Collection: Self-Development

Winner of the Internationl Association for Jungian Studies (IAJS) Book Award for Best Clinical Book 2021

The Absent Father Effect on Daughters investigates the impact of absent - physically or emotionally - and inadequate fathers on the lives and psyches of their daughters through the perspective of Jungian analytical psychology. This book tells the stories of daughters who describe the insecurity of self, the splintering and disintegration of the personality, and the silencing of voice.

Issues of fathers and daughters reach to the intra-psychic depths and archetypal roots, to issues of self and culture, both personal and collective. Susan E. Schwartz illustrates the maladies and disappointments of daughters who lack a father figure and incorporates clinical examples describing how daughters can break out of idealizations, betrayals, abandonments and losses to move towards repair and renewal. The book takes an interdisciplinary approach, expanding and elucidating Jungian concepts through dreams, personal stories, fairy tales and the poetry of Sylvia Plath, along with psychoanalytic theory, including Andre Green's 'dead father effect' and Julia Kristeva's theories on women and the body as abject.

Examining daughters both personally and collectively affected by the lack of a father, The Absent Father Effect on Daughters is highly relevant for those wanting to understand the complex dynamics of daughters and fathers to become their authentic selves. It will be essential reading for anyone seeking understanding, analytical and depth psychologists, other therapy professionals, academics and students with Jungian and post-Jungian interests.

Attract good fortune and joy to every aspect of your life. Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom teach you how to use ancient, Far Eastern magic in a modernized way, no matter your background or experience level. With their help, you can create your unique revolution through sacred devotional practices that anyone can tap into immediately.

The Mandarin Tree shares the wisdom of Asia in an accessible way, presenting insights on mystical beings and animal magic, goddesses and ancestors, Feng Shui, and the Five Elements. Discover magical techniques that tap into the power of the Laughing Buddha, the Money Frog, the lunisolar zodiac, and more. With easy-to-use, magical modalities, this book helps you manifest your greatest life.

Foreword by Benebell Wen, author of The Tao of Craft and I Ching, the Oracle

"The most brilliant and intuitive, as well as the clearest written, work in this field. It is unpretentious yet clearly the most authoritative work that has been published."
NORMAN CAMERON, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
Here is an intensely practical book that gives specific illustrations of how therapy can be implemented in play contacts, and tells how the toys of the playroom can be vivid performers and aids in growth. As she did with DIBS IN SEARCH OF SELF, Dr. Axline has taken true case histories from the rich mine of verbatim case material of children referred for play therapy, choosing children ranging in age, problem, and personality. It's all here in an important and rewarding book for parents, teachers, and anyone who comes in contact with children.

Does your business have the digital presence you desire? If your answer is NO, you are not alone! Many modern businesses have attempted to create a digital presence with little success. Their gung-ho approach to social media marketing has seen them waste a lot of time, money, and energy with nothing to show for it.

Do you know why these businesses did not succeed? They did not have a plan. As the famous adage states: if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail! Moreover, some have tried to plan, but since they don't know what to plan for, they end up with the wrong objectives; hence they get undesired results.

With William Robert Smith's Social Media Marketing: A Comprehensive Guide to Setting Up an Effective Social Media Marketing Strategy; you will find all the practical steps you should follow to create an effective social media strategy. It is a wide-ranging guide that will make it effortless for you to develop an effective social media marketing strategy.

Unlike other typical self-help books, this groundbreaking work takes you through the nitty-gritty of social media marketing. It contains practical steps on how to use different social media platforms to take your business's digital presence to the next level.

Now more than ever, every business needs to develop an effective social media marketing strategy. In a world where a post on social media platforms attracts more attention than news items on mainstream media, every business is interested in this powerful tool. The new way forward dictates we need to let go of the ancient strategies that are no longer effective. Instead, we need to embrace the world of social media and harness its power for business success.

For families looking for an interactive reading for their bitty babes, this bilingual book creatively uses a guessing game format to engage readers in figuring out which favorite food is being steamed in the steamer, all while highlighting Chinese culture!

Use the clues to guess which food is steaming in the steamer!

Interactive books for children are so much fun. Foodie Detectives introduces children to various steamed Asian snacks and dishes in both English and Cantonese through a guessing game. Children and adults alike will be delighted to read the clues on the menus and try to guess which steamed food will appear when they turn the page. The book is full of eye-catching and vibrant pictures that improve observation skills, build vocabulary, and encourage reading.

Foodie Detectives squeezes in lots of extra learning opportunities and skills, such as practicing using questions and making predictions or guesses, utilizing adjectives and descriptive phrases, and critical thinking in English and Cantonese.

Parents will adore this eye-catching bilingual Cantonese-English read due to its effortless integration of Chinese culture paired with the interactive game element that children love - guessing! The vibrant colors and the expressive faces in the artwork make learning so much fun for everyone!

