10 Things Girls Need Most


Steve Biddulph - 2017
    It provides the very best information that we have about girls growing up today – and, alongside, interactive tasks and self-exploration practices that will help you to put this into practice. These interactive tasks are simple questions for you to respond to. They immediately get you thinking about your own life, your family and, of course, your daughter. This book grew out of the growing concerns of parents about health issues being faced by their daughters – such as:• feeling inadequate• suffering long periods of deep unhappiness• embarrassment about their developing bodies and appearance• experiencing friendship struggles• feeling alone in their struggles• unsure about their sexuality.This is a whole new book on girls, and it has grown out of years of onlinediscussions. It is a reflection of the issues that parents want to explore in more depth. Many of these are new. The information in this book will help your daughter to develop the necessary emotional and mental skills to keep her healthy throughout her whole life.

Essential Wisdom from a Spiritual Master


Sadhguru - 2008
    The answers are by Sadhguru,a living master and profound mystic of our times.Unshakably anchored in inner experience,he remains unaffiliated to any organized religions,sectarian or ideological tradition.Forthright,witty, unconventional,provovative,but deeply compassionate,these answers were shared with close disciples over a period of ten years on various occasions.Spanning a variety of subjects that he seldom addresses otherwise in public,these words were spoken to foster the growth of a few who had been with him for a long time.The tone is intimate,the cadence conversational,the context specific.And this is the book s strength.Seekers of every culture and persuasion will find themselves turning from eavesdroppers to participants from the very first page.For the answers carry the unmistakable ring of authenticity,the deep clarity and wisdom of one who knows what it means to seek.And to know.And just how to map the arduous,often interminable,journey in between.

Thinking Basketball


Ben Taylor - 2016
    Explore how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives. New basketball concepts are introduced, such as power plays, portability and why the best player shouldn't always shoot. Discover how the box score can be misleading, why "closers" are overrated and how the outcome of a game fundamentally alters our memory. Behavioral economics, traffic paradoxes and other metaphors highlight this thought-provoking insight into the NBA and our own thinking. A must-read for any basketball fan -- you'll never view the sport, and maybe the world, the same again.

Professional No-Limit Hold 'em: Volume I


Matt Flynn - 2007
    Cash games were rarely spread in conventional poker rooms, let alone the Internet. All of that changed when the game exploded on television. No-limit cash games started sprouting up at casinos of all types. No-limit hold em is now the most popular form of poker. Tournaments pushed it to the forefront, and a great deal of money can also be won here despite that fact, many players feel frustrated with their results. They win some money, only to lose it all on one botched hand. This book teaches you how to play and think like a professional. It shows how to size your bets, manage the pot, manipulate your opponents, know when to go all-in, and avoid the big mistake. Do you understand critical no-limit concepts like The REM Process, The Commitment Threshold, and Stack-To-Pot Ratios? If not, this is the book for you.

Chess Bitch: Women in the Ultimate Intellectual Sport


Jennifer Shahade - 2005
    Chess Bitch, written by the 2004 U.S. Woman's Chess Champion, is an eye-opening account of how today's young female chess players are successfully knocking down the doors to this traditionally male game, infiltrating the male-owned sporting subculture of international chess, and giving the phrase "play like a girl" a whole new meaning. Through interviews with and observation of the young globetrotting women chess players who challenge male domination, Chess Bitch shines a harsh light on the game's gender bias. For those who think of chess as two people sitting quietly across a table, Shahade paints a colorful world that most chess fans never knew existed.

Better Than Chocolate: 50 Proven Ways to Feel Happier


Siimon Reynolds - 2005
    From Taoism to psycho-cyberkinetics, this delicious little book distills simple lessons from the world’s major theories about happiness, such as:Ask uplifting questions (they can change the direction of your thinking).Try a low-insulin diet (balancing sugar levels sweetens your mood).Understand Buddhist theory (fewer desires leads to less suffering).Kiss someone (kissing just feels great).Animated with cheery illustrations, BETTER THAN CHOCOLATE is sweeter than a candy bar baked into a brownie and dipped in hot fudge—and a whole lot better for you.

