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Overworked? Exhausted? Powering between career, family and friends and frazzled and libido-less as a result? No wonder you're moody! But as New York psychiatrist Julie Holland explains in her radical and eye-opening new book, the first step to overcoming the lows is to accept that being testy is in our nature - we were made to be Moody Bitches. Being a successful modern woman is hard, and for so many of us the constant flux in our hormones and the dip and dives our mood swings take makes it that much harder. For over 17 years, women have visited celebrated psychopharmacologist Dr Julie Holland looking for the miracle cure to eradicate these feelings. Now, in her illuminating and honest Moody Bitches, she details the invaluable advice she shares with her patients, revealing how suppressing our natural emotions is actually damaging. Instead she offers tried and tested alternatives to help keep the moods under control, making exhaustion and low sex-drive a thing of the past. From the meds you can trust to those you can't; from the foods you should be eating, the healthy behaviours you should be practising and the herbal remedies that actually work, Dr Julie imparts wisdom from years of not only professional but personal experience too. Simple yet revolutionary, Moody Bitches is the life-changing self-help book for women and those who love them.

''A bold, intoxicating, page-turner'' Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones & The Six A Daily Mail Book of the Week The #1 Toronto Star Bestseller The #1 Globe and Mail Bestseller A Cityline Book Club Pick A WI Life Magazine Book Club Pick When Alice Hale leaves a career to become a writer and follows her husband to the New York suburbs, she is unaccustomed to filling her days alone in a big, empty house. But when she finds a vintage cookbook buried in the basement, she becomes captivated by its previous owner: 1950s housewife Nellie Murdoch. As Alice cooks her way through the past, she realises that within the pages Nellie left clues about her life. Soon Alice learns that while a Baked Alaska may seem harmless, Nellie''s secrets may have been anything but. When Alice uncovers a more sinister, even dangerous, side to Nellie''s marriage, and has become increasingly dissatisfied with her own relationship, she begins to take control of her life and protect herself with a few secrets of her own. Featured in The New York Times, Parade, Crime Reads, Refinery29, Westport Magazine, The Every Girl.

A stunning study that uses evolutionary psychology to explain human mating and the mysteries of love “A drop-dead shocker.” —Washington Post Book World If we all want love, why is there so much conflict in our most cherished relationships? To answer this question, we must look into our evolutionary past, argues prominent psychologist David M. Buss. Based one of the largest studies of human mating ever undertaken, encompassing more than 10,000 people of all ages from thirty-seven cultures worldwide, The Evolution of Desire is the first work to present a unified theory of human mating behavior. Drawing on a wide range of examples of mating behavior—from lovebugs to elephant seals, from the Yanomamö tribe of Venezuela to online dating apps—Buss reveals what women want, what men want, and why their desires radically differ. Love has a central place in human sexual psychology, but conflict, competition, and manipulation also pervade human mating—something we must confront in order to control our own mating destiny. Updated to reflect recent scientific research on human mating, this definitive edition of this classic work of evolutionary psychology explains the powerful forces that shape our most intimate desires.

Among all the experiences of the Buddha, his eye-to-eye encounter with a terrorist is perhaps the most relevant and vital for those of us caught in the binds of the early 21st century. Once upon a time in northern India, there lived a violent and fearsome outcaste called Angulimala ('necklace of fingers'). He terrorised towns and villages in order to try to gain control of the state, murdering people and adding their fingers to his gruesome necklace. The Buddha set out to meet Angulimala, and with the power of love and compassion he persuaded him to renounce violence and take responsibility for his past actions. Thus Angulimala was transformed. The Buddha and the Terrorist brings a message for our time about the importance of looking for the root causes of violence, and of finding peaceful means to end terror. This revised edition includes a new Prologue, 'Talking to Terrorists', in which Satish Kumar discusses how we can best deal with the phenomenon of international terrorism. By telling the tale of the pitiless, blood-splattered Angulimala, activist Satish Kumar reminds us that when the Buddha deliberately and compassionately faced real fear, the fear in that real face evaporated.

