Collection: Ebooks

In an approach that turns decades of self-help advice on its head, Oliver Burkeman explains why positive thinking serves only to make us more miserable, and why A??getting motivatedA?? can exacerbate procrastination. And itA??s our constant efforts to eliminate the negative that cause us to feel ...

Everything about opera is larger than life, but the bigger the art form, the bigger the potential for disaster. When things go wrong at the opera house, they really go wrong. No one has a greater or more intimate knowledge of such moments than Lotfi Mansouri.A

Ignoring the universal truth that advice should only be offered if sought, here is one mother's funny, witty, wise guide to dealing with life's eternal dilemmas.

In this pioneering, practical book for parents, neuroscientist Daniel J. Siegel and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson explain the new science of how a child's brain is wired and how it matures. Different parts of a child's brain develop at different speeds and understanding these differences can...

Mindfulness in the Garden offers simple mindfulness verses (gathas) composed to connect the mind and body and to bring the reader/gardenera(TM)s awareness to the details of the present moment as they work in the garden. These gathas are signposts leading to nature, to the present, and ultimately ...

Inside Asperger's Looking Out follows in the best-selling footsteps of Kathy Hoopmann's All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome and All Dogs Have ADHD.A Through engaging text and full-color photographs, this book shows neurotypicals how Aspies see and experience the world. Each page brings to light trait...

The unexpected gift of a favored bottle of shiraz from her husband leads to the adventure of a lifetime for Karen Pond and her family--moving from rural Maine to the largest city in the world: Tokyo, Japan.Getting Genki in Japan is a collection of illustrated essays and musings of a Down East Mom...

What happens when a father asks his son to lie for the greater good?Growing up, Scott Johnson always suspected that his dad was different. Only as a teenager did he discover the truth: his father was a spy, one of the CIAa(TM)s most trusted officers. And, as Scott came to realise, his father had ...

The dramatic personal story of Anthony Field, founder and costar of the world's most popular children's musical group, The WigglesWith their distinctive look, catchy music, and upbeat message, The Wiggles have performed their way into the hearts and homes of millions of kids and their parents aro...

LAPD Detective Harry Bosch tackles three tough cases that span a legendary career in this never-before-collected trio of stories.