‘A brilliant book of intelligent advice and detailed case studies that encourages reflection and positive change.’ Fearne Cotton ‘A refreshingly practical guide to finding joy every day.’ Susanna Reid ‘Owen is an expert at showing, in his brilliantly down-to-earth way, how we can find happiness in the real world.’ Rob Rinder, aka Judge Rinder Want to get happier? Not just a little but A LOT happier?Now you...

Discover amazing stories of robotic dogs, heroic cats and the Supervet's most incredible animals.Growing up on the family farm in Ballyfin, Ireland, Noel's childhood was spent tending to the cattle and sheep with his beloved sheepdog Pirate, providing him with solace from the kids that bullied him at school. It was this bond with animals that inspired him to become a vet - but not any only vet, a supervet!Noel has treated thousands of anima...

Our stories are riddled with the sting of rejection. It's feeling like a failure or being heartbroken. It's being left out or misunderstood. It's the parent who neglected us or the person who betrayed our trust. It's even in the way we think or talk about ourselves and question our relationship with God.Whether it happened in grade school or last week, rejection can leave deep scars that affect our relationships, our self-worth, and our identities for years to come. And while we ca...

Whether we like it or not, a large part of our thinking is wasteful -- be it guilt, fear, anxiety or stress. This drains our energy and hinders our decision-making. Mindfulness is an eye-opening take on how to reclaim your time and stay in the moment, illustrated with metaphors derived from cinema, theatre, magic and other stories. Through the book, we learn to recognize and cut down on thoughts that are unproductive. We also learn to investigate the process of self-deception -- becoming m...

How to get to master the art of persuasion—from the bestselling author of Talk Like Ted.'An easy-to-read and practical journey through personal development, plus tips on structuring the storytelling that is still considered key to connecting with other people and, crucially, with customers and investors in business.'Financial Times (Business Book of the Month)Ideas don’t sell themselves. As the forces of globalization, automation, and artifi...

The must-read guide to getting your child back on trackYou know your child is bright. Until recently, school was fine—easy, even. Yet suddenly, your son or daughter is struggling academically and emotionally. Falling grades, scattered work, assignments unfinished or not turned in, outbursts and upheaval … what is going on?And how can you help?The truth is that many smart students reach a point where they feel overwhelmed and stressed out. As their grades drop, so doe...

Are you one of the many people who long to ditch the cubicle and go to work for yourself, on your own terms? What's holding you back? Self-doubt, fear, technology challenges, the feeling that there are already too many other people doing what you want to do? It's time to face those things head-on and transform your passion into a thriving business. Why? Because your message matters.In this uplifting and practical book, blogger, speaker, and business coach Jonathan Milligan...

The transformative mind-model for performing under stress and making pressure your advantageUsed by the planet’s top performersIn Performance Under Pressure, forensic psychiatrist Dr Ceri Evans gives you the tools to take control of the moment.Beat doubt, worry, regret and burnout with simple mind techniques and discover the secret of how to be ‘comfortable being uncomfortable’.No one is immune to pressure. We all f...

Inspiring stories of 10 urbanites who decided to ‘the simple life’ in the rural mountains of Japan—for anyone interested in sustainable living, Japanese culture, and Eastern spirituality.“Subversive in the best possible way.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling authorThe Abundance of Less captures the texture of sustainable lives well lived in these 10 profiles of ordinary—yet exceptional—men and women who left behi...

The #1 international bestselling author of The Gray Rhino offers a bold new framework for understanding risk in and how we can re-examine and re-shape our relationship with uncertainty to live more productive and successful lives.What drives a sixty-four-year-old woman to hurl herself over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Why do young journalists risk their lives to tell the stories of strangers? Why do some people wait until the last minute to get to the airport while others get there m...

You will learn how to: - Deal with stress - Face difficult moments with a constructive mindset - Remain confident even when feeling vulnerable - Be comfortable with the uncomfortable Elite athletes need to deal with multiple distractions, manage their stress levels, and have robust self-confidence to deliver podium-worthy performances. These days, it’s the same in the workplace. In today’s fast-paced, competitive work environments, employees and corporate leaders are asked to do more with ...

Robert Thurman, the preeminent scholar and interpreter of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy for the modern world, leads us on a joyful exploration into the nature of reality through Buddha's threefold curriculum of "super-education.""Buddha had to be an educator, rather than a prophet or religion founder, since he had achieved his goal of exact and complete understanding of reality by using reason, experiments to open his own mind, and vision to do so," Thurman writes. "From his own experience, ...