The Nutritional Handguide is your go-to wellness guide to healthy aging, boosting vitality, and preventing disease. Backed by hundreds of research studies and years of practical experience, this book empowers you to take control of your health with 50 enlightening and easy-to-understand health tips that nourish both your body and mind. A must-read health book, especially for anyone who drinks alcohol or smokes or has in the past. Inside, you'll learn how to: - Fight premature aging with daily antioxidants - Use raw vegetables as a health insurance policy - Support liver function with nutrition - Prevent and recover quicker from hangovers - End heartburn naturally - Beat gout before it beats you - Reduce baggy under-eye circles - Help prevent and reverse gray hairs - Manage stress with a positive attitude - Help smokers heal with targeted foods and vitamins - Lower cancer risk with cruciferous vegetables - Boost brain health with omega fatty acids ...and so much more. Grounded in holistic principles inspired by Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, this book also treats the body as a whole to improve your overall health. Whether you're just beginning your wellness journey or looking to fine-tune your daily routine, these health insights will help you thrive no matter what your age or lifestyle. Written by a health researcher with over 30 years of experience studying nutrition and walking the walk. The Nutritional Handguide is more than a guide--it's a lifestyle shift backed by real science and real results.

Time cannot be owned. But what if someone tried? For more than two centuries, a single heartbeat has echoed through the valley of Neuchâtel the mechanical pulse of Maison Vallin, the oldest independent watch manufactory in Switzerland. Within its stone walls, every movement is measured, every breath calibrated. Until one man disturbs the rhythm. Monsieur L., a master watchmaker with no past and no watch of his own, is building a timepiece unlike any other, a mechanism that will not simply measure time, but bend it. What begins as a quest for perfection becomes an obsession that threatens the order he has devoted his life to preserve. When the clocks begin to falter and the factorys silence deepens into dread, Inspector Maurer is called to investigate. Among ticking gears, encrypted archives, and the ghosts of forgotten experiments, he uncovers a secret that blurs the line between science, faith, and madness. A literary thriller about obsession, precision, and the cost of perfection. Elegant, haunting, and meticulously crafted, THE WATCHMAKER is both a homage to the art of horology and a meditation on the human desire to control time itself.

Overworked? Exhausted? Powering between career, family and friends and frazzled and libido-less as a result? No wonder you're moody! But as New York psychiatrist Julie Holland explains in her radical and eye-opening new book, the first step to overcoming the lows is to accept that being testy is in our nature - we were made to be Moody Bitches. Being a successful modern woman is hard, and for so many of us the constant flux in our hormones and the dip and dives our mood swings take makes it that much harder. For over 17 years, women have visited celebrated psychopharmacologist Dr Julie Holland looking for the miracle cure to eradicate these feelings. Now, in her illuminating and honest Moody Bitches, she details the invaluable advice she shares with her patients, revealing how suppressing our natural emotions is actually damaging. Instead she offers tried and tested alternatives to help keep the moods under control, making exhaustion and low sex-drive a thing of the past. From the meds you can trust to those you can't; from the foods you should be eating, the healthy behaviours you should be practising and the herbal remedies that actually work, Dr Julie imparts wisdom from years of not only professional but personal experience too. Simple yet revolutionary, Moody Bitches is the life-changing self-help book for women and those who love them.

"Christian, I've been yours since I said yes." I scoot forward, cupping his beloved face in my hands. "I'm yours. I will always be yours, husband of mine. Now, I think you're wearing too many clothes." When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian's singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees. Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love; passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian's opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past. Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, and fate conspire to make Ana's deepest fears turn to reality. Discover the world of Fifty Shades of Grey:An Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerMore than 165 Million Copies Sold WorldwideOne of 100 Great Reads in the Great American Read133 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller ListThis book is intended for mature audiences.

In this explosive fantasy debut, a provincial girl must work with an infuriatingly handsome prince to escape a nightmarish curse that forces them to relive the same night over and over. "The time-loop fantasy you never knew you needed, where the fairytale ball is bloody and Cinderella is the Final Girl."—Gina Chen, New York Times bestselling author of Violet Made of Thorns Seventeen-year-old Anaïs just wants tonight to end. As an outsider at the kingdom’s glittering anniversary ball, she has no desire to rub shoulders with the nation’s most eligible (and pompous) bachelors—especially not the notoriously roguish Prince Leo. But at the stroke of midnight, an explosion rips through the palace, killing everyone in its path. Including her. The last thing Anaïs sees is fire, smoke, chaos . . . and then she wakes up in her bedroom, hours before the ball. No one else remembers the deadly attack or believes her warnings of disaster. Not even when it happens again. And again. And again. If she’s going to escape this nightmarish time loop, Anaïs must take control of her own fate and stop the attack before it happens. But the court's gilded surface belies a rotten core, full of restless nobles grabbing at power, discontented commoners itching for revolution, and even royals who secretly dream of taking the throne. It's up to Anaïs to untangle these knots of deadly deceptions . . . if she can survive past midnight.

