Collection: Adult

The world of self-help is overflowing with advice. Countless books, podcasts, therapies, and videos talk about how to build a better life.. For Spencer Greenberg and Jeremy Stevenson, the most essential part of all this advice is the techniques. Techniques answer the million-dollar question: What do you actually do to fix your problem? What do you do to overcome anxiety, maximize productivity, and find inner peace?
After years of research--analyzing 106 self-help books and 23 therapies--they discovered that, from a bird's-eye view, all self-help techniques collapse into just 12 broad strategies: The 12 Levers.
Knowing these Levers can prepare you for so many of the challenges that life will throw at you. You'll learn how to...

• Clarify your intrinsic values to give your life direction
• Overcome fear by using the most scientifically validated anxiety approach in the world
• Alleviate insomnia and out-of-sync sleep routines with techniques largely known only to sleep therapists
• Enrich your downtime by doing more glad-you-did-it activities
• Get more done by understanding the three factors of The Productivity Equation
• Interrupt spirals of self-consciousness using the Attention Training Technique

...and much more.
Together, the 12 Levers form the complete psychological toolkit for improving your life.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. David Perlmutter comes a groundbreaking guide to the brain's immune cells--essential to preventing disease and sustaining peak cognitive function and mental health

We've been fighting the wrong enemy. For decades, medicine has pointed its weapons at symptoms like memory loss, tremors, headaches, and lethargy, while ignoring the root causes of diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and major depression. In Brain Defenders, neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter flips the script, exposing the real culprits: malfunctioning microglia, tiny immune cells that, when metabolically hijacked, go rogue and attack the very neurons they're meant to protect.
With clarity and urgency, Dr. Perlmutter explains how a silent battle rages in the brain. Microglia can become either warriors of protection or agents of destruction--and the outcome depends largely on how we live. In Brain Defenders, you will:

• Learn the science of immunometabolism and the relationship between energy and your cells
• Understand the overlooked role of inflammation in everything from dementia to long COVID--and why the immune system may be the brain's greatest threat and hope
• Discover how your lifestyle affects the fate of your microglia and, in turn, your cognitive future
• Uncover the surprising link between metabolic health and brain resilience, and how tools like fasting, sleep, and even oxygen therapy can restore damaged neural networks
• Explore therapeutic interventions--from metformin to lion's mane mushroom--that support healing and slow neural decline

Neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment, and mood disorders are not inevitable, but often the result of chronic, controllable inflammation. Drawing on the latest peer-reviewed science and grounded in decades of neurological care, Dr. Perlmutter delivers a powerful message: the future of your brain health is in your hands.

NOW A USA TODAY BEST SELLER!

In Earned, NHL legend Chris Pronger reveals the hard truth behind greatness--that talent opens doors, but only relentless standards, ownership, and grit keep them open.

Success isn't owed--it's earned.

In the high-stakes world of professional hockey, talent alone doesn't cut it. Chris Pronger--one of the NHL's most dominant and controversial defensemen--learned that the hard way. In Earned: The True Cost of Greatness from One of Hockey's Fiercest Competitors, he reveals the raw truth behind an eighteen-year career defined by triumph, adversity, and transformation.

From being booed by his own fans in Hartford and St. Louis as a twenty-year-old phenom to hoisting the Stanley Cup with Anaheim in 2007, Pronger's journey was anything but smooth. A Hockey Hall of Famer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hart Trophy winner, he shares what the stats don't show: the relentless standards and hard lessons that forged his success.

At the heart of Earned is a simple question--"What are your standards?"--that fueled Pronger's evolution from underachiever to champion. Through gripping stories of betting on himself, surviving brutal trades, enduring career-ending injuries, and reinventing himself as an entrepreneur, Pronger distills a powerful formula: Standards + Adversity + Ownership = Success.

This isn't just a hockey memoir--it's a playbook for excellence in any arena. Pronger opens up about rebuilding his family life, quitting drinking, and living by his Difference Maker's Code. Packed with insider stories, motivational insights, and practical tools like the 30-Day Standards Challenge, Earned will push you to raise your game.

As Pronger says, "Talent opens doors. Standards keep them open."

If you're ready to own your story and earn your success, this is your guide.

An archaeologist is drawn into a mission to save a mysterious community of supernatural beings hiding deep within the Andes in this humorous, offbeat novel.

Archaeologist Ruth Baker is in Peru for a new dig, but discovers more than she bargained for--a secret community of giant supernatural beings hiding in the mountains.

