This is not a book about gardening. It's a book about becoming - wildly, messily, and against all odds.

"Sometimes I was sunshine. Sometimes I was stormy. Sometimes I was a dandelion blowing away in 20 directions at once, and other times I stood tall like a sunflower, faking confidence but rooted deep. It's a story about falling forward, laughing at bad timing, and blooming on your own weird wonderful terms."

In this bold, heartfelt, and occasionally unfiltered memoir, the author dives into the mess of becoming. A real life story of blooming through the cracks and accidentally growing a life worth loving. Wild, rooted & occasionally untamed. It's for anyone who's smiled through storms, bloomed in chaos, or grown deep roots in rocky places.

Oops! I Bloomed Again is a laugh-out-loud, tear-jerking kind of story for the ones who bloom sideways, bounce back louder, and keep showing up, even when the soil gets rough. Expect laughs. Expect tears. Expect dandelions in unexpected places.

And between the pages?

• You'll find surprising little treasures
• Playful and practical fun facts
• Heartfelt poems that grew from real moments
• Delicious recipes from life well-lived
• And "recipes for life" - the kind you don't learn in school but pick up along the way

  If you've ever been "too sensitive," "too tired," or "too much," this ones for you.

  Because growth, it's not always pretty, it's not always graceful. But it's mighty powerful and glorious. And it is yours to grow into!

War of Words, Getting to the Heart of Your Communication Struggles

We speak thousands of words every day.

Few things we do are more important. Underneath the normality of daily speech lies a great struggle—a war of words with high stakes and life-changing consequences.

With characteristic vulnerability and Christ-centeredness, Paul Tripp shows that the gospel can utterly transform the way we communicate. The Word made flesh offers us hope for our words—giving us the power to speak words that restore, words that heal, words that bring life. In our war, the Lord Jesus is the one who gives us the victory.

With the aid of personal assessments and discussion questions, use this incisive book to renew your reliance on your heavenly Father’s abundant grace and better pursue speech that honors Christ and benefits others.

Winning the war of words means never forgetting who we are. When we remember that we are what we are because of God’s mercy alone, we speak with gentleness and humility as God’s restorers

Best-selling author Dr. Myles Munroe offers daily practical and biblical advice for success in all areas of your life. A companion devotional to the new book The Principles and Power of Success, this 90-day devotional will help you to connect daily with the Source of your purpose—and, ultimately, your success.

Dr. Munroe explains that our success comes in increments as we chart the path to our purpose and assignment in life. To help you navigate that path, each day’s devotion features:

• Insights and encouragement from Dr. Munroe's key themes and teachings
• A motivating thought for the day
• A meaningful Scripture reading

Do you feel like you've reached manhood, but you're not sure what it means to actually be a man? Trey Tucker is the guide you need to become who you were meant to be--thriving, strong, and successful despite everything life throws at you.

In today's world, young men are up against a lot: constant distraction, jabs at self-confidence and self-worth, and pressure to put on a fake appearance and pretend everything is fine. But if you pretend, you will lose yourself--who you are and who you want to be, what you want from life and work, and how you can help yourself and others.

There is a better way.

In his signature no-nonsense approach, Trey Tucker--a counselor and experienced mental health expert--draws on powerful principles from his own life and from client success stories to guide you in creating habits that lead to happiness, to discovering your purpose, to understanding the true meaning of strength, and to stepping into the best version of yourself.

With straightforward tips and takeaways to put into practice starting today, Tough Enough will help you:

• Pursue and sustain the mindset and habits required for success
• Gain the emotional strength necessary for self-reflection
• Identify the injuries that are holding you back
• Develop the resilience to navigate life's challenges
• Improve your relationships with peers and partners
• Tackle fears head-on, without running away

You can change the trajectory of your life. Examining who you are and what you want is the key to charting a path toward a successful, flourishing life.

One of America’s foremost experts on leadership, Dr. John C. Maxwell believes that people need to master skills in four areas if they want to be successful. In this new edition of The 4 Pillars of Success, these four areas are called the four pillars, because they are key features of attaining success.

The four pillars are:

• Mentoring – help others achieve the next level
• Self-improvement – improve your life, improve yourself
• Success – overcome obstacles that keep you from success
• Teamwork – talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships

Voel alles in jou lewe buite beheer? Dalk voel dit of jy vir almal in jou lewe moet ja sê. Dalk neem jy verantwoordelikheid vir ander se emosies en probleme. Of dalk fokus jy so baie daarop om liefdevol en onselfsugtig te wees dat jy vergeet het waar jou eie beperkings lê. Of is dit alles dalk waar van jou?

