Collection: Self-Development

Harry Potter fans of all ages will enjoy these 15 sticker-puzzle challenges!

Follow Harry, Hermione, Ron, and your favorite wizards through the halls of Hogwarts and learn what it takes to be a hero. Each sticker puzzle spread features a signature trait a wizard must have: courage, cleverness, loyalty, resilience, and more. The 15 puzzles feature more than 100 stickers each to create memorable scenes from the Harry Potter films. Fans of all ages will relive the magic of the films as they complete each puzzle.

Have you ever wanted to create your own autobiography or wished you could read about the life of a relative or friend? The Book of Myself is a do-it-yourself memoir that helps you record and preserve the experiences, relationships, and lessons that define you.
Created by a grandson who wanted to capture his grandfather's life story for future generations, The Book of Myself offers 201 memory-evoking prompts on family, friends, and the journey you take through all of life's stages.
It is the perfect way for you -- or someone close to you -- to record life's highlights and everyday moments that can slip through your fingers if not written down.

This introductory guide to DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is an illustrated primer to many of the characters you can play in D&D, along with their essential weapons and adventuring tools.

In this illustrated guide, you're transported to the legendary and magical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, where you are presented with one-of-a-kind entries for different types of warriors, as well as the weaponry these fighters need for D&D adventuring. This guide includes detailed illustrations of the weapons, armor, clothing, and other equipment that fighters use, and offers the tools young, aspiring adventurers need for learning how to build their own characters, including sample profiles, a flowchart to help you decide what type of warrior to be, and brainstorming challenges to start you thinking like an adventurer whether on your own or in the midst of an exciting quest with friends and fellow players.

Spark your creativity and hone your drawing skills with this comprehensive art book for beginners--which includes interactive lessons and fun practice pages!

Join master artists Katy Lipscomb and Tyler Fisher as they guide you step-by-step through the art-making process. Using their Sketching Formula, anyone from beginners to experienced artists can improve their drawing abilities, expand their imagination, and achieve their creative potential. Filled with tips, tricks, and techniques, this interactive workbook guides you through a vast array of artistic approaches while inspiring your unique style.

From comprehensive lessons that cover the basics of art theory to unique practice prompts that will get your creative juices flowing, The Artist's Drawing Book will teach you:
- The fundamentals of art, like perspective, shading, composition, and color theory--all broken down into easy-to-digest lessons
- Tips for avoiding common beginner mistakes, so you can confidently sketch any subject
- Tricks for realistic texture, blending, and shading, no matter if you're working with professional-grade colored pencils or a cheap ballpoint pen
- Techniques for mixing mediums so you can be limitless when creating your artwork
- How to view the world like a true artist, so you can overcome creative block and find artistic inspiration wherever you go
- ...and many more invaluable tips and tricks!

If you're ready to start drawing as you learn how to develop your artistic abilities, The Artist's Drawing Book will encourage hands-on action to help you bring your artistic dreams to fruition.

Also features:
- Premium 140 gsm paper--perfect for testing out your new art skills
- A sturdy hardcover with layflat design
- Interactive activities so you can draw alongside each lesson
- More than 200 pages of content
- Over 700 inspiring illustrations
- Valuable tips, tricks, and insights from the pros
- Creative prompts, ideas, and inspiration
- Suitable for all skill levels

Clinicians working with complex trauma are honored with the most sacred of tasks: to bear witness to clients' suffering and to attend compassionately to their wounds.

In The Complex PTSD Treatment Manual, clinicians will find the road map they need to conduct successful therapy with clients who have experienced prolonged exposure to traumatic events. Combining the science and art of therapy, Dr. Arielle Schwartz seamlessly integrates research-based interventions with the essentials of healing to create a whole-person approach to trauma treatment.

Drawing from her years of experience in working with trauma survivors, Dr. Schwartz provides clinicians with the tools they need to become a trustworthy companion to trauma survivors and become capable of guiding a healing journey for clients with a history of abuse or neglect. Within these pages, you will find:

• Essential interventions that strengthen mindful body awareness, enhance distress tolerance, cultivate self-compassion, and facilitate trauma recovery
• Over 50 practices, worksheets, and self-regulation points to utilize in each stage of the client's therapeutic process
• Integration of several therapeutic approaches for trauma treatment, including relational therapy, mindful body awareness, parts work therapy, CBT, EMDR, somatic psychology, and practices drawn from complementary and alternative medicine

Clean body, clean home, clean spirit! This philosophy is the inspiration that Lisa Bronner--granddaughter of Dr. Emanuel Bronner--carries with her as a mother, homeowner, and company spokesperson for Dr. Bronner's. Since the company was founded more than 75 years ago, it has been a trailblazer in the natural cleaning community thanks to its quality products and strong dedication to care for consumers and the planet. Now Soap & Soul imparts the secrets you'll want for cleaning your home, body, and mind the Dr. Bronner's way.