Build your watercolor skills with confidence with these 25 beautiful and beginner-friendly new projects on premium watercolor paper!

From artist Sarah Simon, author of the bestselling Watercolor Workbook series, comes 25 new projects that will let you take an artistic journey through cozy cafés and blooming gardens.

This easy-to-use watercolor workbook is filled with unique and beautiful illustrations of flowers, nature, and café scenes that are ready for you to watercolor--no drawing skills required! Each page is specially designed with simple step-by-step instructions so you can easily and confidently paint each project and create artwork that matches the quality of the author's example.

Watercolor Workbook: Café in Bloom features:
- An introduction to fundamental watercolor techniques
- 25 beginner-friendly projects on thick, 200 gsm premium watercolor art paper--no color bleed-through!
- Beautiful artwork inspired by quaint cafés and blooming botanicals
- Easy-to-follow instructions, including suggested paint and paintbrush materials, so you can start painting today

Artist and author Sarah Simon, a.k.a. @themintgardener, has taught thousands of people how to paint with watercolor. Her first book Modern Watercolor Botanicals provides everything you need to know about the art of watercolor and, now in this new workbook in her bestselling Watercolor Workbook series, Simon offers 25 new watercolor projects that you can sit down and enjoy painting today!

This incredible collection examines all of the world's coolest creatures in a way that only the Wild Kratts can. Packed with information detailing dozens of different creatures and their amazing abilities, plus more than 100 exciting, animal-centric puzzles from mazes and matching to word games and more, this book provides kids ages 5 through 8 with hours of fun and learning year-round.

Beyond the Battlefield is a compilation of 15 true stories based upon candid interviews with service members from all branches of the military. These stories bring to light the challenges of both combat and non-combat experiences while serving. In addition to these stories, the author introduces mindfulness and meditation as potential tools to help navigate the many difficulties that are addressed throughout the interviews with the hope of making these tools more accessible and acceptable within the mainstream military culture. This book is complete with heartfelt and sincere storytelling coupled with more objective and scientific data backing the usefulness of meditation and mindfulness within the context of military life.

Quieres vivir muchos años? Quieres vivirlos con salud?

El Dr. Fernández Torán ha recogido en este libro las 10 claves para conseguir una longevidad saludable. Aquí las tenéis:

- Come menos cantidad y menos veces
- Come comida de calidad
- Aprende a respirar
- Huye de los tóxicos
- Muévete
- Haz ejercicio
- Duerme
- Gestiona el estrés
- Cuida tu salud emocional
- Entrena tu mente

A lo largo del libro, el Dr. Fernández Torán va explicando cada una de estas claves y nos da pautas claras y sencillas para que incorporemos poco a poco estos nuevos hábitos a nuestra vida y así podamos ser los verdaderos responsables de nuestra salud.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Do you want to live longer? And maintain good health?

In this book, Dr. Fernández Torán presents the 10 keys to a healthy longevity:

- Eat less and less often
- Consume high-quality food
- Learn to breathe
- Avoid toxins
- Get moving
- Exercise
- Get enough sleep
- Manage your stress
- Don't neglect your emotional health
- Train your mind

Torán offers a full explanation of each element and clear and simple tips for incorporating it gradually into our lives, with the goal of taking charge of our own health.

Here is the perfect gift for all insomniacs: a feast of intriguing puzzles, rhymes, limericks, and other entertainments devised by the author of Alice in Wonderland to help pass what he called "the wakeful hours."

"The dilemma my friends suppose me to be in," said Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland, "has, for its two horns, the endurance of a sleepless night, and the adoption of some recipe for inducing sleep." In this delightful book, therefore, are collected a splendid variety of the things he devised to help rid himself of insomnia.

They range from simple number problems and calming calculations to a number of whimsical activites: composing rhymes at midnight, conjuring up ghosts, planning dreams, devising shadow shows, and writing in the dark by means of Nyctograph. Take Carroll's advice and the "wakeful hours" can be turned to your advantage.

An innovative new style of sashiko from a leading embroidery and patchwork artist!

Prolific embroiderer, quilter and author sashikonami combines her love of sashiko with her fondness for piecework to create a whole new style of sashiko stitches and applications. Some of these patchworks give you a chance to play with patterns, colors and textures to create strikingly original bags, pouches, tableware and accessories.

The 11 sashiko stitches (three of them original) and 23 projects presented in this book feature:

• Rows of uneven running stitches to create jagged stripe and check patterns that look fantastic on any item!
• Fun asymmetrical patterns created with white threads on pastel fabrics to create brightly-colored textured table settings!
• Traditional stitches applied to vividly-colored fabrics (often with two different thread colors) for a radical new look!
• Contrasting stitches on patches to create charming tote bags, potholders and more!

