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The one and only Mia Thermopolis is back and ready to reign! Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Meg Cabots blockbuster series in royal stylewith all-new middle grade editions of the first three books! Princess Mia may seem like the luckiest girl ever. But lately she spends all her time doing one of three things: preparing for her nerve-racking entre into Genovian society, slogging through Manhattan in December, and avoiding further smooches from her hapless boyfriend, Kenny. For Mia, being a princess in love is not the fairy tale its supposed to be...or is it? Princess in Love is the third book in the beloved, bestselling series that inspired the feature film starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.

New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James returns to the Wildes series with a prequel about the Wilde children's parents, Hugo, Duke of Lindow, and Ophelia, Lady Astley.Every Duke needs a Duchess... Hugo Wilde, the Duke of Lindow, has a drafty castle, eight naughty childrenand no wife. Ophelia, Lady Astley, has a fine house, one well-behaved daughterand no husband. Hugo takes one look at Ophelia and loses his heart, but she doesnt want more children or a castle. She takes one look at him and heads for her carriage.Desperate to find a duchess, Hugo identifies an appropriate lady to woo.Yet when he meets Ophelia again, the duke realizes that he will marry her, or no one.Now he faces the greatest challenge of his life.He must convinceOphelia that their blazing sensuality, his exquisite castle, andhis eight charming childrenadd up to a match made in heaven. When a duke finds his duchess,can he win her heart?

New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA brilliant, honest, necessary book that exposes the intricacies of the human brain while showing us the way creativity and friendship can anchor us. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered if they see the world a little differently. Ada LimnANew Yorkercartoonist illustrates his lifelong struggle with OCDin cartoon vignettes frank and funnyJason Adam Katzenstein is just trying to live his life, but he keeps getting sidetracked by his over-active, anxious brain. Mundane events like shaking hands or sharing a drink snowball into absolute catastrophes. Jason has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a mental illness that compels him to perform rituals in order to protect himself from dangers that dont really exist. He checks, washes, over-thinks, rinse, repeat.He does his best to hide his embarrassing compulsions, and sometimes this even works. He grows up, worries about his first kiss, falls in love with making cartoons, moves to New York City which is magical and gross, etc. All the while, half his energy goes into living his life, while the other half is devoted to the increasingly ridiculous rituals hes decided to maintain to keep himself from fully short-circuiting,Then, he fully short-circuits.At his absolute lowest, Jason finally decides to do the things hes always been told to do to get better: exposure therapy and medication. These are the things that have always freaked him out, and they continue to freak him out. Also, they help him recover.Everything is an Emergency is a comic about all the self-destructive stories someone tells himself, over and over, until they start to seem true. In images surreal, witty, and confessional, Jason shows us that OCD can be funny, even when it feels like its ruining your life.

Rebecca Ross, acclaimed author of The Queens Rising duology, delivers a thrilling new fantasy about the lengths two sisters will go for each other. Perfect for fans of Ember in the Ashes, Sky In the Deep, and Court of Fives. After eight years, Evadne will finally be reunited with her older sister, Halcyon, who has been serving in the queens army. But when Halcyon unexpectedly appears a day early, Eva knows something is wrong. Halcyon has charged with a heinous crime, and though her life is spared, she is sentenced to 15 years. Suspicious of the charges, brought forth by Halcyons army commander, as well as the details of the crime, Eva volunteers to take part of her sisters sentence. If theres a way to absolve Halcyon, shell find it. But as the sisters begin their sentences, they quickly learn that there are fates worse than death.

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Timesbestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying peopleIn New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principals office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash.Separated by distanceand Papis secretsthe two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered.And then, when it seems like theyve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other.Great for summer reading or anytime! Clap When You Land is aTodayshow pick for 25 childrens books your kids and teens wont be able to put down this summer!"e;Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X and With the Fire on High!

