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  • The expanded dialectical behavior therapy skills training manual: DBT for self-help, individual, and group treatment settings (3rd edition, 2025)

    By Lane Pederson
    4 stars

    A practical, user‑friendly guide to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Included are practical DBT skills you can use right now, whether you’re a therapist, group leader, or just someone wanting better tools to manage emotions, relationships, and stress.

  • Encounter Groups (1970)

    By Carl R. Rogers
    3 stars

    Small, face‑to‑face groups can help people grow by being honest, open, and emotionally present with one another. So, get a small group of people together, drop the masks, speak honestly about what you feel right now, and listen deeply. If the environment is safe and respectful, people will grow in ways they didn’t expect.

  • Maori Legends

    By Roger Hart and A. W. Reed
    3 stars

    Maori Legends by Alexander Wyclif Reed retells traditional Māori stories in simple, accessible language. It covers the creation of the world, the battles and adventures of gods like Tāne, Tangaroa, and Tāwhirimātea, and the exploits of heroes such as Māui, showing how these myths shaped Māori beliefs about nature, life, and human destiny.

  • War and Peace

    By Leo Tolstoy
    5 stars

    War and Peace intertwines the lives of Russian aristocrats - Pierre Bezukhov, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, and Natasha Rostov - against the backdrop of Napoleon's invasion, exploring love, loss, and the search for meaning in a time of upheaval. Through its sweeping narrative, Tolstoy blends historical events with philosophical reflections, showing how personal destinies and national history are inseparably linked. War and Peace zooms in on the personal journeys of its main figures which include Pierre Bezukhov, Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, Natasha Rostov, Nikolai Rostov, and Mary Bolkonskaya. Together, their intertwined stories reveal Tolstoy's vision of how individuals navigate love, suffering, and transformation amid the chaos of war.

  • In praise of walking: The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us

    By Shane O'Mara
    5 stars

    In Praise of Walking explains how walking, a fundamental human activity, boosts our physical health, mental wellbeing, and creativity. The book integrates the neuroscience behind walking and shows how walking has shaped human evolution, culture, and social connection throughout history.

  • Moemoeā: Māori Counselling Journeys

    By Kathie Crocket, Eugene Davis, Elmarie Kotze, Brent Swann, Huia Swann
    5 stars

    Moemoeā emphasizes the reparative potential of narrative and relational practices informed by mātauranga and tikanga Māori, showing how indigenous knowledge can enrich professional counselling contexts.

  • Walking in the woods: Go back to nature with the Japanese way of shinrin-yoku

    By Yoshifumi Miyazaki
    3 stars

    Walking in the Woods by Yoshifumi Miyazaki explores shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, showing how mindful immersion in nature reduces stress, balances nervous system activity, and enhances emotional well-being. Offshoots of forest bathing, such as simply selecting the right indoors plants in the office environment, can provide similar beneficial results such as fostering calm, resilience, and improved mental health.

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