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A mindful nation : how a simple practice can help us reduce stress, improve performance, and recapture the American spirit

Author: Tim Ryan
Publisher: Carlsbad, Calif. : Hay House, 2012.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : First editionView all editions and formats
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"In one of the most optimistic books to come out of Washington during these trying times, Congressman Tim Ryan presents us with an inspiring and hopeful view of our country's future--and a roadmap for how to get there. Across America, people are feeling squeezed, exhausted, and running faster and faster while falling farther behind. The economy continues to struggle, wars rage on, and every week brings news of  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Tim Ryan
ISBN: 9781401939298 1401939295 9781401939311 1401939317
OCLC Number: 754725090
Description: xxii, 203 p. ; 22 cm.
Responsibility: Tim Ryan.

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Shows how the benefits of mindfulness apply to the challenges that affect each of us in our own lives and in our communities, and thus have implications for our society as a whole. This title paints  Read more...

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