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Approaching forty, Nigel Marsh\'s life seems almost perfect: he has moved with his family from the UK to Sydney and runs the Australian office of a leading advertising agency. However, he is also stressed, overweight and struggling to balance a career, a marriage and the demands of four small children.But everything changes when he loses his job.After the initial shock of redundancy, Marsh decides to embrace life outside the office and reconnect with his family. FAT, FORTY AND FIRED is the hilarious, insightful and deeply moving account of his \'gap year\' at home, as he rediscovers fatherhood, loses twenty kilograms, kicks his drinking habit, trains for an ocean swim race and generally gets his house in order.FAT, FORTY AND FIRED is a story for anyone who has dreamed about leaving the rat race behind and living a more meaningful life. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0407, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Do you suffer from anxiety and panic? So did Joshua Fletcher, the author of the self-published bestseller ANXIETY: PANICKING ABOUT PANIC - but he treated his own condition successfully, went back to school, became a counsellor and emerged as one of the country\'s leading experts. ANXIETY: PRACTICAL ABOUT PANIC is a complete, easy to read and hugely practical book about anxiety from someone who knows how to recover and live your life to the full - and will show you how. Concentrating on the actions that you can take to alleviate and overcome your worries, this book is all about you and what you need to do to improve your life. Σελίδες: 160, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0429, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Yes! You can lose a stone in a month and my trial dieters proved it. By following my brand new, simple, step-by-step 28-day plan, you\'ll see dramatic results like never before. In trials, a team of 50 dieters, aged between 18 and 70, lost an average of 1 stone in just 28 days! Medically approved and the most effective diet I\'ve ever created, the Amazing Inch Loss Plan is incredibly easy to follow and provides a safe long-term way of keeping the weight off. I\'ve included extensive and varied meal plans and essential motivational tips. Plus, for the first time ever, I\'ve incorporated \'high protein\' meal options - perfect for dieters wishing to avoid carbohydrates. Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'A terrific book - essential reading for everyone seeking to make sense of Artificial Intelligence\' Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Director and Chief Executive of the Alan Turing InstituteIn this myth-busting guide to AI past and present, one of the world\'s leading researchers shows why our fears for the future are misplaced.The ultimate dream of AI is to build machines that are like us: conscious and self-aware. While this remains a remote possibility, rapid progress in AI is already transforming our world. Yet the public debate is still largely centred on unlikely prospects, from sentient machines to dystopian robot takeovers.In this lively and clear-headed guide, Michael Wooldridge challenges the prevailing narrative, revealing how the hype distracts us from both the more immediate risks that this technology poses - from algorithmic bias to fake news - and the true life-changing potential of the field. The Road to Conscious Machines elucidates the discoveries of AI\'s greatest pioneers from Alan Turing to Demis Hassabis, and what today\'s researchers actually think and do.\'Nobody understands the past, the present, the promise and the peril of this new technology better than Michael Wooldridge. The definitive account\' Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist\'Effortlessly readable. The perfect guide to the history and future of AI\' Tom Chivers, author of The AI Does Not Hate You Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm

WOULD YOU SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE? INTRODUCING THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE FOR PREPPERS AND SURVIVALISTS.\'Save those wine corks. Burned cork makes quick and cheap face camouflage.\'Financial crash. Terrorist attack. Flu pandemic. Just ONE unthinkable event could disrupt our way of life - and force us to fend for ourselves. Where would you get water? How would you communicate? What would you use for fuel?Survivalist expert and former US Army Intelligence officer James Wesley, Rawles shares the essential tools and skills you will need to survive.SURVIVAL: Know what to do should the worst happenFOOD AND WATER: Store food, rear animals and find drinkable waterSHELTER: Discover how to find and build yourself a retreatHEALTH & SAFETY Learn how to perform minor surgeries and defend yourselfCOMMUNICATIONS: The best ways to stay in touch with loved onesHow to Survive the End of the World As We Know it is a MUST-HAVE for these unsettling times. Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1217, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Our thoughts are a magic part of us, and they carry us to places that have no boundaries, and no limitations\' In this bestselling thought-provoking book, Dr. Wayne Dyer stretches beyond self-help to self-realisation. To do so, he embarks on a journey to activate our minds and shows us how to transform our lives by using our thoughts constructively: in other words, how to focus on a belief and see it. Using anecdotes and examples, writing with wit and compassion, and drawing on his own amazing life story, Dr. Dyer has, once again, written an inspirational self-help book that explores how to achieve personal transformation through the visualisation of thought- and teaches us that believing is seeing. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

In The Net Delusion: How Not to Liberate the World Evgeny Morozov argues that our utopian, internet-centric thinking holds devastating consequences for the future of democracy. We were promised that the internet would set us free. From the Middle East\'s \'twitter revolution\' to Facebook activism, technology would spread democracy and bring us together as never before. We couldn\'t have been more wrong. In The Net Delusion Evgeny Morozov shows why internet freedom is an illusion. Not only that - in many cases the net is actually helping oppressive regimes to stifle dissent, track dissidents and keep people pacified, with companies such as Google and Amazon helping them do it. This book shows that free information doesn\'t mean free people - and that, right now, everyone\'s liberty is at stake. \'Offers a rare note of wisdom and common sense, on an issue overwhelmed by digital utopians\'   Malcolm Gladwell \'Passionate, admirable and important\'   Observer \'The book is a wake-up call to those who think the internet is the solution to all our problems\'   Daily Telegraph \'A delight ... his demolition job on the embarrassments of \"internet freedom\" is comprehensive\'   Independent \'A compelling rebuff ... required reading for everyone\'   Sunday Times \'Piercing ... convincing ... timely\'   Financial Times Evgeny Morozov is a contributing editor to Foreign Policy and runs the magazine\'s influential and widely-quoted \'Net Effect\' blog about the Internet\'s impact on global politics. Morozov is currently a Yahoo! fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Every life-changing experience, be it the loss of a function, a job or a friendship, or the death of a loved one, can be excruciating. Illness can forever alter our life and our abilities. And what makes it even more challenging is that many other people might fail to understand how challenging our adjustment to \"normalcy\" might be. Because there is no \"normal\" in these experiences. How can there be?When people hear the word acceptance, they might assume that it means being OK with what happened in the past or with how things currently are. In fact, there is a difference between acceptance and \"feeling good\" about what happened - acceptance means allowing yourself to feel whatever emotions naturally come up in response to what you are going through. It means acknowledging the reality of the pain, even though in an ideal world, it shouldn\'t be that way.This therapeutic and comforting self-help guide will help you:· Give yourself the permission to grieve or process events in the way that makes sense to you· To fully experience and accept your feelings of anger, grief, frustration or anxiety· To own your truth, even if it makes others uncomfortableThis essential book will teach you to understand and be able to accept the difficult moments and circumstances in your life and make room for how you feel about them. And with this kind of an acceptance, there can be healing. Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0111, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

Dr Andrew Weil charts a new path to finding lasting happinessEveryone wants to be happy. But what does that really mean? Increasingly, scientific evidence shows us that true satisfaction and well-being come only from within.Dr Andrew Weil has proven that the best way to maintain optimum physical health is to draw on both conventional and alternative medicine. Now, in Spontaneous Happiness, he gives us the foundation for attaining and sustaining optimum emotional health. Rooted in Dr Weil\'s pioneering work in integrative medicine, the book suggests a reinterpretation of the notion of happiness, discussing the limitations of modern medicine in treating depression, and elaborating on the inseparability of body and mind.Dr Weil offers an array of scientifically proven strategies from Eastern and Western psychology and draws from psychotherapy, mindfulness training, Buddhist psychology, nutritional science, and more, to support emotional wellness, and offer advice on developing a spiritual dimension in our lives. Dr Weil presents an eight-week programme that can be customised according to specific needs, with short- and long-term advice on nutrition, exercise, supplements, environment, lifestyle, and much more.Whether you are struggling with depression or simply want to feel happier, Dr Weil\'s revolutionary approach will shift the paradigm of emotional health and help you achieve greater contentment in your life. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0409, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Diana Cooper is a bestselling author and international speaker. In this updated edition, Diana Cooper, along with spiritual consultant Shaaron Hutton, reveals the spiritual power of Atlantis and how to harness its unique powers for yourself.During its 1,500-year Golden Age, Atlantis was at the height of its spiritual strength. Its inhabitants enjoyed incredible gifts including healing, levitation, clairvoyance and telepathy.In this book, Diana and Shaaron reveal all aspects of the fascinating and inspiring lives of the Atlanteans. With guidance on how to understand the profound truths of Atlantean culture, and special exercises, Discover Atlantis enables you to apply the wisdom and power of this most spiritually enlightened time and place to your own life today. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0413, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'A fascinating and delightfully written book about some very smart people who may not, or may, be about to transform humanity forever\' JON RONSON\'Beautifully written, and with wonderful humour, this is a thrilling adventure story of our own future\' LEWIS DARTNELL, author of THE KNOWLEDGE and ORIGINSAre paperclips going to destroy life as we know it?What can Mickey Mouse teach us about how to programme AI?Could a more rational approach to life be what saves us all?This is a book about about a community of people who are trying to think rationally about intelligence and what insight they can and can\'t give us about the future of the human race. It explains why these people are worried about an AI apocalypse, why they might be right, and why they might be wrong. It is a book about the cutting edge of our thinking on intelligence and rationality right now by the people who stay up all night worrying about it. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0112, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

