How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

$6.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: good

The seventy-fifth edition of the self-help classic with vintage Dale Carnegie recordings and a bonus digital copy of the complete audiobook! YOU CAN GO AFTER THE JOB YOU WANT...AND GET IT! YOU CAN TAKE THE JOB YOU HAVE...AND IMPROVE IT! YOU CAN TAKE ANY SITUATION YOU'RE IN...AND MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU! Fo r 75 years, the rock-solid, time-tested advice in Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People has carried thousands of now-famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. With this truly phenomenal audio, you'll learn: * The six ways to make people like you * The twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking * The nine ways to change people without arousing resentment And much, much more! Plus, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this landmark book, this audio collector's edition also includes an iPod-ready mp3 copy of the complete audiobook, plus vintage recordings of Dale Carnegie sharing his timeless wisdom in his own voice! THERE IS ROOM AT THE TOP, WHEN YOU KNOW...HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE ...Show more

The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life by Twyla Tharp

$12.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good

All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning to put your creativity to use, The Creative Habit provides you with 32 practical exercises based on the lessons Twyla Tharp has learned in her remarkable 35-year career. In "Where's Your Pencil?" Tharp reminds you to observe the world--and get it down on paper. In "Coins and Chaos," she gives you an easy way to restore order and peace. In "Do a Verb," she turns your mind and body into coworkers. In "Build a Bridge to the Next Day," she shows you how to clean the clutter from your mind overnight. Tharp leads you through the painful first steps of scratching for ideas, finding the spine of your work, and getting out of ruts and into productive grooves. The wide-open realm of possibilities can be energizing, and Twyla Tharp explains how to take a deep breath and begin....   ...Show more

How to Be Bored by Eva Hoffman

$8.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Series: The School of Life | Reading Level: very good

How to embrace boredom and find meaning in doing nothing. Lethargic inactivity can be debilitating and depressing; but for those living in the modern world, the pendulum has swung far in the other direction. We live in a hectic, hyperactive, over-stimulated age. Excessive busyness and overfilled schedul es is the norm, as are their effects on our mental and emotional lives. How might we address and counter such problems, for the sake of experiencing our lives more fully? In How To Be Bored, Eva Hoffman explores the importance we place on success, high level function, effectiveness and alertness in today's competitive society. In a world where it is almost impossible to be idle, she draws upon lessons from history, literature and psychotherapy to help us embrace boredom and find meaning in doing nothing - to appreciate real reflection and enjoy the richness of our inner and external lives. ...Show more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit by Jack Canfield; Mark Victor Hansen

$14.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Series: Chicken Soup for the Soul Ser. | Reading Level: very good

Collects the stories that demonstrate the best qualities we share as human beings - compassion, grace, forgiveness, generosity and faith, and share a collected wisdom on love, parenting, teaching, death and the overcoming of obstacles.

Beauty From the Inside Out: Enhance the gifts nature so graciously gave you by Libby Weaver

$18.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: near fine

Through Beauty From The Inside Out, Dr Libby expertly explains your outer world, the food you choose, the nutrients you ingest, hydration, posture, movement and what your body needs to create lovely nails, lustrous hair, sparkling eyes, and clear, luminous skin. Be guided to deal with very specific bum ps in the road, such as dark circles under the eyes, eczema, pimples, and hair that is falling out, just to name a few. Just as importantly, Dr Libby explains your inner world, sex hormones, stress hormones, detox, digestion, elimination pathways, thyroid and pituitary functions. Both worlds relate to your sparkle and by taking a heart-opening look at your emotional landscape because, for many, that is where the real elixir is. Beauty From The Inside Out is a must-have beauty bible for all women. Enjoy radiating your own unique sparkle, from the inside out. ...Show more

Stand up And Shout by Alistair Ferguson

$12.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good

What is success and how is it measured? How do you overcome challenges and adversity? How well do Kiwis celebrate success? What does it take for people to realise their dreams and have the motivation to change what they are unhappy with? How will you ever find out what your real potential is unless you continually stretch yourself? In this collection of interviews with successful people Alastair Ferguon has asked these and other enlightening questions. Some of the answers are surprising as men and women from all walks of life openly share their experiences and insights, their wit and wisdom. There is some straight talking, some harsh language, and plenty of emotion. It is time to celebrate our differences, both individually and collectively, because we do produce a phenomenal number of high achievers across an incredible range of endeavours. ...Show more

Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do by Wednesday Martin

$15.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good

Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success Beyond Money and Power by Arianna Huffington

$12.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good

'We will pay a personal price if we don't redefine what success means and the price is currently much higher for women than for men.' How do you define success? In the current model that we have come to accept, success is equated with overwork, burnout, sleep deprivation, never seeing your family, being connected through email 24 hours a day and exhaustion - put simply it isn't working. It's not working for women. It's not working for men. It's not working for companies, for any societies in which it's dominant or for the planet. In Thrive, Arianna Huffington (of Huffington Post fame) argues that a successful life is made up of more than just money and success and must also include what she calls 'The Third Metric': personal care, health, and fulfilment. Inspired by her 2013 commencement speech at Smith College, Huffington shows how, instead of settling for just breaking through glass ceilings in a broken corporate system, women can change the system altogether by using tools like mindfulness and meditation to reduce stress and improve our health and our well-being, and by going to the root of the problem and redefining what we value and what success means. ...Show more

Recovery: Freedom from Our Addictions by Russell Brand

$15.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good

My qualification for writing this book is not that I am better than you; it's that I am worse. I am an addict-addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex, money, love, and fame. This is the age of addiction, a condition so endemic, so all-encompassing and ubiquitous that unless you are fortunate enough to be an ext reme case, you probably don't know that you have it. What unhealthy habits and attachments are holding your life together? Are you unconsciously dependent on food? Bad relationships? A job that doesn't fulfill you? Are you numb, constantly perusing your phone, looking for what? The program in this book has given me freedom from all addictions and it will do the same for you. Book jacket. ...Show more

Indistractable - How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal

$12.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good

'A must-read' MARK MANSON 'Exactly what most of us need in order to focus on what is important, rather than the dazzling, illuminated, unsatisfying distractions of modern life' MATT HAIG 'Does exactly as it promises. Amazing' CHRIS EVANS 'A guide to staying focused in an age of constant distraction' GUA RDIAN 'Eyal argues with impeccable logic' THE TIMES 'Masses of really useful arsenal and some very interesting studies about how to be less distracted in the world' PANDORA SYKES 'Now there's a way we can regain our ability to focus' RED ___________________________ We are living through a crisis of distraction. Plans get sidetracked, friends are ignored, work never seems to get done. Why does it feel like we're distracting our lives away? In Indistractable, behavioural designer Nir Eyal shows what life could look like if you followed through on your intentions. Instead of suggesting a digital detox, Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving you to distraction, and teaches you how to make pacts with yourself to keep your brain on track. Indistractable is a guide to making decisions and seeing them through. Empowering and optimistic, this is the book that will help you design your time, realise your ambitions, and live the life you really want. ...Show more

Making Space - Creating Boundaries in an Ever-Encroaching World by Jayne Hardy

$14.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: near fine

Boundaries and self-care go hand in hand; you can't have one without the other. We understand the importance of self-care, but how do we protect the space within which we do it? When we have healthy boundaries, we create a space between us and all else, where we feel safe, clear and confident in who we are and what we want and need. Our boundaries - the limits we place on what we will and won't tolerate - define our routines, habits, choices, parenting, jobs, relationships; everything. And there's nothing more important for our self-care. In this practical guide, Jayne Hardy - author of The Self-Care Project and founder and CEO of The Blurt Foundation - helps us explore our existing boundaries; the ones that work for us and the ones that work against us; and guides us on creating new boundaries so that our physical, mental, emotional and digital spaces are protected. Packed with friendly advice, the latest research and worksheets to help you reflect on your own experiences, Making Space is for anyone who feels overwhelmed, disconnected or walked on by life, and wants to make a change in an ever-encroaching world. ...Show more

Calm - Working Through Life's Daily Stresses to Find a Peaceful Centre by Fearne Cotton

$12.00 NZD

Category: Self-help | Reading Level: near fine

THE FOLLOW UP TO THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, HAPPY: FINDING JOY IN EVERY DAY AND LETTING GO OF PERFECT'Calm for me is less about thought and much more about feeling. It is a stillness that allows my lungs to expand like hot air balloons. It is an acceptance of the noise around me. It is a magic alchemy that might last a second or a whole day, where I feel relaxed yet aware; still yet dynamic; open yet protected . . . '***In today's always-on world, for many of us it seems impossible to relax, take time out or mute the encircling 'noise'. It is easy to feel trapped in this frenzied state of mind: we are surrounded by negative stories in the press, weighed down by pressures from work, family life or school and subject to constant scrutiny under the all-seeing eye of social media. As a result, mental health illnesses are on the rise in every age group, and more of us than ever before yearn for silence, peace and calm.CALM is Fearne's mission to find the simple things that can inch us away from stress and over to the good stuff. Including expert advice, conversations with wise friends from all walks of life, easy ideas to try, activities to complete - and the little things that have made a difference to her own, sometimes-bumpy life - this book is a friendly reminder that Calm is a place that exists in us all, we just have to find our way back to it. ...Show more