The comfort book / Matt Haig.

By:

Haig, Matt

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers, 2021.Edition: 1st Canadian edDescription: x, 256 p. ; 19 cmISBN:

9781443464772 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

158.1 23

Summary: A manual of reflections for an increasingly stressful world Nothing is stronger than a small hope that doesn't give up. The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope, a gathering of consolations and stories that give us new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig's mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, from Emily Dickinson to James Baldwin. This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend or the comfort of a hug, or just want to celebrate the messy miracle of being alive.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
100 - 199	West Grey Durham Branch Shelves	Non-fiction	158.1 HAI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33321003205813

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Previous	158.1 DIA Level up : how to get focused, stop procrastinating, and upgrade your life /	158.1 FOR Everything is figureoutable /	158.1 GRE Closer together : knowing ourselves, loving each other /	158.1 HAI The comfort book /	158.1 HEA Switch : how to change things when change is hard /	158.1 KAR Yeah, no. Not happening : how I found happiness swearing off self-improvement and saying f*ck it all--and how you can too /	158.1 KNI Grow the f*ck up : how to be an adult and get treated like one /	Next

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A manual of reflections for an increasingly stressful world Nothing is stronger than a small hope that doesn't give up. The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope, a gathering of consolations and stories that give us new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig's mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, from Emily Dickinson to James Baldwin. This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend or the comfort of a hug, or just want to celebrate the messy miracle of being alive.

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