The Champion Mindset: An Athlete's Guide to Mental Toughness


Joanna Zeiger - 2017
    Reaching the top of any sport, or any aspect of life, takes years upon years of dedication and proper preparation. But if there's a huge pool of individuals who have undertaken the same commitment and steps towards becoming the best, what truly separates the winners from everyone else? Joanna Zeiger believes proper mental preparation is the answer.The Champion Mindset is a much-needed and long overdue look into how to program a competitor's mind to achieve optimal success. Changing behaviors and ways of thinking are never easy, but the chapters in this book aim to simplify this process to make it manageable and achievable. This book is for every athlete--from the weekend warrior, who wants to complete in his or her first 5k running race, to those who have aspirations of one day becoming Olympians and world champions.The Champion Mindset is a compendium of Zeiger's own personal journey from struggling novice swimmer to Olympian and World Champion. Through steps including: Proper Goal Setting, Keeping it Fun, Building Your Team, Intention in Training, Improving Motivation, Promoting Self-Confidence, and Mind/Body Cohesion, among others, Zeiger uses her decades of personal experience, doctoral-level research, and professional success, to prepare readers to go all-in with their mental game.

A Toolkit for Modern Life: 53 Ways to Look After Your Mind


Emma Hepburn - 2020
    

Maestro: A Surprising Story about Leading by Listening


Roger Nierenberg - 2009
    The narrator befriends an orchestra conductor and is inspired to think about leadership and communication in an entirely new way.For instance:- A maestro doesn't micromanage, but encourages others to develop their own solutions. There's a big difference between conducting and trying to play all the instruments.- A maestro helps people feel ownership of the whole piece, not just their individual parts.- A maestro leads by listening. When people sense genuine open-mindedness, they offer more of their talent. If not, they get defensive and hold back their best ideas.- Truly great leaders, whether conductors striving for perfect harmony or CEOs reaching for excellence, act with a vision of their organization at its best.For more information, visit: www.MaestroBook.com

Autumn's Angel


Robin Lee Hatcher - 2013
    . .Luvena would be perfect for Clay if she didn't come with kids. But kids are a deal breaker, especially in a rough-and-trouble mining town. The trouble is, there's no money to send them back . . .

Bedroom Bully


Trista Russell - 2009
    Shaken with fright when he nudges a gun to her body and demands protection, Audra has no clue how deeply the murderer's rough, tender touches will penetrate the hardened layers of her heart.Dean Casey can't believe he's on the run after shooting two cops. But he never dreamed that his young daughter would be molested, either, a crushing reality that pushed the hardworking father to the brink of insanity. With the entire city of Miami on the hunt for him, Dean must figure out a way to save his daughter before vanishing from her life forever. To complicate matters, his hostage is a sexy, thick beauty whose attraction to him is impossible to ignore.Overcome with the thrill of their forbidden lust and imprisoned in the walls of her home, Audra and Dean lose themselves in an addictive, erotic haze - until sudden tragedies and shocking twists force them to escape Miami. As the fugitives set sail on the tranquil Caribbean Sea, their treacherous journey will, once and for all, test the limitless bounds of their passion.

Against My Will


Sophie Crockett - 2020
    When I finally entered the real world, evil was waiting.’ A shocking true account of one girl’s harrowing journey to survival.Sophie Crockett spent most of her childhood suffering from crippling anxiety. Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, she became a virtual prisoner in her own home, afraid to venture outside. After battling with depression, eating disorders and self-harm, Sophie had the courage to re-enter society in her late teens.She was just 17 when she fell prey to ST, a violent bully who exploited her vulnerability and cruelly assumed complete coercive control over her life. He kept Sophie captive and refused to leave her alone; fed her, bathed her, even escorted her to the toilet. Sophie endured countless tirades of mental and physical abuse, kept as his sex slave while he repeatedly threatened to kill her.She was convinced it was the end. But through her bravery, and with little help from the authorities, Sophie was able to escape.This is her story.

