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Ikigai : the Japanese secret to a long and happy life / Héctor García and Francesc Miralles ; translated by Heather Cleary.

By: García, Héctor, 1981- [author.]Contributor(s): Miralles, Francesc, 1968- [author.]Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, c2017Description: 194 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 978-0-14-313072-7 (hardcover)Uniform titles: Ikigai. English Subject(s): LONGEVITY -- JAPAN | LONGEVITY | HAPPINESS | QUALITY OF LIFEDDC classification: 613 LOC classification: RA 776.75 G37 2017

Contents:

Prologue: Ikigai: a mysterious word. -- 1. Ikigai: the art of staying young while growing old. -- 2. Antiaging secrets: little things that add up to a long and happy life. -- 3. From logotherapy to ikigai: how to live longer and better by finding your purpose. -- 4. Find flow in everything you do: how to turn work and free time into spaces for growth. -- 5. Masters of longevity: words of wisdom from the longest-living people in the world. -- 6. Lessons from Japan's centenarians: traditions and proverbs for happiness and longevity. -- 7. The ikigai diet: what the world's longest-living people eat and drink. -- 8. Gentle movements, longer life: exercises from the East that promote health and longevity. -- 9. Resilience and wabi-sabi: how to face life's challenges without letting stress and worry age you.-- Epilogue: Ikigai: the art of living. --

Summary: "Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally bestselling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai -- the happiness of always being busy -- as revealed by the daily habits of the world's longest-living people."-- Amazon.com summary

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Fairview College LRC	NU Fairview College LRC	Non-fiction	General Circulation	GC RA 776.75 G37 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NUFAI000005384

"Originally published in Spanish as Ikigai: Los secretos de Japón para una vida larga y feliz by Ediciones Urano in 2016."

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Prologue: Ikigai: a mysterious word. --
1. Ikigai: the art of staying young while growing old. --
2. Antiaging secrets: little things that add up to a long and happy life. --
3. From logotherapy to ikigai: how to live longer and better by finding your purpose. --
4. Find flow in everything you do: how to turn work and free time into spaces for growth. --
5. Masters of longevity: words of wisdom from the longest-living people in the world. --
6. Lessons from Japan's centenarians: traditions and proverbs for happiness and longevity. --
7. The ikigai diet: what the world's longest-living people eat and drink. --
8. Gentle movements, longer life: exercises from the East that promote health and longevity. --
9. Resilience and wabi-sabi: how to face life's challenges without letting stress and worry age you.--
Epilogue: Ikigai: the art of living. --

"Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally bestselling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai -- the happiness of always being busy -- as revealed by the daily habits of the world's longest-living people."-- Amazon.com summary

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