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By Fiction Addiction

We all need encouragement sometimes, but especially during the upheaval COVID has caused.

Humankind: A Hopeful History
Rutger Bregman
$18.99 $17.47r Rutger Bregman provides new perspective on the past 200,000 years of human history, setting out to prove that we are hardwired for kindness, geared toward cooperation rather than competition, and more inclined to trust rather than distrust one another.

Getting Back to Happy: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Reality, and Turn Your Trials Into Triumphs
Marc Chernoff and Angel Chernoff
$27.00 $24.84A wonderful book for anyone wondering trying to make a change. I myself noticed a few years ago that I was having more unhappy days than otherwise and have successfully turned that around and so can you, no matter your situation. -Jill Hendrix, owner

The Power of Knitting: Stitching Together Our Lives in a Fractured World
Loretta Napoleoni
$20.00 $18.40My mom is a huge knitter and during the pandemic I returned to my hobby, cross stitch, and have found it very meditative.

You Are Essential: 100 Inspirational Reminders of How Much You Matter
Thomas Nelson Gift Books
$14.99 $13.79Every single person is essential, no matter what the government says.

Healing After Loss:: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief
Martha W. Hickman
$16.99 $15.63Our hearts go out to all who lost loved ones to COVID-19

A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster
Rebecca Solnit
$18.00 $16.56Disasters often bring out the best in people.

I Hope This Finds You Well: Poems
Kate Baer
$12.00 $11.04Encouraging poetry created out of the comments from online trolls. A wonderful example of resilience.

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brené Brown
$17.00 $15.64Brene Brown is the bomb.

Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brené Brown
$18.00 $16.56Brene Brown is the bomb.

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Brené Brown
$16.95 $15.59Brene Brown is the bomb.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Laughter Is the Best Medicine: 101 Feel Good Stories
Amy Newmark
$14.95 $13.75

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Think Positive, Live Happy: 101 Stories about Creating Your Best Life
Amy Newmark and Deborah Norville
$14.95 $13.75

Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life
Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein
$24.00 $22.08Now that many of us are working from home, I think it's even more important to keep your workspace tidy. I found her first book actually life-changing :)