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A Grandparent's Wisdom for a Happy Life
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Charles Johnson
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National Book Award winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Charles Johnson reflects on the joys of being a grandparent in this warm, inspiring collection of wisdom and life lessons - the ideal gift for any new parent or grandparent
An award-winning novelist, philosopher, essayist, screenwriter, professor, and cartoonist, Charles Johnson has held numerous impressive titles over the course of his incomparable career. Now, for the first time, with his trademark wisdom and philosophical generosity, he turns his attention to his most important role yet: grandparent.
In Grand, Johnson shares stories from his life with his six-year-old grandson, Emery, weaving in advice and life lessons that stand the test of time. "Looking at the problems I see in the world around me," Johnson writes, "I realize that there are so many things I want to say to him about the goodness and beauty that life offers. What are the perennial truths that I can impart to Emery that might make his journey through life easier or more rewarding?" Johnson shares these truths and more, offering profound meditations on family, race, freedom and creativity.
Joyful, lucid, and deeply comforting, Grand is Johnson at his most accessible and profound, an indispensable compendium for new grandparents and growing grandchildren alike, from one of America’s most revered thinkers.
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- De: David Brooks
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 12 h y 58 m
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Author David Brooks explores the four commitments that define a life of meaning and purpose: to a spouse and family, to a vocation, to a philosophy or faith, and to a community. Our personal fulfillment depends on how well we choose and execute these commitments. Brooks looks at a range of people who have lived joyous, committed lives, and who have embraced the necessity and beauty of dependence. He gathers their wisdom on how to choose a partner, how to pick a vocation, how to live out a philosophy, and how we can begin to integrate our commitments into one overriding purpose.
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Pursue meaning, reject hyper-individualism
- De Adam Shields en 05-07-19
De: David Brooks
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Unlocked
- Embrace Your Greatness, Find the Flow, Discover Success
- De: George Mumford
- Narrado por: George Mumford
- Duración: 7 h y 13 m
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A world-renowned psychologist and mindfulness performance expert who has helped superstars such as Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant transform their careers, offers proven strategies for unleashing our innate strengths, avoiding burnout, and discovering enduring success.
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A man of character
- De Anita Chavez en 11-11-23
De: George Mumford
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Meditations on Intention and Being
- Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga, Mindfulness, and Compassion
- De: Rolf Gates
- Narrado por: Kevin Kenerly
- Duración: 9 h y 26 m
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Presented in the form of 365 inspirational daily reflections, Gates helps listeners - from experienced yogis to novices seeking a little tranquility - to fundamentally reconsider their relationships with their minds, their bodies, and the universe around them through self-reflection.
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Loved This Book
- De Brittney en 11-24-16
De: Rolf Gates
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Meditations from the Mat
- Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga
- De: Rolf Gates, Katrina Kenison
- Narrado por: Kevin Kenerly
- Duración: 12 h y 47 m
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As more and more people in the West pursue yoga in its various forms, whether at traditional centers, in the high-powered atmosphere of sports clubs, or on their own, they begin to realize that far from being just another exercise routine, yoga is a discipline of the body and the mind. The 365 meditations included in this book offer a way to integrate the mindfulness that yoga teaches into everyday life.
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Very insightful
- De MikeSm en 01-11-16
De: Rolf Gates, y otros
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50 Self-Help Classics
- De: Tom Butler-Bowdon
- Narrado por: Jack Garrett
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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Discover the books that have already changed the lives of millions. This award-winning, unabridged guide to the "literature of possibility" surveys 50 of the all-time classics, giving you their key ideas, insights, and applications, everything you need to know to start benefiting from these legendary works.
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Surprisingly Interesting
- De Cathy en 10-15-06
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On the Warrior's Path, Second Edition
- Philosophy, Fighting, and Martial Arts Mythology
- De: Daniele Bolelli
- Narrado por: Kirk Magoon
- Duración: 6 h y 51 m
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On the Warrior’s Path connects the martial arts with this larger perspective, merging subtle philosophies with no-holds-barred competition, Nietzsche with Bruce Lee, radical Taoism and Buddhism with the Star Wars Trilogy, traditional martial arts with basketball and American Indian culture. At the center of all these phenomena is the warrior. Though this archetype seems to manifest contradictory values, author Daniele Bolelli describes the heart of this tension: how the training of martial technique leads to a renunciation of violence, and how overcoming fear leads to a unique freedom.
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Rise and Do Battle
- De Liam Killeen en 01-31-25
De: Daniele Bolelli
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Original Goodness
- A Commentary on the Beatitudes
- De: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrado por: Paul Bazely
- Duración: 7 h y 42 m
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Uncover the core of goodness within. Love, compassion, meaning, hope, and freedom from fear are not qualities we need to acquire. We simply need to uncover what we already have. "Original goodness" is Eknath Easwaran’s phrase for this spark of divinity hidden in every one of us, regardless of our personal liabilities or past mistakes. Commenting on the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount, Easwaran shows how this spark of divinity can energize our lives - beginning with a simple method of meditation that gradually removes the conditioning that hides our native goodness.
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life changing
- De Andrew F. en 07-07-20
De: Eknath Easwaran
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Good Without God
- What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe
- De: Greg Epstein
- Narrado por: David Marantz
- Duración: 10 h y 31 m
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A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe. Epstein's Good Without God provides a constructive, challenging response to these manifestos by getting to the heart of Humanism and its positive belief in tolerance, community, morality, and good without having to rely on the guidance of a higher being.
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Speaker sounds too robotic
- De Lisa S. en 08-27-21
De: Greg Epstein
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Be Water, My Friend
- The Teachings of Bruce Lee
- De: Shannon Lee
- Narrado por: Shannon Lee
- Duración: 7 h y 20 m
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Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, renowned the world over for his martial arts and film legacy. But Lee was also a deeply philosophical thinker, learning at an early age that martial arts are more than just an exercise in physical discipline - they are an apt metaphor for living a fully realized life. Now, in Be Water, My Friend, Lee’s daughter, Shannon, shares the concepts at the core of his philosophies, showing how they can serve as tools of personal growth and self-actualization.
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A different yet useful self help book
- De Yuri Fronda Rabena en 10-14-20
De: Shannon Lee
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Witness
- De: Ariel Burger
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 8 h y 1 m
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Ariel Burger first met Elie Wiesel at age 15. They studied together and taught together. Witness chronicles the intimate conversations between these two men over decades as Burger sought counsel on matters of intellect, spirituality, and faith while navigating his own personal journey from boyhood to manhood, from student and assistant to rabbi and, in time, teacher. In this profoundly hopeful, thought-provoking, and inspiring audiobook, Burger takes us into Elie Wiesel's classroom, where the art of listening and storytelling conspire to keep memory alive.
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Touching and enlightening
- De Leah Colish en 03-12-19
De: Ariel Burger
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Buddha is as Buddha Does
- The 10 Original Practices for Enlightened Living
- De: Lama Surya Das
- Duración: 5 h y 8 m
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Of all the Buddha's teachings, perhaps his greatest gift can be found in "the Bodhisattva ideal", a template for living in the world as an "Awakener", a servant of the highest good for all. With his previous best-sellers including Awakening the Buddha Within, American-born Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das has made the helpful, healing insights of the Buddha accessible to millions.
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Puts the heart into mindfulness meditation
- De Steven en 01-18-18
De: Lama Surya Das
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- Kindle Customer from Seattle
- 09-26-20
Lessons every parent and grandparent needs
I enjoyed this book in audible immeasurably because it felt like a personal conversation with Charles Johnson. So relevant to the challenges we are facing right now, including race relations.
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