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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the legendary queen of country music Dolly Parton comes a story about her god-dog, Instagram personality Billy the Kid, who hopes to make it big as a country music star in Nashville. “Music takes center stage and bullies get properly pun-ished in this hearty and wholesome howl.”—Kirkus Reviews French bulldog Billy the Kid was born with an ear for music. And not just any music—he loves barking to the beat of country music! So, in order to pursue his dreams, Billy sets out to Nashville to sing his heart out. But when he meets some big bullies at the Battle of the Bow-wows, Billy worries he's barking up the wrong tree. He'll need his favorite songs ("Jowlene" and "I Will Pawlways Love You," of course), a group of scrappy new friends, and his favorite country music star to regain self-confidence and be the star he always knew he could be. Warm-hearted and funny, this delightful picture book about standing up to people (and dogs) who put you down and finding the drive to achieve your dreams is one the whole family will enjoy. Don’t miss out on the other books in this popular series by country legend Dolly Parton: Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Comes Home for Christmas Dolly Parton’s Billy the Kid Dances His Heart Out

Mai Abdel-Mawla combines faith-based discourse with psychological messages that help individuals regain tranquility during times of anxiety and stress. The book draws on Quranic meanings and spiritual insights, focusing on the feeling of divine care and the importance of trusting in God when facing fear, fatigue, and confusion. The phrase "For indeed, you are in Our sight" serves as a message of reassurance, and the ideas then extend to how to cope with difficult emotions and reframe one's perspective on events. The book doesn't rely solely on direct preaching but also addresses everyday experiences such as anxiety about the future, fear of failure, feelings of loneliness, and the delayed fulfillment of wishes. The author connects faith with the ability to persevere and offers reflections that help the reader view trials and difficulties within a broader context than the immediate moment. She also encourages calmness, reliance on God, action, and resisting negative thoughts. The psychological aspect is evident in the focus on calming the heart and rebuilding a sense of inner peace. Interwoven with verses and spiritual meanings are short messages and reflections suitable for reading at various times, making the book ideal for those seeking faith-based content that provides a sense of closeness and serenity. The central idea remains linked to trust in God's mercy and that man is not left alone to face what he encounters.

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【MOON CURVE COMFORT】Designed with a long crescent shape, this oversized moon body pillow follows your body while side sleeping. The curved upper section supports your head and arms, while the lower section fits between your knees for a cozy hugging position 【OVERSIZED FULL-BODY SUPPORT】Measuring approximately 70.9 × 9.8 × 13.8 inches, this full-length body pillow provides cushioning from shoulders and back to hips, knees, and legs. Ideal for sleeping, reading, watching TV, or relaxing on the bed or sofa 【SOFT PLUSH FILLING & WASHABLE COVER】Filled with soft polyester fiber, this moon-shaped body pillow offers a plush yet flexible feel for easy hugging and repositioning. The removable outer cover is machine washable, making everyday cleaning simple and convenient 【VERSATILE C-SHAPED BODY PILLOW】This C-shaped body pillow is ideal as a pregnancy pillow, maternity pillow, side sleeper pillow, leg pillow, back support cushion, reading pillow, or oversized hugging pillow for comfortable use around the home 【EASY CARE SETUP】Wash the removable pillow cover according to its care label and clean the inner pillow only as directed; after unpacking, allow the compressed body pillow sufficient time to expand and regain its intended shape

The scientifically-proven practical plan to help reverse Alzheimer's and prevent cognitive decline from the international bestselling author of The End of Alzheimer's. Following his ground-breaking book that transformed how we think about Alzheimer's and its treatment, world-renowned neurology expert Dale Bredesen provides an unprecedented hands-on guide to achieving complete brain health. In The End of Alzheimer's Programme, he lays out step-by-step his highly sought after, scientifically-proven method that you can follow with a healthcare professional to stop Alzheimer's in its tracks. Alzheimer's Disease is a protective response to an array of factors that directly affect the brain, such as inflammation, genetic inheritance, nutrients and hormones. In this book, Bredesen will show you which of these factors you need to address to enhance your cognitive abilities by laying out a personalised lifestyle plan. Covering sleep, exercise, diet, brain training and more, Bredesen will show you how to retain, regain and maximise cognitive function for any ability and for any age with extraordinary results. Based on cutting-edge research and full of inspiring success stories from Bredesen's patients, this book is a must-read for anyone looking to enhance their brainpower and is a vital guide for carers and healthcare professionals.

