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Anxiety rates are spiralling, especially among women and young people, with an epidemic of mental illness among adolescents, according to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. A third of the worlds population live with an anxiety disorder at any one time and in the UK more than 8 million people will experience one. The factors behind the anxiety crisis seem obvious; social media addiction, climate despair and economic inequalities, leading to paralysing anxiety, alienation and despair. But while we wait for politicians and tech companies to do the right thing to alleviate anxietys societal causes, what can we do as individuals to live well, alongside it? This is a book that looks at anxiety, differently. Instead of allowing it to keep us stuck and lonely, it suggests we turn towards it, ceasing to see it as a problem to solve and instead as a truth to acknowledge, accept and work with. If we let anxiety have power over us, we are fixed and static, with no room for questioning, no opportunity for change and renewal. But if we recognise anxiety as our alert system, telling us that something isnt right, rather than allowing it to destabilise us, if we listen to what it is telling us, rather than quietening it, then it can propel us towards action. Its letting intuition guide us, not fear. Its seeing anxiety as a tool, not a trap.With less than half of the people living with an anxiety disorder likely to seek support, this guide features helpful advice from experts and tools and tips based on years of Sians original research to help readers understand, learn from and live alongside our anxiety, rather than trying to banish it or allowing it to spin us out of control.If you have failed to free yourself from your anxiety, despite trying everything, if you are done with trying to get rid of it, then this is the book for you.

In this twisty and action-packed adventure from the BSFA award-winning author of Descendant Machine and Futures Edge, a crew of bounty hunters find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy on the very fringes of the devastated solar system. Perfect for fans of James S. A. Corey and Adrian Tchaikovsky."On Earth, they depicted justice as blindfolded and impartial, but out here on the frontier, she was red in tooth and claw."Jupiter and Saturn are gone, and a mysterious force has built a huge habitable sphere from their ashes. When criminals try to lose themselves on this new frontier, bounty hunters like Copernicus Brown and the crew of his sentient ship Jitterbug get paid to hunt them down. But when Brown rescues Amber Roth, sole survivor of a pirate attack, the Jitterbug and her crew find themselves the target of powerful political factions who want control of the data chip hidden in Roths stomach.And all the while, something vast and ancient creeps towards them from the depths of space

Based on the hit mobile game, a cozy murder mystery set in 1920s Paris by a USA Today bestselling author, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Agatha Christie. Junes friend has been brutally murdered and the police have the wrong man, can she solve the case before the killer catches up to her?Paris, 1922. The marriage between the Auclair and the Picard family is the talk of the town. June cant wait to attend the engagement party with her friends, Nate and Jack. But Nate has an ulterior motive, hes there to stop the wedding. Before he can complete his task, hes stabbed in the chest, with Jacks knife. Jack is arrested, but June knows he wouldnt hurt a fly.In this throwback to the classic whodunnits of Agatha Christie, June must find the real killer and clear Jacks name. As she becomes embroiled deeper and deeper into a corrupt web of Parisian old-money, high society and politics, she uncovers deadly secrets. Can June solve the case before the killer strikes again?

When their mother is burned at the stake, Syistir and Ada have two options: run or die. For fans of The Ten Thousand Doors of January and Circe, this lyrical tale of magical realism rooted in Nordic folklore is written by a no.1 Sunday Times bestselling author. Young Sstirs world is small and seemingly quiet, but shrouded in secrets. Outside of the cottage where she lives with her beloved mother and adored older sister, lurks the constant danger of being discovered by the villagers for what she truly is: unwanted, dangerous, Huldra. When their mother is accused of being a witch and dragged to the stake, the sisters must run for their lives.Sstir finds herself alone in the Dark Forest that she later comes to know as Trollheim - a magical realm for mythical beings and a sanctuary for those with nowhere left to turn. Here she finds a kindred spirit in the rogue Troll Agagkantor who takes her in and encourages her to live life as her true self, to understand and use the powers she has been hiding away. However, Agagkantor carries secrets of his own and Sstir comes to realize that her loyalty might have been misplaced. In the end she has no other choice but to sacrifice everything in order to protect that which matters most - her home.