The new big thing in terms of spiritual enlightenment, the powerful principles of the Kabbalah have attracted a swathe of celebrity followers ranging from Madonna, Jerry Hall, Elizabeth Taylor, Mick Jagger and Guy Ritchie - as well as over 3.5 million other dedicated students worldwide. Previously shrouded in secrecy, its teachings were passed down orally from generation to generation to only an elite few. Now, in THE POWER OF KABBALAH, Rabbi Yehuda Berg has created a user\'s manual for today\'s world, in which its wisdom is conveyed in a highly accessible, practical form for all to follow.For the first time, these secret teachings are brought to bear on the real world issues faced by us everyday - in our careers, with family and friends, and in our innermost personal thoughts. Rabbi Yehuda Berg sets out a practical collection of principles and instructions for improving our lives - helping us to get to where we really want to be emotionally, spiritually, financially and creatively in all aspects of our life. This truly spiritual book reveals not only what life means, but the actions we can each take to create the life we want and deserve. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0311, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Everyone engages in self-protecting behaviours to some extent, but when these begin to take on the form of bad habits, they can be damaging. People often use self-protection strategies in love and relationships to mitigate potential pain or heartbreak. This book considers the defence mechanisms inadvertently used to avoid closeness with other people, the inner self, and reality and any resulting distress from confrontation with these bodies. This book will teach you how to recognise specific protective behaviours that hinder close relationships and why we engage in them. By understanding the source of these patterns and objectively considering the alternatives, the author will guide you on the path to overcome negative protection strategies and embrace positive relationships. With a foundation in psychology, this book will also be of interest to professional counsellors and therapists. Σελίδες: 104, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0518, Διαστάσεις: 13.6x13.6cm

Highly sensitive people spend a lot of time trying to balance their surroundings, including the emotions and wellbeing of those around them, which lends to a supportive and caring nature. While highly sensitive people are well-suited for the role of \'helper\', this practice can be particularly exhausting if not regulated. This book contains a variety of tools geared towards self-development and optimising a helpful and supportive conversation in professional therapeutic settings or personal relationships. This practical guide demonstrates how to use simple psychotherapeutic methods through supportive dialogues, which can be applied by anyone without any formal training. Written in easy language with real-life examples and practical exercises, this will serve as a handbook for highly sensitive people who provide help either on a professional or personal level. Σελίδες: 128, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0421, Διαστάσεις: 15.7x15.7cm

How positive thinking can change your life and help you reach your goals, by the bestselling authors of THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE.Allan and Barbara Pease are the internationally renowned bestselling authors of THE DEFINITIVE BOOK OF BODY LANGUAGE and WHY MEN DON\'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN\'T READ MAPS, and have sold over 27 million books.In THE ANSWER, international bestselling authors Allan and Barbara Pease share all of the tips and wisdom they have learned on their own journey to success, and show readers how it is possible to achieve their goals. You will learn how to:- Set and action clearly defined goals- Overcome obstacles, regardless of what others think, do or say- Take responsibility for your life circumstances- Apply the art of visualisation and the power of affirmation- Deal with stress, fear and worry- Never give up.This accessible and practical guide will help readers take control of their life, become the person they want to be, and deal with obstacles and challenges no matter how difficult they may seem. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0125, Διαστάσεις: 13.2x13.2cm

