April Wensel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Zen Path Through Depression
Philip Martin
“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
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Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
Kevin DeYoung
“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
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The Art of Creative Thinking: 89 Ways to See Things Differently
Rod Judkins
“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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Nature
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“[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
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Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness
Ingrid Fetell Lee
“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
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On Becoming a Leader
Warren G. Bennis
“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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Nature
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“[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
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The Works
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“[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
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Nature
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“[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
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You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More Fulfilling Life
Eleanor Roosevelt
“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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