Reader Reviews: 'Phenomenal!' 'C racking original fantasy.' 'Wonderful.' 'Thrilling . . . Truly recommended! ' ' Enthralling.' 'A powerful story of love, murder and rebellion .' The second installment of this highly-acclaimed trilogy, Traitor to the Throne throws the irrepressible Amani into a world of espionage, harems, and the Sultan himself. This is not about blood or love. This is about treason. Nearly a year has passed since Amani and the rebels won their epic battle at Fahali. Amani has come into both her powers and her reputation as the Blue-Eyed Bandit, and the Rebel Prince's message has spread across the desert - and some might say out of control. But when a surprise encounter turns into a brutal kidnapping, Amani finds herself betrayed in the cruellest manner possible. Stripped of her powers and her identity, and torn from the man she loves, Amani must return to her desert-girl's instinct for survival. For the Sultan's palace is a dangerous one, and the harem is a viper's nest of suspicion, fear and intrigue. Just the right place for a spy to thrive... But spying is a dangerous game, and when ghosts from Amani's past emerge to haunt her, she begins to wonder if she can trust her own treacherous heart. Praise for the series: 'Sheer escapism.' Guardian 'Winning.' New York Times

Habits are more powerful than your will – if you know how to make them work for you Two strings are hanging from a ceiling, one at the centre of the room, one near the wall. You’re asked to tie the strings together, but you can’t reach both at the same time. You look around the room and see a table and a pair of pliers. How would you solve the problem? When confronted with challenges, most people let habits rule them (in this case, ignoring the pliers, the creative tool at your disposal). That is not surprising when you realise that at least a third of our waking hours are lived on auto-pilot – ruminating over past events, clicking through websites trawling for updates and the like. Such unconscious thoughts and actions are powerful. But the habits of the mind do not have to control us – we can steer them. Drawing on hundreds of fascinating studies, psychologist Jeremy Dean – the mind behind the hugely popular and insightful website PsyBlog – shares how the new brain science of habit can be harnessed to your benefit, whether you’re hoping to eat moreveg, take an evening run, clear out your email backlog, or be more creative when faced with challenges at work and at home.

Domination, objectification, and control seem to be emerging as the virtures of our time. Yet they also seem to misfire in frustration, violence, and resignation. The human voice has shrunk to a whisper, drowned out in the cacophony of consumerism, competition, egoism, and fear. Are we missing God? Both the question and its answers are ambiguous. God may be missed in different ways. Missing God may be a matter of our missing the signs of God's presence in the world. Talk about God and theology have been marginalized as relics of the past. "Missing God" may refer to our often hidden and sometimes misdirected longing for God. The new political theology, derived from the work of Johann Baptist Metz, offers a response to our missing God. It does this as an anamnestic and eschatological resistance to forgetting grounded in a memoria passionis responding to others' suffering. Metz's model of critical understanding sublates the modern variations on the dichotomy of reason and faith and provides an antidote to our cultural amnesia in the mystical-political double-structure of faith. A political theology takes its shape only when it engages the issues of the times. The essays in this volume are by political theologians and others influenced by Johann Baptist Metz. They sharpen the questions and imperatives which mark political theology today. In addition, this collection testifies to the dynamic continuity of political theology in its German roots and North American developments. Included articles by Johann Baptist Metz, Matthew Ashley, M. Shawn Copeland, John K. Downey, Matthew L. Lamb, Jürgen Manemann, Bruce T. Morrill, Steven T. Ostovich, Tiemo Rainer Peters, Johann Vento, Johann Reikerstorfer, Bernd Wacker.

In a world of secrets and scandal, can love break the spell? After five years in hiding, Lady Anabel Montgomery returns to Regency London with more than just a mysterious past-she carries a secret that could ruin her. She's a witch, and her magic is growing harder to control, especially with the pressures of society closing in. Sir James Marley, newly knighted war hero, is determined to forge his own path as a businessman. But his father has grander ambitions: to see James marry well and elevate their family into the aristocracy. The last thing James expects is to fall for the enchanting and elusive Lady Anabel. Their connection is instant, their attraction undeniable. As outsiders navigating the rigid world of the ton, they find solace-and sparks-in each other. But as whispers swirl and an unseen force begins to torment Anabel, her carefully guarded world threatens to unravel. When danger strikes, Anabel flees. James follows. What awaits them is a journey filled with peril, passion, and a magic neither of them fully understands. Can Anabel trust James with her heart-and her secret-before it's too late? Approximately 90,000 words

He teaches English. He walks past the lake every day. He has no memory of what he does at night. Evan Marshall came back to Lakeview — the small town where his older brother drowned twenty years ago. Five boys were on the dock that day. The police called it an accident. The file was three pages long. The case was closed in forty-eight hours. Evan doesn't talk about it. He teaches. He keeps his apartment clean, his routine precise, his life small enough to control. He is, by every visible measure, a man who has moved on. Then three of those boys turn up dead in an abandoned barn. Face-down. Arms spread. Stones placed in their hands. The posture of the drowned. Detective Tom Connors recognises the names — and the twenty-year-old case note in his own handwriting that he never followed up on. As he digs into the cold case, every thread leads back to the quiet teacher with the watchful eyes — a man whose apartment is cleaned by hands he doesn't remember using, whose notebook is filling with handwriting that looks like his but isn't, and whose dead brother's voice is getting louder. Something inside Evan Marshall has been waiting for twenty years. It's finished waiting. Fractured Reflections is Book One of the Fractured series.

"Hate me all you want, pequeña chispa, it doesn't bother me. So long as you obey like a good little prisoner, we won't have another problem. Understand?" -Ru'en Riddled with guilt and desperate to protect her family, Tamara controls her ability to wield fire with an iron fist and subjects herself to the whims of evil scientists. She suffers in silence for years, until all hell breaks loose and soldiers invade the facility. Injured and alone, she prays for someone to rescue her. She gets Ru'en instead, an ice giant alien alpha with cold eyes and an even colder heart. As a Warrior Elite –a top secret Special Operations unit of super soldier aliens–and the only Frigant left in the known galaxies, he relies on his regulator to stop his subzero temperatures from freezing everyone around him. Until he finds his match in Tamara. Fire and ice collide as they battle for dominance, but even when he overpowers her, she refuses to cower. She's his omega lifemate, but she'd rather set him on fire than submit to him. With hate flowing between them, her family still in the clutches of evil scientists, and danger lurking around every corner, can they see past their differences and find their happily ever after, or are they doomed to remain mortal enemies? Wronged and Wrecked (Warrior Elite Series Book 8) is a full-length, scorchin' hot, dark sci-fi alien romance set on a far-off dystopian planet. Intended for +18 readers. For a full list of content warnings, please visit the author's website.

From the author of I Killed Zoe Spanos comes a "suspenseful and atmospheric" (Kirkus Reviews) YA thriller in the vein of The White Lotus and Karen M. McManus's The Cousins following a doomed family reunion at a posh Caribbean resort, where old grudges and dangerous secrets culminate in murder. Eleven Mayweathers went on vacation. Ten came home. It's been years since the fragmented Mayweather clan was all in one place, but the engagement of Addison and Mason's mom to the dad of their future stepbrother, Theo, brings the whole family to sunny Cancún, Mexico, for winter break. Add cousin Natalia to the mix, and it doesn't take long for tempers to fray and tensions to rise. A week of forced family "fun" reveals that everyone has something to hide, and as secrets bubble to the surface, no one is safe from the fallout. By the end of the week, one member of the reunion party will be dead—and everyone's a suspect: The peacekeeper: Addison needs a better hiding place. The outsider: Theo just wants to mend fences. The romantic: Natalia doesn't want to talk about the past. The hothead: Mason needs to keep his temper under control. It started as a week in paradise meant to bring them together. But the Mayweathers are about to learn the hard way that family bonding can be deadly.

Overcome negative thought patterns, reduce stress, and live a worry-free life. Overthinking is the biggest cause of unhappiness. Don't get stuck in a never-ending thought loop. Stay present and keep your mind off things that don't matter, and never will. Break free of your self-imposed mental prison. Stop Overthinking is a book that understands where you've been through,the exhausting situation you've put yourself into, and how you lose your mind in the trap of anxiety and stress. Acclaimed author Nick Trenton will walk you through the obstacles with detailed and proven techniques to help you rewire your brain, control your thoughts, and change your mental habits. What's more, the book will provide you scientific approaches to completely change the way you think and feel about yourself by ending the vicious thought patterns. Stop agonizing over the past and trying to predict the future. Nick Trenton grew up in rural Illinois and is quite literally a farm boy. His best friend growing up was his trusty companion Leonard the dachshund. RIP Leonard. Eventually, he made it off the farm and obtained a BS in Economics, followed by an MA in Behavioral Psychology. Powerful ways to stop ruminating and dwelling on negative thoughts. -How to be aware of your negative spiral triggers -Identify and recognize your inner anxieties -How to keep the focus on relaxation and action -Proven methods to overcome stress attacks -Learn to declutter your mind and find focus Unleash your unlimited potential and start living.

Discover the funny, heartfelt novel about love, regret and second chances. What would you do if you could go back and change anything in your life? Adam and Jules have been married for twenty-five years when they discover a time machine in their garden shed. Miraculously powered by the old mixtapes they've given each other over the years, it allows them to travel back to pivotal moments in their relationship. They can now relive the moments that made them fall in love. Fix the mistakes. Choose differently. Perfect everything. But soon they discover that playing 'what if' is as dangerous as it is addictive. As the ripple effects spiral out of control, can they find a way back to their messy, glorious real life? Or will they lose each other forever? If it was you, what would you dare to change? 'An unforgettable read. I loved this book' LAURIE GILMORE A heartwarming insight into love after your happily ever after' GILLIAN ANDERSON 'Witty, relatable, and packed full of nostalgia' PAIGE TOON REAL READERS LOVE YOU & ME: 'Nostalgic, fun, easy to read - loved it!' ? ? ? ? ? 'Pack it in your suitcase!' ? ? ? ? ? 'This is going to be the book you see on every beach in Summer 2026' ? ? ? ? ? 'Lovely easy reading romantic story' ? ? ? ? ? 'I didn't want it to end' ? ? ? ? ? '90s nostalgia at its best!' ? ? ? ? ? 'A beautiful novel. Give future-you a treat and read it!' ? ? ? ? ? 'If you've ever thought that music IS time travel then this is the book for you' ? ? ? ? ? 'Strap in for a fun ride!' ? ? ? ? ? 'Full of humour, easy to read, loads of lovely reminders of times past' ? ? ? ? ? 'An easy five stars from me' ? ? ? ? ?

A powerful defense contractor, a reluctant intelligence agent, and an ambitious journalist race to contain and control an international crisis that could destroy the world in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. "Dick, I need a war." Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to "perception manage" his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind. Shaw, a man with no first name and a truly unique past, has a different agenda. Reluctantly doing the bidding of a secret multi-national intelligence agency, he travels the globe to keep it safe and at peace. Desperate to get back to the top of her profession, Katie James gets the break of a lifetime: the chance to interview the sole survivor of a massacre that has left every nation stunned. In David Baldacci's first international thriller, these characters face a catastrophic threat that could change the world as we know it. "High-stakes action, shadowy government agencies, and [a] neo-Cold War backdrop ... Baldacci pushes his plot ahead at such a blistering pace." ― Washington Post

