The Lighten Up Book

How to Find Awe, Meaning, and Wonder in Everyday Life

“One of the best spiritual books of 2020.” —Spirituality&Practice.com

Bestselling author and TEDx presenter Allen Klein returns to find and define awe. In his latest book, he shows readers how to escape the everyday ruts of life by opening their eyes to the awe and wonder around them.

Exploring the human ability to be in awe. What does it mean to be awestruck? Or more simply, what is awe? Backed by the latest scientific research, Klein sets out to define awe and its effects on health and happiness. For example, over the past dozen years, or so, scientists have found, among other things, that awe:

• Connects us to others
• Lowers our stress levels
• Enhances positive emotions
• Increases our compassion
• Increases our creativity

Plenty of reasons to be in awe. With a sprinkling of the spiritual and scientific, The Awe Factor takes readers on an exploration of a human phenomenon. From research to first-hand awe-inspiring stories, Klein reflects on feelings of awe, meaning and purpose. And with bonus awe-awakening tools, tips, and techniques, he helps readers become more aware of, and increase, the awe and wonder in their life.

If you enjoyed books like Awe, In Awe, The Book of Delights, or The Book of Awesome, then you’ll love The Awe Factor.

Find Joy in the Simple Things

Simplify your life with the gentle guidance in The Joy of Simplicity and find your path to peace of mind.

A wonderful gift for those looking for a breath of calm in the midst of a hectic life. Allen Klein, bestselling author with over half a million happy readers, offers a cogent reminder that joy is simply a matter of choice. And it’s yours to make. Relax, release, refocus, and renew. Keep what you need in your life and let go of everything else including “stuff.”

Relax, refocus, renew, and find joy. Learn to slow down, relax, smell the roses, and simplify your life with the latest collection of insightful quotations and inspired ideas by the popular “Jollytologist” Allen Klein. The calming quotes, tranquil wisdom, and power thoughts in this book come from notable authors, celebrities, philosophers, and others who recognize the virtues of a simple, stress-free life. Grouped around basic themes like “Go with the Flow,” “Focus on What’s Important,” and “Slow Down,” these sayings are reminders that it is still possible to achieve peace and harmony in today’s fast-paced world. Bliss is just around the corner.

Discover the significance of simplicity in Allen Klein’s newest book, The Joy of Simplicity, as well as...

• A reminder that it is possible to achieve a state of peace and harmony in today’s fast-paced world
• A collection of quotes to make you smile, laugh, and reflect on what you really need in your life
• A wonderful gift for those looking for serenity and focus in the midst of a fast-paced world

Readers of books such as You Can’t Ruin My Day, Beautifully Said, and Badass Affirmations will love The Joy of Simplicity: Insights to Unclutter and Uncomplicate Your Life by Allen Klein.

Life Can Be Better

If you like Brave Enough, Eat Pray Love or Brené Brown, you’ll love Positive Thoughts for Troubling Times.

Better For Your Spirit: Rarely before in history has the United States—and the world at large—been so divided. With each new Tweet, falsehood, or upsetting news headline, the things we once took for granted and believed in have become upended and, in the process, have crushed our spirit. The inspired ideas and power thoughts in Positive Thoughts for Troubling Times will provide you with hope, a renewed spirit and a new perspective at viewing our worrisome times.

Breathe Deeply Again: Author Allen Klein, the world’s only Jollytologist, knows how the right thought at the right time can change your day for the better. In Positive Thoughts for Troubling Times, he offers a lifetime of positive change. Go back to living one day at a time with this inspirational guide.

Meaningful Mantras for Meditation: Positive Thoughts for Troubling Times will provide you with succinct ideas to help you rise above present-day frustrations, hurts and worries. Meditate on these positive thoughts to improve all aspects of your life in these difficult times. Some of the categories covered include:

• Change
• Choices
• Fear
• Hope
• Love
• Positivity
• Never Give Up
• Stay Strong

Learn to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying

“Like a dear friend, this beautiful book takes us by the hand and walks us through the stages of loss and recovery.” ―Susan Sparks, pastor and author of Laugh Your Way to Grace

#1 New Release in Grief & Loss

Laughter and humor are some of God’s gifts to overcome your trials and tribulations. Learn to laugh again with Embracing Life After Loss.

