Catherine Price

Science journalist Catherine Price explores the effects that our constant connectivity is having on our brains, bodies, relationships, and society at large. Then, she walks readers through what she calls the "break-up" period, helping them to identify their goals and priorities, tidy their apps, prune their email, and take time away. In the end, readers will be more mindful not only of how they use their phones, but also about how they choose to spend the moments of their lives. Print run 12,500.

How to Break Up with Your Phone

If you’re not having fun, you’re not fully living. The author of How to Break Up with Your Phone makes the case that, far from being frivolous, fun is actually critical to our well-being—and shows us how to have more of it. “This delightful book might just be what we need to start flourishing.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant Journalist and screen/life balance expert Catherine Price argues persuasively that our always-on, tech-addicted lifestyles have led us to obsess over intangible concepts such as happiness while obscuring the fact that real happiness lies in the everyday experience of fun. We often think of fun as indulgent, even immature and selfish. We claim to not have time for it, even as we find hours a day for what Price calls Fake Fun—bingeing on television, doomscrolling the news, or posting photos to social media, all in hopes of filling some of the emptiness we feel inside.. In this follow-up to her hit book, How to Break Up with Your Phone, Price makes the case that True Fun—which she defines as the magical confluence of playfulness, connection, and flow—will give us the fulfillment we so desperately seek. If you use True Fun as your compass, you will be happier and healthier. You will be more productive, less resentful, and less stressed. You will have more energy. You will find community and a sense of purpose. You will stop languishing and start flourishing. And best of all? You’ll enjoy the process. Weaving together scientific research with personal experience, Price reveals the surprising mental, physical, and cognitive benefits of fun, and offers a practical, personalized plan for how we can achieve better screen/life balance and attract more True Fun into our daily lives—without feeling overwhelmed. Groundbreaking, eye-opening, and packed with useful advice, The Power of Fun won’t just change the way you think about fun. It will bring you back to life.

How to Feel Alive Again

The Power of Fun

An award-winning journalist delves into the big business of synthetic vitamins and dietary supplements and uncovers the truths about the long-held nutritional myths the industry has been championing for the past century.

Our Obsessive Quest for Nutritional Perfection

Vitamania

A provocative case for making fun an essential part of a balanced, purposeful, healthy life, from the author of How to Break Up with Your Phone “Sharp, entertaining, and persuasive, The Power of Fun is an essential guide for anyone who can't quite remember what it's like to experience joy.”—Laurie Santos, professor of psychology, Yale University, and host of The Happiness Lab podcast When was the last time you felt exhilarated and lighthearted? When was the last time you were engaged, focused, connected, and completely present? When was the last time you felt fully alive? When was the last time that—in other words—you had fun? If you can’t think of an example, you’re not alone. In The Power of Fun, journalist Catherine Price argues that our always-on, tech-addicted lifestyles are leading us to obsess over intangible concepts such as happiness without realizing that the path to that happiness lies in the everyday experience of fun. Instead, we think of fun as indulgent, even immature and selfish, and claim to not have time for it—even as we find hours a day for what Price calls Fake Fun: binging on television, doomscrolling the news, or posting photos to social media, all in hopes of filling some of the emptiness we feel inside. In this follow-up to her hit book, How to Break Up with Your Phone, Price makes the case that True Fun—which she defines as the magical confluence of playfulness, connection, and flow—will give us the fulfillment we so desperately seek. If you use True Fun as your compass, you will be happier and healthier. You will be more productive, less resentful, and less stressed. You will have more energy. You will find community and a sense of purpose. You will stop languishing and start flourishing. And best of all? You’ll enjoy the process. Weaving together scientific research with personal experience, Price reveals the surprising mental, physical, and cognitive benefits of fun, and offers a practical, personalized plan for how we can achieve better screen/life balance and attract more True Fun into our daily lives—without feeling overwhelmed. Groundbreaking, eye-opening, and packed with useful advice, The Power of Fun won’t just change the way you think about fun. It will bring you back to life.

“I had no idea so many god-awful places exist in this world….Catherine Price is a hilarious guide to all that is sucky.” —Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: the Education of an Urban Farmer Irreverent and compulsively readable, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die highlights desitinations we can all live without--like Jupiter's Worst Moon, an Outdoor Wedding During the 2021 Reemergence of the Great Eastern Cicada Brood, and fan hours at the Las Vegas Porn Convention--while reminding us why we're willing to put up with the bed bugs and the food poisoning and set out to explore the world.