Years in the making, this spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting narrative is an unforgettable portrait of 9/11This is a 9/11 book like no other. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerizing, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day. In the days and months after 9/11, Mitchell Zuckoff, then a reporter for the Boston Globe, wrote about the attacks, the victims, and their families. After further years of meticulous reporting, Zuckoff has filled Fall and Rise with voices of the lost and the saved. The result is an utterly gripping book, filled with intimate stories of people most affected by the events of that sunny Tuesday in September: an out-of-work actor stuck in an elevator in the North Tower of the World Trade Center; the heroes aboard Flight 93 deciding to take action; a veteran trapped in the inferno in the Pentagon; the fire chief among the first on the scene in sleepy Shanksville; a team of firefighters racing to save an injured woman and themselves; and the men, women, and children flying across country to see loved ones or for work who suddenly faced terrorists bent on murder.Fall and Rise will open new avenues of understanding for everyone who thinks they know the story of 9/11, bringing to lifeand in some cases, bringing back to lifethe extraordinary ordinary people who experienced the worst day in modern American history. Destined to be a classic, Fall and Rise will move, shock, inspire, and fill hearts with love and admiration for the human spirit as it triumphs in the face of horrifying events.

Bursting with personality and mouthwatering dishes, a cookbook for family and friendly gatherings from celebrity chef Jeff Mauro, co-host of Food Networks The Kitchen.When Jeff Mauro was growing up in his big Italian American family in Chicago, his mother would often be on the phone talking to cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and family friends. Her favorite phrase? Come on over! When Jeff heard those three words, he and his siblings knew company was coming and there would be good food to accompany their visit. A boy who loved to eat and make people laugh, Jeff was in heaven.Now the host of the Emmy-nominated The Kitchen on Food Network, Jeff still loves entertaining with his family. For Jeff, theres no better way to create shared memories than over a good meal. In Come on Over he invites everyone to share in the fun, providing delicious recipes for all occasions, from game day to birthdays to brunch, along with fun stories from his life. Whatever the get-together, Jeff has the perfect food to make it memorableand make everyone feel like familywith recipes such as:Early Bird Gets the Brunch . . . Come On OverSausage, Egg, and Cheese "e;MoMuffins"e;Marjorie Alice Ross Jones' Fried Pork Chops . . . for BreakfastHey Bro, We're Watching the Game . . . Come On Over . . . And Pick Up Some Ice on the WayBLT Sliders with Candied BaconPancetta and Parm PopcornCome On Over . . . I'm Throwing an Island PartyCrispy Plantain ChipsTakeout-Style Chinese Spare RibsDo You Smell That Meat Smoke? That's Right, It's Coming from my Backyard . . . Come On OverSmoked Cheez-ItsSmoked Honey-Glazed Cedar Plank SalmonSarah's Baking . . . Come On OverSarah's Famous Sea Salt Pecan Chocolate Chip CookiesNo-Bake Cookie Butter PieOverflowing with Jeffs big personality, celebration-ready food for friends and family, and gorgeous food and lifestyle color photographs, this laugh-out-loud-funny cookbook will inspire you to pick up the phone and invite your favorite people to share good times, eat good food, and make wonderful memories.

In this classic bestselling screenwriting guide, author and film consultant Viki King takes readers through the action and adventure of their own life to get the movie in their hearts onto the page.For writers, often their story burns in them, wanting to get it out. In How to Write a Movie in 21 Days, film consultant Viki King will help screenwriters go from blank page to completed manuscript through a series of clever and simple questions, ingenious writing exercises, and easy, effective new skills. Viki King''s Inner Movie Method is a specific step-by-step process designed to get the story in your heart onto the page. This method doesnΓÇÖt just show how to craft a classic three-act story but also delves into how to clarify the idea you don''t quite have yet, how to tell if your idea is really a movie, and how to stop getting ready and start. Once you know what to write, the Inner Movie Method will show you how to write it. This ultimate scriptwriting survival guide also addresses common issues such as: how to pay the rent while paying your dues, what to say to your spouse when you can''t come to bed, and how to keep going when you think you can''t. How to Write a Movie in 21 Days, first published in 1987, has been translated in many languages around the world and has become an industry-standard guide for filmmakers both in Hollywood and internationally. For accomplished screenwriters honing their craft, as well as those who never before brought their ideas to paper, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days is an indispensable guide. And Viki King''s upbeat, friendly style is like having a first-rate writing partner every step of the way.

