Collection: Self-Development

A New York Times bestseller!

A pioneering and timely study of how to navigate life's biggest transitions with meaning, purpose, and skill

Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Secrets of Happy Families and Council of Dads, has long explored the stories that give our lives meaning. Galvanized by a personal crisis, he spent the last few years crisscrossing the country, collecting hundreds of life stories in all fifty states from Americans who'd been through major life changes--from losing jobs to losing loved ones; from changing careers to changing relationships; from getting sober to getting healthy to simply looking for a fresh start. He then spent a year coding these stories, identifying patterns and takeaways that can help all of us survive and thrive in times of change.

What Feiler discovered was a world in which transitions are becoming more plentiful and mastering the skills to manage them is more urgent for all of us. The idea that we'll have one job, one relationship, one source of happiness is hopelessly outdated. We all feel unnerved by this upheaval. We're concerned that our lives are not what we expected, that we've veered off course, living life out of order. But we're not alone.

Life Is in the Transitions introduces the fresh, illuminating vision of the nonlinear life, in which each of us faces dozens of disruptors. One in ten of those becomes what Feiler calls a lifequake, a massive change that leads to a life transition. The average length of these transitions is five years. The upshot: We all spend half our lives in this unsettled state. You or someone you know is going through one now.

The most exciting thing Feiler identified is a powerful new tool kit for navigating these pivotal times. Drawing on his extraordinary trove of insights, he lays out specific strategies each of us can use to reimagine and rebuild our lives, often stronger than before.

From a master storyteller with an essential message, Life Is in the Transitions can move readers of any age to think deeply about times of change and how to transform them into periods of creativity and growth.

FINDING HAPPINESS AFTER HEARTBREAK BEGINS HERE!You may think your pain might never go away, but in this book you'll discover how to feel at peace starting today.You heal by releasing, not suppressing. Experience the life-changing effects of true release.-Are You Constantly Rehearsing Past Hurts and Disappointments?-Have You Lost Hope in Love Because of Failed Relationships?-Do You Feel Tension & Frustration When Expressing Your Feelings?-Does Bitterness, Anger, or Negativity Cloud Your Vision?Don't stay in bondage to emotional turmoil from past lovers, failed relationships, broken family cycles, or old ways of thinking. Instead, learn how to pinpoint and let go of any unresolved pain, hurt, and resentment lingering from heartbreak that you may be holding onto, which doesn't serve you.Finding Love After Heartbreak, Volume I is a must-read guide to help you self-heal, find inner peace and true happiness. In the first volume of a two-part series, Stephan Speaks gives you the tools you need to begin your self-healing journey. Your life will never be the same.

Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and a great gift for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about your favorite after-school activities.

Whether you're more a drama kid or a band NOUN, After School Mad Libs puts the "extra" in extracurriculars! With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about every after-school activity you can imagine, from football to debate club to making a podcast, this is one Mad Libs that's sure to keep you laughing long after the bell rings. Play alone, in a group, or even in detention. Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER.

Includes a variety of images that range in complexity, themed for each season.

• 31 images to color.
• 8"x10" perforated, one-sided pages are easy to tear out so you can frame or share.
• Spiral binding allows pages to lay flat while coloring.
• Thicker paper helps prevent marker or pen from bleeding through to the next page.
• This coloring book is made for grown-ups but all ages can enjoy!

Life Is My Guru will teach you how to pull the wisdom out of your own life experiences (past and present) and show you that life is our greatest teacher. Using the mind of a scientist and the heart of a healer, Dr. Bobby Price provides a practical guide that shows you how to shift your perspective from "life isn't happening to you, it's happening for you," and how every experience you go through is to help you become the highest version of yourself. Life speaks to us in a language that most of us don't understand, which is why so many feel lost, disconnected, and stuck. The language is primarily made up of the experiences you have on a daily basis. And your experiences are like a divine curriculum developed to evolve you. With this perspective, we become students of life, and the lessons we learn help us overcome the agony of traumas and the shame of what we perceive as failures. In this book, Dr. Price gives you a rare, in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at what a real-life poverty-to-prosperity transformation looks like using his own life experiences. This book will give you the tools to change how you view life and challenge you to look at your own experiences from an entirely different lens that is centered around healing and personal evolution. You'll learn how to get unstuck, get shift going, the difference between falling and failing, and so much more!

An exploration of how plant behavior and adaptation offer valuable insights for human thriving.

We know that plants are important. They maintain the atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. They nourish other living organisms and supply psychological benefits to humans as well, improving our moods and beautifying the landscape around us. But plants don't just passively provide. They also take action.

Beronda L. Montgomery explores the vigorous, creative lives of organisms often treated as static and predictable. In fact, plants are masters of adaptation. They "know" what and who they are, and they use this knowledge to make a way in the world. Plants experience a kind of sensation that does not require eyes or ears. They distinguish kin, friend, and foe, and they are able to respond to ecological competition despite lacking the capacity of fight-or-flight. Plants are even capable of transformative behaviors that allow them to maximize their chances of survival in a dynamic and sometimes unfriendly environment.

