Ikigai: The Japanese Art of a Meaningful LifeAn exploration of the Japanese concept of Ikigai, and how to apply its principles to your own life to find joy and purpose every day Ikigai is a traditional Japanese concept that embodies happiness in living. It is, essentially, the reason that you get up in the morning. This book is about finding your ikigai identifying your purpose or passion and using this knowledge to achieve greater happiness in your life. Your ikigai doesn't have to be some

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emotion-packed novel about guilt

Thompson's musings on the collapse of the American Dream

the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved

A brilliantly argued defence of the importance of creativity in our increasingly money-orientated society

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won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize-a first for a woman or a person from Asia

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