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Inspirational Books
The
Wish List
by Barbara Ann Kipfer -- The Wish List
is a wellspring of 6,000 ideas for things to do, see, taste, learn,
and experience. Including 100 illustrations, it's a compulsively
readable list that sounds a call to get out there and start living.
14,000
Things to Be Happy About
by Barbara Ann Kipfer
-- Ever feel blue? This book will help you find something to make
you smile. Each page is filled with big, bright pictures that illustrate
14,000 things that make people happy. Each section covers a different
subject and includes a list of "happiness makers."
Random
Acts of Kindness
by Daphne Rose Kingma -- A collection
of true stories that describe acts of kindness and generosity offers
suggestions to readers for living a more compassionate life.
More
Random Acts of Kindness
by Daphne Rose Kingma --
Following the overwhelming success of Random Acts of Kindness --
powerful confirmation of the need for more kindness in the world
-- a heartwarming sequel continues to spread the good word.
Acts
of Kindness
by Meladee and Hanoch McCarty -- If you're concerned about
the lack of caring in today's society, here's your chance to support
the "Kindness Revolution." In this delightful book you'll find ideas
to help make a gentle difference.
The
Four Agreements
by Don Miguel Ruiz -- Sit at the foot of a native elder and
listen as great wisdom of days long past is passed down. In The
Four Agreements shamanic teacher and healer Don Miguel Ruiz exposes
self-limiting beliefs and presents a simple yet effective code of
personal conduct learned from his Toltec ancestors.
The
Giving Heart
by M. J. Ryan -- This book will touch
your spirit as well as provide information on how we can responsibly
help others while helping ourselves.
The
Practice of Kindness
by Conari Press
-- Presents an inspirational collection of meditations, affirmations,
and true-life anecdotes that celebrate the act of sharing compassion
and kindness.
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Inspirational Books for Young People
160
Ways to Help the World
by Linda Leeb Duper -- Our world would be a better
place if we were taught from an early age how important it is to
serve and be active members of our communities. This book offers
ways to do this.
The
Kid's Guide to Service Projects
by Barbara
A. Lewis -- This guide has something for everyone who wants to make
a difference, from simple projects to large scale commitments. Kids
can choose from a variety of topics, including animals, crime fighting,
the environment, friendship, hunger, literacy, politics and government,
and transformation.
Kidstories
by James R. Delisle -- These true stories profile real kids
who are doing something special to improve themselves, their schools,
their communities, or their world.
Teens
With the Courage to Give by Jackie
Waldman -- In their own words, 30 teens compellingly tell how they
overcame adversity and built on their achievements to help other
teens overcome the often monumental challenges in their paths.
How
We Made the World a Better Place
by The Staff
of Fairview Press --
Kids'
Random Acts of Kindness
by Rosalynn Carter -- These inspirational
stories of generosity--from whimsical and funny to moving and thoughtful--are
written by children of all ages and reveal their surprisingly insightful
feelings about kindness and compassion.
1,400
Things for Kids to Be Happy About
by Barbara Ann Kipfer -- What makes for a happy childhood?
The little things, same as in any other time of life. Like reading
together with mom and dad. Or the smell of a Christmas tree. Building
a fort with a friend. Barbara Ann Kipfer knows a thing or two about
happiness (see 14,000
Things to Be Happy About). Now she turns her attention to kids.
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Books for Women
Simple
Abundance
by Sarah
Ban Breathnach -- This book features 366 essays penned from a woman's
perspective. Sample topics include gratitude, harmony, self-nurturing,
positive body image, the importance of scented linen closets, and
many others. Each essay sports a pithy quote from the likes of Kahlil
Gibran.
Simple
Abundance Journal of Gratitude
by Sarah Ban Breathnach
-- So that everyone can experience the transformational rewards
of being grateful, Ban Breathnach designed a day-by-day journal
for counting one's blessing. Years of disciplined gratitude have
taught Ban Breathnach that "if you give thanks for five gifts every
day, in two months you may not look at your life in the same way
as you might now."
