Item category 1: Health & Well-being

Throughout your life, you've had parents, coaches, teachers, friends and mentors who have pushed you to be better than your excuses and bigger than your fears. What if the secret to having the confidence and courage to enrich your life and work is simply knowing how to push yourself? Using the sc...

Feeling anxious is part of being human; sometimes it can even be necessary or useful. But what about when anxiety takes over? When you feel like it's dictating your life? Have you ever considered that you might be addicted to anxiety? In this book, psychotherapist Owen O'Kane explores how we all ...

A graphic memoir of the author's experiences of her mother's battle with dementia. Illustrates the two-way nature of storytelling as a process that heals both the giver and the receiver of story.

This inclusive, empowering guide is your go-to for navigating the intricacies of modern romance. Whether you're looking to rejuvenate an existing relationship or embark on a new journey towards meaningful connection, All In is your modern-day compass, offering practical wisdom and heartfelt insig...

Pleasure should be a simple thing, but straight women are at the statistical bottom of the pile when it comes to finding a happy ending. There's a name for this phenomenon: it's called the pleasure gap. And when tracked against other gains in women's freedom, like pay or education, it is still al...

Do you eat when you're not hungry? Or when you're angry and upset? Do you eat to control your feelings? Allen Carr's Easyway is the most successful self-help stop-smoking method of all time. It has helped millions of smokers all over the world to quit, and has since been used to treat other addic...

Discover your body's neural pathways to calmness, safety, and connection. An intense conversation, a spat with a partner, or even an obnoxious tweet -- these situations aren't life-or-death, yet we often react as if they are. That's because our bodies treat most perceived threats the same way. Ye...

Explains how Ayurveda has understood and successfully managed obesity for centuries and how you can apply its insights to lose weight and keep it off. Explores individual Ayurvedic body types, how wrong foods and wrong lifestyle affect each type, and how all these components coalesce with our uni...

Improve your athletic performance, extend your athletic career, treat stiffness and achy joints, and prevent and rehabilitate injuries—all without having to seek out a coach, doctor, chiropractor, physical therapist, or massage therapist. In Becoming a Supple Leopard, Dr. Kelly Starrett shares hi...

Most of us assume that the key to overcoming anxiety is to think our way out of it. And for a while, it works. Meditation and mental exercises offer us relief, but there is always something -- a work deadline, a family emergency, a particularly distressing newsbreak -- that disrupts our sense of ...

Big Goals: The Science of Setting Them, Achieving Them, and Creating Your Best Life delves deeply into effective goal setting practices for both personal growth and corporate excellence, empowering individuals across all ages to pursue their ambitions with a newfound sense of confidence and maste...

The ultimate skincare guide for Black women Dija Ayodele takes you through the lifetime of skin, sharing transformative essentials from how to work out your skin type to the do's and don'ts for your everyday routine. She explains the best ingredients for your skin and your budget, and the issues ...

For centuries, the Kogi have lived in seclusion in Colombia's remote Sierra Nevadas, known as "the heart of the world." But in recent years, concerned by the environmental degradation they have experienced in their villages and forests, a few emissaries from the tribe emerged to bring an urgent a...

While most people find it relatively easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult. If you have a problem resisting the urge to acquire and you find your home cluttered and filled to capacity with items many people would find useless and unnecessary, you may suffer from a con...

In this book, Keith Frayn, argues that challenges are distracting us from tackling the obesity problem in the only way it can be addressed: by rebalancing the disregarded message of 'calories in - calories out'. Taking readers on a deep dive into the real science of energy balance, he reveals how...

The Cancer Guide is a definitive and inspirational book designed to help patients, partners, family and work colleagues navigate the trials and difficulties associated with cancer and its treatment. With over forty years worth of experience to her name, O’Dwyer writes about cancer with humanity a...

Learn how seated exercise can help you lead a happy, healthy and active life. All you need is somewhere to sit. If you find movement a challenge, have reduced mobility or are recovering from injury, seated movement is an enjoyable and beneficial alternative to more demanding workouts. Chair Pilat...

"An honest and inspirational look at one man's struggle against illness to understand the significance of his work and to close the relationships of his life. The author was one of the most respected CEOs (of KPMG) in the United States and an intimate of some of the most recognizable names in glo...

It's easier than ever to fine-tune our health. We can access the latest science in diet and exercise to inform our decisions. Yet our knowledge and provision when it comes to contraception is woefully inadequate. The choices we make with our contraception can have wide-ranging consequences for ou...

A frank, funny and informative guide to menopause and aging by beloved actress Naomi Watts, one of the leading voices in menopause awareness. At thirty-six, Naomi Watts had just completed filming King Kong and was trying to start a family when she was told that she was on the brink of menopause. ...

This book from the NSCA's Sport Performance Series provides a science-based exploration of power in sport. It presents protocols for assessment of jumps, throws, and ballistic exercises. The chapters for upper body, lower body, and total body power exercises provide exercises and drills along wit...

This book from the NSCA's Sport Performance Series provides a resource for strengthening the core to maximize sport performance. It features many effective core exercises, science-based assessment tools, information on creating sport-specific programs, and expert advice for developing a personali...

Creativity is like a garden - you have to start from the ground and work your way up. Campbell Walker (aka Struthless) teaches us how getting down in the dirt can lead to a blossoming life. Doom is the feeling when everything seems hopeless and hard and you want to give up. Bloom, on the other ha...

Essential Oils for Healing is an easy-to-use guide for anyone who wants to learn how to use essential oils to heal a multitude of ills. Ailments are listed in alphabetical order and are accompanied by hundreds of recipes you can re-create at home using the essential oils at your disposal. Tips on...

Discover the practical wisdom of Stoicism and find contentment and happiness in your everyday life. Follow in the footsteps of the classical tradition of Stoicism and join a growing community of individuals seeking guidance on how to navigate the obstacles of contemporary life.

Are you among the many women who feel unheard and unseen by their doctors and health professionals? Have you become exhausted by the promise of quick-fix diets that only leave you disappointed? Well in Fast Like a Girl, Dr. Mindy helps you to take back control of your health by using the quickest...

Multi-platinum artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Big Sean shares his five key practices of inner-work and self-acceptance in this interactive guidebook on maintaining daily mental wellness.

What happens when you want to stop feeling like you're never enough? A Good Girl is acutely aware of everyone's emotional state. Except her own. She was praised for not being difficult like other girls. She must never get too big for her boots and must always be grateful. So damn grateful. She ma...

If you are diagnosed with bipolar disorder, conventional medications aren't always effective - and they often have disturbing side-effects. What if there was a completely different treatment?