Marci Shimoff

Carol Kline

Trong cuộc sống ngày nay, con người mặc dù được đáp ứng những nhu cầu cơ bản và còn được thụ hưởng nhiều tiện nghi của đời sống hiện đại; thế nhưng chúng ta vẫn luôn mong muốn tìm kiếm nhiều hơn những giá trị từ cuộc sống. Dù bạn mua một chiếc xe mới, tận hưởng một kỳ nghỉ tuyệt vời, được tăng lương hay trở thành người nổi tiếng – thì điều bạn mong đợi nhất vẫn là cảm giác hài lòng và hạnh phúc. Và cuốn sách này tập trung nhiều vào nhu cầu hạnh phúc vì quả thật con người ngày nay không có mong ước nào mãnh liệt hơn ước mong tìm được niềm hạnh phúc đích thực. Với Happy for No Reason – Khi mọi điểm tựa đều mất, tác giả Marci Shimoff đã có một cuộc cách mạng về quan niệm hạnh phúc. Trong khi phần lớn những quyển sách ở thể loại này hướng vào việc giúp con người tìm kiếm hạnh phúc từ những yếu tố bên ngoài thì Happy for No Reason lại hướng vào những yếu tố nội tâm. Nhờ vậy, bạn sẽ tìm thấy những phương thức tuy đơn giản nhưng lại rất hữu hiệu giúp bạn trải nghiệm một cảm xúc mới – hạnh phúc tự thân – bất kể mọi tác động tiêu cực từ bên ngoài. Quyển sách sẽ gửi đến bạn nền tảng cơ bản nhất, giúp bạn duy trì một trạng thái hạnh phúc bền vững và trọn vẹn. Thông qua một nghiên cứu được trình bày trong cuốn sách chúng ta nhận ra rằng: 50% giới hạn hạnh phúc được quy định do kiểu gen, phần còn lại là do chúng ta tích lũy. Và trong 50% còn lại chỉ 10% trong số đó là phụ thuộc vào những yếu tố như: sự giàu có, tình trạng hôn nhân và công việc; còn 40% cuối cùng là kết quả của những suy nghĩ, cảm giác, ngôn từ và hành động của con người. Đọc cuốn sách để thấy rằng hạnh phúc là điều vô cùng giản dị và gần gũi bởi vì nó ở ngay bên trong mỗi chúng ta, ta không đi tìm hoặc nắm bắt hạnh phúc mà chúng ta rèn luyện để có được hạnh phúc. Vì vậy chúng ta hãy ngưng việc theo đuổi một điều không có kết quả và tốt hơn là nên bắt đầu rèn luyện để có được hạnh phúc bằng cách hình thành và trau dồi những thói quen. Những trải nghiệm có thật trong cuộc sống cũng như những nghiên cứu của tác giả đã ảnh hưởng đến suy nghĩ của tác giả về hạnh phúc. Theo đó, có bảy bước rất đơn giản giúp bạn trải nghiệm niềm hạnh phúc đích thực. Với hình ảnh Ngôi nhà ẩn dụ cho cuộc sống con người, tác giả đã mượn hình ảnh này làm biểu tượng cho ý tưởng của mình: bảy bước để xây dựng “ngôi nhà hạnh phúc”. Bảy bước này có liên quan đến bảy đối tượng mà bạn cần quan tâm trong cuộc sống của mình: sức mạnh bản thân, tinh thần, con tim, cơ thể, tâm hồn, mục tiêu và con người. Mỗi bước bao gồm ba thói quen hạnh phúc cùng những bài tập có tác dụng giúp bạn nâng cao xúc cảm hạnh phúc của bản thân. Và chỉ cần trải nghiệm từng trang trong cuốn sách này, bạn sẽ tự mình tìm ra phương pháp sở hữu niềm hạnh phúc đích thực trong suốt quãng đời còn lại của mình.

Khi Mọi Điểm Tựa Đều Mất

Christina T. Cavaliere

Susan L. Slocum

This two-volume set examines the strong connection between craft beverages and tourism, presenting cutting-edge research in partnership with breweries, distilleries, and cideries. While wine, food, and culinary tourism have traditionally dominated destination markets, interest in craft beverages has gained momentum across the US and overseas with local markets quickly recognizing the growing craft beverage movement. Through the eyes of tourism scholars, brewers, and travelers, these two volumes explore the landscape of craft beer opportunities in non-traditional settings, and recognize the potential for future economic, socio-cultural, and environmental sustainability. Craft Beverages and Tourism, Volume 1: The Rise of Breweries and Distilleries in the United States is an inclusive and overarching examination of the US craft beverage phenomenon within a larger context of international beverage tourism. It outlines the current practice and research scope of craft beer, cider, and spirits as well as the sustainable development of destinations revolving around craft beverage. Through literature reviews, case studies, and general exploration, this volume advances marketing, hospitality, and leisure studies research for academics, industry experts, and emerging entrepreneurs.

