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Eliminate the overwhelm and stay on track with your money goals.If you struggle with the time and energy needed to manage your money, you’re not alone. So much financial advice is geared toward neurotypical brains. From checking your bank account to impulse spending and budgets that just don’t work out … It’s time to find the strategies that will help you manage your money in a way that suits your brain.ADHD Money is an empowering personal finance guide. In this book, you’l...

A guide to romance in the digital world.Everyone is looking for love … but the search for love in the twenty-first century is fraught with obstacles (not least among them pandemics), uncertainties (does romantic love really exist, and if it does, are we worthy of it?) and contradictions (the popularity of dating apps versus our cynicism about them).Although modern society and media have sold us the fairytale of that one big, romantic love – chemistry, sparks, passion – the ...

Amidst the tragedy of wild species extinction lies a hidden world of survival and wonder.Conservationists are embroiled in a high-stakes clash with a drug cartel to save a porpoise. Scientists are fighting to save a flightless bird that romances rocks. Unconventional animals are upending 21st century beauty standards, and financiers are betting on whale poo to make its debut on Wall Street.This is a story of survival and extinction, of life and death, of curiosity and perve...

A totally heartbreaking but uplifting story about family, loss and second chances.Three years after Daniel was killed by a senseless act of violence, all his sisters have left of him are their memories - and responsibility for Daniel's mischievous dachshund John Thomas. Daniel donated his organs, his death facilitating life-saving miracles for other families, while his own loved ones struggle to come to terms with their devastating loss, each at a crossroads of her...

'A powerful and absorbing story of friendship and courage, bringing to life a history that should never be forgotten. I could not put this book down, even as it broke my heart.' Kelly RimmerIn 1941, country girls Minnie Hodgson and Margot McNee set sail from Perth, Australia, for Singapore in search of adventure, full of excitement and keen to do their part working as nurses to the fallen soldiers in a time of war. What they encounter is an army of new friends and the terrors of a ...

A memoir of a whirlwind romance gone wrong.Kerstin is childless by choice and married to her job when Gianni, a charming Italian, turns her life into a champagne-coloured fairy tale.Soon after their runaway wedding, Gianni is diagnosed with cancer and Kerstin becomes his dedicated carer. But when she discovers that he has been cheating on her all through their relationship, she is faced with a difficult choice: walk away, or continue to care for the man who betrayed her. Sh...

DYMOCKS FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHIt's 1863, and Melbourne is transitioning from a fledgling colony to a thriving, gold-fuelled metropolis. But behind its shiny new façade, the real Melbourne can be found in the notorious red-light district of Little Lon, full of brothels where rich and poor alike can revel all night. The most glamorous among them is Papillon, home to the most alluring women in the city.For poor Irishwoman Johanna Callaghan, a job at Papillon could be her ti...

What if you could train your brain to experience greater happiness, focus, and emotional balance in daily life? What if it took just ten minutes a day?In The Happiness Plan, Dr Elise Bialylew offers a roadmap to a happier life. Drawing on her background in medicine, psychiatry and mindfulness meditation, she has created a powerful one-month mindfulness program that will lead you to a more balanced and fulfilled existence.In this transformative guidebook you’ll discover simple...

Old leadership models won't solve tomorrow's problems. The time for rapid transformation is now.Faster than ever before, our world is moving from one extreme to another. How can we respond in a way that creates meaningful change for a better future? In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Catriona Wallace reveals a pathway for implementing a powerful shift in perspective and leadership. Rapid Transformation combines ancient wisdom with emerging technologies, offering practical tools to ri...

Through her personal quest for a better way of being, author and respected journalist Christine Jackman seeks out the best ways to regain clarity and peace of mind in a busy and noisy world.For centuries, wise men and women have sought silence to gain insight and creative inspiration. Now the modern world is catching up. Is neuroscience finally proving that the mystics, monks and medicine men were onto something?As her own world became noisier, author Christine Jackman emba...

‘People congratulated me when I left my abusive marriage, but I didn’t feel like celebrating. I felt loss, grief, shame, anger, resentment, regret, uncertainty, relief and excitement. How can one person feel so many emotions at once? Where could I go for help? Who would understand?’From these questions, the charity Broken to Brilliant was born, where survivors help other survivors rebuild their lives using the power of story.In Terror to Triumph, twelve domestic violence su...

In 2013, journalist Ginger Gorman was trolled online and terrified, but once the attack subsided, she found herself curious. Who were these trolls? How and why did they coordinate such an attack? And how does someone fight back?Over the next five years, Gorman spoke to psychologists, trolling victims, law enforcement, academics and, most importantly, trolls themselves, embedding herself into their online communities and their psyches in ways she had never anticipated. She uncovered ...