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  Stick with It - A Scientifically...

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  An award-winning psychologist and director of the UCLA Center for Digital Behavior shows everyone how to make real, lasting change in their lives in this exciting work of popular psychology that goes beyond The Power of Habit with science and practical strategies that can alter their problem behaviors—forever. 
  Whether it’s absent-minded mistakes at work, a weakness for junk food, a smart phone addiction, or a lack of exercise, everyone has some bad habit or behavior that they’d like to change. But wanting to change and actually doing it—and sticking with it—are two very different things. 
  Dr. Sean Young, an authoritative new voice in the field of behavioral science, knows a great deal about our habits—how we make them and how we can break them. Stick with It is his fascinating look at the science of behavior, filled with crucial knowledge and practical advice to help everyone successfully alter their actions and improve their lives. 
  As Dr. Young explains, you don’t change behavior by changing the person, you do it by changing the process. Drawing on his own scientific research and that of other leading experts in the field, he explains why change can be difficult and identifies the crucial forces that combine to make transformation permanent, from the right way to create new habits to how to harness emotional meaning to motivate change. He also helps us understand how the mind often interferes with creating lasting change and how we can outsmart it, including using ""neurohacks"" to shortcut the brain’s counterproductive instincts. In addition he provides a powerful corrective to the decades old science of habits, offering a next generation discussion of how habits can change behavior with the right approach. 
  Packed with pragmatic exercises and stories of real people who have used them successfully, Stick with It shows that it is possible to control spending, stick to a diet, become more social, exercise regularly, stop compulsively checking e-mail, and overcome problem behaviors—forever.

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  Dickens's Great Expectations -...

  Leland Ryken

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  Get everything you can out of your time reading the classics with the Christian Guides to the Classics Series!  Leland Ryken provides a clear pathway to understanding the "Great Works" through this engaging series of short guidebooks. Beginning with "why the classics matter" and "the nature and function of literature," readers will find a helpful path to reading and analyzing influential works in the Western canon.  Each book:  Includes an introduction to the author and work  Explains the cultural context  Incorporates published criticism  Defines key literary terms  Contains discussion questions at the end of each unit of the text  Lists resources for further study  Evaluates the classic text from a Christian worldview.  In this volume, Ryken guides readers through Dickens’s quintessential coming-of-age novel, Great Expectations. Exploring perennial themes such as love, justice, and heroism, this book stands as the preeminent example of Dickens’s unrivaled ability to conjure realistic characters and palpable settings.

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  The Devotees of Buddhism - Diary...

  Marion Dapsance

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  The temple is packed. "It stinks in here," says the master in English. "You mustn't do any more prostrations, or else you'll have to open the windows." A tall, skinny steward discreetly points out that it's pouring rain, and that perhaps this isn't entirely appropriate. The master then grabs him by the hair and shakes him back and forth. "Who are you to judge? I'm your master, you're my slave. Ah, it may not be politically correct with you Westerners, but in Tibet it's like that. You have to submit totally. You must never challenge a great master.
  Anthropologist Marion Dapsance conducts the first field survey of Buddhism in the West, delving into the heart of a hijacked religion that leaves you speechless: sectarian organization, sexual aberrations, financial pyramids, hierarchical humiliations.

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  Stop Overthinking Today - Master...

  Mason Keller

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  Are you tired of endless mental loops, constant worry, and sleepless nights spent overthinking every little detail? Stop Overthinking Today is your practical guide to reclaiming control of your mind, reducing stress, and living fully in the present. 
  Packed with 23 powerful, actionable techniques, this book shows you how to silence mental chatter, release anxiety, and break free from the spirals that steal your peace. From mindfulness exercises and journaling to mental anchors, gratitude practices, and purposeful action, each strategy is designed to be simple, effective, and easy to integrate into your daily life. 
  Whether you struggle with decision-making, self-doubt, or chronic worry, Stop Overthinking Today offers tools to:Calm your racing thoughts and declutter your mindFocus on what you can control and let go of what you cannotTransform stress and anxiety into clarity and confidenceBuild lasting habits that prevent overthinking from creeping back 
  Written in clear, relatable language and filled with practical guidance, this book empowers you to stop letting your thoughts control your life. By applying these techniques consistently, you’ll cultivate a calm, resilient mindset that allows you to act with confidence, enjoy the present moment, and finally experience mental peace. 
  Take the first step toward freedom from overthinking. Master your mind, release stress, and start living fully today.

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  Bold Ventures - Thirteen Tales...

  Charlotte Van den Broeck

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  A prize-winning Belgian poet explores the nature of creative endeavor—the godlike ambition, the crushing defeat of failure—through the stories of thirteen tragic architects. 
   
   
   
  In thirteen fascinating chapters, Charlotte Van den Broeck goes in search of buildings that were fatal to their architects—architects who either killed themselves or are rumored to have done so. They range across time and space from a church with a twisted spire in seventeenth-century France to a theater that collapsed mid-performance in 1920s Washington, DC, and an eerily sinking swimming pool in the author's hometown. Drawing on a vast range of material, from Hegel and Darwin to art history, stories from her own life, and popular culture, Van den Broeck brings patterns into focus as she asks, What is that strange, life-or-death connection between a creation and its creator? 
   
   
   
  Threaded through each story is the author's meditation on the question of suicide—what Albert Camus called the "one truly serious philosophical problem"—in relation to creativity and public disgrace. The result is a profoundly idiosyncratic book, breaking ground in literary nonfiction, as well as providing solace and consolation to anyone who has ever attempted a creative act.

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  The General And The Legion - How...

  Davis Truman

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.   
  In the annals of military history, few names evoke the same awe and legacy as Julius Caesar. The General and the Legion is a gripping exploration of how one man's political genius, military brilliance, and strategic human insight transformed a republic into an empire, one loyal legion at a time. 
  From the chaotic streets of Roman politics to the thunder of marching boots across Gaul, this powerful narrative dissects Caesar's meteoric rise and the disciplined force that enabled it. This book peels back the layers of the myth to reveal the man who led not just Rome's war machine. He embodied it. 
  Inside, you'll discover: 
  •	Caesar's evolution in the political arena and how it shaped his command style. 
  •	The inner workings of Roman military life and the culture of the legions. 
  •	How Caesar earned, kept, and at times manipulated the fierce loyalty of his soldiers. 
  •	Insights into military pay, morale, and the subtle strategies behind soldier satisfaction. 
  A unique look at Caesar's famed clemency and diplomatic mind, tools as deadly as his sword. The art of reward, favor, and empire-building through personal loyalty. Perfect for history lovers, military strategists, and leadership enthusiasts alike, The General and the Legion reveals how Caesar conquered and why his soldiers followed him to the ends of the earth—and beyond.

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