Peg Streep Books

In Best Beach and Hinterland Walks of the Gold Coast, author Alan Ernst combines his local knowledge with his passion for bushwalking.In his choice of the best walks, he includes not only the popular walks in the main tourist areas, but also many quieter tracks that few know exist. Each walk includes a detailed description, trek rating, full-colour map and full-colour photos.The book includes a range of walks from 30-minute strolls to 6-hour full-day walks, and is full of suggestions for walkers of differing experience.The 33 walks reveal a side to the Gold Coast that few tourists get to know: Rainforests resonating to the sound of whipbirds, waterfalls and quiet creeks, not to mention long stretches of deserted coastline.

"An absorbing history."--Washington Post Book World

Mastering the Art of Quitting explores the "myth of persistence" and the fascinating psychology of why and how we sabotage

Focusing on the transformative period of adolescence, the book explores it as a time for personal and spiritual growth rather than conflict. Drawing from recent research and expert interviews, the author, Dr. Snyderman, emphasizes the shared journey of mothers and daughters during this crucial phase. By reframing the adolescent experience, the book offers insights that encourage connection and understanding between generations.

An exploration of the darker side of maternal behavior drawn from scientific research, psychology, and the real-life experiences of adult daughters, Mean Mothers sheds light on one of the last cultural taboos: what happens when a woman doesn't or can't love her daughter.Mean Mothers reveals the multigenerational thread that often runs through these stories—many unloving mothers are the daughters of unloving or hypercritical women—and explores what happens to a daughter's sense of self and to her relationships when her mother is emotionally absent or even cruel. But Mean Mothers is also a narrative of hope, recounting how daughters can get past the legacy of hurt to become whole within and to become loving mothers to the next generation of daughters. The personal stories of unloved daughters and sons and those of the author herself, are both unflinching and moving, and bring this most difficult of subjects to life.Mean Mothers isn't just a book for daughters who've had difficult or impossible relationships with their mothers. By exposing the myths of motherhood that prevent us from talking about the women for whom mothering a daughter is fraught with ambivalence, tension, or even jealousy, Mean Mothers also casts a different light on the extraordinary influence mothers have over their female children as well as the psychological complexity and emotional depth of the mother-daughter relationship.

Featuring the voices of distinguished women of arts and letters--Anne Morrow Lindbergh, May Sarton, Emily Dickinson, Annie Dillard, Alice Walker, Georgia O'Keeffe, Maya Angelou, and others--these meditations offer reflections on the experiences in a woman's life. Full-color. Slipcased.

„Weź się w garść”, „bądź niezastąpiony”, „dąż wytrwale do celu” – słyszymy na każdym kroku. „Nie rezygnuj”, „walcz” – takie rady dotyczą pracy, związku, realizacji naszych planów. A jeśli realizacja przyjętych zamierzeń przynosi więcej szkody niż pożytku? Jeśli „pułapka utopionych kosztów” jest jedynym, co jeszcze trzyma nas w związku, w pracy, w toksycznej relacji? Książka Peg Streep i Alana Bernsteina jest przeznaczona dla tych, którzy mają dość powtarzanych co rok postanowień: „nigdy więcej…”. Autorzy pokazują, jak ocenić, czy realizacja przyjętego przez nas celu jeszcze nam służy, jak poradzić sobie z myślami i emocjami, pułapką utopionych kosztów i, co najważniejsze – jak mądrze postawić sobie nowe cele w życiu, miłości i pracy.