Health Of Mind, Body

This attractive gift book is packed with fun rather than Freud. Even so, it's a gold mine of folk wisdom and a collection of insights that readers will relish. If a soaring eagle is in your dream, you can look forward to prosperity. But if you dream of a parrot, be warned that someone has been indiscreet with your secrets. Everybody knows the feeling of waking from a deep sleep, recalling a vivid dream, and wondering what it means. Here are 1000 images and suggestions that will help dreamers interpret their mystifying visions. The book's atmospheric illustrations have metallic highlights, adding a touch of distinction that matches the cleverness of the text.

New York Times bestselling authors Marc and Angel Chernoff deliver inspiring, actionable advice for keeping relationships strong--for couples, parents, friends, and more.

Millions of readers turn to Marc and Angel Chernoff for fresh and relevant insights for living their best lives. In their newest guide, they share hard-won secrets for strengthening our connection to the loved ones who matter most. With their signature combination of common sense and uncommon wisdom, they bring together ideas for fostering intimacy and trust, expressing our needs, showing gratitude, and more. Topics include:
- 10 things happy couples do differently
- 10 powerful truths every parent should read
- 7 things to remember about toxic family members
- 20 powerful mantras to stop the drama in your life
- 9 mindful ways to remain calm when others are angry

An inspiring touchstone to read with a partner, with a friend, or solo, this simple yet powerful book offers an instant insight for anyone seeking to better understand and nurture the bonds that bring us together and make our lives whole.

1001 Ways to Do Good offers up ideas on how to make someone else smile--and generate good karma at the same time. From waving hello at a passerby to donating your frequent flyer miles to charity, this book will inspire readers to make a difference. It offers over a thousand ways to make the world a better (and nicer) place: Hold a fundraiser for someone in need; Be a pen pal to a soldier far from home; Endow a scholarship at your favorite institute of higher learning; Read books for the blind; Ride your bike across America to fight lung cancer (www.alaw.org); Rescue a kitten from the shelter; Entertain at your local assisted living facility; Plant a tree; Buy a homeless person lunch; Adopt an orphaned refugee child, and more. This book shows readers that kindness is indeed its own reward.

In this follow-up to 365 Prescriptions for the Soul, Dr. Bernie Siegel uses his trademark humor and insight to guide readers toward self-healing and an inspired life. He presents himself as a workout coach, providing a coach's wisdom and stressing the coach's mantra of practice, practice, practice. Each chapter consists of a coaching tip (where he explains the chapter's teaching) followed by four or five exercises designed to bring the teaching directly into the reader's life. The exercises are all short and easy to apply. Each of the 20 chapters covers a different topic, such as overcoming obstacles, creating a positive mental attitude, building a stronger spiritual foundation, and cultivating a sense of empowerment. Throughout the book, as always, Dr. Siegel emphasizes a proactive approach to self-healing. An ideal gift for friends and loved ones, 101 Exercises for the Soul shows how anyone can infuse their life with love and well-being.

101 Things You Should Do Before Your Kids Leave Home is packed with ideas and advice designed to help parents prepare their children for life out in the world, while making sure that both parents and kids enjoy every precious moment. From staging a food fight to serving in a soup kitchen, from planning a "tour de neighborhood" bike race to telling family stories, some suggestions are fun, some challenging, and others practical -- but all will inspire parents with ideas for family time before their kids leave the nest.

Author Darren Littlejohn has been there and back, and presents a complimentary guide for recovery to the traditional twelve-step program, out of his own struggles and successes through the study of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism.

The face of addiction and alcoholism is a face that many have seen before -- it may be a celebrity, a colleague, or even a family member. And though the 12-step program by itself can often bring initial success, many addicts find themselves relapsing back into old ways and old patterns, or replacing one addiction with another.

Working with the traditional 12-Step philosophy, the author first shares his own life path, and how he came to find the spiritual solace that has greatly enhanced his life in recovery. Then, he details out how his work integrating Buddhism into the traditional twelve-step programs validates both aspects of the recovery process. While being careful not to present himself as a Tibetan lama or Zen master, the author shows how each step -- such as admitting there is a problem, seeking help, engaging in a thorough self-examination, making amends for harm done, and helping other drug addicts who want to recover -- fits into the Bodhisattva path. This integration makes Buddhism accessible for addicts, and the 12 Steps understandable for Buddhists who may otherwise be at a loss to help those in need.

The 12-Step Buddhist is designed to be a complimentary practice to the traditional 12-step journey, not a replacement. While traditional twelve-step programs help addicts become sober by removing the drug of choice and providing a spiritual path, they rarely delve deep into what causes people to suffer in the first place. The integration of Buddhism with the traditional process provides the wisdom and meditations that can help addicts truly find a deep, spiritual liberation from all causes and conditions of suffering -- for good.

Something to be happy about: This mesmerizing bestseller is revised and updated. Originally published 25 years ago (happy anniversary!) from a list that Barbara Ann Kipfer started making as a child, it's the book that marries obsession with happiness. And it now has 4,000 fresh and more current reasons to be happy:

Rabbit tracks in the snow.
Kiteboarding and kitesurfing.
Caramel gelato.
Scoring super-high on a Scrabble turn.
Babies burping.
Summer storms.
White cupcakes with multicolored sprinkles.
Big red barns.
20 minutes all to yourself.

No opinions, no explanations, no asides, no footnotes, editorializing, or proselytizing. Just the simple premise of a list of things that make us smile. With its chunky shape, striking black-and-white cover, and 100 whimsical illustrations by Pierre Le-Tan, the new 14,000 Things is an irresistible catalog of good thoughts completely updated to reflect today's world--and an uplifting gift for people of all moods and all ages.

"Jon Levy is what happens when you mix a behavioral scientist like Robert Cialdini with Indiana Jones." --Lewis Howes, New York Times bestselling author of The School of Greatness

Jon Levy used to be a nerd.

Now, he runs with the bulls in Pamplona, battles Kiefer Sutherland in Jenga, and crashes million-dollar weddings. How did he do it? The E.P.I.C. Model of Adventure, a breakthrough four-step process (Establish, Push Boundaries, Increase, Continue) for building the perfect adventure, from picking the right team, to choosing the right mission, and taking the right risks--with plenty of stories from his own exploits to show you how it's done.

With the mold-breaking brilliance of Timothy Ferriss's The 4-Hour Work Week, and the geeky enthusiasm of a TED Talk, this book is your ticket to the next level. You'll learn plenty, but the first lesson is easy: nothing good happens after 2 AM--except the most EPIC experiences of our lives.