Breaking Her Bad

Author : Wendy Wood
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781250159083

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Good Habits, Bad Habits by Wendy Wood Pdf

A landmark book about how we form habits, and what we can do with this knowledge to make positive change We spend a shocking 43 percent of our day doing things without thinking about them. That means that almost half of our actions aren’t conscious choices but the result of our non-conscious mind nudging our body to act along learned behaviors. How we respond to the people around us; the way we conduct ourselves in a meeting; what we buy; when and how we exercise, eat, and drink—a truly remarkable number of things we do every day, regardless of their complexity, operate outside of our awareness. We do them automatically. We do them by habit. And yet, whenever we want to change something about ourselves, we rely on willpower. We keep turning to our conscious selves, hoping that our determination and intention will be enough to effect positive change. And that is why almost all of us fail. But what if you could harness the extraordinary power of your unconscious mind, which already determines so much of what you do, to truly reach your goals? Wendy Wood draws on three decades of original research to explain the fascinating science of how we form habits, and offers the key to unlocking our habitual mind in order to make the changes we seek. A potent mix of neuroscience, case studies, and experiments conducted in her lab, Good Habits, Bad Habits is a comprehensive, accessible, and above all deeply practical book that will change the way you think about almost every aspect of your life. By explaining how our brains are wired to respond to rewards, receive cues from our surroundings, and shut down when faced with too much friction, Wood skillfully dissects habit formation, demonstrating how we can take advantage of this knowledge to form better habits. Her clear and incisive work shows why willpower alone is woefully inadequate when we’re working toward building the life we truly want, and offers real hope for those who want to make positive change.

Author : Jodi Redford
Publisher : Jodi Redford
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Breaking Bad by Jodi Redford Pdf

No super deed goes unpunished… It’s been twenty-five years since the last Light Guardian was wiped out. Or so it’s believed. Ruby Winston is about to blow the lid off that theory, even though it’ll bring every Shadow Czar minion down on her ass. She’s always known she was different from the rest of the evil-dictators-in-training Winstons. Uncovering the secret half of her gene pool proves it. Now she’s out to bring down her late father’s mind-control soda empire—and break the Shadow Czars’ hold on Earth. Problem is, becoming a superhero overnight isn’t as easy as it looks. Teague Younger has his own secrets to keep: his heritage, and his fierce determination to exact revenge on his friend and mentor’s murderer. So far he’s kept his cover—until he’s forced to use his Light Guardian powers to save Ruby from a sticky situation. Thrust together and on the run, Teague and Ruby form a wary alliance as they desperately fight their circuit-blowing attraction. With an army of Shadow Queen minions hot on their tails, they might have a hard time surviving the night, much less ignoring their hearts. Warning: This book contains mind-controlling beverages, evil dictators and minions, excessive use of spandex, and enough electrifying sex to melt an ice train.

Author : Karin Tabke
Publisher : Karin Tabke LLC
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780988187955

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Breaking Bad by Karin Tabke Pdf

Savor the burn… Jack teams up with high octane ex-lover Detective Stevie Cavanaugh. Theirs is an emotionally explosive (she’s pissed, he’s just hot) reunion story that will singe your eyebrows off. Hold on tight! Breaking Bad is a wild, sexy ride that will leave you breathless for more... Detective Stevie Cavanaugh is one tough cookie…with a sexy but vulnerable secret… Law enforcement royalty, Stevie Cavanaugh’s fate was determined before she was born: follow her father’s lead, retiring only after becoming Sheriff. But as capable and strong as she is, one man dared to awaken her dark sensuality, only to leave her aching for more. Now he’s back, the baddest cop in the whole damn town, distracting her from the most important case of her career—capturing the Cain killer. For Special Agent Jack Thornton, like Stevie, police work is in his blood. So is Stevie, the woman he left behind after just one perfect night. Now he’s forced to work with her to catch a killer. Only he wants more of Stevie, too. According to Stevie, she’s not interested. But Jack knows her deepest darkest sexual secret—that while she’s a woman used to giving command, she also takes great pleasure in submitting—to him. Despite how things ended seven years prior, Jack is determined to take Stevie to the next level. “Tabke’s edgy and delicious tales hold a top spot on my must-read list!”–Sylvia Day “No one writes hot cops better than Karin Tabke.” -Bella Andre

Author : Joyce Meyer
Publisher : FaithWords
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781455517398

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Making Good Habits, Breaking Bad Habits by Joyce Meyer Pdf

Nearly everything we do in life is the result of our habits. The good ones bring peace, joy and power into our lives, and the bad ones steal our peace and joy and prevent our success. In this book, Joyce Meyer explains how to develop good habits -- the things you really want to do -- and break the bad ones, putting an end to frustration, discouragement and stress that drains your energy. The most important habit comes first: the God habit. Next comes a willingness to work for the results you want. Joyce reminds us that, "if we don't pay the price for freedom, we will end up paying the price for bondage". Next comes the power of our words. Our words and the thoughts that propel them have tremendous power over our actions, and repeated actions are the basis of our habits. There are eleven more habits that Joyce discusses in depth, including the habits of happiness, faith, excellence, responsibility, generosity, discipline, decisiveness and confidence. "Choose one area and begin," she urges. "Don't feel overwhelmed by all the changes that are needed. One thing at a time, one day at a time is the best plan. Celebrate every day of success, and when you make mistakes, shake off the disappointment and keep going forward." You can transform your life, one habit at a time.

