Books about Well Being

  1. The Art of Happiness

    by Dalai Lama XIV
    A spiritual guide to finding lasting joy and contentment.

    An updated edition of a beloved classic—the original book on happiness, with new material from His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Dr. Howard Cutler,Nearly every time you see him, he's laughing, or at ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

    by Michael A. Singer
    A spiritual exploration of the soul and its connection to the world.

    What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to discover inner peace and serenity? The Untethered Soul offers simple yet profound ... (Goodreads)

  3. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

    by Dale Carnegie
    Advice on overcoming worry & anxiety and living a happier, more fulfilled life.

    The book 'How to stop worrying & start living' suggest many ways to conquer worry and lead a wonderful life. The book mentions fundamental facts to know about worry and magic formula for solving ... (Goodreads)

  4. Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat

    by Melissa Joulwan
    A cookbook with delicious and healthy paleo recipes that cater to foodies and those who love to eat.

    Preparing quality food is among the most caring things we can do for ourselves and the people we love. That's why Well Fed: Paleo Recipes For People Who Love To Eat is packed with recipes for food ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

    by Kristin Neff
    Exploring the inner depths of self-compassion and its power to change lives.

    Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing

    by Christiane Northrup
    An empowering exploration of female health, inspiring women to take charge of their own wellbeing.

    Międzynarodowy bestseller – biblia kobiecego zdrowia „Ciało kobiety, mądrość kobiety” dr Christiane Northrup to ekscytująca podróż przez kobiecość w wymiarze fizycznym i duchowym. Książka, która na ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet

    by Alicia Silverstone
    A guide to a plant-based diet that promotes health, weight loss, and environmental sustainability.

    Whether you want to lose weight, get healthy, or help save the world, transitioning to a vegan diet is easy with advice, tips, and recipes from actress Alicia Silverstone. In The Kind Diet , actress, ... (Goodreads)

  8. The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World

    by Eric Weiner
    A humorous exploration of the pursuit of happiness, through visits to different countries.

    Weiner spent a decade as a foreign correspondent reporting from such discontented locales as Iraq, Afghanistan, and Indonesia. Unhappy people living in profoundly unstable states, he notes, inspire ... (Goodreads)

  9. Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill

    by Matthieu Ricard
    A guide to cultivating happiness through meditation and mindfulness, based on Buddhist philosophy and scientific research.

    In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves as least as much energy as any other in our lives. Wealth? Fitness? Career success? How can ... (Goodreads)

  10. Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires

    by Esther Hicks
    A spiritual guide to manifesting and achieving one's desired outcomes.

    “One of the most valuable things about, Ask and It Is Given, is that Abraham gives us 22 different powerful processes to achieve our goals. No matter where we are, there’s a process that can make our ... (Barnes & Noble)

  11. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness

    by Jon Kabat-Zinn
    Comprehensive guide to using mindfulness meditation to manage stress, pain, and illness.

    2005 15th anniversary edition reprint Kabat-Zinn, founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, is perhaps the best-known proponent of using meditation to ... (Goodreads)

  12. Spontaneous Healing

    by Andrew Weil
    Dr. Weil explores the body's innate ability to heal itself and offers practical advice on how to enhance this natural process.

    The body can heal itself. Spontaneous healing is not a miracle but a fact of biology–the result of the natural healing system that each one of us is born with. Drawing on fascinating case histories ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking

    by Oliver Burkeman
    Exploring alternative paths to happiness, rejecting traditional approaches of positive thinking.

    Success through failure, calm through embracing anxiety—a totally original approach to self-help Self-help books don't seem to work. Few of the many advantages of modern life seem capable of lifting ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment

    by Martin E.P. Seligman
    A guide to achieving lasting happiness through positive psychology, focusing on character strengths and positive emotions.

