The Unexpected

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A completely new look at happiness and gratitude, bodies and minds, and unexpected ways to make yourself more fulfilled

About Janice Kaplan

New York Times bestselling author; former TV producer and Parade magazine editor-in-chief; proud to have written The Gratitude Diaries and The Genius of Women and more than a dozen other books.

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