The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
by Héctor García
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Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally bestselling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai (pronounced eekeyguy)the happiness of always being busyas revealed by the daily habits of the worlds longestliving people.Whats your ikigaiOnly staying active will make you want to live a hundred years. Japanese proverb According...
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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