The Amazing Afterlife of Animals; Messages and Signs from our Pets on the Other Side


Karen A. Anderson - 2017
    Your pet has been there for you through good times and bad. They are your best friend, your confidant, your buddy. When that final moment arrives and you must say goodbye, the world as you know it comes to an end. Everything changes and life going forward is now empty and so very lonely without them.They are gone forever it seems. Or are they? Questions burn in your mind as you wonder what happens to your pets after they die.Did I make the right choices? Is there another realm where they coexist with my other departed pets or human loved ones? Do the pets I've had to euthanize forgive me? Did they struggle or were they in pain? Was it their time to die? Did I let them go too soon?Read actual messages from departed animals revealing detailed insights about what they experience at the end of their lives. Discover how pets feel about death, euthanasia, cremation, reincarnation and so much more.You are and always have been the most important person in the world to your petsIf you are grieving the loss of your beloved pet the uplifting and insightful messages within these chapters will help you break through your grief, being healing, and start living a full and purposeful life again knowing you are and always will be connected with your departed pets. Award-winning Animal Communicator and Afterlife Expert, Karen Anderson, unveils tantalizing evidence that our pets communicate with us throughout their lives as well as after their physical death.Will this evidence prove that our pets continue to send us messages and signs from the Other Side?You be the judge.The purity and detailed accuracy of the animals' messages may surprise you and they may even present new perspectives about life after death. Discover how deeply your pets love you and how the bonds of love never die as you journey into the amazing afterlife of animals.What messages await you?Winner of these prestigious national and international literary awards:#1 Bestseller on Amazon- Pets/AnimalsWinner 2018 International Book Awards - Pets/AnimalsWinner 2018 Next Generation Indie Book AwardsWinner 2018 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner 2018 Indie Book AwardsWinner - 2018 Beverly Hills Book Awards - GriefSilver Medal Winner 2018 Readers Favorite Book AwardsSilver Medal Winner - 2017 Nautilus Book AwardsFinalist 2018 Beverly Hills Book Awards - PetsFinalist 2018 International Book Awards - New Age/Non-FictionFinalist 2018 International Book Awards - Spirituality/InspirationalFinalist 2018 International Book Awards - Best Cover Design Non-FictionTwo 5-Star Reviews from Readers Favorite Book ReviewsFinalist 2018 "Best Book Awards" Non-fiction - PetsFinalist 2018 "Best Book Awards" Non-fiction - New AgeFinalist 2018 "Best Book Awards" Non-fiction Best Cover Design

At My Grandmother's Table: Heartwarming Stories and Cherished Recipes from the South


Faye Porter - 2013
    Or they prepared food and shared it by offering it to those in need or by hosting folks in their homes. So much of what they knew and taught us about love and friendship started in their Southern kitchens."At My Grandmother's Table" pays homage to those memories with the flavors that will take readers right back to her table with dishes such as:Memaw's Strawberry Salad Christmas Sweet Potato Pudding Banana Butterscotch Bread Scripture Cake Shoofly Pie Old Fashioned Cream PieJust as Faye Porter's "At My Grandmother's Knee "celebrated Grandmother's kitchen and the sweet memories that were created in it, this new collection of stories and recipes also comes from some of the luckiest people around?the grandchildren of Southern ladies who knew how to cook.

An Anonymous Girl: The First Three Chapters


Greer Hendricks - 2018
    Generous compensation. Anonymity guaranteed. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr. Shields may know what she’s thinking…and what she’s hiding. As Jess’s paranoia grows, it becomes clear that she can no longer trust what in her life is real, and what is one of Dr. Shields’ manipulative experiments. Caught in a web of deceit and jealousy, Jess quickly learns that some obsessions can be deadly.From the authors of the blockbuster bestseller The Wife Between Us comes An Anonymous Girl, an electrifying new novel about doubt, passion, and just how much you can trust someone.