Available in bookshops for the first time, the internationally acclaimed time management system that has been used by millions, written by Francesco Cirillo, creator of the Pomodoro Technique. We all face the same problem: we're constantly busy but we never seem to get anything done. We know we should focus on the task in hand, but it feels impossible with so many distractions and demands on our time. We all need The Pomodoro Technique. This deceptively simple tool, now being used by more than 2 million people around the world, helps us regain control and achieve our goals. It transforms both work and home life by splitting days into 25-minute 'pomodoros', which focus our minds and make us far more productive. Drawing on more than two decades of refinement and thinking, this powerful little book will teach you how to . . . -Work with time -Eliminate burnout -Manage distractions -Create a better work/life balance . . . all using only a pen, some paper and a timer. Start now - and join the Pomorodo revolution . Fully updated edition with exclusive material on teamwork - to make you and your team more dynamic than ever.

From the No. 1 bestselling author of WAR LORD comes an epic retelling of the Arthurian legend, from the bestselling Last Kingdom series 'The best Arthurian legend I have ever read' 5***** READER REVIEW 'Bernard Cornwell is the best historical adventurist there is' 5***** READER REVIEW 'The pinnacle of historical fiction' 5***** READER REVIEW ________ After rebellions and betrayals by those he believed loved him most, Arthur looks at his most weak. His Saxon enemies decide to strike before he regains his strength, plunging Britain into war. It will require all Arthur's leadership and military cunning to win this last battle. But in this final struggle of the warlord, the intrigues of Mordred, now the adult heir to the throne of Britain, and the dark magic of the priestess Nimue could conspire to bring about Arthur's downfall. Even his trusty blade Excaliber may not be sharp enough to save him . . . ________ From the epic and bestselling author who has gripped millions, Bernard Cornwell concludes The Warlord Chronicles, bringing the Arthurian legend to thrilling new life. 'A powerful and dramatic retelling of the Arthurian legend' Sharon Penman 'Of all the books I have written these are my favourites' Bernard Cornwell

Bloomsbury presents Private Equity written and read by Carrie Sun.A TIME MUST-READ FOR 2024'A moving story of how easily a life can be submerged by work, and what it takes to regain one's soul'Oliver Burkeman, bestselling author of Four Thousand WeeksWhat are you willing to sacrifice to get to the top? What might it take to leave it all behind?Carrie Sun can't shake the feeling that she's wasting her life. At twenty-nine, she's left her job, dropped out of an MBA program and is trapped in an unhappy engagement. So when she gets the opportunity to work at one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world – as the sole assistant to the firm's billionaire founder – she can't say no.But playing the game at the highest levels comes at a cost. Amid the ultimate winners in our winner-takes-all economy, Carrie soon finds her identity swallowed whole, struggling for balance in a world of extremes: of efficiency and excess, status and aspiration, power and fortune.'A penetrating but all the more necessary critique of extreme wealth and toxic work culture as [Sun] questions what it really means to waste one's life' Oprah Daily, The Most Anticipated Books of 2024

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic: a masterpiece by turns sweeping and intimate, that reckons with ambition and moderation, lust and loyalty, personal dreams and familial duty. Min Jin Lee brings grand ambition, fierce heart, and the tenderest hope to a novel I didn't want to end." -Roxane Gay, bestselling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger In schools and churches, hotel rooms and nail salons, law firms and fried-fish shops; in cramped, dingy apartments and luxury, gated communities, the men, women, and children in American Hagwon struggle to find satisfaction and meaning in a world that seems to grow less forgiving with each passing year. Once comfortably middle class in Korea, John and Helen Koh and their three children-Bo, DH, and Mido-find their lives upended, first by a shocking betrayal by John's oldest friend, then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Desperately striving to regain their footing, they leave Seoul for Sydney and eventually settle in Southern California-where new vistas of opportunity open up for the children as their parents, strangers in a strange land, must adjust to a new life in which their experience and education mean little, and they set their sights on whatever it takes to provide for their children's futures. The Kohs, their friends, relatives, and even their foes move in and out of each other's lives as they navigate new courses across the years, always nursing the almost all-consuming faith that education will lead the next generation to success and security. In American Hagwon, Min Jin Lee has crafted an unforgettable, panoramic novel where the smallest of gestures can have enormous repercussions, where the bonds of family and of memory twist and fray but rarely break, and where willful self-sacrifice-for the benefit of loved ones and even strangers-is a kind of prayer. An immersive, engrossing novel ... this is panorama told in brilliant detail." -Colm Tóibín, bestselling author of Long Island and Brooklyn

