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The Digital Detox Catalyst is your practical and empowering guide to breaking free from constant connectivity and reclaiming control over your time, focus, and mental clarity. In a world designed to keep you scrolling, this book helps you uncover the hidden psychological, emotional, and productivity costs of digital overload—and shows you how to reverse them without abandoning technology entirely.

Modern cities are evolving into complex, data-driven ecosystems where digital intelligence and physical infrastructure increasingly operate as one interconnected organism. City of Algorithms presents a thoughtful exploration of how real-time data, smart systems, and algorithmic decision-making are reshaping urban life, sustainability, and human experience. Using a Seattle-inspired lens, this book examines the concept of urban metabolism — the continuous flow of energy, resources, information, and human activity that sustains a city's functioning.

We live under the comforting assumption that the digital world is permanent — that what we upload, store, and share online will remain accessible forever. Digital Memory & Identity challenges this illusion by exploring the fragility, decay, and impermanence of our modern digital archives. This book examines how our personal histories, cultural artifacts, creative works, and collective knowledge are increasingly stored on technological foundations that are far more vulnerable than traditional physical records.

In Chandrar, the King of Destruction's war with the faltering kingdom of Jecrass has reached a turning point, and a terrible climactic battle awaits. But the knife that cuts through every plot is simply honor. In the north, Ryoka and Fierre are riding the high of their amazing delivery to the Archmage of Izril, but their challenges won't end with one run. They're approaching the realm of Couriers; that means the stakes have never been higher. Monsters below and plots hatched from all sides, from the Circle of Thorns to the dungeon of Liscor, but the greatest story is perhaps one of mercy.

In today’s digital world, short-form video content dominates platforms like YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. But standing out in a sea of creators requires more than just posting clips—it requires strategy, creativity, and understanding what truly drives engagement.

The Everyday Avocado Cookbook brings you creative, easy-to-make smoothie and meal ideas designed to boost your health, increase energy, and fit perfectly into your daily routine. Whether you’re blending a quick breakfast, preparing a nourishing lunch, or crafting a satisfying dinner, this cookbook shows how versatile avocados can be.

Stay energized, balanced, and healthy—even during the darkest months of the year. Winter can bring more than cold temperatures. Shorter days and reduced sunlight can affect hormones, sleep quality, mood, and overall energy levels. Winter Vitality Guide is a practical and science-informed resource designed to help you maintain strength, focus, and wellness throughout the low-light season.

Grow tropical beauty—no matter the climate. The High-Yield Tropical Greenhouse Guide is your practical roadmap to cultivating exotic flowers successfully in any season while maximizing efficiency and sustainability. Whether you’re a home gardener, greenhouse hobbyist, or small-scale grower, this guide breaks down the proven methods used to maintain consistent yields, healthy plants, and eco-friendly systems—even in colder or unpredictable environments.

Former DCI Dan Armstrong has been living and working in Florence for nearly three years—yet somehow, Rome has always eluded him. That is, until glamorous TV celebrity Tamsin Goodfaith turns up with a request he can't refuse: investigate her uncle's suspicious death in the Eternal City. Philip Hastings was a billionaire financier, found dead at his magnificent—if slightly spooky—medieval castle in the Roman hills. Dan and his faithful canine companion, Oscar, soon find themselves surrounded by luxury, secrets and more suspects than sightseeing opportunities.

In a world of endless notifications, constant scrolling, and digital overload, Janet Clara Cooper: The Art of Digital Minimalism in a Hyper-Connected World offers a refreshing and practical path back to clarity, focus, and intentional living. This book explores how to simplify your digital life without disconnecting from what truly matters. Through thoughtful insights and actionable strategies, listeners will learn how to reduce distractions, set healthy boundaries with technology, and create space for deeper work, meaningful relationships, and mental calm.

Este libro le enseñará las cosas que realmente necesita para tener éxito: desarrollar buenos hábitos. El libro explica por qué los hábitos son poderosos, cómo los hábitos se convierten en hábitos y cómo reemplazar los malos por los buenos creando así un nuevo "usted" y preparándolo para el éxito. No necesita esas exageradas historias que garantizan el éxito de la noche a la mañana para motivarle a alcanzar niveles más altos. Lo que necesita es desarrollar los mismos hábitos que tienen las personas exitosas para impulsarlo al éxito. Este libro ha sido diseñado y adaptado solo para usted.

Step back into the world of Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters . . . From Harry Whittaker, the co-author of the instant No. 1 international bestseller Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt, comes an epic mystery set in the world of the Seven Sisters. Reader-favourite antiquarian bookseller Orlando Forbes –...

In a world that never powers down, reclaiming your evenings may be the most radical act of self-care. Reclaim Your Nights is a thoughtful and practical guide to restoring deep, restorative sleep by redesigning the final hours of your day with intention, awareness, and calm structure. Rather than treating sleep as a passive event, this book presents it as a biological process that must be prepared for with care.

A cycle of victory and horror: the pride of the Kingdom of Thameland. That is the Ravener’s cycle. Over years of study, Alex Roth is finally an archwizard, has overcome the Mark of the Fool, and empowered his friends and companions. Yet their foe is the mightiest they have faced yet: the Ravener itself, now freed from thousands of years of chains and returned to its full strength.

Gardening is too often treated as a seasonal hobby — a burst of activity confined to spring enthusiasm and summer abundance. The Year-Round Garden Blueprint challenges this limited perspective by presenting gardening as a continuous, cyclical practice capable of producing nourishment, beauty, and satisfaction throughout all four seasons.

I'm Daphne Wood, the bookseller of Castle Combe. My life was peaceful until the best-selling author Gill Holland moved to town. He bought the house next to mine, the late Bettie's place, and became my new neighbour. The girls from the book club envied my luck. I thought so too, until I started seeing the most disturbing things. They didn't know Gill Holland like I did.

Astrology of the Soul is not just another zodiac guide—it is a deep journey into the hidden layers of your existence. This book goes beyond daily horoscopes to reveal how your past lives, karmic patterns, and soul evolution are encoded within your birth chart. If you’ve ever felt that your life follows a deeper pattern, this book helps you decode it with clarity and purpose.

Cry HavocIt was a long time coming, but the wedding is over. Back to work. Conrad has a lot in his in-tray. Douglas Geldart is dead, and in dying he confirmed that there is an organisation whose roots go deep, and whose mere existence threatens the King’s Peace. The Akademia. Who is Homer? Conrad has to pull at a thread which has lain buried for thirty years, and in doing so he is going to make new enemies and upset old friends. Before he can even begin to look for Homer, there is a whole new can of curried worms: a problem with his pack of Mannwolves.

Single and in a dead-end job, Kate feels hope spring when an anonymous invitation falls from the pages of a book. Now, she’s standing in a charming Scottish village and trying to ignore the six-four silver fox by her side. He’s got an invitation too, a husky Chicago accent, and dangerously gorgeous sea-blue eyes…

In the quaint streets of South-West London, four female pensioners are about to embark on the heist of a lifetime. United by forty years of friendship, and desperate to raise funds for Beth’s healthcare, the Crones set about a daring plan to steal a priceless brooch from Hawling House. But this is no ordinary theft. It's a mission to right a decades-old wrong – the ‘death’ of their friend Ronnie at the hand of the mansion's enigmatic owner, Edgar Hawling.