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1) The 5 love languages: the secret to love that lasts

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#7 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2021-08-22. Last week it was ranked 7. It has been on the list for 343 week(s).

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Marriages may be made in heaven, but they must be nurtured here on earth. Dr. Chapman explains how people communicate love in different ways, and shares the wonderful things that happen when men and women learn to speak each other's language.

2) Atomic habits: tiny changes, remarkable results : an easy & proven way to build good habits & break bad ones

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Clear, James

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#1 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2021-08-22. Last week it was ranked 1. It has been on the list for 89 week(s).

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James Clear, an expert on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. He draws on proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible.

3) Dare to lead: brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts

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Brown, Brené

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#9 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2021-08-22. Last week it was ranked 8. It has been on the list for 55 week(s).

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Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential. When we dare to lead, we don't pretend to have the right answers. We stay curious and ask the right questions. We don't see power as finite and hoard it. We know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don't avoid difficult conversations...

4) The gifts of imperfection: let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are

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Brown, Brené

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#5 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2021-08-22. Last week it was ranked 4. It has been on the list for 87 week(s).

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In The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown, a leading expert on shame, authenticity, and belonging, shares ten guideposts on the power of Wholehearted living--a way of engaging with the world from a place of worthiness.

5) How to do the work: recognize your patterns, heal from your past, and create your self

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LePera, Nicole

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#10 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2021-08-22. Last week it was ranked 9. It has been on the list for 12 week(s).

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"From Dr. Nicole LePera, creator of "the holistic psychologist"-the online phenomenon with more than 2M followers on Instagram-comes a revolutionary approach to self-improvement, integrating the tools of various modalities and disciplines with traditional psychology to offer a practical program that guides readers to create radical change"--

6) Make your bed: little things that can change your life...and maybe the world

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McRaven, William H

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#8 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2021-08-22. Last week it was ranked 10. It has been on the list for 103 week(s).

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Recounts tales from the author's life and from those of people he encountered during his military service who dealt with hardship with determination, compassion, honor, and courage.

7) The subtle art of not giving a f*ck: a counterintuitive approach to living a good life

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Manson, Mark

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#4 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2021-08-22. Last week it was ranked 5. It has been on the list for 214 week(s).

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"In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or...

8) You are a bad ass: how to stop doubting your greatness and start living an awesome life

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Sincero, Jen

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#6 on the Advice, How-To & Miscellaneous list for 2021-08-22. Last week it was ranked 6. It has been on the list for 240 week(s).

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Offers a blunt and irreverent guide to achieving the money, relationships, career, and happiness that one desires through recognizing and doing away with self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors.