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  Get Real - A Practical Guide to...

  Carmel Wynne

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  Let's face it - relationships are hard. In the beginning, it's all fireworks and butterflies. Then life happens. 
  In Get Real, Carmel Wynne cuts through the typical relationship advice fluff and tackles what's really going on when partners drift apart. This isn't about grand romantic gestures or communication techniques. It's about understanding the unspoken 'psychological contract' between you and your partner - all those expectations neither of you ever actually said out loud but still hold each other to.
  If your relationship is still good on paper but the spark has dimmed, if intimacy has drifted or if you're simply too tired to pretend everything's perfect, this book meets you right there.
  With honest stories from couples who've walked this road, straightforward exercises you'll actually use and candid conversations about sex, resentment, and reconnection, Wynne gives you a clear path back to each other.
  
  
  Your relationship deserves better than 'fine.' It deserves real.

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  Silent Debt - How Mortgages...

  Andrius Lengvinas

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  Most people believe a mortgage changes their finances. But what it changes first is their behaviour. 
  Long before the first payment leaves your account, something shifts. Risk recalibrates. Careers become safer. Opportunities start passing through a single question: will the payments still be covered? 
  Silent Debt is the account of nearly sixteen years spent inside the mortgage system –30+ mortgages, several businesses built on leverage, and the slow realisation that what looked like progress was also becoming constraint. Part memoir, part explanation, it follows one man from the first hesitation before signing, through the expansion of debt, to the quiet collapse that finally made the structure visible. 
  This is not a book about becoming wealthy. It is a book about the psychology of borrowing – and why so many intelligent, sensible people feel unsettled long before any document is signed. 
  Inside, you'll find:The three stages by which a tool stops being optional – and why each one feels identical to the last.How financial systems reward recognisability over reality – until your life begins conforming to your file.Why the real cost of debt is rarely financial first – it’s psychological.How to make reasonable decisions when you’re not shown the full structure of where they lead.The trap isn’t borrowing. It’s the moment borrowing stops being optional. 
  This book does not argue for or against home ownership. It slows the moment down long enough for the decision to become visible in full: the risk, the pressure, and the quiet psychology that turns a neutral system into a life-defining constraint. 
  Because freedom does not arrive when everything is paid off. It arrives when your decisions stop being made out of fear. 
  For anyone standing close enough to that decision to feel its gravity. 
  Read Silent Debt and see the structure clearly – before your next financial decision quietly shapes more than you realise.

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  Helping the Suicidal Person -...

  PhD Stacey Freedenthal

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  Helping the Suicidal Person provides a highly practical toolbox for mental health professionals. The book first covers the need for professionals to examine their own personal experiences and fears around suicide, moves into essential areas of risk assessment, safety planning, and treatment planning, and then provides a rich assortment of tips for reducing the person's suicidal danger and rebuilding the wish to live. The techniques described in the book can be interspersed into any type of therapy, no matter what the professional's theoretical orientation is and no matter whether it's the client's first, tenth, or one-hundredth session.

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  Crazy Stupid Facts - Trivia Book...

  F.I.B, Syed Bokhari

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  Life is certainly not dull, especially when you dive into the world of "Crazy Stupid Facts." This captivating audiobook promises to leave you awestruck at every turn, offering a delightful blend of entertainment and enlightenment. 
  Step into a universe of wonder and amazement as you explore a myriad of incredible facts meticulously curated and rated five stars for their sheer fascination. From mind-bending phenomena to astonishing revelations, each fact will ignite your curiosity and challenge your understanding of the world around you. 
  Whether you're a seeker of knowledge or simply looking for a dose of entertainment, "Crazy Stupid Facts" has something for everyone. So, embark on a journey through the extraordinary and prepare to be amazed by the endless wonders of our universe.

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  Uncertain - The Wisdom and...

  Maggie Jackson

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  In an era of terrifying unpredictability, we race to address complex crises with quick, sure algorithms, bullet points, and tweets. How could we find the clarity and vision so urgently needed today by being unsure? Uncertain is about the triumph of doing just that. A scientific adventure set on the front lines of a volatile era, this epiphany of a book by award-winning author Maggie Jackson shows us how to skillfully confront the unexpected and the unknown, and how to harness not-knowing in the service of wisdom, invention, mutual understanding, and resilience. 
   
   
   
  Long neglected as a topic of study and widely treated as a shameful flaw, uncertainty is revealed to be a crucial gadfly of the mind, jolting us from the routine and the assumed into a space for exploring unseen meaning. Far from luring us into inertia, uncertainty is the mindset most needed in times of flux and a remarkable antidote to the narrow-mindedness of our day. 
   
   
   
  In laboratories, political campaigns, and on the frontiers of artificial intelligence, Jackson meets the pioneers decoding the surprising gifts of being unsure. Each chapter examines a mode of uncertainty-in-action, from creative reverie to the dissent that spurs team success. Step by step, the art and science of uncertainty reveal being unsure as a skill set for incisive thinking and day-to-day flourishing.

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  Suspended - Punishment Violence...

  Charles Bell

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  Decades of urban disinvestment and poverty have made educational attainment for Black youth more vital than at any time in recent history. Yet in their pursuit of quality education, many Black families are burdened by challenging barriers to success, most notably the frequency and severity of school punishment. Such punishment is meant to be a disciplinary tool that makes schools safer, but it actually does the opposite—and is particularly harmful for Black students and their families.Focusing on schools in inner-city and suburban Detroit, Charles Bell draws on 160 in-depth interviews with Black high school students, their parents, and their teachers to illuminate the negative outcomes that are associated with out-of-school suspension. Bell also sheds light on the inherent shortcomings of school safety measures as he describes how schools fail to protect Black students, which leaves them vulnerable to bullying and victimization. The students he interviews offer detailed insight into how the lack of protection they received in school intensified their fear of being harmed and even motivated them to use violence to establish a reputation that discouraged attacks. Collectively, their narratives reveal how receiving a suspension for fighting in school earned them respect, popularity, and a reputation for toughness—transforming school punishment into a powerful status symbol that destabilizes classrooms.A thought-provoking and urgent work, Suspended calls for an inclusive national dialogue on school punishment and safety reform. It will leave readers engrossed in the students' and parents' tearful narratives as they share how school suspension harmed students' grades, disrupted parents' employment, violated state and federal laws, and motivated families to withdraw from punitive districts.

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