The Brain That Changes Itself - Stories of Personal Tri...
Fascinating. Doidge s book is a remarkable and hopeful portr...
The Book that Made Your World - How the Bible Created t...
Understand where we came from.Whether youre an avid studen...
Memories of the Afterlife - Life Between Lives Stories ...
Dr. Michael Newton, best-selling author of Journey of Soul...
The Mind That Changes Everything - 48 creative meditati...
Ian Gawler was given 2 to 3 weeks to live. Despite having hi...
World War I Love Stories - Real-life Romances from the ...
For the soldiers who fought in it, from Europe to Gallipoli,...
The Clever Gut Diet - How to Revolutionize Your Body fr...
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Diet a...
The Flying Kangaroo - Great Untold Stories of Qantas......
From its earliest days, Qantas has attracted its fair share ...
The Case for Christ - A Journalist's Personal Investiga...
Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is ...
The Clever Guts Diet - How to Revolutionise Your Body f...
Your gut is astonishingly clever. It contains millions of ne...
The Flying Kangaroo - Great Untold Stories of Qantas......
From its earliest days, Qantas has attracted its fair share ...
America 51 - A Probe into the Realities That Are Hiding...
The always-outspoken hard rock vocalist Corey Taylor begins ...
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Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You're Not Looking
If weâve done our job welland; letâs be honest; if we're luckyyouâll read to the end of this description. Most likely; however; you wonât. Somewhere in the middle of the next paragraph; your mind will wander off. Minds wander. Thatâs just how it is.That may be bad news for me; but is it bad news for people in general? Does the fact that as much as fifty percent of our waki...
The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
In the final years of his life, Chekhov had reached the height of his powers as a dramatist, and also produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces. The poignant The Lady with the Little Dog and About Love examine the nature of love outside of marriage its romantic idealism and the fear of disillusionment. And in stories such as Peasants, The House with the Mezzani...
Island in the East - Two great loves. One shattering betrayal. A war that changes everything.
Beautifully written and impressively researched, Island in the East is a stunner. Emotional, evocative and enthralling. Kate FurnivallIm absolutely loving it. Gill PaulCompletely entrancing the humidity and social tensions of a bygone Singapore rise from every page. Perfect escapism, beautifully written. Emma Rous Its impossible to put this book down. Kate RiordanWith a sizz...
The First Christmas and Other Bible Stories From the New Testament
A beautiful cloth-bound gift edition containing 16 of the best-known New Testament stories retold for children, by Enid Blyton, one of the worlds best-loved storytellers. The perfect Christmas gift. Enid Blytons retelling of Christs own stories and the meaning of His time on Earth is full of love Christs love for us, our love for each other and Enids caring and timeless love for...
Memories of the Afterlife - Life Between Lives Stories of Personal Transformation
Dr. Michael Newton, best-selling author of Journey of Souls and Destiny of Souls, returns with amazing case studies that highlight the profound impact of spiritual regression on peoples everyday lives. These true accounts handpicked and presented by Life Between Lives hypnotherapists feature case studies of real people embarking on life-changing spiritual journeys: returning to pas...
We Are Our Brains - From the Womb to Alzheimer's
Everything we think, do and refrain from doing is determined by our brain. From religion to sexuality, it shapes our potential, our desires and our characters. Taking us through every stage in our lives, from the womb to falling in love to old age, Dick Swaab shows that we dont just have brains: we are our brains. A blockbuster about the brain
provocative, fascinating, remarkable Cliv...
The Zoomable Universe - A Step-by-Step Tour Through Cosmic Scale, from the Infinite to the Infinitesimal
Embark on a breath-taking, cutting-edge voyage through the enormity of our reality travelling one power of ten or order of magnitude at a time. Inspired by the classic Powers of Ten film and bestselling book by Charles and Ray Eames, the award-winning astrobiologist Caleb Scharf and acclaimed artist Ron Miller guide us from the very edge of the observable universe about 91 billion l...
Devil's Day - From the Costa winning and bestselling author of The Loney
The second novel from the Costa winning and bestselling author of The LoneyThe new master of menace Sunday TimesIn the wink of an eye, as quick as a flea, The Devil he jumped from me to thee. And only when the Devil had gone, Did I know that he and Id been one . . .Every autumn, John Pentecost returns to the farm where he grew up to help gather the sheep down from the moors for the winter. V...
