13 must-read nonfiction books like Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation by Sharon Salzberg

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Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

By: Sharon Salzberg

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A New York Times best seller—now revised and updated with new exercises and guided meditations.“An …

"Let the breath lead the way."

-Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

"Let the breath lead the way."

-Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

"Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it."

-Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

"Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it."

-Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation by Sharon Salzberg , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are

By: Jack Kornfield

4.04

Format: None pages,

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  • buddhism
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  • mental health
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • self help
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2. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

By: Jon Kabat-Zinn

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this book, the author maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in one's own life. It s… read more

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  • buddhism
  • personal development
  • psychology
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  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
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3. The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical… read more

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  • buddhism
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  • self help
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4. Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Enlightenment

By: Robert Wright

3.64

Format: None pages, Audiobook

From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditat… read more

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  • buddhism
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  • spirituality

5. How to Meditate with Pema Chodron: A Practical Guide to Making Friends with Your Mind

By: Pema Chödrön

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Audio CD

***How to Meditate Has Been Named One of Library Journal s Best Books of 2013*** Pema Chodron is tr… read more

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6. The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times

By: Pema Chödrön

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

We always have a choice, Pema Chodron teaches: We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us … read more

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7. The Way of the Bodhisattva: A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara

By: Dalai Lama XIV , Padmakara Translation Group , Śāntideva

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

One of the great classics of Mahayana Buddhism, The Way of the Bodhisattva ( Bodhicharyavatara) is … read more

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8. Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness

By: None , Mark Epstein

4.04

Format: 226 pages,

For decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego… read more

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9. Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life

By: Ken Robinson , Lou Aronica

4.00

Format: None pages,

Ken Robinson's groundbreaking New York Timesbestseller, The Element, introduced readers to a new co… read more

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10. The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology

By: Jack Kornfield

3.77

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

You have within you unlimited capacities for love, for joy, for communion with life, and for unshak… read more

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11. 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works

By: Dan Harris

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to… read more

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12. See You at the Top

By: Zig Ziglar , None

3.42

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Congratulations on your fascinating book. I have learned much from reading it and, of course, feel… read more

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13. Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

By: Tara Brach

4.16

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much--just hear… read more

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  • psychology
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"The boundary to what we can accept is the boundary to our freedom."

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

"I found myself praying: "May I love and accept myself just as I am."

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

"Observing desire without acting on it enlarges our freedom to choose how we live."

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

"What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is?"

-Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

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14. I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World

By: Milan Kordestani

4.26

Format: 272 pages, ebook

A straightforward look at the history and the art of maintaining courteous communication in an incr… read more

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  • personal development
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Honest self-reflection is true self-reflection."

-Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World

"Self-reflection improves civil discourse by pushing you toward reason."

-Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World

"In a sense, trust is simply a stronger, more grounded version of faith."

-Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World

"Without active listening, you can not adequately contribute to civil discourse."

-Milan Kordestani, I'm Just Saying: The Art of Civil Discourse: A Guide to Maintaining Courteous Communication in an Increasingly Divided World

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15. AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

By: Ronald M. Razmi

4.28

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the healthcare industry AI … read more

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  • nonfiction
"It’s true that AI can mimic the human brain, but it can also outperform us mere humans by discovering complex patterns that no human being could ever process and identify."

-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

"In short, physicians are getting more and more data, which requires more sophisticated interpretation and which takes more time. AI is the solution, enhancing every stage of patient care from researc…"

-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

"Pilots used to fly planes manually, but now they operate a dashboard with the help of computers. This has made flying safer and improved the industry. Healthcare can benefit from the same type of app…"

-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

"It’s estimated that AI could free up to 25% of clinician time across different specialties. This increased amount of time could mean less hurried encounters and more humane interactions, including mo…"

-Ronald M. Razmi, AI Doctor: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare - A Guide for Users, Buyers, Builders, and Investors

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16. Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book

By: Dan Harris

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

ABC News anchor Dan Harris used to think that meditation was for people who collect crystals, play … read more

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"Forget mindfulness. You just have to be a gorgeous lazy slacker."

-Dan Harris, Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book

"I have a friend, a fellow meditator, who jokes that when he considers the voice in his head, he feels like he's been kidnapped by the most boring person alive, who says the same baloney over and over…"

-Dan Harris, Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-To Book

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17. The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion: A playbook for sculpting cultures that overcome demographic collapse & facilitate long-term human flourishing (The Pragmatist's Guide)

By: Simone Collins

4.36

Format: 483 pages, Kindle Edition

Humanity consists of coevolving software (our religion and culture), firmware (our hardcoded procli… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"People who see themselves as “good"

-Simone Collins, The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion: A playbook for sculpting cultures that overcome demographic collapse & facilitate long-term human flourishing (The Pragmatist's Guide)

"A culture that has a moral compass which always points toward the elite’s conception of good—or a society’s default conceptions of “good"

-Simone Collins, The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion: A playbook for sculpting cultures that overcome demographic collapse & facilitate long-term human flourishing (The Pragmatist's Guide)

"People experience anger when their expectations around how they should be treated don’t align with their actual treatment (or when they expect a thing to happen based on some series of actions and it…"

-Simone Collins, The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion: A playbook for sculpting cultures that overcome demographic collapse & facilitate long-term human flourishing (The Pragmatist's Guide)

"The first time the extent of this problem was obvious to me was when I was hanging out with a small group of people in which one unironically said, “I would not consider dating someone who was not re…"

-Simone Collins, The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion: A playbook for sculpting cultures that overcome demographic collapse & facilitate long-term human flourishing (The Pragmatist's Guide)

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18. The Mindful Twenty-Something: Life Skills to Handle Stress…and Everything Else (Life Skills to Handle Stress... and Everything Else)

By: Holly B. Rogers

4.10

Format: 191 pages, Kindle Edition

“A 21st century book, grounded in ancient ways of practice.” —Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkind… read more

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  • psychology
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19. Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

By: Sharon Salzberg

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A New York Times best seller—now revised and updated with new exercises and guided meditations.“An … read more

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"Let the breath lead the way."

-Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

"Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it."

-Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

"Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively."

-Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

"We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones."

-Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation

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20. He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters

By: Schuyler Bailar

4.62

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Go‑to expert on gender identity, Schuyler Bailar, offers an essential, urgent guide that changes th… read more

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21. We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

By: José Andrés

3.87

Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition

FOREWORD BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND LUIS A. MIRANDA, JR. The true story of how a group of chefs fed … read more

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"There is no recovery to manage, and no citizens to govern, if we cannot get water and food to the people."

-José Andrés, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

"Too often charity is about the redemption of the giver, not the liberation of the receiver. (Said to José Andrés by Robert Eggers)"

-José Andrés, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

"As I looked up to the stars, I began to cry. I thought the one star that was missing was the Puerto Rican star on the American flag."

-José Andrés, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

"We needed leadership to feed the people of Puerto Rico, but we had a leader who was more interested in patting himself on the back than the difficult work of disaster recovery."

-José Andrés, We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

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3.84

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3.98

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Laura Kate Dale

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