New Releases by Susan Jeffers

The classic bestseller that has inspired millions to face their fears once and for all is newly revised with an updated version. Are you afraid of making decisions . . . asking your boss for a raise . . . leaving a relationship . . . facing the future? The world is a scary place right now—day to day stress and worry is at an all-time high—but the hard truth is that fear won’t just go away on its own. The only way to get rid of fear is to approach it, and this book is your essential guide to connecting with your inner power in order to do just that. In this enduring work of self-empowerment, now updated for the post-pandemic new normal, Dr. Susan Jeffers shares dynamic techniques and profound concepts that have helped countless people grab hold of their fears and move forward with their lives. You’ll discover: · How to raise your self-esteem · How to become more assertive · How to connect to the powerhouse within · How to create more meaning in your life · How to experience more enjoyment With warmth, insight and humor, Dr. Jeffers shows you how to become powerful in the face of your fears—and enjoy the elation of living a creative, joyous, loving life. Whatever your fear, here is your chance to push through it and find true and lasting fulfillment on the other side.

Presents an illustrated version of the Christmas song with a girl, a boy, their pony, and their dog journeying to their Grandma''s house.

What are you afraid of and how is it holding you back? Whatever your anxieties, Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway can teach you how to handle what life throws at you, allowing you take control, move forwards and live the life you want.

Find your confidence From public speaking to asserting yourself, decision-making to relationships, internationally renowned author of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway Susan Jeffers shows you how to get the best out of yourself once you know how to overcome fear. The Little Book of Confidence offers practical advice and thought-provoking tips on how to transform your fears into certainty. ''The queen of self-help'' The Express

We all want to be liked or loved and feel close to our partners, friends and colleagues. What we don''t always know is how to make that connection. In this empowering book, Susan Jeffers gives us the insights and tools we need to end our loneliness and create a sense of belonging everywhere we go.Dare to Connect is for everyone who has ever asked:Why do I feel so nervous when I walk into a room full of strangers?Why do I feel lonely, even though I''m surrounded by people?Why do I feel so alienated from my husband/wife/lover?Why is it the hardest to approach the person I''m most interested in meeting?With wisdom and humour, Susan Jeffers shows you how to enjoy the wonderful relationships you deserve.

Those who have read the incredible worldwide bestsellers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway and Feel the Fear and Beyond will recognise Susan Jeffers'' brilliant idea of the ''Power Planner''. This is a step-by-step guide for incorporating all her strategies for developing a fuller, richer life in one, easy-to-use, simple chart. Each day, for three months, you write down things to be grateful for - and also give yourself tasks to fulfil that you find particularly difficult. These may be in the fields of relationships, friends, family, work, time off or spirituality. By risking small steps at a time, supporting and encouraging yourself, you can certainly learn to enjoy your life in a more conscious, loving, giving and powerful way. And this book will help you do so.

New York Times–bestselling artist and Caldecott Honor winner Susan Jeffers has created a Nutcracker as only she can—with lavish illustrations, magnificent detail, and enchanting holiday scenes on every page. This is The Nutcracker as you’ve never seen it before! Join Marie, Fritz, and the intriguing Nutcracker himself on a magical Christmas Eve adventure. Behold the frightful Mouse King, the elegant Sugar Plum fairies, and the entire Land of Sweets in this dazzling, gorgeously illustrated holiday classic. With spare text based on the story in the ballet, this book offers a front-row seat to the enthralling tale that is a perennial favorite of adults and children alike. And for Susan Jeffers fans looking for extra content, an author’s note is included at the end of the book, in which she explains what inspired her to turn this holiday tradition into a show-stopping picture book.

With the box office successes of movies based on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, familiarity with J. R. R. Tolkien''s Middle-Earth is growing. Unfortunately, scholarship dealing with Middle-Earth itself is comparatively rare in Tolkien studies, and students and scholars seeking greater insight have few resources. Similarly, although public concern for the environment is widespread and "going green" has never been trendier, ecocriticism is also an underserved area of literary studies. Arda Inhabited fills a gap in both areas by combining ecocritical and broader postmodern concerns with the growing appreciation for Tolkien''s Middle-Earth. Susan Jeffers looks at the way different groups and individuals in The Lord of the Rings interact with their environments. Drawing substantially on ecocritical theory, she argues that there are three main ways these groups relate to their setting: "power with," "power from," and "power over." Ents, Hobbits, and Elves have "power with" their environments. Dwarves and Men draw "power from" their place, interacting with the world symbolically or dialectically. Sauron, Saruman, and Orcs all stand as examples of narcissistic solipsism that attempts to exercise "power over" the environment. Jeffers further considers how wanderers in Middle-Earth interact with the world in light of these three categories and examines how these relationships reflect Tolkien''s own moral paradigm. Arda Inhabited responds to environmental critics such as Neil Evernden and Christopher Manes, as well as to other touchstones of postmodern thought such as Hegel, DeSaussure, Adorno, and Deleuze and Guattari. It blends their ideas with the analyses of Tolkien scholars such as Patrick Curry, Verlyn Flieger, and Tom Shippey and builds on the work of other scholars who have looked at environment and Tolkien such as Matthew Dickerson and Jonathan Evans. Arda Inhabited demonstrates how Tolkien studies enhances ecocriticism with a fresh examination of interconnection and environment, and ecocriticism enriches Tolkien studies with new ways of reading his work.

"Eric Carle, Nick Bruel, Lucy Cousins, Susan Jeffers, Steven Kellogg, Jon Klassen, Tom Lichtenheld, Peter McCarty, Chris Raschka, Peter Sis, Lane Smith, Erin Stead, Rosemary Wells and Mo Willems. Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 14 children''s book artists share their favorite animals and why they love them"--

Oh no! Emma is in trouble! In this new version of the classic song, Santa comes to the rescue. Susan Jeffers''s artwork sparkles with the excitement of a magical journey, revels in the fun of the twelve preposterous gifts, and brings us home in time for a joyful Christmas morning.

It''s a tale as timeless as storytelling itself: two children, lost in the woods, stumble upon a candy house that isn''t all that it seems. From Hansel''s trail of bread crumbs to Gretel''s ingenious triumph over the witch, the details of this familiar fairy tale enchant children year after year. Now, in an update on her classic retelling, Caldecott Honor winner and New York Times bestseller Susan Jeffers brings Hansel and Gretel to life for a new generation.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway has sold a million copies round the world since 1987, and is still one of the top ten bestsellers in the category of personal development. In this book, Susan Jeffers takes the approach and practical strategies that made her first such a success and applies them to the subject that is closest to all our hearts: Love. The author explains that, although most people desire a wonderful relationship, too many of us don''t really understand what love truly means. We say we love people in our lives yet, too often, we don''t act very lovingly. Nor do we choose our partners wisely. This lack of understanding about love is reflected in the ever-increasing divorce rate and the huge number of people who ask with a deep yearning in their hearts: Why is love so hard? The Feel The Fear Guide To... Lasting Love shows what real love actually looks like, how to learn the essentials for finding it - and how to make it last a lifetime. It also lays out solutions to common problems and explains the destructive power of fear. Full of Jeffers'' own experiences, humour and down-to-earth techniques, as well as the wisdom of others, this book will show us all how to enjoy the delight, satisfaction, peace and caring that true love can bring us.

Every summer on Chincoteague Island, there is an auction of ponies. If Julie works hard and saves her money all year, perhaps she can win the pony of her dreams--her very own Chincoteague pony. Full color.

Facsimile of an ed. published by Frederick Warne & Co., [1900?].

With humour and compassion, this text shows how difficult it is to be a parent and reveals the guilt traps set by the child care experts. It questions fashionable myths and half-truths that add to a parent''s sense of inadequacy and guilt.

Practical and wise these eminently readable little books are perfect for starting, ending or recharging your day with feelings of power and love.

In this inspiring collection of essays, self-help author Susan Jeffers captures the experiences, situations and emotions that make up all our lives. The essays all stand on their own and are deliberately presented in a random fashion - so that, as in life, you never know what''s coming next. Originally published: 2004.

A child creates her dream pony by drawing it on paper and imagining the adventures they would go on.

Sally asks her mother to reread the story about a girl who, after creating many paintings of the pony she hoped for, grew up to become an artist.

Details just how difficult parenting can be, questioning the myths and half-truths that make some parents feel inadequate and offering valuable survival tools.

The long-awaited companion volume to the worldwide bestseller Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, this inspiring and empowering book will bring welcome relief to anyone who is ever worried or afraid.