How do today's most successful tech companies--Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Tesla--design, develop, and deploy the products that have earned the love of literally billions of people around the world? Perhaps surprisingly, they do it very differently than the vast majority of tech companies. In INSPIRED, technology product management thought leader Marty Cagan provides readers with a master class in how to structure and staff a vibrant and successful product organization, and how to discover and deliver technology products that your customers will love--and that will work for your business. With sections on assembling the right people and skillsets, discovering the right product, embracing an effective yet lightweight process, and creating a strong product culture, readers can take the information they learn and immediately leverage it within their own organizations--dramatically improving their own product efforts. Whether you're an early stage startup working to get to product/market fit, or a growth-stage company working to scale your product organization, or a large, long-established company trying to regain your ability to consistently deliver new value for your customers, INSPIRED will take you and your product organization to a new level of customer engagement, consistent innovation, and business success. Filled with the author's own personal stories--and profiles of some of today's most-successful product managers and technology-powered product companies, including Adobe, Apple, BBC, Google, Microsoft, and Netflix--INSPIRED will show you how to turn up the dial of your own product efforts, creating technology products your customers love. The first edition of INSPIRED, published ten years ago, established itself as the primary reference for technology product managers, and can be found on the shelves of nearly every successful technology product company worldwide. This thoroughly updated second edition shares the same objective of being the most valuable resource for technology product managers, yet it is completely new--sharing the latest practices and techniques of today's most-successful tech product companies, and the men and women behind every great product.

In the aftermath of destroying two powerful syndicates and joining league with the last person he expected, all Ken wants is a chance to catch his breath, and maybe regain the attention of the man who said he wanted Ken as more than just a Steward but now seems to have lost interest. But every other day brings a new crop of people wanting to kill them, and it's only a matter of time before they succeed. All Amr wants is time-time to move his clan and settle them into their new home, time with the dragon he never thought he'd own, and most of all he wants time for his Steward, to see the man rest and recover and stop getting himself almost killed every week. He wouldn't mind a chance to rekindle their fragile relationship either. Diamond wants a life that feels worth living. The one he left behind wasn't all that great, but it beat waking up to the nasty results of a curse that should have killed him and working as a hitman for the Cambry Syndicate. Then he goes to fetch someone for his boss, and gets dragged even deeper into the strange paranormal world he's still learning to call home...

Where there is light, there must always be shadow... The fourth volume in Janny Wurts's spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series. The curse that hangs over the Master of Shadow, Arithon, and Lord of Light, Lysaer, is drawing the two half-brothers ever closer towards direct conflict. For the Natural Balance to be maintained, the two must never fight. If they do, one is sure to perish and the Mistwraith will regain its evil power over their world. Even now, Lysaer - convinced of his own godhead and aided by the treacherous Koriani Sisterhood - is tracking Arithon the Masterbard through the snows and wastes of the winter-locked mountains and the Barrens of Daon Ramon. Arithon is tortured by the knowledge that for the sake of future generations he must not be killed, no matter the cost of others' lives now. Fighting valiantly to prevent unnecessary suffering, he strikes out on his own; but he is injured and failing fast. Meanwhile, the ancient Paravians are stirring, summoned by trespassers on their sacred domain; and the Fellowship of Seven are battling on many other fronts, as the Mistwraith's wards begin to break, and khadrim and free wraiths roam the land...

