In a small town in Canada, Clara Callan reluctantly takes leave of her sister, Nora, who is bound for New York. It's a time when the growing threat of fascism in Europe is a constant worry, and people escape from reality through radio and the movies. Meanwhile, the two sisters -- vastly different in personality, yet inextricably linked by a shared past -- try to find their places within the complex web of social expectations for young women in the 1930s.\nWhile Nora embarks on a glamorous career as a radio-soap opera star, Clara, a strong and independent-minded woman, struggles to observe the traditional boundaries of a small and tight-knit community without relinquishing her dreams of love, freedom, and adventure. However, things aren't as simple as they appear -- Nora's letters eventually reveal life in the big city is less exotic than it seems, and the tranquil solitude of Clara's life is shattered by a series of unforeseeable events. These twists of fate require all of Clara's courage and strength, and finally put the seemingly unbreakable bond between the sisters to the test.

Clara Callan

Self-Help

WRIGHT, Richard B.

Creativity

HARPER/COLLINS

A brand-new edition of the world,s most widely used drawing instruction book, expanded and updated with more than 50 per cent new material. If you enjoy sketching but feel stuck at a childlike level, this classic handbook will give you the drawing skills you have always wanted. If you are already drawing as a professional artist, it will improve your confidence and deepen your artistic perception. As well as giving detailed advice on how to draw anything you want - including ways to step from black-and-white into colour - Edwards exploits recent developments in brain research to show how drawing skills can be used in the corporate world, in education, and even in problem-solving. Since it first appeared more than 20 years ago, this book has helped millions of people perfect their drawing skills. It can work for you, too.

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Arts & Photography

BETTY EDWARDS

Drawing

Harpercollins

A practical pocket guide that teaches you how to Mind Map with ease from Tony Buzan, the inventor of the Mind Map.
Mind Maps® are the ultimate thinking tool for maximizing your brainpower and radically improving your performance. Mind Mapping is a revolutionary system of planning and note taking that has changed the lives of millions of people all over the world.
How to Mind Map is THE definitive guide to Mind Maps brought to you by their inventor Tony Buzan. This practical pocket guide explains everything you need to know about Mind Maps and shows how they make it easy to:
Get started on and plan a project • Think up brilliant ideas • Remember things • Save time.

How to Mind Map: The Thinking Tool That Will Change Your Life

Buzan, Tony

Parenting & Relationships

Thorsons

The latest book in the 'Power of' series, which comprises The Power of Verbal Intelligence, The Power of Social Intelligence, The Power of Creative Intelligence and The Power of Spiritual Intelligence, from bestselling author Tony Buzan.• Physical Intelligence consists of overall physical fitness, balance, agility and coordination, anticipation, reaction time, strength, flexibility and aerobic fitness.• It is a quality we all share. We can temporarily lose it – but it can always be regained.• By training yourself to be physically intelligent, you can become physically coordinated, balanced and poised. As you develop this intelligence, you will find yourself more able to play all and any physical sports.• The more balanced and physically fit your body becomes, the more balanced and mentally fit your brain will become. The two work in harmony.

The Power of Physical Intelligence: 10 Ways to Tap Into Your Physical Genius (10 Ways to Tap Into Your Physical Intelligence)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

With colour illustrations throughout, this definitive guide to mind mapping is packed full of thinking tools and practical mind map examples, including running a meeting, preparing for an interview, starting up a new venture, planning family events, shopping for gifts, designing a garden, and writing a speech for a wedding.

The Ultimate Book of Mind Maps

Harper Thorsons

Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Why do smart people make irrational decisions every day? The answers will surprise you. Predictably Irrational is an intriguing, witty and utterly original look at why we all make illogical decisions. Why can a 50p aspirin do what a 5p aspirin can't? If an item is "free" it must be a bargain, right? Why is everything relative, even when it shouldn't be? How do our expectations influence our actual opinions and decisions? In this astounding book, behavioural economist Dan Ariely cuts to the heart of our strange behaviour, demonstrating how irrationality often supplants rational thought and that the reason for this is embedded in the very structure of our minds. Predicatably Irrational brilliantly blends everyday experiences with a series of illuminating and often surprising experiments, that will change your understanding of human behaviour. And, by recognising these patterns, Ariely shows that we can make better decisions in business, in matters of collective welfare, and in our everyday lives from drinking coffee to losing weight, buying a car to choosing a romantic partner.