The Rise of Breweries and Distilleries in the United States

Craft Beverages and Tourism, Volume 1

Where do Giant Pandas live? What is their favorite food? Look inside All About Asian Giant Pandas to find the answers. You'll also discover beautiful, close-up photos of these fascinating black and white bears. Giant Pandas is one of 18 books in our Animals Around the World series. Be sure to check out all 18!

All About Asian Giant Pandas

Why do orangutans have such long arms? Where do they spend most of their days and nights? What is the orangutan's "long call?" Look inside All About Asian Orangutans to find the answers. You'll also discover beautiful, close-up photos of these strong and smart great apes. Orangutans is one of 18 books in our Animals Around the World series. Be sure to check out all 18!

All About Asian Orangutans

Jack Canfield

Mark Victor Hansen

Animals bring out the goodness, humanity and optimism in people and speak directly to our souls. This joyous, inspiring and entertaining Chicken Soup collection relates the unique bonds between animals and the people whose lives they've changed.

Stories About Pets as Teachers, Healers, Heroes and Friends

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul

From exciting and entertaining accounts of courage and humor to heartwarming tales of healing and learning, each touching story in this book will inspire dog lovers to rejoice in the unique bond they share with their canine companions.

Stories of Canine Companionship, Comedy and Courage

Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul

Gina Spadafori

Marty Becker, DVM

Mikkel Becker Shannon

The closer we get to our cats (or the closer they let us get to them!), the more we find to love about them. For the Love of Cats celebrates this complex bond, revealing, with heart-tugging emotion, how cats transform our lives in both spectacular and subtle ways. For example, BB, a sweet grey kitten, helps a hearing-impaired boy connect with the silent world around him; Queenie, a cat rescued from war-torn Afghanistan, proves that the universal love for an animal can transcend cultures and politics; and Motley, an intuitive feline, helps a grieving mom over three catastrophic losses, showing her that she can find joy again. With chapters on Cats as Teachers and Healers, Furry Family Members, Love and Loss, and Mischief and Mayhem, this is a must-read for all of those people who unabashedly declare themselves "Cat People." It's a fitting tribute to our favorite felines, who--through their snuggles, meows, and playful pats--make the world a better place.

True Stories of Amazing Cats and the People Who Love Them

For the Love of Cats

This volume applies a mix of qualitative and quantitative research and case studies to analyze the role that the craft beverage industry plays within society at large. It targets important themes such as environmental conservation and social responsibility, as well as the psychology of the craft beer drinker and their impact on tourism marketing. This volume advances marketing, hospitality, and leisure studies research for academics, industry experts, and emerging entrepreneurs.

Environmental, Societal, and Marketing Implications

Craft Beverages and Tourism, Volume 2

Marty Becker

Amy Shojai

Abridgment of Chicken soup for the cat lover's soul, published 2005.

Stories of Feline Affection, Mystery and Charm

A Taste of Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul

Jillian M. Rickly

Critical animal studies is increasingly interfacing with tourism research in an effort to shed light on the various ways animals are incorporated into touristic experience. Exploring non-human work in tourism: From beasts of burden to animal ambassadors builds upon the theoretical connections of animal ethics, agency, and welfare as it foregrounds specifically the work that animals perform in the industry. While some types of animal labor are more readily identified, readers of this volume may be surprised by how many forms of animal labor are overlooked. Taking a widely international perspective, with cases from the Arctic, China, Costa Rica, China, Finland, Greece, Mexico, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, this volume offers readers diverse scenarios of animals working. The book is arranged along three themes of work. Performative work focuses on the animals whose performances are front and center of tourists’ motivations and experiences. Value-added work turns attention to the co-working relationships of animals, while the political work of animals as ambassadors and icons is examined within the chapters on hidden labor. Additionally, the book makes theoretical considerations of the implications of positioning animals as workers and offers reflections on ways this focus on working animals extends current scholarship in the field.

From beasts of burden to animal ambassadors

Exploring non-human work in tourism

Andrew Holden

Susan Slocum

As researchers in emerging economies, scientists are often the first foreign visitors to stay in remote rural areas and, on occasion, form joint venture ecotourism and community tourism projects or poverty alleviation schemes between local agencies or NGOs, the local community, and their home institution or agency. They therefore can contribute to avenues for the conservation of natural resources and the development of rural communities as well as influencing the future tourism development through its perceived legitimacy and the destination image it promotes. This book for the first time critically reviews tourism debates surrounding this emerging market of scientific and research oriented tourism. It is divided into three inter-related sections. Section 1 sets the stage of the discourse of scientific research in tourism; Section 2 evaluates the key players of scientific tourism looking particularly at the roles of NGOs, government agencies and university academic staff and Section 3 contains case studies documenting the niche of researchers as travelers in a range of geographical locations including Tanzania, Australia, Chile, Peru and Mexico. The title’s multidisciplinary approach provides an informed, interesting and stimulating addition to the existing limited literature and raises many issues and associated questions including the role of science tourism in tourism development and expansion, the impacts of scientific and research-based tourism, travel behaviors and motivations of researchers to name but a few. This significant volume will provide the reader with a better understanding of scientists as travelers, their relationship to the tourism industry, and the role they play in community development around tourism sites. It will be valuable reading for students and academics across the fields of Tourism, Geography and Development Studies as well as other social science disciplines.

Researchers as Travellers

Scientific Tourism

Why do Bengal Tigers have stripes? How long is a tiger’s tail? Look inside All About Asian Bengal Tigers to find answers. You'll also discover beautiful, close-up photos of these strong, fascinating animals. Bengal Tigers is one of 18 books in our Animals Around the World series. Be sure to check out all 18!

All About Asian Bengal Tigers

Food is routinely given attention in tourism research as a motivator of travel. Regardless of whether tourists travel with a primary motivation for experiencing local food, eating is required during their trip. This book encompasses an interdisciplinary discussion of animals as a source of food within the context of tourism. Themes include the raising, harvesting, and processing of farm animals for food; considerations in marketing animals as food; and the link between consuming animals and current environmental concerns. Ethical issues are addressed in social, economic, environmental, and political terms. The chapters are grounded in ethics-related theories and frameworks including critical theory, ecofeminism, gustatory ethics, environmental ethics, ethics within a political economy context, cultural relativism, market construction paradigm, ethical resistance, and the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria. Several chapters explore contradicting and paradoxical ethical perspectives, whether those contradictions exist between government and private sector, between tourism and other industries, or whether they lie within ourselves. Like the authors in Tourism Experiences & Animal Consumption: Contested Values, Morality, & Ethics, the authors in this book wrestle with a range of issues such as animal sentience, the environmental consequences of animals as food, viewing animals solely as a extractive resource for human will, as well as the artificial cultural distortion of animals as food for tourism marketing purposes. This book will appeal to tourism academics and graduate students as a reference for their own research or as supplementary material for courses focused on ethics within tourism.

Animals, Food, and Tourism

Gay Hendricks, PH.D.

Change Your Luck and Live a Charmed Life! What if you could create your own luck? What if living a charmed life—being lucky in love, lucky in money, lucky in your chosen work—was within your control? The good news is that it’s all entirely possible...when you know how! In Conscious Luck, New York Times bestselling authors Gay Hendricks and Carol Kline share eight Secrets that will allow you to intentionally change your fortune. Instead of hoping and wishing that luck will come your way, let Conscious Luck show you how to seize control of your destiny and create the dazzling life of your dreams. This powerful step-by-step program, which includes practical techniques, inspiring true stories, and the authors’ personal journeys, will lead you to greater freedom and abundance. The Secrets—four core shifts and four daily practices—teach you how to: · plant the seeds of luck in your own psyche · remove unlucky programming (including lifting “curses”) · move at your Essence Pace · practice Radical Gratitude, and much more. Based on decades of the authors’ trailblazing work, this unique and highly effective toolkit offers a surefire way to transform your life.

Eight Secrets to Intentionally Change Your Fortune

Conscious Luck

Everyone wants to be happy--yet so many people are unhappy today. What are they doing wrong? Clearly, a new approach is needed. Self-help guru Shimoff presents three new ideas and a practical program to change the way readers look at creating happiness in their lives: 1. Happiness is not an emotion, a spike of elation or euphoria, but a lasting, neuro-physiological state of peace and well-being. 2. True happiness is not based on what people do or have--it doesn't depend on external reasons or circumstances. 3. Research indicates that everyone has a happiness set-point. No matter what happens to a person, they will tend to return to a set range of happiness. This book shows how you can actually reprogram your set-point to a higher level.--From publisher description.

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