**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...

The architectural history of the Middle Ages is full of surprises It is hard to imagine today that relatively few construction plans have been found for the impressive churches and cathedrals of the Romanesque and Gothic periods. Where did most of the drawings go? Were the plans destroyed or lost over time? Or were they never made at all? Although there were very few architectural drawings, there were numerous compasses. What were they used for and how? Was it possible to design complex bu...

Three inspirational stories of women who risked everything for love and traveled thousands of miles to the western frontier.Part 1The Mismatched Widowed Bride & The BabyBroken, alone and pregnant**,** twenty-one year old former dancer, Lola has lost everything.Now widowed… Lola believes that no man would ever want to marry her. That is… until she hears about the Perfect Match program.Lola r...

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 ...

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...

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...

Three inspirational stories of women who risked everything for love and traveled thousands of miles to the western frontier.Part 1: The 'Blind' Cowboy, The Blemish Bride & The Indian BabyViola Van Horn has lost her fiancé and fears she will never find another man who wants to marry her because of a blemish that covers her face. It seems her fate is to become a spinster…

Who hasn’t dreamed about making a movie? We'll show you how to navigate the world of independent filmmaking, from script to screen. The Digital Filmmaking Handbook will help you make the movie you've been dreaming about.For this edition, we’ve focused on soft skills: developing a project, writing a compelling story, working with actors, the special challenges of directing. After all, these are the things that really matter in the end—skills that help you t...

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: The Crippled Bride and The Ambitious MinerMeetAva with a heartbreaking past, and a crippling injury. She's always had everything she needed financially, but now this has changed. Being crippled, she has lost everything and she hated politician.

Three inspirational stories of women who risked everything for love and traveled thousands of miles to the western frontier.Part 1:Desperate Bride Mistaken Her Undertaker WilliamClara is alone and living in poverty. She makes one vow to her tiny child: she will never become a Mail Order Bride again.Not after what happened last time… But alone with her baby, Clara is left homeless and penniless.She has NO c...