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Akeelah and the Bee

2006

A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.

112 min

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The Book of Awesome

Sometimes it's easy to forget the things that make us smile.

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Neil Pasricha
2010
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The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain

Psychologists have long been aware that most people maintain an irrationally positive outlook on life—but why? Turns out, we might be hardwired that way.

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Tali Sharot
2012
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Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas

run like a bravey sleep like a baby dream like a crazy replace can’t with maybe When “Renaissance runner” (New York Times) Alexi Pappas—Olympic athlete, actress, filmmaker, and writer—was four years old, her mother died by suicide, drastically altering the course of Pappas’s life and...

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Alexi Pappas, Maya Rudolph (foreword)
2021
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Looking on the Bright Side May Be Good for Your Health

A number of recent long-term studies has linked greater optimism to a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other chronic ailments and to fostering “exceptional longevity.”

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Jane E. Brody
2020
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What Is Optimism?

The mental attitude characterized by hope and confidence in success and a positive future.

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Elizabeth Scott
2020
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