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Maybe you've been called "too much" or "too sensitive." Maybe you recognize yourself lashing out, shutting down, or saying things you later regret. Perhaps you've noticed a pattern: relationships that start with promise but end in pain. Here's the truth: toxic behavior isn't always obvious, and it's rarely intentional. It's the defense mechanisms we learned to survive, now sabotaging our ability to thrive. Stop Being Toxic Before It's Too Late is your wake-up call and your roadmap to transformation. It's about radical honesty and genuine change before the people you love give up on you.

Not everyone who harms you does it openly. Some manipulate through charm, confusion, and emotional control — leaving you doubting yourself instead of them. This book is a clear, practical guide designed to help you recognize narcissistic behavior, understand how manipulation works, and protect yourself before emotional damage takes root.

Do you feel emotionally drained in relationships that leave you second-guessing yourself? Do you always give—but end up feeling used, unseen, or even manipulated? If so, you might be an empath caught in a toxic dance with a narcissist. This book is for the women who feel too much, care too deeply, and love too hard—and who are finally ready to stop being emotionally taken advantage of.

Then you're in for a treat. Volume three of our popular anthology series is sure to scratch that questionable itch. With stories by Michael Knost, William Joseph Roberts, Philip K. Booker, Christopher Woods, D. Raymond Smith, David Badurina, H.P. Holo, James Palmer, Jason Cordova, Lee Ellis, M Leigh, Michael Morton, Michael Craig, and Guest Editorial by Faith Hunter.

Relationship anxiety can make even deep connections feel unsafe. You overanalyze every word, fear rejection, and try to control love—just to feel secure. But control doesn’t create safety. Self-trust does. In this empowering guide, author and emotional healing mentor Ellis D. Mercer blends attachment healing with the transformational power of divine feminine energy—helping you shift from survival mode to deep emotional confidence.

221B is more than an address on Baker Street...it is also the code-name for special agents of Her Majesty's Secret Service who are called upon to combat extreme threats to the Realm-Sherlock Holmes, Loveday Brooke and Dr. John Watson. Now they face their most deadly challenge-a shadowy futurist organization called the Hephaestus Ring conspires to subvert the Paris World's Fair and use the opening of the Eiffel Tower to unleash a new terror weapon.

If you feel drained, manipulated, or constantly walking on eggshells even after the breakup, you’re not alone. For empathic mothers, co-parenting with a narcissist can feel like a never-ending battle—one where your child’s well-being is always caught in the middle. This book is here to help you break free from the emotional grip of your ex and protect what matters most: your peace, and your child’s future.

Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), created by world-renowned therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, provides you with realistic, simple, proven techniques that will significantly reduce your stress levels and help you react effectively, whether the circumstances are professional or personal.

Candid, short, and accessible, Winning the Loser's Game walks you through the process of developing and implementing a powerful investing strategy that generates solid profits year after year. In this eagerly awaited new edition, Charles D. Ellis applies the expertise developed over his long, illustrious career. This updated edition includes: new chapters on bond investing, how investor behavior affects returns, and how technology and big data are challenging traditional investment decision; and more.

One of the world's largest, fastest-growing, and most trusted investing institutions, Vanguard serves over 30 million clients, manages more than eight trillion dollars, and is an influential industry disruptor. Now, Charles D. Ellis reveals the story behind Vanguard's rise to the top of the investing world.

Having devoted a career that spans 50 years to consulting with and studying professional firms in the Americas, Asia, and Europe, author Charles Ellis learned firsthand how difficult it is for an organization to go beyond very good and attain, as well as sustain, excellence. Now, he shares his hard-won insights with you and reveals "what it takes" to be best-in-class in any industry.

In just ten short, accessible, and inviting chapters, Rethinking Investing: A Very Short Guide on Very Long-Term Investing presents straightforward steps that ordinary people can take to better invest their money. This book dispels myths about the value of investment managers, highlights emotional tendencies that can cloud our financial judgment, explains why index funds are a savvy choice, and reveals secrets like why it's better to wait until age seventy to receive Social Security benefits—along with the calculations that make this decision crystal-clear.

A shamanic ritual with the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet to bring about alchemical transformation at the deepest levels of your being Details how to work with Sekhmet to transform your negative behavior patterns and character flaws into creative impulses and higher energies Leads you through...

Repackaged with a stunning new cover and an insightful new foreword, this book is one of six Dr. Albert Ellis "How To" titles to be reissued by Citadel in 2016-2017. Widely recognized as a pioneer of 20th century psychotherapy, Albert Ellis's works have stood the test of time, and continue to serve as the cornerstone of the Albert Ellis Institute, which has centers in 6 American cities and 20 countries abroad.

Anger is universal. Unchecked, it can cause lasting damage in our lives: wrecked relationships, lost jobs, even serious disease. Yet in these increasingly stressful times, all of us have acted in anger - and often wished we hadn't. Is there a way that really works to solve problems and assert ourselves without being angry?

In the updated edition of The Elements of Investing, authors Charles Ellis and Burton Malkiel-two of the world's greatest financial thinkers - have again combined their talents to produce a straight-talking book about investing and saving. Written with every investor in mind, this reliable resource will put you on a path towards a lifetime of financial success.

When your mind won’t stop, how can your heart feel safe? Author and emotional healing mentor Ellis D. Mercer offers a transformative bundle for anyone trapped in anxious attachment, toxic thought loops, or self-doubt. If you constantly overthink your partner’s words, fear abandonment, or feel lost in love, this complete emotional reset helps you reconnect with your inner safety, self-worth, and feminine power—so you can build love that feels secure, grounded, and real.

The premise of the best-selling Winning the Loser's Game that individual investors can achieve far greater success working with financial markets than against them has grown increasingly popular in today's hard-to-predict markets. The latest edition of this concise yet comprehensive classic offers updated strategies to leverage the power of time and compounding, protect against down cycles, and more.

From social anxiety to phobias to post-traumatic stress disorder, sources of anxiety in daily life are numerous, and can have a powerful impact on your future. By following the rules of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), created by world renowned therapist Dr. Albert Ellis, you can stop anxiety in its tracks if you will admit this important fact: Things and people do not make you anxious. You do. Your unrealistic expectations produce your needless anxiety. Yet not all anxiety is needless....

As a strategy consultant to Goldman Sachs for more than 30 years, Charles D. Ellis developed close relationships with many of the firm's past and present leaders around the world. In The Partnership he probes deeply into the most important chapters in the firm's history, revealing the key events and decisions that tell the colorful, character-driven story of how Goldman Sachs became what it is today.