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‘Hope Is a Powerful Weapon’: Unpublished Mandela Prison Letters

By Editorial Board of The New York Times — 2018

A new volume offers insight into the personal and political life of one of the 20th century’s most influential freedom fighters.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change, first made into language, then into an idea, then into more tangible action.

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Audre Lorde
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Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, her Hope in the Dark was written to counter the despair of radicals at a moment when they were focused on their losses and had turned their back to the victories behind them—and the unimaginable changes soon to come.

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Rebecca Solnit
2016
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Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges

Most of us at some point in our lives will be struck by major traumas such as the sudden death of a loved one, a debilitating disease, assault, or a natural disaster. Resilience refers to the ability to ‘bounce back’ after encountering difficulty.

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Steven M. Southwick, Dennis S. Charney
2025
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“Maya Angelou” (Ep. 416) - Super Soul Sunday - Oprah Winfrey Network

In a 2013 sit-down with Oprah Winfrey for “Super Soul Sunday,” Dr. Maya Angelou revealed how her tough but tender-hearted mother transformed her life. Plus, the legendary author and Oprah’s “greatest spiritual teacher” shared her insights on aging.

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Maya Angelou
2021
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Overcoming Toxic Emotions: A Practical Guide to Building Better Relationships with Yourself and Others

The desire to love and be loved and feel valued is universal. Seems easy enough, but for most people it is a constant, and often silent, struggle. Toxic emotions such as fear, resentment, guilt, and shame drain your energy, deflate the spirit, and make you feel stuck.

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Leah Guy
2021
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Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World

In The Price of Privilege, respected clinician, Madeline Levine was the first to correctly identify the deficits created by parents giving kids of privilege too much of the wrong things and not enough of the right things.

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Madeline Levine
2020
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Psychology of Hope: You Can Get There from Here

Why do some people lead positive, hope-filled lives, while others wallow in pessimism? In The Psychology of Hope, a professor of psychology reveals the specific character traits that produce highly hopeful individuals.

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C.R. Snyder
2003
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Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the 3-to-1 Ratio that Will Change Your Life

World-renowned researcher Dr. Barbara Fredrickson gives you the lab-tested tools necessary to create a healthier, more vibrant, and flourishing life through a process she calls “the upward spiral.

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Barbara L. Fredrickson
2009
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Be Optimistic

His Holiness the Dalai Lama talks about the importance of optimism at the end of a two day interactive dialogue with United States Institute of Peace Youth Leaders at his residence in Dharamshala, HP, India on May 4, 2016.

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The Dalai Lama
2016
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade

From lemons to lemonade; from heartbreak to happiness; from victim to victorious.

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Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark
2013
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