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2022.
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English
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Everybody has regrets, Daniel H. Pink explains in The Power of Regret. They’re a universal and healthy part of being human. And understanding how regret works can help us make smarter decisions, perform better at work and school, and bring greater meaning to our lives. Drawing on research in social psychology, neuroscience, and biology, Pink debunks the myth of the “no regrets” philosophy of life. And using the largest sampling of American attitudes...
3) After Elias
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Life is a collection of stories we tell, often to protect ourselves from the things that haunt us. When the airplane his fiancé, Elias, is flying crashes one week before their wedding day, Coen Caraway loses the man he loves and the illusion of happiness he has worked so hard to create. Numb with grief, he takes refuge on the Mexican island that was meant to host their wedding. But as fragments of the past come to the surface in the aftermath of...
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BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present.
A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James...
A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James...
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Currency
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Discover the steps to earning your path to fulfillment and living without regrets-from the world-renowned executive coach and New York Times bestselling author of Triggers and What Got You Here Won't Get You There. Our lives exist on a continuum between two poles: fulfillment and regret. We invest enormous resources of time and energy into staying healthy, being recognized for our achievements, nurturing our relationships, and making money. When...
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English
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Meg Finn is in trouble. She's dead, but not at peace--she's in limbo, her good deeds perfectly balanced against her bad deeds; Heaven or Hell wait, a tip of the scale away. So she's back on Earth trying to tip the scale to the good by helping her last victim, and her former "partner" is also back, trying to force her to tip the scale to the bad.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Frank has been in a car accident*. The doctor tells him he lost his spleen, but Frank believes he has lost more. He is missing memories - of those around him, of the history they share and of how he came to be in the crash. All he remembers is that he is a lawyer who specialises in small print**. In the wake of the accident Frank begins to piece together his former life - and his former self. But the picture that emerges, of his marriage, his family...
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Publisher
Hay House
Language
English
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Searching for a job with heart, and despite having no formal qualifications or experience, Ware found herself working in palliative care. By applying the lessons of those nearing their death to her own life, she developed an understanding that it is possible for people, if they make the right choices, to die with peace of mind.
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Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Before You Die, Live the Life You Were Born To Live. When you come to the end of your days, you will not measure your life based on success and failures. All of those will eventually blur together into a single memory called "life." What will give you solace is a life with nothing left undone. One that's been lived with relentless ambition, a heart on fire, and with no regrets. On the other hand, what will haunt you until your final breath...
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Publisher
BakerBooks
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Failed marriages, lost friends, addictions, lost jobs... this is not the life we imagined. If something has left you stuck, sad, shamed, scared, and searching, Walsh encourages readers to face the pain head on and then start again, from right where they are. She helps women overcome the same old rut of struggles and pain by changing the way they think about God, themselves, and their everyday lives. She also shares practical, doable, daily strategies...
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Publisher
Paid�os
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
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"En El poder del arrepentimiento, Pink recurre a la psicolog�ia, la neurociencia, la econom�ia y la biolog�ia para hablarnos del poder transformador de nuestra emoci�on m�as incomprendida pero potencialmente m�as valiosa: el arrepentimiento. Y tambi�en para poner en tela de juicio supuestos ampliamente extendidos sobre las emociones y el comportamiento humano. Utilizando el mayor muestreo jam�as realizado sobre el arrepentimiento a...
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Publisher
Baker Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Todas hemos experimentado momentos en que nos gustar?a volver a empezar. Matrimonios fallidos, amistades estropeadas, adicciones, empleos perdidos. Esa no es la vida que imaginamos. El pasado puede dejarnos estancadas, tristes, avergonzadas, asustadas y ansiosas. Sheila quiere que enfrentes el dolor y comiences de nuevo, dondequiera que est?s. En Est? bien no estar bien, Sheila te ayuda a superar la antigua rutina de luchas y dolor con solo cambiar...
15) Rhino ranch
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Series
Last picture show volume 5
Publisher
Wheeler Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Returning home to recover from a near-fatal heart attack, Duane discovers that he has a new neighbor: the statuesque K. K. Slater, a quirky billionairess who's come to Thalia to open the Rhino Ranch, dedicated to the preservation of the endangered black rhinoceros. Despite their obvious differences, Duane can't help but find himself charmed by K.K.'s stubborn toughness and lively spirit, and the two embark on a flirtation that rapidly veers toward...
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Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Regret, hurt, and fear are familiar to us all. Often we feel trapped in their grip, but it doesn't have to be that way. Scott Sauls is our empathetic guide to the freedom that is found in God--freedom that unburdens us from regret, hurt, and fear and opens the door to a new life of relief, contentment, and hope"--
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Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we rarely talk about the possibility that the opposite might also be true-that women who have children might regret it. Drawing on years of research interviewing women from a variety of socioeconomic, educational, and professional backgrounds, sociologist Orna Donath treats regret as a feminist issue: as regret marks the road not taken, we...
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Publisher
The Guilford Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It's hard to envision a life without some regrets. We imagine what might have been if we had taken a different path at some key juncture in the past, whether about a relationship, a missed opportunity, or choosing where to live. Regret can make people feel disappointed, ashamed, and immobilized--but it also can be a powerful tool for self-knowledge and change. In this uplifting guide, renowned psychologist Robert Leahy demonstrates how to make regret...
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