In Grense: Wanneer Om Ja te Sê en Hoe Om Nee Te Sê Om Beheer Te Neem Van Jou Lewe help dr. Henry Cloud en dr. John Townsend jou om te weet wanneer om ja te sê en hoe om nee te sê sodat jy weer in beheer is van jou lewe en gesonde grense kan stel vir jou eggenoot, kinders, vriende, ouers, kollegas – en selfs jouself! Dit sal lesers help om hierdie moeilike vrae te beantwoord:

• Kan ek grense stel en steeds ’n liefdevolle persoon wees?
• Wat is gesonde grense?
• Hoe kan ek my digitale wêreld bestuur sodat dit my nie beheer nie?
• Wat as my grense iemand ontstel of seermaak?
• Hoe antwoord ek iemand wat my tyd, liefde, energie of geld wil hê?
• Hoekom voel ek skuldig of bang wanneer ek daaraan dink om grense te stel?
• Hoe rym grense met wedersydse onderdanigheid in die huwelik?
• Is dit nie selfsugtig om grense te stel nie?

Jou lewe hoef nie buite beheer te raak nie. Ontdek hoe grense jou lewe vandag beter kan maak!

Successful Women Speak Differently, 9 Habits That Build Confidence Courage and Influence

Stop Underestimating Yourself.
You are capable of far more than you know.

The most successful women are often not the most talented, the most gifted, or even the most experienced. What these women have is a knack for communicating that opens doors and gives them influence.

Gleaning from compelling research, author and life strategist Valorie Burton unearths practical insights you can put to work in your life immediately. Scientific studies are proving what the ancient wisdom of Scripture has shown all along: The power of life and death lies in the very words you speak. Let Valorie show you how to…
• Recognize the nuances in speech that can mean the difference between success and failure
• Increase your influence by changing what you think and say in critical moments
• Boost your confidence by making simple tweaks to your everyday speech

Your words are powerful tools. In Successful Women Speak Differently you will learn to use them to build the life you really want.

The Charismatic Leader: 21 Skills for Connecting with People unveils John Maxwell's roadmap to more impactful leadership through the power of charisma. But is charisma essential for every leader? Absolutely, because at its core, leadership is about influence--nothing more, nothing less. This reality underscores the importance of engaging effectively with others.

The Charismatic Leader highlights the indispensable role of cultivating positive relationships adapted from his acclaimed 25 Ways to Win with People and applied to leadership. The book offers twenty-one actionable skills to cultivate charisma by positively engaging with people across three transformative phases:

• Becoming Interested in Others: The foundation of charisma starts with showing genuine interest in the people around you.
• Becoming Invested in Others: Learn the art of adding value to others' lives, setting the stage for deeper relationships and collaboration.
• Becoming Interesting to Others: Discover how to present yourself in ways that captivate and engage, completing the charismatic transformation

Charisma begins with a focus outward, not inward. By caring for and about others, you naturally become more interesting and engaging. Through dedication to these practices, you'll not only attract more people but also open doors to new opportunities for leading effectively and fostering collective success.

Embark on this transformational leadership voyage with John Maxwell. Dedicate yourself to practicing these approaches daily, and watch as people naturally gravitate towards you, ready to join in on the path to shared achievements.

The tools and understanding you need to protect yourself, and your family.

Smartphone Nation will transform the way you – and your children – understand your devices and how they affect you. In this practical, agenda-setting book, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr – one of the world’s foremost experts on digital literacy – sets out how you can keep the advantages of the internet whilst identifying often hidden dangers and stepping away when you’re over-reliant.

Grassroots movements have done an amazing job of alerting us to a critical generational problem, but there is more work to be done. In reality, being part of the online world is essential for modern life and understanding that world is crucial. Covering misogyny, pornography, body image, advertising, violence and more, Smartphone Nation provides a wealth of information – plus practical exercises and clear takeaways - to help you think critically about the content you’re consuming, and how it is ‘fed’ to you.

You’ll learn how to game your algorithm, how to limit targeted advertising, how to catch misinformation and how to improve your digital nutrition.

Essential reading for parents and anyone who has ever worried about how compulsively they check their phone, Smartphone Nation will equip you not only to survive in the digital space, but to thrive.

A daily dose of joy and wisdom. Just what we need to chase the gloom away!' OLIVIA COLMAN This book makes me smile every day.' FEARNE COTTON

Why is a heart not heart-shaped? Will I ever understand cryptocurrency? What am I doing when I apricate? And is everything getting worse?