The Wanami were originally kidnapped from Earth by aliens thousands of years ago to work on planet Qoom. Eventually they were shipped back and lived happily alongside the Inca civilization--until they were forced to take refuge in the treasure-filled caves beneath the Incan monuments they helped to build.

Now, a new threat has emerged--and Ruth is the only thing that stands between them and real extinction! Can she persuade the outside world to help ensure their survival, or will the human lust for gold cause her efforts to backfire spectacularly?

A rollicking adventure perfect for fans of quirky, fun science fiction from Riley August and Becky Chambers.

Once the snarling frontman of thrash metal legends Puke Hammer, Curtis Paul is now more dad than demon, trading mosh pits for parent-teacher meetings. But when a chance to reunite the band arises, Curtis finds himself torn between diapers and distortion pedals, family dinners and filthy riffs. Told with sharp humor and raw heart, Death Metal Duck is a time-hopping, 70-page graphic novel that dives deep into the chaos of parenthood, the passion of playing music, and the messiness of second chances. Featuring real music by a local Alberta band reimagined as Puke Hammer's discography, this book is a raucous, reverent ode to creativity, comics, and the enduring power of loud guitars. For fans of slice-of-life stories with a metal edge-- this one's for you.

Here's a secret: you don't need to spend a fortune--or be French--to get that Parisian glow.

Are you overwhelmed by multiple-step skincare routines, intimidated by long lists of ingredients, or just exhausted by the sheer number of products available? Do you just want a simple routine that's going to lead to incredible skin? Look no further. Dr. Marine Vincent, French pharmacist and founder of the French Pharmacy, will show you how to take care of your skin in a simple, efficient, and affordable way.

In these pages, Dr. Marine distills her expert knowledge to focus on simplicity, guiding you through how to establish good habits that will deliver results without any fuss, including:

• Her top recommended French skincare products--and what the different ingredients actually mean
• How to build your own skincare routine, no matter your skin type, budget, or age
• Tailored routines for specific skincare conditions, such as rosacea, acne, and eczema

The French Skincare Bible will show you how to embrace your individuality and cultivate self-confidence, à la française. It is more than a routine: it's a philosophy.

From New York Times bestselling author Mackenzi Lee comes a thrilling tale set in the world of the Masters of the Universe live-action film, where Eternian warrior Teela must decide how much she's willing to sacrifice to save the people--and home--she loves.

A FALLEN KINGDOM
Four years after Skeletor decimated the kingdom of Eternos, Teela and the scattered refugees of Eternia survive by never staying in one place for long. When a brutal storm of acidic rain deep within the Evergreen Forest leaves their camp ravaged and hope at its thinnest, some, like Teela's friend Locke, begin to plan for a future beyond Eternia. But Teela knows her father Duncan, the once-mighty Man-At-Arms, won't survive leaving the land he swore to protect.

A FORBIDDEN ALLIANCE
Desperate to save her people, Teela ventures to Darksmoke to bargain with the ancient dragon Granamyr. He bestows upon her a vial filled with a mysterious, powerful elixir--and no instructions on its use. Enter Evil-Lyn, Skeletor's ruthless second-in-command, who intercepts Teela with a dangerous proposal: an alliance. In exchange for the vial's secrets, Teela and the Heroic Warriors must someday help the sorceress overthrow Skeletor himself.

A MAGIC THAT COULD SAVE--OR DESTROY--THEM ALL
The vial heals the sick and brings food back to empty tables--until the forest around the camp begins to change. Rivers vanish. Trees peel to bone. Creatures flee. As the land around them withers at an ever-increasing pace, Teela must confront an impossible question: Has the very magic she used to save her people doomed Eternia instead?

Alita, a whiz at helping AI extract marketable trends from human sex behavior datasets, tries her hand at love.

A featured Ingram's Indie Early Buzz for March releases and Publishers Weekly BookLife Indie Spotlight for February Romance. 2026 Kirkus Prize Nominee. Library Staff Pick.

"Pitsirilos has crafted a compelling exploration of what it means to be human, weaving together themes of artificial intelligence, environmental degradation, mother-son relationships, and the difficulty of modern love. [...]A scintillating modern love story that will leave a lasting impression."

- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A radical, sex-positive exploration of the necessity for love with sex."

- Ivelisse Rodriguez, author of Love War Stories

"A bold and seductive work of art."

- Laura Pegram, Editor in Chief of Kweli

"[...] To Love Like Venus is crafted with a sense of mythical realism. Data analysis and musings on reproductive biology are described with the same reverence as celestial bodies and fanciful beings, confronting a messy reality of love in an era of precision."

