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Oracle Press Core Java Volume II Advanced Features
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Penguin Books Ltd Company of One Why Staying Small is the Next Big
Book SynopsisA refreshing approach to entrepreneurship centered on staying small and avoiding growth - maximizing happiness, sustainability and profitability.Paul Jarvis left the corporate world when he realized that working in a high-pressure, high-profile world was not his idea of success. Instead, he now works for himself out of his home, and lives a much more rewarding and productive life. He no longer has to contend with an environment that constantly demands more productivity, more output and more growth.In Company of One, Jarvis explains how you can do the same, including: Planning to set up Determining desired revenues Keeping clients happy And, of course, doing all this on your own.Jarvis makes a compelling case for making your business better instead of bigger. A must-read for any entrepreneur who prioritizes a rich life over riches. -CAL NEWPORT, bestselling author of DEEP WORK and DIGITAL MITrade ReviewJarvis makes a compelling case for making your business better instead of bigger. A must-read for any entrepreneur who prioritizes a rich life over riches * bestselling author of DEEP WORK *You're not a machine, so why would you run your business like one? Company of One shows you another way. If you've ever wondered how to have a business that works for you-instead of the other way around-you need this book * bestselling author of SIDE HUSTLE and THE $100 STARTUP *The default equation of more = better in business isn't working anymore. If you want to build something that matters, make a difference for your family and the world, and actually enjoy what you do, Company of One offers the inspiration and step by step actions that will change the way you do business, and the way you do life * bestselling author of SOULFUL SIMPLICITY *Your business can thrive with less! Company of One is an riveting, lucidly written guide to run a successful minimalist business * Author of THE MINIMALIST *Paul is the savviest sole proprietor I know. This book is a permission slip to reject tired corporate business advice in favour of a smaller, slower, more personal approach * Host of HURRY SLOWLY *Paul Jarvis will help you open your eyes to a broader, wiser definition of growth. One of learning, one of betterment, one of contentment ... The most important ingredient is a new worldview. Company of One can give you just that * Creator of RUBY ON RAILS and founder of BASECAMP *There's not one, right way. Only your way. Paul's book, Company of One, can help you find your way * CEO and Founder of MailChimp *Company of One will give you invaluable insights to focus on the purposeful, interesting, and impactful work you actually love doing, right alongside permission to stop blindly chasing growth by defining success on your own terms * Authors of BEING BOSS *You are not alone with Company of One. If, like so many others, you're setting out to take on the world by yourself, then welcome to the best company there is, your own * author of Be More Pirate *A bright, useful entry in the small-is-beautiful genreCompany of One is the next frontier for less is more * bestselling author of The 80/20 Principle and Simplify *In Company of One, entrepreneur Paul Jarvis attacks the rapid growth model of Silicon Valley and promotes a different, gentler route to business success, calling for a slow growth movement * Book of the week, Idler Magazine *This is a revolutionary idea for our times: build your business based on your values. There's nothing small about that. This book is a treasure * Author of SIX PIXELS OF SEPARATION & CTRL ALT DELETE *Company of One is the next frontier for less is more * bestselling author of The 80/20 Principle and Simplify *
£10.44
Princeton University Press Pentagons and Pentagrams
£14.24
Kogan Page Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality Management
Book SynopsisBrooke Hansen is Associate Professor at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of South Florida, USA. She was previously the Director of Sustainable Tourism and the SDG Action Alliance at the University of South Florida's College of Global Sustainability. She is an academic affiliate of Corporate Responsibility for the Environment and a Sustainable Tomorrow (CREST), on the Board of Directors for Keep Florida Beautiful and has served on sustainability committees for the National Football League's Super Bowl LV and Alaska Airlines.
