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New Harbinger Publications Overcoming Parental Anxiety: Rewire Your Brain to Worry Less and Enjoy Parenting More
Be the calm and collected parent you aspire to be with this powerful, neuroscience-based guide.Do you worry about your child all the time? Maybe they are behind on certain milestones, struggling in school, having difficulty making friends, or heading off to college and away from home for the first time. Their problems or struggles become your own, and you end up feeling so anxious that you forget what it’s like to just enjoy being their parent. The good news is that you can rewire your “parent brain” to respond differently to these challenges. This book will show you how to replace parental anxiety with parental effectiveness.In Overcoming Parental Anxiety, three anxiety specialists team up to help you change your anxious brain using the core principles of neuroscience and exercises from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness. You’ll learn how to overcome worry by identifying your parental values, paying attention to the moment, and cultivating self-compassion. Most importantly, you’ll find targeted exercises to help minimize parenting related worry and anxiety, so you can live more fully and enjoy the shared experiences you have with your children.Thanks to the brain’s lifelong ability to create new neural connections, you can achieve that coveted and elusive sense of calm that seems to come so easily to some parents. And by practicing the simple neuroscience-based skills in this book, you can overcome your parental anxiety, stress less, and be more present with your kids. Why not get started now?
£13.06
Simon & Schuster Playing with Matches: A Novel
Named a Best Book of Summer by Refinery29, Bustle, and PopSugar “The best rom-com of the season…overflowing with charm and heart.” —Bustle “The perfect Summer read—smart, funny, escapist, and bursting with charm.” —PopSugar In the tradition of Good in Bed and The Assistants comes a funny and smart comedy about a young matchmaker balancing her messy personal life and the demands of her eccentric clients.Sasha Goldberg has a lot going for her: a recent journalism degree from NYU, an apartment with her best friend Caroline, and a relationship that would be amazing if her finance-bro boyfriend Jonathan would ever look up from his BlackBerry. But when her dream career falls through, she uses her family’s darkest secret to land a job as a matchmaker for New York City’s elite at the dating service Bliss. Despite her inexperience, Sasha throws herself into her new career, trolling for catches on Tinder, coaching her clients through rejection, and dishing out dating advice to people twice her age. She sets up a TV exec who wanted kids five years ago, a forty-year-old baseball-loving virgin, and a consultant with a rigorous five-page checklist for her ideal match. Sasha hopes to find her clients The One, like she did. But when Jonathan betrays her, she spirals out of control—and right into the arms of a writer with a charming Southern drawl, who she had previously set up with one of her clients. He’s strictly off-limits, but with her relationship on the rocks, all bets are off. Fresh, sweet, and laugh-out-loud funny, Playing with Matches is the addictive story about dating in today’s swipe-heavy society, and a young woman trying to find her own place in the world.
£16.49
Transworld Publishers Ltd Assistant to the Villain: No.1 New York Times bestseller from a TikTok sensation! The most hilarious grumpy sunshine romantasy book of 2023
A #1 New York Times bestseller from the creator of a viral TikTok series about the sunshine assistant to the evil villain and their unexpected romance. ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, level-headed assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem, terror, and other Dark Things in General. Discretion a must. Excellent benefits.With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn's most infamous Villain results in a job offer-naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don't find evil so attractive, Evie.But just when she's getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat...and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain-and his entire nefarious empire-out.Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work... and ensure he makes them pay.After all, a good job is hard to find....Readers have fallen head over heels for Assistant to the Villain: 'The slow burn romance was done so well - all the tension and build up with the characters' relationship had me grinning like crazy''I absolutely raced through this novel . . . I loved this book so much, it was laugh out loud funny, the characters were amazing and the tension was high!''The perfect one-sitting binge read for any fantasy or rom-com lover''Perfect blend of fantasy, romance and laugh out loud writing!'Number 1 New York Times bestseller, September 2023
£10.74
HarperCollins Focus Your Bedroom is an Ocean!: Bring the Sea Home with Reusable, Glow-in-the-Dark (BPA-free!) Stickers of Sharks, Whales, Dolphins, Octopus, Narwhals, and Jellyfish!
