"For many of us, our possessions and the lifestyle that goes along with them are causing more stress than happiness--otherwise known as 'keeping up with the Joneses' or what Alain de Botton calls 'status anxiety.' But James Wallman argues that we are approaching a tipping point with regard to materialism. People are turning away from the endless drive to consume in favor of a simpler, more streamlined way of living ... He interviews anthropologists...

"A girl grows up to be an accomplished artist in this book about the small things that lead to a rich and fulfilling life"--

From beloved entertainer Omarion comes a profound redefinition of what it means to live a good life--revealing The King of Unbothered's secrets to wholeness, love, and the power of choosing joy.

Myths and misconceptions covered in the book include: Is the media unbiased? Are our schools helping or hurting our kids? Do singles have a better sex life than married people? Do we have less free time than we used to? Is outsourcing bad for American workers? Suburban sprawl is ruining America; money makes people happier; the world is too crowded; we're drowning in garbage; profiteering is evil; sweatshops exploit people. Investigative reporter Stossel...

"Conocernos consiste en tomarnos el tiempo de mirarnos interiormente, conectar con lo que creemos, con lo que pensamos, con lo que sentimos y con lo que somos ... Solamente as̕ podremos empezar el trabajo de ser mejores para nosotros mismos y para la humanidad. Los siempre iluminadores libros del terapeuta Jorge Bucay han ayudado a una legi̤n de lectores de distintas partes del mundo no sólo a entender mejor el qǔ y el para qǔ de la existencia...

"Finding fulfillment in both love and work isn't easy--but it's possible. The majority of couples today are two-career couples. As anyone who's part of such a relationship knows, this presents big challenges. Yet most advice for two-career couples fails because it treats the challenges as a zero-sum game in which one partner's gain is the other's loss. This pits partner against partner and frames solutions in the language of sacrifice and trade-offs....

"We're all familiar with the pressure to be the best and to do it all. Professionals are expected to be at-the-ready; parents are told to be ever-present; and everyone is exhorted to sleep enough, eat well, and carve out 'me time.' And underwriting all of these narratives is the American myth of rugged individualism, now amplified unlike ever before by the presence and use of smart devices that seem to literally give us the power to do it all alone....

"In many ways, we're more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? [Author and] journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries, disruptive genius researchers, and mind-body conditioning trailblazers who are unlocking the life-enhancing secrets of a counterintuitive solution: discomfort"--Flap...

"Building and growing a company doesn't have to be hard, learn the steps to take your business to the next level while building your dream lifestyle. The success principles found here allow you to bridge the gap with the struggles as an entrepreneur, online marketer, coach or speaker and blaze a trail to success as a Lifestyle Millionaire. Even if you have a business, the pages within give you the edge you're looking for to crush plateaus, create...