"Amanda Lewis brings a little town alive with its busybodies, gossip, and ghost stories. This well-written novel weaves a hopeful woman, a lonely man, and an intricate underlying mystery into an engaging storyline." - Peggy Jo Wipf for Reader's Favorite Bea was just supposed to spend an easy, fun summer with her grandma before going back to college in the fall… Elijah Callahan is broody, moody, and attitude-y. The townspeople say he's a murderer with a troubled past. And that, supposedly, there are more ghosts up at the Callahan ranch than there are in any given cemetery. That's what they say, anyway. Bea St. Claire only sees the man of her dreams. Wounded, beaten and oh-so-handsome, he's exactly the type of man who inspires all of her romance novel fantasies. Locked in a war of willpower as the clock spirals out of control, Bea will have to make a choice. If she wants her man, she's going to have to conquer the biggest ghost of them all. Elijah Callahan himself. The Cowboy is a charming and captivating small-town romance that will leave you smiling. You're sure to fall in love with the hilarious and heartwarming citizens of Goodwater Ranch! From the author of The Weight of Birds comes a new small-town series, Goodwater Ranch. Book 1 - The Cowboy Book 2 - The Movie Star Book 3 - The Marine Book 4 - The Musician Book 5 - Christmas at Goodwater Ranch Book 6 - Valentine's at Goodwater Ranch Det. Ben Camden also stars in C.C.I.A., a cozy Christian mystery series Book 1 - Buffalo Creek Book 2 - Coyote Run

Don't miss the third and final book in Lia Riley's sexy and addictive Hellions Angels series—the perfect grumpy/sunshine beach read! Practice makes perfect... Patrick “Patch” Donnelly has what it takes to be the best goalie in the NHL... if only he could learn to control his temper. When Coach orders him to get his head in the game with private yoga classes, Patch isn't having it. There's no way this tough Boston guy would be caught dead downward dog-ing his way to inner peace. But if he refuses, he risks his starting position and the dream he sacrificed everything for, including joining the priesthood. Yoga instructor Margot Kowalski is over men. After yet another toxic relationship, she's eager to forget love and focus on growing her business. Doing the Hellions head coach a favor by helping out a troubled player can't hurt, and it might give her career a high-profile boost. But free-spirited Margot is soon charming the pants off Patch. Literally. Her sassy combination of sweet and sexy proves irresistible to the goalie. Before Patch can give into temptation though, he'll have to confess his biggest secret: He's a virgin. But Patch is hiding more than sexual inexperience, and his dark past soon threatens to destroy his shot at true love.

Ready to take your career to the next level? Find out everything you need to know about improving your organisation with this practical guide.Many of us are finding ourselves under increasing pressure at work, with a seemingly endless list of tasks and responsibilities. This can leave us feeling stressed and overwhelmed, but it does not have to be this way: with just a few simple changes, you can improve your organisation, make procrastination a thing of the past and start getting things done.In 50 minutes you will be able to: Identify the obstacles that prevent you from effectively organising your work and learn how to eradicate them Control your stress at work by understanding the causes and sorting your responsibilities into three different zones of impact Optimise your time and prioritise your tasks according to urgency and importance to fight against procrastinationABOUT 50MINUTES.COM COACHING The Coaching series from the 50Minutes collection is aimed at all those who, at any stage in their careers, are looking to acquire personal or professional skills, adapt to new situations or simply re-evaluate their work-life balance. The concise and effective style of our guides enables you to gain an in-depth understanding of a broad range of concepts, combining theory, constructive examples and practical exercises to enhance your learning.

What if the real secret of millionaires isn't about doing more, but becoming more? Millionaires know everything in your present is a result of how you thought, decided, and acted in the past. But your present circumstances can easily change. Right now. Because, with this revolutionary manual to wealth, you'll discover... The undeniable connection between mornings and wealth. Why becoming wealthy is never a sedentary pursuit. The simple five-step wake-up process that'll guarantee you'll rise early...like a millionaire. Four choices you must make to become wealthy. The specific actions you must take when you choose to become a millionaire. (They'll surprise you. Definitely.) A revolutionary twist on affirmations…and how to leverage them in a way that will absolutely produce results. How Rearview Mirror Syndrome can significantly inhibit your financial growth. The key to replacing your blind spots with a vision for the future. A free 30-day Transformation Challenge Fast Start Kit. This, in the end, is the true value of mornings: In that quiet period of stillness, when the world is asleep, and you're in complete control--that's when you nurture the golden goose and discover the incredible potential of each new day.

