| International Standard Book Number |
9780593734209 (ebook)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780593734193 (hardcover)
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| International Standard Book Number |
059373419X (hardcover)
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| Personal Name |
Bowler, Kate, author.
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| Title Statement |
Joyful, anyway / Kate Bowler.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : The Dial Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Prologue: The music -- Part I: The ache. Joyful, except on Tuesdays -- The ache -- Things I worry I will not survive: An incomplete list -- Hungry, hungry hippos -- The basement -- I asked strangers on the internet what they ache for: A list -- Ashes than dust -- The house -- What causes the ache: An incomplete list -- Toxic positivity -- The formula that solves everything -- Fantastic ideas I've already tried to solve the ache -- The algorithm -- Is this it? -- Part II: Mourning. Swifties -- The list: Recent filings to the complaints department -- Anybody? -- This is not codependency -- Highly sensitive people -- Poisonous pedagogy -- The leaky heart -- Below sea level -- Pruning shears -- Friend-tested rituals for processing the everythingness of life: A list -- Prescription from Henry -- Part III: Joy. A few quick questions before I fill a prescription for joy -- Ta-da! -- Joy (according to researchers) - Puzzle corners -- Joy (according to the grief-stricken) -- Trash walks -- Joy (according to kids I know) -- Hallelujah -- Sideburns -- Microjoys: Tiny delights people reported to me this week -- Made for you -- Among the trees -- The nurse -- Off the edge -- Ways to (almost) guarantee joy for no reason -- Part IV: Living. The biggest tiny thing you can do -- Expect a miracle -- God bless us everyone -- Surprising moments other people have found joy: A list -- The task -- Ways I have been tasked with love lately: An incomplete list -- Ka-boom -- The song.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Life aches. Joy is the cure. After surviving a stage-four cancer diagnosis, Kate Bowler knew she was supposed to be grateful. Alive. Blessed. But she still ached-for more connection, more surprise, less resentment on an ordinary day. So she went looking for joy. Not the toxic positivity kind. Not a 5-step plan. But the type that sneaks in unexpectedly, seemingly out of nowhere. A lemur sunbathing. A belly laugh at a funeral. A dive into the Atlantic with a shark wrangler. In Joyful, Anyway, Bowler takes us on a hilarious and tender journey through big questions and small delights. With wry wit and deep honesty, she explores how joy can surprise us even in the middle of pain, boredom, and longing. This is not a book about fixing your life. It is about how we can all find more-feel more-by making room for small extraordinary moments. For anyone who has ever felt stuck, who is achy for meaning, who feels undone by loss, who feels that joy is just out of reach, who wants, simply, to have more fun, Joyful Anyway is a delicious, insightful tour through the questions that sit in the deepest part of our souls. It proves that for every time we ask: Is this it? Joy will answer: there is more"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Self-actualization (Psychology)
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Resilience (Personality trait)
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Joy.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Self-help publications.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Instructional and educational works.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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