£37.99
Penguin Books Ltd Too Late to Awaken
Book SynopsisWe hear all the time that we''re moments from doomsday. Around us, crises interlock and escalate, threatening our collective survival: Russia''s invasion of Ukraine, with its rising risk of nuclear warfare, is taking place against a backdrop of global warming, ecological breakdown, and widespread social and economic unrest. Protestors and politicians repeatedly call for action, but still we continue to drift towards disaster. We need to do something. But what if the only way for us to prevent catastrophe is to assume that it has already happened-to accept that we''re already five minutes past zero hour?Too Late to Awaken sees Slavoj Žižek forge a vital new space for a radical emancipatory politics that could avert our course to self-destruction. He illuminates why the liberal Left has so far failed to offer this alternative, and exposes the insidious propagandism of the fascist Right, which has appropriated and manipulated once-progressive ideas. Pithy, urgent, guttin
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Verso Books Disordered Attention
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Oxford University Press The Collected Poems
Book Synopsis''a Greek gentleman in a straw hat, standing absolutely motionless at a slight angle to the universe'' E. M. ForsterE. M. Forster''s description of C. P. Cavafy (1863-1933) perfectly encapsulates the unique perspective Cavafy brought to bear on history and geography, sexuality and language in his poems. Cavafy writes about people on the periphery, whose religious, ethnic and cultural identities are blurred, and he was one of the pioneers in expressing a specifically homosexual sensibility. His poems present brief and vivid evocations of historical scenes and sensual moments, often infused with his distinctive sense of irony. They have established him as one of the most important poets of the twentieth century.This volume presents the most authentic Greek text of the 154 authorized poems ever published, together with a new English translation that conveys the accent and rhythm of Cavafy''s individual tone of voice. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made a
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The End of Reality
Book Synopsis'A wake-up call ... fascinating' Scott Galloway, author of The Four'Please read this' Jaron Lanier, author of Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media From the author of Move Fast and Break Things comes a withering takedown of four billionaires (from Andreessen to Zuckerberg) who are selling us fantasies while the world burns. At a time when multiple crises are compounding to create epic inequality, four billionaires are hyping schemes that are designed to divert our attention away from issues that really matter. Each scheme - from the metaverse to cryptocurrency, space travel and transhumanism - is an existential threat in moral, political, and economic terms. In The End of Reality Jonathan Taplin shines a light on the enormous cultural power of Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Marc Andreessen, questioning whether we want our society to be run by people who receive blood transfusions to stay young. Will we really want our children anywhere near the metaverse? Do we trust Musk to rule over Mars?Tech monopolies have hollowed out the middle class and brought unbounded public acrimony. Meanwhile, enormous amounts of taxpayer money are funnelled into dystopian ventures, the benefits of which accrue to billionaires. The End of Reality is both a scathing critique of the warped worldview of a tiny minority and a vision of a truly regenerative economics to build a sustainable society with healthy growth and full employment.
£11.69
Tin Shack Press Roxy's Cake and Bake
£19.00
Yale University Press The Medieval Moon A History of Haunting and
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Octopus Publishing Group The Wine Tasting Companion
Book SynopsisA complete home tasting course, providing everything you need to know about tasting and appreciating wine, from celebrated wine critic and educator Rose Murray Brown MW (one of only 149 female Masters of Wine in the world).
£21.25
Running Press Book Publishers The Practical Witchs Spell Deck
Book SynopsisThe Practical Witch''s Spell Deck is a charming collection of 100 spells for love, joy, prosperity, healing, and more, with an illustrated card deck, an introduction to spells, and a beautiful keepsake box.Today, witchcraft has been reclaimed as a source of wisdom, healing, and self-love. This beautiful package, featuring stunning cards and a magnetic closure, is a must-have for spell-casters of all levels and anyone with a penchant for the magical.This kit includes:- A spell deck, with 100 fully-illustrated, 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 cards- 48-page mini book, with an introduction to spells and magic- A magnetic-closure keepsake box for card storage
£9.96
Private Eye Private Eye Annual 2025
£11.69
Pointed Leaf Press Storyteller
£49.50
Frances Lincoln How Zoologists Organize Things
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Eris Press Bullshit Jobs A Work Rant
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Rocky Nook Nikon Z50 II Pocket Guide
£12.75
Batsford Ltd Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland Pocket
Book SynopsisA wonderful portable edition of Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland from the the Sunday Times and international bestseller Millie Marotta. Lose yourself in a riot of colouring in and drawing as you bring the exotic creatures and plants in Millie Marotta’s tropical wonderland to life. Millie’s intricate style of illustration encourages you to make your own mark, whether it’s to add to the fine lines on trees or add a splash of colour to the feathers of a tropical parrot. Explore the rainforest further and you will find extraordinary flowers, birds, butterflies and reptiles, including a rainbow boa with shiny scales crying out for a touch of colour. This book will bring enjoyment to anyone who is looking for a creative outlet or a mindful and relaxing activity.Trade Review'Gorgeous, calming … zen-inducing' * PaperCrafter Magazine *'A wealth of inspiration for colouring enthusiasts.' * Gift Focus *'Full of intricate illustrations of things like tropical parrots, butterflies, reptiles and flowers, this is a great way to add some colour to your life! A great one to help you bring the outdoors to life.' * Woman and Home *
£6.83
Barbour Publishing The 3Minute Prayer Jar Devotional
£16.99
Unicorn Publishing Group Lifes Lessons Well Learned
Book SynopsisLife's Lessons Well Learned covers Martyn Bould's 60 years in the Cayman Islands as he helped it develop the islands time forgot' with a population of 10,000 into a thriving financial centre with a population of 80,000 from 130 different countries. He was the youngest developer of town houses as well as developing the Great House luxury condominium on Seven Mile Beach, introduced innovations from squash to cable TV. Life is of course a journey and not a destination, and Martyn Bould's autobiography includes many lessons from the ups and downs of life's twists of fate. The author's journeys include visiting 120 countries with his wife Vivian, meeting fascinating people along the way and climbing many figurative and literal mountains, including Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua in his 70s. He describes in detail his journey through life's successes and challenges, closely coupled with his cultural development journey of the talented Cayman society.
£24.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Peepshow
Book SynopsisLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 2025FROM BRITAIN''S TOP-SELLING TRUE CRIME WRITER AND THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: The Times/Sunday Times, Financial Times, Spectator, Independent, Tablet and New Statesman Once more, Kate Summerscale shatters our preconceptions of a classic crime' Val McDermid ''I really, really loved it. It''s written so beautifully and it really makes you feel like you''re in the 1950s'' Richard Osman Every bit the gripping, page-turning treat' Mark Bostridge, Spectator London, 1953. Police discover the bodies of three young women hidden in a wall at 10 Rillington Place, a dingy terrace house in Notting Hill. On searching the building, they find another body beneath the floorboards, then an array of human bones in the garden. But they have already investigated a double murder at 10 Rillington Place, three years ago, and the killer was hanged. Did they get the wrong man? A nationwide manhunt is launched for the tenant of the ground-floor flat, a softly spoken former policeman named Reg Christie. Star reporter Harry Procter chases after the scoop. Celebrated crime writer Fryn Tennyson Jesse begs to be assigned to the case. The story becomes an instant sensation, and with the relentless rise of the tabloid press the public watches on like never before. Who is Christie? Why did he choose to kill women, and to keep their bodies near him? As Harry and Fryn start to learn the full horror of what went on at Rillington Place, they realise that Christie might also have engineered a terrible miscarriage of justice in plain sight. In this riveting true story, Kate Summerscale mines the archives to uncover the lives of Christie's victims, the tabloid frenzy that their deaths inspired, and the truth about what happened inside the house.
£18.70
Crossed Crow Books Past Life Prompts
£17.06
Yale University Press Figures of Crisis Alberto Giacometti and the Myths of Nationalism
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£42.75
John Murray Press Uncommon People
Book SynopsisWhen Miranda Sawyer interviewed Noel Gallagher in 1995, his gag wishing Damon Albarn would die of AIDS became front-page news. This fascinating pop history, exploring the mid-90s moment when British music suddenly meant everything, explains why. Picking out twenty key songs, delving into the surprising stories behind them and their unlikely creators, Uncommon People takes us back to when Jarvis Cocker became a national hero, Trainspotting was a global hit, fire-starting seemed like a good night out - and it felt as though the revolution was happening.Initially a music press nickname, Britpop became an unexpected musical movement centred around outsiders and misfits, drop-outs and weirdos who refused to compromise on their ideas, even when they were thrust into the international spotlight. Not just a scene for white guys with guitars, but something wilder and more interesting, with songs that have proved timeless. Exploring the era''s key artists - Oasis, Blur, Tricky, Pulp, Underworld, Manic Street Preachers, The Prodigy, Suede, Chemical Brothers, Garbage, Supergrass, Radiohead, PJ Harvey and more - through their definitive anthems, Miranda Sawyer transports us back to the beating heart of the nineties.Uncommon People re-lives the mad exhilaration of what it was like to hear these songs for the very first time - and what it was like to make them. With amazing new interviews, and I-was-there insights, this book offers a backstage pass to all the most interesting bits of Britpop''s Greatest Hits.Forget New Labour, forget earnest trend theories, this book is all about the music, the people and being right there, right now.
£21.25
Princeton University Press In Praise of Addiction
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£22.50
Princeton University Press Michelangelo and Titian
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£27.00
Orion Publishing Co How To Do The Work
Book SynopsisTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''My favourite Instagram account in the world.'' Dr Rangan Chatterjee''If LePera''s Instagram feed is full of aha moments illuminating the inner workings of your psyche, the revelations in the book are more like a full firework display.'' Red magazine''This book is a must-read for anyone on a path of personal growth.'' GABBY BERNSTEIN, author of number one New York Times bestsellers Super Attractor and The Universe Has Your Back''The book I wish I had read in my twenties.'' ELIZABETH DAY, author of How to Fail''How to Do the Work will transform how you see yourself and your ability to change. I believe this book could change lives, if not the world.'' HOLLY BOURNE, bestselling author of How Do You Like Me Now?''Want more from life? Looking for answers? How to Do the
£17.09
Galison Victoria Ball Blooming Escape 1000 Piece Puzzle
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£17.27
Collective Ink Where Did My Gravitas Go
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£13.29
David & Charles How to Draw a River from the Source to the Sea
Book SynopsisA Step-by-Step course for the Nature ArtistThis compact guide to landscape drawing will show you how to capture the elements and detail of Rivers and create great artwork: from the Source to the Sea. structured in a step-by-step course format each section builds confidence understand the importance of detailed analysis build the quality of your artistic output Throughout the seasons - and in all weathers - How to Draw a Riveroffers a unique insight and understanding of the natural world around us and how to capture its beauty in a sketchbook.
£13.49
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd English Language Teaching in a Neurodiverse World
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£24.95
Transworld Publishers Ltd The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid:
Book SynopsisFrom one of our most beloved and bestselling authors, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s.Born in 1951 in the middle of the United States, Des Moines, Iowa, Bill Bryson is perfectly positioned to mine his memories of a totally all-American childhood for 24 carat memoir gold. Like millions of his generation, Bryson grew up with a rich fantasy life as a superhero. In his case, he ran around the house wearing a jersey with a thunderbolt on it and a towel round his neck that served as his cape, leaping tall buildings in a single bound and vanquishing evildoers (in his head) as The Thunderbolt Kid.Using his childhood fantasy life as a springboard, Bill Bryson recreates the life of his family in the 1950s in all its transcendent normality. In a period that saw the inexorable rise of television, the opening of Disneyland, the testing of the atomic bomb, and the explosion of choice in everything from food to cars, Bill Bryson's days followed in reassuringly cosy succession, enlivened by modest triumphs and disasters.Warm and laugh-out-loud funny, The Rise and Fall of the Thunderbolt Kid is a modern classic, full of Bill Bryson's inimitable, pitch-perfect observations............................................................................................................................................'Seriously funny' The Sunday Times'A funny, effortlessly readable, quietly enchanted memoir' Daily Mail'A wittily incisive book about innocence, and its limits, but in no sense an innocent book... Like Alan Bennett, another ironist posing as a sentimentalist, Bryson can play the teddy-bear and then deliver a sudden, grizzly-style swipe' Independent'Outlandishly and improbably entertaining... inevitably [I] would be reduced to body-racking, tear-inducing, de-couching laughter' New York Times'Characteristic mixture of bemused wit, acerbic astonishment and sweet benevolence... His evocation of an era is near perfect: tender, hilarious and true' The TimesTrade ReviewA wittily incisive book about innocence, and its limits, but in no sense an innocent book... Like Alan Bennett, another ironist posing as a sentimentalist, Bryson can play the teddy-bear and then deliver a sudden, grizzly-style swipe... might tell us as much about the oddities of the American way as a dozen think-tanks -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *A funny, effortlessly readable, quietly enchanted memoir... Bryson also provides a quirky social history of America... he always manages to slam on the brakes with a good joke just when things might get sentimental * Daily Mail *Characteristic mixture of bemused wit, acerbic astonishment and sweet benevolence... Evocation of an era is near perfect: tender, hilarious and true * The Times *Outlandishly and improbably entertaining... inevitably [I] would be reduced to body-racking, tear-inducing, de-couching laughter * The New York Times *Seriously funny * The Sunday Times *
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Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd An Essential Guide to Surviving and Thriving in Residential Childcare
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£24.95
Helion & Company The Armed Forces of North Korea Volume 1 Part 2
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mastering Arabic Grammar
Book SynopsisMastering Arabic Grammar is a reference and activity grammar book for all beginners and early intermediate students of Arabic, whether studying in a group or by themselves. The book reinforces and expands the structures and vocabulary presented in Mastering Arabic and is the ideal companion to this popular course. However the clear structural explanations and practice activities make it a perfect companion for any taught or self-teach course. The book is divided into two parts: basis grammar and verbs. There are optional extra sections with explanations and activities covering the grammatical case endings used in formal, literary and religious Arabic.