101 Places Not to See Before You Die

Michelle Wojtowicz

Phillip Wojtowicz

Michael Gilson

Here from the celebrated California restaurant Big Sur Bakery is a stunningly photographed cookbook showcasing seasonal ingredients, local vintners, fishermen, and farmers—and the food that makes the Big Sur Bakery unique. Tucked behind a gas station off California's legendary Highway 1, the Big Sur Bakery is easy to miss. But don't be fooled by its unassuming location—stumbling across the Bakery, as countless visitors have done on their way up and down the Pacific Coast, will make you feel as if you've discovered a secret: a gem of a restaurant where the food, people, and atmosphere meld together in a perfect embodiment of the spirit of Big Sur. The three restaurant owners, chef Philip Wojtowicz, baker Michelle Wojtowicz, and host Michael Gilson, escaped the Los Angeles food scene to create their version of the ideal restaurant, nestled in the heart of some of the most beautiful country in the world. This is simple, wood-fired American cooking at its best, executed in a way that lets the ingredients—seasonal and often locally produced—shine. Weekend brunches feature thick, nine-grain pancakes and savory breakfast pizza topped with crisp bacon, fresh herbs, and pasture-raised eggs. At night, Phil offers classics like Grilled Prime Rib Steak with Red Wine Sauce along with twists on traditional favorites like Venison Osso Buco or Rockfish Scampi. And every meal should end with one of Michelle's great desserts, whether it's a homemade Peppermint Ice Cream Sundae or Hazelnut Flan with Roasted Cherries. But this is more than a cookbook; it's a yearlong glimpse into what it's really like to live in Big Sur, introducing the people and places that make the restaurant's renowned food possible, including Wayne Hyland, hunter and forager, Jamie Collins, organic row cropper, and Gary Pisoni, the eccentric vintner who supplies some of the restaurant's most beloved wine. With its outstanding photography, lively profiles, and dozens of must-make recipes, this book helps bring the experience of Big Sur home.

A Year in the Life of a Restaurant

The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook

"A spirited, ingenious, tongue-in-cheek guide to some of the least appealing destinations and experiences in the world"--

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How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food

Vitamin Complex

Hemos pasado buenos ratos a su lado, nos ha acompañado a cenas y bodas... Pero ha llegado el momento de decir «querido móvil: ¡tenemos que hablar!» ¿Tu teléfono es lo primero que buscas por las mañanas y lo último que ves antes de ir a dormir? ¿Miras tu móvil con frecuencia solo para verificar y cuarenta y cinco minutos más tarde te preguntas cómo ha pasado todo este tiempo? ¿Dices que quieres desengancharte de tu teléfono, pero no tienes ni idea de por dónde empezar? El móvil puede ser un arma de doble filo y, si no aprendemos a usarlo, podemos llegar a depender seriamente de él. Sin apenas darnos cuenta, estos dispositivos están cambiando nuestro modus operandi e, incluso, nuestro cerebro: los hábitos, la capacidad de concentración, los patrones de sueño, nuestra memoria y, sobre todo, nuestras relaciones sociales se ven afectadas por el uso continuo del Smartphone. Para poner solución a esta realidad, Catherine Price nos propone: -Estrategias y trucos para desengancharnos del móvil. -Un plan de 30 días para dejar de pasar horas y horas frente a él. -Cómo configurar nuestro teléfono para aprovechar al máximo su potencial. En este libro descubrirás cómo las aplicaciones están diseñadas para ser adictivas, y aprenderás cómo nos afecta el tiempo que pasamos enganchados. Todos tenemos esta relación amor-odio con el móvil, pero ha llegado el momento de tomar de nuevo el control nuestro tiempo y de nuestra vida.

Cómo cortar con tu móvil

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"In our always-on, productivity-addicted lifestyles, we tend to think of the pursuit of fun as being indulgent, even immature and childish. When we do find the time to relax or care for ourselves, we tend to turn to activities that are not actually restorative: binging Netflix, scrolling through Twitter, or indulging our FOMO on Instagram. Through years of research, journalist Catherine Price has learned the truth: far from being frivolous or a distraction, fun is actually the secret to achieving our goals. If you reorient your life around what you personally find fun--true fun--you will be happier and healthier. You will be more productive, less resentful, and less stressed. You will have more energy, for yourself and for other people. You will find community and a sense of purpose. You will feel alive again"--Publisher's description.

Why Fun is the Key to a Happy and Healthy Life

Gratitude

Now that her brother Charles is happily married, Beatrice has time to take stock of her situation. Almost thirty, she is ready for a household of her own and a husband to share it with. But so far, Mr. Right has not appeared, only a profusion of Mr. Wrongs. Will she ever find a man who makes her heart race, such as that of the heroines in the romance novels she loves to read? It is a dark and stormy night when a mysterious drenched Scotsman appears on the doorstep of Godshollow. Could this be the man of her dreams? Or has a terrible nightmare just begun? And how can she tell the difference, caught as she is in the midst of so much conflicting advice? Can she trust her heart to know the truth?

