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Collected for the first time, here are the New York stories of one of the 20th century’s definitive chroniclers of the city - the speakeasies and highballs, social climbers and cinema stars, mistresses and powerbrokers, unsparingly observed by a popular American master of realism. Spanning his four-decade career, these more than 30 refreshingly frank, sparely written stories are among John O’Hara’s finest work, exploring the materialist aspirations and sexual exploits of flawed, prodigally human characters and showcasing the snappy dialogue.

The author of the blockbuster New York Times best sellers The Happiness Project and Happier at Home tackles the critical question: How do we change? Gretchen Rubin's answer: through habits. Habits are the invisible architecture of everyday life. It takes work to make a habit, but once that habit is set, we can harness the energy of habits to build happier, stronger, more productive lives.

Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. "The days are long, but the years are short," she realized. "Time is passing, and I'm not focusing enough on the things that really matter." In that moment, she decided to dedicate a year to her happiness project.

Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Suzanne Rindell’s The Other Typist. Read by the actress Gretchen Mol, who plays Gillian Darmody in the hit US series Boardwalk Empire. New York City, 1924: the height of Prohibition and the whole city swims in bathtub gin. Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side.

Are you ready to break free? As someone who's traversed the treacherous terrain of attachment theory and boundary setting, I've felt the suffocating weight of insecurity and the fierce desire for autonomy. But through my own journey of suffering and growth, I've unearthed invaluable insights that have reshaped my relationships and my life. Gain a deep understanding of the underlying mechanisms shaping your relational dynamics.

Selkie and Aidan long for a normal life, free from the secrets that once tore them apart. But Selkie’s gift is evolving—growing stronger, wilder, and more unpredictable. As she pushes the limits of her power, Aidan wrestles with his choice to leave the Sanctuary, mourning the family and future he left behind. But for a Lightscaper as powerful as Selkie, the Shadows won’t let her be. Attracted to her growing light, they haunt her dreams and watch her every move, luring her toward their increasing darkness.

When writing about habits for her last book, Gretchen Rubin stumbled on the biggest discovery of her life - the Four Tendencies. The tendencies describe how a person responds to motivation and how that affects family dynamics, happiness, work and organisations. Investigating the Four Tendencies quickly became the most challenging and important project Gretchen had ever embarked upon.

The right idea, invoked at the right time, can change our lives. Drawing from her long studies of happiness, and also from the challenges she’s faced herself, writer Gretchen Rubin has discovered the “Secrets of Adulthood” that can help us manage the complexities of life. To convey her conclusions, she turned to the aphorism—the ancient literary discipline that demands that a writer convey a large truth in a few words.

Drei Jahre nach ihrem Erfolg in der Willsher-Affäre stehen Wimpelbee und Rodes von Scotland Yard erneut vor einem Rätsel: Ein Teil der Kronjuwelen wurde gestohlen. Ihr einziger Anhaltspunkt ist eine Leiche im Tower of London. Wer steckt hinter diesem Affront gegen die Krone von England? Um diesen Fall zu lösen, greift Inspector Rodes auf recht ungewöhnliche Mittel zurück.

This isn’t just another leadership audiobook. Packed with real-world stories, actionable strategies, and fresh perspectives, it offers a roadmap for building strong team cultures, achieving operational excellence, and navigating the complexities of modern leadership with confidence and empathy.

Teaching is more than a profession—it’s a calling to nurture and inspire. In Seeds of Change: Planting Hope and Growth in the Lives of Students, Mark Mansour takes listeners on a heartfelt journey through the transformative power of education. Drawing from his 20 years of experience as an educator, Mark shares practical insights and moving stories that highlight the immense impact teachers can have in shaping students’ lives.

Are you navigating a whirlwind of stress, awkwardness, and relationship drama at school and in life? Do you struggle to express yourself or wonder where you fit in this big world? In this insightful guide, Alicia McAuliffe shares relatable, easy-to-follow tips to help teens build confidence, manage emotions, and thrive. From juggling school and social life to learning skills for adulthood, this audiobook covers the essential tools schools often miss.

Most Empaths, however, live in a constant state of spiritual discord. Spiritual discord is spiritual imbalance as a result of certain beliefs. Belief systems significantly influence your thoughts, behaviors, and interactions with the world around you. They shape your reality, influence your decisions, trigger emotional responses, impact social dynamics, contribute to your sense of identity, define cultural norms, and dictate your behavior and habits.

Discover the secrets to transforming chaos into calm , even if your ADHD brain has always rejected traditional organizing methods. I know what it's like to drown in endless clutter that multiplies overnight. Like you, I struggled with executive functioning challenges that made conventional organizing advice feel impossible. Then I discovered something life-changing: our ADHD traits can become our greatest organizational allies rather than obstacles. In "Organizing Solutions for ADHD Decoded," I'll show you how I transformed my ADHD characteristics into organizational superpowers.

Der Brite Christian Hope ist ein gefeierter Tennisstar. Beim alljährlichen London Lawn Championship Tennisturnier steht er im Halbfinale dem ehrgeizigen amerikanischen Konkurrenten Brad Malone gegenüber. Die Zuschauer, unter denen sich auch Pater Brown befindet, sehen an diesem heißen Sommertag ein packendes Match. Doch urplötzlich bricht der junge Mann unter Krämpfen und Schmerzen zusammen. Der eilig herbeigerufene Turnierarzt kann nur noch den Tod des britischen Superstars feststellen.

Miss Patty is a socially awkward widow trying to get along in a mobile home and RV park in Florida. Well, kind of trying. She always seems to be on the wrong side of the crime scene tape. With neighbors, pets, and a ghost or two, she solves mysterious deaths.

This collection of 29 short stories, poems, and essays will take your breath away, break your heart, and even inspire transformation in your life. Because there’s no time like the present to break out of your shell, spread your wings, and embrace your own metamorphosis.

A beautiful television personality comes home to mourn her mother, as well as the life she lost when her husband became ill and the pandemic shut down her show. When her husband dies suddenly, was she simply expressing her grief with murder? Was he the intended victim, or did she narrowly escape the well-deserved wrath of her neighbors?

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words blacked out, he thinks it must be a mistake. But then when he and his friends discover what the missing words are, he's outraged. Someone in his school is trying to prevent kids from reading the full story. But who? Even though his unreliable dad tells him to not get so emotional about a book (or anything else), Mac has been raised by his mom and grandad to call out things that are wrong.