Exisle Publishing

www.exislepublishing.com | Lucy Wawrzyniak | lucy@exislepublishing.com

Exisle Publishing is an independent Australian publisher of non-fiction, covering a broad range of subject areas, including self-help, health, psychology, mindfulness, nature, biography, history and many more. Our children’s imprint EK Books publishes ‘Books with Heart on Issues that Matter’ crafted by authors and illustrators whose backgrounds include teaching and psychology

THE HAPPINESS TRAP 2ND EDITION

STOP STRUGGLING, START LIVING

Dr Russ Harris

This million-copy bestseller has been extensively rewritten. Free yourself from depression and anxiety, and instead build a rich and meaningful life, with the world’s bestselling guide to escaping the ‘happiness trap.’

• The million-copy best-selling book, updated and expanded in its second edition, featuring new tools, techniques, exercises and research.

• New topics include how to break bad habits, push through procrastination, disrupt worrying and obsessing, deal with difficult dilemmas, and overcome perfectionism.

RELEASE DATE: 12/2021 ISBN: 9781922539199 RRP (AUD): $34.99 FORMAT: PB, 320pp RIGHTS: World ex US, UK, Italian, German, Dutch, Croatian, Japanese, Russia, Sweden, Turkey CATEGORY: Non-fiction, Psychology, ACT, Self-Help

THE REALITY SLAP 2ND EDITION

HOW TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE WHEN LIFE HITS HARD

Dr Russ Harris

We all have tough times in life, and here’s the manual to help. This fully updated edition of The Reality Slap contains a new expertise on coping effectively when life hurts, from serious illness to divorce; loneliness to the stress of a pandemic.

• Fully updated and rewritten edition of the highly successful The Reality Slap by bestselling author Dr Russ Harris, an expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

• Contains lots of mindfulness exercises, compassionate writing, and all the benefits of Dr Harris’ passion and practical living expertise.

RELEASE DATE: 10/2020 ISBN: 9781925820911 RRP (AUD): $34.99 FORMAT: PB, 248pp RIGHTS: World ex French, Italian, German, Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Turkey, US, UK CATEGORY: Non-fiction, Psychology, ACT, Self-Help

THE SCIENCE OF HOPE

EYE TO EYE WITH OUR WORLD'S WILDLIFE

Dr Wiebke Finkler and Scott Davis

A breathtaking visual journey that explores the science behind why certain animal species capture public attention. But why these creatures instead of other equally endangered animals? The answer lies in their cuteness or charisma!

• Illustrated with images by one of the world’s leading wildlife photographers.

• Informs as it educates, describing the psychology and science behind our desire to connect with certain animals.

• Shares a hopeful message about how we can achieve sustainable human–wildlife interactions and highlights positive conservation efforts around the world.

RELEASE DATE: 09/2021 ISBN: 9781925820645 RRP (AUD): $45.00 FORMAT: HB, 160pp RIGHTS: World ex US, UK CATEGORY: Non-fiction, Conservation, Gift, Natural History, Photography

YOUR ANXIETY BEAST AND YOU

A COMPASSIONATE GUIDE TO LIVING IN AN INCREASINGLY ANXIOUS WORLD

Eric Goodman PhD and Louise Gardner

Your Anxiety Beast and You is a more compassionate approach for people suffering from anxiety. Don’t live with an enemy inside your mind, see anxiety for what it really is — an inner hero. Train your anxiety through methods based on CBT and ACT with humour and compassion.

• Dr Goodman’s innovative approach combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with newer mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches (such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)) to form ‘CBT 2.0’.

•Readable, humorous at points, and devoid of extraneous scientific jargon.

• Workbook format.

RELEASE DATE: 04/2020 ISBN: 9781925820331 RRP (AUD): $32.99 FORMAT: PB, 216pp RIGHTS: World ex Romania CATEGORY: Non-fiction, Psychology, CBT, ACT, Self-Help, Mindfulness

TREE BEINGS

Raymond Huber and Sandra Severgnini

With a foreword by the worldrenowned anthropologist Jane Goodall, Tree Beings is an adventure through the secret world of trees. Learn about the science behind trees and read about some amazing people: a young woman who lived up a giant tree; a nine-year-old boy who found a way to plant a trillion trees ... and more!

• Brings a hopeful approach to the subject of climate change, with a unique combination of fact and feeling that will encourage kids to fall in love with the natural world and act to protect it.

• World-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall endorses the book and has written a foreword.

• Includes inspiring stories of famous people who love trees.

RELEASE DATE: 10/2020 ISBN: 9781925820539 RRP (AUD): $34.99 FORMAT: HB, 96pp RIGHTS: World ex US, UK CATEGORY: Children’s Non-fiction, Picture Book, Nature, Conservation, Ecology, Environment