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PART 1 The Roots and Meaning of Gratitude |
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Chapter 1 What Gratitude Is And Why It Matters |
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3 | (10) |
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12 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Looking For Gratitude's Roots In Primates |
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13 | (8) |
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Do Genes Affect Your Gratitude? |
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19 | (2) |
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Chapter 3 How Gratitude Develops In Us |
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21 | (6) |
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Chapter 4 What Can The Brain Reveal About Gratitude? |
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27 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 The Surprising Neural Link Between Giving And Gratitude |
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30 | (8) |
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How Gratitude Relates to Other Emotions |
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34 | (4) |
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PART 2 The Impact of Gratitude |
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Chapter 6 Why Gratitude Is Good For Us |
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38 | (18) |
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How Gratitude Can Help You Achieve Your Goals |
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53 | (2) |
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Can Gratitude Fix Everything? |
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55 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 How Gender Shapes Gratitude |
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56 | (6) |
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Chapter 8 How Cultural Differences Shape Gratitude And Its Impact |
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62 | (7) |
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Chapter 9 How Gratitude Builds Cooperation |
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69 | (5) |
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PART 3 How to Be Grateful |
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Chapter 10 How To Cultivate Gratitude In Yourself |
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74 | (12) |
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How to Make the Most of Your Gratitude Journal |
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80 | (2) |
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When Gratitude Exercises Feel Bad |
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82 | (2) |
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Five Ways Giving Thanks Can Backfire |
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84 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 How To Say Thanks Without Feeling Indebted |
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86 | (5) |
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Chapter 12 Can Loss Make You More Grateful? |
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91 | (7) |
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Grief, Grace, and Gratitude |
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96 | (2) |
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Chapter 13 How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times |
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98 | (8) |
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PART 4 How to Be a Grateful Family |
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Chapter 14 Why Couples Need To Thank Each Other |
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106 | (13) |
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How to Say Thank-You to Your Partner |
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113 | (2) |
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Why Men Need to Learn Gratitude |
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115 | (2) |
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How Gratitude Can Help Couples Through Illness |
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117 | (2) |
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Chapter 15 How To Help Gratitude Grow In Your Kids |
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119 | (6) |
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Chapter 16 Feeling Entitled To A Little Gratitude On Mother's Day? |
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125 | (4) |
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Chapter 17 What Being A Stepfather Taught Me About Gratitude |
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129 | (7) |
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PART 5 How to Foster Gratefulness Around You |
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Chapter 18 How To Foster Gratitude In Schools |
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136 | (3) |
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Chapter 19 Gratitude Is A Survival Skill |
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139 | (8) |
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Chapter 20 Five Ways To Cultivate Gratitude At Work |
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147 | (11) |
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What Does a Grateful Organization Look Like? |
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154 | (2) |
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Gratitude as a Pathway to Positive Emotions at Work |
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156 | (2) |
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Chapter 21 Why Health Professionals Should Cultivate Gratitude |
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158 | (8) |
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How One Provider Is Fostering Gratitude in Health Care |
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164 | (2) |
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Chapter 22 How To Help Other People Become More Grateful |
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166 | (7) |
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PART 6 Conversations About the Transformative Potential of Gratitude |
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Chapter 23 Can Gratitude Confront Suffering? |
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173 | (12) |
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Can Gratitude Make Society More Trusting? |
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179 | (3) |
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Can Gratitude Beat Materialism? |
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182 | (3) |
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Chapter 24 Can Gratitude Bring Americans Back Together? |
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185 | (11) |
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Gratitude Encourages Voting |
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194 | (2) |
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Chapter 25 Is Gratitude The Path To A Better World? |
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196 | (5) |
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Brother David Steindl-Rast |
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Contributors |
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201 | (8) |
Bibliography |
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