A gentle retelling of C.S. Lewis’s classic bestseller, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, perfect for storytime with the youngest readers!Now available for the first time ever as a board book, a whole new generation of readers will fall in love with The Chronicles of Narnia in this abridged retelling of C.S. Lewis’s most beloved classic. With simple text paired with bright illustrations by Joey Chou, this is a must-have board book for a young child’s first library and the perfect baby shower gift for parents to be.Since its original publication over seventy years ago, this story about four children who step through a wardrobe door and find the magical land of Narnia has delighted readers of all ages. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has been made into a blockbuster movie and an acclaimed play and has been read by over 100 million people around the world. 

The legendary bestseller that made millions look at the world in a radically different way returns in a new edition, now including an exclusive discussion between the authors and bestselling professor of psychology Angela Duckworth.Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? Which should be feared more: snakes or french fries? Why do sumo wrestlers cheat? In this groundbreaking book, leading economist Steven Levitt—Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and winner of the American Economic Association’s John Bates Clark medal for the economist under 40 who has made the greatest contribution to the discipline—reveals that the answers. Joined by acclaimed author and podcast host Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt presents a brilliant—and brilliantly entertaining—account of how incentives of the most hidden sort drive behavior in ways that turn conventional wisdom on its head.

This debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney love triangle, half glitzy Crazy Rich Asians high livingand guaranteed to please.VogueA RECOMMENDED BOOK FROM:The New York Times Book Review * Vogue * TIME * Marie Claire * Elle * O, the Oprah Magazine * Esquire * Harper's Bazaar *Bustle * PopSugar * Refinery 29 * LitHub * DebutifulAn intimate, bracingly intelligent debut novel about a millennial Irish expat who becomes entangled in a love triangle with a male banker and a female lawyerAva, newly arrived in Hong Kong from Dublin, spends her days teaching English to rich children.Julianis a banker. A banker who likes to spend money on Ava, to have sex and discuss fluctuating currencies with her. But when she asks whether he loves her, he cannot say more than "e;I like you a great deal."e;EnterEdith. A Hong Kongborn lawyer, striking and ambitious, Edith takes Ava to the theater and leaves her tulips in the hallway. Ava wants to be herand wants her.And then Julian writes to tell Ava he is coming back to Hong Kong... Should Ava return to the easy compatibility of her life with Julian or take a leap into the unknown with Edith?Politically alert, heartbreakingly raw, and dryly funny,Exciting Timesis thrillingly attuned to the great freedoms and greater uncertainties of modern love. In stylish, uncluttered prose, Naoise Dolan dissects the personal and financial transactions that make up a lifeand announces herself as a singular new voice.

The bestselling author of WomanCode presents a biohacking program for women, teaching them how to use their natural 28-day cycle to optimize their time, diet, fitness, work, and relationships.Women have a important biological rhythm they experience every month that affects productivity, weight, sex drive, energy, and mood. It is essential to be aware of and take care of this rhythm, but it has been widely ignored by medical, nutrition and fitness research. So as women, we diet, we deprive, and we cram as much as possible into our day, striving to accomplish impossible to-do lists, and scheduling our lives based on a 24-hour time cycle, ignoring the intuitive time our bodies naturally keep: a monthlycycle with four hormonal phases that offer incredible advantages.In the FLOpresents a revolutionary 4-week solution to manage your energy and time according to your female biochemistry. By working with each phase, youll support your hormones, unlock peak creativity and performance, and avoid burnout. Youll know exactly when to eat certain foods, clear your social calendar, or ask for a raiseand youll have the tools to do so, including:* Meal plans and recipes for each phase* Charts for phase-specific exercises, work tasks, and relationship activities* A daily planner that helps you align with your strengths in each phase * A biohacking toolkit for navigating period problems and hormonal birth controlAlisa Vitti, functional nutrition and womens hormone expert, bestselling author ofWomanCode, and founder of modern hormone healthcare company FLOliving.com, has been teaching women how to reclaim their rhythm for nearly twenty years and has witnessed the incredible rewards it offersincluding losing stubborn weight, regaining energy, clearing skin, and minimizing PMS.By getting In the FLO, youll get more done with less effort, youll feel better consistently throughout the month, and youll enjoy the freedom that comes with living on your own time.

