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What to know about Explore Books recommends three life-affirming titles

Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado.

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Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado.

Why it matters

This week, the staff from Explore Books in Aspen recommends books exploring secrets to long, happy life, seeking meaning and embracing family.

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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life By Héctor García, Francesc Miralles Penguin Life $24 August 2017 Purchase From the publisher: According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai — a reason for living.

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Claim 1: “the authors interviewed the residents of the Japanese village with the highest percentage of 100-year-olds — one of the world’s Blue Zones.”
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Web search results confirm that García and Miralles traveled to Ogimi, a village in Okinawa (a Blue Zone) with a high concentration of centenarians, to interview residents.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shinrin-yoku (Japanese: 森林浴, 森林 (shinrin, "forest") + 浴 (yoku, "bath, bathing.")), also known as forest bathing, is a practice or process of therapeutic relaxation where one spends time in a forest or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinrin-yoku
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francesc Miralles Contijoch (born 27 August 1968) is a Spanish writer, essayist, translator, and musician.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesc_Miralles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ikigai (生き甲斐, lit. 'a reason for being') is a Japanese concept of an individual's definition of the meaning of their life. Ikigai can be having a sense of purpose in life, as well as being a source of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai
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Claim 2: “the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people”
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Multiple sources mention a Japanese village (specifically Ogimi in Okinawa) known for having the world's longest-living people.
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web search NEUTRAL — Residents of Okinawa are some of the world’s healthiest and happiest.In the village of Ogimi, located in the rural north of Okinawa’s main island, there’s a small stone marker with a few sentences wri…
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/uncover-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 5-minute exercise the longest-living people in Japan do every single day: Radio taiso. Nearly everyone that García and Miralles interviewed said they practice radio taiso, a popular Japanese exerc…
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/japan-…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai—a reason for living. And according to the residents of the Japanese village with the world’s longest-living people, finding it is the key to a happier…
https://newsletter.goodbooks.io/p/reading-journal-006/
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Claim 3: ““ikigai” has no direct translation to English”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that 'ikigai' has no direct English translation, though it is often described as 'a reason for being'.
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web search NEUTRAL — While there is no direct English translation, ikigai is thought to combine the Japanese words ikiru, meaning “to live”, and kai, meaning “the realization of what one hopes for”.Ikigai also has histori…
https://www.weforum.org/stories/wellbeing-and-mental-health/…
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web search NEUTRAL — The island of Okinawa has an average male life expectancy of seventy-eight and an average female life expectancy of eighty-six! According to Akihiro Hasegawa, a clinical psychologist from Toyo Eiwa Un…
https://medium.com/@vbpatel2599/ikigai-has-no-direct-english…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Japanese have a great word: ikigai. It has no direct translation into English, but roughly means your level of happiness in life, or your ‘reason for being’.
https://uxmastery.com/your-design-ikigai/
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Claim 4: “SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado.”
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Multiple cross-references from the Colorado Sun confirm that SunLit is their literature section featuring staff recommendations from Colorado bookstores.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado.
https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/02/old-firehouse-books-augus…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado
https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/07/out-west-books-june-recom…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from book stores across Colorado.
https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/24/old-firehouse-books-may-r…
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Claim 5: “Appraisals By Claire Boyles W.W. Norton & Company $29.99 August 2026”
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There is a conflict in the evidence regarding the price. One source (Apple Books) lists it at $14.99, while the claim states $29.99. However, the author, publisher, and August 2026 release date are corroborated by other sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Appraisals by Claire Boyles digital book - Fable. Want to read.After months of unemployment, her husband, Fish, takes a job with an oil and gas company, a decision that rocks Maggie and their fifteen-…
https://fable.co/book/appraisals-by-claire-boyles-9780393531…
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web search NEUTRAL — Appraisals. A Novel. Claire Boyles.$14.99. Publisher Description. Financial and ecological realities tear at the heart of a multigenerational farm family in this debut novel from a “deft and daring” (…
https://books.apple.com/us/book/appraisals/id6754467399
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web search NEUTRAL — Claire Boyles spent her career writing about the land. Now, she’s writing about losing it. Her debut novel, Appraisals, hit shelves in August 2026. It’s a story set on Colorado’s Eastern Plains during…
https://theslope.co/news/loveland-writer-claire-boyles-publi…
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Claim 6: “Explore Booksellers 221 E. Main St., Aspen (970) 925-5336”
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Claim 7: “Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar Vintage $20 December 2024”
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The provided evidence consists of generic Wikipedia entries about books and the Iranian Revolution; there is no specific evidence regarding the book 'Martyr!' by Kaveh Akbar.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution, culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Isl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew the Shah of Iran in February 1979, Iran was in a "revolutionary crisis mode" until 1982 or 1983 when forces loyal to the revolution's leader, Ayatolla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 prize, established in 2006, is an annual honor presented by the National Book Foundation to five authors under the age of 35 who released their debut novel in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Book_Foundation's_5_U…
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Claim 8: “Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life By Héctor García, Francesc Miralles Penguin Life $24 August 2017”
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Web search results confirm the book title, authors (Héctor García and Francesc Miralles), and the general subject matter. While the specific price and exact date aren't in the snippets, the authorship and title are strongly verified.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kingsman: The Secret Service is a 2014 spy action comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn from a screenplay by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. Based on The Secret Service comic series, it is the first instalm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (ふしぎの海のナディア, Fushigi no Umi no Nadia; lit. 'Nadia of the Mysterious Seas') is a Japanese anime television series created by Hideaki Anno for NHK. Inspired by the works …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia:_The_Secret_of_Blue_Wate…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Secret of Us is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams, released on June 21, 2024, by Interscope Records. It was produced by Abrams herself, along with American musici…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_Us
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Claim 9: “Ikigai is a Japanese cultural concept.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Ikigai is a Japanese cultural/philosophical concept.
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web search NEUTRAL — What does ikigai mean? Ikigai is a Japanese concept or philosophy that is rooted in japanese culture. The Japanese word ikigai combines "iki" (which means life) and "gai" (value). It shows that everyo…
https://www.betterup.com/blog/what-is-ikigai
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web search NEUTRAL — Ikigai is a Japanese philosophical concept originating all the way back to the Heian period of Japan — dating from 794 to 1185.
https://medium.com/@c.weiss_48662/ikigai-moments-of-pleasure…
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web search NEUTRAL — The origin of the word ikigai dates back to the Heian period (794 to 1185). Professor Akihiro Hasegawa has studied the concept of ikigai for many years. He believes the 'kai' comes from the Japanese w…
https://getmarlee.com/blog/what-is-ikigai
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Claim 10: “there’s no word in Japanese that means retire in the sense it does in English”
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The provided evidence includes general dictionary definitions of 'retirement' and general info on Japanese language education, but nothing specifically confirming or denying the claim that Japanese lacks a word for 'retire' in the English sense.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — English-language education in Japan began as early as 1600 with the initial contacts between the Japanese and Europeans. Almost all students graduating from high school in Japan have had several years…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Japanese Pidgin English is any of several English-based pidgins spoken or influenced by the Japanese. Cape York Japanese Pidgin English, spoken in the pearling area at Thursday Island Hawaiian Pidgin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wasei-eigo (和製英語; lit. 'Japanese-made English') are Japanese-language expressions that are based on English words, or on parts of English phrases, but do not exist in standard English, or do not have …
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Claim 11: “The author [Claire Boyles], herself a former market farmer”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm if Claire Boyles is a former market farmer.
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