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In One of A Kind: Making Things Happen, Tony Moore shares the remarkable true story of a life shaped by hardship, unexpected change, and the determination to rise above every challenge. Born in Northampton, England, Tony’s early life was, marked by the death of his mother, childhood illness, foster care, children’s homes, boarding school, loss, and uncertainty. Yet through every painful turn, he learned how to adapt, survive, and make the most of the hand life had dealt him.

From a disadvantaged childhood to becoming one of our best-loved clinical neuropsychologists, this exceptional book tells the life story of Barbara A. Wilson, who has changed the way we think about brain injury rehabilitation. Barbara’s story shows how it is possible to have a fulfilling...

Bloomsbury presents… Untangling by Joan K. Peters read by Barbara Barnes With the drama of a novel, Untangling: A Memoir of Psychoanalysis tells the story of a turbulent and transformative psychoanalysis in this first ever in-depth patient's account. Joan K. Peters’s story lays bare the...

Read by the author "Funny, brutally honest and compulsively readable.” — BookPage, STARRED review "An insightful, funny, and refreshingly personal journey into workaholism and the pathological Type A mind." — Cat Marnell, New York Times bestselling author of How to Murder Your Life A...

Macht euch die Erde untertan«: Vor rund 3000 Jahren legte der Autor der Genesis seinem Schöpfer diesen Satz in den Mund. Damit war die Idee geboren, dass der Mensch eine Sonderstellung auf der Erde einnimmt und deren Ressourcen rücksichtslos ausbeuten darf. Sie war so stark, dass sie sich über den ganzen Planeten verbreitete. Wer sich ihr widersetzte, bekam es mit Kolonisatoren und Geschäftemachern zu tun, die sich auf angeblich höhere Werte beriefen.

Author Dally O. has come face to face with his own journey—and emerged victorious. Central to his story is the Cube, a powerful symbol representing memory, emotion, and identity. A Night in Tucumcari is a multidimensional tale of collapse, clarity, and transformation. As it rotates through the complexities of time, trauma, and triumph, Dally's journey becomes both mythic and grounded, intertwining raw personal truths with symbolic depth.

Una ricercatrice, ossessionata dalla paura di impazzire, intraprende un’indagine per rompere il silenzio che avvolge la storia della sua bisnonna Elisabeth, detta Betsy — una donna dichiarata schizofrenica e sottoposta a lobotomia negli anni ’50, una delle prime in Francia. Di lei nessuno parla: i figli hanno sempre taciuto, i nipoti ignorano quasi tutto di lei. Attraverso lettere, archivi ospedalieri e interviste ai discendenti, Adèle Yon ricompone l’esistenza di una donna brillante e ribelle, troppo viva per il suo tempo.

The Case of the Bitter Cure Scandal. Science. Subterfuge. Aspirin—the so-called “miracle drug”—has been a household name for over a century. But behind its rise lies a story of corporate backstabbing, legal warfare, and a medical mystery spanning generations. From its ancient origins in willow bark to Bayer’s secretive laboratories, The Case of the Bitter Cure unravels the bitter truth behind the world’s most famous painkiller. Who really discovered aspirin? Why did governments go to war over it? And how did a simple pill become one of the most controversial drugs in history?

Sarah Hiscox’s deep self-esteem and addiction issues began in childhood when she was given powerful sleeping pills for her nightmares. Then, as a young woman, a toxic relationship with food morphed into a full-blown heroin dependency that neither a loving marriage nor a new baby could halt. After years of cycling through relapse and new starts, Sarah’s relationships were wrecked. In rehab she was confronted with herself and all that she’d lost. But it would take repeated attempts for her to understand even her worst day of abstinence was better than the days she relapsed.

Your most difficult experiences aren’t setbacks. They’re the starting points on your journey to harness your Unlimited potential. Once considered beyond help, Lewis Raymond Taylor turned around a life defined by trauma, addiction and incarceration into one of meaning, mastery, and...

From the UK’s leading forensic scientist and Sunday Times bestselling author of All That Remains and Written in Bone: a gripping exploration of forensic science, told through often shocking real cases to assess its triumphs, failures, and future. For over forty years, Professor Dame Sue Black...

Discover this collection of passionate, true stories about one of the most admirable professions from Sunday Times bestselling author. A perfect gift for teachers, parents and readers everywhere. Teachers are the everyday heroes who shape our lives - often without recognition. In these powerful...

Von ihren berühmten Begegnungen mit den Schimpansen in den Gombe-Wäldern Tansanias bis zu ihrer leidenschaftlichen Arbeit als Botschafterin des Artenschutzes – Jane Goodall war die Pionierin der Natur- und Verhaltensforschung. In »Das Buch der Hoffnung« schöpft sie aus der Weisheit ihres unermüdlich der Natur gewidmeten Lebens, um uns zu lehren, wie wir auch im Angesicht von Pandemien, Kriegen und drohenden Umweltkatastrophen Zuversicht finden.

Die Weltveränderer – 15 Persönlichkeiten, die Geschichte schrieben. Sie alle haben die Welt nachhaltig geprägt und den Lauf der Geschichte verändert. Diese fesselnde Hörbuch-Compilation vereint 15 außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeiten – von Jesus von Nazareth und Alexander dem Großen über Marie Curie und Albert Einstein bis hin zu Steve Jobs – und erzählt ihre Lebensgeschichten, Ideen und Errungenschaften.

Du har et forhold til ham. Nok også en mening om ham. Han larmer, lugter, støver og holder i vejen i sit store skrummel af en lastbil. Men han er absolut uundværlig for driften af vores samfund, og selvom der – utroligt nok – er gået bureaukrati i hans job, frabeder han sig på det...

What do a religious founder, a conqueror, a scientist, and a digital-age visionary have in common? They have all left a lasting mark on the world and changed the course of history. This captivating audiobook compilation brings together 15 extraordinary figures—from Jesus of Nazareth and Alexander the Great to Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs—and recounts their life stories, ideas, and achievements. An inspiring journey through the centuries that shows how individual people were able to influence the future of entire generations.

Forstå fænomenet Elon Musk Techmogulen, der med raketter, satellitter, sociale medier og kunstig intelligens gør, som han vil. Manden, der med brutalitet, dristighed og teknologisk indsigt er blevet verdens rigeste og mest magtfulde erhvervsmand. Men hvad sker der, når hans ambitioner...

Der er så meget lærdom og erfaring at hente hos de generationer, som vi står på skuldrene af. I GAMMELKLOG fortæller 15 danskere over 70 om de valg, der har været med til at forme deres liv. Hvad har betydet noget for dem? Hvordan har de håndteret udfordringer? Hvad ville de have gjort...

You wake up at 3 AM, heart racing, replaying the same toxic thoughts that have haunted you for years. You whisper to yourself, "Tomorrow will be different"—but tomorrow comes, and there you are again: same shame, same fear, same crushing belief that you're not enough and never will be. Here's what nobody tells you: The prison isn't your circumstances. It's your mind. And every self-help book, every sermon, every therapy session that focuses on changing your behavior while ignoring your mindset is just rearranging furniture in a burning house.

Nine times out of ten, the passionate, well-educated, semi-cocky entrepreneur with dreams of taking the market by storm... fails. Whether it’s a quick crash and burn within the first year or a longer struggle over several years, the result is usually the same: an exhausted, confused, financially broke, and emotionally broken startup failure. We love to hear stories of lean-and-mean startups that bootstrap their way to a hard-fought victory. But what about the other 90 percent?