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The Calm And Happy Home
$34.99
The Calm And Happy HomeA contemporary spin on Feng Shui by TV expert Kimberley Gallagher. Learn easy, inexpensive ways to unlock harmony, peace and happiness in your home.You know that feeling when you walk into a room and everything seems just right? Your home has a powerful effect on how you feel, and you can learn to create a space that feels as good as it looks with modern Feng Shui.Feng Shui expert Kimberley Gallagher combines ancient wisdom with modern neurodesign principles to help you create a home that feels calm, balanced and uplifting. Using simple, practical steps that require minimal time or money, you'll learn how to arrange your space in a way that naturally reduces stress, promotes happiness and even attracts abundance. You'll discover-- Feng Shui made simple- Easy-to-follow principles to enhance the flow of positive energy through your home.- Decluttering with purpose- A Feng Shui approach to letting go of what no longer serves you and making space for what truly matters.- Practical storage solutions- Tips to organize your home beautifully, whatever your budget.- The power of placement- How mirrors, plants and furniture positioning can influence the energy of a room.- Creating restful spaces for children- How colours, layouts and furniture choices can encourage better sleep and a sense of security.- Tips for neurodivergence- How lighting, decluttering and colour can affect neurodiverse minds.- Boosting abundance- Small shifts in your home layout that can invite in prosperity and success.With room-by-room guidance - plus information on how to use Feng Shui to attract romance, change jobs, move home and more - Kimberley will help you optimize your space so that you can feel more at ease, and attract the life you want to create.
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Peace Book: Teachings From The Greatest Minds Of All Time
$24.99
The Peace Book: Teachings From The Greatest Minds Of All Time by Tracey K. Smith gathers thought-provoking reflections on peace from across history, blending anthology appeal with accessible cultural commentary. It’s a curated collection for readers who like their nonfiction reflective, wide-ranging, and easy to dip in and out of. Through quotes, short excerpts and bite-sized profiles, you’ll encounter voices such as Nelson Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The book tracks how ideas of harmony, conflict and human rights have been argued, lived and reimagined—from ancient texts and philosophy to contemporary literature, songs and films—without getting bogged down in academic language. Perfect for fans of inspirational nonfiction, history lovers, and anyone interested in activism, spirituality and the ethics of violence and dialogue. Add it to your shelf for thoughtful browsing, gifting, or a steady dose of perspective.
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It Starts With You: How To Find Lasting Peace And Happiness
$29.99
It Starts With You: How To Find Lasting Peace And Happiness by Lorena Bernal is a warm, practical guide to personal growth, showing how everyday peace can start from the inside out. Blending gentle spiritual wisdom with down-to-earth reflection, Bernal invites you to reconnect with what you already carry: your values, your intuition, and your capacity for self-love. Across short, approachable chapters, you’ll explore ways to rebuild self-acceptance, quiet the inner critic, and make choices that feel more aligned with who you are. The focus stays on real-life change: strengthening boundaries, nurturing meaningful relationships, and finding a steadier sense of purpose without chasing perfection. Perfect for readers who enjoy self-help, mindfulness, and spiritual wellbeing books — especially if you’re after tools for anxiety relief, confidence, and a calmer daily rhythm. Add it to your bedside stack and let the first step be a small one: opening to any page.
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Scandinavian Guide To Happiness: Balanced Living With Fika, Lagom, Hygge, And More! (the Nordic Art Of Happy)
$24.99
*Scandinavian Guide To Happiness: Balanced Living With Fika, Lagom, Hygge, And More! (The Nordic Art Of Happy)* explores why Nordic countries top the wellbeing charts, offering a practical, feel-good approach to everyday living. Blending gentle self-help with cultural insight, this guide invites you into the small habits that make a big difference. Inside, you’ll discover key Scandinavian concepts such as Sweden’s fika and lagom, Denmark’s hygge and lykke, and Finland’s sisu—each one a fresh way to think about balance, resilience, and contentment. Rather than pushing drastic change, it focuses on simple rituals, stronger relationships, nature-inspired living, and realistic health and wellness ideas. Perfect for readers drawn to Scandinavian lifestyle books, mindful living, cosy routines, and happiness habits (or anyone wanting a calmer, more grounded daily rhythm). Add it to your shelf and start shaping your own Nordic-inspired version of a good life.
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The Happiness Project
$24.99
In *The Happiness Project [Tenth Anniversary Edition]*, Gretchen Rubin invites you into a warmly funny, deeply practical year-long experiment in building a happier life—without pretending joy is a one-size-fits-all formula. After a small realisation on a rainy bus ride, Rubin sets herself monthly themes and starts “test-driving” ideas from behavioural science, classic philosophy and everyday life. The result is part memoir, part self-help, and part productivity nudge: small habits, tidier spaces, better relationships and smarter spending choices, all explored with honesty about what works, what doesn’t, and why. This is ideal for readers who enjoy personal development books, habit change, and mindful living, or anyone who likes reflective nonfiction with a relatable narrator and plenty to take away. This tenth anniversary edition adds bonus material including an author conversation and tools to start your own happiness project—pick up a copy and see what a year could change.
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Wabi Sabi
$34.99
‘A truly transformative read’ — Sunday Times STYLE‘More than ever, we need books like this’ — Jessica Seaton, co-founder of Toast and author of Gather, Cook, FeastA whole new way of looking at the world — and your life — inspired by centuries-old Japanese wisdom.Wabi sabi (“wah-bi sah-bi”) is a captivating concept from Japanese aesthetics that invites us to find beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity and accept the fleeting nature of all things. Rooted in Zen philosophy and the rituals of the tea ceremony, its timeless perspective offers a powerful antidote to modern life’s pace and pressures.This thoughtful guide shows how embracing wabi sabi can help you slow down, reconnect with nature and focus on what truly matters. From honouring the rhythm of the seasons and creating a welcoming home to reframing failure and ageing with grace, it offers practical inspiration for living more gently and intentionally.A calming, uplifting read, this book is a definitive introduction to applying the principles of wabi sabi to everyday life — and finding joy in your perfectly imperfect world.
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The Breath Reset Plan
$36.99
The Breath Reset Plan uses science-backed techniques to retrain your nervous system, helping you move more fluidly between focus, calm, energy and recovery. By working directly with your breath, you’ll learn how to manage stress at its root — not just react to it.Your breathing has been shaping your body and mind all along, influencing your chemistry, rhythm and the way experiences are stored and recalled. These patterns can quietly reinforce stress and old responses, resurfacing again and again — until you consciously retrain them.This plan gives you the tools to do exactly that. Through practical, accessible techniques, you’ll learn how to update ingrained patterns and reshape the way life is experienced from the inside out. Challenges are part of being human, but with breath as your foundation, you’ll be able to meet them with greater clarity, steadiness and resilience.Grounded in behavioural repatterning and explored through five core pillars — Awareness, Connection, Sleep, Gut and Movement — The Breath Reset Plan shows you how to use breath as a powerful lever for presence, balance and navigating the full spectrum of life with confidence and joy.
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Big Trust
$36.99
Big Trust by Dr Shade Zahrai is a research-backed self-help and leadership guide for anyone who’s tired of second-guessing themselves and wants steadier confidence under pressure. Grounded in behavioural science and Zahrai’s work with Fortune 500 teams, it offers a practical system for building genuine self-trust—without relying on hype or hustle. Inside, you’ll explore how unhelpful beliefs take root, why perfectionism and people-pleasing can feel impossible to shake, and how comparison and imposter thoughts distort your decision-making. A self-diagnostic quiz and targeted exercises help you identify your patterns, then practise new responses that support clearer choices, stronger boundaries and calmer follow-through. Perfect for readers of personal development, psychology, workplace performance and women in leadership (and anyone navigating high-stakes moments, career pivots or confidence wobbles). Add Big Trust to your shelf for a smart, actionable reset you’ll actually use.
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Unlock Your Breath
$36.99
Unlock Your Breath by Rory Warnock is a practical, empowering guide to breathwork and nervous system regulation, written by an ultramarathon runner and performance coach who understands real-world pressure. If you’re curious about improving wellbeing without fads or fluff, this is an inviting place to start. Warnock draws on his experience coaching individuals and teams—from Google and Amazon to Canva, LinkedIn and Uber—to show how breathing can support mental health, physical health, focus and resilience. The emphasis is on usable ideas you can bring into daily life, whether you’re at your desk, training, commuting or trying to wind down at night. Perfect for readers interested in wellness, performance psychology, stress management and mindfulness, as well as anyone who wants straightforward tools to feel more steady, energised and in control. Add Unlock Your Breath to your shelf and start noticing what changes when you pay attention to the one habit you never stop doing.
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The Resilience Shield
$36.99
The Resilience Shield by Dr Dan Pronk, Ben Pronk, DSC and Tim Curtis is a practical, thoughtful guide to building resilience when the stakes are high. Written by Australian SAS veterans with MBAs, it brings together lived operational experience and evidence-based thinking in a way that feels grounded, not preachy. Drawing on decades of leading high-performance teams across Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone and Timor Leste—as well as counter-terrorism and special recovery work—the authors explore how people perform under pressure, recover from setbacks, and make clear decisions in uncertain moments. Expect actionable insights on leadership, teamwork, crisis management and mental resilience, shaped by real-world scenarios rather than abstract theory. This is a strong fit for readers who like business and leadership books with grit, professionals navigating demanding workplaces, and anyone wanting a calmer, more capable approach to stress and change. Add it to your shelf and start building your own resilience toolkit.
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Year Of Yes (10th Anniversary Edition)
$55.00
Year of Yes (10th Anniversary Edition) by Shonda Rhimes is a funny, frank memoir and self-help read for anyone who’s ever hidden behind “no” because it feels safer. Best known for Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and Bridgerton, Rhimes writes with sharp honesty about success, anxiety, and what it took to step out from the edges of the room and into her own life. At the height of her career and raising three children, she’d built a habit of declining everything: parties, speeches, interviews. After a pointed comment from her sister at Thanksgiving, Rhimes makes one bold choice—say yes for a year—and follows the surprising ripple effects on work, family, creativity and confidence, without preaching or spoilers. Perfect for fans of celebrity memoir, personal growth, and anyone drawn to stories about introversion, courage and change. Add it to your cart if you’re ready for a smart, encouraging nudge towards your own “yes.”
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The Overthinker's Guide To Making Decisions 2
$39.99
In **The Overthinker’s Guide to Making Decisions** by **Joseph Nguyen**, the same calm, practical voice behind *Don’t Believe Everything You Think* turns decision anxiety into something you can actually work with. This New York Times bestseller is an inviting slice of **self-help** for anyone stuck in analysis paralysis, second-guessing every option because the stakes feel personal. Rather than pushing “follow your gut”, Nguyen offers a clear, counterintuitive approach that helps you interrupt mental spirals and choose from steadiness instead of stress. You’ll be guided through tools like the TRUST framework and SAGE method, plus journaling prompts and small “trust experiments” designed to build real decision confidence over time. Perfect for readers who love **personal growth**, want **mindfulness** without fluff, or are navigating big life choices (and the smaller ones that strangely feel just as hard). Add it to your shelf and see how quickly clarity can feel like a habit.
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Go One More
$55.00
Go One More by Nick Bare is a practical self-help and personal development guide for anyone ready to build momentum in health, relationships and success through one simple mindset shift. Centred on Bare’s “Go One More” philosophy, this book explores how small, intentional choices—made daily and with real consistency—can compound into lasting change. Rather than lofty theory, you’ll find brief manifestos, thoughtful prompts and grounded advice drawn from Bare’s own experience and the insights of podcast guests and mentors. Along the way, he guides you to clarify your mission, work through doubts that drain confidence, and create routines and boundaries that protect your energy and prevent burnout. It’s especially useful when life gets messy: interruptions, transitions and hard seasons are treated as part of the process, not failure. Perfect for readers who enjoy mindset books, fitness motivation, entrepreneurship and habit-building frameworks. Add it to your shelf and see what “one more” can unlock.
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Cbt For Dummies
$49.95
CBT For Dummies by Rhena Branch and Rob Wilson is a friendly, practical guide to cognitive behavioural therapy that helps you understand what CBT is and how to use it in everyday life. Clear explanations, worksheets and step-by-step exercises make it easy to start noticing the thoughts and behaviours that keep you stuck—and to practise new, healthier responses. You’ll learn how CBT approaches common challenges like anxiety, depression, panic and social anxiety, as well as conditions such as OCD and PTSD, without feeling overwhelmed by jargon. The focus is on real-world techniques: reframing unhelpful thinking patterns, building coping skills, improving self-esteem, and creating habits that support better wellbeing (including managing tech and social media use). Perfect for readers who want evidence-based self-help, anyone beginning therapy who’d like to understand the process, or carers supporting a loved one. Add it to your shelf and start experimenting with small changes that can make a genuine difference.
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Steal Like An Artist
$24.99
Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon is a punchy, beautifully illustrated creativity guide for anyone wanting to make more work and worry less about being “original”. With smart infographics, short reflections and well-chosen quotes, Kleon turns big ideas into practical prompts you can actually use. Across ten clear principles, he explores how influence shapes every artist, why collecting inspiration is a skill, and how remixing what you love can lead you towards your own voice. There’s also grounded advice on building sustainable creative habits in the digital age—sharing your work, staying curious, and making room for experimentation without burning out. Perfect for writers, designers, musicians, students, and anyone dipping a toe into art-making, this is a great pick if you enjoy creative nonfiction, self-improvement with substance, and bite-sized motivation you can revisit. Add it to your shelf and let it nudge your next idea into the world.