Showing results by publisher "Random House Canada" in Personal Development

The words we choose don't just communicate, they shape what people think, feel and do. Behavioural scientist Sam Maglio reveals the surprising science behind the language that quietly influences every decision we make. Every day, we're surrounded by words carefully chosen to persuade us. The...

From pioneering longevity doctor Dr. Sabine Donnai comes the definitive guide to a truth we’ve long ignored: cognitive decline is not inevitable—and the roadmap to a stronger, healthier brain starts here. Forgetfulness. Brain fog. Mental fatigue. Burnout. We tend to dismiss these experiences...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTION Award-winning journalist Anna Mehler Paperny's stunning memoir chronicles with courageous honesty and uncommon eloquence her experience of depression and her quest to explore what we know and don't know...

A practical, inspirational, revolutionary guide to social innovation Many of us have a deep desire to make the world around us a better place. But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually...

The highly anticipated sequel to the global bestseller 12 Rules for Life. In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of...

OVER TEN MILLION COPIES SOLD #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What are the most valuable things that everyone should know? Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan B Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Jann Arden—bestselling author, recording artist and late-blooming TV star—is back with this funny, heartfelt and fierce memoir on becoming a woman of a certain age. The power, gravity and freedom she's found at fifty-seven are superpowers she believes all of us can...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Looking for the keys to a vibrant, joyful, vital life? Lifestyle pioneer Debbie Travis has found them in the Tuscan hills. And in her lively, inspiring way, she shares how to bring all that healthful magic home in Joy, a glorious book infused with the warmth and colour of...

INSTANT #1 TORONTO STAR and GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER Sophie Grégoire Trudeau invites readers on a deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance, and empowerment, drawing on the expertise of top psychologists, psychiatrists, scientists, and thought leaders. As a passionate advocate...

If you feel stuck with no idea what you should do next, lifestyle celebrity and TV pioneer Debbie Travis's new book is for you. Drawing on the tough (sometimes hilarious) lessons Debbie learned in her own leap into a new way of living, and a multitude of stories, tips and ideas to jumpstart your...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER From Canadian OB/GYN, women's health advocate and New York Times columnist Dr. Jen Gunter: The Vagina Bible is a comprehensive, accessible antidote to the maelstrom of misinformation around female sexual health, and the ultimate guide to everything a person needs to know...

Winner of the 2026 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Winner of the 2026 Guyana Prize for Nonfiction Finalist for the 2025 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year In her memoir The Snag, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Shame on Me, Tessa...

A powerful and heartfelt father-and-son book about life, leadership and what matters most. In A Little More George, Mark Cohon reflects on the life of his late father, George Cohon, the visionary behind McDonald’s Canada and McDonald’s Russia. The result is a deeply personal exploration of...

From Joseph Jebelli, PhD, neuroscientist and author of In Pursuit of Memory, a narrative exploration of the science of doing nothing and its benefits for the brain and body. We are constantly told to make the most of our time. Work harder, with more focus. Stop procrastinating. Optimize. To be...

A GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER From Chris Bailey, productivity expert and author of How to Calm Your Mind, comes a new approach to finishing what you start. Setting goals is easy. Finishing them is the challenge. In Intentional, productivity expert Chris Bailey reveals the surprising truth...

Patricia Pearson returns to non-fiction with a witty, insightful and highly personal look at recognizing and coping with fears and anxieties in our contemporary world. The millions of North Americans who silently cope with anxiety at last have a witty, articulate champion in Patricia Pearson...

From John Borrows, a pioneering legal scholar, educator and member of the Chippewas of the Nawash First Nation, comes a heartfelt book of transformative wisdom on how to achieve the loving life and deep and lasting connections we all yearn for. John Borrows, who grew up on a farm in southern...

Imbued with longing, erudition and hard-earned wisdom, Heartbroken dares to delve into a universal ordeal—perhaps the one that makes us the most human of all. When Laura Pratt’s long-distance partner of six years tells her “it’s over” at a busy downtown train station, she is sent...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER For the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures. Playing the Long Game...

In her touching memoir of enduring friendship and transformative grief, Amanda Leduc intertwines the unfathomable nature of loss with the equally unfathomable nature of the universe. When Amanda Leduc meets her university flatmate Jess, she knows instantly that she’s found her platonic...