Running stitches are free and relaxed. Straight stitches form easy geometric shapes--like a triangle with a stem to make a fun, minimalist flower. Elements from traditional patterns are recombined in fresh and exciting ways. Try them on your jeans, your floor pillows or in a full-sized quilt, and enjoy adding your own personality to these projects. There is no end to the great ideas that you will find in this book!

Our homes have always been our castles, but today they need to beso much more than simply a roof over our heads. Home offices, workout studios, entertaining spaces, mental health sanctuaries and centres for self-care... the demands on our four walls are unprecedented. And now many more of us are renting than ever before - but that doesn't mean we can't make our homes into living environments that reflect our unique sense of style and bring joy to our everyday lives.

In Your Not Forever Home, Katherine Ormerod has curated a range of projects for every room in a rented house or flat, guiding you through techniques and invaluable insights that will help create spaces tailored to your taste. Katherine addresses why many of us are renting now for much longer, and provides reassuring guidance on how to approach alterations with your landlord - and, if you are new to DIY, Your Not Forever Home offers projects for a range of skillsets, from entry-level to the more experienced, with Katherine sharing her own experiences along the way.

From how to hang temporary wallpaper to painting furniture or sewing French bistro curtains, you can embrace the potential of your rental space with Your Not Forever Home - an indispensable companion on your journey towards transforming your home into a haven of tasteful sophistication, whatever your circumstances.

From scalloped shelving to making your own table linen, bed canopy or French bistro curtains, embrace the potential of your rental space with The Modern Handmade House - an indispensable companion on your journey towards transforming your home into a haven of tasteful sophistication, whatever your circumstances.

Embrace the Beauty of Felt Flowers: Create 20 of your favorite flowers in felt, for stunning floral arrangements that bring joy year-round!

Immerse yourself in the delightful world of felt flowers with the latest addition to the renowned 'All New Twenty to Make' series from Search Press. Craft 20 of your favorite flowers using soft and versatile felt, and adorn your space with everlasting floral beauty that will bloom all year round.

Whether you're a seasoned crafter or a beginner looking to explore a new medium, this comprehensive guide has everything you need to get started. From tools and materials to simple techniques, each step is expertly explained, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable crafting experience. Plus, with full-size transfers included for each project, tracing the shapes onto your felt becomes a breeze, allowing you to focus on the fun part--assembling your stunning floral arrangements.

Choose from a delightful selection of blooms:

• Sunflower
• Poppy
• Lavender
• Cherry Blossom
• Loopy Flowers
• Pansy
• Rose
• Daisy
• Eucalyptus
• green stem 1,
• green stem 2,
• Spiky succulent
• Rounded succulent
• Holly
• Poinsettia
• Daffodil
• Tulip
• Forget-me-not
• Simple Blossom
• Anemone

Complete your floral masterpieces with vibrant green foliage, adding depth and realism to your creations. The best part? Only small amounts of felt are required for each project, making this an affordable and accessible craft for all.

The orignal paperback 'Twenty to Make' series has captivated crafters worldwide, selling over 2.5 million copies. Now, in a handy hardback pocket-size format, with all new material, these books make perfect little gifts for yourself or your loved ones. Each title in the All-New 'Twenty to Make' series presents 20 brand-new projects, ensuring endless inspiration and creative exploration.

Easy Knitting for Kids is the perfect guide for all beginner knitters, with 35 easy, vibrant projects that they will love to make.

To start youngsters off, there is a basic techniques section that covers every knitting technique they will need to know, as well as handy information about the yarns, needles, and stitches. The book is then divided into four fun chapters, and each project has easy-to-read instructions, step-by-step artworks, and a difficulty level of 1, 2, or 3, to help children develop their budding skills. In Stylish Knits, they'll find adorable little bow hair clips and decorative buttons, a panda hat, fingerless gloves, a keyring charm, and lots more. Cozy Knits has pretty mouse mittens, an earflap hat, and a cowl, while Home Knits features fun ideas for children's bedrooms, such as a heart pillow and a caterpillar doorstop. Fun Knits has cute ideas for toys and other pretty things they'll love to make, such as an alien plush, a rag doll, and a doctor's stethoscope.

Get started and learn the basics with this miniature, no-nonsense guide to macrame!

From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous mini guide is packed full of macrame know-how, practical illustrations and comes with four simple-but-stunning projects.

Perfect for complete beginners, Claire clearly explains everything you need to know about macrame: how to choose a support, how to keep an even tension and how to introduce extra embellishments such as beads, shells and charms. It is structured as a simple 3-step course that will help you progress from bronze to gold as your skills and confidence grow. Before you know it you'll be knotting a trendy plant pot holder, a charming dreamcatcher and a stunning wall hanging, plus the bonus macrame project: friendship bracelets!

Filled with positive affirmations and beautifully illustrated, this wonderful book is the ideal introduction to macrame for a complete beginner.