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So much passes us by, unnoticed. We multi-task, switch between screens, work faster. When was the last time you paused to consider a beautifully made object or stunning natural landscape? Yet this is when our spirits lift, our soul is restored. Designer Alan Moore invites us to rethink not only what we produce whether it’s a website, a handmade chair, or a business but how and why.
Pregnancy can be bewildering for new parents-to-be: your life is about to change forever and the amount of information out there can be overwhelming. But fear not: this pictorial guide, packed with accessible and stylish infographics, will give you all the essential facts as well as a healthy dose of quirky trivia.
bell hooks challenges assumptions about love in her new book, and argues that love is not romanticism, nor is it narcissism, but that it is the will to nurture our and others’ spiritual growth, whether within families, relationships or with friends.
We all have a mind, so we all need to take care of our mental health as much as we need to take care of our physical health. And the first step is being able to talk about our mental health. James Dawson leads the way with this frank, factual and funny book, with added information and support from clinical psychologist Dr Olivia Hewitt. Covering topics from anxiety and depression to addiction, self-harm and personality disorders, James and Olivia talk clearly and supportively about a range of issues facing young people’s mental health – whether fleeting or long-term – and how to manage them, with real-life stories from young people around the world.
In a text that’s crammed with big, provocative ideas, Rubin shows readers how to create the habits that will transform their lives, even if they’ve failed before. The secret, Rubin explains, is to pinpoint the specific strategies that will work for us. From finding the right time to begin a new habit, to setting up a counter-intuitive system of reward, to using the pleasure of treats to strengthen our good habits – Rubin identifies the 21 strategies that will allow every reader to find an effective, individual fit.
Researcher and thought-leader Dr BreÃne Brown offers a powerful new vision that encourages us to dare greatly: to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly, and to courageously engage in our lives.
Allen Carr’s cigarette addiction drove him to despair, but, after countless attempts to quit, he eventually kicked the habit. This book offers a complete system to allow smokers to finish that last cigarette and quit for good.
This witty and inspiring book identifies ten lessons we can learn from the greatest artists across history, and interviews leading contemporary artists who are putting these skills into use today. Beautifully designed with cartoons, illustrations, and colour pictures of the key artworks, it will give you the tools to unlock your creativity and thrive at work and in your personal life.
Popular parenting expert Dr Laura Markham has garnered a large and loyal readership around the world, thanks to her simple, insightful approach that values the emotional bond between parent and child. However, as any parent of more than one child knows, it’s challenging for even the most engaged parent to maintain harmony and a strong connection when competition, tempers, and irritation run high. In this guide, Dr Markham presents simple yet powerful ways to cut through the squabbling and foster a loving, supportive bond between siblings, while giving each child the vital connection that he or she needs.
This sanity-saving collection of ideas and inspiration will help your children swap the screen for the sunshine and start getting more out of life.Â
The authors of the classic ‘Difficult Conversations’ teach you how to take criticism productively in this book. Receiving feedback is an important skill, and the rewards for learning well are substantial. But feedback can be painful, sometimes brutally so. This title takes an honest look at why feedback feels so hard, and gives readers the framework and tools needed to metabolize challenging information and use it to fuel real change.
Bringing fresh thinking to parenting issues such as managing screen use and encouraging independence, this book combines contemporary and traditional childrearing methods and applies a common sense ‘best of both worlds’ approach – one that works in the modern world for modern families.Â
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