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The Midnight Train
This book is a complete delight, not only a fairytale for adults that transports you on a magical journey of childlike wonder, but also a parable that helps you lead a better life' - JAMES NORTON 'Magically hopeful. This story will speak to your soul and your monkey mind and bring them back into harmony. Beautiful and uplifting, charming and soul-nurturing, this is another glorious triumph from the beloved Matt Haig' - DONNA ASHWORTH 'If you enjoyed The Midnight Library, you'll love this. The Midnight Train is exquisite storytelling and utterly brilliant. One of the most beautiful stories you'll ever experience' - JOANNA CANNON When your life flashes before your eyes, what will matter most?
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Sunburn
It's the early 1990s, and in the Irish village of Crossmore, Lucy feels out of place. Despite her fierce friendships, she's always felt this way, and the conventional path of marriage and motherhood doesn't appeal to her at all. Not even with handsome and doting Martin, her closest childhood friend. Lucy begins to make sense of herself during a long hot summer, when a spark with her school friend Susannah escalates to an all-consuming infatuation, and, very quickly, to a desperate and devastating love. Fearful of rejection from her small and conservative community, Lucy begins living a double life, hiding the most honest parts of herself in stolen moments with Susannah. But with the end of school and the opportunity to leave Crossmore looming, Lucy must choose between two places, two people and two futures, each as terrifying as the other. Neither will be easy, but only one will offer her happiness. Sunburn is an astute and tender portrayal of first love, adolescent anxiety and the realities of growing up in a small town where tradition holds people tightly in its grasp. An atmospheric sapphic love story and coming-of-age novel.
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Heap Earth Upon It
In this follow up to the award winning Sunburn, a claustrophobic tale of obsession, family, and identity… In January, 1965, the growing town of Ballycrea has four new residents. The O’Leary siblings arrive in their new village under suspicious circumstances. Desperate to make a new start and leave their troubled life behind, the O'Learys offer few, contradicting details about their past. As they slowly settle in to town, the siblings are taken under the wing of Betty and Bill Nevan, a wealthy couple in their forties who have always wanted children. However, as one O’Leary sister grows close to Betty, lines are crossed and their intense relationship becomes difficult to define. All the while, the O’Leary’s buried secrets keep bubbling up, threatening to ruin their new future. Gothic, lush, and suspenseful, Chloe Michelle Howarth spins a tangled web that leaves you wondering who to trust until the very last page.
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Death And The Harlot
When information is power, secrets are worth lives. London, 1759 Lizzie Hardwicke has learned to escape her history and survive the perilous streets of Soho within the walls of Mrs Farley’s Bawdy House, a reputable brothel. But entertaining wealthy customers may not be so profitable when one of them is brutally murdered after a night with her. Lizzie must escape the investigator Davenport’s suspicious eye by solving the murder herself. But the deeper she goes, the more bodies pile up. From her customers to the doorman, everyone has something to hide. All Lizzie needs to do is find the person willing to kill for theirs, before they come for her. Death and the Harlot is the first instalment of the gripping and vividly imagined historical mystery series. Perfect for fans of Sarah Waters and Diana Gabaldon, echoing the atmospheric pull of a Nancy Drew-esque mystery.
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Talk The Walk - A Premarital Playbook
What actually holds a relationship together once the sparks of romance settle? In Talk the Walk, Prof Dr Minnu Bhonsle uses her decades of psychotherapy and counselling experience to guide couples through vital conversations that are tempting to avoid. From defining commitment to navigating finances to expectations for intimacy to long-term goals—this book allows you and your partner to define for yourselves what will help your relationship thrive. Designed to be an easy-to-understand workbook, it provides you with comprehensive prompts and handy space to reflect in writing as you use it in tandem with your partner. Whether you’re contemplating marriage, preparing for life after ‘I do’ or recalibrating years into your partnership, Talk the Walk equips you with the tools to build a life together on your own terms. A self-help guide to prepare premarital couples to go from “you and me” to “we”
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The Secret Garden
Enter the enchanting world of Frances Hodgson Burnett's timeless classic, The Secret Garden. Follow young Mary Lennox as she discovers a hidden paradise, filled with wonders and secrets waiting to be unlocked. This edition captures the magic and beauty of the garden's transformative power. Healing begins where the garden grows.
