Personal Myth

In the distant mountains of the Mirror, exiled skyriders fly dragons in the old Way, merged in flesh, blood, and bone. Twenty years past, they fought for the freedom of the valley’s dragons … and lost. Imprisoned in the stone lair, the captive dragons beat their webbed wings and thrash serpentine tails. They tear their flesh and batter their bodies against the black bars of their cells, iron grating against iron. The once peaceful creatures howl, tormented by spine and spur, their fury matched only by their despair. Treasa, the daughter of exiles, seeks the secrets of a hidden past and ...

Alexandra Chan thinks she has life figured out until, in the Year of the Ram, the death of her father—her last parent—brings her to her knees, an event seemingly foretold in Chinese mythology. A left-brained archaeologist and successful tiger daughter, Chan finds her logical approach to life utterly fails her in the face of this profound grief. Unable to find a way forward, she must either burn to ash or forge herself anew.

Written and narrated by Max Maxwell, a serial-entrepreneur and investor, Money Myths: The Millionaire Mindset is a book and guide to help you move your mindset toward the side of abundance. Your mind is a powerful thing, and the way you think or were taught to think may be the reason behind any financial worries you may have in your life. This is the guide to changing your mindset, the first step in your journey to success.

Overcome the myths that hold others back from real estate success. A selection from the best-selling ABCs of Real Estate Investing.

Hourly advice has the potential to be the fastest-growing segment in the delivery of financial advice. With the templates and tools in this book, you can reap the full benefits that it has to offer. Written for established and aspiring hourly financial planners alike, A Matter of Time lays out the challenges that lie in the path of the hourly practitioner, which often result from the tacit acceptance of many myths that surround the model.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Happy Ever After, written and read by Paul Dolan. Get a good education, be successful, get married, have kids and look after your health. This is what we're told will make us happy. But what if these stories are doing more harm than good? In Happy Ever After, best-selling happiness expert Professor Paul Dolan draws on groundbreaking research and data to bust the common myths about happiness and show that the path to fulfilment is actually far more unexpected than we thought.

Happily Ever After...and 39 Other Myths About Love provides you with communication guidelines and tools that will enhance and strengthen your ability to avoid many of the pitfalls that so many couples experience when they mistakenly accept widely held opinions that are masking as "truths".

Practising Buddhist and master storyteller Dharmachari Nagaraja weaves a thrilling narrative spell while at the same time conveying basic life lessons that will help children to develop their personality, deal with their anxieties, and find peace and confidence as they grow up. The stories explore themes from the Eightfold Path, which is Buddhism's practical route to a happy life.

The world has gone overboard with toxic positivity. Every time we scroll through social media, watch a talk show, or browse the latest self-help books, we're inundated with feel-good messages that oversimplify life’s challenges. It’s time to get real. It’s time to embrace imperfection and humanity instead of chasing unattainable ideals. This book takes a satirical and rational approach to debunking the endless stream of unrealistic motivational messages and memes we’re bombarded with daily. Rational Responses to Motivational Memes and Other Positive Bullsh*t will enlighten you with ...

There are millions of self-help books that all promise the secret to obtaining a happy life - a successful career, lots of money, loving relationships, a defined and firm sense of morality; whatever could possibly define "happiness" for one person. But nothing is possibly more subjective than happiness. Everyone thinks of happiness as something different, but what they think may not actually be true.

Welcome to "Funky Stuff that will Tickle your Brain," a captivating collection of 30 explanations and essays that will ignite your curiosity and expand your knowledge. This book is part of an epic 50-volume series, "Get Smarter One Book at a Time," which covers a wide range of topics from science and philosophy to creativity and adventure. Together, these books aim to nurture a lifelong love of learning and exploration. In this particular volume, you'll embark on a fascinating journey through a diverse array of subjects. From the intricacies of asphalt production and the history of fences ...

Over the course of ten years' research, financial expert Rob Dix has learnt that most of the received wisdom about making money isn't just misleading: it's flat out wrong. Here, he debunks seven of the most misleading lies we're told about earning, saving and investing - and shows that the true path to financial freedom is dramatically different to what you've been told. Seven Lies About Money reveals that you don't need a trust fund, a side hustle, or an instinctive knack for picking the winning stock to get ahead.

My grandmother used to say, "You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a lawyer." The same can be said of financial advisors today. If you're a wealthy business owner or an ultra-high-net-worth individual, this book is your wake-up call. For too long, the wealth management industry has failed to deliver the comprehensive, coordinated services that successful entrepreneurs and their families truly need.

The Wealth Creation Myth is the third audiobook from author and wealth management veteran Ed Moldaver. This guide explores the wealth creation and preservation landscape in a way that no other audiobook has. Ed's multi decade career provides the foundation to understand the three basic pillars of the wealth management industry, what works, what doesn't, and why.

This live recording could not be more fun! A seasoned storyteller who loves rhythm and song joins with a traditional musician playing instruments ranging from mountain dulcimer to a cardboard box drum to create multicultural magic. The stories come from Siberia, the Makah tradition of Alaska, Cajun Louisiana, Palestine, the British Isles, and the American South.

For decades, typical financial planning has sold itself on perpetuating a fundamental lie—that you can reach prosperity through its methods. But truly prosperous individuals don’t follow typical financial planning. They know that most mainstream money advice is not intended to make you wealthy; it is intended to keep you from being poor. Big difference. And like any advice for the masses, it is geared toward the lowest common denominator.

Johnny Long is back and better than ever as he takes on the most challenging crisis to hit the financial-services industry in decades. In Myth, we have a disturbing tale involving a retired couple in distress. Their income has been decimated, the result of depending on fixed income over years of declining interest rates. Their options are few and their future bleak. How will they survive? They turn to Lucien Marat for help.

The Last Relationship Book You Will Ever Need does more than tell you what men and women secretly want from the opposite sex. It examines how and why your relationship is more than likely a fraud. It tells you why everybody in a relationship will face infidelity in one form or another and it truthfully explains how society and its good intentions will always ruin your relationship.

An empowering guide to imagining (and living) better relationships, Radical Relating pushes back on the monogamy mandate. Author, somatic educator, and relationship coach Mel Cassidy explodes the often-unquestioned mainstream myths about the nuclear family structure: those that tell us your soulmate must be your sole mate. That sex is the only yardstick of relational success. That self-sacrifice and self-denial are necessary trade-offs for security and partnership. That we need to ride the relationship escalator all the way up, or we’ll die alone.

There is a world beyond vaccinations for some parents and it requires a lot of love and patience. For you see, there are many children who suffer afflictions because of a regular inoculation visit. However, there is hope for those seeking answers. This guide will open you up to a world of alternative medicine and homeopathic doctors who can show you natural remedies and natural paths to disease prevention. You'll hear about toxic chemicals, the affects they have on our children's bodies, and more.