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Reads to Nurture Your Mind and Your Soul

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Some of the titles below relate to positive psychology, some don't. These reads are included because they contain timeless truths, even if they never made it to any bestseller list. These books add to the quality of the reader's life and they are not easy to forget. 

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Meanings of Life – Roy Baumeister
The Social Animal – David Brooks
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead– Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power – Brené Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are– Brené Brown
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy – David Burns
The Artist’s Way – Julia Cameron
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal  Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ·  
The Gift of Fear – Gavin De Becker
Well-Being: Foundations of Hedonic  Psychology by Daniel Kahneman, Edward Diener and Norbert Schwarz ·   
Positive Psychology Coaching: Putting the Science of Happiness  to Work for Your Clients by Robert Biswas-Diener and  Ben Dean Practicing Positive Psychology Coaching: Assessment, Activities and Strategies for Success by Robert Biswas-Diener · 
How to Make Yourself Happy and Remarkably Less Disturbable - Albert Ellis
Positivity: Groundbreaking Research Reveals How to Embrace the  Hidden Strength of Positive Emotions, Overcome Negativity, and  Thrive by Barbara Fredrickson ·
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient  Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt·
The Soul’s Code – James Hillman
The Present – Spencer Johnson
The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You  Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky
Care of the Soul – Thomas Moore
Anatomy of the Spirit – Carolyn Myss
Positive Psychology At The Movies: Using Films to Build Virtues  and Character Strengths by Ryan  M. Niemiec and Danny  Wedding·  
Finding Inner Courage – Mark Nepo
A Primer in Positive Psychology (Oxford Positive Psychology  Series) by Christopher Peterson·
Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and  Classification by Christopher Peterson and  Martin Seligman 
Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to  Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment  by Martin E. P. Seligman ·  
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your  Life by Martin E. P. Seligman
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and  Well-being by  Martin Seligman and Jesse Boggs
Nonzero – Robert Wright
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