Godshollow Claimed

Sie ertragen die Touristen-Highlights nicht mehr? Dann lassen Sie sich vom Reiz des Hässlichen verzaubern. Besuchen Sie die eklige Kaugummi-Wand in Seattle oder eine düstere Kohlemine in China. Und vergessen Sie nicht, dem Leitungswasser-Museum in Peking einen Besuch abzustatten... Diese und 98 weitere schrille Orte sorgen für bleibende Eindrücke und aufregende Geschichten, mit denen man zum Mittelpunkt jeder Party wird.

Die fiesesten Reiseziele der Welt

Brechreizend

Elsker du din mobil, men synes at den stjæler for meget af din tid? Er der pludselig gået både hele og halve timer, mens du lige har tjekket vejret og dine venners opdateringer eller et par andre i øjeblikket uundværlige ting? Måske er forelskelsen i din kære telefon blevet til træthed, en følelse af stresset tomhed og småfrustration. Så er det her bogen for dig. Hvis du da ikke i stedet vil give den til en, du kender, der nærmest ikke kan slide blikket fra sine apps. Den prisbelønnede videnskabsjournalist Catherine Price har prøvet det på sin egen krop og dykker her ned i, hvor hurtigt og effektivt vores smartphones har overtaget vores liv – og hvorfor vi bliver så afhængige. Hun indleder bogen med et brev til sin mobil: Du er den sidste, jeg rører ved, inden jeg går i seng, og den første jeg rækker ud efter om morgenen. Helt enkelt beskriver hun, hvordan denne afhængighed opstår, og hvordan man på 30 dage kan få et bedre og sundere forhold til sin telefon. For lige som med alle andre forhold kan det gøre underværker at tage det op til overvejelse indimellem. Sidegevinsten er at blive meget mere glad og mindre stresset i livet igen og at genopdage vigtige sider af det, man helt havde glemt. Og bare rolig: det betyder ikke, at du skal leve uden!

Jeg slukker nu!

From the author of How to Break Up with Your Phone, the Marie Kondo of brains [New York Times] Featuring a sleek, modern design in a toteable package, Mindfulness: A Journal provides you with a series of simple journaling prompts designed to nurture a positive, calming framework to approach the day. Each of the writing prompts gives you space to examine yourself and ponder some of the basic tenets of mindfulness. The journal can be completed at whatever pace you prefer to work at (daily, weekly, or whenever you want) and features inspirational quotes sprinkled throughout, as well as introductory material on the practice of mindfulness and a list of resources for further reading.

A Journal

Mindfulness

Der ultimative Ratgeber für einen gesünderen Umgang mit dem Handy Unsere Beziehung zum Smartphone ist einseitig: Wir interessieren uns für das Handy, aber das Handy interessiert sich nicht für uns. Es ist rücksichtslos, klingelt in unpassenden Momenten; es zieht ununterbrochen unsere Aufmerksamkeit auf sich. Doch wie gewinnen wir die Kontrolle über unsere Abende, unsere Wochenenden, wie gewinnen wir unsere ruhigen Stunden zurück? Catherine Price schreibt einen kurzen, energischen Ratgeber, der hilft, unser Smartphone-Verhalten in den Griff zu bekommen und aktiv zu entscheiden, was wir wirklich mit unserer Zeit machen möchten.

Warum Urlaub vom Smartphone uns Zeit, Glück und Liebe schenkt

Endlich abschalten

Sandra Robinson

Fully revised with up-to-the-minute information, the bestselling and comprehensive Australian bible for expectant parents, Birth, provides practical, up-to-date, accurate and research-based information, on everything relating to preconception, pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting. Co-written by a midwife and a childbirth educator, with over 35 years collective experience in working closely with women and their families, this invaluable resource is an essential for every prospective parent. Birth: The essential guide to conceiving, nurturing and giving birth to your baby, is reader-friendly, reassuring, unbiased and accessible to a wide readership. It presents medical treatments and natural therapies, the many physical changes of pregnancy, labour and birth and possible variations from "the norm". It dispels myths and addresses all the common concerns and endless worries of women, their partners and support people, as well as providing achievable support strategies. Many aspects of the book move into unchartered territories, such as the realistic management of labour pain, common emotional reactions that may be experienced on the journey to parenthood, relationship changes and challenges and how to survive these.

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