-The BookLife Prize

Alita Melusine is the embodiment of desire. Her appetite for pleasure drives much of her twenties and is deliciously displayed in her roller-disco dancing, a niche retro craze in Manhattan's 2050s-itself a scene of gentrified cyberpunk. That her heart remains untouched by Eros's arrow is one of the many attributes Jean loves about her. Yet her aged Casanova-like mentor is also the first to point out Alita's greatest flaw: Though Alita is a whiz at making sense of datasets detailing the sexual habits of the city at her job assisting artificial intelligence, she's less certain of her own personal life. Despite what Jean tells her, she's always believed that somewhere in relationships there is room for love. Now she's ready to try this theory out, despite Jean's objections-no matter what the cost. So when she pairs with the winsome Kaveh, she finds herself on uncharted roads-and facing the rabid objections of Kaveh's mother, Claire, who disapproves of Alita and her shameless flaunting of selfhood in the roller-disco rink. When the latest superstorm hits the city, Alita's world begins to unravel. Jean's imprint on her life is more than she realized-as is, unfortunately, Claire's. On an island where life is lived in a rave of niche fantasy, in the midst of a surrender to environmental collapse, Alita must put together the pieces of her mosaic to confront the woman she really is-and learn what it means to love like the storms of Venus.

To Love Like Venus is a literary glimpse into a near future of tech-fueled human sexuality, environmental decay, and soft cyberpunk.

After delighting readers and reviewers with Event Horizon: Stories of No Turning Back, 2022 Chautauqua Janus Prize winner Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos returns, this time with a debut novel following some of its characters. This book requires a trip to Venus, which means immense heat, crushing pressure, and the risk of getting burned. Did we mention this is the planet of love?

Cover by Baris Sehri and Interior Design by Lewelin Polanco, The Cosmic Lion.

Yeeran and Lettle's world has been shaken by a revelation from the Fates that changes everything: The obeah are not what they seem. Return to the intoxicating realm of the fae one last time in the final installment of the #1 Sunday Times bestselling Faebound trilogy

Broken by love.
Trapped by war.
Bound by magic.

Lettle is on a quest to uncover the truth. Along with the human Alder, the last of his kind, she sets off on an arduous journey of discovery. But after a painful separation from King Rayan, she is struggling to find her way.

Alder is determined to learn more about his origins. With no memories of his childhood, he retraces his steps to the cave where it all began. But what he finds there may shake him to the core.
Back in the fae court, Yeeran has other priorities. The warrior-turned-ambassador must negotiate a peace treaty with the elven army. But it's hard to bargain with a duplicitous enemy. And it's even harder to negotiate with a broken heart.

Secrets ripple like an earthquake across the land and love and power are at the core of them all. . . .

Don't miss any of Saara El-Arifi's magical Faebound Trilogy:
FAEBOUND - CURSEBOUND- EARTHBOUND

You can't help but smile at the mention of a sausage - they've got a funny name, they're comical in nature, they're versatile, delicious, and affordable - but most of all they're about to have their moment.

This is Max's ultimate guide to cooking with sausages. It's not just British Classics for bangers and mash, toad in the hole, battered sausages, pigs in blankets, casseroles (you really could go on), it's a universal celebration of sausages from all over the world.

There are recipes for sausages freed from their skins; from comforting ragus to spiced kofte, and zingy larb with Thai herbs, as well as inspiration for how to use up chorizo, embrace the humble hot dog, or cook up a cassoulet.

Cooking techniques will be explored and explained from cooking low and slow to hot and fast - in the oven, on the grill, or al fresco.

Peppered with anecdotes on its history, this a joyful celebration of the humble sausage and its magnificent versatility - the perfect gift for sausage lovers (and every student) out there.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - From two-time National Magazine Award winner Tom Junod, a searching, brilliantly stylized memoir about a charismatic, philandering father who tried to mold his son in his image, the many secrets he hid, the son's obsessive quest to uncover them, and ultimately, the true meaning of manhood

"Affecting. . . . Moves like a song, drawing you in with its melody before delivering an emotional wallop." --The New York Times

Big Lou Junod dominated every room he entered. He worshipped the sun and the sea, his own bronzed body, Frank Sinatra, and beautiful women. He was a successful traveling handbag salesman who carried himself like a celebrity. He'd return from the road with stories of going to nightclubs where the stars--Ava Gardner, maybe Liz Taylor--"couldn't keep their eyes off . . . your father." He had countless affairs and didn't do much to hide them.

Lou could be cruel to Fran, his wife of fifty-nine years, but he loved his youngest son. Tom was a skin-and-bones, nervous boy, devoted to his mother, but Lou sought to turn him into a version of himself. He showered him with advice about how to dress ("A turtleneck is the most flattering thing a man can wear"), how to be an alpha male, and especially, how to attract and bed women. His parting speech when Tom went to college was: "Do yourself a favor and date a Jewish girl. They're all nymphos."

Tom wrestled with Lou's imposing presence all his life. When one of Lou's mistresses stood up at his funeral and announced, "Can we all . . . just agree . . . that this . . . was a man," Tom set off to learn the facts of his father's life, and why he was the way he was. The stunning secrets he uncovered--about his father, his father's lovers, and deceptions going back generations--staggered Tom, but in the process allowed him, at last, to become his own man, by his own lights.

In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man is an intensely emotional detective story powered by a series of cascading revelations. The book is a triumph of bravura writing; it is a tale of a son reckoning with the consequences of his father's life, and in the end, the story of the son's redemption.

Transcendent and kaleidoscopic, these rare lithographs from colonial Calcutta helped forge the visual culture of modern India

Under the rule of the British Raj, Bengali artists embraced European techniques not to mimic the West, but to devise a uniquely local visual language that appealed to a diverse audience. Divine Color magnifies this phenomenon through mapping the explosion of popular devotional art through lithographic printing in 19th- and early 20th-century Calcutta (now Kolkata), then the capital of British India. These vibrant and accessible mass-produced images brought the divine into everyday life, offering devotees new ways to engage with their gods, and reshaping spiritual experiences in colonial India.
Set against the backdrop of a rapidly modernizing and cosmopolitan city, these prints emerged at the crossroads of vernacular tradition and colonial exchange. Their spirited aesthetic, devotional power and often political symbolism made them powerful tools of cultural expression and identity. The visual language pioneered by Calcutta lithographers played a foundational role in the formation of modern India's visual culture; their influence is visible in everything from advertising and political posters to decorative arts, underscoring the ritual, commercial and political power of these artworks. Divine Color restores these religious lithographs to their rightful place in the history of Indian art and invites readers to experience not just the divine world of Hindu gods, but the shaping of a modern visual India.

"The rare kind of book I can't believe doesn't already exist . . . [a] clear, clever voice and incisive social commentary elevate the book's irresistible will-they-won't-they romance to a once-in-a-lifetime read about truth, art, vulnerability, and all the sticky places they intersect. BAD WORDS LEFT ME BUZZING." - EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Great Big Beautiful Life

A sharp and deeply felt debut about art, ambition, and the connections that both inspire and undo us.

Parker Navarro's debut novel was meant to define his career - until critic Selina Chan's blistering review made it the flop of the decade. Four years later, his new book is his shot at redemption; for Selina, reviewing him again is a professional risk she can't refuse. When her second takedown ignites a viral feud, both their fortunes shift overnight. But as the literary world feeds on their public sparring, a quieter dialogue begins - one that challenges everything they thought they knew about success, sincerity, and each other.

Both incisive and tender, Bad Words lays bare the costs of creation - the pull between ambition and integrity, the vulnerability of being seen, and the unexpected closeness that can grow in the space between critique and care.

When words can make or break us, how do you stay true to what matters most?

"A genre-redefining romance that sets a thrilling new standard... Easily one of my favourites of the year, if not the decade." - Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Our Perfect Storm

"Full of blistering barbs, incisive takedowns and searing gazes, Bad Words is smart and propulsive." - Mary H.K. Choi, New York Times bestselling author of Pool House

"Full of wit, warmth, and deliciously sharp observations on books and the people who love them... I didn't want it to end." - Stacey Yu, author of Kitten

UNA LLAVE MAESTRA PARA ABRIR LAS MÚLTIPLES PUERTAS INTERIORES DEL TEMPLO DEL MISTERIO

El Kybalión es un texto que recoge las enseñanzas fundamentales de la denominada «filosofía hermética».

UNA LLAVE MAESTRA PARA ABRIR LAS MÚLTIPLES PUERTAS INTERIORES DEL TEMPLO DEL MISTERIO

El Kybalión es un texto que recoge las enseñanzas fundamentales de la denominada «filosofía hermética». Apareció publicado inicialmente en Chicago (Illinois, Estados Unidos) en diciembre de 1908, firmado por tres iniciados anónimos. Sin embargo, el consenso común afirma que el verdadero autor de la obra fue William Walker Atkinson, pionero del movimiento Nuevo Pensamiento.

Esta edición del centenario de El Kybalión se basa en una nueva traducción que se ciñe estrechamente al texto original inglés a fin de respetar las peculiaridades de la expresión del autor y lograr el máximo rigor y precisión, sin interpretar ni alterar su mensaje original.