Turn your home into an underwater utopia with Your Bedroom Is An Ocean!, a one-of-a-kind craft book filled with everything a young seafarer needs to transform their space into an ethereal ecosystem!Why look to the sky for mystery and wonder when one of history's greatest puzzles is right below our noses? Earth's oceans remain one of the most mystifying entities in existence. Swarming with species that have yet to be identified and housing unique characters like sailors, pirates, and (according to some) aliens, the planet's waters are one of the remaining frontiers of our modern world. So why wouldn't children want to immerse themselves in this mystical environment? Your Bedroom Is An Ocean! gives them that power, making ocean exploration as easy as 1-2-turn the page please! And trust us, these pages are filled to the brim with facts and activities too irresistible to ignore, like... The largest ocean is the Pacific, which covers 30% of the Earth's surface. Tsunamis can thunder in at 500 miles per hour, on a good day. The water emitting from hydrothermal vents deep beneath the surface can reach up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit. The planet's largest mountain range is not the Andes...it's the Mid-Oceanic ridge and it's nearly ten times longer than it's above-the-surface counterpart, clocking in at a mind-boggling 40,390 miles. Have you heard of The Bloop? It's not a children's TV character; it's the largest ocean sound that has ever been recorded, and it happened in 1997. There are over 3 million shipwrecks peppering our ocean floors. 91 percent of sea creatures have yet to be discovered, which means marine biologists still have a lot of work to do. Want more? Don't worry. As the universe's largest inhabited space, the world's oceans have plenty of information to offer, all of which will be folded within the pages of our bubbly book. More than just a textbook, though, Your Bedroom Is An Ocean! is also jam-packed with stunning photographs and textile add-ons like stickers that will help kids and parents alike submerge themselves into this perplexing underwater adventure.
£26.18
St Martin's Press Color & Grace: Jesus In My Heart, Coffee In My Hand: A Coloring Book of Faith and Hope
Modern Christian women lead busy lives and always put family and faith first-but that doesn't mean they don't need to unwind with a clever coloring book that celebrates their many roles and the importance of their blessings. This coloring book offers sassy sayings, Scripture, and pretty illustrations that honor the joys and struggles of contemporary family life.
£13.70
St Martin's Press Color & Grace: Jesus & Lemonade Sweeten My Days: A Coloring Book of Life in the Son
No matter what the day brings, Christian women know how sweet it is to trust in Jesus. And when they're thirsty for reminders, this coloring book will help fill their pretty insulated cup again. With sassy sayings, refreshing Scripture references, and fun-to-color illustrations, every page is a reminder that when the struggle is real, so is Jesus and His love and grace.
£14.30
St Martin's Press Color & Grace: Give Me Jesus & Christmas Movies: A Coloring Book of True Joy
Rest your heart in Jesus and rom-coms You do it all to make the Christmas season magical for everyone around you-from staying faithful to Advent devotions (most days) to remembering the candles for Jesus's birthday cake. Give yourself a little grace and space and put on that winter-wonderland love story while you curl up with a coloring book! Every page of Give Me Jesus & Christmas Movies leads you into streams of mercy never ceasing and scenes of cinematic holiday calm. Celebrate the comfort and joy that only Jesus and a sentimental Christmas movie can bring! - Enter a snow globe of warmth, love, and Christian humor with more than 35 pretty illustrations - Lift your fa-la-las and hallelujahs in gratitude for God's gifts with coloring devotions - Focus on the reason for the season-and laugh at everything else we try to make it - Gift your masterpieces to friends and family Coloring is a simple way to recharge your battery so your Christmas can shine bright. Turn to Give Me Jesus & Christmas Movies when you want to feel holly, jolly, and full of Jesus!
£14.40
St Martin's Press Sweet Tea and Jesus: A Coloring Book of Blessings and Truths
Sweet Tea and Jesus celebrates our beautiful, imperfect journey lived faithfully in our Savior's reflection. Featuring 60+ inspirational quotes and sayings, each page will serve as a blessed reminder that the glory of the Lord is upon us always and that there is nothing brighter on a gloomy or stress-filled day than a smile. With a selection that includes both joyful Scripture and witty sayings in equal measure, readers will delight in adding their own exceptional color scheme and hanging each finished piece in their own homes or giving artwork as gifts to friends and loved ones.
£13.68
Castle Point Books One Question a Day with God: A Three-Year Journal
The latest entry into the best-selling One Question a Day series is ideal for anyone seeking hope, light, and answers in modern life through a daily practice of faith. With insightful questions designed to strengthen a connection with God, this three-year journal will help you surrender anxiety and uncertainty at His feet, trust His plan for your life, and feel more confident in your daily faith walk. Sample prompts: What change are you calling me to make in my life? Who is the neighbour who most needs my love today? Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. - Proverbs 3:5 (NIV) In what area of my life do I need to stop leaning on my own understanding?
£11.48
St Martin's Press Let Freedom Ring: The I-Love-America Coloring Book
Flags, small-town parades, purple mountains' majesty, and more await patriotic Americans in this new coloring book! Published in time for Memorial Day and 4th of July, this book is a great way to celebrate our country and show your American spirit. The beautiful illustrations are sure to inspire the millions of Americans for whom love of country is a core value.