Lessons from Plants enters into the depth of botanic experience and shows how we might improve human society by better appreciating not just what plants give us but also how they achieve their own purposes. What would it mean to learn from these organisms, to become more aware of our environments and to adapt to our own worlds by calling on perception and awareness? Montgomery's meditative study puts before us a question with the power to reframe the way we live: What would a plant do?

Quienes conformamos Alcohólicos Anónimos, somos más de cien mujeres y hombres que hemos logrado restablecernos de una condición de salud aparentemente sin esperanzas de cura, tanto de nuestra mente como de nuestro cuerpo. Es así que el propósito principal de este libro es informar a otras personas alcohólicas, en una manera detallada, LA FORMA EN QUE HEMOS PODIDO RESTABLECERNOS. Abrigamos la esperanza de que estas páginas le resulten al lector afectado de alcoholismo lo suficientemente convincentes, a modo de que no busque una mayor certitud sobre el tema. Compartimos la idea de que esta comunicación de nuestras experiencias, asimismo, ayudarán a las demás personas a comprender mejor al alcohólico. Hay muchos que aun no alcanzan a entender que el alcohólico es una persona muy enferma. Por otro lado, estamos seguros de que nuestra nueva forma de vida representa ventajas para todos.

Change what you think you know about ADHD. In this two-part book, Andrew, a child with inattentive-type ADHD, and his mom, Kristin Wilcox, Ph.D., each tell their story about living with the inattentive subtype of ADHD.

How do you survive life and middle school with an ADHD elephant in your brain? Kids with ADHD will relate to Andrew's reactions to everyday and school-related situations, like remembering to turn in homework, staying organized, and making friends. Using practical strategies Andrew learns to manage his ADHD even when his brain sometimes feels "like and overstuffed garbage can, the lid won't stay on and garbage is falling out all over the floor". He even realizes there is a positive side to having ADHD like creativity, fearlessness and hyperfocus.

Dr. Wilcox's unique perspective as both a mother and a researcher allow her to discuss, parent to parent, the science behind ADHD from someone living in the trenches, learning to work with Andrew's ADHD brain. Kristin discusses the significance of various aspects of ADHD and the theory and practices of the education and medical professions related to them, distinguishing inattentive-type ADHD from other subtypes. Two helpful appendices include a means for parents to "diagnose" the inattentive subtype of ADHD and a list of resources for parents and children with ADHD.

This book provides unique insights into ADHD behaviors and suggests highly pragmatic and successfully implemented strategies for children with the inattentive subtype of ADHD and their parents (with implications for educators and others who work with children with ADHD). A must read for kids with ADHD and their parents!

Bestselling Move Your DNA has shaken up the health and fitness world with this message: there is more to movement than exercise.

A landmark in explaining biomechanics. Dr. Joan Vernikos, Former Director of NASA's life science division and author of Sitting Kills, Moving Heals

It's often said that movement is medicine, but rarely is the how behind the power of movement explained. It's not only our whole body that's moving; our cells are being moved as our limbs push and pull to locomote us around, and each movement moves our cells uniquely.

Some of the big ideas in this paradigm-shifting book include:

• The human body evolved to a tremendous amount of certain movements―like walking, squatting, hanging, and carrying―loads our bodies still require to work well, even though they're mostly gone from our convenience-centric culture.
• Many of the ailments we face today relate to how little we move and how stiff our bodies are when we do move. Body issues are often more accurately symptoms of movement malnutrition.
• Why a physical therapist or personal trainer is coaching you in alignment or good form: we're adapting most to our daily positioning!
• It's not only move more, it's move more of your body parts! (All bodies, couch potatoes to high-level athletes have areas that can be nourished with better movement.)
• We're using exercise like movement vitamins instead of addressing the deeper issue of a poor movement diet. We should be using both!

Move Your DNA also contains:

• 40+ corrective exercises to help you find your sticky spots―areas of your body that just aren't moving (even when the rest of you moves a lot)
• alignment checks and a guide to increasing your walking movements
• simple lifestyle changes to get you moving more (without always needing to add exercise!).

Keen laypeople, yoga and pilates teachers, fitness enthusiasts, personal trainers, physical therapists, and athletes can all use this humorous, passionate, and science-based guide to finally getting the movement every body requires.