The second book in the Greystone Secrets series from the master of plot twists, Margaret Peterson Haddixperfect for fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The City of Ember!This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. Its a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. Until their mother vanished, the Greystone kidsChess, Emma, and Finnknew nothing about the other world.Everything is different there. Its a mirror image, except things are wrong. Evil. Their mother tried to fix it, but she and an ally got trapped there along with Ms. Morales, their friend Natalies mom.Now the four kidsbrave Chess, smart Emma, kind Finn, and savvy Natalieare determined to rescue everyone.To do so, they have to go back: into the other world, where even telling the truth can be illegal.But in such a terrifying place, Chess doubts he can ever be brave enough. Despite all her brains, Emma cant seem to break the code. With everything spiraling out of control, Finn has to pretend hes okay.And for Natalie, the lies of the other world include some she wishes were actually true. What if shes gotten so used to lying she no longer knows what to believe?The second book in the Greystone Secrets series, The Deceivers, by bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, continues the twisty and suspenseful story of the Greystone kids and examines the power of the truthor a lieto alter lives, society, and even an entire reality.Praise for Greystone Secrets #1: The Strangers*Winter 2018-2019 Kids' Indie Next List Pick*A secret-stacked, thrilling series opener. Publishers Weekly, starred review An engrossing mystery with a cliff-hanger ending to raise the stakes and delight fans new and old. BooklistMaintains suspense from the beginning to the cliffhanger ending. A high-stakes adventure full of teamwork with a multifaceted mystery and complex themes. Kirkus Reviews

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAs Featured on PBSHow to stay healthy and boost immunity with #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Joel Fuhrman's no-nonsense, results-driven nutrition plan.As a family physician for over 30 years and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joel Fuhrman, M.D. will tell you that doctors and medications cannot grant you excellent health or protection from disease and suffering. The most effective health-care is proper self-care and that starts with changing the way we eat. Eat for Life delivers a science-backed nutrition-based program that prevents and even reverses most medical problems within three to six months. This is a bold claim but the science and the tens of thousands who have tried this approach back it up. The truth is: you simply do not have to be sick.Most Americans are deficient in the vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients found in plants (micronutrients), and consume too many fats, proteins, carbohydrates (macronutrients). The results of this standard diet is that we are not only shortening our lives but damaging our energy, vitality, and daily health by eating packaged and processed foods, excessive meat and dairy, and unsustainable amounts of salt and sugar. What we need is to consume foods rich in phytonutrients such as greens, beans, onions, mushrooms, berries, and seeds. These delicious and abundant foods contain the largest assortment of micronutrients and when consumed in adequate quantities they prevent and reverse diabetes and heart-disease, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and reduce hunger and food cravings. Rooted in the latest nutritional science and complete with recipes, menu plans, and testimonials, Eat for Lifeoffers everything you need to change the course of your health and put this life-changing program to work for you.

