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In this World Mental Health Day Audible Sessions Special, nine celebrities discuss their experiences with mental health. We hear what their mental health problems feel like to them; their experiences of speaking to friends, family, professionals and the public; and the things that can help them feel better. In these conversations, we cover topics from social media to suicidal thoughts, and we say that whether you sometimes find it difficult to leave the house; you have anxiety, depression, or OCD; or you need to airplane your phone every now and then to stop it becoming addictive - that’s okay.

Audrey is over romance. While dealing with her parents’ contentious divorce, a breakup of her own, and shifting friendship dynamics, she has every reason to feel cynical. But then she meets Harry, her fellow coworker at the local cinema. He’s brash, impulsive, and a major flirt. And even though Audrey tries to resist, she finds herself falling for his charms. But in this funny, insightful, and ultimately empowering novel, love—and life—isn’t what it’s like in the movies.

The perfect escapist listen, for all fans of Cathy Bramley and Scarlett Bailey. A Year at the Star and Sixpence is Holly Hepburn's four Star and Sixpence novellas collected together as a novel for the first time. When sisters Nessie and Sam inherit a little pub in a beautiful country village, they jump at the chance to escape their messy lives and start afresh. But when they arrive at the Star and Sixpence, it's not quite what they imagined - it's pretty much derelict, ruined by debts, and it's going to be a huge job....

On July 4, 1826, as Americans lit firecrackers to celebrate the country’s 50th birthday, both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were on their deathbeds. The young nation had outlived the men who made it, but could it survive intensifying divisions over the very meaning of the land of the free? American Radicals is a dynamic, timely history of 19th-century activists - free-lovers and socialists, abolitionists and vigilantes - and the social revolution they sparked in the turbulent Civil War era.

Darcy Davenport is ready for a fresh start. Determined to leave a string of disastrous jobs and relationships behind her, she can't wait to explore White Cliff Bay and meet the locals. When Darcy swims in the crystal clear waters of the bay, she discovers the charming Rose Island Lighthouse. But it's not just the beautiful building that she finds so intriguing....

Jude a 17 ans et vit à la Haute Cour de Domelfe dans le royaume de Terrafæ. Enlevée au monde des mortels lorsqu'elle n'était qu'une enfant et élevée avec ses sœurs parmi les puissants, elle a appris à se protéger des sortilèges et à se battre à l'épée. Pourtant, elle subit jour après jour les moqueries et les insultes. Car elle n'est qu'une humaine, vouée à la mort, dans un monde où règnent les Fæs, créatures sublimes, immortelles... et cruelles.

Anastasia is a completely average almost-eleven-year-old. That is, UNTIL her parents die in a tragic vacuum-cleaner accident. UNTIL she's rescued by two long-lost great-aunties. And UNTIL she's taken to their delightful and, er, "authentic" Victorian home, St. Agony's Asylum for the Criminally Insane. But something strange is going on at the asylum. Anastasia soon begins to suspect that her aunties are not who they say they are. So when she meets Ollie and Quentin, two mysterious brothers, the three join together to plot their great escape!

Questions about Amalia’s past become more concerning when she’s uprooted at the young age of 15 from the only life she knows and into an abusive nobleman’s household. As a young female in 19th-century Spain and a dominant patriarchal society, Amalia’s choices are limited. That couldn’t be more evident than in her employer’s household. Manuel Tudó watches Amalia closely. He says disturbing things about her mother and seeks opportunities to pursue her and catch her alone. His control over her and her future terrify her.

Harriet Manners knows many facts. And she knows everything there is to know about Paris...except what to do when you're the hottest new model at Fashion Week. Can Harriet find her je ne sais quoi, or will it be sacré bleu! on the runway? Find out in this hilarious summer-special Geek Girl novella from number one best-selling author Holly Smale.

If you're like me, you watched The Secret, attended seminars, and studied every other New Age and new thought authors and teachers, but with little success. Eventually, I combined the different advice I'd received, and started to receive what I've nick-named "Magic Money." But don't get me wrong - this isn't the woo-woo, Law of Attraction stuff you've heard before. Magic Money is practical prosperity that, when you practice it, works like a charm. And, it usually starts within 24 hours!

