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The Nature of Nature
The Nature of Nature. The Metabolic Disorder of Climate Change by Vandana Shiva In this well-researched book, Vandana Shiva describes how modern human civilisation has contributed to the problem of climate change, not because humans are bad or greedy by nature, but because global corporations (the 1%) have become rich and powerful using methods that […]
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The Biology of Kindness
The Biology of Kindness: Six Daily Choices for Health, Well-Being, and Longevity by Immaculata De Vivo and Daniel Lumera If you follow positive psychology, you’ll know that happiness is good for your health and leads to a longer life. You may also know that people who are compassionate and serve others tend to be happier […]
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Entangled Life
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake Written by a leading expert on fungi, this book stretches our usual understanding of life. There are slime moulds that can design efficient transport systems, fungi that render ants into zombies, others that enhance human understanding by […]
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Leadership and Self-Deception. Getting Out of the Box
Elske writes: The book that impacted my personal life the most was: Leadership and Self-Deception. Getting out of the box, by the Arbinger Institute. It is a fictional story that illustrates wisdom and principles about our relationships and conflict. Funny enough I actually bought it for an employee – but got curious and read it myself. I never did pass […]
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Book review competition
Send in an original one-paragraph review of a book that has inspired you or helped you become happier. Entries go in the draw to win a copy of Higher Purpose: How to find more inspiration, meaning and purpose in your life by Robert Holden. The winning review will be featured in a Happy Nation newsletter. […]
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Higher Purpose: How to find more inspiration, meaning, and purpose in your life.
Higher Purpose: How to Find More Inspiration, Meaning, and Purpose in Your Life by Robert Holden At some stage we all stop to wonder why we are here. Do I have some destiny to discover and fulfil, or is it up to me to create my life’s meaning? Robert Holden addresses these questions with […]
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Nature Connection: A Handbook of Practices for Therapy and Self-Exploration
Nature Connection: a handbook of practices for therapy and self-exploration by Margaret Kerr and Jana Lemke This thin volume, small enough almost to fit into one hand, contains a plethora of ideas for connecting with nature. From crawling through long grass and imagining life from the perspective of a small creature, to sitting quietly under […]
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The Song of Significance
The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams by Seth Godin “Management is the practice of using power and authority to get what we want. …Leadership is the art of creating something significant.” This is one of the many pithy quotes from Seth Godin’s book, all about how the workplace should be a place […]
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The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity and Willpower – and Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion
The Tools: 5 Tools to Help You Find Courage, Creativity, and Willpower – And Inspire You to Live Life in Forward Motion By Phil Stutz and Barry Michels We all dream of a meaningful life where we can be our best selves, but all too often we get in our own way, whether it be […]
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Why Our Minds Wander
Why Our Minds Wander. Understand the Science and Learn How to Focus Your Thoughts by Arnaud DeLorme We all experience mind-wandering, sometimes without even noticing that it’s happening. DeLorme approaches the subject from the point of view of social psychology (asking subjects what they are thinking about at regular intervals), neurology (looking at brain scans […]