Author : Reese Ryan,Jules Bennett
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369742711

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Breaking the Bad Boy's Rules & Their White-Hot Christmas by Reese Ryan,Jules Bennett Pdf

Holiday seduction and mistletoe magic? Anything can happen in the latest sizzling romances from fan favorite Reese Ryan and USA TODAY bestselling author Jules Bennett! Breaking the Bad Boy's Rules by Reese Ryan His best friend’s tempting sister could cost him everything… After a soured romance broke up his band, rock star drummer Vaughn Reed is restoring the run-down ranch he inherited. He hires his best friend’s sister to transform it from fixer-upper to fabulous. But annoying little Allie Price is now a talented interior designer—and an unexpected temptation. Vaughn refuses to allow his dream to implode a second time. But will it cost him Allie? Their White-Hot Christmas by USA TODAY bestselling author Jules Bennett This sexy Scrooge has finally met his match! What should have been a relaxing dude ranch vacation for life coach Kira Lee has presented her biggest challenge yet! Property owner Paxton Hart is not only the sexiest man she’s ever seen—he’s also the resident Scrooge. But even Pax can’t resist Kira’s fiery spirit…or her kisses. But will passion be enough to create a Christmas miracle? Two sizzling Dynasties romances, one great value!

Author : John C. Lamothe,Donna J. Barbie
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476677088

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Athletes Breaking Bad by John C. Lamothe,Donna J. Barbie Pdf

At their basic level, sporting events are about numbers: wins and losses, percentages and points, shots and saves, clocks and countdowns. However, sports narratives quickly leave the realm of statistics. The stories we tell and retell, sometimes for decades, make sports dramatic and compelling. Just like any great drama, sports imply conflict, not just battles on the field of play, but clashes of personalities, goals, and strategies. In telling these stories, we create heroes, but we also create villains. This book is about the latter, those players who transgress norms and expectations and who we label the "bad boys" of sports. Using a variety of approaches, these 13 new essays examine the cultural, social, and rhetorical implications of sports villainy. Each chapter focuses on a different athlete and sport, questioning issues such as how notorious sports figures are defined to be "bad" within particular sports and within the larger culture, the role media play in creating antiheroes, fan reactions when players cross boundaries, and how those boundaries shift depending on the athlete's gender, sexuality, and race.

Author : Eric San Juan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781329824287

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Breaking Down Breaking Bad: Unpeeling the Layers of Television's Greatest Drama by Eric San Juan Pdf

Author : Shamyra Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0368197603

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Breaking Bad: 21 Days to Break a Habit by Shamyra Parker Pdf

Breaking Bad: 21 Days to Break a Habit is a relatable interactive book that appeals to anyone desiring to change a bad habit and replace it with a healthier one, utilizing helpful tips, tools, and hacks paired with daily accountability check-ins. Habits - both good and bad - tend to influence more of our daily lives than we realize. Consistency in habit-breaking action creates a new routine, and over a period of 21 days helps "establish" the habit change. This book's approach to "Breaking Bad" habits is both straightforward and jargon-free, making it a great resource and guide for change. The great thing about the process of breaking bad habits is that it can apply to almost any and every faction of our lives. From establishing a new self-care regimen to ensure you become UNCOMPROMISING about prioritizing your own care to procrastination NO MORE and becoming proactively productive to finally kicking that nasty nail-biting habit, Breaking Bad: 21 Days to Break a Habit can be a powerful instrument of accountability.

Author : Robert Buckman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1992-08-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781487592639

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How To Break Bad News by Robert Buckman Pdf

For many health care professionals and social service providers, the hardest part of the job is breaking bad news. The news may be about a condition that is life-threatening (such as cancer or AIDS), disabling (such as multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis), or embarrassing (such as genital herpes). To date medical education has done little to train practitioners in coping with such situations. With this guide Robert Buckman and Yvonne Kason provide help. Using plain, intelligible language they outline the basic principles of breaking bad new and present a technique, or protocol, that can be easily learned. It draws on listening and interviewing skills that consider such factors as how much the patient knows and/or wants to know; how to identify the patient's agenda and understanding, and how to respond to his or her feelings about the information. They also discuss reactions of family and friends and of other members of the health care team. Based on Buckman's award-winning training videos and Kason's courses on interviewing skills for medical students, this volume is an indispensable aid for doctors, nurses, psychotherapists, social workers, and all those in related fields.