A New York Times BestsellerNew York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup helps you find purpose in work and life by committing to a life-changing quest. The Happiness of Pursuit helps you find real life fulfilment by undertaking a quest that is big and ambitious, surpassing the limits of routine-filled lives. Chris has undertaken a successful quest of his own, having visited nearly every country in the world by age 35, but your own quest needn\'t involve travel at all. What\'s needed is commitment and progressive accomplishment, losing oneself in a task - whether it be a physical journey, an artistic enterprise or a philanthropic feat. Chris has surveyed thousands who\'ve undertaken such quests and identified: · How they went about it · The common mistakes · What happened when they hit the wall · How their lives changed when the quest was overThe Happiness of Pursuit offers inspirational and practical advice to help you bridge the gap between \'impossible dream\' and \'everyday reality\'. Discover how your own quest can give you the self knowledge to find and live a more fulfilling life. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0110, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

‘Wonderful and timely … Hugely recommended’ STEPHEN FRYWhat do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might think… Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question: how to be happy. In this handbook to his timeless teachings, Professor Edith Hall shows how ancient thinking is precisely what we need today, even if you don’t know your Odyssey from your Iliad. In ten practical lessons you can learn how to make good decisions, how to ace an interview, how to choose a partner and how to face death. This is advice that won’t go out of fashion.‘A beguiling cross between Mary Beard and Mary Poppins’ Observer Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

‘A lively, intelligent and persuasive history of speech...Expertly and patiently explained’ The TimesWhy are human beings the only animals that can speak? And why does it matter?If you’ve ever felt the shock of listening to a recording of your own voice, you realise how important your voice is to your personal identity. We judge others – and whether we trust them – not just by their words but by the way they talk: their intonation, their pitch, their accent.Now You’re Talking explores the full range of our voice – how we speak and how we sing; how our vocal anatomy works; what happens when things go wrong; and how technology enables us to imitate and manipulate the human voice. Trevor Cox talks to vocal coaches who help people to develop their new voice after a gender transition; to record producers whose use of technology has transformed the singing voice; and to computer scientists who replicate the human voice in their development of artificial intelligence.Beginning with the Neanderthals, Now You’re Talking takes us all the way to the digital age – with the frightening prospect that we may soon hear ‘Unexpected item in the bagging area’ more frequently than a friendly ‘Hello, how are you?’ in the street. Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'This is an essential read for every gay person on the planet\' - Elton John\'A really brilliant and moving read for everybody, especially LGBTQI+ people\' - Olly Alexander, star of It\'s A SinStraight Jacket is a revolutionary clarion call for gay men, the wider LGBT community, their friends and family. Part memoir, part ground-breaking polemic, it looks beneath the shiny facade of contemporary gay culture and asks if gay people are as happy as they could be - and if not, why not? Meticulously researched, courageous and life-affirming, Straight Jacket offers invaluable practical advice on how to overcome a range of difficult issues. It also recognizes that this is a watershed moment, a piercing wake-up-call-to-arms for the gay and wider community to acknowledge the importance of supporting all young people - and helping older people to transform their experience and finally get the lives they really want.WINNER BOYZ BEST LGBT BOOK 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE POLARI BOOK PRIZE 2017\'Insightful, inclusive, clever and engaging\' - Jeremy Langmead\'Utterly brilliant\' - The Guardian Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

The hugely influential book on how the understanding of causality revolutionized science and the world, by the pioneer of artificial intelligence\'Wonderful ... illuminating and fun to read\' Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize-winner and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow\'Correlation does not imply causation.\' For decades, this mantra was invoked by scientists in order to avoid taking positions as to whether one thing caused another, such as smoking and cancer, or carbon dioxide and global warming. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by world-renowned computer scientist Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed cause and effect on a firm scientific basis. Now, Pearl and science journalist Dana Mackenzie explain causal thinking to general readers for the first time, showing how it allows us to explore the world that is and the worlds that could have been. It is the essence of human and artificial intelligence. And just as Pearl\'s discoveries have enabled machines to think better, The Book of Why explains how we too can think better.\'Pearl\'s accomplishments over the last 30 years have provided the theoretical basis for progress in artificial intelligence and have redefined the term \"thinking machine\"\' Vint Cerf Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

A SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\'Immensely powerful . . . her investigation of this terrible illness is sensitive and compelling\' Sunday TimesAfter her own father\'s death from dementia, the writer and campaigner Nicci Gerrard set out to explore the illness that now touches millions of us, yet which we still struggle to speak about. What does dementia mean, for those who live with it, and those who care for them?This truthful, humane book is an attempt to understand. It is filled with stories, both moving and optimistic: from those living with dementia to those planning the end of life, from the scientists unlocking the mysteries of the brain to the therapists using art and music to enrich the lives of sufferers, from the campaigners battling for greater compassion in care to the families trying to make sense of this \'incomprehensible de-creation of the self\'. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\'This is the most important conversation of our time, and Tegmark\'s thought-provoking book will help you join it\' Stephen HawkingTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. DAILY TELEGRAPH AND THE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEARSELECTED AS ONE OF BARACK OBAMA\'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2018AI is the future - but what will that future look like? Will superhuman intelligence be our slave, or become our god?Taking us to the heart of the latest thinking about AI, Max Tegmark, the MIT professor whose work has helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial, separates myths from reality, utopias from dystopias, to explore the next phase of our existence.How can we grow our prosperity through automation, without leaving people lacking income or purpose? How can we ensure that future AI systems do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will AI help life flourish as never before, or will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, and even, perhaps, replace us altogether? \'This is a rich and visionary book and everyone should read it\' The Times Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

In Everything is Spiritual, the author Rob Bell explores how ideas about creation, love and connection shaped him and how they shape every one of us. Bell observes that more than anything, people want to understand their purpose here on earth. And when you embrace who and where you come from, including your wounds, your pains and your regrets, you will discover that lurking there in the mess of life is an invitation to expand - just as the universe has been expanding for 13 billion years. Written in a lyrical, almost stream of consciousness style this wide-ranging book shares stories from Bell\'s life to illuminate lessons about the world around you to help you find purpose, meaning and connection. \'Rob Bell might have left the church, but he will always be my minister - in the purest and most uncorrupted sense of that word. Nobody else can take ancient teachings and modern science, and blend them together into wisdom that makes sense to me, and heals me. Rob\'s unorthodox and bold thinking stirs my intellect, comforts my heart and makes me believe that - within all the frightening chaos of the unknowable universe - I still have a sacred place. His work is a sacred gift to a troubled world.\' - Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Big Magic Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0331, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Find out how to live a long and happy life thanks to the ikigai miracle.Japanese men\'s longevity ranks 4th in the world, while Japanese women\'s ranks 2nd. Perhaps this comes as no surprise when you know that the Japanese understanding of ikigai is embedded in daily life, careers, relationships, and hobbies.Neuroscientist and bestselling Japanese writer Ken Mogi shares personal insight and scientific research to provide a colourful narrative of Japanese culture and history along the way.He identifies five key pillars to ikigai:1: Starting small2: Releasing yourself3: Harmony and sustainability4: The joy of little things5:Being in the here and nowFind fulfilment, joy and mindfulness in everything you do with the ikigai way. Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0925, Διαστάσεις: 15.9x15.9cm

IS LUCK REAL?Why do some people lead happy successful lives whilst other face repeated failure and sadness? Why do some find their perfect partner whilst others stagger from one broken relationship to the next? What enables some people to have successful careers whilst others find themselves trapped in jobs they detest? And can unlucky people do anything to improve their luck - and lives?Ten years ago, Professor Richard Wiseman decided to search for the elusive luck factor by investigating the actual beliefs and experiences of lucky and unlucky people. The results reveal a radical new way of looking at luck: in many important ways, we make our own luck. If you think you\'re unlucky, that bad luck may be the direct result of you believing you\'re unlucky.Wiseman identifies the four simple behavioural techniques that have been scientifically proven to help you attract good fortune. He then shows how you can use these methods to revolutionise every area of your life - including your relationships, personal finances and career. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

In 1450, all Europe\'s books were handcopied and amounted to only a few thousand. By 1500 they were printed, and numbered in their millions. The invention of one man - Johann Gutenberg - had caused a revolution. Printing by movable type was a discovery waiting to happen.Born in 1400 in Mainz, Germany, Gutenberg struggled against a background of plague and religious upheaval to bring his remarkable invention to light. His story is full of paradox: his ambition was to reunite all Christendom, but his invention shattered it; he aimed to make a fortune, but was cruelly denied the fruits of his life\'s work. Yet history remembers him as a visionary; his discovery marks the beginning of the modern world. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

