Discover 60 effortless recipes for the festive season with Foolproof Festive.Christmas is a time for feasting – whether it’s party food and nibbles on chilly December nights, cosy baking to get you in the holiday spirit or turkey and all the trimmings on the big day itself. Foolproof Festive takes the stress out of planning, cooking and dining, with straightforward recipes for all occasions – including veggie and vegan options, so everyone’s inclu...

You picked up this book because your first family camping trip felt more like chaos than the calm photos promised, and you drove home wondering why a simple weekend left everyone tired and cranky. You are not too disorganized for the outdoors, and your kids are not too difficult to enjoy it. The problem is that family camping fails in 4 predictable places, and almost no checklist tells you where they are. Or maybe you have not yet booked a site because you are trying to avoid the 2 hours o...

A guide to persuasion for people who want to change minds without manipulation or coercion.Most of us have given up on persuasion. We say our problems are too pressing, people are too polarized, and success is too dubious—and it’s true! After all, when was the last time you heard someone actually change their mind? To improve our persuasive powers, self-help books often ask us to stoop to dishonest, manipulative tricks that rarely achieve lasting results. But perha...

Elena Jenson was raised in a life of murder and monsters. What happens when she finally leaves that life and starts living a seemingly ordinary life as the leader searches for her to bring her back?

You don't need a sports psychology degree to run a stronger mental game. You need words and drills you can actually use in the next practice. Copy-Ready Mental Game Scripts for Youth Sports Coaches is a plug-and-play handbook for volunteer and part-time coaches who have more heart than prep time. Instead of theory, you get 80+ short, copy-ready scripts and 1-3 minute micro-drills you can drop straight into your existing sessions with athletes ages 8-14. Designed for real-world youth enviro...

This book addresses a critical gap in our understanding of the factors that influence whether men pursue careers in education.Drawing on in-depth interviews with 15 participants from the North Carolina Research Triangle—four high school juniors and seniors, five undergraduates, and six P-12 educators—the book examines the voices of men at different stages of educational and career development to understand the conditions, influences, and experiences that shape their pathways toward...

Turn behavior science into tiny daily actions you can actually do. Daily Micro-Habits Desk Calendar gives you 365 small, concrete actions—each designed to take between 30 seconds and 10 minutes—to gently upgrade your productivity, mindset, and wellbeing over the course of a year. Instead of another thick self-help book or yet another app to check, this desk-friendly, day-a-page format sits where you work or relax and offers one clear prompt per day. You flip the page, read a simple micro-h...

For many Christians today, the viability of religious freedom—a right once assumed in the American context—has become profoundly uncertain. In a nation where freedom is increasingly misunderstood and sometimes maligned, the church needs more than political talking points; it needs theological ground. Faith and Freedom: Six Theological Reflections on Religious Liberty, edited by Eric Patterson and Jennifer Marshall Patterson, answers the call by reviving the rich Protestant...

Some dreams should be stronger than our fearsFiona Easton is a contradiction - a ski instructor who's scared of heights, and a passionate woman who's afraid of intimacy.But a lost child, an approaching blizzard and a legendary Scot force her to face her fears, and re-examine her dreams. Dreams which are hanging by a cobweb-thin thread...Please note:British English spelling and grammarFear of Falling

“Quirky and hilarious but also deep and heartfelt, The Henchperson’s Guide to Unionizing is an unforgettable and fantastic story about being human. I loved it!”—Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The SpellshopAs the laboratory assistant to the brilliant but demanding Doctor, Igor spends his nights robbing graves, stitching together body parts, and ensuring that his master doesn’t electrocute himself (too badly).

What is Violent Communication?If "violent" means acting in ways that result in hurt or harm, then much of how we communicate—judging others, bullying, having racial bias, blaming, finger pointing, discriminating, speaking without listening, criticizing others or ourselves, name-calling, reacting when angry, using political rhetoric, being defensive or judging who's "good/bad" or what's "right/wrong" with people— c...

A royal castle. A murder. The only witness? A horse.Izzy Paterson prefers horses to humans—and spreadsheets to small talk. By day, she trains horses at a Highland estate. By night, she moonlights as an I.T. consultant with a cybercrime past she'd rather keep quiet.But when a body turns up at Balmoral, the Queen’s summer castle, Izzy and her new friend Craig end up in the wrong place at the wrong time—and suddenly find themselves suspects in a royal murder.