New Year, New You

BRAND NEW GUIDE! Write a College Essay That Gets You Accepted Using a Time-Tested Approach from the Leading College Essay Expert. It’s no secret that the college application process—especially the personal statement—can feel overwhelming. That’s why Stacey Brook, renowned essay expert and the founder and chief advisor at College Essay Advisors (CEA), created The Uncommon College Essay: An Approachable Guide...

This paradigm-shifting how-to guide effortlessly teaches you how to outwit liars and get them to reveal the truth—from former FBI agent and author of the “practical and insightful” (William Ury, coauthor of Getting to Yes) bestseller The Like Switch. Unlike many other books on lie detection and behavioural analysis, this revolutionary guide reveals the FBI-developed practice of elicitation, the field-tested...

Can ageing really be a positive experience? Yes. You can make a difference to your own ageing process. Research shows that how we think about ageing can have a significant impact on our health and wellbeing in later life. The Ten Steps of Positive Ageing challenges and debunks the inaccurate and negative attitudes that may be contaminating your outlook on...

'The most family friendly way to start doing your bit.' - The Sunday Times The must-have friendly green bible of accessible eco-tips for families. As a parent, getting out of the house with everyone wearing shoes (on a good day) can feel like you’re winning, so adding ‘being green’ to the never-ending to-do list might feel like the thing to...

Coping with the loss of a loved one is perhaps the most difficult and devastating challenge any of us face in our lifetime. The grief you feel hurts more than physical pain. And yet, somehow, life is still going on around you. Is it even possible to survive, let alone thrive, after such grief and loss? In The Sun Still...

Refresh your mind, rejuvenate your body and reorganise your life with this essential guide to the ritual of a Sunday reset. Every Sunday presents the perfect opportunity to reset yourself, ready for a fresh start on Monday. Based on the popular social media trend, this inspiring little book of simple self-care practices will have you entering each week with renewed...

Why are some people more successful than others? Self-confidence! What one great goal would you set if you knew you could not fail? What wonderful things would you want to do with your life if you were guaranteed success in anything you attempted? Your level of self-confidence determines the size of the goals you set, the energy and determination that...

If concerns about the environment and the health and wellness of yourself and your family leave you longing to make a change, start growing and preserving your own organic foods. With the guidance found in The Modern Homestead Garden, you'll discover how little land and effort it takes to start growing healthy, nutritious food. Modern homesteading is a lifestyle focused...

The Mindful Freak-Out is written for people who are suffering during emotionally painful moments, such as when: You are facing anxiety or panic that seems to take over your life. The ferocity of anger that you are feeling threatens to damage relationships. Your life feels overwhelming, like you just can’t take it anymore. When life serves you up an intensely...

Use your mantram when you're ill or anxious, tired or restless, and it will guide you and comfort you like a true friend. The mantram, or mantra, is a short, powerful, spiritual formula from the world's great traditions, repeated silently in the mind, anytime, anywhere. Eknath Easwaran, the author of Passage Meditation and the best-selling translations The Bhagavad Gita, The...

The Little Book of Pilates by Rachel Lawrence delves into the popular practice of Pilates, providing all the information you need to energise your mind, body, and spirit. Discover the wonders of Pilates with this easy-to-follow guide, filled with helpful tips and practical information on this low-impact yet highly effective exercise. This little book contains everything you need to kick-start...

A spiritually uplifting and beautifully designed visual memoir by the hugely popular photographer on Instagram, Joe Greer, combining thoughtful essays and more than 100 gorgeous landscape photos—half fan favourites, and half never-before-seen. “Each photograph really does come down to a split second when you decide to freeze that moment in time... You ask yourself what the story is that you...

A groundbreaking manifesto decoding the phenomenon of genius through the life of Jesus of Nazareth, revealing the untapped potential within every human being—from the bestselling author of The Artisan Soul, The Last Arrow, and The Way of the Warrior. "If all genius is touched by madness, then it is also touched by the divine." In every realm of our existence—art,...