A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, and strives to gain control over her body and mind The Coin's narrator is a wealthy Palestinian woman with impeccable style and meticulous hygiene. And yet the ideal self, the ideal life, remains just out of reach: her inheritance is inaccessible, her homeland exists only in her memory and her attempt to thrive in America seems doomed from the start. In New York, she strives to put down roots. She teaches at a school for underprivileged boys, where her eccentric methods cross boundaries. She befriends a homeless swindler, and the two participate in a pyramid scheme reselling Birkin bags. But America is stifling her - her wilfulness, her sexuality, her principles. In an attempt to regain control, she becomes preoccupied with purity, cleanliness and self-image, all while drawing her students into her obsessions. In an unforgettable denouement, her childhood memories converge with her material and existential statelessness and the narrator unravels spectacularly. In enthralling, sensory prose, The Coin explores nature and civilisation, beauty and justice, class and belonging - all while resisting easy moralising. Provocative, wry and inviting, The Coin marks the arrival of a major new literary voice.

In Tom Clancy's Op-Center: God of War, after the devastating outbreak of a killer super virus, the Black Wasp Team must prevent America's enemies from gaining access to the most dangerous weapon the world has ever seen. The passengers and crew on an Airbus en route to Australia suddenly begin coughing up blood and hemorrhaging violently as the plane plunges to the ground. There are no survivors. A luxury yacht in the South Indian Sea blows up, and a lone woman escapes the contagion that has inexplicably killed everyone else on the boat. A helicopter whose occupants have been stricken by an unknown illness crashes into a bridge in South Africa, killing motorists and pedestrians. The world is facing a devastating bio-terror event, and a game of brinksmanship gets underway as the major powers jockey for position: China sends a naval flotilla to seek the source of the plague and find a way to weaponize it, while Russia maneuvers quietly on the sidelines to seize the deadly prize in its quest to regain an empire. Back in Washington D.C., Chase Williams and his top-secret Black Wasp special ops team must find out who is behind these deadly attacks before war is unleashed-and millions of innocent lives are lost.

Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society, this is a magically heartwarming graphic novel about self-acceptance and friendship. Sophie is a young witch whose mother and grandmother pressure her to attend the Royal Magic Academy-the best magic school in the realm-even though her magic is shaky at best. To train for her entrance exams, Sophie is sent to relatives she's never met. Cousin Sage and Great-Aunt Lan seem more interested in giving Sophie chores than in teaching her magic. Frustrated, Sophie attempts magic on her own, but the spell goes wrong, and she accidentally entangles her magic with the magic of a young water dragon named Lir. Lir is trapped on land and can't remember where he came from. Even so, he's everything Sophie isn't-beloved by Sophie's family and skilled at magic. With his help, Sophie might just ace her entrance exams, but that means standing in the way of Lir's attempts to regain his memories. Sophie knows what she's doing is wrong, but without Lir's help, can she prove herself? * Featured on the Today Show * An SLJ Best Book of the Year * A Nerdist Best Comic of the Year * A Book Riot Best Book of the Year * A Mighty Girl's Best Book of the Year * An ALA Best Graphic Novel for Children *

Kee Smith isn't sure who he is anymore. He knows who he used to be—the ignored gay son who chose a blue-collar job just because no one expected it, the submissive bottom who enjoyed large, masculine jocks who put him in his place, the sleek, fashionable twink who partied all night. But after his ex-boyfriend assaulted him, Kee retired from the social scene.Back after a year's hiatus, Kee still doesn't know where he fits. His friends say he's a twunk—a twink who put on muscle and turned into a hunk—but Kee is searching for… something. He doesn't know what, but he wants to be comfortable in his own skin now. Instead of going back to his usual type, Kee hooks up with twink Tate Stevens—a fashion-industry professional who works the image hard. It proves to be the best decision he's ever made, and not just because he's starting to regain his sexual confidence.With Tate, Kee can open up about his fears and confusion without ridicule. Tate has his own fears about putting on weight and getting old. It will take work to make a relationship of opposites succeed, but they begin to realise the compromises will be worth it if they can be together.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From clinical psychologist and expert in narcissistic relationships Dr Ramani Durvasula, discover the inspiring guide to protecting and healing yourself from the daily harms of narcissism. 'A compassionate road map and survival guide for people in narcissistic relationships' Jay Shetty, bestselling author of Think Like a Monk and The 8 Rules of Love 'A must read. Dr Ramani will teach you how to heal from any toxic relationship' Mel Robbins, bestselling author of The Let Them Theory REDISCOVER WHO YOU ARE AFTER YEARS OF INVALIDATION Dealing with a narcissist is hard. One day their confidence and charisma pull you in, the next day they gaslight, wreck your self-confidence and leave you wondering what you could have done differently. Clinical psychologist and narcissism expert Dr Ramani is here to help. Drawing on more than 20 years of studying, teaching and helping people navigate the challenging landscape of narcissism, It's Not You will show you how to: Spot the tell-tale signs of a narcissist Confront toxic cycles Protect your energy Create realistic boundaries Reclaim and embrace your true self Packed with expert tips and detailed advice, this book will equip you with the tools to stop blaming yourself, regain your power, heal and take back your life.

