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It’s the summer before fifth grade, and for Ferris Wilkey, it is a summer of sheer pandemonium: Her little sister, Pinky, has vowed to become an outlaw. Uncle Ted has left Aunt Shirley and, to Ferris’s mother’s chagrin, is holed up in the Wilkey basement to paint a history of the world. And Charisse, Ferris’s grandmother, has started seeing a ghost at the threshold of her room, which seems like an alarming omen given that she is also feeling unwell. But the ghost is not there to usher Charisse to the Great Beyond. Rather, she has other plans—wild, impractical, illuminating plans.

The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek. For the last two years, I've interviewed more than 200 world-class performers for my podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gymnastics, surfing, etc.) to legendary Special Operations commanders and black-market biochemists. For most of my guests, it’s the first time they’ve agreed to a two-to-three-hour interview.

Sloan and Ferris thought their engagement would be the start of a beautiful chapter, but Ferris's overbearing mother, Kate, has other plans. From sabotaging wedding events to causing tension between the couple, Kate's constant interference threatens to tear them apart. Ferris's sister, Jenny, tries to be a lifeline, but with every boundary they set, Kate pushes harder. Wedding planning was supposed to be stressful—but not like this. If Sloan and Ferris don't take a stand now, there may not be a wedding left to save.

Tim Ferriss, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, shares the ultimate choose-your-own-adventure book - a compilation of tools, tactics, and habits from 130+ of the world's top performers. From iconic entrepreneurs to elite athletes, from artists to billionaire investors, their short profiles can help you answer life's most challenging questions, achieve extraordinary results, and transform your life.

Forget the old concepts of retirement and a deferred life plan. There is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. For living more and working less, this book is the blueprint. This expanded edition includes dozens of practical tips and case studies from people who have doubled their income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book.

Join author Tim Ferriss as he shares the incredible experiments he's done over 10 years to beat genetics and achieve the impossible…for himself and more than 200 men and women aged 18 to 70. You don't need better genetics or more discipline. You need immediate results that compel you to continue. This is an abridged edition.

Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages. Newsweek calls him "the world's best human guinea pig," and The New York Times calls him "a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk." In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.

If you are someone who could use a little more serenity in your life and would love to enjoy the everyday more (no guilt required), I invite you to create your own version of a soft, calm life. Inside 100 Ways to Live a Soft, Calm Life you will learn new ideas to live in a more gentle and relaxing way. Even if you already live a very good life, perhaps you can often forget this because there is simply so much going on, both in your life and your busy mind it seems!

Being chic is not a matter of money, and it’s not just a matter of elegance. Being chic means that you are doing your best to be the best version of yourself, no matter the circumstances. It means making people feel at ease while feeling at ease yourself. It also means achieving that timeless allure that will make you look unmistakably classy, no matter your age, birth, income, or size. And even if this sounds surprising, a classy allure does not come from perfection, but rather from imperfection (which the author defines as “Chic Imperfection”)—since the awareness that we can ...

When Betsy Devonshire arrived in Excelsior, Minnesota, all she wanted was to visit her sister Margot and get her life in order. She never dreamed her sister would give her a place to stay and a job at her needlecraft shop. In fact, things had never looked so good - until Margot was murdered. In a town this friendly, it's hard to imagine who could have committed such a horrible act, but Betsy has a few ideas. There's an ex-employee who wants to start her own needlework store. And there's the landlord who wanted Margot out. Now Betsy's putting together a list of motives and suspects....

There's a witch running loose in the town of Excelsior, Minnesota, and her brew is…beer. Actually, Leona Cunningham, co-owner of The Barleywine, is a practitioner of Wicca, which many mistakenly believe to be sorcery or black magic. Then, after one too many pints, local alcohol aficionado Ryan McMurphy accuses Leona of being a real witch, blaming her for the series of accidents. When Ryan ends up dead, without a mark on his body, Leona is not only the target of a witch hunt but also the prime suspect.

The stitchers of the Embroiderers Guild raised over 20,000 dollars for charity - but the representative who accepted the check at the annual convention disappeared with it. It turns out that he's the husband of the local chapter president, Allie Germaine, who insists on his innocence. But if Bob Germaine didn't pocket the check, who did? And where is Bob now? Since needlework shop owner Betsy Devonshire has broken her leg horseback riding, solving the latest crime will have to be a group project.

As owner of the Crewel World needlework shop and part-time sleuth, Betsy Devonshire has become skilled at weaving suspicious threads together. Just back from a trip to Thailand, Doris Valentine is eager to show her stitching friends her souvenirs, which include dazzling Thai silk. She also has a small stone Buddha that she agreed to deliver to an antique store in St. Paul. It's wrapped in a dirty rag, which she throws away.

Have you ever ridden a Ferris Wheel? Do you know who created it? George Ferris’s wheels can be found around the world today, but it wasn’t an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Listeners will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with George’s beginnings in civil engineering, the trouble he had convincing people the Ferris Wheel could be safe, and his eventual world-renowned success.

Are you bored with everything that’s hanging in your closet, and think that the only solution is to go out and buy something new? Well, this book shows you how to learn to love dressing yourself again, starting with what you already own and combining that with a new season’s mindset…so you can have fun, feel good, look fabulous and all without spending a bomb. Sound good? If you don't know how to appreciate the clothes you already have, you will forever be adding to your closet and wondering why nothing feels exciting to you.

Have you spent years—maybe even decades—thinking about your weight? Either trying to lose it, celebrating a temporary success, or feeling frustrated when old habits creep back in? If so, you’re not alone. Most of us already know how to lose weight in theory. Eat healthy foods, watch portion sizes, and move our bodies—simple, right? But if it were that easy, we wouldn’t spend so much time stressing over diets, searching for quick fixes, or feeling defeated when our clothes don’t fit.

When the historic Hopkins ferry was raised from the bottom of the lake, who would have thought they were literally raising the dead! But there it was—a skeleton—right before their eyes. Unfortunately, the evidence is slim and soggy: the boat sank in 1949, the victim on board was a woman, and near the body is a piece of unidentifiable lacelike fabric. Sounds like a job for Betsy Devonshire. Betsy knows there's more to this story than what’s on the surface.

Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends—a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl—bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart’s mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room in the home of two little girls, the truth is more astonishing than any of them could have imagined.

Learn how to stand out from the crowd and become that girl. When you harness the power of how ‘she’ would be, you instantly: Become unforgettable. Feel happier and more confident. Stop worrying about what others think of you. Power ahead in your own life. Feel unshakeable That girl is who everyone wants to be. She has it all going on! Others wonder how she does it all so well. In this book I’ll share all her secrets. That girl is our alter ego, the one who has more fun, makes more money, and is better looking.

You know the how-to behind decluttering your home. It's easy! What's not so easy is getting into the right mindset where you are happy to let go of things you know are not adding to your life. Why is it so hard? The secret is finding the right message to make everything click in your mind, and you will discover this in 100 Ways to Declutter Your Home.