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This book takes you from after Deborah completes her Ironman triathlon and the coming years through global pandemics, injury and illness.

Twelve-year-old Tim Wainwright, growing up on the west coast of Cumbria, struggles with his mum’s intense grief after the death of his dad and the constant taunting of village bullies. Only his best friend Annie brings any fun to his life. Fleeing his tormentors after school one day, he finds a hidden cave in the sea cliffs. Once inside, Tim leaps through an enchanted hopscotch board to emerge into a very different Cumbria… two thousand years in the past.

Turn everyday worries into confidence! First introduced in The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale, Willa Whale is the star of her own spin-off series, inspired by the New York Times–bestselling Pout-Pout Fish books from Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna. The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes...

A new novel from the Booker Prize finalist Deborah Levy, the celebrated author of The Man Who Saw Everything and The Cost of Living. At the height of her career, the piano virtuoso Elsa M. Anderson—former child prodigy, now in her thirties—walks off the stage in Vienna, mid-performance. Now...

Confidence challenges are more common than you think, and when self-confidence falls, so too does our personal potential, fulfilment, and well-being. It’s a common problem...that we don’t seem to like talking about. There’s also a link to the likelihood of experiencing burnout, because the tactics adopted to mask and manage low confidence are stressful and hugely energy consuming, leaving our reserves low and exhaustion high. In this audiobook Deborah shares her insights from helping people to believe in themselves, overcome challenges, and achieve their dreams.

*Features original tracks from the author’s band, Hot As Sun, along with “Shady” by 95 Bulls.* The bad*ss story of the female, queer, bi, and nonbinary skaters who charted a path to the Olympics and changed the face of skateboarding. Who gets to tell the story of skateboarding? Drop In is...

Deborah Tannen's #1 bestseller revolutionized the way men and women talk -- and listen -- to each other -- at home, at work, and wherever the communication gap between the sexes can lead to troublesome misunderstandings. The problem dates back to childhood, when boys and girls learn to use...

Germany, 1926. When Richard and Paula meet in bustling, cosmopolitan Hamburg, everything feels possible. They fall in love, marry and are soon blessed with twins. When Richard qualifies as a psychiatrist, life ahead looks bright. Their only sadness is that their son, Georg, was born deaf, although with his family to protect him they’re sure he’ll be okay. But happiness turns to horror when the Nazis seize power and begin forcing doctors to euthanise anyone the regime deems imperfect. Suddenly, Richard is falsifying medical records to save his patients - and hiding Georg.

This program is read by actor Nina Oyama, voice of the energetic sea dragon, Pip, in the film The Pout-Pout Fish! The Pout-Pout Fish is a glum, gloomy swimmer who doesn't quite fit in . . . But maybe he hasn't gone on the right adventure yet! Swim along with Mr. Fish as he discovers new places...

Bienvenue sur Feel Good French, le podcast pour libérer ta fluidité en français ! Je suis Déborah, professeure de français et coach bien-être, et je t’invite à améliorer ton français avec trois formats uniques : ❤︎ Feel Good Talks : conversations immersives sur des sujets 100% bonne humeur. Niveaux intermédiaires et +. ❤︎ Méditations : renforce ta confiance et ta fluidité avec des séances relaxantes. ❤︎ Apprendre en dormant : absorbe du vocabulaire sans effort pendant ton sommeil. Retrouve-moi sur www.feelgoodfrench.com et sur YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@...

In Change Is Possible, public health legend William H. Foege and five coauthors chronicle the failures and successes of global health through the modern age, including the massive impacts of colonialism, religious groups, philanthropies, politics, NGOs, and more. Foege, who has served in local, national, and international public health contexts is uniquely qualified to reflect on the history of global health. He and his Rollins School of Public Health coauthors explain why colonialism has been the greatest disaster for global health, whereas military medicine may have been its greatest asset.

Blue's Clues' Magenta has to get glasses, and she's very nervous! Will the eye doctor's office be scary? What will the eye exam be like? Come along and find out!

"Welcome to Rockwell Land," writes Deborah Solomon in the introduction to this spirited and authoritative biography of the painter who provided 20th-century America with a defining image of itself. As the star illustrator of The Saturday Evening Post for nearly half a century, Norman Rockwell mingled fact and fiction in paintings that reflected the we-the-people, communitarian ideals of American democracy. But who was this man who served as our unofficial "artist in chief" and bolstered our country's national identity?

As a well-respected fisherman in the Cornish seas, Trevik Honeysett provides a living for many poor families in the southwest of Cornwall. Despite the most powerful fishing companies attempting to cut off his own ability to fish, Trevik refuses to give up. However, when he discovers a mysterious, injured woman entangled in his net, things become much more complicated—especially when suspicions arise that she is, in fact, a mermaid.

With the publication of Essay on the Principle of Population and its projection of food shortages in the face of ballooning populations, British theorist Thomas Robert Malthus secured a leading role in modern political and economic thought. In this startling new interpretation, Deborah Valenze reveals how canonical readings of Malthus fail to acknowledge his narrow understanding of what constitutes food production.

The Heart-Centered Leadership Playbook is a transformative guide that redefines the traditional approach to leadership by emphasizing the power of compassion, empathy, and authenticity. In this groundbreaking book, author and heart-centered leader Deborah Crowe delves into the core principles of heart-centered leadership, providing practical tools and strategies to inspire individuals and organizations to lead with purpose and passion.

Grief, loneliness, Brexit, motherhood, identity, single parenthood, rootlessness, drinking culture, and integration are just some of the issues tackled in a series of powerful stories written by 10 women on the challenges of expat life in Spain, France, Hong Kong, Australia, Israel, Belgium, New Zealand, and the UK.

 Dear Diary Boy is an intensely personal, heartwarming, and heartbreaking chronicle of one mother and child's experience in a prestigious private Tokyo school. It's a tale that will resonate with all parents as we try to answer the age-old questions of how best to educate our children and what, truly, is in their best interests versus what is in our own. 

Struggling romance writer and recent divorcée Marcy Jo Codburn feels like a failure. She’s green with author envy and longing for a book deal, a launch party with cupcakes, and the admiration of her daughter. But her dream of literary success is fading faster than her beige hair dye. When she witnesses celebrated author Francesca Barber in a compromising position, Marcy sees her chance. Transforming into Summer Branigan, her bolder, blonder pen name, she leverages Francesca’s secret to secure the ultimate coauthor.

When Poppy was born, it was a long time before she could come home from the hospital, so when Jessie-Dog has a puppy that's smaller than the others, Poppy insists it can do everything the other pups can do. But Dad says there’s no place for weak pups on a farm. Poppy has to convince him to let her take care of Pipsqueak, determined to prove the little pup can grow into ɑ fine dog. But what if she fails? And what if Dad decides Pipsqueak needs another home, far away from Poppy?