Author : John Galligan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982166588

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Bad Day Breaking by John Galligan Pdf

Wild Wild Country and Longmire meet in the latest in the “gritty, brash, and totally gripping” (The Real Book Spy) Bad Axe County series, as Sheriff Heidi Kick struggles to prevent a radical religious sect from turning her county into the next Jonestown, all while a dark secret from her past puts her life in danger. A strange religious sect has arrived in Bad Axe County, Wisconsin. Armed with guns, an enigmatic spiritual leader and his followers set up their compound in an abandoned storage lot. It’s not long before rumors start to spread of sadistic rituals and a planned takeover of the local government. But when one of the followers is found dead in the river, that’s when full-on panic sets in. Sheriff Heidi Kick may not be a fan of the new group, but she is also dismayed by the hostile reaction of the Bad Axe community. With a murder investigation on her hands, the situation becomes more complicated when Sheriff Kick finds out an ex-boyfriend from her youth is out on parole early and looking to hunt her down. With a tumultuous snowstorm on the horizon, the cult members are on the verge of freezing, Bad Axe is on the edge of violence, and Sheriff Kick is just one false step away from losing her family, her town, and her very life. By a writer at the height of his powers, Bad Day Breaking is a thrilling mystery that explores the price paid for following false leaders and the power we each have to triumph over trauma.

Author : Irene Tuffrey-Wijne
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857005830

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How to Break Bad News to People with Intellectual Disabilities by Irene Tuffrey-Wijne Pdf

This book offers unique and flexible guidelines that can be used by practitioners to ease the process of breaking bad news to people with intellectual disabilities. The guidelines, which are adaptable to individual communication ability and level of understanding, address the many complex needs of people with intellectual disabilities who can find understanding and accepting news that has a negative impact on their life a very difficult task. In the book, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne covers a range of different types of bad news, from bereavement and illness to more minor issues such as a change of accommodation, and offers highly practical and effective tips that will help carers and practitioners ensure that bad news is relayed as sensitively and successfully as possible. An easy-to-use and comprehensive guide, this book will be an invaluable resource of information for carers, health professionals such as doctors and nurses as well as families of people with intellectual disabilities.

Author : Jacob Blevins,Dafydd Wood
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786495788

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The Methods of Breaking Bad by Jacob Blevins,Dafydd Wood Pdf

Vince Gilligan's Breaking Bad is a central work in the recent renaissance in television-making. The visionary scope and complexity of the series demand rigorous critical analysis. This collection of new essays focuses on a variety of themes. Walter White is discussed as father, psychopath and scientist and as an example of masculinity. The essayists examine the series in terms of gender, neo-liberal politics and health care reform, as well as the more traditional aesthetic categories of narrative construction, experimentation, allusion and genre. With television the dominant artistic medium of early 21st century America, Breaking Bad should be viewed as a superbly designed work reflecting widespread cultural concerns.

Author : Jen Sincero
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781984877444

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Badass Habits by Jen Sincero Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Jen Sincero gets to the core of transformation: habits--breaking, making, understanding, and sticking with them like you've never stuck before. Badass Habits is a eureka-sparking, easy-to-digest look at how our habits make us who we are, from the measly moments that happen in private to the resolutions we loudly broadcast (and, erm, often don't keep) on social media. Habit busting and building goes way beyond becoming a dedicated flosser or never showing up late again--our habits reveal our unmet desires, the gaps in our boundaries, our level of self-awareness, and our unconscious beliefs and fears. Badass Habits features Jen's trademark hilarious voice and offers a much-needed fresh take on the conventional wisdom and science that shape the optimism (or pessimism?) around the age-old topic of habits. The book includes enlightening interviews with people who've successfully strengthened their discipline backbones, new perspective on how to train our brains to become our best selves, and offers a simple, 21 day, step-by-step guide for ditching habits that don't serve us and developing the habits we deem most important. Habits shouldn't be impossible to reset--and with healthy boundaries, knowledge of--and permission to go after--our desires, and an easy to implement plan of action, we can make any new goal a joyful habit.

Author : CJ Lyons
Publisher : CJ Lyons+ORM
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781939038425

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Bad Break by CJ Lyons Pdf

An FBI agent on vacation with her daughter must stop a killer from having a field day in this thriller novella by the New York Times bestselling author. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino is ready for a well-deserved break from chasing serial killers, child predators, and psychopaths. She’s faced the worst of the worst. But nothing could prepare her for spring break alone with her teenaged daughter at a South Carolina beach resort. When Megan befriends a local boy who is accused of a brutal crime, it’s up to Lucy to deal with the local police, prevent Megan from playing amateur sleuth, and track a cunning killer before another victim is claimed.

Author : Scott Ambrose
Publisher : epubli
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783759808363

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1000 Breaking Bad Facts by Scott Ambrose Pdf

1000 fascinating facts all about the classic AMC television show. his fact book delves into the world of Breaking Bad, providing readers with fascinating insights about the making of the show, behind-the-scenes trivia, and details about the unforgettable characters that made it a cultural phenomenon. So, grab yourself a Schraderbräu and pimento cheese sandwich and prepare for 1000 facts all about Breaking Bad!