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In this timely and essential guide, McKinsey alumni Gaurav Bhatnagar and Mark Minukas present a proven approach to workplace anxiety that reduces stress, boosts well-being, and overcomes blocks that get in the way of success. It begins with changing our relationship with fear and then developing strategies that improve outlook and performance, leading to greater profits, sustainable growth, and personal rewards. It’s only possible with a culture of unfear.

Brash Boys Club is one-night of stand-up, gay comedy featuring three diverse comedians each doing a half-hour set.

In #DoinWhatIDo, Gary Owen hilariously bridges the “lanes” of black and white cultures as only he can, both in his home and on social media. From Black Twitter, his daughter’s homecoming date, to the rules of when we can and cannot use the N-word, no one does it better!

This book is an excellent guide: It explains what intermittent fasting is and the beneficial effects it has on your health. You'll discover the 11 most effective protocols for intermittent fasting. It provides you practical support tools, mindset exercises, yoga practices, and holistic practices. Cookbook included: with a wide variety of tasty and easy-to-follow recipes.

Shel Henka is a cinema-loving teenager studying at the University of California, Berkeley, whose dream is to screen her own film at the San Francisco International Film Festival. In her freshman year at college, she enters into her first intimate relationship with a young man named Jeremy. But the abrupt end of the relationship sends Shel into a depressive spiral, alienating her from her friends and family and affecting her grades in class.

The dark lord’s ascension has shaken the world. Able to kill with one touch, steal supernatural auras, and turn humans into bloodthirsty henchmen, he’s invincible. The only one who can stop him is me. I was born for this. This is my dark legacy. But this time, not even my control over the four elements - water, air, fire, and earth will be enough.

This work is a account of child abuse and survival, set in circa 1960s America and told from the child’s point of view. Many books and movies have covered this subject, but this account seems especially heart-wrenching, covering many years of continual abuse. It addresses aspects of the psychological mindset of both the victim and perpetrator. It reminds us that in the life of an abuse victim, there are both failures and victories of a personal nature.

Night Tales Poetry from Beyond. From the minds of Steven Plant and Gail Noble. A great book if you like poetry.

A dark artifact. A run against time. A deadly demonic power. I’ve decimated my uncle’s generals, but not his will. In his desperation to rule the supernaturals, my uncle will go to any lengths to obtain power, even if it means claiming the dark lord’s legacy and putting our world in danger. Three hundred years ago, when the dark lord was defeated, the Phoenix emblem broke into two pieces. Now, my uncle is set on finding both emblem parts and uniting them, no matter how great the damage. If he succeeds, a great evil will be unleashed, and everyone I care about will die.

Moderation Is Key is like no other book before it in this area. It is simple and gives a lot of insights, made available in one place. It is a very comprehensive manual. I am a passionate advocate of healthy living. I embarked on this lifestyle in late 1990, with a change in my eating habits and sedentary lifestyle. This caused me to drop six to eight dress sizes. By God's grace, I have successfully maintained this weight loss for nearly three decades, a feat achieved by eating moderate amounts of healthy foods, exercising, and dependence on God's word.

Beyond Addiction: Sally Discovers How to Think for Herself is the last of the four-book Freedom from Addiction series. The character Sally describes how she grew beyond her need to conform to group or “tribal” pressures. While being tribal provided her with a sense of security, it came at a considerable cost.

Golden girl Cindy Villanueva left home for UCLA, full of promise - and one year later was an unwed teen mom and college dropout. After suffering domestic abuse and two divorces, she was on the ropes. Don’t Fight Mad describes her journey back to the joy-filled life she enjoyed as a child. Through deeply personal stories, Cindy shares how martial arts became a metaphor for recapturing her strength, identity, and joy. She offers a candid and authentic blueprint for those who long to rekindle the wonder of a well-lived existence.

Kyle Ahrens has faced death before. Wrongly accused of killing his girlfriend, he barely escaped jail time. Now that he’s back in his small hometown, the gruesome murders have returned, and the eyeless bodies are more than he can handle. Haunted by memories of his dead girlfriend, Kyle determines to track down the killer and clear his name. Can Kyle end the torment, or will the killer run free and terrorize the town?

Matthew Heneghan weaves an intricate web that is his life, in a style all his own. Once a medic in the Canadian Forces and a paramedic in the civilian world, he has a varied and traumatic past. Facing childhood abuse, addiction, suicidal ideation, incredible loss, and mental illness, he finds himself left rudderless. Matthew chronicles his journey towards a better way of coping. If you have spent time in the military, paramedicine, or just love devouring an exquisitely written tale, this book is a must-have.

Finding Purpose and Meaning: Sally Survives Her Brief, Nasty Dance with Psychiatry is the third book of four in the Freedom from Addiction series. The character Sally is an addict who struggles with substance abuse. Her story delves into the dark realm of how addicts struggling with abstinence are inadvertently intoxicated when a psychiatrist prescribed drugs to help her cope with the underlying problems her substance abuse hid by using.

I’m still learning to control the elements - water, air, fire, and earth, but my studies at the academy will have to wait. Because when supernaturals start vanishing in London one by one, I know our enemies are back, stronger than ever. I need to uncover where our allies are being taken and fast.

It's harder than ever being a teenager today. You acquire so many labels from home, school, and especially social media. At the touch of a button, you have access to hundreds of voices trying to influence the way you shape your Identity. The temptation to buy into brands and use those images as an identity is real. The fact remains: We all have only one, God-given Identity, and it is our personal responsibility to nurture it into a positive Identity in Jesus Christ.

Back from Athens with a goal in mind, Crystal finds herself facing more struggles. She vows to destroy the vortex and stop anyone from entering that world again. Strange events start to occur, and Crystal soon finds herself in the middle of them all. Deaths mount up, and when she figures out the reason why, she is more determined than ever to blow up the vortex once and for all. Crystal rebels against her mother to save her father’s soul. But this time has she gone too far?

Discover an addict's story of substance abuse through the voice of the character Sally, who could be anyone's daughter, sister, or friend. Sally tells her story of the challenging journey to get and stay abstinent from all intoxicants. The message is that the journey is tough, and there are landmines along the way.

A treacherous game of cat-and-mouse ensues for psychologists Jilly Maddox and Ray Welton as they desperately try to protect a terrified young girl from a sociopathic stalker, while simultaneously trying to prove the innocence of an accused drug dealer. Jilly and Ray must decide if the risks are worth uncertain rewards.