Perfect for fans of The Illuminae Files and The 100, in this heart-racing sequel to The Final Six the teen astronauts must figure out the truth about Europa before its too late.It was hard enough for Naomi to leave Leo, a fellow Final Six contestant, behind on a dying Earth. Now she doesnt know who to trust.The International Space Training Camp continues to dodge every question about its past failed mission, and Naomi is suspicious that not everything is as it seems on her own mission to Europa. With just one shot at Jupiters moon, Naomi is determined to find out if there is dangerous alien life on Europabeforeshe and her crew get there.Leo, back on Earth, has been working with renegade scientist Dr. Greta Wagner, who promises to fly him to space where he can dock with Naomis ship. And if Wagners hypothesis is right, it isnt apossibilityof coming in contact with extraterrestrial life on Europaits a definite, and its up to Leo to find and warn Naomi and the crew.With questions piling up, everything gets more dangerous the closer that the mission gets to Europa. A storm threatens to interfere with Leos takeoff, a deadly entity makes itself known to the Final Six, and all questions the ISTC has been avoiding about the previous mission get answered in a terrifying way.If the dream was to establish a new world for humans on Europathe Final Six are about to enter a nightmare.

From the author of the number-one international bestseller The History of Bees, a captivating story of the power of nature and the human spirit that explores the threat of a devastating worldwide drought, witnessed through the lives of a father, a daughter, and a woman who will risk her life to save the future.In 2019, seventy-year-old Signe sets sail alone on a hazardous voyage across the ocean in a sailboat. On board, a cargo that can change lives.Signe is haunted by memories of the love of her life, whom shell meet again soon. In 2041, David and his young daughter, Lou, flee from a drought-stricken Southern Europe that has been ravaged by thirst and war. Separated from the rest of their family and desperate to find them, they discover an ancient sailboat in a dried-out garden, miles away from the nearest shore. Signes sailboat. As David and Lou discover Signes personal effects, her long ago journey becomes inexorably linked to their own. An evocative tale of the search for love and connection, The End of the Ocean is a profoundly moving father daughter story of survivaland a clarion call for climate action.

A New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and IndieBound bestseller!Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, bestselling author Adam Silveras Infinity Son is a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making. Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkersa vigilante group sworn to rid the world of specters. While the Spell Walkers and other celestials are born with powers, specters take them, violently stealing the essence of endangered magical creatures.Brighton wishes he had a power so he could join the fray. Emil just wants the fighting to stop. The cycle of violence has taken a toll, making it harder for anyone with a power to live peacefully and openly. In this climate of fear, a gang of specters has been growing bolder by the day.Then, in a brawl after a protest, Emil manifests a power of his ownone that puts him right at the heart of the conflict and sets him up to be the heroic Spell Walker Brighton always wanted to be.Brotherhood, love, and loyalty will be put to the test, and no one will escape the fight unscathed.

A New York Times bestseller!Dont miss this dazzling tour de force.Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medalwinning author of The One and Only IvanThis gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolfs incredible journey to find a safe place to call home. Illustrated throughout, this irresistible tale by award-winning author Rosanne Parry is for fans of Sara Pennypackers Pax and Katherine Applegates The One and Only Ivan. Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his brothers and sisters for hierarchy, and watching over a new litter of cubs. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and his family scatter.Alone and scared, Swift must flee and find a new home. His journey takes him a remarkable one thousand miles across the Pacific Northwest. The trip is full of peril, and Swift encounters forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before he finds his new home. Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a wolf named OR-7 (or Journey), this irresistible tale of survival invites readers to experience and imagine what it would be like to be one of the most misunderstood animals on earth. This gripping and appealing novel about family, courage, loyalty, and the natural world is for fans of Fred Gipsons Old Yeller and Katherine Applegates Endling. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout and a map as well as information about the real wolf who inspired the novel.Plus don't miss Rosanne Parry's stand-alone companion novel, A Whale of the Wild.

#1 New York Times bestseller * Seven starred reviews * Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book For all the struggle in this book, Thomas rarely misses a step as a writer. Thomas continues to hold up that mirror with grace and confidence. We are lucky to have her, and lucky to know a girl like Bri.The New York Times Book ReviewSixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bris got massive shoes to fill.But its hard to get your come up when youre labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral . . . for all the wrong reasons. Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesnt just want to make itshe has to.Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be.Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Upis an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isnt always free.

