Alex Kirk grew up in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, which has brilliant beaches and the best fish and chips in the entire world. 
 
He has worked in a fish finger factory, as a plumber, a gardener, an English teacher, and for the last twenty-five years as a screenwriter, actor and comedian. Alex has written comedy shows for both radio and television, as well as being part of the writing team behind the wonderful Paddington 2 and Wonka. As an actor he has appeared in many TV productions such as My Family, Fresh Meat, The Detectorists and Coronation Street. 
 
He now lives in London with his family and a cat called Jonesey. This is his very first book.

Alex Kirk

Alex Laird is a medical herbalist with more than 20 years' experience. Trained in biomedicine and plant pharmacology, she treats patients in the only NHS herbal clinic based in a UK hospital at Whipps Cross. Alex is a visiting lecturer, and has published clinical research, and is the co-founder of the charity Living Medicine.

Alex Laird

Alex Latimer is an author and illustrator living in Cape Town, which is why he regularly has to shoo baboons out of his lounge. 
 
Alex's book Lion VS Rabbit won the Hampshire Picture Book Award 2014

Alex Latimer

Alex Livingston

Alex Manson-Smith is a journalist and copywriter. She has written lifestyle features for The Times, Telegraph, Guardian, Evening Standard and Observer, as well as award-winning commercials for Google, YouTube and Nike.

Alex Manson-Smith

Alex Marshall grew up in the area where London sinks into Essex. He's an award-winning journalist who has been writing about music and politics for over a decade, and who has been published in the Guardian and by the BBC, amongst others. He started investigating national anthems back in 2008. This is his first book.

Alex Marshall

Alex Maunder

Alex McBride is a criminal barrister. He is the author of the 'Common Law' column in Prospect magazine and has contributed to the New Statesman and various BBC programmes, including From Our Own Correspondent.

Alex McBride

Alex McCarthy was born in Cardiff and grew up in South Wales. An alumna of London Contemporary Dance School, she worked as a dancer and choreographer for a number of years on stage, TV and film. In 2017, following a career change and several years of writing, Alex began to write this novel. She has a daughter and stepdaughter, and lives in Wales.

Alex McCarthy

Alex Michaelides was born in Cyprus to an English mother and a Greek-Cypriot father. He has an M.A. in English from Trinity College, Cambridge University, and an M.A. in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. 
 
The Silent Patient, his first novel, was a Sunday Times bestseller, and debuted at no. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and has sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide. The rights have been sold in a record-breaking 50 countries and it has been optioned for film by Plan B. His second novel, The Maidens, was an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and has been optioned for television by Miramax Television and Stone Village. His third thriller, The Fury, was an instant New York Times bestseller, a Sunday Times bestseller, and a Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick.

Alex Michaelides

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Alex Morris

Alex North was born in Leeds, where he now lives with his wife and son. He studied Philosophy at Leeds University, and prior to becoming a writer he worked there in their sociology department. The Whisper Man was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, and is being published in more than 30 languages.

Alex North

Alex O. Imas is Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago School’s Booth School of Business. He is the recipient of the 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, the Review of Financial Studies Rising Scholar Award, the New Investigator Award from the Behavioral Science and Policy Association, the Hillel Einhorn New Investigator Award from the Society of Judgment and Decision Making, the Distinguished CESifo Affiliate Award, and the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Previously, he was Assistant Professor of Behavioral Economics at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Alex Owen

Alex Patrick was born in the Kentish town of Dartford in the South-East of England and has been drawing for as long as he can remember. His lifelong love for cartoons, picture books and comics has shaped him into the passionate children’s illustrator he is today. Alex loves creating original characters - he brings an element of fun and humour to each of his illustrations and is often found laughing to himself as he draws.

Alex Patrick

Alex Pavesi lives in Surrey, where he writes full time. He previously worked as a software engineer and before that obtained a PhD in Mathematics. He enjoys puzzles, long walks and recreational lock picking. His debut novel Eight Detectives has been published in more than twenty languages, and was picked by the Sunday Times and the New York Times as one of their books of the year.

