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In this refreshing new take on spirituality, bestselling author Deepak Chopra uses a fictional tale of a comedian and his unlikely mentor to show us a path back to hope, joy, and even enlightenment—with a lot of laughter along the way.
Meet Mickey Fellows. A successful L.A. comedian, he’s just a regular guy, with his fair share of fears, egocentricities, and addictions. After his father’s death, Mickey meets a mysterious stranger...
Meet Mickey Fellows. A successful L.A. comedian, he’s just a regular guy, with his fair share of fears, egocentricities, and addictions. After his father’s death, Mickey meets a mysterious stranger...
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English
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"Everyone needs things to look forward to-big things and small things, on good days and on bad days; things that will buoy our spirits and make us laugh and help us feel alive. In these pages, beloved author and illustrator Sophie Blackall has gathered a collection of joyful things for all of us: things that are always there if we look for them, like the sun coming up; things we can do if the sun is behind a cloud, like baking for other people or...
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Genealogy and local history volume G 986
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[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
1900.
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225 pages, 25 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
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English
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English
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When poet and writer Joy Davidman began writing letters to C. S. Lewis -- known as Jack -- she was looking for spiritual answers, not love. Love, after all, wasn't holding together her crumbling marriage. Everything about New Yorker Joy seemed ill-matched for an Oxford don and the beloved writer of Narnia, yet their minds bonded over their letters. Embarking on the adventure of her life, Joy traveled from America to England and back again, facing...
5) Joy
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Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Introduces readers to the emotion of joy, looking into what it is and some ways it can happen.
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Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
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219 pages ; 18 cm
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English
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Happiness is already here in this moment, just waiting to be discovered! Mindfulness expert Tzivia Gover offers an inspiring treasury of small, creative ways to shift your perspective and uncover surprising bits of joy over the course of your day. Whether you're making dinner, commuting, exercising, working at the computer, or brushing your teeth, every moment of your life offers an opportunity to uncover happiness. Short essays are accompanied by...
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Genealogy and local history volume LH 540
Publisher
Centennial Publishing Co
Pub. Date
1912.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Language
English
10) The joyful book
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
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"Illustrations and simple text show all the ways to be joyful during the holiday season"--
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"A collection of long-form essays on joy, in which the author turns his curious and poetic mind to everything from skateboarding and cover songs, basketball and race, dancing and academia, death and laughter, and, always, the garden and the natural world"--
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Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
[2019]
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xii, 274 pages ; 19 cm
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English
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"In The Book of Delights, one of today's most original literary voices offers up a genre-defying volume of lyric essays written over one tumultuous year. The first nonfiction book from award-winning poet Ross Gay is a record of the small joys we often overlook in our busy lives. Among Gay's funny, poetic, philosophical delights: a friend's unabashed use of air quotes, cradling a tomato seedling aboard an airplane, the silent nod of acknowledgment...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
270 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The visionary entrepreneur and inventor shares an inspirational blueprint for promoting personal success and fulfillment, sharing stories from her childhood, family, and career experiences that illustrate how healthier perspectives can significantly improve one's life.
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English
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"Why would the chairman of an international management consulting firm write a book about joy? Because it's an overlooked and desperately needed tool for engaging an anxious, disconnected, hybrid workforce. When people feel safe and inspired at work, they can accomplish so much more--but most leaders don't realize this is possible. Author Alex Liu explains how to create more joy for your people at work, both in person and in video meetings, with a...
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Joy is not just a "happy feeling" based on our circumstances or on things we possess--it is an unshakable stability in our spirit that comes from the strength of the Lord. The apostle Paul has been called the apostle of joy. In his letter to the Philippians--widely considered to be the most joyful book in all of scripture--Paul uses the Greek words for joy and rejoicing 13 times in only 11 verses! Paul talks about experiencing joy in all circumstances,...
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