Robin Norwood\'s international bestseller Women Who Love Too Much changed forever the way we think about love. Now, in Why Me, Why This, Why Now?, she takes her readers - women and men - on a deeper journey into the realm of the Spirit, and offers a revolutionary perspective on adversity that addresses our deepest and most disturbing questions, like \'Why is this happening to me?\' or \'What is the point of pain?\' or \'What is my body trying to tell me?\'By teaching us to recognise the soul\'s purpose behind our encounters with adversity, Robin Norwood empowers us to co-operate with our own destiny, live a far more effective life and heal even the deepest wounds of the heart. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Since the Enlightenment, western culture has written off ecstatic experience as a form of mental illness. But why should rationality be considered the highest part of human nature when we are capable of so many more states of experience? Piecing together interviews, analysis of ancient and modern philosophy, and his own eclectic encounters with the sublime, philosopher Jules Evans mounts an investigation into what we can gain from mastering the art of losing control. From Aristotle and Plato to the Bishop of London and Sister Bliss, radical jihadis to Silicon Valley transhumanists, The Art of Losing Control is a funny, life-enhancing journey that will change the way you think about how you feel. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The unwritten contract of the internet, that a user is what is used, extends from the well-examined issue of data privacy and consent to the very selves women are encouraged to create in order to appear. Invited to self-construct as \'girls online\', vloggers, bloggers and influencers sign a devil\'s bargain: a platform on the condition they commodify themselves, eternally youthful, cute and responsibility-free, hiding offline domestic, professional and emotional labour while paying for their online presence with \'accounts\' of personal \'experience\'. Can a Girl Online use these platforms not only to escape meatspace oppressions, but as spaces for survival, creativity and resistance?Told via the arresting personal narrative of one woman negotiating the (cyber)space between her identities as girl, mother, writer, and commodified online persona, Girl Online is written in a plethora of the online styles, from programming language to the blog/diary, from tweets to lyric prose, taking in selfies, social media, celebrity and Cyberfeminism. Σελίδες: 176, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0802, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Jennifer Lane casts a kind a contrary nature spell over her readers, full of glitter and acorns, fire and firecrests\' Derek Niemann, Guardian After Jennifer Lane reached breaking point in her fast-paced office life and suffered stress-related illness, she set out to rediscover the solace and purpose that witchcraft had given her as a teenager. In her year long journey, Jennifer explored ancient festivals and rituals, and visited fellow pagans and wild landscapes, in search of wisdom and peace. The Wheel explores the draw of witchcraft and our vulnerability to toxic working environments, including digital demands, and is intended for those who are sick at heart of noise, anger and disconnection. Full of wise words, crackling rituals and natural beauty, this is a quest to discover how to live fully connected to the natural world while firmly in the twenty-first century. Σελίδες: 288, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

RUNS, JUMPS AND SKIPSFrom Richard Williams\' The Animator\'s Survival Kit comes key chapters in mini form.The Animator\'s Survival Kit is the essential tool for animators. However, sometimes you don\'t want to carry the hefty expanded edition around with you to your college or studio if you\'re working on just one aspect of it that day.The Animation Minis take some of the most essential chapters and make them available in smaller, lightweight, hand-bag/backpack size versions. Easy to carry. Easy to study.This Mini focuses on Runs, Jumps and Skips.As with Walks, the way we run shows our character and personality. A lazy, heavy person is going to run very differently to an athletic ten-year-old girl.Richard Williams demonstrates how - when you\'re doing a walk and you take both legs off the ground, at the same time and for just one frame - a walk becomes a run. So, all the things we do with walks, we can do with runs.This Mini presents a collection of Williams\' runs, jumps and skips inspired by some of the cleverest artists from the Golden Age of Animation Σελίδες: 48, Διαστάσεις: 19x19cm

\'I can\'t emphasise enough how great What Mothers Do is\' Emma Barnett\'The best book on parenting\' Guardian\'Naomi Stadlen\'s What Mothers Do makes you feel like a million dollars\' Zoe WilliamsHave you ever spent all day looking after your baby or young child - and ended up feeling that you have \'done nothing all day\'? Do you sometimes find it hard to feel pleased with what you are doing, and tell yourself you should achieve more with your time? Maybe it\'s because you can\'t see how much you are doing already. In this unique and perceptive look at mothering, Naomi Stadlen draws on many years\' work with hundreds of other mothers of a wide variety of ages and backgrounds. She explores mothers\' experiences to reveal what they - and you - are doing when it may look, to everyone else, like nothing.If you are a mother, and have ever felt: that nobody understands what you do all day; overwhelmed by your feelings for your baby; tired all the time; that nothing prepared you for motherhood; uncertain what your baby seems to want; short-tempered with your partner - you will find this the most reassuring book you have ever picked up. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1013, Διαστάσεις: 13.1x13.1cm