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Kaliyug-Return Of The Dark Sovereign
In the sacred lands of Shambala, a young boy named Kalki dreams of fulfilling his parents’ vision, his mother’s hope and his fallen father’s legacy, to become a warrior unlike any other. From the humble soil of his village to the grand halls of Nalanda University, Kalki trains under the empire’s greatest masters, seeking strength, knowledge, and the meaning of one elusive truth — dharma. But destiny has darker plans A mysterious force awakens within him, wild, untamed, and dangerous. In his moments of weakness, it calls to him… and hungers for control. Far beyond Nalanda’s walls, the Vishnuvarta Empire trembles. Shadowy alliances rise. The Mlecchans, long thought scattered, gather under a single banner to revive their eternal lord — Kali, the dark sovereign of chaos. Who are the Mlecchans? Who is Kali? And what ancient secret binds their darkness to the power growing within Kalki? As war looms and fate unravels, Kalki must confront the truth of his glorious heritage. To save his world, he must master the storm inside — or become the weapon of destruction destined to end it. Can one boy stand against the return of darkness? Or will the world once again descend into the age of Kaliyug?
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Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
The book behind the headlines. The story the powerful hoped would disappear. Written by the world's bestselling storyteller James Patterson, this is the original and definitive account of how Epstein built his fortune, abused his power, and evaded justice for years - hiding in plain sight among the global elite. Drawing on original police interviews, court documents and victims' testimonies, the book traces the earliest investigations, Epstein's guilty plea and the shockingly lenient sentence that allowed his crimes to continue. Filthy Rich is also a chilling examination of how power protects itself - and how institutions failed those most vulnerable. An instant New York Times bestseller and the basis of the hit Netflix documentary series, this updated edition includes a new introduction covering Epstein's final arrest and death in custody.
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It Could Have Been Her
Jane Trevally, newly divorced and feeling a little lost, agrees to accompany a man she doesn't know to his house in the darkest corner of Hampstead Heath. She's offered a drink, goes in, and then - a scream and the sound of something falling upstairs - Jane senses she's in a bad place. She runs. Twenty five years later, Jane finds herself outside the same house, this time to return a small white dog who's been found near her home in the country; a dog whose owner has just been reported missing. A fleeting glimpse of a haunted looking woman through the window sends Jane on a mission to uncover the house's secrets - secrets more terrifying than she could have ever imagined, especially when she realises it could have been her. . .
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Villa Coco
Broke and directionless, our young protagonist takes a job in the Italian countryside as the assistant to Lisabetta - better known to her friends as Coco - a strong-willed, wealthy aristocrat of great local renown. Trained as an archivist, he thinks he's been hired to catalogue the contents of the beautiful, crumbling mansion nestled in the green Tuscan hills. But what are his actual duties? Days are spent in a series of increasingly eccentric pursuits: entertaining an endless carousel of guests (from bohemian painters to elderly princesses to unnervingly handsome nephews), attending a funeral in order to make off with the urn, and aiding and abetting Coco's great and final plan - to reunite with the lost love of her life before it's too late. As summer turns into autumn and the Italian countryside begins to work its magic, the secrets of Villa Coco and its inhabitants are slowly brought to light - and with them, an unforgettable story of the enduring power of friendship. A 'charm novel' for our times, Villa Coco is a sun-drenched paean to youth, to age and to the fulfilment of love - filled with great wisdom and a spirit of unadulterated joy.
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Million Dollar Habits
95% of what people think, feel and do, is determined by habits. Habits are ingrained but not unchangeable—new, positive habits can be learned to replace worn-out, ineffective practices with optimal behaviors that can cause dramatic, immediate benefits to the bottom line. In Million Dollar Habits, Tracy teaches readers how to develop the habits of successful men and women so they too can think more effectively, make better decisions, and ultimately double or triple their income. Readers will learn how to organize their finances, increase health and vitality, sustain loving relationships, build financial independence, and take a leadership role to turn visions into reality.
