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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BETTER THAN THE MOVIES!

Emilie has the worst Valentine’s Day ever—only to relive it over and over again. Perfect riotous romantic YA fiction where 50 First Dates meets Groundhog Day.

After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed—and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day.

Emilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can’t wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. Not only that but Emilie can’t get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into—sometimes literally—in unfortunate ways.

How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs?

Pre-order Nothing Like the Movies, the swoony sequel to Better than the Movies and don't miss out on Betting on You from Lynn Painter!

A Best Non-Fiction Book of 2024 from The Next Big Idea Book Club and National Bestseller.

From Seth Godin, one of the world's most influential business thinkers and bestselling author of This is Marketing, comes an essential guide to thinking strategically in a complex, ever-changing world.

"With his signature clarity and brevity, the marketing maven presents memorable, practical advice for making smarter plans." —Adam Grant, author of Think Again

In this unique and thought-provoking book, Godin shares insights on strategy through a series of powerful reflections and observations that will reshape how you approach problems, make decisions, and create change.

“Creating tomorrow by repeating yesterday is not a useful way forward.”

“Every strategy requires choice. And those choices often involve saying ‘no’ to things we could do, but won’t do.”

“It’s not easy to persuade someone to want what you want. It’s much more productive to find people who already want to go where you’d like to take them.”

This is Strategy is a modern classic that offers perspectives you'll find yourself returning to again and again. Rather than providing step-by-step formulas, Godin offers something more valuable: a new way of seeing and thinking about the challenges you face.

You’ll discover how to:

• Identify your "smallest viable audience" and make remarkable work they can't ignore
• Understand and influence the systems shaping our world
• Prioritize long-term thinking over instant gratification
• Make smart, purposeful choices that shape a better tomorrow

Who this book is for:

• Leaders who want to think more deeply about their impact
• Entrepreneurs tired of conventional business advice
• Change-makers seeking lasting transformation in their career and community
• Anyone feeling stuck in outdated systems and looking for a fresh perspective

Strategy turns our effort into impact. Your journey to better thinking starts here.

When Lucy hears noises from behind the wall she tries to warn her parents that there are wolves banging about. But her parents don't listen.

When the wolves finally take over the house and Lucy and her family are evicted to live in the garden, her parents realise perhaps they should have listened. But Lucy is no shrinking violet and pretty soon she has the wolves out and the family back in the house.

So what was that noise Lucy heard coming from behind the wall . . . ?

الانتقام كأس لا نشرب منه حتى الأرتواء بل نشرب منه حد الثمالة ...عاشق نورة.

في مُستقبل بعيد، وفي توقيت مرور الُمَذَّنب بالسماء، يستيقظ "نديم" على وميضٍ بعدسته؛ "تم تسجيل حلم واحد"؛ سيدة غجرية حمراء الشعر تقف في قاع البحر، ترفع رأسها لتنظر ناحيته. وبعد ساعاتٍ من حلمه، وفي أثناء إلقاء محاضرته على المسرح، يتفاجأ بالغجرية تجلس بين الحاضرين!

في ذلك اليوم سيتلقى "نديم" دعوة لزيارة غير متوقعة، تجربة يتمنى الكثيرون خوضها... ما داموا لا يدركون نهايتها... فبعض الحقائق من الأفضل أن تبقى في الظلام.

في روايته السادسة، وبدون مرور بالحاضر، ينطلق الكاتب أحمد مراد مباشرةً من التاريخ المصري القديم إلى المستقبل.. رواية تتنبأ بعالَم تُلقَى بذورە الآن، وتناقش الصراع الأبدي بين العقل، وأعظم القناعات على الإطلاق.

ما مشكلة مصر بالضبط؟
هل هي مشكلة اقتصادية؟ هل تحل التنمية الاقتصادية مشكلات سوء الإدارة وتراجع المكانة الإقليمية والدولية التي نعيشها؟ وهل يمكن أصلًا تحقيق تنمية اقتصادية في ظل هذه الظروف؟
هل هي مشكلة ديمقراطية؟ هل تحل الديمقراطية هذه المشكلات أم تزيدها؟ وهل يمكن أصلًا التحول للديمقراطية وهذا هو حال المجتمع؟ ثم ألمْ تنجح نُظُم غير ديمقراطية في تنمية بلادها، فلِمَ لا تنجح عندنا؟
أم هي مشكلة ثقافية نابعة من ضعف التفكير العلمي وقِيَم الإنجاز وثقافة العمل الجماعي وبقية القِيَم اللازمة لتطور الدولة والمجتمع؟ وهل الحل يكمن في التعليم؟ لكن كيف نُقِيم تعليمًا يخالف ثقافة أغلبية المجتمع بما في ذلك القائمون على الدولة والتعليم؟
جربنا كل الأجوبة تقريبًا: من الحُكم الدستوري إلى الاستبداد المستنير، من الليبرالية إلى اشتراكية الدولة، من التحالف مع الاستعمار إلى مواجهته، من التحديث العلماني إلى خَلْط الدين بالسياسة، ومن الانصياع للحكام إلى الثورة. وما زالت المشكلة مستمرة، بل وتتفاقم. فهل نظل في هذه الحلقة المفرغة، أم أن هناك طريقًا يأخذنا نحو مصر التي نحلم بها؟

‘The world's leading expert on habits’ – Matthew Syed, bestselling author of Black Box Thinking and Rebel Ideas

What if you could harness the extraordinary power of your unconscious mind to achieve your goals?

Shockingly, we spend nearly half our day repeating things we've done in the past without thinking about them. How we respond to the people around us; the way we conduct ourselves in meetings; what we buy; when and how we exercise, eat and drink – a truly remarkable number of things we do every day, we do by habit.

And yet, whenever we want to change something about ourselves, we rely on willpower alone. We hope that our determination and intention will be enough to effect positive change. And that is why almost all of us fail.

Professor Wendy Wood is the world's foremost expert on habits. Drawing on three decades of original research, she explains the fascinating science of how we form habits and provides the key to unlocking our habitual mind in order to make the changes we seek.

Combining a potent mix of neuroscience, case studies and experiments conducted in her lab, Good Habits, Bad Habits is a comprehensive, accessible and highly practical book that will change the way you think about almost every aspect of your life.

‘Wendy Wood is the world’s foremost expert in the field, and this book is essential’ – Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit