Collection: Self-Development

Horror book and film fanatics will love these 31 ready-to-color spooktacular illustrations featuring their favorite frightful characters. The beautifully detailed scenes include creatures from famous stories and poems such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The War of the Worlds, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Beowulf, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," "Jabberwocky," and dozens more. Artist Tim Foley's unique designs offer hours of spine-chilling coloring fun! Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display.

Relax and unwind as you color a stunning variety of flower-filled landscapes. Forty-six scenes present roses, tulips, sunflowers, succulents and more as well as dozing cats, majestic mountains, bubbling waterfalls, and the occasional garden gnome. It's easy to achieve realistic effects with the help of lightly printed numbers that correspond to a simple color key. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Glorious Gardens Color by Number and other Creative Haven(R) adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.

Why we need a daily dose of touch: an investigation of the effects of touch on our physical and mental well-being.

Although the therapeutic benefits of touch have become increasingly clear, American society, claims Tiffany Field, is dangerously touch-deprived. Many schools have "no touch" policies; the isolating effects of Internet-driven work and life can leave us hungry for tactile experience. In this book Field explains why we may need a daily dose of touch.

The first sensory input in life comes from the sense of touch while a baby is still in the womb, and touch continues to be the primary means of learning about the world throughout infancy and well into childhood. Touch is critical, too, for adults' physical and mental health. Field describes studies showing that touch therapy can benefit everyone, from premature infants to children with asthma to patients with conditions that range from cancer to eating disorders.

This second edition of Touch, revised and updated with the latest research, reports on new studies that show the role of touch in early development, in communication (including the reading of others' emotions), in personal relationships, and even in sports. It describes the physiological and biological effects of touch, including areas of the brain affected by touch, and the effects of massage therapy on prematurity, attentiveness, depression, pain, and immune functions. Touch has been shown to have positive effects on growth, brain waves, breathing, and heart rate, and to decrease stress and anxiety. As Field makes clear, we enforce our society's touch taboo at our peril.

It's playtime with Madeline!

This fun-filled collection of reusable stickers, simple puzzles, and pictures to color features Madeline, Pepito, and other beloved Ludwig Bemelmans characters as they frolic in scenic Paris. Gatefold flaps on the front and back covers unfold to reveal full-color, glossy spreads where young readers can creatively place their reusable vinyl stickers.

Maurice wrote this book to encourage all children to reach their goals and fulfill their dreams. He feels that all children have hidden gems within themselves to be successful. Believing that every child must be nurtured, loved, taught, and cared for, they can achieve anything beyond their wildest dreams. And the importance of teachers in the growth and development of all of our children. Be inspired, keep believing!

A new book from the New York Times bestselling series.

Enhanced with beautiful full-color photographs, these true stories of camaraderie, affection, and remarkable bravery are from the author of the New York Times bestsellers Unlikely Friendships, Unlikely Loves, and Unlikely Heroes, as well as other books and calendars, with nearly two million copies in print.

Meet Rex, a German shepherd who learned to love and trust again through the improbable friendship of a goose. The pit bull named Dolly, whose antics with her best friend, Sheldon the tortoise, include games of tag.

For the millions of dog lovers, this heartwarming and inspirational book celebrates 37 stories of unusual canine companionship.

As we live our lives, we repeatedly make decisions that shape our future circumstances and affect the sort of person we will be. When choosing whether to start a family, or deciding on a career, we often think we can assess the options by imagining what different experiences would be like for us. L. A. Paul argues that, for choices involving dramatically new experiences, we are confronted by the brute fact that we can know very little about our subjective futures. This has serious implications for our decisions. If we make life choices in the way we naturally and intuitively want to--by considering what we care about, and what our future selves will be like if we choose to have the experience--we only learn what we really need to know after we have already committed ourselves. If we try to escape the dilemma by avoiding an experience, we have still made a choice.

Choosing rationally, then, may require us to regard big life decisions as choices to make discoveries, small and large, about the intrinsic nature of experience, and to recognize that part of the value of living authentically is to experience one's life and preferences in whatever way they may evolve in the wake of the choices one makes.

Using classic philosophical examples about the nature of consciousness, and drawing on recent work in normative decision theory, cognitive science, epistemology, and the philosophy of mind, Paul develops a rigorous account of transformative experience that sheds light on how we should understand real-world experience and our capacity to rationally map our subjective futures.

Celebrate the evolution of Fortnite and all the best moments from seasons one through nine in this official Epic Games' book, featuring the authentic Fortnite holographic seal.
Love Fortnite? Relive your favorite Fortnite memories here. Ever since it burst onto our screens in 2017, Fortnite has been in a state of constant change. This official, collectable guide features all the most exciting highlights from seasons one through nine including the volcano eruption, pirate invasions, the Cube, the Ice King, and so much more. Read on to revisit Battle Royale's most momentous moments!

Create lasting change - one habit at a time.Have you ever asked yourself why some people seem to get everything easily and others don't? Do you feel like a victim of your circumstances? Are you tired of waiting for your life to change?