For the reader learning how to go green as well as the loyal Dr. Bronner's fans, this book is an invaluable resource. Lisa is at the ready to answer any question, from navigating labels and ingredients to understanding how your soaps and fabric softeners work. Organized by room and including charming line illustrations, this book is a recipe for a clean and happy home.

Unbelievable animals come to life with easy sticker masterpieces

Take your coloring to the next level by doing it with stickers instead of pencils! Each one of the 12 designs in this book has spaces for mosaic shapes that you fill in using the pages of different colored stickers in the back, allowing you to create one-of-a-kind mosaic designs. Color-by-sticker is a fun new way to express creativity and explore color, and this series gives readers the freedom to create their own unique designs, no artistic ability required.

Sticker Mosaics: Exotic Animals offers 12 different animals to color by sticker. Whether you choose the brightly colored macaws, a curious chameleon, or a friendly alpaca, you'll be creating a truly unique work of art that any animal lover will adore.

Public speaking is the #1 fear in America.

Millions of people are terrified at the prospect of going up on stage and addressing a crowd even more than they're afraid of death. And yet, it's an unavoidable experience if you want to succeed in this world.

Maybe it's a business presentation for your career path, a speech in school, or a toast at your best friend's wedding. Fear of speaking grips you. But it doesn't have to. Not anymore.

Full of relatable anecdotes, executable tips, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this book promises to teach you 7 proven strategies to help you find your inner presenter. Don't wait any longer. Today is the day you take charge of your anxiety, calm your nerves, and - most importantly - speak with no fear.

Take to the skies with Sticker by Number America's Top Gun Fighter Planes!

• Features 28 images to sticker, including incredible Navy fighter jets like the F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, F-16 Viper, F-18 Super Hornet, and even the latest F-35.
• Put together images of fighter jets taking off, landing, soaring through the skies, and flying in formation, as well as aircraft carriers, engines, pilots, and landing crew.
• Images range in difficulty.
• Perforated pages make the book easy to use.
• Made for adults, but kids and teens can enjoy as well!
• Perfect bound paperback book.

Similar to color or paint by number, this sticker activity book features designs that are divided into spaces, each with a number that corresponds to a sticker. Find the sticker, peel it, and place it in the right space. Watch as a full colored image emerges from the original unfinished illustration.

This book is a compilation of step-by-step instructions for how to build nine different types of catapults and trebuchets, including plans for: A PVC Pipe Trebuchet, A Tabletop Trebuchet, The World Famous Floating Arm Trebuchet, The Historical WarWolf Trebuchet, A Rat-Trap Catapult, The Mangonel (or Onager), The Greek Ballista, a Petraria Arcatinus And the Scorpion II. Each set of instructions include dimensional drawings of all wooden parts, lists of required hardware and sources, an abundance of photos, diagrams and detailed descriptions of the assembly process. Additional sections include historical notes for the different types of machines, warnings and safety suggestions, tuning tips, notes on scaling, tools and techniques and additional notes on even more kinds of catapults.

Hurl and sweep your way to fun with Desktop Curling!
Challenge your friends and family to a game of patience and skill with this portable, miniature version of curling. This kit includes:

• 12" extendable curling lane, with two platform inserts.
• 8 curling stones (4 red and 4 blue)
• 2 mini brooms
• 32-page illustrated mini book with the rules and history to this unique winter sport
  

"A treasure trove of practical magic for both novices and more experienced practitioners...beautifully crafted spells that invoke the alchemy of possibility."--PanGaia

A leaf from an oak tree...a wildflower...water from a sparkling stream...dirt from a cool dark cave--these are the age-old tools of natural magic. Born of the earth, possessing inherent power, they await only our touch and intention to bring their magical qualities to life.

