Developing High

The great Russian psychologist L. S. Vygotsky has long been recognized as a pioneer in developmental psychology. But his theory of development has never been well understood in the West. Mind in Society corrects much of this misunderstanding. Carefully edited by a group of outstanding Vygotsky scholars, the book presents a unique selection of Vygotsky’s important essays, most of which have previously been unavailable in English.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A ridiculously in-depth guide to finding a fulfilling and impactful career in the age of AI "This career guide is among the most thoughtful and grounded I've seen."—Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Slow Productivity You have about 80,000 hours in your...

Imagine a different path — one built on steady guidance, mutual trust, and emotional growth. Emotional Regulation for High School Parents delivers 41 clear, actionable strategies designed to help your teen thrive emotionally — and to restore calm, trust, and connection at home.

Most men live their lives on the bottom shelf—settling for mediocrity, avoiding discomfort, and wasting time on habits that weaken them. They’re distracted, broke, out of shape, and desperate for validation. That’s exactly where society wants them to stay. But real masculine men reach for the Top Shelf. They fight for it. They discipline themselves to earn it. And once they get there, they don’t apologize for it. This book is for the men who are ready to rise above the noise, who are doing the work to level up, and who want nothing more than to live unapologetically as Top-Shelf men.

“In life, exercising a high degree of personal agency is the difference between surviving and thriving. High Agency Human is the handbook for that difference—clear, grounded, and freeing.” —Dr. Kerry Burnight, New York Times bestselling author of Joyspan“… the missing manual for navigating stress, uncertainty, and modern adversity that we all face. Lanthier walks listeners through real, doable action steps anyone can take.” —Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, psychologist, author & host of top 1% global podcast “Dysregulated Kids”“…

Small business specialist Elaine Pofeldt offers her blueprint for getting a running start with your microbusiness—that is, a business with no more than four employees, including yourself. Following her previous book, The Million-Dollar, One-Person Business, Pofeldt shows listeners the steps toward their next entrepreneurial venture, including testing an idea’s market viability while limiting risk, finding cash without giving up control, protecting your personal time and avoiding burn out, and knowing when it is time to start micro-scaling.

In this paradigm-shifting guide, renowned intuitive, life coach, and truth seeker Elizabeth April dismantles outdated beliefs about anxiety and exposes its true root cause: an energetic imbalance signaling unresolved emotional and spiritual misalignment. Drawing from her personal journey with chronic anxiety, she delivers a bold new framework that empowers you to take control, without medication, years of therapy, or exhausting trial and error.

“Gorgeous. . . Expertly guides you back to your deepest, truest self.” —Jonathan Van Ness, New York Times bestselling author Intuitive Life and Leadership Coach Mory Fontanez offers a transformative vision: when we align with our intuition, we unlock not only personal fulfillment but also...

How can we apply technology to drive business value? For years we've been told that the performance of software delivery teams doesn't matter - that it can't provide a competitive advantage to our companies. Through four years of groundbreaking research to include data collected from the State of DevOps reports conducted with Puppet, Dr. Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, and Gene Kim set out to find a way to measure software delivery performance - and what drives it - using rigorous statistical methods.

A neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after. Growing up, Chloé Hayden felt like she'd crash-landed on an alien planet where nothing made sense. Eye contact? Small talk? And why are you people so touch-oriented? She moved between 10 schools in 8 years, struggling to become a person she believed society would accept, and was eventually diagnosed with autism and ADHD. When a life-changing group of allies showed her that different did not mean less, she learned to celebrate her true voice and find her happily ever after.

Written by former a NCAA head coach and most importantly a baseball dad, The Process shares with you what it takes to get there from little league ages through high school. Walter is a baseball dad who played and coached for the last 40 years and helped develop both of his sons to play in college and helped his son Tyler play for the San Francisco Giants. Having lived through the entire process as a student athlete, college head coach, and father, Walter knows what matters most for your child.

A game-changing road map for ambitious people to transform chronic stress and anxiety into sustainable happiness and success. Throughout her years as a licensed clinical psychologist, Mary E. Anderson, PhD—known affectionately as “Dr. A” by her clients—has noticed a pattern: Talented...

Fully explore the channeling experience with this bestselling classic and discover the new life that's waiting for you! Millions have turned to the teachings of Edgar Cayce, the most documented and accurate psychic in American history. Channeling the ideals of your Higher Self is the safest...

With more than three decades of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. McBride guides you through the emotional fallout and challenges of being married to and divorcing a narcissist. The court system assumes that both parties in most high-conflict divorces are at fault, but a narcissist can wreak havoc in the divorce process. Dr. McBride shows how to navigate this kind of divorce and how you and your children can heal afterward.

This entertaining and inspiring book will show you how to excel in your life by using your mind in a more powerful and intentional way so you can get past the mental limits that block you from the life you want. You will find greater focus, clarity, resilience, and a sense of purpose. You will have better motivation, discipline, and ability to get past procrastination.

You spent years making yourself small, smiling while inside you were collapsing, saying yes when you wanted to scream no. They taught you that being loved meant pleasing, understanding, enduring. But now a voice inside you has rebelled, and this book is here to give it strength. First You, Then Everything Else is a motivational jolt. 120 sessions of uncomfortable truths that will force you to look at yourself in the mirror, to question everything that made you "too good," and to remind you of one thing you had forgotten: you were not born to be walked all over.

This book isn’t here to make you feel better about your mediocre habits or tell you everything’s going to be okay. It’s here to wake you up to what’s really keeping you from success: you. And once you see it, there’s no going back. You’ll have the tools to finally break free from the cycle of frustration and failure that other books conveniently ignore.

Do you feel like you're constantly "on," delivering results at work while drowning in silent stress? To the world, you look like you have it all together. You're productive, reliable, and successful. But inside, your mind is a non-stop loop of racing thoughts, and your body is stuck in a state of "high alert." This is High-Functioning Anxiety, and it is exhausting.

Did you know that men secretly use texting as a way to "pre-screen" a woman’s romantic value? A woman’s texting habits can reveal a lot about her self-worth, confidence, intelligence, and even her level of class and emotional maturity. Because guys covertly appraise a woman’s relationship potential this way, many women often have no idea that the way they communicate via text is actually sending the wrong message and thus, they unknowingly end up chasing men away.

In this book, I become your Fairy Godmother, guiding you step-by-step to transform into the poised and magnetic woman you aspire to be. You know that feeling when you walk into a room and all eyes turn your way? That magnetic charm, that effortless confidence, that's the High Value Woman glow, and it's about time you discovered yours!