Depression Science

From the best-selling anxiety expert, Bev Aisbett, comes a proven and practical workbook to help people manage their anxiety with simple daily strategies for work and for home. This audiobook is a clear, practical day-by-day workbook, written by experienced counselor and best-selling author of the classic national best seller about anxiety, Living with IT, that is intended to help people control their anxiety.

In The Progress Paradox, Gregg Easterbrook draws upon three decades of wide-ranging research and thinking to make the persuasive assertion that almost all aspects of Western life have vastly improved in the past century—and yet today, most men and women feel less happy than in previous generations. Why this is so and what we should do about it is the subject of this book.

When the New Deal Came to Town is a snapshot of a time and place: Whiteland, Indiana during the Great Depression, one of the most fraught eras in American history. Imagine yourself transported back in time to April of 1933 and deposited in a small American town, when a young boy named George Melloan moved with his family to this quiet hamlet during the middle of the worst economic period in American history.

Through the long years of the Great Depression, Harper Flute watches with a child's clear eyes her family's struggle to survive in a hot and impoverished landscape. As life on the surface grows harsher, her brother Tin escapes ever deeper into a subterranean world of darkness and troubling secrets, until his memory becomes a myth barely whispered around the countryside.

In the wake of the 2008 financial crash, Daniel W. Drezner, like so many others, looked at the smoking ruins of the global economy and wondered why global economic governance structure had failed so spectacularly, and what could be done to reform them in the future. But then a funny thing happened. As he surveyed their actions in the wake of the crash, he realized that the evidence pointed to the exact opposite conclusion: global economic governance had succeeded.

An inspiring account of America at its worst - and Americans at their best - woven from the stories of Depression-era families who were helped by gifts from the author's generous and secretive grandfather.

Beautifully simple age-old rituals for modern-day living that will enhance your well-being and give you back your zest for life. Prajña is the Sanskrit word for wisdom. Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest healing systems, rooted in the principle of a mind-body-spirit connection. Ayurveda comes from the Sanskrit words 'ayur' and 'veda', respectively 'life' and 'knowledge', meaning 'knowledge of life'. This book dips into this ancient knowledge base, extracts the essence of this Indian philosophy and revives a wealth of timeless rituals.

What is CBD hemp oil? Will it get me high? What are the side effects? Is it legal? Will I fail a drug test? Will CBD work for me? Which oil should I buy? If you have pondered these questions, then you are most certainly not alone. It’s no surprise that most people are still unsure about CBD cannabidiol given the often confusing and contradictory information online and in other books.

The casino was alive and well in Will Roger's time. It was called Wall Street then as well. But mainstream media allowed for the total exposure of the criminal greed of the Street. Bankers were determined not to allow that mistake to rain on their next financial orgy, so that Will Rogers would have had no voice in the days of the ponzi housing bubble and subsequent crash. Things are different now, and mainstreet is even more vulnerable than in the roaring twenties.

Finn, Kas and Willow have survived the winter of storms. Severe winds and cold have kept the Wilders at bay. Now that spring has come, everything has changed. They're being hunted again, and they won't be safe while Ramage wants their blood. But Finn and Kas made a promise to Rose—to find her baby and bring her back. And finding Hope means finding Ramage.

Sixteen-year-old Rei Murata appears to have everything: good looks, brains, artistic skill, and admiring friends. But Rei is a survivor—of loss, neglect, and of self-isolation. Locked away from a world where she felt unwanted, Rei was one of the millions known as the hikikomori. A chance meeting leads Rei to discover the online world of the Dwellers. Astonished to find her former classmate Sho among their number, Rei is determined to rescue him. Rei learns she must come to terms with her past before she can face her future.

Jessie wants it to stop. She’s had nothing but problems ever since she found a strange black stone at Whale Bay. She's been dumped by her best friend Hayley, and bullied by the new girl, Alexis, and the school year has only just begun! Jessie blames the stone; too late, she discovers that if it is taken without permission, it brings bad luck. Then the worst thing ever happens. Alexis and Hayley bully Jessie online and everyone sees. What if they believe what they've read? Cyberbullying sucks. Jessie must fix everything, but who can she trust? Will anything ever be the same again?

Sloane is trapped in a life he wishes he could leave. He has been made to hate the side of him that makes him different. He is a dragon, and as much relief and strength he feels in his dragon form, he has to hide it - even from the one person who should be supportive of him. His relationship with his mother is a contentious one; she abhors the dragon in Sloane, but he soon learns that the way his mother treats him has much deeper roots.

Every week, one in 10 young people in the UK experiences symptoms of a common mental health problem, such as anxiety or depression, and one in five have considered taking their own life at some point. In this audiobook, Stacey Dooley opens up the conversation about mental health in young people, to challenge the stigma and stereotypes around it.

Terrie had made it: She had launched her own public relations company with such clients as Eddie Murphy and Johnnie Cochran. Yet she was in constant pain, waking up in terror, overeating in search of relief. For 30 years she kept on her game face of success, exhausting herself daily to satisfy her clients' needs while neglecting her own. When she finally collapsed, she had no clue what was wrong or if there was a way out.

Hannah McCauley doesn't look at herself in the mirror anymore. After a rebellious past, she now attends a strict private school in a new town, where her recently divorced mother has put her on social lockdown. No driving. No bad grades. No skipping classes. No unapproved friends. No makeup. No boys. And the subject of her best friend from her old school is definitely forbidden. Hannah is being punished for something that happened a year earlier, something that she would like to put behind her.

Als Mitternacht auf Mittag fiel, kam Carter ins Fürimmerhaus. Das Fürimmerhaus steht zwischen den Welten, am Ufer eines dunklen Ozeans. Es hat tausende Hallen und Säle, seine Korridore sind endlos. Und noch immer wächst es weiter und verändert sich. Im Fürimmerhaus stranden junge Heldinnen und Helden, die ihre Welten vor dem Untergang bewahrt haben. Die Herrschenden fürchten ihre Macht und schicken sie hierher ins Exil. Doch Carter ist kein Held wie die anderen. Er besitzt keine Erinnerung, ist nur von einem überzeugt: Er hat niemals eine Welt gerettet.

After nine years of servitude to the enemy, Toran Binn is eager to come home - only for poverty to pummel him in the gut. Before he can recall why he escaped home in the first place, royalty is murdered. Toran must find the true killer by the end of summer or watch his best friend’s execution.

Liebe kann jeden verwunden, doch niemanden so sehr wie Jael. Sein Auftrag ist es, anderen die Gefühle zu stehlen, und dafür muss er eiskalt sein. Als Jael auf Xenia trifft, schlägt sein Herz zum ersten Mal seit langem schneller. Dabei ist Xenia eigentlich ein ganz normales Mädchen - mal davon abgesehen, dass sie Geräusche hört, sobald sie jemanden berührt. Nur bei Jael herrscht Stille in ihrem Kopf. Die beiden sind füreinander bestimmt, doch können sie sich den Fängen derjenigen entziehen, die es auf Xenias Herz abgesehen haben?

Es könnte alles so schön sein: Linas Fähigkeiten als gute Fee werden immer besser, und sie ist endlich glücklich verliebt! Doch innerhalb ihrer Patchworkfamilie wird diese Neuigkeit nicht gut aufgenommen. Jetzt stehen ein Haufen Regeln an, die romantische Dates fast unmöglich machen. Noch dazu funkt Rivalin Senta dazwischen. Lina muss unbedingt herausfinden, warum sie nur "schlechte" Wünsche erfüllen will - vor allem solche, die sich gegen Lina richten.