A brokenhearted seamstress struggles to regain her mojo after her boyfriend cheats on her in this romantic comedy. Violet is a seamstress with big dreams of designing her own wedding gowns and opening her own bridal shop. But things fall apart when she finds Philip, her boyfriend, in a compromising position with one of her colleagues. Violet decides it is time to go back home to her eccentric mother and particular father. And after wallowing, Violet decides to re-evaluate her life, put the past behind her, and search for happiness. She meets with old friends and builds an unlikely friendship with a group of zany women from her mother's Zumba class. So, with the help of her friends, old and new, Violet begins to rebuild her life. Then she meets the handsome Ben Matthews, and there is instant chemistry. But with life throwing up even more problems, their budding relationship is put to the test . . . Can Violet find love and happiness again or is she destined to a life of loneliness? A New Happy Place is a laugh-out-loud and heartwarming romantic comedy about love, hope, and friendship. It's the perfect read for fans of authors like Jojo Moyes and Holly Martin.

In the bestselling tradition of Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and Nick Vujicic's Life Without Limits comes a rousing 7-step plan for living a life on fire, filled with hope and possibility—from an inspirational speaker who survived a near-fatal fire at the age of nine and now runs a successful business inspiring people all around the world. When John O'Leary was nine years old, he was almost killed in a devastating house fire. With burns on one hundred percent of his body, O'Leary mustered an almost unimaginable amount of inner strength just to survive the ordeal. The insights he gained through this experience and the heroes who stepped into his life to help him through the journey—his family, the medical staff, and total strangers—changed his life. Now he is committed to living life to the fullest and inspiring others to do the same. An incredible and emotionally honest account of triumph over tragedy, On Fire contains O'Leary's reflections on being that little boy, the life-giving choices made then, and the resulting lessons he learned. O'Leary very clearly shares that without the right people providing the right guidance, at the right time, he never would have made it through those five months in the hospital, let alone the years that followed as he struggled to regain mobility, embrace his story, and ignite clarity of his life's purpose. On Fire encourages us to seize the power to choose our path and transform our lives from mundane to extraordinary. Once we stop thinking solely on the big moments in our lives, we can begin to focus on those smaller opportunities that tend to pass us by. These are the events—the inflection points in our lives—that can determine how we feel about life now, where we are headed in the future, and how many lives we can impact along the way. We can't always choose the path we walk, but we can choose how we walk it. Empowering, inspiring, remarkably honest, and heartfelt, O'Leary's strength and incredible spirit shine through on every page.

How do you piece yourself back together when everything falls apart? 18-year-old Saoirse can't wait to leave school. But just before the final exams, her ex-boyfriend dies by suicide. Everyone blames Saoirse – even Saoirse herself, who cheated on him with his best friend. Shunned by her schoolmates, she suffers unbearable levels of anxiety, which her useless counsellor does nothing to alleviate. On prom night, everything becomes too much, and Saoirse makes a decision that lands her in a psychiatric hospital. Slowly, painfully, with the support of a friendly hospital cleaner, her old best friend, her kind and hilarious grandmother, and even her irritating sister, Saoirse regains hope of finding herself again. "Things I Know" was nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023. Praise for "Things I Know": "A bittersweet, honest look at loss and trauma." - Kirkus Reviews "Close has a great ear for dialogue and a keen eye for the often-stifling dynamics of small-town life ... Read it - and buy a second copy to thrust into the hands of the next platitude-utterer you encounter." - Claire Hennessy, The Irish Times "A delightfully scathing look at the platitudes around mental health ... The sharp wit of the protagonist Saoirse and the pitch-perfect dialogue make this book a pleasure to read." - The Irish Times

