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Best Books For A New Year, New You

Each New Year brings an opportunity to create fresh goals. Our sister company Simon & Schuster has compiled these books to help you on whatever journey you are on in this New Year. These titles can help you find inspiration and strength to persevere despite struggles and setbacks while you work towards your goals.

Year of Yes
By Shonda Rhimes

Year of Yes
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In this poignant, hilarious, and deeply intimate call to arms, Hollywood’s most powerful woman, the mega-talented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away with Murder reveals how saying YES changed her life—and how it can change yours too.

Wake Up Happy
By Michael Strahan

Wake Up Happy
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From America’s favorite football player turned morning talk show host—a man who makes just about everything look easy—a mélange of stories and motivational advice to inspire the reader to turn up the heat and go from good to great in pursuit of their personal ambitions.

Take Your Soul to Work
By Erica Brown

Take Your Soul To Work
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Practical, inspired, and bite-sized wisdom from renowned religious scholar Erica Brown, these daily meditations help add greater depth and purpose to your leadership. Take Your Soul to Work is a daily meditational for business and nonprofit leaders looking for inspiration.

Lose Weight Without Dieting of Working Out
By JJ Smith

Lose Weight Without Dieting
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Discover the surprising secrets that will help you lose weight fast and keep it off—without dieting or exercise—with this #1 national bestseller from the author of the healthy living bible, 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse! You’ll learn how toxins slow your metabolism and why sugar and starch hinder permanent weight loss.

The Little Book of Calm Coloring
By David Sinden and Victoria Kay

The Little Book of Calm
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Alleviate anxiety and soothe all stress with The Little Book of Calm Coloring, the perfectly formed, sought-after antidote to a busy life. Beautifully hand-illustrated and thoughtfully designed for portability, you can now take coloring art therapy with you wherever you go.

Yoga for Life
By Colleen Saidman Yee

Yoga For Life
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From a rebellious young woman with a dangerous heroin habit to a globe-trotting fashion model to “First Lady of Yoga” (The New York Times), Colleen Saidman Yee tells the remarkable story of how she found herself through the healing power of yoga—and then inspired others to do the same.

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