Find out how to take control and full responsibility of your life, and how a couple of small steps every day can change everything. In this simple, fast-paced eBook you will be learning what it takes to create the life you want.

It's based on science, neuroscience, positive psychology and real-life examples and contains the best exercises to quickly create momentum towards a happier, healthier and wealthier life.

Thirty days can really make a difference if you do things consistently and develop new habits! 30 Days is not just a book that you read. To make it work YOU have to work and do the exercises it proposes.

Discover your enormous potential and...

• Stop being a victim of the circumstances and start creating your circumstances
• Stop waiting for the miracle to happen and become one
• Stop suffering and start creating the life you want
• Improve your self-confidence
• Improve your relationships with your spouse, your colleagues, your boss!
• Become happier and more successful

How much longer will you wait for your circumstances to change magically?

How much longer will you ignore your power and your true potential?

You can really make your dreams come true - but you have to stop talking and start acting.

Your time is NOW!

The best place to start your tactics training is in the endgame! Chess is 99% tactics - and if you want to win more games, nothing works better than training tactics. Win a piece or find a mate. That will get you results. Since most of the pieces have left the board, endgame tactics have the clarity that enables you to grasp all basics concepts quickly and comprehensively. In the endgame, you can focus on what is important without any distractions by a couple of random pawns and pieces. In 1001 Chess Endgame Exercises for Beginners, IM Thomas Willemze does two things at once. He explains all the basic concepts, and provides you with a huge amount of exercises for each theme and each chess piece. Willemze uses all his experience as a coach, and his familiarity with the famous Step Method, to carefully build up your chess knowledge step-by-step. He shows you the strength of all pieces, from the lonely pawn to the almighty queen. And he guides you from the basics to more complex tactics in a highly instructive puzzle rush.

35 Unique and Stunning Mandalas!

Beautiful Color By Number Coloring Book of Mosaic Mandala pictures that are extremely relaxing to color!

Enjoy hours of therapeutic coloring with detailed mandalas that you will love! This book includes 35 coloring pages of beautiful mandalas that will focus and center your energy. If you're looking for a soothing way to relieve stress and lower anxiety, then this is the book for you! Enjoy the most beautiful, relaxing yet challenging collection of mandala art for adults and teens!

Our talented artists will leave you with breathtaking finished images on jumbo large print pages that you can color, tear out, include in an album, or hang up if you like.

Why You will Love This Colour By Number Book

• Gorgeous Illustrations. You will get 35 beautiful, unique hand drawn mandala illustrations to enjoy in this book.
• Bonus Images. There are extra BONUS color by number puzzle pages from some of our other books to enjoy!
• Single Sided Images. Each image is printed on high-quality 8.5x11 paper and every drawing is followed by a blank sheet of paper so you never have to worry about tearing individual images out of the book. Single sided pages are great for framing!
• Beautiful Mosaic Look. Mystery mosaic images look like gorgeous stained glass or stencil drawing shapes when finished
• Use Any Coloring Tool. You can use colored pencils, gel pens, markers, paint, ink, watercolor, sharpies, Crayola crayon- any type of coloring tool you like!
• Simple Color Palette. You choose: Follow the easy numbered color tool provided at the back of the book, or get creative with your own color palette. There are 25 colors used in this book specially designed to match most marker and colored pencil sets!
• Great for All Skill Levels. Simple and fun coloring book for adults, kids, teens- perfect for all ages! Both beginners and advanced artists will love this style!
• Good For The Mind. Color-By-Numbers books are simple to color for beginners, seniors, people with alzheimers, and elderly artists- they're great brain games!
• Meditative and Relaxing. Color-By-Number patterns are easy coloring activities for mindfulness, meditation, color therapy and peace
• Fantastic Gift Idea. if you're looking for a great gift for a Mandala lover in your life, this is the perfect book of beautiful mandalas! Or buy this book for yourself!Coloring books make great gifts for any holiday or special occasion, such as a birthday gift, Christmas present or stocking stuffer, Valentines Day gift, Mothers Day or Fathers Day gift, Easter basket, Anniversary gift, Graduation gift, and much more! Treat your loved ones, or yourself!

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Learn to sew garments that you'll love and want to wear all throughout the year!
Craft a timeless and versatile wardrobe for everyday with Nani Iro, the Japanese fabric brand by artist and textile designer Naomi Ito. In this follow-up to The Nani Iro Sewing Studio, Naomi and her talented atelier present a collection of 18 artful garments that can be enjoyed all year round--simply change the fabric selection or design elements like sleeve length to customize pieces for specific seasons. These garments are intended to be layered, mixed, and matched to push the boundaries of your wardrobe and experiment with print and color. From simple, beginner-friendly tunics that can be made in one day to more challenging dresses with special details, such as pleats and gathers, you'll find stunning garments inspired by and designed for showcasing beautiful textiles. Full-size pattern sheets are included to help you draft your beautiful designs. Sizes range from S-XL, though the relaxed style of many of the garments will fit a more inclusive size range. Finished measurements are provided for each pattern to help you select the projects that will work best for you. Embark on a year-long sewing journey with Nani Iro and create a wardrobe full of styles that can be made and worn beyond a single season.