Enlighten yourself in 2019 with the simple but powerful teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi - one of India\'s most revered spiritual masters. \'Our own Self-realization is the greatest service we can render the world\'_________Be As You Are is the definitive guide to his knowledge, edited by the former librarian from Sri Maharshi\'s ashram, which can be found flourishing at the foot of the holy mountain of Arunchala. The book collects conversations with the many seekers who came to him for guidance, answering the questions sought on the road to enlightenment.Through this book, we can discover the essence of Sri Ramana\'s teaching: that self-realisation is the vital quest we must all pursue, before we can attempt to understand the world.Reissue of the classic spiritual work, updated with a new cover. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Raise your vibration and live your highest potential through the conscious practice of healing your mind, body and soul. Our thoughts, perception and emotions create our reality. The Law of Positivism teaches us that we can heal ourselves through daily integrated practices which create more positive energy in our lives and transform how we experience the world. Shereen Öberg dives deep into how you can live immersed in gratitude and love through meditation, journaling, breathing and contemplation to heal and release that which is not serving your highest purpose. You will learn how to: meditate to create healthy and empowering thoughts understand your emotions and release fears feel empowered as an empath and highly sensitive person cultivate self-love and healthy relationships heal on all levels and understand your purpose The Law of Positivism will teach you how to grow on a physical, emotional, energetic and spiritual level. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0622, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

\'A fascinating tour around the world of hidden signals and communication by Sweden\'s foremost mentalist. Use this wisely!\' - Derren BrownLearning to mind read isn\'t as out there as it may sound. In every interaction we have, we give away a range of non-verbal signals, often more powerful than the words we say.The Art of Reading Minds teaches you how to influence others, bringing them round to your way of thinking. Rooted in cognitive psychology, Henrik Fexeus explains how readers can find out what another person feels - and consequently control that individual\'s thoughts and beliefs.Short, snappy chapters cover subjects like:Contradictory signs and what they meanHow you flirt with people without even knowing it Methods of suggestion and undetectable influenceHow to plant and trigger emotional states Fexeus offers practical tips to master the art of persuasion, which will boost your confidence both in personal and professional settings. Simple exercises throughout the book will heighten your self-awareness, revealing how you are perceived by others. Whether you want to get a promotion, negotiate a pay rise, network like a pro, find romance or spot when someone is lying, The Art of Reading Minds shows you how to uncover what people are really saying.\'If you ever wanted to know how a mentalist can tell what is in your mind, then this is the book for you.\' - Joe Navarro, author of the international bestseller What Every Body is Saying Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1218, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Find your sisu: the Finnish concept of resilience, grit, and determination Finnish-born writer Katja Pantzar was raised and educated in Canada, where the consumerist and materially obsessed culture left her feeling empty and unhappy. When she received treatment for depression in her mid-20s, the doctor treating her simply prescribed medication and sleeping pills, with no thought given to her lifestyle.After moving to Finland, Katja discovered sisu: the Finnish approach to well-being defined by a special kind of resilience, grit and courage. She embraced this way of living and experienced a dramatic turnaround in her health and happiness. Simple, functional exercise (as simple as riding her bike to work), the Nordic diet, spending time in nature and taking up cold-water swimming together with a more courageous outlook all served to transform Pantzar\'s life: her anxieties, fatigue and pain left behind in the sea. In Finding Sisu, Pantzar offers an honest (no place is perfect - Finland is not an exception) and uplifting account of her physical and psychological health transformation from a slightly lethargic depressive into an energetic optimist. She examines the link between sisu and the Nordic reputation for excellent wellbeing and overall life satisfaction, and looks at the ways in which we, too, can apply sisu to our lives - wherever we may be. Finding Sisu is a personal but also practical approach to the power of this 500-year-old philosophy and how it can help us all to lead healthier, happier - and braver lives. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0404, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm