Collection: Self-Development

Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson! It's the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers--as well as fans of all ages!

This Little Golden Book about Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson--wrestling star, movie star, TV star, and all-around nice guy--is an inspiring read-aloud. Young children will learn that even superstars have setbacks: when Dwayne's dream of playing in the NFL didn't come true, he had to find a different path to happiness and success.

Look for more Little Golden Book biographies:
- Betty White
- Carol Burnett
- Lucille Ball
- Harry Belafonte
- Julie Andrews

#1 New York Times Bestseller

"An enlightening, laugh-aloud read. . . . Filled with open, honest glimpses into [Rubin's] real life, woven together with constant doses of humor." --Christian Science Monitor

Gretchen Rubin's year-long experiment to discover how to create true happiness. Drawing on cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-world examples, Rubin delivers an engaging, eminently relatable chronicle of transformation. This special 10^th Anniversary edition features a Conversation with Gretchen Rubin, Happiness Project Stories, a guide to creating your own happiness project, a list of dozens of free resources, and more.

Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.

In this lively and compelling account--now updated with new material by the author--Rubin chronicles her adventures during the twelve months she spent test-driving the wisdom of the ages, current scientific research, and lessons from popular culture about how to be happier. Among other things, she found that novelty and challenge are powerful sources of happiness; that money can help buy happiness, when spent wisely; that outer order contributes to inner calm; and that the very smallest of changes can make the biggest difference.

This updated edition includes:

An extensive new interview with the authorStories of other people's life-changing happiness projectsA resource guide to the dozens of free resources created for readersThe Happiness Project ManifestoAn excerpt from Rubin's bestselling book The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles that Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)

Design your own crazy critters with this amazing book of mix-and-match crochet patterns. Choose the body parts that take your fancy from our extensive selection and use your favourite colours. Add stripes, spots or scales, and then turn to the sew-on extras section to select hair, eyes, horns, wings or tails...

The flippable pages make it easy for you to follow the patterns in any combination. With 30 heads, one basic body, and 30 different pairs of arms and legs, projects are crocheted in one go from the top down.

With step-by-step instructions for all the basic crochet techniques that are needed, this is perfect for beginners. In addition to the flip pattern pages, there are 30 pages of colour photography showing a selection of finished creatures to inspire you.

Easily Identify the Trees You Find, Even in Winter!

This essential guide by celebrated ecologist May Theilgaard Watts helps readers enjoy getting to know trees, even in winter when the leaves have fallen from the branches. With this handy, easy-to-use book, you'll be able to identify the trees around you in no time.

Features include:

• Key to identifying deciduous trees (trees that lose their leaves in the winter) by looking at twigs, buds, fruits, and other features
• Explanations of the structure of twigs
• Information about habitats and ranges of native and some widely introduced trees
• Illustrations with the author's line drawings

Fifteen challenging sticker puzzles featuring favorite moments and characters from Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas await on these pages!

Puzzle your way through spooky scenes from the iconic film with Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Sticker Art Puzzles! Each of the 15 delightfully frightful puzzles in this book features full-color art of your favorite characters and moments from the beloved double-holiday film. To solve a puzzle, you'll need to fit more than 100 sticker shapes into a tessellated grid. When you're done, you'll have a glossy art poster to frame and hang on your wall. In the spirit of the haunting holiday, this book features a glow-in-the-dark cover, plus a bonus glow-in-the-dark puzzle of Oogie Boogie inside! Ideal for fans of the movie and puzzle enthusiasts alike, this book will provide hours of enjoyment as you complete each scene.

"The self-help book Latinas have been waiting for. The ultimate reminder for us all to make time to better our lives, joy, and self-care routines." --Hip Latina

Prioritize your well-being with more than 100 exercises designed specifically to help Latinas revitalize their outlook on life, improve their mental health, eliminate stress, and self-advocate.

Between micro- and macro-aggressions at school, the workplace, and even the grocery store, a constant news cycle highlighting Latine trauma, and a general lack of resources for women of color, it's tough to be a Latina woman and prioritize your wellness, both physically and mentally.

With Self-Care for Latinas, you'll find more than 100 exercises to radically choose to put yourself first. Whether you need a quick pick-me-up in the middle of the day, you're working through feelings of burnout, or you need to process a microaggression, this book is for you.

In a world that works to devalue Latinas, it's time to make the radical decision to prioritize you: your life, your joy, and your self-care.

9 principios para negociar como si te fuera la vida en ello.

Más de 2 millones de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo.

El prestigioso ex negociador internacional del FBI Chris Voss, especializado en secuestros con rehenes, nos enseña un método de negociación rompedor: tácticas para negociaciones duras que son aplicables en múltiples aspectos de nuestras vidas.

Rompe la barrera del no es un manual de negociación imprescindible desarrollado y perfeccionado a lo largo de la extraordinaria carrera de Chris Voss como negociador en secuestros con rehenes y como reconocido profesor en las escuelas de negocio más prestigiosas del mundo.

Voss ha puesto a prueba estas técnicas en todo tipo de situaciones y ha comprobado su efectividad, tanto en los inicios de su carrera cuando patrullaba las peligrosas calles de Kansas City como en los cursos que imparte en las mejores universidades. Entre las muchas y distintas personas que han aplicado sus enseñanzas, se encuentran desde clientes que han visto aumentar significativamente los beneficios de sus empresas hasta estudiantes de programas de MBA que han conseguido empleos mejores o incluso padres que tienen que vérselas con sus hijos.

Rompe la barrera del no relata los entresijos de situaciones verdaderamente dramáticas y revela las mejores y más eficaces estrategias de negociación. Voss, uno de los mejores negociadores del mundo, nos enseña a emplear estas técnicas en cualquier aspecto de nuestra vida.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

A former international hostage negotiator for the FBI offers a new, field-tested approach to high-stakes negotiations―whether in the boardroom or at home.

** A Wall Street Journal Bestseller **

After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he became the FBI's lead international kidnapping negotiator. Never Split the Difference takes you inside the world of high-stakes negotiations and into Voss's head, revealing the skills that helped him and his colleagues succeed where it mattered most: saving lives. In this practical guide, he shares the nine effective principles―counterintuitive tactics and strategies―you too can use to become more persuasive in both your professional and personal life.

Life is a series of negotiations you should be prepared for: buying a car, negotiating a salary, buying a home, renegotiating rent, deliberating with your partner. Taking emotional intelligence and intuition to the next level, Never Split the Difference gives you the competitive edge in any discussion.

The Woodpecker Method is the name given by Axel Smith to a training system developed by his compatriot and co-author Hans Tikkanen. After training with his method in 2010, Tikkanen achieved three GM norms within a seven-week period.The quick explanation of the Woodpecker Method is that you need to solve a large number of puzzles in a row; then solve the same puzzles again and again, only faster. It's not a lazy shortcut to success - hard work is required. But the reward can be re-programming your unconscious mind. Benefits include sharper tactical vision, fewer blunders, better play when in time trouble and improved intuition.This book contains everything you need to carry out your own Woodpecker training. Smith and Tikkanen explain how to get the maximum benefit from the method, before presenting over 1100 puzzles and solutions, all of which have been checked and double-checked for accuracy and suitability.