The Clever Gut Diet - How to Revolutionize Your Body from the Inside Out
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Diet and The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet comes a groundbreaking new book about your gutknown as the second brain of the bodythat explains how taking care of its good bacteria can lead to optimal health and weight loss. People often joke about going with their gut but the truth is that this part of your body exercises an astonishing degr...
Besieged - Stories from the Iron Druid Chronicles
***OVER A MILLION COPIES OF THE IRON DRUID BOOKS SOLD*** American Gods meets Jim Butchers Harry Dresden SFF World Discover this action-packed collection of short stories featuring Atticus OSullivan the two-thousand-year-old tattooed Irishman with extraordinary powers from Kevin Hearnes New York Times bestselling Iron Druid Chronicles. - In ancient Egypt, Atticus raids a secret cham...
Letters to Iris - The most uplifting book you will read this year, from the Number One bestseller
Iris was once everything to her granddaughter. But now shes losing her grip on her precious memories, and its too late for Tess to ask for the advice she needs now more than ever.Tess is stunned to discover shes pregnant but in spite of her relationship breakdown she knows she wants the surprise baby. Alone and uncertain, she turns to Gigi, a kindly stranger at Iriss nursing home.Gigi i...
The Hungry Brain - Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat
ESSENTIAL -The New York Times Have you ever wished you could just stop eating the cake, even as you put another forkful in your mouth? Have you ever wondered why exactly you are still eating chips when you are definitely full? This book has the answers. The Hungry Brain isnt about denying yourself the food you love, or never eating pudding again, but the bottom line is that we often ea...
The Informed Parent - A Science-Based Resource for Your Child's First Four Years
Finally, a book that presents the latest scientific research on home birth, breastfeeding, sleep training, vaccines and other key topics so that parents and parents-to-be can make their own best-informed decisions. In the era of questionable Internet facts and parental oversharing on social media sites, its more important than ever to find credible sources of information in order to make...
The Body Keeps the Score - Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma
The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the worlds experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body. Van der Kolk draws on thirty years of experience to argue powerfully that trauma is o...
Goddess Girls: Athena the Brain - Book 1
Athena has always been above average. Shes never quite fit in at Triton Junior High, but who wouldve guessed that Athena is actually a goddess? Principal Zeuss daughter, to be exact. When shes summoned to Mount Olympus Academy, Athena thinks she might actually fit in for the first time in her life. But in some ways, school on Mount Olympus is not that different from down on Earth, and Athe...
How Emotions Are Made - The Secret Life of the Brain
By the deepest thinker about this topic since Darwin Daniel Gilbert, author of the bestseller Stumbling on Happiness Fascinating . . . a thought-provoking journey into emotion science The Wall Street Journal This meticulous, well-researched, and deeply thought out book provides information about our emotions what they are, where they come from, why we have them. For anyone who has str...
Far from the Tree - Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, a Books for a Better Life Award, and one of The New York Times Book Reviews Ten Best Books of 2012, this masterpiece by the National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon features stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children, but also find profound meaning in doing soa brave, beautiful book that will ...
The Demon-Haunted World - Science as a Candle in the Dark
A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought.; *Los Angeles TimesPOWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing.; *The Washington Post Book WorldHow can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if w...
Usborne Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths
A fantastic compendium, this wonderful collection of Greek myths taken from Usborne Young Reading titles is a thrilling and informative read. Featuring the best-known of all the Greek heroes and monsters, with six stories starring Perseus and Medusa, Pegasus, Heracles, Odysseus, the Wooden Horse and the Minotaur. A section after the stories gives more details on the various gods and other Gree...
Yes! - 60 secrets from the science of persuasion
Since its publication in 2007, Yes! has shown how small changes can make a big difference to everyones powers of persuasion both at work and at home. Every day, we face the challenge of persuading others to do what we want. But what makes people say yes to our requests? Based on decades of research into the psychology of persuasion, this book reveals many remarkable insights that will he...
The Right Way, The Wrong Way and the Railway - Great Victorian Rail Stories
The Right Way, the Wrong Way and the Railway takes a real warts and all look at the Victorian Railways. Eight years in the making, this book abounds in history, humour, railway stuff-ups and the typical stupidity which often went with The Job. From the mysteries of safeworking to suburban shenanigans, from close shaves to the downright bizarre, this book has it all right across the state ...