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‘Absolute heaven.’ Jilly Cooper A hilarious and heartfelt year following one woman and her puppy – from chaos and tears to healing and new beginnings. It’s a love story, but not as you know it. Raising a puppy is simple: feed them, walk them, love them. Right? Wrong. Armed with...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER This book is a celebration of… Your best friend Your cheerleader Your soulmate YOU Let these pages be a constant reminder that you are absolutely spectacular, just the way you are – every part of you, inside and out. Pull up a comfy seat in my brain and let’s...

When Max Dickins decided to propose to his girlfriend, he realised there was no one he could call on to be his best man. He quickly learned that that he wasn’t the only man struggling with friendships. For decades, countless studies from across the world have confirmed that men have fewer close friends than women–and the problem gets worse the older men get. But what goes wrong? And what can men do about it? Dickins is going to find out. His funny and charmingly candid search takes him to the doors of world-leading experts.

Overcome ADHD Challenges and Thrive in Every Aspect of Life - Unlock Your Full Potential with Proven Strategies, even if you've tried everything before! Are you constantly battling with time management, struggling to maintain personal and professional relationships, or feeling overwhelmed by workplace challenges due to ADHD? Do daily decision-making tasks leave you stressed and fatigued? Have you faced frustration and disappointment trying to find practical solutions that work for you?

Using real-world examples, illustrations from their own lives, and a researchbased approach, dynamic daughter-mother duo Lauren Reitsema and Joneen Mackenzie guide you through familiar relationship situations. Their suggestions can be used with your partner, coworkers, children, extended family members, and friends. Drawing from their experience teaching thousands through The Center for Relationship Education, they introduce practical, easy-to-use strategies that will help you communicate more effectively and work through relationship challenges with confidence.

‘This book should be the thought for the day every single day.’ Dr Julie Smith, Sunday Times bestselling author Far from being fluffy sentiments, acts of kindness – whether given, received, or witnessed – are potent elixirs that have a profound and lasting impact on our mental and...

Recently widowed, Winnie, 84, was in need of some companionship. Someone to help with the weekly food shop and offer tips on the crossword. Ben, 34, was looking for a new housemate. As the UK was locked down in 2020, Ben and Winnie's lives interwove, forming an unlikely friendship, where lessons were learnt (heat the red wine in the oven with the plates, preserve or pickle whatever you can, never throw anything away) and grief, both personal and that of a nation, was explored.

Do you want more friends – to talk to, go out with, or have fun with? To foster deeper, more meaningful friendships? Or to cope better with friendship challenges? Good friends lift your spirits, enhance your life, and even help you live longer. Yet many people in midlife and beyond feel lonely and yearn for like-minded friends. This book will help you meet them. This book is for you if ANY of the following are true: You’re lonely and wish you had more good friends. You’re unsure how to make good friends and want practical tips.

With eight billion people in the world, why is it so hard to meet and make new friends? Navigating the world of adult friendships can be a real challenge when everyone is busy, overwhelmed, or too often too far away. Here to help are Jenn Bane and Trin Garritano, the duo behind the cult favorite...

Lawrence Perelman, an eighteen-year-old aspiring pianist and son of Soviet Jewish immigrants, wrote a letter to William F. Buckley, Jr., the conservative icon, in 1994. A remarkable cross-generational friendship was sparked by Buckley's response. During their friendship Perelman would go on to learn of the timeless elements of Buckley's character and the central role of classical music in Buckley's American vision.

Throughout her recent bout with breast cancer, Letty Cottin Pogrebin became fascinated by her friends’ and family’s diverse reactions to her and her illness: how awkwardly some of them behaved, how some misspoke or misinterpreted her needs, and how wonderful it was when people read her right. She began talking to her fellow patients and dozens of other veterans of serious illness, seeking to discover what sick people wished their friends knew about how best to comfort, help, and even simply talk to them.

¿Alguna vez has mirado a tu alrededor y te has preguntado: "Por qué todo el mundo ha encontrado el amor menos yo"? Las grandes relaciones no aparecen así como así en nuestras vidas: son la culminación de una serie de decisiones. Pero a menudo nuestro cerebro se interpone en el camino y tomamos decisiones equivocadas que nos impiden encontrar el amor duradero. Logan Ury, psicóloga y científica del comportamiento por la Universidad de Harvard y reconvertida en coach de citas, destaca por su profundo conocimiento del ámbito de las relaciones sentimentales modernas.

A memoir of the author's decades-long friendship and spiritual journey with the late singer, songwriter, novelist, and poet Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen passed away in late 2016, leaving behind many who cared for and admired him, but perhaps few knew him better than longtime friend Eric Lerner...

¿Alguna vez has pensado que los números que ves a diario no son solo coincidencias, sino auténticos mensajes del Universo? ¿Te has preguntado por qué siempre miras el reloj a las 11:11, por qué en tu bandeja de entrada hay 222 o por qué tu porción de sushi favorita te costó 8,88 hoy? ¿Y si fueran precisamente los Ángeles quienes quieren llamar tu atención? Los números hablan un lenguaje sagrado y olvidado, capaz de revelarte quién eres, por qué estás aquí y qué dirección está tomando tu vida. Este libro es mucho más que una simple lectura: es una guía completa, ...

The Friendship Formula shows listeners how to create and maintain long-lasting, nurturing and functioning friendships. Friendship is a beautiful thing, but there are lots of difficult times in life where it can be tricky to navigate: when friendship becomes toxic; how to break up with a friend; what to do if a friend 'ghosts' you and surviving friendship betrayal; how motherhood can impact female friendships; friendship grief and how to cope with losing a friend.  

This book is the feedback you need to manage your relationships well. You should feel comfortable facing some old habits you want to divorce because of their unfavorable impact on you. Looking inward is now easier. The more you know and understand yourself, the better you become at choosing your friends.

Break free from love addiction and rebuild un-shakeable self-worth—at a pace that actually sticks. Are you exhausted from obsessing over an ex, dreading nights alone, or slipping back into toxic relationships that leave you feeling ashamed or empty? You’re not broken—and you’re definitely not alone. Love addiction and codependency can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, or relationship style. Love Addiction Detox is your compassionate, evidence-based guide to permanent change. Clear, non-judgmental definitions – Understand love addiction, codependency, and attachment styles...

It Doesn’t Have to Be This Weird When it comes to relationships between men and women, we have more questions than answers: How do we keep relationships with the opposite sex healthy—and still hug each other after small group? Is it possible for married men and women to be friends with...

In the early 1960s scientists at the University of California, Berkeley set out to establish the key factors affecting health and longevity. Their results, known as the ‘Alameda 7’, you already know: don’t smoke, drink in moderation, sleep seven to eight hours a night, exercise, eat regular meals, maintain a moderate weight, eat breakfast. Years later, however, the same team discovered an eighth factor, one that proved more important than all the others: social connection.

Brought to you by Penguin. A transformative guide to building more fulfilling relationships with colleagues, friends, partners, and family, based on the landmark Interpersonal Dynamics ("Touchy Feely") course at Stanford's Graduate School of Business The ability to create strong relationships...