一次一封感謝函，養成你的幸福感最新研究證實，主動感激你生命中性格形成時期的人――無論過去或現在――都能夠使你的快樂持續增加。本書提供了一張討喜又趣味的路線圖，帶著你去看、去說、去感受這條通往那裡的路。　　~ ☘︎ ~ ☘︎ ~ ☘︎ ~ ☘︎ ~ ☘︎ ~當南希．戴維斯．郭在二○一六年邁入她的五十歲生日時，她想出了一個獨特的方式來慶祝它：她開始著手一項每週寫一封感謝信函的計畫，連續寫了五十週。本書記錄了當南希花了一年時間寫下這些「感謝你為我的生命帶來影響」信函給她生命中重要的人們時，所發生的種種奇蹟；並為想展開自己寫信計畫的讀者們，提供了實用的指引。她想藉此對許多曾經影響她、幫助她、為她帶來喜悅的人們表達謝意，於是她先寫給家人，然後往外擴展至朋友、以前的老師、過去的摯愛等等。她不一定會真的寄出所有的信函，但隨著她所寄出的那些信函，她還會寄給收信者一頁的提示，讓他們知道自己備受尊敬與感謝。更好的是，南希藉此為自己創造了一份最棒的禮物；就在她寫完第五十封感謝信時，她把所有的這些信裝訂在一起，然後把這份作品放在她的床...

As an aspiring or seasoned writer, do you feel like you aren't making headway, stumbling on what to write next, or wondering if you're even on the right path? Are you unable to find the motivation to charge up your computer and put your fingers on the keyboard after that last rejection?Between the pages of What I Wish I'd Known: For Writers, 100 highly accomplished authors share their time, energy, and knowledge to pay it forward and inspire other writers, experienced or a...

Discover the diverse ways aging women attempt to deal with the universal challenges of loss, sickness, and death along with the problems of being old women in a society that values women mainly as sexual partners or producers of children. Old women are often seen as poor, powerless, and pitiful in our sexist and youth-oriented society. The truth is that women age much more successfully than do men and they are increasingly in the majority as our population ages. These truths and others are...

"This collection contains everything we need to understand the world that gave us Trump, and to arm ourselves for the battles to come" (Sarah Jaffe, author of Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt).The Democratic Party and mainstream liberal organizations have shown themselves to be completely inadequate to address the key questions facing working people today. The corporate-friendly wing of the party, especially in the aftermath of the Great Recession in...

Wimbourne Books presents the eleventh in a series of rare or out-of-print ghost stories from Victorian authors. With an introduction by author Alastair Gunn, Volume 11 in the series spans the years 1846 to 1901 and includes stories from solely American female authors. Includes tales by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Rose Terry Cooke and Willa Sibert Cather. Readers new to this genre will discover its pleasures; the Victorian quaintness, the sometimes shocking difference in social norms, the almost...

In 1797 an extraordinary visionary died, leaving behind a grieving husband, a two-year-old daughter, and a newborn. The woman was Mary Wollstonecraft, her daughter Fanny Imlay, and her baby Mary Godwin, who, through many trials and tribulations, grew up to become the remarkable Mary Shelley, creator of one of the most important books in literature: Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus. While many books have examined both women's lives, their remarkable similarities, their passi...

Go deeper into the truths of Lies Young Women Believe.So you've read Lies Young Women Believe, but you want help internalizing its truths and applying them to your life? This companion guide contains questions and activities to help you do just that.Each session is made up of the following features:An overview of the chapter to be studied from Lies Young Women Believe and reminders of the lies discussed in that chapt...

Where and what is the place of the wild? Is the goal of preserving biodiversity across the landscape of North America compatible with contemporary Western culture?Place of the Wild brings together original essays from an exceptional array of contemporary writers and activists to present in a single volume the most current thinking on the relationship between humans and wilderness. A common thread running through the volume is the conviction that everyone concerned with the...

A special audio drama featuring over thirty characters, written to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Dark Shadows.“It’s as if Lucifer plucked out one of his own eyes...”The year is 1690. Isaac Collins is sailing to America to establish a new life for his family. Suddenly, during a strange and unnatural blizzard, he discovers a single blood-red pearl. A pearl that seems to sing to him…The pearl will be going on a journey. Passed down through generations bringing luck b...

The Henderson Writers Group challenges its members each year to submit works for blind judgement. Those with top scores are presented here.Enjoy this multitude of works written by Beverly J. Davis, Brandi Hoffman, Pat Kranish, David R. Long, Keiko Moriyama, Rick Newberry, Chike Nzerue, Wolf O'Rourc, Lori Piotrowski, Donna Pletzer-DeVargas, Joe Van Rhyn, Valerie J. Runyan, Laura Engel Sahr, Judy Salz, Willow Seymour, Arleen Sirois, Nancy Sanders Tar...

What do we do when we are faced with the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, the life-threatening illness, the break-up of a marriage; or tornadoes or other catastrophes? The writers respond to the questions: If God is absolutely good, then why is there evil? How can we trust God when we are living through unbearable circumstances? What do we do when trouble comes? Why does God allow Christians to suffer? How can we overcome our fears and anxiety? How can we have peace in the midst of...

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national administration on every major domest...