The Flourishing Woman is a unique, holistic guide to fostering women’s mental health and wellbeing, allowing them to overcome challenges and flourish in life. It emphasises the influence of mental health and wellbeing on the prevention of ill-health (physical and mental), and on living a satisfying and meaningful life. The book addresses many topics that are highly relevant to adult...

An evolutionary oracle inspired by the Divine Feminine Archangels The first oracle to introduce the female Archangels, why they are with us, and how to partner with them to heal and empower every area of your life. The accompanying guidebook introduces the Archangel or symbol of each card, along with an angel message, a blessing, an expanded card meaning, a...

Explore different fields in the fashion industry—ranging from marketing and social media to academia and museum work—to discover more than 75 unique careers. Using the expertise of industry professionals in design, retail, production, and more, The Fashion Industry and Its Careers, Fifth Edition explores what to expect on the job, required education and training, and the relationship of the position...

The struggle to maintain joy and a fulfilling relationship while coping with chronic illness and pain is a serious problem for millions of people today. Australian entrepreneur and health professional Karra Eloff draws on academic research and her own pursuit of joy in spite of suffering to bring this trailblazing, compassionate, low-energy and practical path to a remarkable new normal,...

A cancer diagnosis has more than physical effects; it can cause a torrent of unexpected, unfamiliar emotions felt by both the patient and those who care for them. The Cancer Companion is a compassionate, down-to-earth guide for those navigating these difficult and complex emotions. It takes psychological interventions shown to be appropriate and helpful in the management of cancer-related distress...

READY TO JOIN THE BETTER BREATHING REVOLUTION? READY TO LEARN FROM INTERNATIONAL BREATHING EXPERT PATRICK McKEOWN? READY TO LEARN FROM LEADING YOGA EDUCATOR ANASTASIS TZANIS? TAP INTO YOUR FULL YOGA POTENTIAL WITH THE SCIENCE BEHIND ANCIENT WISDOM BY READING The Breathing Cure for Yoga With a Foreword by award-winning science journalist James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath:...

Feeling burned out, unmotivated, or stuck? The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook is here to help. This authoritative guide to ancient healing will introduce you to the role that ritual plays in overall health, and reveal how reconnecting our internal rhythms to nature's cycles can create physical and emotional balance. Whether you're looking for a way to boost and stabilise your energy...

You may not hold a position of leadership or think of yourself as a leader. But if you want to create, change, or impact the world around you—even in a modest way—then you're guided by a leader's impulse and shaped by a leader's principles. You are an aspiring leader. But the fact is that you've come to this role at...

The newly compiled 12 Step Prayer Book offers adapted and traditional prayers to complement any Twelve Step program or any mindful recovery experience. Collected and compiled from varied authors, faiths, and lifestyles, these prayers of strength and healing will give you a thought for each day. These are the faithful words of the world. From Bill P., the author of...

A much-anticipated update to the classic personal road map, full of strategies to understand, manage, and conquer your stress. From mild worry or social unease to severe phobia and panic, anxiety affects millions of people. This book offers answers and relief. Drawing on brain science, it highlights the top 10 anxiety-defeating tips. Vanquish your anxious thoughts with breathing skills, mindful...

In 2019, there were more than two million children being homeschooled. That number doubled during the pandemic and is now likely to continue increasing as more parents worry that school might not be the best place for their children to learn and grow. Teach Your Own helped launch the homeschooling movement; now, its timeless and revolutionary message of recognising the...

The long-awaited sequel to The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober - the Sunday Times bestseller 'Exquisite' - Fearne Cotton, Happy Place 'A paean to the longer-term pleasures of staying booze-free' - The Guardian 'The kind of book that changes lives, and very possibly saves them' - The Lancet Psychiatry 'A reflective, raw and riveting read. A beautiful book on what...

