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The Effortless Mind – Will Williams
Mindfulness gets a whole new meaning in Will Williams’s book ‘The Effortless Mind’ – intriguing, interesting, inspirational. A new approach to meditation. Introduction Daily life can feel like a fast-paced treadmill, leaving little time to unwind, recharge and do what brings us joy. Meditation is a powerful way to hit the pause button, increase your energy and start to enjoy life more. A bulletproof technique to help you relax and unleash your best self – Madeleine Shaw, Get the Glow A lifelong tool that has brought me calm, clarity and increased creativity – Emine Rushton, Psychologies Meditating with Will gave me new ideas for songs and books – Howard Donald, Take That The…
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Kids Who Kill Case 4: Sandy Charles – Kathryn McMaster
Cold shivers down my spine, my mind in an uproar after having found myself exploring the mental state of child killer Sandy Charles. A horrific, unspeakable crime has been committed within the mining town of La Ronge, Saskatchewan – home of the Cree. Introduction Within the rough exterior of Northern Canada lies the little mining town of La Ronge. After having been almost inaccessible due to lack of roads leading towards it, the Cree culture and traditions – once strongly embedded within the community, fades. Added to that, the arrival of salaried working causes unemployment in La Ronge. The circumstances are hard and children barely have time to experience a carefree childhood. Elder children have…
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Dear Mr Pop Star – Derek & Dave Philpott
‘Dear Mr Popstar’ features letters & responses from famous musicians and artists, revealing their own humorous sides within a unique dialogue Introduction ‘Dear Mr Popstar’ features up to 100 of the best letters and responses from famous and legendary names spanning the whole pop and rock spectrum, all relishing their involvement and revealing their own humorous sides within a unique interactive dialogue compiled between music stars and their audience ever undertaken. Amongst the contributors are Dr. from Dr. and The Medics, Nik Kershaw, Judas Priest, Starship, Tears For Fears, The Eurythmics, China Crisis, Mental As Anything, Shakatak, Katrina and the Waves, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Dave Stewart & Barbara…
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The Million Dollar Duchesses – Julie Ferry
The Million Dollar Duchesses offers the reader fascinating insights into the lives of American heiresses, eager to marry into the British aristocracy. With names we all recognise as Churchill, Cunard, Astor, and Vanderbilt, this book shows us how these marriages were arranged and how, in the end, only a few of these marriages were happy, based upon love and respect. Introduction Set in 1895, this is a description of the life of the New York society matron, Marietta Stevens, and her daughter, Minnie Paget, accomplished society hostesses very successful in bringing American heiresses in contact with eligible British bachelors – eligible in the sense that above anything, a title was…
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Dating Daisy – Daisy Mae
Following the end of what she once believed would be a lifelong marriage, Daisy decides to ‘get out there’ and jumps into the world of online dating. She takes us with her on a hilarious path to finding new love whilst feeding us witty anecdotes from her daily work as a doctor working in Sexual Health. Introduction Fifty-two-year-old Daisy, as she calls herself, is ready for a new relationship! After the nasty break-up of her marriage to ‘Voldemort’, she has also broken up with a man she met online and wants to move on. Another dating site, a new name and matching profile: Daisymae_224 is launched online! “Lively, out-going, fun-loving character,”…
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Strip Naked and Re-Dress with Happiness – Maria Hocking
The concept of this self-help book is to make an impact on the way you envision your life. The author encourages you to find your true source of happiness. Introduction The birth of a second child, both of your children healthy and born within a happy marriage, should be one of the happiest times of your life. As it turns out, it is not: Maria finds out she is losing more and more hair and after a long investigation and many visits to her GP the diagnosis is set: she has alopecia. What seems plain horrible is, in fact, a turning point to redefine herself. In order to do that she…
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Chasing Ghosts – Kamila Zahno
It is an adventurous life that lies before us and an incredible story Kamila Zahno is telling us in her unique and insightful biography Chasing Ghosts. Introduction A touching and fascinating true story about a woman struggling with her origin, with who she is and where she came from. Kamila Zahno craves the answers necessary for her to feel whole, to accept who she is for the first time in her life, now that she is facing her mortality. Storyline An upper-class Indian woman brought up in England, falls in love with an Englishman. When they settle in Birmingham they become a family of mixed racial backgrounds because of the…
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Wisdom for my son and daughter – Jonny Oates
Jonny Oates captures his parental words into something of value for his children as he wants them to remember his words and through those, himself Introduction Being a parent is difficult, especially in these modern times when the information tends to overflow children through television, the internet, the newspapers and social media. As difficult as it is for adults to digest everything, we can only imagine how children feel seeing these things. That is why the author felt the need to write his advice down. Storyline Let me first say that I find it touching to see a parent trying to let his advice, his words of love, encouragement and…