Superpowers

A brilliant, darkly funny debut about what happens when a group of college kids wake to discover their ordinary lives have just taken an extraordinary turn...

A first novel with superpowers, smarts and heart to spare

Kelly Link, author of Stranger Things Happen

A thoughtful and convincing blend of magic and realism... Superpowers tells us a story both soaring and sober

Karen Joy Fowler, author of The Jane Austen Book Club

Schwartz strikes the right balance between vicarious superhero adventure and thoughtful reflection on the hidden costs of being a Good Samaritan

DR DAVID J SCHWARTZ was a world-renowned motivational speaker and personal development expert. Born in the United States in 1927, he went on to be a professor at Georgia State University, and later founded his own consultancy firm, Creative Educational Services Inc. 
 
CES Inc. specialised in leadership development and life strategy, subjects which Swchartz went on to write several highly-acclaimed books about. He passed away in 1987.

A party in a college flat in May 2001. A case of dodgy home-brewed beer. A violent storm. Next day: the mother of all hangovers. What would you do if you the morning after the night before brought a banging head, a raging thirst... Oh, and your very own superpower? 
 
Meet the All-Stars: Harriet, Charlie, Caroline, Mary-Beth and Jack. Harriet can make herself invisible, Charlie can read your mind, Caroline can fly, and Jack, well, Jack can run faster than a speeding bullet. 
 
Determined to become costumed crime-fighters, but baffled by the lack of super-villains to tackle, the quintet soon finds that the ramifications of their new powers are more complicated than they anticipated, and that humans (even themselves) are much more fragile than they'd realised.

David J Schwartz

(Vermilion Life Essentials)

Your go-to guide to a better life, starting with the way you think 
 
Join 6 million readers around the world who have capitalised on the power of now 
 
First published in 1959, David J Schwartz's classic teachings are as powerful today as they were then. Practical, empowering and hugely engaging, this book shows that the key to success is the way you think. Not only will this timeless classic inspire you, it will give you the tools to change your life for the better – starting right now. 
 
Schwartz’s step-by-step approach will show you how to: 
 
- Defeat disbelief and the negative power it creates 
- Make your mind produce positive thoughts 
- Plan a concrete success-building programme 
- Do more and do it better by turning on your creative power 
- Capitalise on the power of NOW 
 
Updated for the 21st century, The Magic of Thinking Big will guide you to high achievement in every area of your life.

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