The secret to reducing your stress is not a better work-life balance, nor is it in meditation or mindfulness. Chronic high stress—the kind contributing to heart disease—is not caused by an inability to decompress, but rather external factors that are out of our control—namely, overwhelm and uncertainty. So, while most people are focusing on either eliminating or coping with their...

The debut book from The Repair Shop expert, Will Kirk - an inspirational Norwegian Wood style guide to the principles of woodworking, restoration, and maintaining items around your home. The art of caring for the things you love ... Caring for the items you love around the home is easier - and more rewarding - than you think. In his...

Written by top experts in the field, Raising the Transgender Child offers much-needed answers to all the questions parents and other adults ask about raising and caring for transgender and gender diverse children: Is this just a phase? Did I do something to cause this? How do we protect these children? Who should I tell, and how? Will anyone love...

You may not realise it, but you are probably already practising anarchism in your daily life. From relationships to school, work, art, even the way you organise your time, anarchism can help you find fulfilment, empathy and liberation in the everyday. From the small questions such as 'Why should I steal?' to the big ones like 'how do I love?',...

We are experiencing what is being called ‘the mindfulness revolution’, as increasingly people become aware of the benefits of mindfulness in all aspects of daily life. Mindful Relationships, now reissued in the bestselling Empower series, focuses on individuals, couples, families, groups and businesses to provide a practical guide for using mindfulness to enrich relationships and more effectively manage the stresses...

Mindfulness for Life is a form of mental training that centres on being fully present in life; focussing on what is rather than being distracted by what isn’t. Mindfulness for Life is written by two experts in the field who bring the medical perspective of an international authority on mindfulness and the psychological perspective of a researcher. The result is...

From the bestselling authors of Brain Longevity (Century) and The Pain Cure (Pocket) comes a premier guide to a cutting-edge advance in integrative medicine—medical meditations to help remedy a range of physical and emotional ailments. Imagine being able to rid yourself of a host of medical or psychological maladies without medication or psychotherapy. You can—with the noninvasive, cost-free and scientifically...

Read this book and... Discover your strengths and become a star performer; Live your values and be the person you want to see in the mirror; Find out what you want to be remembered for. Includes the landmark Harvard Business Review articles Managing Oneself and What Makes an Effective Executive. "History's great achievers—a Napoleon, a da Vinci, a Mozart—have always...

An estimated ninety-three percent of graduate students in the humanities and social sciences won't get a tenure-track job, yet many still assume that a tenured professorship is the only successful outcome for a PhD. With the academic job market in such crisis, Leaving Academia helps grad students and academics in any scholarly field find satisfying careers beyond higher education. Short...

An exploration of colourful collages influenced by autism and the natural world by award-winning environmental artist James Owen Thomas. Foreword by Monty Don. James creates bold, engaging collages and montages from old lottery scratchcards and other used materials. His autism has an influence throughout his creative process, from gathering materials to sorting them by colour, visual theme and texture before...

Can the Australian state be restructured to empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and ensure that their distinct voices are heard in the processes of government? Indigenous Aspirations and Structural Reform in Australia provides an answer to that question for Australia and offers guidance for all states that claim jurisdiction and authority over the traditional lands of Indigenous peoples....

Seize the day like a badass, tackle your goals, and get sh*t done! Wake up, kick ass, and conquer your year with this f*cking undated planner! Veni, vidi, vici. Get your sht together with a sarcastic and humorous swear planner that says it like it is while keeping you organised. Packed all year with motivational profanity and lots of funny...

What should you do when you know that the solution to a problem is right in front of you, but you just can't see it? Working through problems needn't be hard work—in fact, trying too hard can trap you in rigid thought patterns and blind you to unexpected but brilliant solutions. This brain-training puzzle book will help you to see...

Building grit and hope in the face of the climate emergency. With catastrophic global warming already baked into the climate system, today's children face a future entirely unlike that of their parents. Yet, how can we maintain hope and make a difference in the face of overwhelming evidence of the climate crisis? Help is at hand. Written by Harriet Shugarman,...

