WINNER: Nautilus Books for a Better World – Social ScienceAround the world, a swelling tide of people are discovering an astonishing, life-altering truth. This book tells their extraordinary stories:an anxious PhD student builds his confidence by changing his workoutback exercises help one woman negotiate a fix to a botched home repaira Microsoft executive grows credibility by shifting her stancean executive team leads th...

Discover the flavors and uses of common wild plants with this herbalist guide featuring recipes and tips on foraging right outside your door.When we think of wild plants with medicinal or culinary benefits, we typically think of something exotic and obscure. But many of the plants growing in our own neighborhoods can be just as useful and tasty as anything sold in a health food store. In Herbal Adventures, herbalist Rachel Wolf reveals the properties and us...

Bring more fun, unity, and love to your household through creative activities the whole family will enjoy—featuring ideas for imaginative play, arts and crafts, nature explorations, and moreEmbrace family life with creativity at its heart. The Creative Family Manifesto is a guide to using the simple tools around you—your imagination, basic art supplies, household objects, and natural materials—to relax, play, and grow together as a family. When you learn t...

Amy and Amanda at the Beach is a very sweet story of two girls from two different places becoming great friends. It reminds us all that friendship can form when you least expect it.

When you learn to awaken your family’s creativity, wonderful things will happen: you’ll make meaningful connections with your children in large and small ways; your children will more often engage in their own creative discoveries; and your family will embrace new ways to relax, play, and grow together. With just the simple tools around you—your imagination, basic art supplies, household objects, and natural materials—you can transform your family life, and have so much more fun!Am...

For many of us, our home is the center of our life. It is the place where our families meet and mingle, where we share our meals and share our dreams. So much more than just a space to live, our homes offer us a place of comfort, nourishment, and love for us and for our children.In Handmade Home, Amanda Blake Soule, author of The Creative Family and the blog SouleMama.com, offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activi...

Uncover hidden emotional triggers and heal your inner child with guided shadow work journaling for true self-discovery. When toxic positivity fails to bring lasting peace, this compassionate personal development audio experience offers a safe space to explore the parts of your psyche you usually avoid. Break free from exhausting emotional burnout and step into a more grounded, authentic reality.Whether you are navigating a quiet evening of reflection or seeking a mindful daily comm...

Heal childhood wounds and overcome self-sabotage with this trauma-sensitive guide to psychological shadow work. When conventional self-help feels too aggressive, this calm, introspective audio sanctuary meets you exactly where you are. Perfect for highly sensitive listeners feeling overwhelmed by daily anxiety, it delivers profound emotional integration without triggering your nervous system.Reclaim your inner power by turning toward your hidden pain, shame, and self-doubt with rad...

Become a stitching wizard with a collection of designs featuring your favorite fantastical creatures!This fantastic cross stitch collection features a range of designs including the Celtic fairy queen, Chinese dragons, beautiful mermaids, and a majestic unicorn. Glittering metallic threads and gleaming beads are incorporated into many of the designs for a truly magical finish.The projects range from full-sized pictures to cushions, greeting cards, sachets and...

"It's my 40th birthday today and I'm trying to smile, but as I look in the mirror all I can see is an empty shell, someone waiting to die... You could never tell that anything was wrong with me by just looking at me, as I dress clean and I keep myself tidy, and I have a smile on my face that hides my emotions and over the years I've become an expert at hiding behind it" This is the shocking true story of an innocent girl abused by the very people who said they would take good care of her. ...

The Lost Child of Philomena Lee is the tale of a mother and a son whose lives were scarred by the forces of hypocrisy on both sides of the Atlantic and of the secrets they were forced to keep. A compelling narrative of human love and loss, Martin Sixsmith's moving account is both heartbreaking yet ultimately redemptive.When she fell pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent to the convent at Roscrea in Co. Tipperary to be looked aft...

The Arts & Crafts Busy Book should be required reading for anyone raising or teaching children. It is written with warmth and sprinkled with humor and insight.The Arts & Crafts Busy Book contains 365 screen-free, fun, creative and educational arts and crafts projects for children ages two to six that provide a great alternative to using TV as a babysitter. It shows parents and daycare providers how to:Stimulate creativity and self-expression...