Loretta Graziano Breuning
Loretta Breuning, PhD, is the author of Habits of a Happy Brain and The Science of Positivity. She is the Founder of the Inner Mammal Institute and Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, East Bay. As a teacher and mom, she was not convinced by prevailing theories of human motivation. Then she learned about the brain chemistry we share with earlier mammals, and everything made sense. She began creating resources that have helped thousands of people manage their inner mammal. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, Real Simple, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, and on Forbes, NPR, and numerous podcasts. Her work has been translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French, Dutch, Portuguese, and Turkish.
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Habits of a Happy Brain
- By: Loretta Graziano Breuning
- Narrator: Amanda Carlin
- Length: 6 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2017
- Language: English
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A revolutionary approach to enhancing your happiness level!Get ready to boost your happiness in just 45 days! Habits of a Happy Brain shows you how to retrain your brain to turn on the chemicals that make you happy. Each page offers simple... Read more
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The Science of Positivity
- By: Loretta Graziano Breuning
- Narrator: Amanda Carlin
- Length: 6 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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Learn the scientific benefits of positivism! Sometimes it’s easiest to look for the worst in every situation–our brains have evolved to scan for problems in order to help avoid them. But you can transcend this natural negativity–if... Read more
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From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Black Flags comes the thrilling unknown story of America’s mission in Syria: to find and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons and keep them out of the hands of the Islamic State In August 2012, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was clinging to power in a vicious civil war. When secret intelligence revealed that the dictator might resort to using ...
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The Writer’s Practice
For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a revolutionary new approach to establishing robust writing practices inside and outside the classroom, from the author of Why They Can’t Write.After a decade of teaching writing using the same methods he’d experienced as a student many years before, writer, editor, and educator John Warner realized he could do better. Drawing on his ...
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The Colonel’s Dream
The biracial Charles W. Chesnutt ranks among the 20th-century’ s most important civil rights advocates. Published in 1905, The Colonel’ s Dream was extremely progressive and controversial for its time. When former Confederate officer Colonel French returns to his North Carolina hometown after building his fortune in the North, he intends to create better economic conditions for those who have ...
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This #1 New York Times bestseller is the first book in a new series set in Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories universe, perfect for both new and longtime fans!When Brystal Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the library, she discovers a book that introduces her to a world beyond her imagination and learns the impossible: She is a fairy capable of magic! But in the oppressive Southern ...
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Will God’s Wrath Fall on America?What happens when a country glories in its immorality, turning away from faith in God and obedience to Him? Jeff Kinley, author of As It Was in the Days of Noah, explores historical and biblical precedents for the demise of a nation and addresses pressing questions such as… ·How did we get to this point? ·Is America in Bible prophecy? ·Will ...
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The Dog Master
Thirty thousand years ago, ice was storming the planet. Among the species forced out of the trees and onto the steppes by the advancing cold was modern man, who was both predator and prey.No stranger to the experiences that make us human-a mother’s love and a father’s betrayal, tribal war and increasing famine, political intrigue and forbidden love, joy and hope and devastating loss-our ...
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Aastha
Why are Hindus so ritualistic? Why do they worship idols? Are Hindus supposed to be vegetarian? Why is a Hindu prayer different from a Muslim or Christian prayer? Did the arrival of Muslim invaders a thousand years ago destroy Hindu culture? Answering key questions on Hindu philosophy and associated Indian history in simple, lucid, engaging ways, and exploring the often curious customs and ...
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The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies
As Darling’s town librarian is fond of saying: “Naked Ladies is not a respectable name for a plant.” A lily by any other name would certainly smell as sweet-and look just as beautiful as the Naked Ladies decorating Miss Hamer’s lawn. It seems Miss Hamer’s house may also be home to naked ladies of a different sort. Rumors sprout that the elderly recluse’s visiting niece and her friend ...
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Guys Read: “What? You Think You Got It Rough?”
It’s here: Volume One of the official Guys Read Library. Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read initiative was founded on a simple premise: that young guys enjoy reading most when they have reading they can enjoy. And out of this comes a series that aims to give them just that. Ten books, arranged by theme, featuring the best of the best where writing for kids is concerned. Each book is a collection of ...
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The 3rd Woman
“A gritty, noirish crossbreed of Blade Runner and L.A. Confidential. . . . An intelligent, finely crafted mystery, a speculative thriller that brilliantly channels the anxieties of our time.” — New York Times Book Review
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