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This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. The Adventure of English is not only an enthralling story of power, religion, and trade, but also the story of people, and how their lives continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.

Freedom from suffering is not only possible, but the means for achieving it are immediately within our grasp - literally as close to us as our own breath. This is the 2,500-year-old good news contained in the Anapanasati Sutra, the Buddha's teaching on cultivating both tranquility and deep insight through full awareness of breathing. In this book, Larry Rosenberg brings this timeless meditation method to life.

New York Times and International Bestseller! Learn how to overcome anxiety, self-doubt, and self-sabotage without needing to rely on motivation or willpower. Now in a beautiful, expanded edition with even more personalized guidance. “An essential first step to letting go of that suffering.”...

Brought to you by Penguin. Is your mind working for you – or against you? If you find yourself repeating the same patterns, facing the same obstacles and wondering why willpower alone never seems to be enough, the problem isn’t you. Every one of us lives with an extraordinary piece of...

Brought to you by Penguin. A Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, the inspiring new book from neuroscientist and author of The Source, Dr Tara Swart, drawing on breath taking true stories, cognitive science, ancient wisdom and much more to show that signs can guide and empower us. Have...

The legendary author, speaker, and self-described "philosophical entertainer" Alan Watts delights us on audio with a wealth of illuminations into the spirit and art of meditation, spanning many traditions. "What would it be like to see all as one?" Alan Watts asks. "We hear about attaining great...

Overcome disease, illness or discomfort by using the healing power of your own mind. This superb high quality hypnosis recording by Glenn Harrold, the UK's best selling self-help audio author, will help you become your own self-healer. Developing a positive mindset towards illness or injury is crucial in helping the body to heal from illness or disease. Hypnotherapy is uniquely effective in programming your mind to overcome insecurity and anxiety and helping to develop a positive attitude towards your health.

Brought to you by Penguin. Daniel Kahneman's pioneering work that tackles questions of intuition and rationality, read by Patrick Egan. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a ground-breaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices...

At last the CD audio programme is now available as a download. Do you want to lose weight? Have you tried diets and failed? Do you want a completely new approach? A gastric band is a radical, surgical operation that reduces the available space in the stomach.

You felt it in your gut before you could explain it: the confusion, the second-guessing, the shame of realizing someone you trusted was controlling you. They didn’t have to yell or hit. They gaslit, twisted your words, and slowly trained you to doubt your own reality. Manipulation is designed to be invisible… until it’s not. "Dark Psychology" isn’t a diagnosis. It’s a useful umbrella term for subtle tactics people use to gain power, control, and compliance, often without you noticing until your confidence is already worn down.

Ever been embarrassed to forget someone’s name? Mislaid your keys or flummoxed as to why you’ve gone upstairs? In this Audible Original Podcast Derren Brown and a whole bevvy of experts unravel the mysteries of memory to help you better understand how it functions and to improve your powers of recall. Over the course of eight episodes they combine cutting edge scientific research with powerful real-life stories and entertaining memory tests. And Derren unveils a variety of simple techniques to help you build a better memory.

From Rhonda Byrne, author of the global phenomenon The Secret and the New York Times Bestseller The Greatest Secret, comes Countdown to Riches — the book that can lead anyone to financial freedom. Financial struggle is caused by one thing—our thoughts. To have a rich life, you have to use...

Simon Sinek's iconic global bestseller has sold more than three million copies by asking a simple fundamental question: Why are some people and organisations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? The answer to why is another why. Leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers had little in common, but they all started with a WHY. They realized that people won't truly buy into an idea, a movement, a product or a service until they understand the WHY behind it.

Over more than three decades, Paul McKenna has helped millions of people to improve their lives with hypnosis, NLP and Havening. Using the latest psychological techniques, Paul will help train your mind and body, step-by-step, to control feelings of anxiety and experience deep peace within yourself. You will quickly learn to no longer feel overwhelmed by stress, worry, fear and panic, so you can live a more joyful life.

Coexisting but conflicting needs create self-sabotaging behaviors. This is why we resist efforts to change, often until they feel completely futile. But by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, releasing past experiences at a cellular level, and learning to act as our highest potential future selves, we can step out of our own way and into our potential.

John and Paul were more than friends, collaborators or rivals in the sense we normally understand those terms. They were both exceptionally intense young men who had the fabric of their world ruptured at a young age. There have been millions of words written about The Beatles, but this is the first book to focus on what lay at the heart of this phenomenon: the alchemy of two young men. Ian Leslie explores this volatile, madly creative quasi-marriage and misunderstood story. The result is a wildly enjoyable biography, told through the songs, which will make us see and hear John and Paul afresh.

If caring about the planet has started to feel overwhelming, exhausting, or quietly guilt-inducing, The Slow Green Reset offers a different way forward one rooted in calm, clarity, and compassion rather than pressure or perfection. This book is not about strict rules, zero-waste challenges, or completely overhauling your life. Instead, it invites you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with a slower, more supportive approach to sustainable living one that fits real life.

As a boy, Fred fell in love with the game of cricket, it gave him his route through life; out on the pitch he felt at home. Through his eyes we see: the very first time he picks up a bat, getting out first ball; the walk on to the pitch to face the Aussies in 2005; face-downs with rivals; run-ins with the media; the doctors telling him he can't continue to play. After retiring, Fred thought he'd left the game behind, relaunching himself in the world of entertainment, but following the car crash that turned his life upside down, it was cricket to which he returned.

Motivation Made Practical is a clear, grounded guide for anyone who struggles to follow through—especially when motivation feels unreliable or inconsistent. Instead of relying on willpower or inspiration, this book introduces simple, realistic systems that help you take action even on low-energy or difficult days. It explains why motivation often feels hard and shows how progress is built through structure, clarity, and small, repeatable steps.

If you're ready to stop repeating the past and finally start building the future you deserve, you need to read this book. Mel Robbins, internationally bestselling author of The Let Them Theory and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast From the internationally bestselling author of How to Do the Work...