    A national bestseller,, Authentic Happiness, launched the revolutionary new science of Positive Psychology—and sparked a coast-to-coast debate on the nature of real happiness. According to esteemed ... (Goodreads)

  15. The Oh She Glows Cookbook: Over 100 Vegan Recipes to Glow from the Inside Out

    by Angela Liddon
    A collection of delicious and healthy vegan recipes that will make you glow from the inside out.

    After a decade of struggling with an eating disorder and subsisting on diet, low-calorie processed foods, Angela Liddon vowed to get healthy once and for all. Done with feeling sick and tired, she ... (Goodreads)

  16. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

    by Deborah Madison
    A comprehensive cookbook, inspiring home cooks to explore a variety of vegetarian dishes.

    The tenth anniversary edition of this landmark cookbook, with more than 325,000 copies in print, includes a new introduction from Deborah Madison, America’s leading authority on vegetarian ... (Goodreads)

  17. Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful Recipes for Healthful Meals

    by The Moosewood Collective
    A collection of low-fat vegetarian recipes from the famous Moosewood Restaurant. Delicious and healthy meals for any occasion.

    This is the low-fat book cooks who care about wholesome, vegetarian-inspired food have been waiting for, with more than 280 recipes that are as delicious and trustworthy as those in the Moosewood ... (Goodreads)

  18. Light on Yoga

    by B.K.S. Iyengar
    Comprehensive guide to yoga, including detailed instructions on asanas (postures) and pranayama (breathing techniques).

    Light on Yoga has become the bible for hundreds of thousands of people who practice Yoga daily with the Iyengar method, for exercise, meditation, or simply relaxation. With more than 600 photographs ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding

    by La Leche League International
    Comprehensive guide to breastfeeding, covering everything from the benefits to practical advice. A must-read for new mothers.

    All parents want the best for their babies, and there's no doubt about the fact that human milk is the ideal food for human babies. What's the secret of successful breastfeeding? For almost fifty ... (Goodreads)

  20. Vegan with a Vengeance: Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock

    by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
    A comprehensive vegan cookbook with easy-to-follow recipes for delicious, affordable meals.

    The classic first cookbook from the coauthor of, Veganomicon, is back with even more tasty recipes, chatty anecdotes, and money-saving tips for easy plant-based cooking, featuring tempting full-color ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want

    by Sonja Lyubomirsky
    A guide to achieving happiness through scientifically proven methods, including gratitude, kindness, and mindfulness.

    You can change your personal capacity for happiness. Research psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky's pioneering concept of the 40% solution shows you how Drawing on her own groundbreaking research with ... (Goodreads)

  22. Heal Your Body: The Mental Causes for Physical Illness and the Metaphysical Way to Overcome Them

    by Louise L. Hay
    A guide to understanding how thoughts and feelings can manifest as physical illness, and how to heal yourself.

    Heal Your Body is a fresh and easy step-by-step guide . Just look up your specific health challenge and you will find the probable cause for this health issue and the information you need to overcome ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life: Before 8AM

    by Hal Elrod
    A system of habits to help you become the best version of yourself.

    What if you could miraculously wake up tomorrow and any—or every area of your life was transformed? What would be different? Would you be happier? Healthier? More successful? In better shape? Would ... (Goodreads)

  24. The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest

    by Dan Buettner
    Investigating the lifestyles of the world's longest-lived people, Buettner shares their secrets to longevity and happiness.

    A New York Times Bestseller! With the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are that you may live up to a decade longer. What's the prescription for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner ... (Goodreads)

  25. Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life

    by Hector Garcia Puigcerver
    A guide to living a long and happy life, drawing on Japanese culture and philosophy.

    Según los japoneses, todo el mundo tiene un ikigai, un motivo para existir. Algunos lo han encontrado y son conscientes de su ikigai, otros lo llevan dentro, pero todavía lo están buscando. Este es ... (Goodreads)

  26. Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood

    by Edward M. Hallowell
    An exploration of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and its effects on individuals, families, and society.

    Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes — from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes

    by Mark Bittman
    A guide to conscious eating, with recipes that promote health and sustainability. Emphasizes the importance of food choices in personal and global well-being.

    From the award-winning champion of culinary simplicity who gave us the bestselling How to Cook Everything and How to Cook Everything Vegetarian comes Food Matters , a plan for responsible eating ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. What to Eat

    by Marion Nestle
    A guide to navigating the complex world of food and nutrition, with a focus on making informed choices for a healthy and sustainable diet.

    Since its publication in hardcover last year, Marion Nestle's What to Eat has become the definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food. Praised as "radiant with maxims to live ... (Goodreads)

  29. Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace

    by Sarah Mackenzie
    A guide for homeschooling parents to find peace and balance in their lives while educating their children.

    In the book of Philippians we are told to be anxious over nothing, and yet we are anxious over everything. We worry that our students will be "behind," that they won't score well on the SAT, get into ... (Goodreads)

  30. Nom Nom Paleo: Food for Humans

    by Michelle Tam
    A cookbook featuring delicious and healthy paleo recipes, with step-by-step instructions and mouth-watering photos.

    By the creators of the critically-acclaimed leading Paleo food blog,, Nom Nom Paleo, features over 100 flavor-packed, nutrient-dense recipes using real, whole ingredients for foodies, fitness buffs, ... (Goodreads)

  31. Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition

    by T. Colin Campbell
    A comprehensive analysis of the relationship between nutrition and health, advocating for a whole-food, plant-based diet.

    What happens when you eat an apple? The answer is vastly more complex than you imagine. Every apple contains thousands of antioxidants whose names, beyond a few like vitamin C, are unfamiliar to us, ... (Goodreads)

  32. On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep

    by Gary Ezzo
    Guide to setting healthy sleep schedules for babies, helping both child and parents get the rest they need.

    The infant management concepts presented in this book have found favor with over two million parents and twice as many contented babies. On Becoming Babywise brings hope to the tired and bewildered ... (Goodreads)

  33. Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World

    by J. Mark G. Williams
    A practical guide to finding inner peace and balance through mindfulness.

    From one of the leading thinkers on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, a pioneering set of simple practices to dissolve anxiety, stress, exhaustion, and unhappiness.In "Mindfulness," Oxford ... (Goodreads)

  34. Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

    by Kim John Payne
    A guide to parenting with less stress and fewer material possessions, while creating more meaningful relationships with children.

    Today’s busier, faster, supersized society is waging an undeclared war . . . on childhood. As the pace of life accelerates to hyperspeed–with too much stuff, too many choices, and too little ... (Goodreads)

  35. Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again

    by Jeffrey E. Young
    A self-help book that provides a step-by-step program to identify and change negative patterns of behavior and improve emotional well-being.

    Learn how to end the self-destructive behaviors that stop you from living your best life with this breakthrough program. Do you... • Put the needs of others above your own? • Start to panic when ... (Barnes & Noble)

  36. Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life

    by Susan David
    Learn to navigate life's challenges with emotional agility, a skill that allows us to adapt and grow in the face of difficulty.

    The counterintuitive approach to achieving your true potential, heralded by the, Harvard Business Review, as a groundbreaking idea of the year. The path to fulfillment, whether at work or at home, is ... (Goodreads)

  37. In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want

    by Iyanla Vanzant
    A guide to finding inner peace and self-love while waiting for the right romantic partner.

    “The most powerful spiritual healer, fixer, teacher on the planet.” —Oprah Winfrey The #1 national bestseller from the host of the show, Iyanla: Fix My Life, on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) that ... (Barnes & Noble)

  38. The Fast Diet: The Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, Live Longer

    by Michael Mosley
    A guide to intermittent fasting, with scientific evidence supporting its benefits for weight loss, health, and longevity.

    The #1 New York Times bestseller! Is it possible to eat normally, five days a week, and become slimmer and healthier as a result? Simple answer: yes. You just limit your calorie intake for two ... (Goodreads)

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