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"Whether you are an experienced birder or just learning natural history, this book will deepen your sense of place and open insights to beauty, wonder, and connection to the natural world."--John Muir Laws, author of The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada Now in paperback! This charming, full-color field guide to 25 birds easily found in Berkeley proves that even the city's avian residents are a little quirky. Meticulously detailed illustrations capture each bird's distinctive physicality and temperament. A Burrowing Owl faces you in a full head-on shot, perhaps having just raised its raspy, chattering alarm call as you trespass on its last remaining Bay Area foothold at the Marina. The Anna's Hummingbird gives you a coy backward glance to assess if you've properly admired its flashing throat feathers, maybe having just performed its signature J-shaped courtship dive. While descriptions of identification and vocalizations are straightforward, author-illustrator Oliver James takes a delightfully creative approach to his write-ups of each species. A joy to read and pore over, Birds of Berkeley will enchant readers far beyond the city limits with its findings gleaned from painstaking and patient wildlife observation.

Natural ways to look after yourself, using the wisdom of your body and the extraordinary power of breath. Are you desperate for a good night's sleep? Do you require powerful pain relief or wish to supercharge your fitness and self-care? Oliver James, a body-led psychotherapist and growing presence in the world of breath and breathwork, introduces readers to the power of breathwork through twenty-one simple but effective breathing techniques. Weaving psychotherapy and science with movement and breath, James provides a way to experience life's simplicity through breathing exercises. Sketches and easy-to-follow instructions will help you experience the remarkable potential that has always been right under your nose.

Japan, 1641, two Dutch ships full of pirated Chinese silk are blown off course and arrive at an unauthorized location to be met by 'Tanaka', lord of all the Ninja, who decides to keep the bounty for himself rather than passing it on to his master - the Shogun. Johan Radeur, leader of the Dutch expedition, reluctantly goes along with Tanaka's plan and has to use all of his wit to keep his crew alive. The Shogun learns of Tanaka's plan and decides to 'rid the Japanese world of the Ninja'. After escaping Japan with the Dutch ships, a young Ninja finds himself marooned on an island of 'Headhunters'. He would have to learn how to live undetected on the island before he kills them, all of them.

The perfect book for anyone looking at business and entrepreneurship. It is ideal for anyone with an interest in business and anyone who has aspirations to start their own business-outlining key principles of the entrepreneurial adventure and the business world, bringing it to life using case studies.

Psycholigist Oliver James, bestselling author of They F*** You Up and Affluenza explores in this book the mental illness that afflicted David Bowie's family and Bowie's fear that he too was destined for insanity. Through Ziggy Stardust, and later personas including Aladdin Sane and Thin White Duke, Bowie engaged in an internal dialogue, played out on an international stage. Eventually, he emerged as the emotionally healthy man he remained until his death in January 2016. Using Bowie's example, as well as cases from his work as a therapist, Oliver James shows how personas can benefit us all. We can convert the lead of childhood adversity into the gold of emotional health if we identify the roots of our many selves and choose who we become.

Radical but full of hope ... we really can choose our mental health and that of our children Steve Biddulph, bestselling author of Raising Boys

Focusing on sixteen familiar bird species in Connecticut, this field guide offers unique insights and character-driven descriptions that appeal to both birders and casual readers. The author, inspired by a student forum on ornithology, connects each bird to campus life, highlighting their distinctive traits and behaviors. Original mixed media illustrations enhance the text, showcasing the beauty of each species. Originally published by a student group, this new edition by Wesleyan University Press aims to broaden its reach and engage a wider audience in the joys of birdwatching.

How to understand the role the past plays in your present and live a fulfilling, emotionally healthy life.

Informative, fact-packed guides to countries in our world today.

A fascinating expos� of office culture, in the style of the bestselling Affluenza, from popular psychologist Oliver James. The modern working world is a dangerous place, where game-playing, duplicity, and sheer malevolence are rife. Do talent and hard work count for nothing? Is politics everything? In this fascinating expos�, Oliver James reveals the murky underside of modern office life. With cutting-edge research and eye-opening interviews, he highlights the nasty practices that propel people to the top and shows how industries and cultures are fostering this behavior He then divulges strategies and techniques for not only surviving but thriving in these difficult environments. With the right mindset, you can distinguish and deal with toxic and overpromoted colleagues, charm your way through interviews, and use office politics to your advantage. Office Politics will overthrow your perceptions of office life and set you on a new path to success.