'HOW TO FIX A BROKEN HEART PROVIDES THE VALIDATION COMFORT & HOPE ANYONE WHO IS HEARTBROKEN DESPERATELY NEEDS' ESTHER PEREL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE STATE OF AFFAIRS & MATING IN CAPTIVITY Every one of us has or will have our heart broken at some point in our lives Heartbreak whether it comes in the form of romantic love or through loss is universal yet we know so little about how to deal with it Psychologist Dr Guy Winch imagines how different our lives & our society would be if we paid more attention to this unique emotional pain Heartbreak can last for days weeks months & even years Yet while we wouldn't expect someone to go to work or function well with a broken limb heartbroken people are expected to function in their lives despite the emotional pain they feel How to Fix a Broken Heart argues that if we don't understand how heartbreak works we won't be able to heal it & we are likely to make it worse which we do & regularly Dr Winch reveals how & why heartbreak impacts our brain & our behaviour in dramatic & unexpected ways regardless of our age Emotional pain lowers our ability to reason to think creatively to problem solve & to function Recovering from heartbreak always starts with a decision a determination to move on when our mind is fighting to keep us stuck We can take control of our lives & our minds & put ourselves on the path to healing Dr Winch offers a toolkit on how to handle & cope with a broken heart & how to eventually move on 'A great read for anyone going through heartbreak anyone trying to help someone go through heartbreak or anyone who simply wants to understand humans better' Tim Urban creator of Wait But Why? ...

Andrew Keen has been described as 'the Christopher Hitchens of the internet' His provocative new book describes his urgent worldwide search for ways in which humanity can protect itself from the dark side of the digital future 368 pages Keen Andrew ...

How do you fly a Sop with Camel? Or a Bristol Bulldog? Captain Horatio Barber the first man to make a cargo flight in the world tells you how 160 pages 20 Illustrations unspecified Barber Captain Horatio ...

' If Finn Maison shouts jump you jump or you are dead' Twelve-year-old Willem has Aspergers Syndrome & two main aims in life to fly & to make at least two friends of his own age But all the other boys from the Beckham Estate do is make him jump off things First his desk
- & now the wall As his toes teeter on the edge Sasha Bradley gives him a tiny little wink Might she become his friend? Bullied by Finn & his gang the Beckham Estate Boyz Willem has no choice but to jump As he flies through the air he flaps his arms wishing he could fly & escape into the clouds Instead he comes crashing down & breaks his ankle Sasha angry with herself for not stopping Finn & his Boyz is determined to put things right & soon while the gangs riot on their estate Willem & Sasha form an unlikely friendship Because they share a secret Sasha longs to fly too And when Magic Man Archie arrives with stories of war-flying spitfires he will change the lives of the kids on the Beckham Estate for ever & perhaps find a way for Willem & Sasha to fly Touching on themes such as friendship & bullying this is a charming tale about overcoming obstacles & finding friendship in unlikely places'heart-rending heartbreaking & heartening' The Best New Children's Books Guardian Supplement
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Half-American & half-Singaporean Max West grew up in Singapore without having ever heard of the Naval Diving Unit Upon graduating from high school however he was conscripted for two years of mandatory military service He found himself thrust into NDU Singapore's elite naval special forces formation as one of just two Eurasians in his enlistment class In this candid firsthand account West recounts the grueling training he endured & the deep camaraderie he & his teammates forged throughout their journey West offers an accurate unrestrained depiction of life as a trainee revealing what it takes to succeed as a combat diver in the Singapore Armed Forces National Service is a shared crucible borne by every Singaporean son Unrestrained in its frankness & compellingly told How to Forge a Frogman is a true coming-of-age tale set in a uniquely Singaporean setting Named a nonfiction bestseller by Books Kinokuniya in July 2017 ...

Mohsin Hamid's How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is a bold new novel for the modern world This book is a self-help book Its objective as it says on the cover is to show you how to get filthy rich in rising Asia & to do that it has to find you huddled shivering on the packed earth under your mother's cot one cold dewy morning Your anguish is the anguish of a boy whose chocolate has been thrown away whose remote controls are out of batteries whose scooter is busted whose new sneakers have been stolen This is all the more remarkable since you've never in your life seen any of these things ' Even more intriguing compelling & moving than The Reluctant Fundamentalist A marvellous book' Philip Pullman ' This brilliantly structured deeply felt book is written with the confidence & bravura of a man born to write Hamid is at the peak of his considerable powers here & delivers a tightly paced preternaturally wise book about a thoroughly likable thoroughly troubled striver in the messiest most chaotic ring of global economy Completely unforgettable' Dave Eggers ' Mohsin Hamid is one of the best writers in the world period Only a master could have written this propulsive tale of a striver living on the knife's edge a noir Horatio Alger story for our frenetic violent times' Ben Fountain Mohsin Hamid is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist & Moth Smoke His fiction has been adapted for the cinema translated into over 30 languages received numerous awards & been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize He has contributed essays & short stories to publications such as the Guardian The New York Times Financial Times Granta & the New Yorker Born & mostly raised in Lahore he spent part of his childhood in California studied at Princeton University & Harvard Law School & has since lived between Lahore London & New York ...

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With competition to get into Oxbridge now so fierce this book goes beyond standard application technique to focus on long-term development of intellectual potential including insight into the power of positive decision-making; how to practise independent & critical thinking skills; & how you can develop extra-curricular knowledge in genuine & impressive ways to stand out from the crowd The book

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Max Gunther's lost classic brought back into print Most people imagine that you're born lucky or you get lucky Max Gunther shows you how you get lucky The fact is that some people really are luckier than others & not by accident Lucky people arrange their lives in characteristic patterns They tend to position themselves in the path of onrushing luck; they tend to go where events are moving fastest & where they can find their lucky break Lucky people take risks but not silly ones They stick with a cause a job or a partner but not when all hope is lost In short they move with life not against it This book gives you thirteen different techniques by which you can discover & take advantage of life's good breaks while minimising the effects of its bad ones ...

A bold rethinking of one of humankind's most important & popular rituals 132 pages Halftones color The School of Life ...