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Change your life - read this book

 With so many life-enhancing books promising life-long happiness, it is a wonder so many of us are so miserable. We have an entire collection to help you find your inner peace even if it is just for half an hour.

Check our Reading Well collection for stories, journeys, poetry and self-help titles.

We have 3 new titles to share:

Rapport: the four ways to read people

by Emily Alison & Laurence Alison
"Get what you want from even the most difficult characters. Rapport reveals that every interaction follows four styles- Control (the lion), Capitulate (the mouse), Confront (the Tyrannosaur) and Co-operate (the monkey). As soon as you understand these styles and your own goals you can shape any conversation at will. And you'll be closer to the real secret- how to create instant rapport."

The Courage to be disliked: how to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness

by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
"The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our real selves and find lasting happiness. The Courage to be Disliked shows you how to unlock the power within yourself to become your best and truest self, change your future and find lasting happiness."

Four Thousand Weeks: time management for mortals

by Oliver Burkeman

"Drawing on the insights of ancient philosophers, Benedictine monks, artists and authors, Scandinavian social reformers, renegade Buddhist technologists and many others, Oliver Burkeman sets out to realign our relationship with time - and in doing so, to liberate us from its grasp."


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