Most Popular Books by Rachel Williams

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERu200b ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Sex and the City meets Bad Blood and Catch Me if You Can in the astonishing true story of Anna Delvey, a young con artist posing as an heiress in New York City—as told by the former Vanity Fair photo editor who got seduced by her friendship and then scammed out of more than $62,000. Rachel DeLoache Williams’s new friend Anna Delvey, a self-proclaimed German heiress, was worldly and ambitious. She was also generous—picking up the tab for lavish dinners at Le Coucou, infrared sauna sessions at HigherDOSE, drinks at the 11 Howard Library bar, and regular workout sessions with a celebrity personal trainer. When Anna proposed an all-expenses-paid trip to Marrakech at the five-star La Mamounia hotel, Rachel jumped at the chance. But when Anna’s credit cards mysteriously stopped working, the dream vacation quickly took a dark turn. Anna asked Rachel to begin fronting costs—first for flights, then meals and shopping, and, finally, for their $7,500-per-night private villa. Before Rachel knew it, more than $62,000 had been charged to her credit cards. Anna swore she would reimburse Rachel the moment they returned to New York. Back in Manhattan, the repayment never materialized, and a shocking pattern of deception emerged. Rachel learned that Anna had left a trail of deceit—and unpaid bills—wherever she’d been. Mortified, Rachel contacted the district attorney, and in a stunning turn of events, found herself helping to bring down one of the city’s most notorious con artists. With breathless pacing and in-depth reporting from the person who experienced it firsthand, My Friend Anna is an unforgettable true story of “glamour, greed, lust for power” (The New York Times), and female friendship.

Calming nature stories for little ones Discover a magical world of nature on your doorstep. Charming rhyming verse introduces six mindful moments–including a squirrel burying a nut, and a rainbow forming on a rainy day–to the youngest readers. A fabulous introduction for first readers, from the team that created international bestseller Slow Down.

Patience... is an anti-instant gratification book from Rachel Williams, the best-selling author of Slow Down, and illustrator Leonie Lord, showing that for everything there is a season and good things are worth the wait! A lot of life is spent waiting—waiting for the day to start, waiting for the toast to cook, waiting for the school bus. Waiting is not easy, but as life happens, things change and grow while you are waiting. Discover how good things take time, and how there is a season for everything. Discover how long it takes for Light from the sun to reach Earth A barn owl to hunt The moon to rise and fall A nymph to grow wings A bird to incubate its eggs A camel to cross the desert to drink A bear to wait for spring An apple tree to grow fruit A coral to grow A patch of rainforest to regrows A tortoise to complete its life cycle . . . and more! By understanding how everything has a time and place, readers will be better able to cope with not having things instantly. They will discover that everyday wonders require patience and process.

American Philanthropy at Home and Abroad explores the different ways in which charities, voluntary associations, religious organisations, philanthropic foundations and other non-state actors have engaged with traditions of giving. Using examples from the late eighteenth century to the Cold War, the collection addresses a number of major themes in the history of philanthropy in the United States. These examples include the role of religion, the significance of cultural networks, and the interplay between civil diplomacy and international development, as well as individual case studies that challenge the very notion of philanthropy as a social good. Led by Ben Offiler and Rachel Williams, the authors demonstrate the benefits of embracing a broad definition of philanthropy, examining how American concepts including benevolence and charity have been used and interpreted by different groups and individuals in an effort to shape – and at least nominally to improve – people''s lives both within and beyond the United States.

This charming addition to the Slow Down series brings a sense of calm with short nature stories for little ones Discover a magical world of nature on your doorstep. Charming rhyming verse presents six mindful moments—including a squirrel burying a nut and a rainbow forming on a rainy day—to the youngest readers. Slow Down . . . on Your Doorstep is a fabulous introduction for first readers from the team that created the international bestseller Slow Down.

Head off on a journey of discovery with this follow-up to the best-selling Atlas of Adventures! This book collects together nature’s most unmissable events from between the two poles, including epic migrations, extraordinary behaviours, and Herculean habits. Find hundreds of things to spot and learn new facts about every animal.

Set your spirit of adventure free with this lavishly illustrated trip around the world. Whether you''re visiting the penguins of Antarctica, joining the Carnival in Brazil, or a canoe safari down the Zambezi River, this book brings together more than 100 activities and challenges to inspire armchair adventurers of any age. Find hundreds of things to spot and learn new facts about every destination. With epic adventures from the four corners of the globe and discoveries to be made on your own doorstep, this book will inspire you to set off on your own journey of discovery. - See more at: http://quartoknows.com/books/9781847806956/Atlas-of-Adventures.html#sthash.kfeVPl0u.dpuf

Stop looking; you’ve found the best option for AP® African American Studies. Freedom on My Mind has always been a great African American History textbook; now it’s a great AP® African American Studies textbook.

‘He pushed open the door, and I saw that he was pulling something out of a bag he was carrying. It was a gun – a sawn-off shotgun.’ Featured on ITV''s Lorraine with Michael Sheen and Rachel Williams. Darren was funny and attractive, and 21-year-old Rachel fell head-over-heels for him; it wasn’t long before they moved in together, and she fell pregnant with his child. But his inner demons soon surfaced... Weakened and alone, Rachel was beaten and tormented by him for 18 years, until one day, Darren turned up at her place of work with a shotgun and left her for dead. But her ordeal wasn’t over... Devastating yet inspiring, Rachel’s story of hope tells of how you can always find the light, even in the very darkest of times. ‘Incredibly poignant and powerful.’ – Victoria Derbyshire ‘Transformative. Life changing.’ – Michael Sheen

In author Rachel Williams and illustrator Ksenia Bakhareva’s Picture Puzzler: A Natural History Hide-and-Seek, step into the world’s wildest places to solve 72 picture riddles and search for camouflaged animals. Explore six real world habitats: the Sahara, the Rocky Mountains, European beech forests, the Amazon Basin, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Arctic archipelago Svalbard. A dozen camouflaged animals are hidden within a large illustration of each habitat. How many will you spot? A rhyming riddle for each animal offers clues. If you’re still stumped, a second set of pages offers additional hints for the hardest-to-spot creatures as well as more information about the animals and the habitat they call home.

Are you rushed, super busy and so overcommitted? Do you ever find yourself downplaying your beauty, or not see your beauty at all? Are you tired of measuring yourself against an impossible beauty standard? Well, it''s time to unravel.It is time to unravel the negative self talk, the should haves and have to''s, and the beauty fears of the past, present and future. It is time to simplify.The Clean and Press, Lorde Beauty Makeup Techniques, The No Mirror Challenge, The Face Workout and more, are beauty practices and techniques I have created. You will feel and look your best, and understand your unique beauty in a powerful, wholehearted and loving way through real life stories and reflections from myself and from other women and girls like you. It''s time to unravel. Let''s press play.

This exam-prep study guide for respiratory medicine covers the basic science, clinical assessment, and respiratory pathology. Includes cross-referencing and guidelines for linking to key aspects of science and clinical medicine in an evidence-based manner.--From publisher description.