in more resiliency, creativity, peace, clarity, and balance; and gives twelve meditation practices, including mindfulness meditation and walking meditation. An extensive selection of her students’ FAQs cover the most frequent concerns of beginners who meditate—“Is meditation selfish?” “How do I know if I’m doing it right?” “Can I use meditation to manage weight?”

Real Happiness

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The history of public safety dispatching in America 

What Is Your Emergency?

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How I unwittingly penned my way into the heart of an epic love story while writing thousands of love notes to Americas heroes

All Because of a Love Note

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Training for the fight

When That Day Comes 

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Bridget Flynn Walker

Michael A. Tompkins

On-The-Spot Strategies to Help Your Child Overcome Worry, Panic, and Avoidance

Provides quick in-the-moment solutions that can be used when anxiety takes hold.

Anxiety Relief for Kids

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