Containing the largest bank of test questions on the market, How to Pass Numerical Reasoning Tests provides advice, practice, and exercises to help you prepare for the rigorous tests used by employers, helping you to build up speed, accuracy, and confidence. An overview of the basics is followed by a step-by-step guide to numerical tests, covering: Fractions and decimals Rates...

Full of practical tips and how-tos, this book will help you make your relationships better, deepen your intimacy with people you care for, and cultivate more love, understanding, and respect between you and others. Successful people confront well. They know that setting healthy boundaries improves relationships and can solve important problems. They have discovered that uncomfortable situations can be avoided...

This book will help you to both understand your depression and treat it effectively through a brief psychological intervention known as behavioural activation therapy. Written in a friendly, engaging (and jargon-free!) style, this self-help guide encourages interactive reading through tables, illustrations and worksheets. Case studies illustrate the use of the therapy and demonstrate how you can gradually overcome your condition....

Discover the joy of cleaning with this cheery and thoughtful guide to tidying up and turning your house into a home. Patric Richardson is known as “The Laundry Evangelist,” but his genuine love for household chores extends far beyond the laundry room. His philosophy is simple: tidying up is a privilege and a task you do for those you love...

Hockey Confidence is a powerful tool for developing your self-belief and confidence. This book will help many NHL hockey players be better teammates and better players. — Mark Recchi, three-time Stanley Cup champion & Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee A game-changing guide to help hockey players of all ages gain the confidence they need to excel at the sport. Confidence...

100 ways to embrace the simple life, with step-by-step instructions for keeping chickens, growing vegetables, making beer and wine, arranging flowers, soap making, and more! This is a home-management book for the twenty-first century. Alva Herdevall and Anders Rydell combine traditional methods with modern ideas to show that a higher degree of self-sufficiency is possible for everyone. You will learn...

In this hip, sensual Ayurveda bible for the modern woman, holistic health and wellness expert and New York Times bestselling author Katie Silcox offers a spirit-infused yet pragmatic guide that seamlessly brings this ancient wisdom into our modern lives without sacrificing the occasional rendezvous with red wine, fashion magazines, and other sensual pleasures. Healthy Happy Sexy offers not only a...

How to be human at work. HBR's Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to...

Goddesses in You illuminates how archetypal patterns are the doorway into a hidden universe, the key to who you truly are. From Greta Thunberg to Jacqueline Kennedy, influential women of today can be understood by looking at the 12 ancient goddess archetypes. Together, they span the panorama of features, the fullness of femininity, that exists in human imagination and the...

Mavis Hetherington, without doubt the world's preeminent researcher on the family processes that surround divorce, has distilled the wisdom growing out of her many studies of the short-term and long-term impact of divorce on family members (Eleanor Maccoby, Stanford University). Offering a welcome corrective to misleading and simplistic accounts, Hetherington not only provides scientifically sound and wonderfully sensible guidance but...

This mesmerising memoir and guide to achieving your fullest potential from a trailblazing champion of women's rights has the power to change your life. Whatever your age, Fearless will inspire you to embrace your journey, confront adversity, and seize your destiny. Sylvia Yu Friedman has led philanthropic initiatives for some of the world's wealthiest families, transforming countless lives while shining...

This book traces the policymaking processes of the Review of Funding for Schooling (2011), which fundamentally changed school funding policy in Australia. School funding is a key element of any equitable school system. This is because the distribution of government funding for schooling leads to significant differences in the educational opportunities available for individual students, schools, and communities. The book...

A classic poem with a timeless message, presented in a small and beautiful gift book. Rose Milligan never intended to publicly share her poem Dust If You Must, but a series of events led her to publish it in The Lady magazine in 1998. Her charming message about what we value in life resonated with audiences, and it has since...

