China's hypercompetitive job market is stunting and distorting the lives of an entire generation. Forced into a cutthroat doom loop, the people interviewed in Involution highlight how they are pitted against their colleagues, assigned pointless or impossible tasks, and warped by hostile environments. In response to an antisocial work culture, forms of passive resistance have become endemic.Through conversations with young workers from across China, the Gonglao Collective paints a h...

Militias have stormed cities around the United States and the incumbent, Dom Coronet, uses his newfound power grab to keep his residence at the White House. Larry Stevens, the president-elect is forced underground as violence, censorship and a growing divide between the haves and have-nots amplify the disparities in the New Republic.Can democracy be restored or will an authoritarian leader rewrite the established norms?S is the continuing story of R, resuming on the Day of ...

Find calm, clarity and joy in seconds with micropractice – a revolutionary, science-backed method that can deliver powerful benefits anytime, anywhere.How do we care for ourselves when life won’t slow down? This is the question that psychologist Eli Susman spent a decade pursuing the answer to at Harvard and Berkeley as he observed how too many of us think mindfulness, self-compassion and joy are only achieved through lengthy retreats, intensive meditation or hours...

In a culture consumed with self-improvement, many Christians become entangled in the relentless pursuit of a "better" life. But the more we try to refine ourselves, the more we find that our efforts lead to burnout, frustration, and a deep sense of emptiness. In surrendering it all to Christ, we can take on new meaning and fulfillment, build better mindsets, and find that contentment and happiness are found in a deep relationship with God.Death to Self-Help

'Brilliant, revelatory and erudite. Like all the best books it lets you see the familiar world in a new way' Mark Forsyth, author of The Etymologicon'Enlightening' Steven PinkerHell is other people. You are what you eat. Ignorance is bliss. Or is it?Meet Phrased & Confused, a guide to the great quotations that we just keep getting wrong. From ancient maxims like 'seize the day' to modern classics l...

Silver Granger used to be a homicide detective. Now she's a private investigator working out of a cheap office in Riverview, taking whatever walks through the door. When grieving mother Lydia Morgan hires her to find the driver who killed her daughter Cynthia in a hit-and-run two years ago, Granger takes the case because it's the right thing to do and because the rent is due.The police have nothing. Granger, through a mix of digital digging and old-fashioned legwork, traces the aba...

Breaking the Hold of Persistent Bondage to Discover Lasting Freedom in ChristFour years after his salvation, Eli Yoder was preaching freedom while secretly still bound by the same chains he thought Jesus had already broken. The night he showed up drunk to his son's football game, he was forced to confront a question that would shape his ministry: If he was truly saved, why was he still bound?In Unbound, Eli shares his unvarnished account of what ha...

Create more joy, trust, and meaningful conversation with this shared mother-son journal for boys ages 8 and up, from bestselling author and family therapist Eli Harwood, aka Attachment Nerd.Busy schedules can make it difficult to slow down and truly connect. This journal for boys and moms offers a playful, low-pressure way for mothers and sons to understand each other, celebrate what makes them unique, and build a closer lifelong bond.This guided mother-son...

This is a book about choices. Not the kind you make when you decide who to marry, whether to quit your job, or when to go for a hike. It’s about the kind that hardly existed a hundred years ago but now govern our lives. The kind that have architects.Choose Your Captivity exposes the hidden forms of designed choice that, by determining the options made available to us, are deployed to steer our attention, behaviour and desires, influencing everything from what we eat to whe...

An analytical history of the shoegaze genre from its roots in late '80s UK rock to its surprising resurgence amongst Gen Z musicians and infiltration of the mainstream.What began as a noisy off-shoot of alternative rock has grown into a globally celebrated style of music with a self-sustaining underground ecosystem and one of the most fiercely dedicated fanbases of any rock sub-genre. This unique breed of music, historically characterized by introverted artists sta...

DREAM IT Fully updated and revised with concise descriptions and detailed maps that allow hikers of all levels to enjoy beautiful views, get fit in the outdoors, and learn about the most dramatic mountains east of the Mississippi River.PLAN IT Climbing New Hampshire’s 48 4,000 Footers provides the latest information to plan a customized trip:The best hikes to summit every mountain over 4,000 feet in elevation in New Hampshire...

Let's get in the kitchen together! This cookbook for parents of kids 8+ transforms time in the kitchen into meaningful family connection—designed to spark curiosity, encourage healthy habits, and turn up the joy.Salt Fat Acid Heat meets How to Talk So Kids Will Listen in this parent-child cookbook that teaches culinary skills while nurturing emotional intelligence, patience, and connection. Co-written by family therapist Eli Harwood and her ten-ye...