This book, Gestational Surrogacy: The Definitive Guide, by Victoria Ferrara is the first book of its kind in that it is a comprehensive resource that will assist intended parents and surrogates navigate every single step of the complex journey to have children through surrogacy. The desire to have children is deeply rooted in love, and it is fundamental in the lives of many. But conceiving and bearing children is not always easy and many people must persevere to make their families. Ferrara wants her readers to have the benefit of her years of experience as a lawyer handling all facets of gestational surrogacy. As the owner and founder of Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists, Ferrara and her team have assisted countless intended parents, and supported countless surrogates to come together and bring wanted, cherished and loved babies into the world.

The statistics alone show the need for this book. One in five women are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying. Women and men who suffer from infertility or illness that have impaired their fertility have the amazing opportunity to have their children through surrogacy. LGBTQ+ individuals and couples are having children in record numbers through assisted reproduction including surrogacy. All of these intended parents deserve the knowledge, in-depth information, expertise, guidance, and thought leadership that Ferrara brings forth in this book. As an internationally known lawyer in the world of gestational surrogacy, she is the perfect author for this definitive guide. She has given presentations at numerous conferences in the United States and throughout the world on gestational surrogacy including infertility conferences, gay parenting seminars, medical schools, and other universities, as well as in professional settings for lawyers and physicians. One of her greatest achievements is the landmark legal decision of Raftopol v. Ramey, a Supreme Court case that created a new way to establish legal parentage in Connecticut. The case determined that an Intended Parent was granted rights to a child via a valid gestational agreement regardless of genetic connection to the child to be born to the gestational surrogate.  She was awarded the Lambda Legal Award/Honor and State of CT Proclamation for a dedicated and committed career to Equality in 2016, and the Mid-Fairfield AIDS Project President's Award in 2017. She is a member of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, the Family Law Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Bar Association, ASRM, and the American Bar Association.

As a lawyer, and as the Founder & Legal Director of Worldwide Surrogacy, Ferrara leads with a passion for law and the family formation process. She brings over 35 years of experience practicing assisted reproductive technology law to help people make their dreams of family come true-just as hers have. She and her spouse, Dr. Michelle Loris, have two sons, Sal and Nick. 

A fun and thoughtful collection of previously unpublished essays about skateboarding, riding horses, gardening, delivering mail, shooting baskets, cooking, record collecting, knitting, stitching, running, and many more things that aren't writing, except that, put in the context of this collection, maybe they are?

A holistic system for gaining and maintaining the stability of mind needed for personal and social transformation, even in the midst of trauma--with simple, body-based exercises grounded in neuroscience and mindfulness, inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh

With three decades working in marginalized communities in the US, Israel, and the West Bank, mindfulness teacher and psychotherapist Jo-ann Rosen offers a wealth of wisdom and gentle humor in supporting people to access their inner strength and stability--even amidst outer chaos and catastrophe. Rosen draws on the example and practices of her teacher, the peace activist and Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who founded Plum Village mindfulness practice centers worldwide as places of healing and restoration, to show how meditation can aid collective awakening.
Time and time again, even in places where trauma is commonplace, Rosen has seen that a regulated nervous system allows an individual to move from overwhelm and despair to stability and engagement. The Plum Village approach to well-being cultivates resilience while recognizing the unique social and ecological challenges of our times.
In Unshakeable, Rosen shares the methods by which we can broaden our resiliency, calm our nerves, and positively impact the collective consciousness. By following the practices in this book, we can find an unshakeable source of strength within, not only as individuals, but also as members of strong communities for positive change.

Get ahead of your anticipatory anxiety, and start living with flexibility and peace of mind.

Do you automatically assume the worst-case-scenario when faced with difficulty? Do you stress about situations that haven't happened yet, or find yourself anticipating disaster around every corner? Does the prospect of making a decision leave you feeling overwhelmed and paralyzed? From subtle avoidance behaviors to the most nightmarish terrors, anticipatory anxiety is the engine that drives it all. Understanding how this hidden enemy tricks you, and, most importantly, how to overcome it, will liberate you to live a more flexible and joyful life.

In Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety, two anxiety experts team up to teach you how to manage your overactive imagination, limit future-based thinking, face your fears, make decisions, and live with more freedom and joy. This must-have guide is grounded in the authors' innovative and easy-to-remember DANCE model:

• Discern your anticipatory anxiety
• Accept doubts and discomfort
• No struggling or avoiding
• Commit to proceed
• Embrace the present as it is, so you can get on with your life

Your relationship with your worries and imagination will shift, so that you can focus on what is genuinely important.

It's time to stop worrying about what might happen, start facing your fears, rein in your self-defeating imagination, and live fully in the moment. Get this book and discover the motivation and skills needed to take charge of your anticipatory anxiety.