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The Science of Self-Discipline
Whatever you want in your life, self-discipline is the missing piece. Goals will remain dreams if you make the mistake of relying on motivation and your best-drawn plans. The Science of Self-Discipline takes a deep look into what allows us to resist our worst impulses and simply execute, achieve, produce, and focus. You'll learn how top performers consistently exercise self-discipline, as well as what drives us on an instinctual, psychological level to act. Every principle is scientifically driven and dissected to as be actionable and helpful as possible: The biological basis of self-discipline, and why it's beneficial to you; Discipline tactics for high performers such as Navy SEALs; Diagnosing what motivates you, what drains you, and what moves you emotionally; Engineering an environment and social circle that boosts self-discipline. This isn't just a book; it's a roadmap to the human psyche and will allow you to accomplish exactly what you set out to do, every time
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How to Ikigai
YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE IS YOUR SUPERPOWER. How often have you wondered about your life’s purpose? Beyond the path laid out for most of us—from birth to retirement—how can you find room for joy? Tim Tamashiro’s How to Ikigai describes the ancient and time-tested wisdom of the people of Okinawa, Japan, and how their lifestyle of Ikigai, or living with a focus on one’s purpose, provides a model for a long and fulfilling life. Read the stories of happy and fulfilled Ikigai practitioners. Learn how to navigate your way past roadblocks that may be keeping you from reaching self-actualization. Use How to Ikigai’s clear blueprint for living a purposeful and serendipitous life fueled by your own unique gifts. How to Ikigai will help you: •Do what you love •Do what you’re good at •Do what the world needs •Do what you can be rewarded for
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Mini Habits
TOO SMALL TO FAIL. People so often think that they are the reason they can't achieve lasting change, but the problem isn't with them—it's with their strategy. You can achieve great things without the guilt, intimidation, and repeated failure associated with such strategies such as ‘‘getting motivated’’, resolutions, or even ‘‘just doing it”. You can achieve great things with mini habits. A mini habit is a very small positive behavior that you force yourself to do every day; a mini habit's ‘‘too small to fail’’ nature makes it weightless, deceptively powerful, and a superior habit-building strategy. The strategy is created with the understanding that to make changes last, you need to stop fighting against your brain. When you start playing by your brain's rules—as Mini Habits shows you howto do—lasting change isn't so hard. Stephen Guise has been writing about personal growth since 2004 and founded the award-winning Deep Existence blog in 2011. Since he started sharing his ideas with the world, his well-researched articles have been featured on some of the world’s most popular websites, including: Lifehacker, Problogger.net, Tiny Buddha, among others. Fueled by his passion for personal growth and a penchant for in-depth research and analysis, Guise has developed an array of unconventional, result-driven ideas. In particular, his ideas of extreme willpower conservation, non-motivation-based action plans, multiple-cue habit formation, and ‘‘stupid small’’ steps have found great resonance with readers across the world.
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How To Do Things You Hate
Doing things you hate is a skill. And it is a skill that is always in high demand. This amazingly practical book will help you with: Diagnosing and understanding the exact type of laziness problem you have; The value of discomfort and how to love it with daily exercises; The incredibly valuable 90-second rule of emotional volatility and self-mastery; How you should approach your daily tasks like a pro athlete with daily routines and activation modes.You won’t just be more productive, but you will start to notice that your to-do list is always DONE.
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Don't Let Everything Affect You
When Everything Feels Like Too Much A delayed message or a passing comment can stay with you far longer than it should, replaying in your mind long after the moment has passed. You find yourself revisiting conversations, wondering whether you said the wrong thing, and carrying emotions that linger well beyond the event itself. If this feels familiar, you are not alone. Many thoughtful and emotionally aware people struggle with overthinking, emotional overwhelm, and the quiet exhaustion of constantly monitoring themselves and others. In Don’t Let Everything Affect You, you will learn why your mind spirals, why emotions sometimes feel larger than the moment itself, and how to regain steadiness without shutting down your sensitivity. Drawing on psychology research and practical insight, this book will help you: understand why overthinking happens; stop absorbing other people’s emotions; quiet the inner critic, eliminate self-sabotage, and rebuild self-trust; set healthier emotional boundaries; respond to life without getting bogged down You don’t have to stop caring to feel calm. You just need to learn how to care without carrying everything.