Have you ever found yourself struggling with information overload? Have you ever felt both overworked and underutilised? Do you ever feel busy but not productive? If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is to become an Essentialist. In Essentialism, Greg McKeown, CEO of a Leadership and Strategy agency in Silicon Valley who has run courses at Apple, Google and Facebook, shows you how to achieve what he calls the disciplined pursuit of less. Being an Essentialist is about a disciplined way of thinking. It means challenging the core assumption of 'We can have it all' and 'I have to do everything' and replacing it with the pursuit of 'the right thing, in the right way, at the right time'. By applying a more selective criteria for what is essential, the pursuit of less allows us to regain control of our own choices so we can channel our time, energy and effort into making the highest possible contribution toward the goals and activities that matter. Using the experience and insight of working with the leaders of the most innovative companies and organisations in the world, McKeown shows you how to put Essentialism into practice in your own life, so you too can achieve something great.

Scion of a wealthy New York family, Captain Hank Mitchell is a hot shot fighter pilot flying escort for American bombers as they penetrate Nazi-occupied Europe. His P-51 is hit over Germany and he bails out over the English Channel. Burned terribly, he is pulled from the freezing water of the English Channel to realize his life has forever changed. Angry and bitter, he meets Doctor Roger Hanson, an Army Air Corps flight surgeon, who knows that Hank's best chance is to take part in the RAF's cutting edge burn treatment program. Choosing not to return to the States, Hank is sent to a small hospital in Kent. Roger Hanson and his British colleagues start Hank on the long road to recovery. Fighting through his own doubts and the pain of healing, Hank slowly regains use of his hand. He meets Kate Murray, an English nurse who lost her husband early in the war. They develop a friendship that blossoms into love. Completing his course of treatment, Hank is able to return to his old squadron, but he is not the man his comrades remember. Scarred for life, he must learn how to deal with the air war over the continent and his own bitterness.

FROM THE BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF IN MEMORIAM 'A dazzlingly witty punch to the gut . . . Winn is a once-in-a-lifetime talent' YAEL VAN DER WOUDEN, author of THE SAFEKEEP 'Funny, deliciously weird and - in the end - deeply moving' DAN JONES, author of POWERS AND THRONES Irish princess Isode is certain she will marry a king worthy of her, and she believes that king might just be Sir Palomides - if only he would convert to Christianity. Her plans, however, are shattered when a mysterious knight named Tristram defeats her beloved in a tournament. Solitary, handsome, and fast becoming the best knight of all, Tristram has no interest in marrying Isode. He only wanted to win approval - worship - from his idol, Palomides, and a seat with the knights of the Round Table. But after the tournament, Tristram and Isode's fates are tied - whether they like it or not. As civil war brews in Camelot, Isode tries to regain control of her once glittering future. Amid turmoil and magic, Tristram and Isode set off on a perilous voyage and begin to see each other in a new light. What if their future holds more than either of them could ever imagine? Dazzlingly inventive and endlessly surprising, WORSHIP is a stunning novel about faith and love in the face of uncertainty - of how far we might go, and what we're willing to lose, for the ones we love. 'Gripping, funny and an utter delight' Ferdia Lennon, author of GLORIOUS EXPLOITS

'What a great resource for understanding and managing PTSD' Reader Review 'A profoundly supportive and essential method for healing from trauma and grief ' Wendy Stern, Founder and Executive Director, The Grief Support Network ' Offers powerful somatic therapy tools for deep healing' Donna Roe Daniell, LCSW **Healing tools and deep insights to help you heal from childhood trauma and begin to thrive again** If you are affected by complex PTSD, you probably feel that somewhere inside you there is a part that needs to be fixed. Facing unresolved childhood trauma is a brave, courageous act - and although it is difficult, with the right guidance, you can do it. Clinical psychologist Dr Arielle Schwartz has spent years helping those with PTSD find their way to wholeness. She also knows the territory of the healing firsthand, having walked it herself In The Complex PTSD Workbook, you'll learn all about C-PTSD and gain valuable insight into the types of symptoms associated with unresolved childhood trauma, while you learn how to integrate positive beliefs and behaviours. · You'll understand more about the common PTSD misdiagnoses that confuse it with bipolar disorder, anxiety, depressive disorders and substance abuse (among others) · You'll get explorations of PTSD therapy including somatic therapy, EMDR, CBT, DBT and mind-body healing · You'll have chapter takeaways to encourage therapeutic journalling and deeper understanding of your symptoms. Take the path to healing with The Complex PTSD Workbook and regain a life of wellness that no longer seems out of your reach.