£14.28
Duke University Press The Banality of Good
In The Banality of Good, Lieba Faier examines why contemporary efforts to curb human trafficking have fallen so spectacularly short of their stated goals despite well-funded campaigns by the United Nations and its member-state governments. Focusing on Japan’s efforts to enact the UN’s counter-trafficking protocol and assist Filipina migrants working in Japan’s sex industry, Faier draws from interviews with NGO caseworkers and government officials to demonstrate how these efforts disregard the needs and perspectives of those they are designed to help. She finds that these campaigns tend to privilege bureaucracies and institutional compliance, resulting in the compromised quality of life, repatriation, and even criminalization of human trafficking survivors. Faier expands on Hannah Arendt’s idea of the “banality of evil” by coining the titular “banality of good” to describe the reality of the UN’s fight against human traffickin
£75.74
New Growth Press Taste and See: All about God's Goodness
£16.99
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company American Dog: Poppy
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Max comes a heartwarming, middle grade story about a misunderstood rescue dog, Poppy, who finds kinship with an outcast girl on the coast of Northern California. Poppy is a dog with a problem. She has too much energy, and her elderly owner can keep her only if she can be trained. When twelve-year-old Hannah moves to the coast of Northern California, she thinks she can help turn this rambunctious puppy into the good dog she knows Poppy is. But Hannah realises Poppy's reputation as a pit bull means she has to work even harder to prove that Poppy and dogs like her deserve a second chance. Will Hannah train Poppy into the perfect dog before it's too late? AGES: 8 to 12 AUTHOR: Jennifer Li Shotz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine., about the coolest war dog ever. She is also the author of the Hero and Scout series. Among other things, Jen has written about sugar addiction, stinky shoes, and sports-related concussions. A Los Angeles native, she graduated from Vassar and has an MFA in nonfiction from Columbia. A senior editor for Scholastic Action Magazine, she lives with her family and Puerto Rican rescue dog, Vida, in Brooklyn.
£8.98
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company American Dog: Poppy
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Max comes a heartwarming, middle grade story about a misunderstood rescue dog, Poppy, who finds kinship with an outcast girl on the coast of Northern California. Poppy is a dog with a problem. She has too much energy, and her elderly owner can keep her only if she can be trained. When twelve-year-old Hannah moves to the coast of Northern California, she thinks she can help turn this rambunctious puppy into the good dog she knows Poppy is. But Hannah realises Poppy's reputation as a pit bull means she has to work even harder to prove that Poppy and dogs like her deserve a second chance. Will Hannah train Poppy into the perfect dog before it's too late? AGES: 8 to 12 AUTHOR: Jennifer Li Shotz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine., about the coolest war dog ever. She is also the author of the Hero and Scout series. Among other things, Jen has written about sugar addiction, stinky shoes, and sports-related concussions. A Los Angeles native, she graduated from Vassar and has an MFA in nonfiction from Columbia. A senior editor for Scholastic Action Magazine, she lives with her family and Puerto Rican rescue dog, Vida, in Brooklyn.
£12.23
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Call Me Irresistible
The funniest love story of the year, Call Me Irresistible is the book Susan Elizabeth Phillips fans have been craving. The beloved New York Times bestselling author returns with a delightfully sassy, sexy, and downright irresistible tale of true love Texas style. Ted Beaudine, one of Phillips's most charming characters (the adolescent heartbreaker from her hilarious debut, Fancy Pants, and the new college graduate from Lady Be Good) is now all grown up and in a heap of romantic trouble all his own-in a perfectly marvelous contemporary romance that fans of Emily Giffin, Kristen Hannah, and Elin Hilderbrand will simply adore.
£8.98
Behrman House Inc.,U.S. Judah Maccabee Goes to the Doctor: A Story for Hanukkah
Being the best and the bravest wasn't only an outside, shiny-shield thing. It was an on-the-inside thing too. And that's what he had to show Hannah.“It was wise, creative, empathetic.” – Interview with Blima Marcus for AJL NewsMore than anything, Judah wants to be a good big brother to his baby sister, Hannah. He even uses his new Maccabee shield to protect her from danger!On the last day of Hanukkah, during a visit to the doctor, Judah refuses to have his shot. Surely, his shield can protect him from germs, too!