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How to Extract Info, Secrets, and Truth
Learn to quickly read people and draw conclusions from seemingly innocent and easy questions. Some people are forthcoming, and others are not so much. Either they are guarded, or they are deliberately hiding something. Well, whatever the case, this book is how you crack them and learn exactly what they aren’t saying. Tips from FBI interrogators, psychologists, and famous lawyers. How to Extract Info, Secrets, and Truth turns you into an expert reader of intentions, behavior, thoughts, and emotions. The tips in this book are used by professionals to extract valuable knowledge worth millions of dollars.You’ll read about body language, speed reading, thin slicing, and every other technique that has been scientifically proven.The goal of this book is to arm you with tools to uniquely understand and peel back the layers on people before they even know it. No one will be a puzzle to you anymore. How to subtly direct a conversation to exactly what you want. Exactly what to look and listen for. Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and social skills coach. His writing draws of a variety of sources, from scientific research, academic experience, coaching, and real life experience. Protect yourself from those trying to probe you. The value of knowing how to extract information is in understanding human nature. That is the true purpose of this book. Once you know how people think, and what patterns tend to form, you’ll be armed with a powerful tool for the rest of your life.
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Think in Models
Learn mental models for error-proof thinking, analysis, and decisions. The world is not as it seems. It requires a bit more analysis to see reality, and applying mental models is the best way to start. A thinking toolkit for nearly all problems and complexities in life. Think in Models is a collection of the world’s (and history’s) greatest mental models that are exclusively focused on getting the most insight from the least amount of information. You’ll learn over 20 of the most helpful and widely-applicable mental models and above all else, learn to think like a genius. A wide variety of examples, explanations, and step-by-step guidelines are also included. Nick Trenton grew up in rural Illinois and is quite literally a farm boy. His best friend growing up was his trusty companion Leonard the dachshund. RIP Leonard. Eventually, he made it off the farm and obtained a BS in Economics, followed by an MA in Behavioral Psychology. Knowing how to think is always better than having more information. •The simple way to know whether you are truly open-minded or not•Why you must always ask yourself a few questions in Latin•What your gut feeling is really telling you•How to analyze systems in your everyday life•How Sherlock Holmes thinks and solves crimes Don’t just wing it. Emulate the best and reach your goals. Thinking in models isn’t just important for large decisions or work issues. You can use all of these skills in daily life to live better, happier, and more stress-free. Think in models and think like history’s most accomplished thinkers.
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Conquer Your Negative Thoughts
Don’t let negative thoughts steal your happiness. . . learn to take charge of your thoughts and rewire your brain. Thoughts that we allow to circle again and again in our minds build ruts or roads in the brain, making those thoughts more likely to dominate and control our lives. But we aren’t doomed to feel down when life doesn’t go our way. In Conquer Your Negative Thoughts, psychiatrist and clinical neuroscientist Dr. Daniel G. Amen applies his knowledge of how the mind works to help you take back control of your thoughts, consistently generate positive feelings, and master your emotions no matter your age, income, or situation. By retraining your brain to focus on happiness and purpose, you’ll feel healthier, calmer, and more resilient and be fully prepared to face life’s ups and downs. Conquer Your Negative Thoughts offers readers: A great resource for those dealing with anxiety and depression; key insights from an expert in his field; tools to change your mental habits based on science; real-life case studies; bible verses to help conquer negative thoughts Empower yourself to change your mind’s habits and improve your mental health, for good.
