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National GeographicDaily JoyNational GeographicDaily Joy365 Days of InspirationHARD COVER
UPC: 9781426209673Release Date: 11/6/2012
The first in National Geographic's 365-photo-a-day line of inspirational books, Daily Joy unites inspiring words of joy with lovely National Geographic images of the world--a perfect gift to keep on your bedside table to read just before bed or first thing in the morning. Crafted in the tradition of the successful Offerings series from Abrams/Stewart Tabori & Chang, Daily Joy's elegant design features 365 days of gorgeous National Geographic photography, each one paired with a meaningful quotation, meditation, or thought that will help readers find joy every day of the year. Each month has a theme, and all the quotes are centered around it:
January/Renewal: ""Just where you are--that's the place to start."" --Pema Chodron February/Love: ""Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls."" --Khalil Gibran March/Authenticity: ""Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."" --Mahatma Gandhi April/Growth: ""A jug fills drop by drop."" --Buddha May/Courage: ""It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it has to have tried and succeeded."" --Anne Morrow Lindbergh June/Perspective: ""It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."" --J. K. Rowling July/Adventure: ""Life itself is the proper binge."" --Julia Child August/Freedom: ""Freedom is from within."" --Frank Lloyd Wright September/Purpose: ""The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause."" --Mark Twain October/Fulfillment: ""Ah! There's nothing like staying home for real comfort."" --Jane Austen November/Wisdom: ""Sleep is the best meditation."" --The Dalai Lama December/Faith: ""Peace is always beautiful."" --Walt Whitman As poet John Keats wrote, ""A thing of beauty is a joy forever,"" and readers will turn to Daily Joy year after year to find wonder, awe, and happiness in the world around them.
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