£17.19
University of Illinois Press Complaint: Grievance among Friends
“It is not, nor it cannot come to good. But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.” Thus spoke Hamlet, one of the great kvetchers of literature. Every day, gripers challenge our patience and compassion. Yet Pollyannas rile us up with their grotesque contentment and unfathomable rejection of protest. Avital Ronell considers how literature and philosophy treat bellyachers, wailers, and grumps—and the complaints they lavish on the rest of us. Combining her trademark jazzy panache with a fearless range of readings, Ronell opens a dialogue with readers that discusses thinkers with whom she has directly engaged. Beginning with Hamlet, and with a candid awareness of her own experiences, Ronell proceeds to show how complaining is aggravated, distracted, stifled, and transformed. She moves on to the exemplary complaints of Friedrich Nietzsche, Hannah Arendt, and Barbara Johnson and examines the complaint-riven history of deconstruction.Infused with the author’s trademark wit, Complaint takes friends, colleagues, and all of us on a courageous philosophical journey.
£19.80
Zaffre Don't Make a Sound: Can you keep quiet about the bestselling thriller everyone’s talking about?
'Incredibly chilling. A contender for THRILLER OF THE YEAR' Fiona Cummins, bestselling author of Rattle'A FAST-PACED and DARKLY DISTURBING thriller' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of Let Me Lie and I See YouYou can't choose your family. Or can you? Meet the Bensons. They're an ordinary couple. They wash their car, mow their lawn and pass the time of day with their neighbours. And they have a beautiful little girl called Daisy.There's just one problem. SHE'S NOT THEIRS.D. S. Nathan Cody is about to face his darkest and most terrifying case yet . . .See what everyone is saying about DON'T MAKE A SOUND...'A MIND-BLOWING, HEAD-RATTLING, whirlwind of a thriller. David Jackson is the king of 'just-one-more-chapter'. I bloody LOVED it' Joanna Cannon, Sunday Times bestselling author'Damn, Don't Make a Sound was good. Tore through it in two days. CREEPY, CHILLING . . . Perfect!' Caz Frear, bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies'Jackson catapults himself into the top echelons of crime fiction with Don't Make a Sound. This book is going to be a talking point for years to come' Luca Veste, author of The Bone Keeper'OMG what a brilliant read! Hardly breathed the whole way through! LOVED this book!' Samantha Hayes, bestselling author of The Reunion'One of the most DISTURBING, FRIGHTENING crime novels I've read in a long time' Martyn Waites'OMG this book! Don't Make a Sound started off CREEPY then became so TENSE that I barely breathed from the middle to the end' Susi Holliday'Bloody CREEPY and absolutely GRIPPING. Another hit from a chap who really knows how to fill his inkwell with our deepest fears' David Mark'I haven't read a book in one sitting in a long time but Don't Make a Sound REDEFINES GRIPPING. And that twist at the end! Bravo!' Chris Whitaker, award-winning author of TALL OAKS'Excellent. Such a page-turner' G. J. Minett'A parent's nightmare. A cop's worst fear. Jackson doesn't mince his words when it comes to dark and disturbing' Mel Sherratt'A beautifully wrought thriller that had the kid in me cowering beneath the bed covers. One of the best thrillers of my year' CJ Carver'Disturbing subject matter, expertly handled & well executed. If you like your tension drip-fed, this one's for you' Mari Hannah'A chilling slice of Suburban Gothic that KEPT ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT. Lock all your doors because, trust me, you're never going be able to look at your neighbours the same way again' Mark Hill
£16.09
Andrews McMeel Publishing How to Be a Better Drinker
Delight guests with unique drink recipes, clever entertaining tips, and inspiring tricks from TikTok’s queen of cocktails.Hannah Chamberlain, the sensational mind behind the popular TikTok account @spiritedla, brings her cocktail knowledge, playful humor, and timeless vintage flair to her debut book, How to Be a Better Drinker. Chapters include: Cocktail Making Essentials How to Be a Better Host How to Be a Better Guest Good Bar Behavior What to Do When You Overdo It Readers will enjoy discovering the best ways to entertain guests while making get togethers both personal and delicious. Recipes for cocktails include: Surprise Par-tea Cider Chai Tequila Toddy Sparkling Lilac Gin Punch Architectural Digestif A little proper host's preparation will have guests sipping their way to a truly ravishing affair! The book also includes contributions from notable influencers: Dani Dazey (HBO's Trixie Motel), Paul Feig (Freaks & Geeks, Bridesmaids, and A Simple Favor) Stacie Flinner (travel and design expert), Jordan Hughes of @highproofpreacher, Elliott Clark of @apartment_bartender, Saeed 'Hawk' House of @cocktailsbyhawk, and more!
£19.91
The University of Chicago Press From Voice to Influence: Understanding Citizenship in a Digital Age
The ways in which we gather information about current events and communicate it with others have been transformed by the rapid rise of digital and social media platforms. The political is no longer confined to the institutional and electoral arenas, and that has profound implications for how we understand citizenship and political participation. With From Voice to Influence, Danielle Allen and Jennifer S. Light have brought together a stellar group of political and social theorists, social scientists, and media analysts to explore this transformation. Treading through the contributions is the notion of egalitarian participatory democracy, and among the topics discussed are immigration rights activism, the participatory potential of hip hop culture, and the porous boundary between public and private space on social media. The opportunities presented for political efficacy through digital media to people who otherwise might not be easily heard also raise a host of questions about how to define "good participation:" Does the ease with which one can now participate in online petitions or conversations about current events seduce some away from serious civic activities into "slacktivism?" Drawing on a diverse body of theory, from Hannah Arendt to Anthony Appiah, From Voice to Influence offers a range of distinctive visions for a political ethics to guide citizens in a digitally connected world.
£28.34
HarperCollins Publishers Its a Dogs Life
A funny, heartwarming animal story from a master storyteller, perfect for children learning to read.Lula always likes me to go with her to the end of the lane. She loves a bit of a cuddle and a lick or two before the school bus comes.Oh Russ, she whispers. A horse. It's all I want for my birthday. And I'm thinking excuse me, but what's so great about a horse? Isn't a dog good enough?The touching tale of one girl and her dog exploring farm life, from Britain's best-loved children's author, Michael Morpurgo.The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading.Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.Clear typeUp to 8 lines per pageBright, appealing pictures for added intere
£7.16
Fordham University Press Public Things: Democracy in Disrepair
In the contemporary world of neoliberalism, efficiency is treated as the vehicle of political and economic health. State bureaucracy, but not corporate bureaucracy, is seen as inefficient, and privatization is seen as a magic cure for social ills. In Public Things: Democracy in Disrepair, Bonnie Honig asks whether democracy is possible in the absence of public services, spaces, and utilities. In other words, if neoliberalism leaves to democracy merely electoral majoritarianism and procedures of deliberation while divesting democratic states of their ownership of public things, what will the impact be? Following Tocqueville, who extolled the virtues of “pursuing in common the objects of common desires,” Honig focuses not on the demos but on the objects of democratic life. Democracy, as she points out, postulates public things—infrastructure, monuments, libraries—that citizens use, care for, repair, and are gathered up by. To be “gathered up” refers to the work of D. W. Winnicott, the object relations psychoanalyst who popularized the idea of “transitional objects”—the toys, teddy bears, or favorite blankets by way of which infants come to understand themselves as unified selves with an inside and an outside in relation to others. The wager of Public Things is that the work transitional objects do for infants is analogously performed for democratic citizens by public things, which press us into object relations with others and with ourselves. Public Things attends also to the historically racial character of public things: public lands taken from indigenous peoples, access to public goods restricted to white majorities. Drawing on Hannah Arendt, who saw how things fabricated by humans lend stability to the human world, Honig shows how Arendt and Winnicott—both theorists of livenesss—underline the material and psychological conditions necessary for object permanence and the reparative work needed for a more egalitarian democracy.
£17.38
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Trucker and Train
Trucker, the big rig, loves to rule the road with his size, strength, and mighty horn. The other vehicles swerve and shake as Trucker blasts past, expecting them to follow along in awe. Then Trucker meets the louder, stronger, and kinder Train. He sees how the other vehicles gleam and swoon when Train is around. And he wonders, Why don’t they ever gleam at me? Trucker just wants Train to go away . . . until a broken railroad crossing signal changes everything. Can Trucker use his size and strength for the good of his fellow vehicles before it’s too late? Perfect for fans of Little Blue Truck and Loren Long’s Otis stories, Trucker and Train is a classic in the making.
£15.61
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Trucker and Train Board Book
Kindness and friendship triumph over bullying in this action-packed, gently abridged board book that’s perfect for fans of Little Blue Truck and Loren Long’s Otis stories, and for every vehicle-obsessed little one. Trucker, the big rig, loves to rule the road with his size, strength, and mighty horn. The other vehicles swerve and shake as Trucker blasts past, expecting them to follow along in awe. Then Trucker meets the louder, stronger, and kinder Train. He sees how the other vehicles gleam and swoon when Train is around. And he wonders, Why don’t they ever gleam at me? Trucker just wants Train to go away . . . until a broken railroad crossing signal changes everything. Can Trucker use his size and strength for the good of his fellow vehicles before it’s too late? This gently abridged board book is perfect for fans of Little Blue Truck and Loren Long’s Otis stories, Trucker and Train is a classic in the making.
£10.01