This 365-photo-a-day motivational photography book unites inspiring words of joy with lovely National Geographic images of the world--a perfect gift to keep on your bedside table to read just before bed or first thing in the morning. Crafted in the tradition of the successful Offerings series from Abrams/Stewart Tabori & Chang, Daily Joy's elegant design features 365 days of gorgeous National Geographic photography, each one paired with a meaningful quotation, meditation, or thought that will help readers find joy every day of the year. Each month has a theme, and all the quotes are centered around it:

January/Renewal: "Just where you are--that's the place to start." --Pema Chodron
February/Love: "Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls." --Khalil Gibran
March/Authenticity: "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." --Mahatma Gandhi
April/Growth: "A jug fills drop by drop." --Buddha
May/Courage: "It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it has to have tried and succeeded." --Anne Morrow Lindbergh
June/Perspective: "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." --J. K. Rowling
July/Adventure: "Life itself is the proper binge." --Julia Child
August/Freedom: "Freedom is from within." --Frank Lloyd Wright
September/Purpose: "The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause." --Mark Twain
October/Fulfillment: "Ah! There's nothing like staying home for real comfort." --Jane Austen
November/Wisdom: "Sleep is the best meditation." --The Dalai Lama
December/Faith: "Peace is always beautiful." --Walt Whitman

As poet John Keats wrote, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever," and readers will turn to Daily Joy year after year to find wonder, awe, and happiness in the world around them.

Protect Yourself And Your Family In Any Disaster And Crisis: Discover A Complete Guide On Survival Skills.

Do you want to know how you can save your life when the time comes?

And make no mistake -- the time when you and your loved ones' survival will depend on you will surely come.

Climate change has brought on us an onslaught of natural disasters, and various life-threatening accidents in the cities are also on the rise.

But it doesn't even have to go so far -- crisis can hit at any time and place. A terrifying storm might knock out your power, a car accident might leave you stranded, or you can just get lost by wandering too far off the trails on your camping trip.

Would you like to know how to limit the damage in such situations and save lives?

Even a simple skill of knowing how to make fire or build a shelter can sometimes mean the difference between life and death.

If 2020 has taught us anything, it's that we should be prepared for everything.

After that year, would you honestly be surprised if the zombie apocalypse hits next?

Even in the off-chance that happens, you'll know how to defend yourself and protect your family.

In The Prepper's Survival Handbook, you will discover:

● The Prepper Checklist - an ultimate list of gear, equipment and provisions that should always be packed and ready in your survival kit

● How to develop a survival mindset and stay calm and collected when crisis hits

● Where and how to find water in the wilderness, by using various wildlife and nature clues

● How to avoid starvation and find food in different environments, including desert areas and mountains

● How to keep warm if you get lost and find yourself stranded in the cold weather

● Self-defense techniques to protect yourself both in the city and in the wild

● A detailed guide on how to build shelter, both in urban areas and the wilderness

● First aid skills everyone should know, including city dwellers who have never stepped one foot in the woods - heart attack, bleeding and broken bones don't care where you live

And much more.

Having survival skills is not just about building fires and hunting.

It's also about staying calm in life-threatening situations, dealing effectively with fear and panic, and knowing how to survive in both cities and wilderness.

Experts agree that the 2020s will turn out to be the most challenging decade we've had in a long time.

Make sure you're ready for it.

If you want to be able to survive and endure any disaster and crisis, then scroll up and click the "Add to Cart" button right now.

The companion book to COURSERA(R)'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"

Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses, before enlisting in the army immediately after graduation. When she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical savvy severely limited her options--both to rise in the military and to explore other careers--she returned to school with a newfound determination to re-tool her brain to master the very subjects that had given her so much trouble throughout her entire life.

In A Mind for Numbers, Dr. Oakley lets us in on the secrets to learning effectively--secrets that even dedicated and successful students wish they'd known earlier. Contrary to popular belief, math requires creative, as well as analytical, thinking. Most people think that there's only one way to do a problem, when in actuality, there are often a number of different solutions--you just need the creativity to see them. For example, there are more than three hundred different known proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem. In short, studying a problem in a laser-focused way until you reach a solution is not an effective way to learn. Rather, it involves taking the time to step away from a problem and allow the more relaxed and creative part of the brain to take over. The learning strategies in this book apply not only to math and science, but to any subject in which we struggle. We all have what it takes to excel in areas that don't seem to come naturally to us at first, and learning them does not have to be as painful as we might think.

Fold your favorite origami animals--from cute Panda Cubs, Kittens and Penguins to the menacing Great White Shark and Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The step-by-step instructions in this book show you how to fold 120 amazing animal origami models. Once you're done folding them, you can decorate your creations with eye stickers to create a truly lifelike collection of creatures.

The following are just a few of the unique origami projects your whole family will enjoy creating with this book:

• Three different kinds of cuddly Dogs and Cats
• A pride of Lions
• A floppy-eared Elephant, complete with pleated trunk and pile of poop!
• A spiny-but-cute Porcupine--watch your fingers!
• A sleepy-eyed Sloth--hang him upside down for a nap
• A Panda parent and baby--including bamboo to munch on!
• A playful Otter with her fishy snack
• A friendly Flying Squirrel
• An adorable pair of Bunnies, complete with crunchy Carrots!
• Snakes, Lizards, Sharks, Crustaceans, Primates, Dinosaurs, and so much more!