Something
More
by Sarah Ban
Breathnach -- If a woman has wealth, love and health, she is considered
fortunate. Yet millions of women find themselves searching for more
out of life. Sarah Ban Breathnach invites her female listeners to
dig deeply within themselves and seek abandoned desires and lost
dreams.
Meditations
for Women Who Do Too Much
by Anne Wilson Schaef
-- Many of today's women are overextended--addiction to working,
rushing, taking care of other people's needs. With wisdom, insight,
and humor, these 365 mediations--combined with quotations from women
of different ages, cultures, and perspectives--will help women recognize
that cycle.
The
Gift of a Year
by Mira Kirshenbaum
-- The first book to help today's over-committed woman put more
of who she really is into her life and in the process find success
and fulfillment.
20-Minute
Retreats
by Rachel Harris -- What can
you accomplish in a few minutes? Eat a meal, fold laundry, talk
on the phone--or refresh your spirit. Just 20 minutes a day is all
it takes to retreat in tranquility and reconnect with your soul.
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Books for Men
Flags
of Our Fathers
by James Bradley -- The 36-day battle
for Iwo Jima has seldom been chronicled in such detail.
South
with Endurance
by Frank Hurley -- Sir Ernest Shackleton's trans-Antarctic
expedition of 1914-1917 was one of the great feats of human endurance
-- one vividly captured in the powerful and dramatic pictures taken
by Frank Hurley, the expedition's official photographer. These images
appear together here for the first time in print.
The
Sibley Guide to Birds
by David Allen Sibley --
More than 10 years in the making, David Sibley's Guide to Birds
is a monumental achievement.
The
Art of Possibility
by Rosamund Stone Zander --
This is no mere self-improvement book, with a wimpy mandate to transform
its readers into "nicer" people. Instead, it's a collection of illustrations
and advice that suggests a way to change your entire outlook on
life and, in the process, open up a new realm of possibility.
Living
a Life That Matters
by Harold Kushner -- Rabbi Kushner outlines a common human
struggle between the need to feel successful and the need to think
of oneself as a good person.
When
Bad Things Happen to Good People
by Harold Kushner
-- Rarely does a book come along that tackles a perennially difficult
human issue with such clarity and intelligence.
The
Power of Purpose
by Richard J. Leider -- A lofty yet down-to-earth guide for
people struggling to find their true professional callings.
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Books for Children
The
Very Kind Rich Lady and Her One Hundred Dogs
by Chinlun Lee
-- A thoroughly charming story based on a woman in Taipei who actually
did take in an impossible number of stray dogs. This very kind rich
lady loves her charges very much, and we are introduced to them
one by one in delightful spreads of delicate colored pencil and
watercolor. (An Amazon Editor's Pick)
The
Stray Dog
by Reiko Sassa -- Simont tells a picture-book
story of a happy family and a stray. A scruffy little dog comes
to join the family picnic. The children call him Willy and play
with him all day. When it's time to go, their parents insist they
must leave him, but there's a happy ending. (An Amazon Editor's
pick)
And
If the Moon Could Talk
by Kate Banks -- This is
a cousin to the classic Goodnight Moon, suffused with a similar
sense of comfortable, comforting domestic intimacy. Beautiful illustrations.
Goodnight
Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown -- Perhaps the perfect
children's bedtime book, Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight
wishes from a young rabbit preparing for--or attempting to postpone--his
own slumber.
The
Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein -- "Once there
was a tree ... and she loved a little boy." So begins a story Of
unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by
the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.
The
Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams Bianco --
A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in
Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of
love.
Hope:
A True Story
by Randy Houk -- This book is a heartwarming
children's book published by the Humane Society of the United States about
a rescued pig. Ages 2-7. (For similar books, click here.)
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Books for Youth & Teens
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
by J.
K. Rowling -- In the nonmagic human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry
is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly
inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort.
But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a
survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him.
Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
by J.K.
Rowling -- It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing
young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he
steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets, the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, he is in terrible danger
indeed.
Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)
by
J.K. Rowling -- For most children, summer vacation is something
to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced
to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest
him. The third book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series catapults
into action when the young wizard "accidentally" causes the Dursleys'
dreadful visitor Aunt Marge to inflate like a monstrous balloon
and drift up to the ceiling.
Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
by J.K.
Rowling -- In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K. Rowling
offers up equal parts danger and delight--and any number of dragons,
house-elves, and death-defying challenges. Now 14, her orphan hero
has only two more weeks with his Muggle relatives before returning
to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Harry
Potter Boxed Set (Books 1-4)
by J.K. Rowling --
Young wizard-in-training Harry Potter has had his hands full during
his first four years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
A
Separate Peace
by John Knowles -- Knowles' classic
story of two friends at boarding school during World War II--one
of the most starkly moving parables ever written about the dark
forces that brood over the tortured world of adolescence--has been
a consistent seller for more than 20 years.
To
Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee -- This book is
about conscience - how it is instilled in two children, Scout and
Jem Finch; how it operates in their father, Atticus, a lawyer appointed
to defend a "Negro" on a rape charge; and how conscience grows in
their small Alabama town.
A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith --This is
a rare classic that will stay in your heart long after the pages
have been read.
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Books About Animals
Peaceful
Kingdom
by
Stephanie Laland and Doris Day -- Peaceful Kingdom chronicles amazing
true stories of devotion and bravery from the animal world. Included
are both well-publicized cases, such as the gorilla who tenderly
carried an injured child to safety, and the more obscure--the German
shepherd who visited the grave of his deceased owner every day at
the same hour.
Animal
Angels
by
Stephanie Laland -- In these heart-warming true accounts you'll
meet unforgettable animals of every kind whose astonishingly beautiful
deeds show that our fellow creatures are capable of an unsuspected
spiritual grace, the highest courage, selfless love and compassion.
When
Elephants Weep
by
Susan McCarthy and Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson -- In this first-of-its-kind
study, biologists, animal trainers, and behaviorists offer proof
of animal emotions. Their findings prompt fresh ideas about human-animal
interaction.
The Compassion
of Animals
Kristin
Von Kreisler and Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson -- Here are dozens of
absorbing, true stories of animals who've risked their lives to
keep the human they love out of danger. You'll read of incredibly
heroic acts—from the dog who swallows a firecracker to protect a
toddler, to the horse who runs through traffic to save an injured
woman.
The
Souls of Animals
by Gary Kowalski -- Kowalski offers
vignettes from the lives of creatures that illustrate the qualities
he considers spiritual: playfulness, capacity for love, altruism,
and awareness of death.
Animal
Liberation
by Peter Singer -- A most important
book that will change the way many of us look at animals -- and,
ultimately, at ourselves.
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Books to Help the Earth
Silent
Spring
by Rachel Carson -- The publication of her
impeccably reported text helped change that trend by setting off
a wave of environmental legislation and galvanizing the nascent
ecological movement. It is justly considered a classic, and it is
well worth rereading today.
The
Earth Around Us
by
Jill S. Schneiderman -- The Earth Around Us empowers all of us to
play a more educated and active part in the search for a sustainable
future for our planet and its inhabitants.
Beating
the Heat Why and How We Must Combat Global Warming
by John J. Berger -- Beating the Heat is for people who are
neither scientists nor technically trained but are concerned about
the environment.
Let
the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run
by David Brower -- An intellectually
moving and emotionally stirring book, Brower challenges readers
to change their ways because, as he says, it's not too late to administer
CPR for an ailing planet if we all work together to win the crucial
battles for the Earth.
50
Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth
by
Earth Works Group -- This valuable and entertaining book shows children
how specific elements of their environment--like a light switch
or a toilet--are connected to the rest of the world. Clear, practical
tips show kids how they can conserve energy, recycle waste, and
take on important environmental projects.
50
Simple Things Your Business Can Do to Save the Earth
by Earth Works Group -- Simple ideas for businesses big and
small to promote environmental change, improve corporate images,
and create cost-cutting measures that benefit the earth.
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