Finding the time to appreciate the bounty of our world can be tricky amid the demands of work, family and scrolling our phones. Happily, E. Foley and B. Coates have curated A Year of Living Curiously, a book of daily shots of knowledge that will lift your spirits and expand your mind in a flash. In 365 joyfully random, utterly fascinating entries, you'll learn what the Japanese mean by 'kuchisabishii' and how the Victorians communicate through flowers; you'll start to get quantum computing and discover the secret history of the bobble hat. There are tales of footballing bees and Viking mice, the beginning of the thesaurus and the end of the library of Alexandria.

Spend just two minutes a day with this glorious almanac of curious treasure and you'll end your year full of wonder and just that little bit wiser.

Food is complicated. And our relationships with food and eating are all kinds of fucked up. It doesn't help that cultural messages about health, diet, body image, and weight are fatphobic and often medically dangerous.

Dr. Faith Harper, author of the bestselling Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Body, brings her trademark combination of science, humor, and real talk to help us work through our food, health, and body image issues and develop a healthier relationship with food so that it can fuel us and bring us pleasure.

She delves into the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating and the causes and consequences of both, breaks down the difference between various behaviors, tackles trauma and other co-occurring conditions, and provides compassionate and practical steps to improve your eating habits and repair your relationship with yourself.

God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End is a poignant and immersive exploration of life in a South African nursing home, built atop a graveyard left behind by the forced removals of apartheid. Through the lens of Casey Golomski’s seven years of immersive research, the book offers a glimpse into the lives of the residents and caregivers of “Grace” nursing home. This institution, both a symbol of apartheid’s lingering scars and a microcosm of racial, social, and generational divides, becomes a space for exploring the tensions and reconciliations that emerge at the end of life.

At its core, the book confronts the painful history of apartheid, a system of racial segregation that displaced millions and dehumanized generations. As the older white residents and younger Black caregivers co-exist within Grace, they must navigate a complex dynamic born from decades of systemic violence. Golomski reveals, through vivid conversations and reflections, how these everyday interactions become moments of racial reckoning, tempered by the shared reality of aging and mortality.

What sets God’s Waiting Room apart is its narrative form. Golomski artfully combines creative nonfiction with ethnography, weaving together the past and present of his subjects’ lives in a single day-long tour of the home. Told in breathtakingly intimate and witty conversations with the home’s residents and nurses, including the untold story of Nelson Mandela’s Robben Island prison nurse, readers learn how ageism, sexism, and racism intersect and impact health care both in South Africa and in the United States, as well as create conditions in which people primed to be enemies find grace despite the odds. The stories of seven individuals highlight the tension between care and prejudice, survival and memory, as they reckon with the apartheid era’s haunting legacy.

Conversations with My Dog by Hannah Gold is a tale for those who love to seek new adventures and the promise of following their dreams, or nose, into the unknown. In a fast-paced world, driven by material achievement and the fear of loss; clarity can seem hard to find. Sometimes answers can come from the most surprising sources. When the author found herself confronted with challenges, she discovered, to her surprise, that wisdom came not from a philosophical master or spiritual guide, but her puppy named Monty. On the road with him, she learns to stop and ask him questions. He answers her through demonstrating the values of simplicity, fun and love of exploration. This description of the conversations that developed between them is a tale about rediscovering direction in life. It gives a light-hearted, gently thought-provoking account of the bigger journey of working out how to live. The search for the way ahead is the metaphor that illustrates the eternal bond of loyalty between a dog and its humanand makes this tale transcend normal conversation. 'Even when we are in small bodies, we have big spirits.' Writes Hannah Gold, relaying the replies of her wise four-legged friend, to her questions about life. 'The very young always know why they are here. Because they haven't forgotten. Sometimes life muddles things up with too many thoughts. But the heart is ageless.' Hannah's illustrations were created from sketches she made of Monty on their travels. These drawings provide a visual tapestry, depicting their journey together to inspire readers in finding their own path. Conversations with My Dog is an ideal companion for people considering significant change or embarking on a new direction, however uncertain, or even just searching for a little extra companionship and inspiration.

This book offers 23 practical ways to make life happier. It's based on evidence from the latest scientific research combined with unique insights from the author plus proven ideas that he has helped thousands of people to adopt successfully in their everyday lives.

It goes much deeper than typical self-help advice, covering a wide range of themes which contribute to lifelong wellbeing. Crucially, the book combines actions you can do to improve your own happiness with actions that benefit others too. The first part covers self-care themes such as mindfulness, optimism, self-acceptance, goals and purpose. The second part covers relational themes, including listening, vulnerability, forgiveness and community.