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Polymath
Expertise pays; polymathy pays exponentially. Build a world-class skillset that will make you unique and irreplaceable. Polymath: a person of wide knowledge and learning. The art of becoming a polymath is really about maximizing your opportunities in life. Don’t be the person with the hammer - be the person with an entire woodshop at their disposal. Learn to think outside the box and adopt a flexible mindset. Become multi-faceted. Polymath shows you how to be a singular entity, like Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da Vinci, and Thomas Young. No, you won’t achieve what they achieved, but you will understand the skills, habits, and techniques to master multiple realms of knowledge and skills. Almost every famous genius you know is a polymath. This book will trace their journeys and change the way you look at learning. Jack of all trades, master of none? No such thing. A complete learning framework, from novice to expert, in any skill or discipline. Peter Hollins has studied psychology and peak human performance for over a dozen years and is a bestselling author. He has worked with a multitude of individuals to unlock their potential and path towards success. His writing draws on his academic, coaching, and research experience. Become a modern day Renaissance man/woman; broaden your horizons. Learn why you should become a pi-shaped polymath.; the primary traits you need to foster genius.; a 10-step process of learning a new topic or skill from A to Z.; how to choose and select your unique set of skills.; how to create your “second brain” on paper.; examples from every era of mankind. Learn new perspectives, understand people better, and gain confidence to break your comfort zone. Polymathy is the most important skill for your career, hands down. It makes you one-of-a-kind. Become the most unique person you know. Create new routines and habits. Upgrade your life circumstances and see how mentally tough flexible thinking makes you.
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Focus on The Process
The outcome is what happens when you follow the right process. Until you understand that at a deep enough level, nothing will stick. Not your diet. Not your business. And not the habit you've restarted four times this year. Focus on the Process will show you: Why most people quit right before their breakthrough and how to push through the plateau phase when nothing seems to work The difference between process goals and result goals, and why top performers lead with process How to identify the right process and why it makes everything else easier Why starting small is not a weakness, but a sound strategy. Why self-compassion often matters more than discipline or motivation. Focus on the Process gives you a framework for showing up until the results you want become the results you have.
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Dopamine Detox
Your brain is being hijacked. And you feel it every day. You sit down to do the one thing that actually matters. But within minutes, you're somewhere else entirely. You’re scrolling your newsfeed, checking messages, or switching to a less important task. It’s not because you're lazy. It’s because your brain has been rewired to crave instant stimulation. This isn't a willpower problem. It's a stimulation problem. Bestselling author Thibaut Meurisse explains why your reward system has been hijacked and gives you a simple method to take back control in 48 hours or less. In Dopamine Detox,you’ll discover: What dopamine is and why it’s working against you How overstimulation creates an invisible barrier between you and your most important work The 4 tricks your mind plays to distract you A 3-step method to lower stimulation and get back to work Simple habits to prevent relapse and stay focused long term You don't need more discipline. You need less stimulation. This book shows you how to get there.
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Live While You're Alive
his time he turns his focus on STRESS, the silent killer. He offers his unique take on how to tackle stress in life, be it at work, at home, in relationships or even on the road!
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The Bengal Reader
THE BENGAL READER: The Finest Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Plays from the Bengali The Bengal Reader is the most expansive anthology of Bengali writing in translation yet published in one volume. Ranging from the nineteenth century to the present, it is edited and translated by one of the most prolific translators of our times, Arunava Sinha. It opens up the wealth of Bengali writing to a wide audience, both Bengali and non-Bengali. The book is arranged along the axis of time. The first section contains the works of the ‘argumentative Bengali’. These include the likes of Rammohun Roy’s argument against sati, Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s The Slaying of Meghnad, Lalon Fokir’s verse, and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s satire. The second section tips its hat to Rabindranath Tagore, then goes on to reveal an extraordinary line-up of writers who also shaped and expanded the perspectives of their readers and Indian society in general. Here, you will read an excerpt from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s Devdas, essays by scientists like Jagadish Chandra Bose and Meghnad Saha, and Sukumar Ray’s humour, among others. The third section presents a slew of independent voices. It includes seminal works by luminaries like Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Manik Bandyopadhyay, Jibanananda Das, and Sukanta Bhattacharya. Sinha attributes the boom of literary genius in this era to a ‘happy concatenation’, where magazines and cheap, widely available books ignited the imagination of both readers and writers. Next comes the era of the ‘revolutionary fires’, work by those who questioned and resisted the status quo— Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Kanu Sanyal, and Ashapurna Devi. The final section presents modern writers dealing with caste hierarchies, body politics, consumerism, and the media—like Manohar Mouli Biswas, Joy Goswami, and Srijato. The end of the anthology signals the crumbling of existing hierarchies in the publishing world and heralds the coming of new, raw voices. Vast and unparalleled in its scope, The Bengal Reader reflects the literary life of Bengal across two centuries. It will outlast generations and stand the test of time.