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Alex Renton is an award-winning writer and reporter whose career has ranged from theatre criticism, food writing and the investigation of child abuse to work as a political correspondent and war reporter in the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He is also the author of Planet Carnivore and Blood Legacy.

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Alex Richie

Alex Riley is an award-winning science writer and the author of A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It, his first book. He received a best feature award at the 2019 Association of British Science Writers Awards for his reporting on The Friendship Bench, a project that began in Zimbabwe in 2006 and has since provided mental health care to thousands of people in New York. Since leaving academia in 2015, he began writing popular science articles for magazines such as New Scientist, PBS's NOVA Next, BBC Future, Mosaic Science, Aeon, and Nautilus Magazine. He lives in Bristol.

Alex Riley

Alex Scarrow used to be a rock guitarist, then he became a graphic artist, then he decided to be a computer games designer. Finally, he grew up and became an author. He has written a number of successful thrillers and several screenplays, but it's YA fiction that has allowed him to really have fun with the ideas and concepts he was playing around with designing games. Alex lives in Norwich.

Alex Scarrow

Alex Scott MBE is an award-winning broadcaster and former professional footballer. She helped Arsenal in their historic 'quadruple' season, in which they won all of their trophy competitions, and was later appointed as the team's captain. She represented England in 140 appearances with the Lionesses, retiring as the second most-capped England player across the men's and women's game. 
 
Alex is one of the UK's most in-demand presenters, appearing on The One Show, Children in Need, Sport Relief and ITV's The Games. In 2021, she made history as the first permanent female host of BBC's Football Focus. She is an ambassador for the BBC's mental health platform, Headspace, and holds honorary doctorates from the University of East London and University of Hertfordshire.

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Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, PhD, has spent two decades studying people, technology, and the worlds they make. A Silicon Valley-based futurist and consultant, he has worked with governments and Fortune 500 companies; spoken at venues ranging from CIA headquarters to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to the Googleplex; and held academic positions at Stanford and Oxford universities. His is the author of the bestselling Rest and Shorter, a guide for companies on how to work less and get more done. Follow @askpang on Twitter and Instagram, or visit strategy.rest.

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Catherine Mayer

Does your real age match the age you feel? 
When do we reach middle age? 
When, if ever, are we old? 
 
The way we age and the way we perceive age has changed radically. As we embrace new experiences, relationships and gadgets, we barely stop to look at our watches let alone consider whether our behaviour is 'age appropriate'. 
 
In this provocative and timely book, Catherine Mayer looks at the forces that created amortality - the term she coined to describe the phenomenon of living agelessly. As she follows this social epidemic through generations and across continents, she reveals its profound impact on society, our careers, our families and ourselves. 
 
Why be defined by numbers? 
Are you amortal?

Amortality

The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly

Phil Spencer

Phil Spencer, property expert and co-presenter of hit series Location, Location, Location, provides everything you need to know to help you buy (and sell) your first home 
 
Want to own your own home, but not sure where to start? Need some friendly advice from a property professional? 
 
In How to Buy Your First Home, property expert Phil Spencer takes the worry out of the property market. Breaking everything down into simple and achievable steps, he makes this daunting process easy. Learn how to: 
 
- Find your perfect pad 
- Choose which mortgage is right for you 
- Negotiate with estate agents and sellers 
- Organise exchange and completion 
 
Including indispensable advice, money-saving tips and an essential trouble-shooting section, this guide covers everything a first-time buyer needs to know. And when it's time to move on again, this book will show you how to sell your home too. 
 
Phil Spencer is one the best-known faces on British television, co-presenting the hit Channel 4 series Location, Location, Location and Relocation, Relocation. Phil has written regularly columns in The Sunday Times and Country Life, and is contracted to Archant publishing to write columns that are syndicated in the group's numerous local glossy magazines which are distributed nationwide. Recent TV appearances include on The One Show, Children in Need and The Friday Night Project, and Phil also regularly appears on the radio to discuss property issues.