Winner of the Swansea Dylan Thomas Prize A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, and strives to gain control over her body and mind The Coin’s narrator is a wealthy Palestinian woman with impeccable style and meticulous hygiene. And yet the ideal self, the ideal life, remains just out of reach: her inheritance is inaccessible, her homeland exists only in her memory, and her attempt to thrive in America seems doomed from the start. In New York, she strives to put down roots. She teaches at a school for underprivileged boys, where her eccentric methods cross boundaries. She befriends a homeless swindler, and the two participate in an intercontinental scheme reselling Birkin bags. But America is stifling her—her willfulness, her sexuality, her principles. In an attempt to regain control, she becomes preoccupied with purity, cleanliness, and self-image, all while drawing her students into her obsessions. In an unforgettable denouement, her childhood memories converge with her material and existential statelessness, and the narrator unravels spectacularly. “With biting humor and incisive prose” ( Time), The Coin explores nature and civilization, beauty and justice, class and belonging—all while resisting easy moralizing. “Page-turning and delightful" ( People), “sharp and disarming” ( The Washington Post), “stunning and surreal” ( Los Angeles Times), The Coin marks the arrival of a major new literary voice.

Dream-walk through the gritty streets of dystopian London and its web of spirits in the first book of the New York Times bestselling dark fantasy series, The Bone Season. In 2059, Scion has taken over most of the world's cities, promising safety for all the citizens it deems worthy and wiping out clairvoyants wherever it can find them. Paige Mahoney, though, is a clairvoyant--and a criminal just for existing. Paige is determined to fight Scion's power, and as part of the Seven Seals, Paige has found a use for her powers: she scouts for information by breaking into others' minds as they dream. But when Paige is captured and arrested, she encounters a power more sinister even than Scion. The voyant prison is a separate city, controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. These creatures, the Rephaim, value the voyants highly-as soldiers in their army. Paige is assigned to a Rephaite keeper, Warden, who will be in charge of her care and training. He is her master. Her natural enemy. But if she wants to regain her freedom, Paige will have to learn something of his mind and his own mysterious motives. The Bone Season introduces a compelling heroine-a young woman learning to harness her powers in a world where everything has been taken from her. It also introduces an extraordinary young writer, with huge ambition and a teeming imagination. Samantha Shannon has created a bold new reality in this riveting debut.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Didaktik für das Fach Französisch - Literatur, Werke, Note: 1,7, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Romanistisches Seminar), Veranstaltung: De Pan à Shakespeare- le mythe chez Jean Giono, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Einleitung Die Erzählung "un de Baumugnes" (1929 erstmals veröffentlicht) ist das zweite Buch der Pan-Triologie . Dieser Roman ist der Nachfolger von "Colline" und der Vorgänger von "Regain". Jean Molino ist der Meinung, dass der Übergang von "Colline" zu " un de Baumugnes" charakteristisch sei für das, was man als die Lehrjahre von Jean Giono bezeichnet. Diese Aussage würde bedeuten, dass in den späteren Werken von Giono (außerhalb der Pan-Triologie) bemerkenswerte Unterschiede zu erkennen wären, sodass man von einer Entwicklung dieses Autors in seiner Schreibweise sprechen könnte. Dieser Aspekt jedoch ist nicht Gegenstand dieser Arbeit. Dennoch kann man sagen, dass Giono in diesem Roman eine neue Erzählperspektive einführt: die Perspektive des "ich- Erzählers". Dieser Gesichtspunkt ist sehr wichtig für die nachfolgende, inhaltliche Analyse, da man dabei berücksichtigen muss, dass alles, was in der Handlung erzählt wird, aus der Perspektive eines Landarbeiters namens Amédée berichtet wird. Das hat wiederum sowohl inhaltliche als auch sprachliche Konsequenzen. Der inhaltliche Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit wird jedoch in der Analyse der Frauenrolle und des Frauenbildes in diesem Roman sein. Die zwei wichtigsten Frauen, die in diesem Roman vorkommen, sind zum einen Angèle, die von Albin, dem Freund des "ich-Erzählers" Amédée begehrt wird und aufgrund ihrer früheren Tätigkeit als Prostituierte mit ihrem Kind in der Douloire versteckt gehalten wird, zum anderen Philomène, ihre Mutter, die in dieser Geschichte ebenfalls eine ziemlich bedeutende Rolle spielt. Ausgehend von der Charakterisierung dieser Frauen werden in dieser Arbeit weitere wichtige, inhaltliche Aspekte angeschnitten. Dabei ist es interessant, die Frauenbilder innerhalb der Pan-Triologie miteinander zu vergleichen. Daher werden ein paar intertextuelle Vergleichspunkte in den Frauenrollen in den jeweiligen Kapiteln aus dem Zusammenhang heraus am Rande noch miterwähnt.Ein anderer Gesichtspunkt dieser Arbeit, der zuerst behandelt wird, ist die Analyse der Erzählstruktur dieses Romans: Dazu gehört die Zeitgestaltung, die Frage, ob die Handlung sich in einer linearen, zeitlichen Folge abspielt oder ob es stellenweise Rückbezüge auf die Vergangenheit gibt. Mindestens ebenso wichtig ist der allgemeine Aufbau der Handlung. Dieser wird am besten durch knappe Inhaltsangaben der einzelnen Kapitel mit deren wichtigsten Gesichtspunkten veranschaulicht.

