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Brené Brown ousou tocar em assuntos que costumam ser evitados por causarem grande desconforto. Sua palestra a respeito de vulnerabilidade, medo, vergonha e imperfeição já teve mais de 25 milhões de visualizações. Viver é experimentar incertezas, riscos e se expor emocionalmente. Mas isso não precisa ser ruim. Como mostra Brené Brown, a vulnerabilidade não é uma medida de fraqueza, mas a melhor definição de coragem.

Carol S. Dweck, professora de psicologia na Universidade Stanford e especialista internacional em sucesso e motivação, desenvolveu, ao longo de décadas de pesquisa, um conceito fundamental: a atitude mental com que encaramos a vida, que ela chama de "mindset", é crucial para o sucesso. Dweck revela de forma brilhante como o sucesso pode ser alcançado pela maneira como lidamos com nossos objetivos. O mindset não é um mero traço de personalidade, é a explicação de por que somos otimistas ou pessimistas, bem-sucedidos ou não.

De maneira prática e divertida, Francine Jay ensina que menos é a chave para a felicidade. Best-seller nos Estados Unidos, Menos é mais é um guia divertido que chega para revelar os segredos de uma vida com menos consumo e mais plenitude. Na primeira parte do livro, Francine Jay discute os benefícios de viver com menos. Arrumar a casa e ter uma vida menos desordenada pode ser um desafio para a maioria das pessoas. A solução? Não se engane achando que precisa de mais coisas, como dezenas de caixas organizadoras.

O Trabalho com o Espelho, um dos ensinamentos centrais de Louise Hay, sustenta que nossa experiência de vida espelha nosso relacionamento com nós mesmos; a menos que nos vejamos como dignos de sermos amados, o mundo pode ser um lugar escuro e solitário. O trabalho com o espelho - olhando para si mesmo em um espelho e repetindo afirmações positivas - é um método poderoso de Louise Hay para aprender a amar a si mesmo e experimentar o mundo como um lugar seguro e acolhedor.

Ela trabalhava para o governo americano, mas poucas pessoas sabiam disso. Especialista em seu campo de atuação, era um dos segredos mais bem guardados de uma agência tão clandestina que nem sequer tinha nome. E quando perceberam que ela poderia ser um problema, passam a persegui-la. A única pessoa em quem ela confiava foi assassinada. Ela sabe demais, e eles a querem morta. Agora ela raramente fica em um mesmo lugar ou usa o mesmo nome por muito tempo.

O Trabalho com o Espelho, um dos ensinamentos centrais de Louise Hay, sustenta que nossa experiência de vida espelha nosso relacionamento com nós mesmos; a menos que nos vejamos como dignos de sermos amados, o mundo pode ser um lugar escuro e solitário. O trabalho com o espelho - olhando para si mesmo em um espelho e repetindo afirmações positivas - é um método poderoso de Louise Hay para aprender a amar a si mesmo e experimentar o mundo como um lugar seguro e acolhedor.

In the gaslit alleys of 1905 Whitechapel, in a city that feeds on women like grist to mills, Lark knows the price of everything—including herself. By day, she's a working girl in grey skirts with a practiced smile. But when darkness falls, when she sheds her worn clothes for red silk, Lark comes alive. Because there, in the candlelit shadows of an underground club, behind a door that admits no men, Lark discovers a different kind of power: desire without apology, intimacy without purchase—and that a woman's greatest act of rebellion might be refusing to be ashamed of who she truly is.

What if sharing a cookie with your enemy made your dreams come true? Verdreth and Ervash, both orcs, are about to embark on the most “terrifying” adventure in their lives together… becoming grandpas. Their adopted human daughter, Arleta, is ready to give birth in mere hours. Of course Verdreth is thrilled to take on this new role with his long-time partner since he never imagined they’d experience such an honor… particularly with the rocky start to their relationship.

Hercule Poirot y Arthur Hastings se reúnen para su caso más difícil hasta la fecha. Cuando Poirot recibe una carta advirtiéndole que un crimen está a punto de ser cometido por el remitente: 'A.B.C', los amigos se encuentran en una carrera contrarreloj para descifrar la retorcida lógica del asesino, quien se burla del gran detective anunciando la ubicación del siguiente asesinato alfabéticamente. Con cada nuevo crimen se descubre un nuevo grupo de sospechosos.

Six years have passed. Cassandra Everson has given birth. She survived the wilds, raising her son as one of the pack. But when Anthony falls gravely ill, she is forced out of hiding and must return to the world she abandoned to find the one person she knows who can help: her estranged sister Katherine. As Cassandra rebuilds hher fractured family, she meets Luna, an enigmatic woman with scars of her own. Passion ignites and Cassandra fears what Luna might awaken in her. Something primal. Something dangerous.

This novel explores the lives of a Colombian family over three generations, illustrating how themes of art, purpose, and belonging evolve through the experiences of migration. The story is inspired by my family history, in a fictional recreation that begins with Richard, a defiant young Colombian artist in 1900, whose life intertwines with Tita, his wife. Together they manage a successful art business amid political turmoil, eventually relocating to Canada.

Life can change on a dime. Jo Giese was a passionate hiker one day, and unable to walk the next. A random accident at home and botched surgery resulted in a dead Achilles tendon and left her at a decisive moment—would she no longer enjoy the outdoors as before, or would she battle to find her footing? When you enjoy hiking as much as Giese, the solution is obvious. The way ahead, however, less so. By all accounts, Giese should still not be walking, let alone leaping from helicopters and seeking out some of the most stunning and remote waterfalls around the world.

In The Book Lover, a bookshop in the village of Warwick, New York, the best stories may not be in the pages of its books, but in the lives of the people who walk through its doors. Owner Ruth Hardaway has been handselling books in her store, The Book Lover, for years. Her gift isn't just finding the right books for her quirky cast of patrons, its also helping them to navigate the unexpected chapters in their own lives. When author Lucy Barrett lands on her doorstep for a book signing, only to collapse in a meltdown, Ruth is about to become a heroine in a story she never could have imagined.

Thirty years ago, the people of Guildford were haunted by a figure who crept into children’s bedrooms and watched them sleep. When he left, he left behind a single party balloon. And then he vanished. The visits stopped. Now it’s happening again. Has The Bogeyman returned or is a copycat terrorising a new generation of victims? With pressure mounting and panic rising, DI Stephanie Broadbent must untangle the past to stop a predator stalking the present. But what she finds may bring her closer to home than she ever expected…

Tabitha and Wolf have been invited to historic Salisbury for a scholarly lecture celebrating their recent discovery at Pembroke Castle. However, the occasion takes a dark turn when the lecturer is found dead beneath the towering ruins of Old Sarum. As the couple begins to investigate, they are drawn into a labyrinth of ancient Druidic rites, shadowy Church intrigues, and secrets buried beneath the chalky plains. An excavation near Stonehenge uncovers more than bones, awakening old rivalries and new dangers.

Immigrants bear an invisible grief—of lives left behind, scattered memories, and the absence of familial support. For many, this loss manifests as a profound sense of isolation, suspended between two worlds that neither fully embrace nor reflect them. But what if belonging didn’t require shrinking or stretching the self to fit? What if there was a middle path—one that honors complexity without compromise?

We feel that the present is everything; all we can know. Yet physics finds no universal ’now’. To explore what a moment really is, In Search of Now draws on state-of-the-art discoveries in neuroscience, psychology, cosmology and quantum physics, revealing a dynamic, creative process in which we all play a part.

Three short, hot stories that are sure to make you grab your lover next to you and show them what the meaning of desire really is.

Lead Like Her is more than a leadership audiobook — it’s your working manual: a practical, interactive guide filled with scripts, frameworks, and real exercises designed to help ambitious women lead with confidence, set boundaries without guilt, and influence without shouting the loudest.

When nine-year-old Amelia is kidnapped from her home, a desperate act of magic breathes life into her best friend: a stuffed bear named Floyd. Confused but driven by an unshakable sense of purpose, Floyd sets out on a darkly comedic quest to rescue her – despite having no idea who she is. As he blazes a bloody trail of carnage through anyone foolish enough to stand in his way, Floyd struggles to understand his newfound existence and the strange, violent world he’s been thrust into. The only thing he knows for sure? He was born to save Amelia – no matter the cost.