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"The Way to Wealth" is an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. It is a collection of adages and advice presented in Poor Richard's Almanac during its first 25 years of publication, organized into a speech given by...

"The Way to Wealth" is an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. It is a collection of adages and advice presented in Poor Richard's Almanac during its first 25 years of publication, organized into a speech given by "Father Abraham" to a group of people. Many of the phrases Father Abraham quotes continue to be familiar today. The essay's advice is based on the themes of work ethic and frugality. Some phrases from the almanac quoted in "The Way to Wealth" include: "There are no gains, without pains" "One today is worth two tomorrows" "A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things" "Get what you can, and what you get hold" "Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright" "Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today" "The eye of a master will do more work than both his hands" "Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise" "For want of a nail..."

The Enchiridion (Greek for “handbook”) is the most famous and widely read work attributed to the ancient Stoic philosopher Epictetus. Attributed, because none of Epictetus’ personal writings have survived to-date; the re...

The Enchiridion (Greek for “handbook”) is the most famous and widely read work attributed to the ancient Stoic philosopher Epictetus. Attributed, because none of Epictetus’ personal writings have survived to-date; the record of his teachings that we have descends to us through his student Arrian, who took it upon himself to record his lectures and sayings in a series of books which he called the Discourses of Epictetus. Some time later, he distilled the spirit of Epictetus’ teachings into this shorter text, which is widely regarded as the most elegant and comprehensible rendition of the Stoic philosophy that was ever produced in antiquity.

Meet a handsome stranger the night before my wedding … check. Jump into his car the next day in my wedding dress and tell him to drive … check. Make him a deal he can’t refuse and then spend the next four weeks with him...

Meet a handsome stranger the night before my wedding … check. Jump into his car the next day in my wedding dress and tell him to drive … check. Make him a deal he can’t refuse and then spend the next four weeks with him … check. I know how it sounds, but honestly, becoming a runaway bride was the best decision of my life. Telling the man who drove the getaway car that I could help him accomplish his dream all while knowing the chances of that being true are slim, not a smart choice. I can only blame myself for how things turned out. I thought it would be simple. I wasn’t going to see Graham Wright again once our four weeks were up. We’d just go back to our totally opposite lives. I live a life in the spotlight, and he keeps to himself. But the sweet, sexy man whose roof I’m living under makes me think and do things I’d never expected. I definitely didn’t expect that first kiss to happen the way it did. Or for a simple checklist to turn into a summer I never want to end. But if I don’t hold up my end of the deal soon, this same summer that’s changed my life will be one that Graham will want to forget. Tropes in Write That Down include runaway bride, roommates, steamy slow burn, small town, and opposites attract.

Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive beh...

Gilbert Markham is deeply intrigued by Helen Graham, a beautiful and secretive young woman who has moved into nearby Wildfell Hall with her young son. He is quick to offer Helen his friendship, but when her reclusive behaviour becomes the subject of local gossip and speculation, Gilbert begins to wonder whether his trust in her has been misplaced. It is only when she allows Gilbert to read her diary that the truth is revealed and the shocking details of the disastrous marriage she has left behind emerge. Told with great immediacy, combined with wit and irony, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a powerful depiction of a woman's fight for domestic independence and creative freedom.

If you've been trying to improve yourself, but feel like something is missing on your journey, or if you simply want to dig deeper and discover your authentic self, then this book is for you!Shadow Work Journal and Workb...

If you've been trying to improve yourself, but feel like something is missing on your journey, or if you simply want to dig deeper and discover your authentic self, then this book is for you!Shadow Work Journal and Workbook for Beginners will give you all the information and exercises that you need to learn about to implement shadow work into your life.With shadow work, you work with your unconscious mind to uncover the parts of yourself that you repress and hide from yourself. It provides a unique opportunity to address your problems, traumas, and flaws, while also building your self-confidence and figuring out how to perfectly attend to your needs.If you are interested in learning and growing through this one-of-a-kind process, then this book is for you!The ideas behind shadow work come from Carl Jung, one of the most famous psychologists and psychoanalysts of all time. This book breaks these complex ideas down into easy-to-understand information, followed up by exercises to implement these ideas and make real changes in your life.Inside this Shadow Work Journal and Workbook, you will discover:The origins and uses of shadow work;An introduction to inner child healing;Unique exercises to immediately help improve your life;Ideas and practices that supplement the ideas of shadow work;Journal prompts to make the most of your shadow work journey;The framework for building yourself a life that you love;Shadow work exercises;And so much more…!Stop getting in your own way. There is hope for you to claim and triumph over your shadows. Trust in the process and the feelings of freedom and fulfillment that will come from this journey.Start your shadow work journey by purchasing Shadow Work Journal and Workbook for Beginners today!

