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Carrie Knowles' collection of informal essays, written for her Psychology Today column, draws on a lifetime of self-reflection and people watching. A collection of delightful stories and quick insights into everyday life, Shifting Forward is a book that begs to be shared, ideally out loud, with those you love.

Fiona Ember’s life has been shattered to pieces. After an assassination attempt gone awry, her friends are dead, she’s lost her magic, and she’s now imprisoned by the magician she just tried to kill.

This “heartbreaking and heartfelt” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) star-crossed love story follows two teens in a starkly unequal future world who are struggling to find their places. Sixteen-year-old Rumi Sabzwari has spent his entire life behind the armored walls of St. Iago, which...

What can hip-hop tell us about Egypt today? A decade ago, millions of Egyptians took to the streets in a people-led revolution that captivated the world’s attention and sent ripples across the Middle East. But the so-called “Arab Spring” quickly faded, and a return to the status quo—of...

Scampato alla morte e fuggito nel mondo reale con la sua compagna mutaforme Volpe, Jacob Reckless, cacciatore di tesori sepolti e oggetti incantati, è pronto a fare ritorno nel Mondo Oltre lo Specchio. Prima, però, deve nascondere la balestra di Guismund, affinché non cada in mani sbagliate. Il nemico, il Giocatore, è più vicino di quanto immagini. Ruba i volti delle persone e le tramuta in argento e, quel che è più terribile, pretende in cambio un prezzo impossibile.

As an illegal clone of the murdered galactic princess, Dora's face would get her killed the minute she steps off her dull farming moon. She spends her days tinkering with gadgets and gears, with Tau, her kitchen-timer-bot, for company. But when forces close in and threaten her family, her escape attempt lands her deep in the Outer Zone — and on top of the Technowitch of Night, crushing her in the process.

This book offers helpful information concerning decluttering, stopping clutter at the source, and task specific meditations to confront disorganization and chores in your home. By harnessing the power of mindfulness, a clutter-free house can be achieved, enjoyed, and maintained.

On February 22, 1978, a devastating freight train derailment drastically altered Waverly, Tennessee, and its place in history. This was one of the worst train explosions of the twentieth century, killing sixteen people, injuring hundreds more, and causing millions of dollars in damage. What could have been dismissed as a single community's terrible misfortune instead became the catalyst for radical change, including the formation of FEMA, much-needed reforms in emergency response training, and the creation and enforcement of national and state safety regulations.

Affirmations are positive statements used to create a desired mindset and outlook on life. They can be used to reprogram our thinking, help us focus on what we want, build self-confidence and self-esteem, and create more joy in our lives. Affirmations work by engaging the brain with repetitive thoughts that replace negative ones, creating a new way of seeing ourselves and the world around us. When practiced regularly and consistently, affirmations can have an immensely powerful effect over time.

Two refugees find that their lives are inextricably linked—over time and distance—by the perils of history and a single haunting piece of music in this “breathtaking and simultaneously heartbreaking” (The Montecito Journal) literary historical novel. Born in Beirut in 1922, Marguerite...

A Jacob Reckless restano pochi mesi di vita e una sola possibilità di salvezza... Gli occorrono quattro giorni e quattro notti per raggiungere il castello del vecchio nano Valiant e riabbracciare Volpe, la splendida e coraggiosa ragazza mutaforme. Troppo tempo nel Mondo Oltre lo Specchio per chi, come Jacob, ha per bagaglio la morte. E l'impronta di una falena che gli incenerisce il cuore, solo perché ha pronunciato il nome di una Fata Oscura. La speranza sembra celarsi in un'antica balestra appartenuta al re Guismund, la cui freccia può uccidere e insieme donare la vita.

Our lives are filled with relationships and daily interactions. From the workplace, to friendships old and new, to family, to dating and long-term romantic partners, this groundbreaking book will explain and transform all of the connections in your life - the clicks and the clashes. Using her unique Connection Type model, human connection scientist Dr Ali Walker reveals the tools for understanding your personal connection style and those of others, recognising who you are compatible with, and strengthening your sense of belonging.

From a very young age, Judy Heumann heard the word NO. When she wanted to attend public school, the principal said NO. When she wanted her teaching license, the New York Board of Education said NO. Judy and people with disabilities everywhere were tired of hearing “NO.”

Jacob ama la notte. Ne avverte l'oscurità sulla pelle come un mantello intessuto di libertà e pericolo. E di notte lo Specchio, occhio scintillante tra le librerie, lo attira, denso di promesse, dallo studio del padre scomparso. "Torna!" scrive il ragazzo nella polvere dello scrittoio, mentre Will, il fratello minore, dorme con la luce accesa. Però sarà Jacob a varcare la cornice di vetro e a non tornare. Il Mondo Oltre lo Specchio è un luogo terrificante, ma a volte gli fa meno paura di quello reale.

Olive Finch is a 22-year-old college student who has never really had a boyfriend. In fact, Olive has never even been kissed. Her life is filled with concerts, classes, and her malevolent cat, Jafar. When Olive continues to run into the student doctor that helped her during the most embarrassing Urgent Care visit of her life, she finds that maybe love is more than dating app adventures and boys who can't commit.

Little Inni loves all animals, especially cute little puppies-and now she wants to get one! That's when Mama and Papa take her to an animal adoption centre. Once there, Inni wants to take all the puppies home-after all, they're so cute and adorable! But then she sees the scruffy-looking...

Bloomsbury presents The Last Gift by Abdulrazak Gurnah, read by Ali Zayn. From the winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature, an astounding meditation on family, self and the meaning of home. Abbas has never told anyone about his past—before he was a sailor on the high seas, before he met...

Souls are hunting, and Ingrid is struggling to accept her fate. After a failed attempt at killing the Overseer of the seventh witch house, Ingrid is waiting in sanctuary with the looming presence of a desperate bargain she made hanging overhead. Meanwhile, Cason is piecing together the resources of the clans while struggling with the guilt of his decisions. He is developing a new strategy in reclaiming their land, saving their people, and fulfilling an ancient prophecy foretelling peace between the shifters and witch houses.

È tempo delle temute prove di fine anno alla Harding-Pencroft Academy, che vanta tra i suoi diplomati i migliori scienziati marini, guerrieri navali, navigatori ed esploratori subacquei del mondo, e Ana Dakkar non intende fallire. Dopo la morte dei genitori, l'accademia e suo fratello Dev sono l'unica famiglia che le rimane. Quando però, sulla strada verso il porto, assiste a un attacco letale contro la Harding-Pencroft da parte della loro scuola rivale, tutto le viene strappato via per sempre.

Prayer keeps the believer in the vicinity of Allāh (swt) through continuous remembrance and obedience. If performed with presence of the heart, the prayer educates him by instilling discipline and self-restraint, keeping him away from sins, indecency, and evil by purifying his heart with the clean and spiritual nourishment of the prayer. It is also the source of tranquility and happiness and obliterates anxieties through familiarity with the Beloved.