Drag Queen Oracle celebrates what makes you unique in this joyful, colourful, and sassy oracle deck featuring 40 drag archetypes that will help you werk it each day. Stunningly Illustrated: Each of the 40 cards in this oracle deck is illustrated with bright, bold, and eye-popping illustrations that bring inspiring drag queens, kings, and performers to life. Push your own...

An intentional community is a group of people who have chosen to live or work together in pursuit of a common ideal or vision. An ecovillage is a village-scale intentional community that intends to create ecological, social, economic, and spiritual sustainability over several generations. The 1990s saw a revitalised surge of interest in intentional communities and ecovillages in North America:...

Deepening global crises surround us. We are beset by climate change, fracking, tar sands extraction, GMOs, and mass extinctions of species, to say nothing of nuclear weapons proliferation and Fukushima, the worst nuclear disaster in history. Many of us fall prey to despair even as we feel called to respond to these threats to life on our planet. Authors Joanna...

A master spiritual teacher invites us on a journey to the summit of self-discovery. This is a book to lift the spirit of anyone aiming to live a kinder, calmer, more meaningful life, in the midst of all the challenges facing the world today. Fifteen warm, engaging essays present different aspects of meditation and the spiritual life, showing how we...

You Are a Badass meets Grit in this powerhouse guide to overcoming your fear and finding the confidence within—from Christie’s ambassador and author of the "insightful, inspiring" (New York Journal of Books) The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You. “How do I become more confident?” is the question Lydia Fenet hears almost every time she speaks to women...

A USA Today Bestseller & Financial Times Best Business Book of the Month April 2024 “A marvelously readable and extremely practical guide to handling stress.” —Daniel Goleman An essential guide to protect yourself from burnout by learning to develop and master key emotional intelligence skills Why do some people in the world’s most stressful careers avoid burnout while countless others...

Join the millions who have learned how to take control of their lives by setting healthy boundaries with their spouses, children, friends, parents, co-workers, and even themselves—in order to live life to the fullest. Do you feel like your life has spiralled out of control? Have you focused so much on being loving and unselfish that you've forgotten your own...

Create personalised, floral embroidery projects with Birth Flower Embroidery, featuring unique designs for every month's birth flowers. Celebrate every month of the year with stunning floral embroidery patterns in Birth Flower Embroidery. This beautifully curated collection offers in-the-hoop embroidery designs for each month's birth flowers, allowing you to make meaningful and personalised projects for birthdays, anniversaries, or other special occasions....

A comprehensive guide to the reasons behind burnout, with effective, practical ways to manage and prevent burnout to create a more balanced future. Burnout is a phenomenon that can happen to anyone, yet it is most often found in high-pressured workplaces, especially those where promotions and target achievement are valued. In this timely book, clinical psychologist Mike McKinney takes an...

Baby's First Year Milestones is a month-by-month guide filled with activities designed to support your baby's development during their first year of life. In twelve months, your newborn will transform into a child. To celebrate each new development, Baby's First Year Milestones offers a practical month-by-month guide to understanding the major milestones in your child's life. In Baby's First Year...

Even when circumstances feel wildly out of your control, you can make the decision each day to say yes to who God says you are in Him. This 52-week devotional from bestselling author Rebekah Lyons offers practical advice and spiritual wisdom to help you find renewed freedom in your daily rhythms as you intentionally focus on what God has for...

For anyone who loved the original edition of this perennial bestseller, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten makes a wonderful gift for a whole new generation of readers. Essays on life that will resonate deeply as readers discover how universal insights can be found in ordinary events. More than thirty years ago, Robert Fulghum published a...

When I was a boy, my father often pulled me aside to convey lessons intended to build what we generally refer to as "character". Often his advice was very simple — work hard, think for yourself, do right by others — but I believe those lessons provided the foundation for everything that has followed in my life. Now that I'm...

Learn to thrive using these exercises tailored just for men with ADHD. ADHD and its symptoms can often make you question your ability to be strong, confident, and a good provider. This ADHD Workbook for Men can help you learn to appreciate your unique set of challenges and harness the power of managing your ADHD to make it work for...