One of the most well-known and influential autobiographies ever written, The Education of Henry Adams is told in the third person, as if its author were watching his own life unwind. It begins with his early life in Quin...

One of the most well-known and influential autobiographies ever written, The Education of Henry Adams is told in the third person, as if its author were watching his own life unwind. It begins with his early life in Quincy, the family seat outside of Boston, and soon moves on to primary school, Harvard College, and beyond. He learns about the unpredictability of politics from statesmen and diplomats, and the newest discoveries in technology, science, history, and art from some of the most important thinkers and creators of the day. In essentially every case, Adams claims, his education and upbringing let him down, leaving him in the dark.But as the historian David S. Brown puts it, this is a “charade”: The Education’s “greatest irony is its claim to telling the story of its author’s ignorance, confusion, and misdirection.” Instead, Adams uses its “vigorous prose and confident assertions” to attack “the West after 1400.” For instance, industrialization and technology make Adams wonder “whether the American people knew where they were driving.” And in one famous chapter, “The Dynamo and the Virgin,” he contrasts the rise of electricity and the power it brings with the strength and resilience of religious belief in the Middle Ages.The grandson and great-grandson of two presidents and the son of a politician and diplomat who served under Lincoln as minister to Great Britain, Adams was born into immense privilege, as he knew well: “Probably no child, born in the year, held better cards than he.” After growing up a Boston Brahmin, he worked as a journalist, historian, and professor, moving in early middle age to Washington.Although Adams distributed a privately printed edition of a hundred copies of The Education for friends and family in 1907, it wasn’t published more widely until 1918, the year he died. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1919, and in 1999 a Modern Library panel placed it first on its list of the best nonfiction books published in the twentieth century.

Do you ever feel like you're not living up to your full potential?If so, this book, "Self-Awareness for Men," is for you. It will help you become more aware of who you are to be a better person. You'll learn how to ident...

Do you ever feel like you're not living up to your full potential?If so, this book, "Self-Awareness for Men," is for you. It will help you become more aware of who you are to be a better person. You'll learn how to identify the things that make life worth living and then go after them with everything in your being. This book is about becoming a better version of yourself by learning just one thing – self-awareness. And the best part is that this book isn't just theory—it's based on real-life experiences from an author who has been there himself.Being self-aware is one of the most important skills any person can have because without awareness we cannot make changes or improvements in our lives or relationships with other people. Through this book, you can be the man that knows himself inside out – someone who has all the tools he needs to make good decisions about his future and live an authentic life on his own terms. And it starts by reading this book today. So, grab your copy now! 

When we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”—in our politics, at work, or at home—it’s because we aren’t seeing how the conflict itself has taken over.That’s what “high conflict” does. It’s the invisible hand...

When we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”—in our politics, at work, or at home—it’s because we aren’t seeing how the conflict itself has taken over.That’s what “high conflict” does. It’s the invisible hand of our time. And it’s different from the useful friction of healthy conflict. That’s good conflict, and it’s a necessary force that pushes us to be better people.High conflict is what happens when discord distills into a good-versus-evil kind of feud, the kind with an us and a them. In this state, the brain behaves differently. We feel increasingly certain of our own superiority, and everything we do to try to end the conflict, usually makes it worse. Eventually, we can start to mimic the behavior of our adversaries, harming what we hold most dear.In this “compulsively readable” (Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author) book, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley investigates how good people get captured by high conflict—and how they break free.Our journey begins in California, where a world-renowned conflict expert struggles to extract himself from a political feud. Then we meet a Chicago gang leader who dedicates his life to a vendetta—only to realize, years later, that the story he’d told himself about the conflict was not quite true. Next, we travel to Colombia, to find out whether thousands of people can be nudged out of high conflict at scale. Finally, we return to America to see what happens when a group of liberal Manhattan Jews and conservative Michigan corrections officers choose to stay in each other’s homes in order to understand one another better, even as they continue to disagree.All these people, in dramatically different situations, were drawn into high conflict by similar forces, including conflict entrepreneurs, humiliation, and false binaries. But ultimately, all of them found ways to transform high conflict into good conflict, the kind that made them better people. They rehumanized and recatego­rized their opponents, and they revived curiosity and wonder, even as they continued to fight for what they knew was right.People do escape high conflict. Individuals—even entire communities—can short-circuit the feedback loops of outrage and blame, if they want to. This is an “insightful and enthralling” (The New York Times Book Review) book—and a mind-opening new way to think about conflict that will transform how we move through the world.

