{"product_id":"bittersweet-oprahs-book-club-how-sorrow-and-longing-make-us-whole","title":"Bittersweet (Oprah's Book Club): How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - OPRAH'S\nBOOK CLUB PICK - The author of the bestselling phenomenon \u003ci\u003eQuiet\u003c\/i\u003e explores\nthe power of the bittersweet personality, revealing a misunderstood side of\nmental health and creativity while offering a roadmap to facing heartbreak in\norder to live life to the fullest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBittersweet\u003c\/i\u003e has the power to transform\nthe way you see your life and the world.\"--OPRAH\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go.\"--BRENÉ BROWN, author\nof \u003ci\u003eAtlas of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Susan Cain has described and validated my existence once\nagain!\"--GLENNON DOYLE, author of \u003ci\u003eUntamed\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/i\u003e\"The perfect cure for toxic positivity.\"--ADAM GRANT, author\nof \u003ci\u003eThink Again\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD - ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF\nTHE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, Mashable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBittersweetness is a tendency to states of long­ing,\npoignancy, and sorrow; an acute aware­ness of passing time; and a curiously\npiercing joy at the beauty of the world. It recognizes that light and dark,\nbirth and death--bitter and sweet--are forever paired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIf you've ever wondered why you like sad music . . .\u003cbr\u003e\nIf you find comfort or inspiration in a rainy day . . .\u003cbr\u003e\nIf you react intensely to music, art, nature, and beauty . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThen you probably identify with the bitter­sweet state of\nmind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eQuiet, \u003c\/i\u003eSusan Cain urged our society to\ncultivate space for the undervalued, indispensable introverts among us, thereby\nrevealing an un­tapped power hidden in plain sight. Now she em­ploys the same\nmix of research, storytelling, and memoir to explore why we experience sorrow\nand longing, and how embracing the bittersweetness at the heart of life is the\ntrue path to creativity, con­nection, and transcendence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet\nforce that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain, whether from a\ndeath or breakup, addiction or illness. If we don't acknowledge our own\nheartache, she says, we can end up inflicting it on others via abuse,\ndomination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know--or will\nknow--loss and suffering, we can turn toward one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, \u003ci\u003eBittersweet\u003c\/i\u003e brings\nus together in deep and unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNamed one of the top ten influencers in the world by\nLinkedIn, Susan Cain is a renowned speaker and author of the award-winning\nbooks Quiet Power, Quiet Journal, and Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World\nThat Can't Stop Talking. Translated into more than forty languages, Quiet\nhasappeared on many best-of lists, spent more than seven years on the New York\nTimes bestseller list, and was named the #1 best book of the year by Fast\nCompany, which also named Cain one of its Most Creative People in Business. Her\nTED Talk on the power of introverts has been viewed over forty million times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOOK DEPOT INC.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44824758747343,"sku":"9780451499783","price":21.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_566bd97c-b761-419d-ac60-70ba1e4bdc66.jpg?v=1770106763","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/bittersweet-oprahs-book-club-how-sorrow-and-longing-make-us-whole","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}