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THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER FROM JAPAN Welcome back to the Full Moon Coffee Shop. What do you really want this Christmas? HALF A MILLION COPIES AND TRANSLATED INTO 20 LANGUAGES At the Full Moon Coffee Shop, we don't take your order. Instead, we bring you desserts and drinks - selected just...

Now, in audio for the first time, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide to helping a woman through labor and birth. The Birth Partner includes thorough information on preparing for labor and knowing when it has begun; normal labor and how to help the woman every step of the way; epidurals and other medications for labor; pitocin and other means, including natural ones, to induce or speed up labor; non-drug techniques for easing labor pain; and more.

In this fun-filled dive into the wellness industry, journalist Rina Raphael looks at the roots of a sector that is now worth $4.5 trillion dollars and explores why it's been so alluring to women all over the globe, promising health and vitality in the most fashionable package. At times both fun and funny, from interviews with leading players in the industry to adventures in more bizarre practices, The Gospel of Wellness reveals how its growth is a direct result of gender inequalities and structural sexism within medicine and society.

An ode to the quiet joy of collecting more books than we could ever possibly read - and loving them all the same... Drawing on the evocative Japanese term tsundoku - first coined in the Meiji era to describe the growing stacks of unread books that accumulate around devoted readers - this...

Your Mind Catches Every Detail – Except the One That Keeps Sabotaging Your Love Life. Discover why being neurodivergent AND anxiously attached creates relationship challenges others can't understand – and the breakthrough approach that finally makes connection feel safe. For the neurodivergent mind, anxious attachment isn't just relationship insecurity—it's a perfect storm where your brain's unique wiring collides with attachment patterns that traditional relationship advice simply doesn't address.

Adopting a healthier lifestyle can be challenging, and past efforts may not have yielded the desired results. This book is here to change that. It delivers simple, flexible, evidence-based insights that seamlessly integrate into your daily routine.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Territory of Light by Yuko Tsushima, read by Rina Takasaki. Territory of Light is the radiant story of a young woman, living alone in Tokyo with her two-year-old daughter. Its twelve chapters follow the first year of the narrator's separation from her...

A Japanese teenager, Mizuki, is worried about her grandfather who is clearly desperately upset about something. He says that he has never got over something that happened in his past, and gently Mizuki persuades him to tell her what it is. We are taken to 1945, Hiroshima, and Mizuki's grandfather as a teenage boy chatting at home with his friend Hiro. Moments later the horrific nuclear bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. What follows is a searing account of the blinding flash, the harrowing search for family and the devastation both human and physical.

The Last Bear meets The Life of Pi in this beautifully-written survival story set on a Cambodian island, following a ship-wrecked girl named Lark, and a baby gibbon who becomes her companion. Together, they must evade poachers and find their way home. 'If you're reading this, hopefully you've...

Wheeler-dealer snooker club owner Geoff Bryant and his wife Jenny have recently moved onto a new estate in Whittleshulme, Cheshire. Described in the brochure as an 'exclusive village development', it's squarely aimed at yuppies, the nouveau-riche and high-fliers. The trouble is, there are no local teenagers to babysit, leaving the residents to juggle careers and kids as best they can. So when local bigwig Julian Percival sets up a babysitting circle, it seems like the ideal solution.

Regain control of your blood sugar and well-being in just weeks—without giving up your favorite foods or spending hours in the kitchen. Does managing diabetes feel overwhelming, confusing, or isolating? Are you frustrated by inconsistent blood sugar levels, unsure what to eat, or discouraged by advice that never fits your real life?

Loss is difficult...and universal. What do we say? What do we do? Part how-to guide, part hopeful manifesto, Cultivating the Doula Heart provides a clear framework for supporting those facing hardship, grief, and loss. Succinct and straightforward, this work of heart covers: Components of Doula Care, Aspects of Loss, Ways of Being/Ways of Doing, Grief Support, and Contemplative Exercises.

The Japanese term tsundoku sums up a concept that may sound familiar to many readers: buying books and often putting them aside to read at a later date. The fact is that these books we've accumulated and which now reside in “piles of shame” on our bedside table, in overflowing bookcases, or...

He was obliged to become the guardian of a ballerina. She had to obey the arrogant man. From the first time he saw her, he wanted her, but he knew he had to stay away. She was drawn to the Greek man but believed he was out of her league.

Do you replay every conversation wondering if you said something wrong, while that familiar knot of anxiety sits heavy in your chest? Does your mind feel like it's running at 150% while your body can't seem to start the simplest tasks? Are you exhausted from constantly adjusting yourself to fit in, wondering if anyone will ever accept the real you? Written by Brenda Emerson, a neurodivergent mental health advocate who understands the daily struggle of feeling misunderstood in a neurotypical world.

A lonely man recruits a charismatic stranger from a social media site to pose as his date for his high school reunion. What starts as a practical arrangement takes an unexpected turn as sparks fly and secrets unravel. Set against the magical backdrop of the holiday season, Christmas Aurora is a heartwarming contemporary romance that celebrates love, loyalty, and the power of second chances.

Imara Hastings has spent years running — from heartbreak, from betrayal, from the pieces of herself she thought she’d never put back together. But no matter how far she goes, the past has a way of finding her. When an unexpected reunion forces her to confront the very person who once shattered her world, Imara must decide if she’s willing to risk opening old wounds for the chance to heal them. This time, the stakes are higher.

Women are pursuing their health like never before. Whether it’s juicing, biohacking, clutching crystals, or sipping collagen, today there is something for everyone, as the wellness industry has grown from modest roots into a $4.4 trillion entity and a full-blown movement promising health and vitality in the most fashionable package. But why suddenly are we all feeling so unwell? The truth is that deep within the underbelly of self-care—hidden beneath layers of clever marketing—wellness beckons with a far stronger, more seductive message than health alone. 

RINAによる「オオカミと７匹の子供ヤギ」朗読です

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