Do you want to learn how to navigate this chaotic life without wasting it? Are you looking for effective ways to stop worrying about the past or future and focus more on the present?Do you want to discover practical ways...

Do you want to learn how to navigate this chaotic life without wasting it? Are you looking for effective ways to stop worrying about the past or future and focus more on the present?Do you want to discover practical ways of how Stoicism can improve your life? If your answer was yes, then keep reading because you're about to find what you're looking for. The world we live in nowadays is so frantic and full of distractions. You're not the only one feeling anxious and unable to focus on your personal life due to this fast-paced society.The good news is the right change of perspective can offer you clarity and help you achieve the mental balance you need to live an efficient and successful life. Stoicism, as a philosophy, can help you achieve just that. In 2019, a study published in The Behavior Therapist, vol. 42, no. 2, conducted by D. Robertson and T. Codd explored Stoicism's similarities to modern psychotherapy. The findings show that the founders of modern psychotherapy, A. Ellis and A. Beck, acknowledged the main principles of REBT (Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) were originally discovered and stated by the Stoics.Stoicism, as well as modern psychotherapy, aims to help you learn effective strategies you can apply to your unique life situations to deal with difficult situations such as loss, depression, anxiety, helplessness. Thankfully, this book holds essential knowledge to help you cope with difficult experiences, build emotional resilience, and achieve a happy meaningful life. In this guide, you will discover: How to apply stoic principles and retain composure during difficult times even if it's losing people you loveEffective tips on dealing with insults, grief, old age, and other distracting temptations that hold you down from becoming the better person you want to bePractical exercises to help you focus all your efforts on the things you can control without having a hard time letting go of your past  Why it's essential to develop an eye for the bigger picture in life and how you can stop feeling lost even if you see no light at the end of the tunnel A fast and effective strategy to help you become a better human being that will instantly improve all your current relationships.Simple mindfulness techniques you can implement to fully enjoy your present without becoming anxious about your past or futureHow a few simple healthy practices and devotions can restore your mental balance (this is vital if you're paralyzed by worry right now)1 essential truth you don't want to believe, but should - this could give you the tools and clarity you need to let yourself be happy   … and so much more! Your level of happiness in life depends mostly on your mental perception of your experiences. This is why learning healthy tips on how to cut through distractions and empty desires can help you become not only become a better human being, but also a happier one.So if you want to learn how to find meaning in the midst of everyday life, click the "Add to Cart" button now! 

'A slow-burning thriller that builds to a devastating dénouement' DAILY MAILIf you go, there's no coming back. Dr Georgia Healey can't grieve. Her nineteen-year-old daughter went for a walk two years ago and vanished. Th...

'A slow-burning thriller that builds to a devastating dénouement' DAILY MAILIf you go, there's no coming back. Dr Georgia Healey can't grieve. Her nineteen-year-old daughter went for a walk two years ago and vanished. The police never found Stephanie's body. The case has gone stale, but Georgia can't let it go. She knows Stephanie's out there, somewhere.On the anniversary of Stephanie's disappearance, Georgia's ready to re-interrogate university students, lecturers, Steph's past boyfriends, everyone. She treads the exact path where Stephanie vanished. Yet the shocking truth is even more than she can handle.When you seek the lost, be prepared for what you find . . . Praise for P.R. Black: 'It's edge-of-the-seat stuff. The plot is good. I really couldn't see how it was going to work out ... It's a cracker' BOOKBAG'I absolutely loved this heart-stopping, spine-tingling novel that had me completely and utterly gripped throughout' Amazon Reviewer'Cleverly written with some great shockers and I had no idea how it would end – I wasn't disappointed' Amazon Reviewer'This was a fast-paced murder thriller that kept me turning the pages late into the night. It was intelligent and slick' Amazon Reviewer'It's always something of a risk trying a new author, but I was really glad I did ... I did not see the plot twist coming, and it was very surprising' Amazon Reviewer