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The science and philosophy of living a fulfilling life

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Man’s Search for Meaning. Washington Square Press, 1985.

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12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive. Delacorte Press, 2011.

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The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner, 2016.

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2nd ed., Penguin, 2016.

Everybody Writes
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Your Go-To Guide to Creating Ridiculously Good Content. John Wiley & Sons, 2014.

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Tools of TItans
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Tim Ferriss

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The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Mariner Books, 2016.

Make Your Bed
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Admiral William H. McRaven

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Little Things that Can Change Your Life… and Maybe the World. Grand Central Publishing, 2017.

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
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Josephy Murphy

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The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. Way to Success, 2019.

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Justin Lee

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How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Change the World. TarcherPerigee, 2018.

The Spiritual Artist
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Christopher J. Miller

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We are Designed to Create. 2020.

How to Do the Work
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Nicole LePera

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Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self. Harper Wave, 2021.

The Creative Act
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Rick Rubin

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A Way of Being. Penguin Press, 2023.

Raising Critical Thinkers
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Julie Bogart

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A Parent’s Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age. TarcherPerigee, 2022.

From Strength to Strength
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Arthur C. Brooks

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Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. Portfolio, 2022.

Surrounded by Idiots
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Thomas Erikson

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The Four Types of Human Behavior and How to Effectively Communicate with Each in Business (and in Life). St. Martin’s Essentials, 2019.

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Kavitha A. Davidson

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Dilemmas of the Modern Fan. University of Texas Press, 2020.

Rejection Proof
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How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible. Harmony, 2015.

How to Have a Good Day
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Caroline Webb

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Harness the Power of Behavioral Science to Transform Your Working Life. Crown Business, 2016.

How to Win Friends and Influence People
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Dale Carnegie

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Simon & Schuster, 1981 (revised by Dorothy Carnegie, originally published in 1936).

The Joy of Missing Out
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Tanya Dalton

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Live More by Doing Less. Thomas Nelson, 2019.

Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics
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Dan Harris

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A 10% Happier How-to Book. Harmony, 2017.

The Science of Storytelling
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Will Storr

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Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better. Collins, 2019.

How to Love
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Thich Nhat Hanh

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Parallax, 2014.

Educated
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Tara Westover

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A Memoir. Random House, 2018.

Algorithms to Live By
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Tom Griffiths

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The Computer Science of Human Decisions. Henry Holt, 2016.

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Amy Chua

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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Penguin Group, 2011.

Follow Your Gut
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Rob Knight

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The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes. Simon and Schuster, 2015.

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Dilemmas of the Modern Fan. University of Texas Press, 2020.

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Laura Whitworth

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New Skills for Coaching People toward Success in Work and Life. Davies-Black Publishing, 2007.

Man's Search for Meaning
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Viktor Emil Frankl

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Man’s Search for Meaning. Washington Square Press, 1985.

The Whole-Brain Child
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Daniel J. Siegel

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12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive. Delacorte Press, 2011.

Grit
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Angela Duckworth

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The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner, 2016.

Emotional Blackmail
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Susan Forward

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When the People in Your Life Use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You. HarperCollins Publishers, 2001.

Meet Your Happy Chemicals
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Loretta Graziano

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Dopamine, Endorphin, Oxytocin, Serotonin. Createspace, 2012.

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Rejection Proof

Rejection Proof

Jia Jiang

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A fascinating look at rejection from every angle, from understanding and overcoming the fear of rejection to learning how to increase your chances of a yes while becoming perfectly okay with a no.

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