Nonfiction / Personal Development Best Sellers

• INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! • The iconic, multiplatinum, Grammy Award®–winning performer Brandy brings us a raw, intimate portrait of her life, charting her journey from Mississippi churches to Hollywood spotlights From the moment she first sang at church in McComb, Mississippi, Brandy knew her voice was special. At fourteen she landed her first record deal. At fifteen her first album went platinum. At sixteen she was starring in the hit sitcom Moesha and became the first Black actress to play Cinderella on screen alongside fairy godmother, Whitney Houston. Yet as the accolades piled up, so too did the pressure to maintain a flawless image. To onlookers, she had crafted the blueprint for the teenage “it” girl. But behind closed doors “The Vocal Bible” as she was known, was struggling. In this piercing, revelatory memoir, Brandy shares: the inside stories behind her most iconic songs and albums; her star-studded connections with Whitney Houston and Diana Ross; the affirmation of friends and family, including her brother Ray J, that helped her through challenging times; and so much more. Delving into the humble roots of her decades-spanning career, her early struggles with bullies and insecurities as a high schooler, and finally her inspirational journey to reclaim her sense of self and her autonomy as a woman in Hollywood and in music, this memoir is an insightful meditation on Brandy's life and how she rose to become the woman she is today. Told through a series of breathtaking vignettes and never-before-seen family photographs in a full-color insert, Phases is a fearless and remarkable story of hope, resilience and the strength it takes to make peace with the past.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the creator of the massively popular System Sunday community with over two million followers comes a proven method for building systems that make modern life easier You’re making thousands of decisions a day. You’re fighting algorithms designed to steal your attention. You’re managing passwords, subscriptions, and deadlines—complexity your brain was never built to handle. And somewhere in there, you’re supposed to exercise, eat well, and maintain friendships. No wonder life feels harder than it should. The happiest and most successful people don’t have more willpower than you. They’ve learned a skill most of us were never taught: building systems. This book is the missing manual. Ben Meer—dubbed “The Systems Guy” by Forbes—spent years studying what separates people who consistently thrive from those who merely survive. Drawing on insights from behavioral science and systems thinking, he introduces DRIVE, a five-step method for turning any goal into a system that works. How to Be Good at Life gives you the full toolkit to: Go beyond habits to build systems for everyday routines and projects Design systems across your seven Life Engines: Health, Relationships, Career, Money, Emotions, Mind, and Environment Access 40+ plug-and-play systems you can implement immediately—including System Sunday, the weekly ritual to keep your life running smoothly See the hidden methods behind the success of Seinfeld, Serena Williams, Hans Zimmer, Beyoncé, Andy Warhol, and more Discover that the payoff isn’t just productivity, but a sense of calm and lightness Maybe you’ve dreamed of starting a side hustle, getting in shape, or finally taking control of your money. This book shows you how to make progress inevitable. The gap between who you are and who you want to become? It’s just a few systems you haven’t built yet.

Discover the transformative New York Times bestseller—a step-by-step manual for mastering your inner mind for peak performance and living your life to the fullest. As a professional baseball player, Jim Murphy’s sense of worth revolved around results. He was focused on achievement but also afraid of failure. When he started coaching professional and Olympic athletes, he often encountered the same mindset. He became obsessed with learning how the best in the world performed with poise under pressure. After years of research, Murphy had a revelatory insight: the pursuit of extraordinary performance and the pursuit of an exceptional life are the same path. Filled with exercises, techniques, and tools, Inner Excellence trains your heart and mind, showing you how to: · Develop self-mastery—and let go of what you can’t control. · Overcome anxiety—and build powerful mental habits. · Remove mental blocks—and get out of your own way. · Train your subconscious mind—and release limiting beliefs. Merging two decades of research and interviews with top athletes and leaders with this training system, Inner Excellence will put you on a path towards a more satisfactory and joyful life.

Businessman, author, professor, and podcaster Scott Galloway offers a path forward for men and parents of boys. The lack of attention to the growing masculinity crisis has created a void which is now being dangerously filled by the Manosphere and misogyny. Male suicide rates are sky high; employment rates are low and mental health and relationship issues are impossible to ignore. This is not just a male issue: it is affecting society as a whole. Scott Galloway has been sounding the alarm on this issue for years. In Notes on Being a Man, Galloway explores what it means to be a man today, and provides a roadmap for healthy masculinity and mental strength. He shares his own story from boyhood to manhood. In exploring issues like childhood, depression, anger, pressure, money and relationships, he shares the sometimes funny, often painful, lessons he learned along the way. With unflinching honesty, Scott Galloway maps out an enriching, inspiring operator’s manual for being a man today. BOYS AND MEN ARE IN CRISIS. SCOTT GALLOWAY HAS A PATH FORWARD. NOTES FOR BEING A MAN: Being a good dad means being good to women. Action absorbs anxiety. Find what you’re good at and follow your talent. Get out of the house. Take risk and be willing to feel like an imposter. This is a key to professional success, and masculinity. Acknowledge your blessings, and create opportunities for others. Be of surplus value. Be kind.

In his New York Times bestselling book, Discipline Is Destiny, Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a life of self-discipline. In this much-anticipated third installment in the Stoic Virtues series, he argues for the necessity of doing what’s right – even when it isn’t easy For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of justice—or one’s commitment to doing the right thing, no matter how difficult. In order to be courageous, wise, and self-disciplined, one must begin with justice. The influence of the modern world often tells us that acting justly is optional. Holiday argues that that’s simply untrue—and the fact that so few people today have the strength to stand by their convictions explains much about why we’re so unhappy. In Right Thing, Right Now, Holiday draws on fascinating stories of historical figures such as Marcus Aurelius, Florence Nightingale, Jimmy Carter, Gandhi, and Frederick Douglass, whose examples of kindness, honesty, integrity, and loyalty we can emulate as pillars of upright living. Through the lives of these role models, readers learn the transformational power of living by a moral code and, through the cautionary tales of unjust leaders, the consequences of an ill-formed conscience. The Stoics never claimed that living justly was easy, only that it was necessary. And that the alternative—sacrificing our principles for something lesser—was considered only by cowards and fools. Right Thing, Right Now is a powerful antidote to the moral failures of our modern age, and a manual for living virtuously.

"Girl, Stop Apologizing" by Rachel Hollis is a self-help book that encourages women to embrace their ambitions and overcome the habit of apologizing for their goals and dreams. Hollis provides practical advice, personal anecdotes, and motivational insights to empower readers to pursue their aspirations with confidence and determination. The book aims to inspire a mindset shift and foster a sense of empowerment among its readers.

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.