June 30, 2024
Discover a range of teach yourself books and expand your knowledge.
Stoicism and the Art of Happiness: Practical wisdom for everyday life by Donald Robertson
The stoics lived a long time ago, but they had some startling insights into the human condition – insights which endure to this day.
The philosophical tradition, founded in Athens by Zeno of Citium in 301 BC, endured as an active movement for almost 500 years, and contributions from dazzling minds such as Cicero, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius helped create a body of thought with an extraordinary goal – to provide a rational, healthy way of living in harmony with the nature of the universe and in respect of our relationships with each other.
By learning what stoicism is, you can revolutionise your life and learn how to seize the day, live happily and be a better person.
Improve Your Memory by Mark Channon
Written by a former memory champion, Improve Your Memory: Sharpen Focus and Improve Performance shows how a radically improved memory can add real value, helping you build your career and your personal life.
As well as offering practical techniques to help you remember numbers, dates and facts, it contains innovative insight into new ways of learning and processing information that could completely change your life.
Philosophy: A Complete Introduction by Sharon Kaye
Written by Sharon Kaye, who is Professor of Philosophy at John Carroll University, Philosophy: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place.
The book uses a structure that mirrors many university courses on philosophy – using the work of key philosophers to springboard into a discussion of all the main areas of philosophy.
British Sign Language: Teach Yourself: Book by Paul Redfearn
Learn everyday, useful BSL through real-life situations that make the grammar and vocabulary easy and memorable.
Hundreds of line illustrations throughout the book and constant references to video clips on the Teach Yourself library make learning fast and fun. Many of us may know someone who is deaf or simply may want to know how to master this skill.
All you need is this best-selling course.
The Science of Self-Learning: How to Teach Yourself Anything by Peter Hollins
The Science of Self-Learning focuses not only on learning, but what it means to direct your own learning.
Anyone can read a book, but what about more? You will learn to deconstruct a topic and then construct your own syllabus and plan.
Whilst we might not be interested in returning to the classroom, we might want to research or learn something knew, this book helps to gather information, conduct initial research, have a dialogue with new information – unlock these skills and you will unlock your life.
Make complex topics painless and less intimidating to approach and break down.
Criminology: A complete introduction by Peter Joyce
We have a fascination with crime, the numerous podcasts and documentaries testify to that. If it is a subject that interests you then then this book.
It comes complete with case studies and key facts, forms a course which will take you from beginner or intermediate level to having a confident grasp of the subject.
Chapters include: What is crime? How do we measure crime? Why do people commit crime? How can we prevent crime? How is crime detected? Serial killers; The crimes of the powerful; Political crime; Organized crime; Why do we punish criminals? What is the criminal justice system? The police; The courts; Trial procedure; Prisons; Youth crime; Punishment in the community; The criminal justice system – is it fair?
Psychology: A Complete Introduction by Sandi Mann
This book uses a structure that mirrors the way Psychology is taught on many university courses.
Chapters include key topics in psychology research; cognitive issues, including language, emotion, memory and perception; individual differences – intelligence, personality and gender; social psychology; mental health and psychological disorders/abnormal psychology and the treatment of such; the nervous system; and sleep.
Buddhism: A Complete Introduction by Clive Erricker
This is structured to mirror the way in which Buddhism is usually taught, starting with the life of the Buddha through to the prospects of Buddhism for the next generation.
The book covers all the key areas that are considered central to Buddhism, including the Buddha’s teachings, the scriptures and schools, the role of meditation and the moral and ethical context.
It uses jargon-free English and includes features such as guided further reading and end of chapter questions to ensure that you understand all the concepts covered.
Mindfulness Made Easy by Martha Langley
Mindful meditation has been around for thousands of years and is used by top therapists as a highly effective way of overcoming anxiety, depression and a number of other emotional difficulties.
It has also caught the popular imagination as a wonderful way of living in the moment and increasing one’s enjoyment of life.
The most straightforward guide available, it gives practical step-by-step instructions on how to integrate mindful thinking into your daily life using a variety of different exercises, and shows how to use mindfulness to overcome almost anything, from depression and anxiety to over-eating and relationship difficulties.
How to Eliminate Negative Thinking by Derek Borthwick
Written by a multiple best-selling author and a leading mind and communication expert. He has over 30 years of experience and has worked with some of the world’s largest companies.
This is a system for eliminating negative thinking for good based on Derek’s proprietary methods.
Using a specially developed whole brain and mind approach will help you eliminate negative and overthinking thinking. You will learn how your brain and mind work together with what causes negativity and how to use all the latest and most powerful methods to eliminate negative thinking for good.. This will massively transform all areas of your life in ways that you may only have dreamed of.
First Time Knitting by Carri Hammett
This beginner’s guide will teach aspiring knitters all about the tools and materials needed for beautiful, handcrafted creations.
The instructions are provided for eight simple projects that would make wonderful gifts — or would be perfect to keep for yourself.
If you are a knitter and want to learn more then Ultimate Knit Stitch Bible by Collins & Collins & Brown is worth considering. There are over 750 different knitting stitches, each pattern is explained with detailed instructions and colour photographs.
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