How to Buy Your First Home (And How to Sell it Too)

John Bird

No one is born deserving anything - you only deserve what you achieve by yourself. Drawing from this, John's philosophy is based on the idea that success is about deciding what you want, working out what is important to you and then going out to grab it. The beauty of this approach is that we can all achieve whatever we want; we just need to go after it. 
 
With unique lessons such as 'Don't be afraid to make mistakes along the way. Instead, make mistakes and learn from them' and 'Take responsibility for yourself as you are no one else's problem', The 10 Keys to Success shows us how uncomplicated success can be.

The 10 Keys to Success

Nicole Croft

All expecting mothers have an innate capacity to give birth safely and naturally, but it's easy to be distracted by stories of traumatic births and a deep anxiety that you won't be in control. 
 
Experienced doula and Active Birth Associate, Nicole Croft, takes the fear out of labour and childbirth in this empowering and practical guide. Full of wise advice and simple skills to prepare you mentally and physically, Nicole tells you everything you need to know to ensure you have a very positive experience giving birth, whether you labour naturally or require medical intervention. 
 
- Be calm, relaxed and prepared for childbirth 
- Feel less pain during labour and help your birth progress naturally 
- Remain confident and in control throughout the birth 
- Feel very positive about your birth, with or without medical intervention 
- Flourish with your baby in the first weeks after birth 
 
Warm, wise and incredibly reassuring, The Good Birth Companion will give you all the information and resources you need to give birth safely to your baby.

The Good Birth Companion

A Practical Guide to Having the Best Labour and Birth

Gina Ford

Toddlers tantrums can be both embarrassing and stressful for parents. Gina Ford's Top Tips for Coping with Toddler Tantrums offers parents concise and effective advice on how to deal with this seemingly uncontrollable behaviour. 
 
Gina's no-nonsense quick and easy parenting tips will help you to: 
- understand why children have tantrums 
- learn ways to prevent a tantrum when you see it coming 
- calm a toddler in the middle of his tantrum 
- learn how to stay calm yourself 
 
This handy guide is full of practical, sensible advice to help parents, and toddlers, cope with tantrums.

Top Tips for Toddler Tantrums

Judi James

Would you like the confidence to achieve your goals and go for whatever you want? 
 
The good news is that anyone can learn how to be more confident and assertive. All it takes is some simple techniques and a change of attitude. 
 
Body language expert and motivational speaker Judi James reveals the secrets to transforming your confidence. Learn how to: 
 
- master the art of small talk 
- be assertive in the workplace 
- make a great impression on a first date 
- impress others with your public speaking or performing 
- be ready to crack any social scene 
 
This is an empowering guide that will give you the confidence to impress in any social situation.

Being Confident

Tips and Techniques to Help You Unlock Your Potential

Oliver James

As a mother, are you comfortable in your skin? 
Want to know how best to be a stay-at-home or working mum? 
 
Babies have very simple needs, yet many parents are overwhelmed with elaborate advice on how to meet them. In How Not to F*** Them Up, leading child psychologist Oliver James argues that your under-threes do not need training; it's getting your head straight as a parent that's important. 
 
Drawing on extensive interviews and the lastest clinical research, James identifies three basic types of mum: the Hugger, the Organiser and the Fleximum. Outlining the benefits and pitfalls of each, How Not to F*** Them Up shows you how to recognise which style suits you best and outlines simple strategies to reconcile personal ambitions with the needs of your family. 
 
Empowering and provocative, Oliver James will help you make the best choices for bringing up a happy, confident child.

How Not to F*** Them Up

Tizzie Hall

Tizzie Hall is an international bestselling childcare author who has been working with babies and parents for over 18 years. The tried and tested information in this parenting book will help you to deal with the inevitable challenges that come as your baby becomes a toddler. This easy-to-use guide includes: 
 
* Sleep and feeding routines for children between one and three years 
* Solutions to common sleep problems and advice on the transition from cot to bed 
* Dealing with tantrums and introducing boundaries 
* Advice on potty training for boys and girls 
* Answers to common health concerns and safety issues 
 
With real-life case studies, answers to common questions and brilliant tips, How to Raise a Happy Toddler will help you to have a happy, rested and well-adjusted toddler and allow you to enjoy this wonderful and exciting period of their lives.

