All of our lives we’ve been told that superheroes are these “fictional” characters with extraordinary powers, yet every day, millions of us put on our capes, and continue to face and overcome the obstacles, adversities, and hurdles in our lives. But, are we using our inner-Heroes correctly? In Becoming Your Own Hero author Parmida Barez guides readers on the journey of becoming your life’s truest Hero. A journey that leads to you not only putting on your cape but truly owning and earning it, perhaps for the first time. Her proven and practical approaches can be successfully applied by people from all walks of life to decipher where they are sitting on the Hero spectrum and how they can unlock their next level of purposeful, self-aware, and empowered living. Along this journey, you will learn how to free yourself from self-sabotaging thoughts, behaviours, and associations that have been holding you back. Becoming Your Own Hero isn’t just a ‘to-do’ list; it’s a lifestyle that is within your reach.

Help Kids Discover Their Own Inner Hero We often teach children that heroes are famous because of something they did, but it's just as important to teach them that heroes are remembered for who they are. In Be Your Own Hero, Lisa King reveals what it takes to be a real-life hero. And it has a whole lot more to do with character and kindness than anything else! Being a hero takes having the courage to believe in yourself, overcome obstacles, and make the world a better - and brighter - place for everyone around you. And the good news is, we all can do that! It's Hero Week at school, and Quinn Wilson can hardly contain her excitement! Each day, her class will meet a real-life hero, and on Friday they get to dress up as their favorite hero from the past or present. Every other kid in the class knows who they want to be, except for Quinn! There are so many heroes she looks up to! How can she choose just one? But when Quinn's teacher, Mr. Finley, teaches the class some important truths about heroes, Quinn discovers something unexpected. In her search to find a hero in someone else, she actually finds the hero in herself!

Foster care was Schwartzen Precil's home since he was one years old. He endured many extreme hardships including an encounter with the criminal justice system as a teenager. He used that obstacle as an opportunity to start over. Despite a traumatic childhood, Schwartzen remained hopeful as he developed a resilient spirit. Through the game of basketball, he enhanced his leadership skills which earned him college scholarship. After graduation, he went on to empower and inspires youth and young professionals with his story as he searched for his long lost family. "Many people struggle with acceptance, identity, and emotional instability their entire lives. I decided to stop blaming others and take full responsibility. I became my own hero." -Schwartzen Precil

A Hero Like You looks at everyday heroes and highlights qualities such as loyalty, compassion, resourcefulness, justice, and courage. The lyrical rhyme and relatable illustrations remind us that we all have the opportunity to be a hero by helping others, doing right and making the world a better place. "What the world needs is a hero like you!"

Limiting Beliefs, Self-Doubt & Anxiety still make you a Hero. Do you want to start a new adventure but feel like there's something stopping you? Do you know you've got more inside of you that the world hasn't seen yet? If so - this is the book for you. Through an early age battle with self-acceptance and failure, Leonard tells us how he went from being an intern and generating clients for an estate agency to running an international business in South Asia recruiting nurses to the UK. Taking his experience into the Tech Industry, he is now on the forefront of a new community-driven platform - developing the mindset of a new generation of creative, talented and disruptive entrepreneurs. His journey of entrepreneurial success shows how embracing isolation and self-doubt led him to rediscover his confidence. Join Leonard Sekyonda, CEO of MYCOMEUP.COM, as he teaches you how to re-create and re-discover yourself so you can progress, succeed and get back in the driver's seat of your own journey. "Your life is your party - but only if you control the invitation list" - Leonard Sekyonda

SKYE is the storm-tossed comic character out for revenge on the author who murdered his family. JACE is the math-loving #blerd trying to escape his father's deadly legacy. When their worlds collide, Jace must choose between the real world he's always hated, and the comic book world he's always loved - and Skye must decide if killing his author will save his world...or damn his soul. This special edition showcases full-color comics illustrated by Annie Chen - creating lines between the real world, and the comic book world for the hero to escape. Inside each copy you will find the unsolved literary cipher of the century, designed by mathematics PhD Daniel Weingard; BECOMING HERO was a semi-finalist in the nationwide cinematic novel competition, and both of the voice actors for the audiobook have won performance awards. Why so meta? Skye's a comic book superhero with a gun in his hand and a gripe against his author. Every girl Skye's ever dated is either dead or trying to take over the world, and in the series finale, Skye's best friend kills him. Or so he thinks. The weapon meant to disintegrate Skye lands him in his author's universe. With a shot at revenge. Skye, meet Jace. Jacen Howard's a brilliant #blerd math whiz and comics aficionado - but at his West Baltimore high school that's a bad thing, and if the bullying isn't bad enough, Jace's cop-father regularly pisses off the neighbors. Jace doesn't see himself as a hero; he's just trying to survive. Jace might be just the hero Skye needs. But Skye won't open up when Jace tries to ease him out of PTSD, and the author's still torturing his friends. As Skye's mood swings and nightmares escalate, Jace realizes that if he doesn't uncover his roommate's real identity soon, Skye will hurt someone-and Skye's still deciding if murder will save his world, or damn his soul.

Introduce the young reader in your life to the inimitable, expectation-destroying, glass ceiling-shattering, world-saving female Super Heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Captain Marvel and Shuri to Gamora, Black Widow, Nebula, and more, in this beautifully-illustrated picture book aimed at the young reader set. Fans of all ages will be thrilled by this adventure that celebrates the strength, intelligence, and ingenuity of the women who are vital to MCU's best stories, distilled into a child-friendly package.