Oil and water. Angels and Demons. Some things shouldn't mix. But when a disgraced angel needs the key back to heaven, her only hope in a world where between Grumpy and Sunshine lies irresistible passion, may be a crow-shifting demon. New York Times bestselling author Aurora Ascher blends spicy demon romance, cozy fantasy, and rom-com for the latest in her wickedly funny, warm-hearted Hell Bent series - perfect for fans of Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Brynne Weaver, Jenna Levine, and Kimberly Lemming. A demon with a forgotten past . . . Raum is the quiet one who rarely smiles. He's felt numb since Heaven erased his memory as punishment for crimes he can't recall. His only relief comes from his penchant for theft and his unusual connection with animals. Until, that is, he crosses paths with a beautiful angel. An angel searching for redemption . . . A loyal servant of Heaven, Sunshine is fighting to regain her rank and redeem herself for her shameful past. Tasked with retrieving a grimoire from Hell, she binds Raum into her service with an unbreakable contract. He must help her navigate the underworld-or lose everything he holds dear. But her plan backfires when she finds herself drawn to him, like a moth to a flame. A forbidden desire . . . The rivalry between demons and angels is ancient, deep, and …obvious. Yet it can't extinguish their scorching attraction. But when hints of Raum's past finally come to light, a web of deception and betrayal is revealed that changes everything.

In this New York Times bestselling thriller, a doctor is kidnapped in the mountain wilderness after a fight with her husband -- and as the FBI closes in, she must make dangerous choices to survive. Dr. Emory Charbonneau, a pediatrician and marathon runner, disappears on a mountain road in North Carolina minutes after an argument with her husband Jeff. But by the time he reports her missing, the trail has (literally) gone cold. Fog and ice encapsulate the wilderness and freeze the search. While police suspect Jeff of instant divorce, Emory regains consciousness only to find herself the captive of a man whose violent past is so dark he won't even tell her his name. She's willing to take any risks necessary to survive. But before she can escape, the two encounter dangerous people who adhere to their own code of justice. A desperate young woman is caught at the center of a dispute, and Emory can't bring herself to look the other way, even if it means breaking the law. Rising tension and barely restrained passion blurs the lines between right and wrong, and Emory begins to wonder if the man with no name is the one who has rescued her from death . . . and from heartbreak. Combining the nail-biting suspense and potent storytelling that has made Sandra Brown one of the world's best-loved authors, Mean Streak is a wildly compelling novel about love, deceit, and the choices we must make when our lives are on the line.