£26.59
Atlantic Books How Will I Ever Get Through This
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£13.49
APA Publications Rough Guides Vietnam Travel Guide with eBook
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£20.62
Taschen GmbH Caravaggio. The Complete Works
Book SynopsisCaravaggio, or more accurately Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), was a legend even in his own lifetime. Notorious bad boy of Italian painting, the artist was at once celebrated and controversial: Violent in temper, precise in technique, a creative master, and a man on the run. This work offers a comprehensive reassessment of Caravaggio’s entire œuvre with a catalogue raisonné of his works. Each painting is reproduced in large format, with recent, high production photography allowing for dramatic close-ups with Caravaggio's ingenious details of looks and gestures. Five introductory chapters analyze Caravaggio's artistic career from his early struggle to make a living, through his first public commissions in Rome, and his growing celebrity status. They look at his increasing daring with lighting and with a boundary-breaking naturalism which allowed even biblical events to unfold with an unprecedented immediacy before the viewer.Trade Review“The pictures come across as so real that leafing through this book, the reader almost smells the oil paint. Every page is a pleasure for the senses.” * NDR Kultur *“This book is an artwork unto itself—perfect for Italian Renaissance aficionados.” * Die Welt *“The reproductions are excellent, the details often breathtakingly vivid..." * The Royal Academy Magazine *“This comprehensive study showcases each painting in state-of-the-art photography, with close-ups of details, like his ability to capture emotion with the subtlest of facial expressions. The text analyses his career and his riotous life: a rag-to-riches story every bit as dramatic as Caravaggio’s art.” * The Lady *
£50.00
Key Publishing Ltd Aeroplane Yearbook 2526
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£9.49
Pitch Publishing Ltd The History Boys Part Two
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£16.99
Fashionary International Limited Poses for Fashion Illustration (Card Box): 100
Book SynopsisAre you looking for the perfect fashion templates to capture your creativity? Fashionary have seen the stiff, impractical fashion templates available, and come up with a modern alternative. Their set of 100 pose cards are accurately proportioned, with practical poses that cover basic style to couture to sportswear – even including a built-in filing system to accommodate the busy fashion professional. The guide book includes detailed step by step demonstrations of fashion sketching, beautifully drawn by fashion illustrator Connie Lim.
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The History Press Ltd The Noble Quest
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The History Press Ltd The Queen and the Mistress
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Pitch Publishing Ltd Trivquiz Newcastle United: 1001 Questions
Book SynopsisHow much do you really know about Newcastle United? Put your Magpies knowledge to the test with this bumper book of brainteaser quizzes and fascinating facts, beautifully illustrated by one of the world's leading sports artists. It's packed with trivia on all the Newcastle greats - from 'Wor Jackie' Milburn to Supermac and Shearer, from 'King Kevin' Keegan to Rafa Benitez and beyond - providing hours of highly dippable fun and entertainment. On his retirement in 1984, which player left the field by helicopter still dressed in his kit? Which club favourite made 95 appearances for Peru? Alan Shearer once scored a goal 10.4 seconds into a Premier League game against which club? Who was the first Newcastle United player to win the Premier League Golden Boot? The Magpies take to the field for each home game to the sound of which Mark Knopfler song? Trivquiz Newcastle United holds the answers to all these questions and hundreds more.
£9.49
The History Press Ltd The Little Book of the Isle of Wight
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£11.69
The History Press Ltd Grimsby
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£14.39
Ebury Publishing Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change
Book SynopsisLoving What Is by bestselling author Byron Katie is a simple, straightforward antidote to the suffering we unnecessarily create for ourselves and has inspired and help millions of people transform their pain into freedom. Written in an easy-to-follow, interactive and accessible way and drawing on illustrative case studies, reading this is the first step to turning your life around and achieving inner peace and harmony...'A great blessing for our planet' -- Eckhart Tolle'Her method can cut through years of self-delusion and rationalisation' -- Los Angeles Times'A pragmatic and simple way of getting people to take responsibility for their own problems' -- Time Magazine'Mind blown - [this is the] best book I have read of this type since Power of Now. Really helped me to let go of beliefs and judgements that aren't serving me. Thanks for writing it.' -- ***** Reader review'Amazing, life changing' -- ***** Reader review'A massively inspiring book' -- ***** Reader review'Very easy to read and an absolute gem!' -- ***** Reader review'Life changing (really)' -- ***** Reader review*****************************************************************************************************A thought is harmless unless we believe itDrawing on her own experience of moving through suffering to freedom, Byron Katie developed 'The Work': a simple, four-step programme to help pinpoint the problems that are troubling you and how to tackle them effectively.A life-transforming system for discarding the stories at the source of our suffering, this is your guide to finding inner peace and happiness.Trade ReviewA pragmatic and simple way of getting people to take responsibility for their own problems * Time Magazine *A simple, straightforward antidote to the suffering we unnecessarily create for ourselves * David Chadwick, author of Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki *Her method can cut through years of self-delusion and rationalisation * Los Angeles Times *
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