The four elements are powerful magical tools. Using their energies, we can transform ourselves, our lives, and our world. This much-loved, classic guide offers more than seventy-five spells, rites, and simple rituals you can perform using the marvelous powers of the natural world.

Scott Cunningham was a greatly respected teacher and one of the most influential members of the modern Craft movement. A practitioner of elemental magic for twenty years, he wrote more than fifty books, including the seminal Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner.

The Birdhouse Book is the most authoritative book available for creating safe, sturdy, and easy-to-build homes for many of North America's favorite birds. This updated edition includes important new and timely topics including impacts of climate change on birds, nestbox monitoring for community science, native plants, and how birders can help birds.

Written with those who truly want the best for birds, TheBirdhouse Book explains how to build and place functional DIY bird homes that are safe and appropriate for more than 20 classic North American species, from wrens to raptors. Each of the easy-to-build boxes and shelves within is accompanied by cut lists, specially created line diagrams, and step-by-step photography, making the projects accessible to those with even the most rudimentary woodworking skills. In addition, this practical and beautifully presented guide is packed with color photography and information about the bird species covered: Wrens, Warblers, Bluebirds, Flycatchers, Swallows, Titmice, Owls, Flickers, Kestrels, Chickadees, Ducks, Mergansers, Swallows, Doves, Swallows, Robins, Finches, Phoebes, Loons, Swifts, Herons, and Ospreys.

Detailed information will help you properly place and maintain the homes to attract birds. And because these projects are the product of years of experience and field-testing, you can be sure you're getting the best advice regarding proper design, safe construction materials, and correct home placement to mitigate exposure to elements, pests, and predators. Finally, beyond the birdhouses, you'll find out how you can contribute to the larger birding community and even enhance your birding experience.

In her illuminating and highly intelligent new book, Suzanne Eder skillfully explains that we awaken to the deeper truth of who we are by following the lead of our personal, heartfelt desires. In contrast with many spiritual teachings that promote the diminishment of personal desire, What You Want Wants You clearly and boldly asserts that genuine desire is the very impulse of Life itself, guiding us unerringly back to One Source and to our greatest levels of contribution and fulfillment.

Unique in its breadth and depth, this remarkable new book equips the reader with a robust understanding of energy dynamics and manifestation and their importance in the awakening process. It offers rich insights that make the difference between understanding helpful concepts and actually living them. What You Want Wants You is a must-read for thoughtful, open-hearted students and teachers of energy, spirituality, and consciousness who are committed to ever-deepening levels of understanding and experience.

"Suzanne Eder possesses a rare combination of spiritual insight and logical pragmatism. What You Want Wants You will delight readers who enjoy exploring the mysteries of the world in practical ways. Suzanne allows us to test her beliefs in real-world settings, while offering her own inspiring perspective on each person's spiritual journey."

-Martha Beck, author of The Way of Integrity

"The depth of Suzanne Eder's wisdom is astounding and inviting, and you can access it here in this brilliant yet easy to understand book. Discover the real power you were always meant to experience."

-Thomas M. Sterner, author of The Practicing Mind

"This is the book and spiritual guidance we've been waiting for! Suzanne Eder unpacks how to manifest our deepest desires and she does it with laser-sharp intelligence, reverberating spiritual insight, and practical applications. Anyone who has been around the spiritual block will eat this up like pancakes! I could feel this book changing me as I read it. I could feel love elevating my brainwaves. What You Want Wants You is an absolute breakthrough."

-Tama Kieves, author of Inspired & Unstoppable

"In Suzanne Eder's new book, you will discover how to cultivate a manifesting consciousness as you reflect and open yourself up to unlimited possibilities, empowering you to pave the way to create the life you deserve and love. What You Want Wants You is a must read."

-Anita Moorjani, author of Sensitive Is the New Strong



From the author of The Monsters Know What They're Doing comes a follow-up strategy guide with MOAR! monster tactics for Dungeon Masters playing fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons.

Keith Ammann's first book based on his popular blog, The Monsters Know What They're Doing, unpacks strategies, tactics, and motivations for creatures found in the Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual. Now, in MOAR! Monsters Know What They're Doing, he analyzes the likely combat behaviors of more than 100 new enemies found in Volo's Guide to Monsters and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. Your campaign will never be the same!

Annotated transcript of Satir conducting family therapy -- showing what she's thinking and how she selects a particular phrase or intervention -- and then an account of her theoretical foundations and methods.