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Cast Away

2000

A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.

143 min

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The Difference Between Hope and Optimism

I’ve found during the pandemic that optimism isn’t the best way to improve your well-being. The research shows that hope is a far more potent force. We can all get better at it as we work toward recovering from the pandemic, and benefit from our improved skill for the rest of our lives.

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Arthur C. Brooks
2021
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Faith, Hope and Healing: Inspiring Lessons Learned from People Living with Cancer

Inspiring lessons learned from people living with cancer.

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Bernie Siegel, Jennifer Sander
2009
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365 Prescriptions for the Soul: Daily Messages of Inspiration, Hope, and Love

Dr. Bernie Siegel writes with humorous, down-to-earth wisdom that has improved the lives of countless readers.

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Bernie S. Siegel
2009
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Words that Change Lives: David Wolpe at TEDxEmory

Words that Change Lives: David Wolpe at TEDxEmory

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David J. Wolpe
2013
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The Comfort Book

The new uplifting book from Matt Haig, the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library, for anyone in search of hope, looking for a path to a more meaningful life, or in need of a little encouragement.

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Matt Haig
2024
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Hope in Evolutionary Time

A very good friend of mine periodically asks me: Why do you believe that we are evolving in a positive way? Why do you believe that our consciousness is developing toward greater complexity, inclusivity and unity?

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Nancy Sylvester
2020
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Mitch Albom

I think faith is much more of an everyday thing...Hope is faith, to me. They’re intertwined. You have to believe things can get better, and you have to believe there is a bigger force at work.

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Relevant Editors
2010
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A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis

What is it about humans that causes us to defy genetic programming and so often live in hope, despite all that’s terrible about existence? Diane Ackerman shares what she has learned about human survival from working at a crisis hotline.

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Diane Ackerman
1998
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The Long Run: A New York City Firefighter’s Triumphant Comeback from Crash Victim to Elite Athlete

On the morning of December 22, 2005, Matt Long was cycling to work in the early morning when he was struck by and sucked under a 20-ton bus making an illegal turn. The injuries he sustained pushed him within inches of his life.

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Matt Long, Charles Butler
2011
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Radical Hope: Ethics in the Face of Cultural Devastation

Shortly before he died, Plenty Coups, the last great Chief of the Crow Nation, told his story―up to a certain point. “When the buffalo went away the hearts of my people fell to the ground,” he said, “and they could not lift them up again. After this nothing happened.

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Jonathan Lear
2008
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