Peace of Mind: Consciousness, Mindfulness, and the Science of Well-Being.Unlock the science and soul of serenity.In a fast-paced world where stress and anxiety have become the norm, Peace of Mind offers a deeply thoughtful, evidence-based exploration of what it truly means to be well. Blending the wisdom of mindfulness with the rigor of psychological science, this transformative guide takes readers on a journey from understanding the roots...

Peace of Mind: Consciousness, Mindfulness, and the Science of Well-Being.Unlock the science and soul of serenity.In a fast-paced world where stress and anxiety have become the norm, Peace of Mind offers a deeply thoughtful, evidence-based exploration of what it truly means to be well. Blending the wisdom of mindfulness with the rigor of psychological science, this transformative guide takes readers on a journey from understanding the roots of well-being to cultivating lasti...

The Ponzo Trap offers a deep dive into the fascinating world of human perception and decision-making. Inspired by the well-known visual illusion, the book uses the Ponzo metaphor to explore how our minds often misinterpret the world around us—leading to flawed judgments, unconscious biases, and distorted thinking. These cognitive traps don't just shape our individual experiences; they influence relationships, leadership, business, and society at large. Laird takes readers on a journey thro...

Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known fact, Wench combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones’s The Known World as it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the years preceding the Civil War. A stunning debut novel, Wench marks author Perkins-Valdez—previ...

Building a profitable indie video game has historically required a team of specialists: a programmer, a 3D modeler, an audio engineer, and a narrative writer. Today, an ambitious solo developer can execute all of these roles simultaneously by leveraging the explosive power of generative artificial intelligence. "The Prompt-Driven Developer" is the ultimate blueprint for the modern solo studio. It teaches you how to effectively communicate with Large Language Models to debug complex C# scri...

Discover the extraordinary life of Frida Kahlo, one of the most iconic and influential artists of the 20th century. This captivating biography explores her turbulent childhood, her battle with lifelong pain after a devastating accident, and her rise as a trailblazing painter whose deeply personal self-portraits redefined art and identity. From her passionate relationship with Diego Rivera to her fearless political activism, Frida’s story is one of resilience, creativity, and unyielding ind...

"My Walk With God" by Timothy Trivett fearlessly records the rugged venture of struggle, where pain advances into every life, leaving no one untouched by its distinct states – be it physical suffering or the quiet, unseen ache of the soul. It points out the isolating essence of loneliness, where one can be surrounded by people yet feel utterly alone, and the disorienting sensation of being lost, walking through life without a clear direction. This book addresses the reality of human strugg...

This is a story of endings that become beginnings, of truths hidden in frequency, and of worlds layered just beyond perception. It’s a tale that asks: what if the answers we seek are not in stars we reach, but in the dimensions we have yet to understand?

A New York Times bestseller and Oprah's Book Club Pick-the unique and deeply moving saga of four generations of African-American women whose journey from slavery to freedom begins on a Creole plantation in Louisiana.Beginning with her great-great-great-great grandmother, a slave owned by a Creole family, Lalita Tademy chronicles four generations of strong, determined black women as they battle injustice to unite their family and forge success on their own ...

Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of the highly anticipated Glory Over Everything, established herself as a remarkable new talent with The Kitchen House, now a contemporary classic. In this gripping novel, a dark secret threatens to expose the best and worst in everyone tied to the estate at a thriving plantation in Virginia in the decades before the Civil War.Orphaned during her passage from Ireland, young, white Lavini...

Those who carry the truth sometimes bear a terrible burden...Filled with stunning parallels to today's world, The Postmistress is a sweeping novel about the loss of innocence of two extraordinary women-and of two countries torn apart by war.On the eve of the United States's entrance into World War II in 1940, Iris James, the postmistress of Franklin, a small town on Cape Cod, does the unthinkable: She doesn't deliver a letter.In London, Ame...

When the seventh child of the Peace family, named Perfect, turns eight, her mother Emma Jean tells her bewildered daughter, "You was born a boy. I made you a girl. But that ain't what you was supposed to be. So, from now on, you gon' be a boy. It'll be a little strange at first, but you'll get used to it, and this'll be over after while." From this point forward, his life becomes a bizarre kaleidoscope of events. Meanwhile, the Peace family is forced to question everything they th...