The author refutes the widely held idea that addiction is involuntary, genetically determined, or a physical or mental illness. He offers convincing arguments that Addiction Is a Choice is a decision made by someone in order to find meaning and purpose in life. He explains why public policies, based on the incorrect beliefs that addiction is a disease or involuntary...

Become a better writer in 5 minutes a day. Writing regularly is the best way to boost your skills and stay inspired—and this book of creative writing prompts is here to help you out! Spark your creativity with 501 short, simple prompts that encourage you to imagine, create, and improve. 5-Minute Daily Writing Prompts offers: Just 5 minutes: The exercises...

From the 150 Best series, a gorgeous collection of inspiring design ideas for transforming tiny interiors into beautiful and inviting living spaces. Over the past decade, tiny spaces have grown in popularity thanks to skyrocketing real estate costs, increased awareness of climate change, and a return to urban living. But a smaller living space doesn’t mean sacrificing sophistication or comfort....

What would porn look like without patriarchy? Around half of British men watch it regularly. With no payment or age verification required, and minimal content moderation, porn sites proudly showcase the most horrifying aspects of the human imagination for all to see – whether you're searching for it or not. The consequences evidently transcend our screens. Porn addiction runs rampant....

In this fascinating document, one of Japan's best known—and controversial—writers created what might be termed a new literary form. It is new because it combines elements of many existing types of writing, yet in the end fits into none of them. At one level, it may be read as an account of how a puny, bookish boy discovered the importance...

From the World's Master Anatomist of Power ‘Machiavelli has a new rival. And Sun Tzu had better watch his back’ – NEW YORK MAGAZINE ‘Compelling’ – FORBES We struggle today with the need to find more meaning in our lives. The Sublime lifts us out of ourselves and confronts us with the marvels of the world, connecting us to the...

Discover how to break free from uncertainty and emptiness so you can take hold of the peace you've been longing for. In The Missing Peace, join Tim Ross, bestselling author and host of the popular podcasts The Basement and Wide Open, as you explore how the peace Jesus left you can help regulate your body and emotions as you break...

From leading autistic activist and witty content creator Elora Dodd, star of the popular social media account @online1roomschoolhouse, comes a vibrant activity book that will guide readers through the challenges of life with autism and help foster pride in being neurodivergent. The Actually Autistic Guide has been carefully crafted by an autistic person for autistic people in order to enable...

Into the Coven is the perfect activity book for autumn, packed with magickal illustrations to colour in. From witch’s familiars like black cats and ravens to scenes from the apothecary with potions and herbs, this mystical colouring book is sure to keep you enchanted for hours. As you colour in, discover spells, history and folklore, and let your imagination run...

Ignite is perfect for fans of bestselling, smart-thinking non-fiction such as Thinking Fast and Slow and Atomic Habits. The expert author, who writes accessibly and engagingly, has written for the national press and will be fully engaged in the publicity-driven campaign.

“The Art of War for the Tik Tok generation” – Donald J Tump (56, Milton Keynes) Geraint Anderson is a genuine phenomenon. Ever since he wrote his bestselling memoir Cityboy, which followed Geraint as he embarked upon a wildly successful (and not at all fraudulent) investment banking career, publishers have been begging him to reveal how he climbed the corporate...

It’s time for a feminist dating revolution! The eagerly awaited first book by the creator of the Burned Haystack Dating Method who’s transforming the dating world by helping you ditch the duds, preserve your peace, and find your needle. How do you find a needle in a haystack? You burn the haystack to the ground. Among Dr. Jennie Young’s legion...

Discover the secrets to financial prosperity in The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason. This timeless guide shares enduring principles of wealth creation, offering practical advice through engaging stories set in ancient Babylon. Enduring guide to financial wisdom! ● Classic guide to personal finance and wealth accumulation ● Ancient Babylonian parables that resonate with modern readers ● Learn...