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NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" (The New York Times Book Review). In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route...

A mother's journey of what she learned and how she healed through the years of her son's drug addiction and recovery. The intent of writing this audiobook is to help parents learn about addiction, codependency, enabling, and recovery. Donna M. offers tools that will help parents take care of their emotional health so they won't become emotionally bankrupt when dealing with a child in active addiction.

In The Secret of the Stairs, Wade Taylor sets forth the steps that lead to spiritual maturity and intimate communion with the Lord as depicted in the love relationship of the Song of Solomon. From the call to "Rise up...and come away," to the Bride's declaration, "I am my Beloved's and His desire is toward me," the author presents clear spiritual insight and its practical outworking based on personal experience.

Americans have long been taught that events such as the notorious My Lai massacre were "isolated incidents" in the Vietnam War, carried out by a few "bad apples." However, as award-winning journalist and historian Nick Turse demonstrates in this pioneering investigation, violence against Vietnamese civilians was not at all exceptional. Rather, it was pervasive and systematic, the predictable consequence of official orders to "kill anything that moves."

Used for thousands of years by indigenous tribes of the Amazon rain forest, the mystical brew ayahuasca is now becoming increasingly popular in the West. Psychologist Rachel Harris here shares her own healing experiences and draws on her original research (the largest study of ayahuasca use in North America) into the powerful medicine's effects on depression, addiction, PTSD, and anxiety.

In Survival of the Prettiest, Nancy Etcoff, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and a practicing psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, argues that beauty is neither a cultural construction, an invention of the fashion industry, nor a backlash against feminism - it's in our biology.

Two series of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom about an alien invasion of a small village, starring Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt with Peter Davison and Jan Francis. When the small Buckinghamshire village of Cresdon Green is invaded by an alien race called the Geonin, the local residents come up against Uljabaan, the smooth-talking leader of the aliens.

The Mystical Teachings of Jesus will illuminate the mind with a deeper understanding of the teachings of the Bible and A Course in Miracles (ACIM). The chapters in this book contain Bible verses, side-by-side with ACIM quotes, providing a dialogue of clarity, and directly answering questions from the heart.

Winona voudrait se rendre utile. Hélas, comme elle est maladroite, les adultes refusent son aide. Vexée, elle part au galop sur son poney. Mais du haut de la colline, elle voit un troupeau de bisons qui fonce sur son village.

Het dagboek van Bridget Jones is het hilarische en verwoestend zelfbewuste verslag van het leven van een dertigjarige single in Londen op een gedoemde zoektocht naar zelfverbetering. Gevangen tussen het genot van het vrijgezelle plezier en de angst om alleen te sterven, en gekweld door zelfvoldane vrienden die vragen: 'Hoe is het met je liefdesleven?'Bridget besluit om te stoppen met roken, minder alcohol te drinken, de omtrek van elke dij met 1,5 centimeter te verminderen, een functionele relatie met een verantwoordelijke volwassene aan te gaan en te leren om de videorecorder te programmeren.

Consider these commonly held scientific beliefs: Planetary orbits are fixed ellipses; we only use 10 percent of our brains; nothing travels faster than light; a thrown object’s trajectory is a parabola. They seem correct, but they’re all misconceptions that aren’t entirely accurate. There’s much more to the story than you think. These magnificent 24 lectures are devoted to busting myths, clearing up confusion, and giving you scientific epiphanies that could change how you think about your everyday world.

What happened before the Big Bang? Why does time flow only forward? Do we live as part of a multiverse? Could the universe vanish in an instant? These questions and more are at the forefront of physics, cosmology, and quantum theory, and they keep some of the best minds of modern physicists awake at night. The Great Unanswered Questions of Physics gives you the chance to probe these mysteries of the universe.

Do you struggle with shyness, feel overlooked, or wish you could express yourself with confidence? This 3-in-1 collection combines the core skills of communication, body language, and persuasion—your toolkit to connect, influence, and thrive in any situation.

Comedian Stephen K Amos is one of eight children, whose parents came to London from Nigeria in the 60s. In these three series, co-written with multi-award-winning British playwright Jonathan Harvey, he takes us back in time to the 1980s, as he reminisces about his dysfunctional childhood and formative experiences, and shares the dramas and traumas of his teenage years.

Hades, God of the Dead, does not take sides or bend the rules. He makes no exceptions to these values—not for god or mortal, even his lover, Persephone, Goddess of Spring. Usually, fear prevents retaliation. But not this time. When Hera, Goddess of Women, approaches Hades with a plan to overthrow Zeus, he declines to offer help. As punishment, Hera sentences Hades to perform a series of labors.

The Horologicon (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them. From Mark Forsyth, the author of the number-one international best seller The Etymologicon comes an audiobook of weird words for familiar situations. From ante-jentacular to snudge by way of quafftide and wamblecropt, at last you can say, with utter accuracy, exactly what you mean.

David Tennant, Anthony Head, Don Warrington and Shaun Dingwall read these five original stories featuring the Tenth Doctor. Also included in this collecton are behind-the-scenes conversations with the book's authors and readers.

An entertaining illumination of the stupid beliefs that make us feel wise. You believe you are a rational, logical being who sees the world as it really is, but journalist David McRaney is here to tell you that you're as deluded as the rest of us. But that's OK - delusions keep us sane. You Are Not So Smart is a celebration of self-delusion. It's like a psychology class, with all the boring parts taken out, and with no homework. Based on the popular blog of the same name, You Are Not So Smart collects more than 46 of the lies we tell ourselves everyday.

Jamie Cooper's book "How to Talk Dirty to Women with 300 Word-by-Word Examples: A Guide for Couples" is a fun and useful method for improving intimacy and communication in relationships. This book delves into the art of dirty language, assisting listeners in removing obstacles and creating new opportunities for confident, consenting, passionate expression. Jamie Cooper offers a thorough examination of the psychological and emotional advantages of foul conversation as a means of fostering intimacy in relationships.

The hugely anticipated new novel by the author of The Secret History—a best-seller nationwide and around the world, and one of the most astonishing debuts in recent times—The Little Friend is even more transfixing and resonant. In a small Mississippi town, Harriet Cleve Dusfresnes grows up...