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  <name><![CDATA[Richard Carlson]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Richard Carlson Ph.D. was an author, psychotherapist, and motivational speaker, who rose to fame with the success of his best-selling book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all Small Stuff (1997).

He met and married Kristine Anderson (Kris Carlson) in 1981 while he was a student at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Carlson published his first book in 1985, but became famous when his Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…and it’s all Small Stuff became a best seller. &quot;Don't Sweat the Small Stuff&quot; topped the bestseller lists for two years. People magazine named Richard Carlson as one of that publication's &quot;Most Intriguing People in the World.&quot; He was popular on the talk-show circuit.

Carlson was born and raised in the Bay Area. He grew up in Piedmont, received his bachelor's degree from Pepperdine University and his doctorate in psychology from Sierra University, before opening a private psychotherapy practice.

He wrote many follow-up books to this success, including Slowing Down to the Speed of Life (co-authored with Joe Bailey) in 1997, one co-authored by his wife, Don't Sweat The Small Stuff in Love (2000), and What About the Big Stuff (2002).

Carlson died of a pulmonary embolism during a flight from San Francisco to New York, while on a promotion tour for his book Don’t Get Scrooged: How to Thrive in a World Full of Obnoxious, Incompetent, Arrogant and Downright Mean-Spirited People (2006).]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Piedmont, California</hometown>  <born_at>05/16/1961</born_at>  <died_at>12/13/2006</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Don't Sweat the Small Stuff--and it's all small stuff : Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life]]></title>
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  <published>1997</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities and Household Chaos from Taking Over Your Life (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series)]]></title>
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  <published>1998</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work: Simple Ways to Minimize Stress and Conflict While Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love: Simple Ways to Nurture and Strengthen Your Relationships While Avoiding the Habits That Break Down Your Loving Connection ... ...]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hour to Live, an Hour to Love, An: THE TRUE STORY OF THE BEST GIFT EVER GIVEN]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard Carlson]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Kristine Carlson]]></name>
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  <published>2008</published>  
  
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        <book id="100287">
  <title><![CDATA[You Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Richard Carlson]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.82</average_rating>
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  <published>1997</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Don't Sweat The Small Stuff For Teens]]></title>
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  <published>2000</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Easier Than You Think ...because life doesn't have to be so hard: The Small Changes That Add Up to a World of Difference]]></title>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Don't Sweat the Small Stuff About Money]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Slowing Down to the Speed of Life: How To Create A More Peaceful, Simpler Life From the Inside Out]]></title>
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