Often, we know what we should be doing to improve our health, increase wellbeing and get the most from ourselves and life but we also know that maintaining new habits is hard. On the one hand, change is hard work but on the other hand, we know life would be so much better if did make positive changes. This book is therefore layered throughout with psychological information, techniques and activities which are known to help create positive behaviour change. This book is a must have for anyone wanting more control of themselves and to steer their life towards a more fulfilling and contented future. Amongst numerous other positive benefits, this book will help you gain three key elements of happiness, namely: #1. Hope (Believing that the future can be much better than the past). #2. Zest (Having energy and enthusiasm for life). #3. Love (Valuing and feeling deep gratitude for close relationships). Holding no punches, this book not only uses psychological tools to support positive change as you listen, it also holds up a mirror so you can not only see what you need to change and why, but, more importantly, HOW to change for more health and happiness.

A young bugler with supernatural powers is swept up into an epic struggle for the fate of the world. Cry havoc and sound the song of war! In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires, remnants of an advanced civilization. Filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge, nations struggle to possess them. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions! Luca and his Branched squad have entered the Duchy of Normandy to hunt down and eliminate the Garland before she can call down another meteor strike. The Duchy, under the control of the Doppelganger, is also known as the Land of Thralls for its disturbing use of identical slave-soldiers. The Pontiff has narrowed the Garland’s potential location to four forts, and Luca’s squad must infiltrate each in turn. As they rove through the countryside, Luca learns more about Demi’s tragic past than he wanted to know…

A new biography of Cicero, one of the most influential and fascinating figures in classical history. When the great Roman orator Cicero was murdered in the Autumn of 43 BCE, his tongue was seen as such a powerful weapon against his enemies that Fulvia, the wife of Marc Antony, had it cut out of his severed head and pierced with pins. Marcus Tullius Cicero, however, was more than a brilliant orator. He was born on January 3 106 BCE and was assassinated on December 7, 43 BCE. The arc of his life almost perfectly mirrors the decline and fall of the Roman Republic. His actions and reactions to the rising tyranny of the world around him continue to fascinate and inspire today. The story of Cicero's life is full of peaks and troughs, uncertainty and scandal. In this gripping new biography, Catharine Edwards breathes new life into one the ancient world's most notable figures and offers a fresh take on the end of the Roman Republic. Edwards examines Cicero's life for what it can tell us about a turbulent society in which longstanding tensions and inequalities were exacerbated by the wealth of empire, and ambitious generals battled to seize control and remake Rome. As democratic institutions are radically subverted by strongmen and their lackeys in our own world, Catherine Edwards' Cicero's Tongue is a thrilling mirror reflecting both the distant past and the tumult of history playing out again all around us.

**The Instant Top Ten Bestseller** MoneyWeek's Top Money Books 2024 'Utterly indispensable.' Lorraine Kelly 'A must-read.' Tim Harford TV and radio money-agony-aunt Claer Barrett is the voice of reason in the cost of living crisis, teaching us what we need to know about money, in an accessible way that anyone can understand. By unpicking our emotional relationship with money, she gets to the heart of how our financial habits are formed - and reveals seven powerful yet easy ways to transform how we manage our money for good. If you struggle to understand where you're going wrong with your money but don't know where to start, What They Don't Teach You About Money has all the answers you've been searching for. There's no shaming finger-wagging or headache-inducing jargon, just hundreds of practical tips showing how to get money working for you. The financial world can be an intimidating place, but Claer will banish any lack of confidence, demystifying money matters to help you regain control of your finances - and she'll even make you laugh along the way. You will learn: - why your 'financial personality' is key to unlocking your money habits - the secrets of successful budgeting (takeaway coffee is still allowed) - how to deal with your debts, and understand student finance - how to harness the power of digital banking to make your life easier, and save more - how to plan for your financial future and set yourself achievable goals along the way - how to talk about money and make uncomfortable conversations a thing of the past - easy lessons to help everyone understand tax, pensions and investing (yes, really!) - what you need to know before you buy your first property - how to grow your income and get that pay rise Claer expertly debunks the myths that keep us stuck in financial paralysis. It's time to regain control of your bank balance and get your money working for you! The Instant Top Ten Bestseller, Sunday Times, April 2023

