Social sciences

FREE YOURSELF FROM THE CYCLE OF WORRY Are you someone who suffers from overthinking: a form of worry and anxiety? Do you sometimes spiral into negative thought patterns? It's time to break the cycle of worry and start trusting yourself. Psychologist and bestselling author Gwendoline Smith shows you the concepts of positive and negative overthinking, the truth about worry and how to deal with '

'As an exploration of the social fabric of Afghan life, this book takes some beating' Daily Telegraph 'Åsne Seierstad is one of the greatest, most courageous journalists of our time. . . This is an important, heartbreaking book' Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation In this compelling, intimate and thought-provoking new book from the internationally bestselling author of The Bookseller

In January 2023, Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, one of the new drugs that produces significant weight loss. He wasn't alone – some predictions suggest that in a few years, one in four of the British population will be taking these drugs. While around 80 per cent of diets fail, someone taking one of the new drugs is likely to lose up to a quarter of th

Tarot Emblemata is a magical and mystical tarot deck of Renaissance emblems with their original Latin and vernacular mottos.   Descended from Greek, Roman, and Egyptian antiquity, ancient mythology, and medieval bestiaries, Renaissance emblems are intimate illustrations; their accompanying mottos allegorically and symbolically express sentiments, concepts, societal concerns, and parables.

“She didn´t just change how people wear makeup—she changed how they see themselves” (Charlamagne tha God, for the Time 100 Most Influential People list). Bobbi Brown, beauty mogul and visionary, opens up in her first memoir about the true story: reinvention, resilience, and the power of staying real. Bobbi Brown is a trailblazer in the beauty industry. A New York Times bestselling author of

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world´s youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders. “A clear and compelling case for compassion . . . an implicit repudiation of the strongman style of

Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? (Spoiler: misogyny). A writer examines the cost of living with undiagnosed ADHD in this reported memoir about the girls medical science ignored. When Carla Ciccone is diagnosed with ADHD at thirty-nine—an evaluation prompted by the demands of early motherhood—it flips the script on her life. After years of self-blame an

Meet your inner critic, your inner teen, and your inner shadow in this engaging guide to taming anxiety, healing trauma, and overcoming self-doubt with Parts Work What is “Parts Work”? You contain multitudes. At any given moment, your inner critic might be questioning whether you´re an imposter, and your inner child might be yearning for compassion and self-care. These parts don´t make you broke

This second hardcover omnibus edition of Didion's collected nonfiction contains her final four books: Blue Nights, South and West, Let Me Tell You What I Mean, and her bestselling and most famous work, The Year of Magical Thinking. In her essay “Why I Write” (included in this volume), Joan Didion explained what lies behind her iconic nonfiction writing: "I write entirely to find out what I´m thin

"Terror is the given of the place." The place is El Salvador in 1982, at the ghastly height of its civil war. Didion "brings the country to life" (The New York Times), delivering an anatomy of a particular brand of political terror—its mechanisms, rationales, and intimate relation to United States foreign policy. As ash travels from battlefields to body dumps, Didion interviews a puppe

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME´S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH´S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of Amer

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Superbly reported . . . Reads like a Shakespearean drama on steroids." — Los Angeles Times "Explosive." —The New York Times "[The] most significant book to date about Biden´s cognitive decline." — The Atlantic "Destined to stand alongside classics like Theodore White´s The Making of the President 1960 and even Carl Bernstein and Bob

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An urgent, topic-by-topic guide to Project 2025, with everything you need to know about how the second Trump administration is remaking America—from a go-to authority at The Atlantic When President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, news spread about his implementation of Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page document published by the cons

A magical 48-card oracle deck from the best-selling author of If Women Rose Rooted and Hagitude, drawing on the transformative power of fairy tales to help you believe in the possibility of change. Humans are natural storytellers, making sense of the world through tales, especially those encountered in childhood. Fairy tales are the finest teaching stories, holding rich, deep lessons that show us

The journey of motherhood is a physical and emotional rollercoaster, and there's often little or no time to stop and consider your own needs, at least not without feeling guilty about it. This is where MOTHER POWER comes in – a reassuring parenting guide that's always in your corner.This wake-up call for mums everywhere will demonstrate how looking after your own well-being can make you a better p

A mood-boosting, confidence-building companion to help 7+-year-olds become their happiest selves Confidence is something many people struggle with throughout their lives. Supporting children as they face this challenge can help them grow into self-assured, happy individuals. Encourage your child to explore their emotions, overcome their fears and boost their self-confidence with this positive

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!! “I´m a big admirer of the fire in Shannon Watts. Now she shares with all of us how we, too, can ignite our power and change the world.” —Maria Shriver “This book is a gift for any woman whose life has come to feel like a checklist of tedious responsibilities, rather than a bright, flaming torch of divine power. Shannon Watts uses her experience,