What if differences could strengthen your personal connections instead of frustrating them? Discover how God designed us uniquely to connect, grow, and thrive togethereven through our differences. Connecting Across Differences explores how God designed us with unique differences and how this can strengthen our personal and professional relationships when approached with empathy and grace. Using biblical wisdom and practical tools, James Borishade invites readers into a journey of self-discovery, relational growth, and healing through faith-based principles. He gives readers the tools needed to navigate conflicts and build deeper, more fulfilling connections in family, work, and beyond.Connecting Across Differences is a guide for fostering meaningful relationships in all areas of life, from friendships to work relationships to marriage and more. Rooted in the Bible, this book provides actionable advice that helps our differences strengthen our bonds rather than divide us. Whether you are seeking to grow personally, overcome challenging relational situations, or improve workplace dynamics, youll be equipped with a road map for better communication.Key Features: Put Biblical Wisdom into Practice: Discover Scripture-based insights and actionable tools for better daily communication. Master Communication Skills: Learn to communicate with intention in any setting such as your church, home, workplace, and more. Navigate Conflict with Grace: Gain skills to help avoid needless conflict in any kind of relationship. Connecting Across Differences reminds us that God designed our individuality not to separate us but to bring us together. This book is a treasure for Christians seeking to strengthen their connections with others while growing in empathy, grace, and understanding. Begin the transformation toward more meaningful communication and better relationships today!

Rediscover Community in a Disconnected World Jesus said his followers would be known for their love, not their loneliness. Yet over half of Americansand American churchgoerssay that they lack companionship or that no one knows them well. We live increasingly disconnected lives, and our mental and spiritual health suffer as a result.In The Way Back to One Another, Jeff Galley and Phil Smith provide a remedy based on studying Scripture, learning from the global church, and observing best practices in thousands of small groups. The New Testaments exhortations to love one another are not merely individual commands but instructions for experiencing deep relationships and community, one to another, to each other, and each to all. Loving one another today will require a countercultural return to practices that are increasingly devalued and disregarded: depending on, committing to, talking with, knowing, and welcoming one another.In The Way Back to One Another, youll learn: Loneliness is a subtle yet pervasive issue that affects our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being, and even as Christ-followers, were not immune. God designed us for deep, meaningful relationships to help us become who he intends us to be. There is hope to cultivate the deeper connections we long for and to be ambassadors of those relationships for others, even in a culture of isolation. Fulfilling life is found in interdependence and realizing that our relationship with God is deeply connected to our relationships with others. Overcoming loneliness requires intentional, countercultural changes in how we live. Galley and Smith cast a vision for how we were created to live, outline practical shifts to combat loneliness, and offer life design suggestionssmall yet meaningful changes we can make to escape aloneness, build relationships, and create community to experience the depth of connection God intends for us. With The Way Back to One Another, discover how you and your church can break away from soul-killing isolation and become catalysts of life-giving relationships and community.

PELA PRIMEIRA VEZ NO BRASIL, O PODEROSO E EMOCIONANTE LIVRO DE MEMÓRIAS DE ALEX VAN HALENBest-seller do New York TimesNeste relato íntimo e aberto, nada como qualquer livro de memórias de rock and roll que voce ja leu, Alex Van Halen compartilha sua historia pessoal de familia, amizade, musica e amor fraternal em uma homenagem notavel ao seu amado irmo e companheiro de banda.Esta e a carta de amor do baterista de setenta anos Alex Van Halen para seu irmo mais novo, Edward, (talvez "Ed", mas nunca "Eddie"), escrita enquanto ainda lamentava sua morte prematura.Em sua voz aspera, mas doce, Alex relata a infancia dos irmos, primeiro na Holanda e depois na classe trabalhadora Pasadena, California, com um pai musico itinerante e uma me nascida na Indonesia - o tipo de me que advertia seus filhos a "sempre usarem terno", no importa o quo famosos eles se tornassem. Uma mulher que era orgulhosa e pratica, indiferente sobre pegar uma sacola de cachorro de um jantar repleto de estrelas. Ele tambem compartilha contos de politica musical, brigas internas e muito comportamento de bad boy. Mas, principalmente, sua historia e de fraternidade, musica e amor duradouro."Eu estava com ele desde o primeiro dia", escreve Alex. "Nos compartilhamos a experiencia de vir para este pais e descobrir como nos encaixar. Nos compartilhamos um toca-discos, uma casa de 800 pes quadrados, uma me e um pai e uma etica de trabalho. Mais tarde, nos compartilhamos a parte de tras de um onibus de turne, o alcoolismo, a experiencia de nos tornarmos bem-sucedidos, de nos tornarmos pais e tios, e de passar mais horas no estudio do que eu passei fazendo qualquer outra coisa nesta vida. Nos compartilhamos uma profundidade de compreenso que a maioria das pessoas so pode esperar alcançar em uma vida inteira."Nunca houve um relato preciso deles ou da banda, e Alex quer esclarecer a vida e a morte de Edward.Brothers inclui fotos nunca antes vistas dos arquivos privados do autor.