"Make Life Happier" isn't just a book though, it's really an invitation. An invitation to join a global movement of people who are choosing to live differently. People who recognise that happiness is not just a personal quest, but a gift that can enrich our communities and our world. It's an invitation to help shift our values. From what we can get to what we can give. From seeking validation to finding connection. From just surviving to actively thriving.

Remember, this is about how to make life happier, rather than happy, recognising this is a journey and there's no perfect end-point. The most important thing to keep in mind right now is that your actions matter. You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you do have the potential to feel better, find meaning and make a difference. Whatever your situation is, you can do something.

What does ‘success’ mean to you?

If you’re an entrepreneur, this probably feels like a straightforward question with a simple answer: you want your business to thrive. You want to make a profit; stand out; be noticed. But then what? Are you done? Are you fulfilled? Are you happy?

For Adii Pienaar, selling two multimillion-dollar businesses wasn’t enough. He was an entrepreneur because he wanted freedom; and yet, instead, he was stuck in a destructive cycle, almost losing everything by his constant search for more. That’s when he changed his mindset, his expectations, and his life.

In Life Profitability, Adii provides you with a new perspective for becoming self-aware, recognising your values, and understanding your impact. An enriched life and successful business are not mutually exclusive. In fact, this book will provide you with the first steps in building a business that is more sustainable with increased options for you, your employees, and your community. Learn how to give yourself some space, measure meaningful output, and live with intention so that you can maximise profit that truly counts.

Adii prides himself on the commercial and life profitability of his businesses. His personal journey enabled him to discover a rich, fulfilling life that coincides with a sustainable strategy for success in the workplace, and his concept of ‘life profitability’ is gaining momentum in the business world.

Redeem your story, redefine your creativity, and make a life that truly matters Sometimes the greatest gift you can receive is for your life to fall apart. After years stuck in a painful cycle fueled by past abuse and ongoing addiction, actor, artist, and director Blaine Hogan finally hit rock bottom. No longer able to hide behind the veneer of success or find comfort in the shadows of compulsion, Blaine was forced to look at the story his life was telling and realize he'd lost the plot. Desperate to find hope, he gave up a budding career and took a major life detour where he discovered that facing his past was the key to unlocking a new kind of creativity. In Exit the Cave, Blaine shares the stories that shaped him while exploring how our relationship to our past defines how we imagine the future and live in the present. Through powerful personal revelations, he invites you to take up the practices of radical imagination and real creativity so you can tell a better story with your life. If you've ever been stuck, addicted, ashamed, discontented, or lost, take courage--a richer, more imaginative, and meaningful life is waiting for you just outside the cave. "A tender but fierce story of survival, reckoning, and redemption. Blaine manages to somehow weave themes of acting, allegory, addiction, family, and faith into one beautifully written account of his own healing. This is the kind of story that will redeem you."--Laura McKowen, bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest "Blaine Hogan has inspired me for many years with his unique way of seeing the world. In this book you'll find a blast of inspiration and a trusty guide to help you exit the cave and enter a world that is real and beautiful and vital."--Brad Montague, New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Circles All Around Us, Becoming Better Grownups, and Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome

Differentiate text for: Approaching-one grade below, On-Level-at grade level Beyond- one grade above, ELL-English Language Learners. Each reader features a main selection accompanied by a paired piece with the same theme. Nonfiction titles are differentiated in readability but identical in design. Excite students with myths, legends, folktales, informational texts, and many more genres.

Winners find a way to win.

Who better to learn from, on how to be successful, than those who’ve reached the top of their game and stayed there. Using sport as a prism, this book is for people who want to make changes in their personal and professional lives in order to beat the opposition and take home the gold.

Competitive Edge is a book about competition, struggle and hard work, but, ultimately, it is about success and the routes you can take to get to your own promised land. Jam-packed with lessons, observations and tips taken from the very best sportspeople around the globe, on how they found ways to win in their various disciplines, discover how you can be successful too.

Business is, by its very nature, competitive and the world is a tough place right now. There is a lot to be learnt from those who’ve triumphed in the ultra-competitive realm of professional sports, and their lessons are distilled in this book; a resource for individuals and business people who are looking to reach the next level.

Competitive Edge will serve as a guide to determine where you need to improve in the different aspects of your life, or business. It will give you an insight into how the very best adapted in order to rise to another level, and it will teach you how to get ahead and have sustained success in whatever endeavour you face.

Competitive Edge is a winner’s guide to success and how anyone can achieve that gold medal, and also stay ahead of the chasing pack.