FROM THE AUTHOR OF UNMASKING AUTISM 'This book articulates a feeling that has lurked in the dark corners of so many minds and brings it into the light where it can be faced, embraced, understood, and ultimately, healed. .' -Celeste Headlee, journalist and bestselling author How many times a day do you feel shame? Struggling to pay the bills; buying a top made in a sweatshop; reading the news and feeling - yet again - a powerlessness to the point of apathy? In this bold and transformative manifesto, social psychologist and author of Unmasking Autism Dr Devon Price takes an in-depth look at shame and the role it plays in our lives. Price identifies something called 'Systemic Shame': the powerful self-message that says I am to blame for my circumstances. He explores how it traps us into fighting unwinnable battles and judging others for their failures, and how it especially affects those who are already vulnerable because they're carrying shame from a difficult past or a complicated sense of self-esteem. By unpacking the concept of 'Systemic Shame', this radically positive book shows that there is no such thing as becoming 'good enough' to be deserving of love; we must claim acceptance for ourselves. Blending the latest social psychology, personal insights and empowering practical exercises, Unlearning Shame is a transformative guide to overcoming self-blame, unlocking self-worth and taking control of your future.

When the Jedi Order falls, an Inquisitor Rises. Padawan Iskat Akaris has dedicated her life to traveling the galaxy alongside her master, learning the ways of the Force to become a good Jedi. Despite Iskat's dedication, peace and control have remained elusive, and with each setback, she feels her fellow Jedi grow more distrustful of her. Already uncertain about her future in the Jedi Order, Iskat faces tragedy when her master is killed and the Clone Wars engulf the galaxy in chaos. Now a general on the front lines contributing to that chaos, she is often reminded: Trust in your training. Trust in the wisdom of the Council. Trust in the Force. Yet as the shadows of doubt take hold, Iskat begins to ask questions that no Jedi is supposed to ask: Questions about her own unknown past. Questions the Jedi Masters would consider dangerous. As the years pass and the war endures, Iskat's faith in the Jedi wanes. If they would grant her more freedom, she is certain she could do more to protect the galaxy. If they would trust her with more knowledge, she could finally cast aside the shadows that have begun to consume her. When the Jedi Order finally falls, Iskat seizes the chance to forge a path of her own. She embraces the salvation of Order 66. As an Inquisitor, Iskat finds the freedom she has always craved: to question, to want. And with each strike of her red blade, Iskat moves closer to claiming her new destiny in the Force-whatever the cost.

A NEW YORK TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Extraordinary... beautifully written, clear-eyed and engaged in the deepest ethical questions of our day' Rory Stewart 'Mallaby has done full justice to his kaleidoscopically interesting subject ... expertly structured and vividly reported, the book presents the most insightful portrait of Hassabis to date' Financial Times A revelatory portrait of the visionary behind Google DeepMind, the race to control the future - and what it means to win Even in a tech world crowded with visionary leaders, Demis Hassabis is recognized as a special case. Born to working class, immigrant parents in North London, a chess prodigy by five and wizard coder in his teens, he turned down a seven-figure job offer from a video-game studio to study science at Cambridge. Long before the current obsession with AI, he founded the path-breaking company DeepMind in order to pursue a single, audacious goal: the dream of artificial superintelligence, which would solve humanity's hardest problems, change life and work as we know it, and perhaps even unlock the deepest mysteries of the Universe. For his scientific achievements, he won a Nobel Prize in 2024, and his company, now Google DeepMind, is considered the tech giant's engine room. For the past three years, Sebastian Mallaby has had unprecedented access to Hassabis and DeepMind, conducting hundreds of hours of interviews with him and his inner circle as well as detractors and rivals at other companies. The result is a revelation-packed portrait of a singular mind and a historic reckoning with the AI revolution, a shift potentially more significant than any since the dawn of complex thought 70,000 years ago. As Mallaby chronicles, DeepMind is locked in an arms race with Silicon Valley competitors to build artificial general intelligence, and thereby become the keeper of humanity's future. Yet this is not a Silicon Valley story. Hassabis has remained in Britain, and unlike his rivals, his aims are not wealth and power but scientific enlightenment. Like them, however, he is haunted by the memory of Robert Oppenheimer, the creator of the atom bomb. He aims to control the technology, but the technology may ultimately control him - and humanity writ large.