The folded animal projects range from easy to challenging, and each one is clearly labeled with the difficulty level. Start with simple models and move on to the intermediate and challenging animals as your build your origami skills!

Japanese author Fumiaki Shingu is one of the world's leading origami experts, having published over 20 books on the subject. Fumiaki is an avid proponent of the art of origami in Japan, and he specializes in creating fun and easy-to-fold original origami models.

You have the TIME. Do you have the ENERGY?

You've done everything you can to save time. Every productivity tip, every "life hack," every time management technique.

But the more time you save, the less time you have. The more overwhelmed, stressed, exhausted you feel.

"Time management" is squeezing blood from a stone.

Introducing a new approach to productivity. Instead of struggling to get more out of your time, start effortlessly getting more out of your mind.

In Mind Management, Not Time Management, best-selling author David Kadavy shares the fruits of his decade-long deep dive into how to truly be productive in a constantly changing world.

• Quit your daily routine. Use the hidden patterns all around you as launchpads to skyrocket your productivity.
• Do in only five minutes what used to take all day. Let your "passive genius" do your best thinking when you're not even thinking.
• "Writer's block" is a myth. Learn a timeless lesson from the 19th century's most underrated scientist.
• Wield all of the power of technology, with none of the distractions. An obscure but inexpensive gadget may be the shortcut to your superpowers.
• Keep going, even when chaos strikes. Tap into the unexpected to find your next Big Idea.

Mind Management, Not Time Management isn't your typical productivity book. It's a gripping page-turner chronicling Kadavy's global search for the keys to unlock the future of productivity.

You'll learn faster, make better decisions, and turn your best ideas into reality.

In the darkest corners of our lives, where sorrow, trauma, grief and pain reside, there exists a profound capacity for resilience and hope. Telling Stories in the Dark by Jeffrey Munroe is a uniquely inspiring non-fiction book that illuminates the transformative power of sharing our most profound experiences of suffering.

Within the pages of this remarkable compilation, you will encounter the stories of ordinary individuals who, when confronted with profound adversity, chose to do something extraordinary: they transformed their pain. Munroe, a skilled storyteller and compassionate guide, takes us on a poignant journey through the lives of these remarkable individuals who have harnessed the redemptive potential of their suffering, what Munroe's mentor Frederick Buechner calls "the stewardship of pain."

When we tell our stories, and when we listen well to each other's stories, we discover much about what it means to be human. We discover there are others like us. We discover our feelings aren't unusual. We discover we aren't alone. And sometimes we discover God in the midst of our stories.

In the Foreword, Sarah Arthur, the author of a dozen of her own inspiring books, describes Telling Stories in the Dark as helping readers to rediscover "a faith that finds itself in the dark. Here in these pages, that's what you'll find. Story after story of those who walk a similar road. Conversations with those who suffer about how they do -- or don't -- experience the God who promises never to leave us nor forsake us. Before intellectually exploring any of his chosen topics, Jeff embeds those topics in the lived reality of ordinary people on their worst possible days. Because this is where God meets us."

Karen Mulder, founder of the Wisdom of the Wounded ministry, writes: "Jeff Munroe is a masterful storyteller, brilliantly weaving together the compelling real-life stories of individuals who've been wounded by tragedy with experts' commentary on how to find insight, hope and healing from each narrative. We all experience deep loss at some point in our lives, and Telling Stories in the Dark is a rich contemplation on navigating trauma and grief."

Among the many authors, scholars and counselors you will meet in the chapters of this book are the late Frederick Buechner, the bestselling author who is one of Munroe's mentors, plus Roger Nelson, pastor of Hope Christian Reformed Church in Oak Forest, Illinois; clinical psychologist Daniel Rooks; scholar and author Marilyn McEntyre; Mitch Kinsinger, pastor of Arlington Hills Lutheran Church in St. Paul, Minnesota; therapist Mary Anderson; Suzanne McDonald and Chuck DeGroat, professors at Western Theological Seminary; poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer; pastor Sophie Mathonnet-VanderWell; Yale University professor emeritus Nicholas Wolterstorff; and artist Makoto Fujimura.

This book is a poignant reminder that no matter how deep our wounds may be, we possess the innate ability to transform our pain into a source of strength and growth.

Through the power of sharing our stories, Munroe invites us to connect with these brave individuals, each of whom has found a unique path to healing, and in doing so, he illuminates the collective potential for resilience that exists within us all.

Telling Stories in the Dark is ideal for individual reflection and group discussion. It's a great gift for friends who are grieving, because Telling Stories is guaranteed to leave readers inspired, uplifted, and deeply moved.