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Book Preview: #1 The room where the stroke was diagnosed was chaotic, with beeping heart monitors, alarms, and people murmuring all around. The smell of disinfectant was overwhelming.
#2 On her first day on the job, she encountered a wide variety of cases, from a fall to a chest pain to suicidal ideation. She kept the patients upbeat and made sure they were taken care of.
#3 Strokes...
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Get the Summary of Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: This astonishing autobiography details the life of a man who knew from childhood he would travel a mystic path, and would follow his dreams to be a devotee of God and an exemplary yogi. Paramahansa Yogananda, known in childhood as Mukunda Groh, was an adventurous, spirited boy. His family...
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#1 Overthinking is one of the biggest causes of mental health illnesses. It results in depression, insomnia, anxiety, and self-destructive behaviors. You will learn how to stop overthinking and develop positivity.
#2 A positive mindset and healthy downtimes can help you towards that goal. This book shows you how. You will feel encouraged and motivated to be who you...
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Get the Summary of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The Roman Empire had many highs and lows throughout its existence, but none rivaled the Second Century AD. It was a time of relative peace and prosperity. During this time, there were five emperors, often called the "Five Good Emperors." The last of these emperors was Marcus Aurelius.
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#1 The sense of sight is extremely important to humans. We use sight to navigate our surroundings, judge the quality of food, and read. The brain processes visual information very quickly, which is why blindness can be so difficult to bear for so long.
#2 Our eyesight is extremely powerful, and it can adapt to see in extremely dark or bright environments. It can also adapt to see things that aren't really there, such as ghosts.
#3 Our eyes are powerful...
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Get the Summary Maria Shriver's I've Been Thinking in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: As a prominent woman juggling many roles, Maria Shriver knows just how surprising, unpredictable, and stressful everyday life can be.
In this moving and powerful book, she shares inspiring quotes, prayers, and reflections designed to get readers thinking, get them feeling, get them laughing, and help...
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Get the Summary of Daniel J. Siegel's Aware in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Aware provides practical instruction for mastering the Wheel of Awareness, a life-changing tool for cultivating more focus, presence, and peace in one's day-to-day life.
An in-depth look at the science that underlies meditation's effectiveness, this book teaches readers how to harness the power of the principle...
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Get the Summary of David Brooks's The Second Mountain in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. *As you read this summary, you will learn how to adopt an ethic of life where sharing and altruism take precedence over your personal desires. *You will also learn : that you...
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Book Preview: #1 Steinberg had a very successful sports agency, but when his life fell apart, he was forced to declare bankruptcy. Now, he is rebuilding his practice, and is currently representing Mahomes, the Chiefs' star quarterback.
#2 Steinberg, who was a lawyer, first became friends with Steve Bartkowski, who was a football player and future NFL draft pick. Steinberg was assigned...
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Get the Summary of Gay Hendricks's The Big Leap in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level, (2009) by Gay Hendricks, reveals one of the most common barriers to an individual's success: the upper limit problem (ULP), a self-imposed, subconscious limit for how much happiness and positivity someone can feel.
Using research,...
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Book Preview: #1 It is important to know what will work, not why it will work. We must accept that psychology has little to offer us that can't be explained by simpler assumptions.
#2 People outside your family can also cause problems. If your friend suggests doing something you don't like, the automatic response is to make up an excuse, and at the same time feel like a guilty sneak...
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Get the Summary of Jack Canfield's The Success Principles in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The Success Principles Summary is a mixture of tips, tricks, and skills, Jack Canfield is one of the best motivational speakers. He is one of the best-selling authors who has written a classic chick ensoup series, The book success principles cover 64 principles of success which covers a wide variety...
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Book Preview: #1 Love is the only thing that can save the planet. It is important to understand that love is not a Valentine's Day card, but the only thing that can instigate a better world.
#2 Agape is the Greek word for love, and it is what Josie Robbins showed to my family and me when she gave us her seat on the bus. It is a commitment to act for the well-being of someone other...
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Get the Summary of Napoleon Hill's The Master Key to Riches in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction.
The Master-Key to Riches, a powerful formula for self-improvement, shows you how to harness the powers of your will and mind so that you can achieve mental happiness, business success, spiritual vitality and financial superiority. Millions of readers all over the world are grateful to Dr. Napoleon...
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Get the Summary of Dale Carnegie's How to Stop Worrying and Start Living in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In the late 1800s, the Mayo brothers, famous physicians, estimated that over half of all hospital beds are filled with people suffering from frustration, anxiety, chronic worrying, and despair. Causes of worry are everywhere, so it's imperative that we take time to learn how to...
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Get the Summary of Brene Brown's The Gifts of Imperfection 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: A motivational and inspiring guide to wholehearted living, rather than just the average self-help book, with this groundbreaking work Brené Brown, Ph.D., bolsters the self-esteem and personal development process through her characteristic heartfelt, honest storytelling. With original research and...
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Get the Summary of Sam Harris's Making Sense in 20 minutes.
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Original book introduction: Sam Harris-neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author-has been exploring some of the most important questions about the human mind, society, and current events on his podcast, Making Sense. With over one million downloads per episode, these discussions have clearly hit a nerve, frequently walking...
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Get the Summary of Hector García and Francesc Miralles's Ikiga in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai-a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world's longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier and longer life. Having a strong sense of ikigai-the place where passion, mission, vocation,...
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Get the Summary of Tara Brach's Radical Acceptance in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Believing that something is wrong with us is a deep and tenacious suffering," says Tara Brach at the start of this illuminating book. This suffering emerges in crippling self-judgments and conflicts in our relationships, in addictions and perfectionism, in loneliness and overwork-all the forces that...
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Get the Summary of Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"-the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?
His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people...
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