Winner of the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature“A splendid marriage of poetry and photography.” —School Library Journal (starred review)Acclaimed children’s book author and photographer April Pulley Sayre’s love letter to Earth is a stunning exploration of the beauty and complexity of the world around us. Remarkable photographs and a rich, layered text introduce concepts of science, nature, geography, biology, poetry, and community, perfect for classrooms and homeschooling. This nonfiction picture book is ideal for Earth Day and for celebrating the planet all year long.April Pulley Sayre, award-winning photographer and acclaimed author of more than sixty-five books, introduces concepts of science, nature, and language arts through stunning photographs and a poetic text structured as a simple thank-you note.Touching on subjects from life cycles to weather, colors, shapes, and patterns, this is an ideal resource for science and language art curriculums and a terrific book for bedtime sharing. Thank You, Earth is a great choice for Earth Day celebrations, as well as family and group read-alouds.Includes backmatter with kid-friendly ideas for conservation projects information about the photographs, and additional resources.Winner of the Green Prize for Sustainable Literature and a Green Earth Book Award Long List title!

Do you love romance? Do you love reading? Do you love The Bachelor? Are you from Texas? If you answered yes to any two of those questions, do we ever have a book for you.Huffington PostAs the longtime host of ABCs hit shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, Chris Harrison has witnessed the joys and heartbreak of men and women searching for everlasting love. A true romantic at heart, he believes that everyone deserves their own fairytale ending. Now, in his first work of fiction, Chris draws on his unique insights and wisdom in a remarkable debut novel that explores love and its consequencesa must-read for Bachelor fans and hopeless romantics everywhere.Leigh Merrill spent ten years running away from her past. Now shes going back . . .A talented young book editor in New York City, Leigh leads a rich life full of writing, parties, and romance, far from the dust of her grandfathers horse farm in Texas. And she is engaged to Joseph, a brilliant, generous man who adores her. Still, when shes invited to a writers conference in Austin, Leigh cant help but feel that Texas, with all of its tangled secrets, is calling her home.She tells herself the trip is just a few days away to catch up with old friends, meet new authors, and clear her mind. But Leighs plans for a quiet retreat quickly dissolve when she discovers a stack of letters from her past in her hotel room . . . letters that bare her soul and her deepest and darkest secrets . . . letters she wrote to the love of her life.After years of running, but with nowhere left to hide, Leigh must finally decide what she truly wants . . . and just how much shell risk to get it.

This insightful and brilliant analysis of ethics teaches readers valuable skills in evaluating tough choices and arriving at sound conclusions.A thought-provoking guide to enlightened and progressive personal behavior.Jimmy CarterAn essential guide to ethical action updated for our challenging times, How Good People Make Tough Choices by Rushworth M. Kidder offers practical tools for dealing with the difficult moral dilemmas we face in our everyday lives. The founder and president of the Institute for Global Ethics, Dr. Kidder provides guidelines for making the important decisions in situations that may not be that clear cutfrom most private and personal to the most public and global. FormerU.S. senator and NBA legend Bill Bradley calls How Good People Make Tough Choices a valuable guide to more informed and self-conscious moral judgments.

The Dutch people are some of the happiest in the world. Their secret? They are masters of niksen, or the art of doing nothing. Niksen is not a form of meditation, nor is it a state of laziness or boredom. It’s not scrolling through social media, or wondering what you’re going to cook for dinner. Rather, to niks is to make a conscious choice to sit back, let go, and do nothing at all. With this book, learn how to do nothing in the most important areas of your life, such as:AT HOME: Find a comfy nook and sit. No technology or other distractions. AT WORK: Stare at your computer. Take in the view from your office. Close your eyes.IN PUBLIC: Forget waiting for the bus, enjoy some relaxing niksen time.Backed with advice from the world’s leading experts on happiness and productivity, this book examines the underlying science behind niksen and how doing less can often yield so much more. Perfect for anyone who feels overwhelmed, burnt out, or exhausted, NIKSEN does not tell you to work harder. Instead, it shows you how to take a break from all the busyness while giving you sincere, heartfelt permission to do nothing.