Work through the depression of grief and loss with resilience. Losing a loved one is never easy. Allen Klein knows how it feels—just like you, he's lost many loved ones in his life. Inspired by Klein's experience with the loss of his wife, Embracing Life After Loss helps you to recover from grief and loss—just like Klein did.

Learn how to laugh again. You never forget the people you lose. But you can grow stronger, wiser, and more appreciative of life as you move forward. And, believe it or not, you can even laugh again. Embracing Life After Loss shows you how to smile through the difficult times—how to take a break from the pain of your loss and find joy in life again.

Rediscover joy with the world’s only Jollytologist®. Winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Allen Klein is the perfect person to teach you how to find joy and happiness. Discover why Comedian Jerry Lewis said that Allen Klein is “a noble and vital force watching over the human condition.”

Embracing Life After Loss is a steadfast compass that offers hope and resilience to anyone trying to navigate through dark times. Allen Klein illustrates five practical steps for recovering from depression caused by grief and loss:

• Losing
• Learning
• Letting Go
• Living
• Laughing

Readers of Grief Day By Day, It’s OK That You’re Not OK, When Breath Becomes Air, Present Over Perfect, or Feeling Good will be inspired and encouraged by Embracing Life After Loss.

What is the secret to success and happiness?

Nothing in life is impossible: Cyrus Webb (art show and poetry reading host, and founder of the “Conversations” daily radio show, magazine, and Conversations Book Club) reminds us in Power Your Life With the Positive, “Nothing in life is impossible. Your goals and dreams are worth fighting for!”

You can leave negativity behind: Drawing on the life-changing experiences of fellow artists, industry insiders, and those in front of and behind the camera in the entertainment industry, author Cyrus Webb has provided a compendium of encouragement for all to benefit from. Power Your Life with the Positive is filled with stories of amazing life turnarounds and proves the importance of optimism in an often-negative world. In this book of positivity, faith, and hope, Webb encourages us to let these stories “give you the fuel you need to power your life with the positive and leave the negativity behind.”

Find hope and inspiration: In these times of economic uncertainty, civic strife, and political turmoil, it is more important than ever to offer people hope and inspiration to believe that the best is yet to come. The notable figures featured in this book have faced their own fears and crises, believed enough in their goals and dreams to keep going, and reaped the rewards by not allowing their own doubts and those of others stop them.

Famous people who powered their lives with the positive: The notables featured in Webb’s book faced their own fears, believed enough in their goals and dreams to pursue them and reaped rewards by sticking to their guns and not allowing their own doubts and those of others stop them:

• Supermodel Tess Holliday
• Grammy award-winning singer and actress Stephanie Mills
• Prison Break creator Paul T. Scheuring
• Roots and Reading Rainbow’s LeVar Burton
• Actor Jamie Kennedy
• Recording artist Keith Sweat
• Walking Dead’s Jeryl Prescott Sales
• Actress Antonique Smith
• Dukes of Hazzard actor John Schneider
• Dan Bucatinsky of Scandal and 24
• Legendary bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark
• Actor Isaiah Washington
• American Idol’s Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks
• Artist Aubrey O’Day
• and many more

If you liked positivity and motivational books such as The Secret, The Power of Positive Thinking, Chicken Soup for the Soul, You Are a Badass, Make Your Bed, and Unshakeable; you'll love Cyrus Webb's Power Your Life With the Positive

A Coming of Age Manga Comic 

In a world similar to earth, a large majority of humanity has been given otherworldly powers called "Uniques" that they use in order to combat the rise of massive grotesque creatures called "Corrupteds", we follow a young man named "Zorox" who studies in the D.A.S.O institute to hone his unique "Super Human Growth" and become someone he can be proud of. 

Unfortunately, there are groups of people who choose to abuse their gifts. Can Zorox figure out what he must do and find out the connections between Uniques and Corrupteds? Can he achieve his goal of becoming a D.A.S.O Operative? Can he survive the grueling tasks that he'll encounter? Find out in this coming-of-age manga comic and graphic novel, CEMAS Z.

Inside CEMAS Z, you’ll find:

• The illustrated story of Zorox and other heroes alike
• Some of the best manga stories
• And so much more!

If you love graphic novels and manga comics like The Umbrella Academy, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Wotakoi, or Jujutsu Kaien, you’ll love CEMAS Z.