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Dark games and forbidden desiresNuria wants to continue to live out her passion for the mysterious stalker who has followed her to Australia and appears in her room at night. His nocturnal visits become a beloved taboo full of temptation for Nuria. But then a dark figure from her past reappears and wants to win Nuria over. She is torn between the two men, one more dangerous than the other and both enemies to the core. Nuria must decide who she will give herself to and trust.The second volume in the dark romance series by bestselling author D.C. OdeszaD.C. Odesza is the pseudonym of a young German bestselling author. Since completing her studies in German and History, she has been writing thrilling novels that are characterized by deep emotions and sensuality.

The writer known as M. is living in exile while her home country wages war on a neighbouring state. Wracked by shame and severed from her language, M. finds herself unable to write, unmoored in a present where the future feels unknowable. When she travels to a nearby country for an event, a twist of fate leaves her stranded in an unfamiliar city, phoneless and untraceable. In this rupture, she feels a flicker of liberation the possibility of starting over but memories of childhood, books, films and tarot cards pull her back, the last fragments of a vanishing world. Then she meets a troupe of circus performers and, for a moment, reinvention seems within reach. Oscillating between reality and dream, written in rich, hypnotic prose, The Disappearing Act is a haunting meditation on identity, language and the fragile desire to disappear by Maria Stepanova, one of the greatest living Russian writers.

A saga inspired by the incredible but true story of the iconic Klimt paintingPainted in Vienna in 1910, Gustav Klimts Portrait of a Lady was purchased by an anonymous collector in 1916, retouched by the master a year later, then stolen in 1997 before reappearing in the gardens of an Italian modern art museum in 2019.No art experts, museum curators, or police investigators know the identity of the young woman in the painting, nor the mysteries that surround the turbulent history of her portrait. From the streets of Vienna in 1900 to Texas in the 1980s, and from Manhattan during the Great Depression to contemporary Italy, de Peretti imagines the destiny of this young woman as well as that of her descendants, and creates a masterful fresco that intertwines family secrets, disappearances, and thwarted loves.

The best work I know on positive psychology and grief is Lucy HonesDr Martin Seligman20 questions that will help readers cope with, and grow from, loss and grief.Grief is probably the most universal human experience of all; it shapes our lives, our choices, how we see ourselves, and the world around us. This book will help readers articulate their living losses, experienced for example after divorce, illness, job loss...and give research-informed practical tools needed to rebuild their world.A global thought leader in the field of resilience psychology, tragic circumstances tested Dr Lucy Hones own resilience when her 12-year-old daughter and friends were killed in a horrific motor accident.Of this this lived experience of grief and study of living loss, Hone says: We might not like change, but somehow we survive. Growth from adversity is real: post-traumatic growth is far more common than post-traumatic stress.How will I Ever Get Through This? Will leave readers more resilient, empowered and better-equipped to face the future than ever before.

Freya Indias writing is compassionate, gripping, and deeply psychological Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious GenerationComing of age has always been a time of angst and inner turmoil, especially for girls. But today girls have to contend with those worries in a world of AR filters, TikTok plastic surgeons, dating apps, hook up culture, online porn, modern sex-positivity, profit-driven online therapy apps, direct-to-door medication and even fully customisable AI girlfriends. All personalised by algorithms to play on their innermost fears and insecurities. It is an onslaught of advertising, it is on portable platforms designed to be maximally addictive, and it is far beyond what any previous generation of girls have ever faced.Girls teases out and traces both technological and cultural shifts in the last decadefrom social media to shifting family structures, waning religious attachment and the collapse of communal spaces. And Girls exposes the sinister and rapid intensification and ruthless commercialisation of the inner lives of girls and young women which leads to the loss of their authentic selvesa loss that corporations are all too ready to exploit.Girls is a personal journey and intimate portrait of girls today, in all their mystery and torment: one that captures the soul of the most complex and misunderstood generation so far, and that empowers them to see their lives through a different lens.

Economists such as Kate Raworth and Jason Hickel have long argued that endless growth is ecologically damaging, proposing the idea of de-growth in response. But what if de-growth was baked into the capitalist model?We often assume that poor countries will bear the brunt of climate change, pandemics, and other exogenous shocks, but this book argues the opposite: western societies have more wealth and capital to lose, and are less inherently resilient. Icarus Economics shows how rich countries can help poor countries to decarbonise as they develop and, in the process, repair their own stagnating economies - as well as the planet.

