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April Wensel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Zen Path Through Depression, Philip Martin

The Zen Path Through Depression

Philip Martin
April WenselApril Wensel

“While it is comforting to rest in extremes, as they can give us a comfortable certainty, this certainty is ultimately a painful illusion.…Practicing the middle way requires that we hold all beliefs and ideas loosely…” —Philip Martin, The Zen Path Through Depression

Paperback, 2013

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem, Kevin DeYoung

Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem

Kevin DeYoung
April WenselApril Wensel

“The biggest deception of our digital age may be the lie that says we can be omni-competent, omni-informed, and omni-present. … We must choose our absence, our inability, and our ignorance—and choose wisely.” —Kevin DeYoung, Crazy Busy

Paperback, 2013

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Art of Creative Thinking: 89 Ways to See Things Differently, Rod Judkins

The Art of Creative Thinking: 89 Ways to See Things Differently

Rod Judkins
April WenselApril Wensel

“Whatever field you work in, nature can always provide you with new insights. Nature is creative by necessity. It is the consummate problem-solver. Animals, plants and microbes are skilled inventors and the ultimate engineers.” —Rod Judkins, The Art of Creative Thinking https://t.co/EsOw6Ai9Bv

Paperback, 2016

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Book Cover for: Nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature

Ralph Waldo Emerson
April WenselApril Wensel

“[A]dopt the pace of Nature. Her secret is patience.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Education,” The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Vol. X https://t.co/v9VAsS0aq8

Paperback, 2009

$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness, Ingrid Fetell Lee

Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness

Ingrid Fetell Lee
April WenselApril Wensel

“I see engagement with the sky as the perfect antidote to all the pressures of the digital age.” —Gavin Pretor-Pinney in conversation with Ingrid Fetell Lee from her book Joyful This evening’s engagement: https://t.co/Q1m18izapE

Paperback, 2021

$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: On Becoming a Leader, Warren G. Bennis

On Becoming a Leader

Warren G. Bennis
April WenselApril Wensel

“Jokes are a way of making whatever-it-was understandable and acceptable.” —Warren Bennis, On Becoming a Leader https://t.co/vXbVElcmQq

Paperback, 2009

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Book Cover for: Nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature

Ralph Waldo Emerson
April WenselApril Wensel

“[A]dopt the pace of Nature. Her secret is patience.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Education,” The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Vol. X https://t.co/v9VAsS0aq8

Paperback, 2022

$18.43$9.22 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Works, Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Works

Ralph Waldo Emerson
April WenselApril Wensel

“[A]dopt the pace of Nature. Her secret is patience.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Education,” The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Vol. X https://t.co/v9VAsS0aq8

Hardcover, 2016

$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature

Ralph Waldo Emerson
April WenselApril Wensel

“[A]dopt the pace of Nature. Her secret is patience.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Education,” The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Vol. X https://t.co/v9VAsS0aq8

Paperback, 2015

$6.65$3.33 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life, Eleanor Roosevelt

You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life

Eleanor Roosevelt
April WenselApril Wensel

“A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things…” —Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living https://t.co/TLrXr04Cyy

Paperback, 2011

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