A helicopter pilot, Jackie Remus, reluctantly agrees to go on a date with one of her clients, but her date is unexpectedly cut short when she witnesses a man being murdered. After narrowly escaping with her life, she is placed into protective custody. When the safe house is breached, Jackie makes a daring escape from both the hired killers and the handsome FBI agent, who wants to return her to protective custody.

Moving Averages 101 is the easiest way to learn how to capture trends in the stock market! Master moving averages, and give yourself a significant trading advantage. Benefit from 20 years of trading experience! Limit your chances of trading ruin by learning from someone with more than 20 years in the stock market. Steve will teach you what a moving averages are and how to trade them. Not sure where to start? This book will give you a great understanding of the power of moving averages.

From the imaginations of best-selling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a heart-stopping plunge into the magical unknown. Think you know magic? Think again. The Magisterium awaits.... Most people would do anything to get into the Magisterium and pass the Iron Trial. Not Callum Hunt. Call has been told his whole life that he should never trust a magician. And so he tries his best to do his worst - but fails at failing. Now he must enter the Magisterium.

Emily Bell has it all - or so she thinks. She's in love with a boy named Sam, and this summer is destined to be the best they've ever known. No one suspects that Sam's violent father, who blames the Bell family for his incarceration, is planning a jailbreak. Meanwhile Sam and Emily's idyllic romance is under fire from a charismatic new girl in town, and Emily begins to question the loyalty of the person she thought she could trust most.

Joining us at Audible Studios is award-winning DJ and British Broadcaster, Adele Roberts. Best known for her work on BBC Radio 1, Roberts has regularly hosted breakfast shows on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2, and is a common feature on the live lounge. In 2021, Roberts received a stage 2 bowel cancer diagnosis, and underwent surgery to remove the cancer and create an ileostomy. Roberts has been deliberate in staying positive and open during her treatment, in the hopes of inspiring others. We'll be talking to Adele Roberts about Personal Best, her guide to getting back on track.

Joining us at Audible Studios is author and activist, Sophie Williams. We will be speaking to Sophie Williams about The Glass Cliff, her latest book which comes off the back of her viral TED talk on the subject. We will be finding out what the Glass Cliff is, how women are being sabotaged in leadership roles, why men are still receiving advantages over women in the workplace, and what success can look like for women.

Learn five winning and backtested trading systems that beat buy and hold investing. Steve goes step-by-step, showing the results of 16 years worth of backtested results of some of the most popular moving average signals so you can see how to get in, when to get out, and how to use backtesting to your advantage! Are you unsure about trading moving averages? Want to see actual stock market backtests? Not sure where to start? This book will give you trading clarity.

Lucy Worsley has become a household name through our screens as a presenter of history programmes for the BBC and as an author of several best-selling books, including Jane Austen at Home. Beginning her career working for English Heritage before becoming chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley published her latest book, a biography of Queen Victoria, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of her birth. Lucy Worsley talks to us about our continual fascination with the monarchy, why she loves sharing history so much and how in love Queen Victoria and Prince Albert really were.

Born and raised in West Lothian, Brady pursued a career in journalism after university, though always had an interest in comedy. After reaching the final of "So You Think You're Funny" at the Edinburgh Fringe, Brady launched her stand-up career and has since appeared on panel shows. Brady knew she was autistic as a teenager, but was told she couldn't be, as she was good at making eye contact and had a boyfriend. After finally getting a diagnosis in 2021, Brady has now penned her autobiography, Strong Female Character, which details the struggles she faced growing up with autism.

Manche Geheimnisse verschwinden von selbst. Andere nie. Sie sind nur eingeschlossen. Alex Dare ist Journalistin. Und Alkoholikerin. Bei der Recherche für einen Artikel stößt sie auf den Fall von Amy Stevenson, die seit vielen Jahren im Koma liegt. Plötzlich wird Alex' journalistischer Spürsinn wieder wach. Denn sie kennt Amy. Und sie meint zu ahnen, dass Amy ein Geheimnis hat. Aber wer soll ihr schon glauben? Es sei denn, Amy gibt ihr Geheimnis preis.