**Learn how to achieve the happiness you deserve"A guide to sustaining your newfound contentment." —Psychology Today"Lyubomirsky's central point is clear: a significant portion of what is called happiness . . . is up for grabs. Taking some pages out of the positive psychology playbook, she coaches readers on how to snag it." —The New York Review of Books**You see here a different kind of happiness book. The How of Happiness is a comprehens...

Three inspirational stories of women who risked everything for love and traveled thousands of miles to the western frontier.Part 1:The Mayor Meeting His Scarred & Rejected BrideSallie Murphy vowed to NEVER marry, but after losing all of her worldly processions in a fire that burned down the town, she's left with little choice… She doesn't trust anyone and still wears the horrible scar on her neck from the last per...

Three inspirational stories of women who risked everything for love and traveled thousands of miles to the western frontier.Part 1:AMISH LOVE - The Brave and Shunned Amish BrideWhen Clara realized that things in the Nevada desert were getting a bit too hard for her small AMISH family, she knew something had to be done.There is ONLY ONE problem surfaced . . .That the solution to their problem was she would b...

This is Sonja Isaac's true and riveting account of how a mysterious visitor came literally to battle the devil for her soul and her life, and to eventually give her victory over a devastating illness called sarcoidosis. Part 'Battlefield of the Mind' and part 'Good Morning Holy Spirit' this is spiritual warfare as you have never seen it before.Imagine trying to live the traditional Christian life, but nothing seems to be going your way. In fact, everything around you seems to be fa...

In this pioneering work, a renowned happiness scientist and a top relationship researcher draw on the science of happiness, love, and human connection to offer a powerful framework to help readers appreciate and nurture what makes them feel truly loved.We can be loved—and still not feel loved. Many people believe that if they behave the right way, say the right things, or make themselves more lovable, they will feel more loved. But this kind of reflexive t...

The bestselling author of The How of Happiness reveals how to find opportunity in life’s thorniest momentsFocusing on life’s biggest, messiest moments, Sonja Lyubomirsky provides readers with the clear-eyed vision they need to build the healthiest, most satisfying life. Lyubomirsky argues that we have been given false promises—myths that assure us that lifelong happiness will be attained once we hit the culturally confirmed markers of adult success. This b...

She just wanted to put her life back together. Stranded in the most remote place in the world. They'll look to her to save them.Leslie never imagined that she'd be stranded in the jungle by an Inca god, hunted by a band of mercenaries, and wanted dead by a whole village.And she never expected to lead a bunch of helpless tourists in the most hostile environment known to man.It's up to former adventurer Leslie Kicklighter to get them out alive. But su...

Three inspirational stories of women who risked everything for love and traveled thousands of miles to the western frontier.Part 1:The Heir Longing For His Reluctant BrideWhen a young Mica thought of adventure, she had never once thought marriage could be possible. That was until she discovered what a mail order bride was and all the possibilities it could hold. Trying her luck she was surprised to find that she had found a connection w...

Three inspirational stories of women who risked everything for love and traveled thousands of miles to the western frontier.Part 1:The Cowboy's Fallen Bride & BabyNessie Bowler is grieving the loss of her older sister when the unthinkable happens… Her mother asks her to marry her late sister Doris's elderly husband.But Nessie can't bear the thought. She remembers well how Doris was abused by her husband while she was alive. Nessie is despera...

Three inspirational stories of women who risked everything for love and traveled thousands of miles to the western frontier.Part 1: The Shamed Big Beautiful Indian BrideMeet Kimi Brandon, a determined young woman of mixed Indian and white blood who has been living with prejudice for years and had been shunned by society.Part 2**: The Crippled & Shunned Indian Bride**Meet Nadie Brandon- daughter of a white father and Indian m...

This book explores far-right authoritarian and exclusionary interpretations of environmental crises that are gaining traction globally.While research on the political ecology of the far right has grown substantially over the last decade, it has largely focused on ‘Western’, especially European, actors and contexts. As far-right ideas increasingly circulate worldwide, there is an urgent need to ‘provincialize Europe’ and approach current developments from a global perspective. This ...

I'll make it as a pirate if it's the last thing I do.Chen gets her wish for an adventurous life when she becomes a cook on a pirate ship. What she finds is treachery at every turn, the challenge of learning about life on a pirate ship, and learning to cook and defend herself, fast. But if she can get her hands on Captain Flint's treasure, her worries would be over.The series continues with Daughter of the Black Flag coming in February 2026....