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9 Wonder Words: A Language for Living Well—Even When All Hell Breaks Loose Paperback – November 23, 2022
Words Change How You Think, Feel, Act, and Even What You See
Neuroscience shows that words from different languages can re-wire your brain, helping you to create a positive mindset. Some words help you feel happy, see beauty, believe in a better world, and your own power to create it. These are the positive words you will find in this book: global words of wellness from ancient and modern languages all over the world.
Travel across the world to discover them with Lucy Turner: a United Nations civil servant who lived and worked on five continents. Through language-learning, she found words to feel hopeful, confident, and calm, no matter what. She shares these positive mindset words with you in this book, through fun short stories and ground-breaking science. 9 Wonder Words will do more than make you smile. It will give you a language for loving life, and your own power to make it even better.
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In 9 Wonder Words, you will discover:
- A word to improve your leadership and resilience in times of crisis.
- A word to increase your creativity and performance.
- A word to give you access to the stress-reducing benefits of gratitude.
- A word to feel good now, no matter what circumstances you are in.
- An ancient Indian word to give you a sense that you have more time.
- Words from Southern Africa and the Pacific to help you believe in, and achieve, your biggest goals.
- Lessons from West Africa and South Asia on how language promotes peace and progress.
- Lessons from the Middle East on how to use your voice to increase your income and access to opportunities.
- Global research showing how language created our species, accelerates evolution and can regenerate our planet and societies – beginning with you.
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Most of all, you’ll laugh your way across the planet with a woman who can reveal to you the beauty of some of the world’s most remote and extraordinary places.
Click 'Look Inside' to begin your journey in Scotland, and purchase this book for a global adventure that will warm your heart, open your mind, and lift your spirit.
Editorial Reviews
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- Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, 10th Secretary General of NATO
"There is truth and joy in Lucy's perspective, and the world needs what she provides here, more than ever."
- Teresa Jennings, Vice President & Treasurer at LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation
"An inspiring, focussed read about languages, life, storytelling, hope and a genuine, resourceful humanity. . . Writing from Scotland, we would say that 9 Wonder Words is a kist o riches - a treasure chest of insights and experiences. That this is a dram of a book - a pick-me-up for struggling humans. That it is a minding in its thoughtful reflections and its earnest or promise of coping. That it is a handsel - a gift freely given with an inexhaustible potential to be freely handed onwards; a makar's wark - something made or crafted by a storyteller and poet, giving creative delight as well as wisdom. This truly a book to be savoured and shared round, a bit like Robert Burns' cup of kindness for auld lang syne.
- Donald Smith, Director, Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland
"Breezy, lighthearted, and easy-to-read writing with a significant message. I smiled as I read it."
- Dr. Pauline Amos, artist and filmmaker
"A must-read to find joy in the world and an easy-to-read book for anyone."
- Deep Shikha, Professor of Economics, St. Catherine's University
"I couldn't put it down. It resonated with so much of my own experience and articulated it better!"
- Alan Miller, Professor of Practice in Human Rights Law
"A page-turner that opens your mind and repairs your perspective on life."
- Kevin Greer, artist
"A prescription for how to derive joy and purpose from doing your part to make the world better."
- T. Abate, via. LinkedIn.com
Product details
- Publisher : WOR(L)D (November 23, 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 178 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1734840080
- ISBN-13 : 978-1734840087
- Item Weight : 9.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.45 x 8 inches
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lucy is passionate about the role of voice in changing lives and nations. She observed that when people can speak and be heard in their own voices and languages, they tend to get the resources and respect they need to thrive.
After discovering a scientific basis for this power of words, Lucy committed to helping the United Nations to listen to people often known as ‘poor’ and ‘lacking capacity.' Lucy envisages an international system that asks, listens, and responds to the needs, desires, and ideas of people who are often overlooked and left behind through policies and projects based on their practical experience and indigenous wisdom.
Through this work, Lucy discovered the power of words to change lives and nations. An award-winning writer and sell-out speaker, Lucy shares life-improving ideas from around the world through fun stories and fascinating ‘untranslatable’ words from ancient and modern languages.