General Wyl Thirsk of Morgravia has endured unimaginable loss at the hands of King Celimus - his best friend murdered, his sister imprisoned, and his mentor condemned to death. Now, Celimus has set his sights on the neighbouring realm of Briavel and its inexperienced Queen Valentyna, pressuring her into a doomed political marriage.Wyl is desperate to save the woman he loves from this hideous fate, but destiny intervenes. Trapped by a gift from the witch, Myrren, Wyl must embark on a perilous journey to find the elusive Manwitch, the only one capable of breaking the dangerous enchantment over him.As war looms from all directions, Wyls quest becomes terrifyingly woven into the future of three realms - and he must confront his destiny to protect everything he holds dear.

In the bookshops and cafes of present-day Paris, ex-psychologist Gabe Figaret is trying to put his shattered life back together. When another doctor, Reynard, asks him to help with a delusional female patient, Gabe is reluctant - until he meets her. At first Gabe thinks the woman, Angelina, is merely terrified of Reynard, but he quickly discovers she is not quite what she seems.When Angelina tells Gabe he must kill her and flee to a place she calls Morgravia, he is horrified. But then Angelina shows him that the cathedral he has dreamt about since childhood is real and exists in Morgravia.Soon, Gabes world will be turned upside down, and he will learn shocking truths about who he is . . . and who he can - or cannot - trust.The Scriveners Tale is an action-packed fantasy adventure filled with twists that will keep you guessing until the last page.

General Wyl Thirsk of Morgravia has died many times . . . But thanks to the miraculous gift bestowed upon him by the witch Myrren, Wyl lives on - though greatly altered and unrecognisable. Only by assuming the throne will he be freed from the dark spell that has both cursed and sustained him.But Wyls time is running out. His beloved Queen Valentyna will soon be wed to his most hated enemy, the ruthless King Celimus - and despite the impending nuptials, war threatens to engulf their nations.Trapped in a body that is not his own, Wyl must walk his most dangerous path yet - straight into the brutal clutches of his sadistic foe, in a last, desperate attempt to save his land, his love, his life - and his soul.

Wyl Thirsk is very young when he inherits the role as commander of the Morgravian army for a new king he detests. His first act is one of compassion to the accused witch Myrren, and this earns him her reward - but is it a gift or a curse?As war threatens from the north, the king deliberately sends Wyl on a perilous mission. But as Wyl discovers the true nature of Myrrens gift, he is confronted with an unimaginable choice.As the line between traitor and saviour becomes increasingly blurred, Wyl must navigate treacherous waters where the sinister new power he wields could either save or destroy him - and his entire country.

Geraldines judgment is sharp. But this case cuts deeper than most.When Peter Selby vanishes after reporting a suspicious encounter, few take notice until a man is found brutally stabbed in a quiet York suburb. Detectives Geraldine Steel and Ariadne Croft begin to investigate, but what looks like a random act of violence soon unravels into a dark and deeply personal mystery. As they dig into the lives of the victims, the emotional landscape grows increasingly fractured.Peters wife is guarded, their daughter erratic and angry. The second victims family are cold, evasive, and seemingly determined to keep the past buried. Then a second disappearance throws everything into chaos. With each revelation, the detectives uncover layers of resentment, betrayal, and psychological trauma lurking behind the neat façades of domestic life.Under mounting pressure, and with Ariadne in growing danger, Geraldine must navigate a maze of fractured relationships and shifting motives before the killer strikes again. Taut, unsettling, and emotionally charged, this psychological crime thriller exposes the darkness beneath the surfaceand the human cost of secrets left to fester.

At first glance, Mr Ambrosius Nosegoode seems to be a perfectly ordinary older gentleman. After retiring, he has moved from the big city to a small town, where he spends his days growing radishes, playing the flute and taking walks with his dog, Cody. But appearances can be deceiving: this unimposing man was once a famous detective, and his dog isnt an ordinary mutt either - he can talk! Join Nosegoode and Cody for three classic adventures.Detective Nosegoode and the Music Box Mystery. When a mysterious man with a fake black beard comes to town and a music box goes missing from the workshop of clockmaker Mr Ignatius Blossom, the two friends begin to investigate.Detective Nosegoode and the Kidnappers. Detective Nosegoode wants to enjoy his well deserved retirement, but it seems the villains of Lower Limewood are determined not to let him rest: Cody has been kidnapped! Will he be returned safe and sound? Never fear, Detective Nosegoode is already on their trail.Detective Nosegoode and the Museum Robbery. A famous picture is in danger of being stolen, the headquarters of the Circle of the Aficionados of Checkers has been robbed and an elusive pickpocket strikes at the celebrations to mark the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Lower Limewood. This small town seems to have a attracted quite a number of thieves - a good job they can count the brilliant Detective Nosegoode and his faithful Cody among their residents.