Business & Money

Ariely, Dan

Economics

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

Renowned for their world-class approach to innovation, the nowhere group works with a wide range of businesses, government agencies, and individuals to develop their creativity and innovation in the workplace. This groundbreaking and insightful guide brings together years of the group’s collective experience and maps out the ways that anyone can become more productive, play a more creative role in an organisation, and nurture personal growth along the way. It contains eight breakthrough questions designed to stimulate and enrich the creative capacity of individuals and groups alike, and it demonstrates how to unlock the underlying forces at play within organisations, communities, and cultures.

The Way of Nowhere: Eight Questions to Release Our Creative Potential

Udall, Nick

Turner, Nic

Business Culture

10 ways to tap into your creative geniusdid you know the number of ideas it is possible for your brain to create is greater than the number of atoms in the known universe? creativity is not just painting a picture or playing an instrument - it can be part of every decision you take! this book is full of fun games and tools to help you make the most of your own creativity. When you are creative, you are full of energy, enthusiasm, and ideas. Using the famous mind map techniques that he invented, tony buzan shows you how to learn from geniuses like leonardo da vinci and the beatles, so you can be:. Fluent - develop the speed and ease with which you come up with new and creative ideas. Flexible - your ability to see things from different angles, including your ability to use all your senses in the creation of new ideas. Original - at the heart of creative thinking, lies your power to produce ideas that are both unique and unusual. Expansive - develop your ideas and push them to their limits. So go on - take a break from the norm!

The Power of Creative Intelligence: 10 Ways to Tap into Your Creative Genius

TONY BUZAN

Harper Collins, UK

Number 1 bestselling author, Cathy Glass, shares her experience and expertise gained across 25 years as a foster carer in this brilliantly practical self-help guide for adults, the long-awaited sequel to her much-loved parenting guide that fans of Happy Kids have been clamouring for.
Cathy Glass reveals the secrets of happiness and contentment in adulthood by combining common-sense psychology with tried-and-tested strategies and case studies, always from her own unique and insightful perspective. With practical guidance on how to develop your own optimistic personal philosophy, tips on when to listen to intuition, and attitude and lifestyle suggestions, Happy Adults is the essential manual for getting the best out of life.
The recipient of thousands of letters and emails from readers touched by her inspirational memoirs whose own life stories resonate with those of the children in her care, Cathy has identified the key traits in happy readers that have buoyed them up during harrowing childhoods, through to functional and successful adulthood.
Compiling these valuable lessons on outlook and behaviour, for instance, how to dispel negativity and unproductive anger and embrace empowerment, and the importance of trust in oneself, Cathy has produced a single invaluable handbook for adults seeking fundamental life guidance or useful effective approaches for a lifetime of hope and fulfilment.

Happy Adults

Glass, Cathy

Harper

The Accidental Memoir takes you on a journey of self-discovery. This beautifully illustrated book is filled with inventive and accessible writing prompts, as well as tips for anyone wanting to document their lives and explore their creativity.
The Accidental Memoir will show you how to:
Write a memoir Flex your writing muscles Exorcise your demons Relive moments of magic Make sense of life Reminisce Create social media content Become your own therapist Reduce stress Have fun Leave a lasting legacy
This innovative concept was developed as an Arts Council project to help people tap into their own lives. Working with diverse groups from refugees to the elderly and prisoners, it has been a resounding success in unearthing stories that otherwise may never have been told.

The Accidental Memoir

Makis, Eve

Cropper, Anthony

Fourth Estate

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