How to Raise a Happy Toddler

Louise Heren

Susan McMillan

The English nanny is an institution. The image of the smartly uniformed, traditional nanny features in many books and films and there is something rather comforting about the idea of a 'no nonsense', nurturing and sensible childcare expert looking after your family. 
 
For over a century, Norland Nannies have cared for royal and celebrity families and are the best, most respected nannies in the world. Now their clear advice and straightforward methods - tried and tested on thousands of families - are brought together for the first time. 
 
Nanny in a Book is a practical companion to childcare that will help you with: 
* Setting up your nursery * Sleeping, weaning and potty training * Teaching your child good manners and behaviour * Nursing common ailments from sore tummies to measles * Organising a fabulous birthday party. 
 
Full of Nanny's top tips and personal stories, Nanny in a Book will become a trusted guide and a treasured companion - the next best thing to Mary Poppins herself sweeping in on the East wind and turning up on your doorstep.

Nanny in a Book

The Common-Sense Guide to Childcare

Jean Carper

If you drink apple juice with cinnamon, look after your gums, read, dance and take an aspirin a day - you are well on your way to preventing Alzheimer's disease. 
 
When bestselling author Jean Carper discovered she had the Alzheimer's gene, she was determined to find out if there was anything she could do to help herself. In this book, she teaches readers how to take simple and effective steps to prevent Alzheimer's disease, providing the scientific rationale behind the tools in the book and detailing instructions on how readers can apply particular steps to their lives. 
 
Based on the latest scientific findings and distilled into 100 short chapters, 100 Simple Things You Can do to Prevent Alzheimer's is full of surprising strategies for battling age-related memory loss, including drinking apple juice, taking care of your gums and even simply trying new things.

100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer's

and Age-Related Memory Loss

Chris St. Hilaire

Lynette Padwa

You can persuade anyone to do or think just about anything... 
 
Award-winning message strategist Chris St. Hilaire shares his 27 powerful strategies to help you become the master of communication and persuasion. Thought-provoking and refreshingly simple, he shows that by making some subtle changes to how you listen and communicate, you can easily bring others round to your point of view. Learn how to: 
 
·Win people over who disagree or are indifferent 
·Steer conversations with silence and touch 
·Use information to strengthen your point 
·Deal effectively with opposition and bad ideas 
 
Whether you want to get someone to hire you, convince a room of sceptics or become a better manager, 27 Powers of Persuasion will help you win people over, influence others and get the results you need.

27 Powers of Persuasion

Simple Strategies to Seduce Audiences and Win Allies

Richard K. Baer

In 1989 a woman named Karen showed up at author and psychiatrist Richard Baer's practice, terribly frightened and at breaking point. She explained that her husband beat her, her mother stole from her; she was in tremendous physical pain and wanted to die. Within a few sessions she also revealed that her father and grandfather had raped and tortured her repeatedly over the course of her childhood, frequently in the company of other neighbourhood men. She was now married with two children, but often could not account for stretches of minutes, hours, sometimes even days. 
 
As Karen's story unfolded over the following months, Baer realised that he was dealing with a severe case of Multiple Personality Disorder. Although it would take time and deep, hard-won trust before any of Karen's alternated personalities presented themselves in her psychiatrist's office, over the next five years Baer would encounter seventeen distinct personalities, all of whom had been living inside Karen since she was a young child, shielding her from an otherwise unbearable life. 
 
In the tradition of Oliver Saks and Irvin Yalom, Baer chronicles his nine years of work with Karen and all her distinct personalities, his often futile efforts to use the tools of his trade, and his patient's ultimate invention of her own cure. An unforgettable story of unimaginable suffering and ultimate recovery, A Life In Pieces: How One Woman's Personality was Shattered by Years of Abuse is the first account of life with Multiple Personality Disorder written by the treating psychiatrist.

A Life in Pieces

The harrowing story of a woman with 17 personalities

Weaning your baby on to solid foods is one of the most important milestones during the early months of parenthood, and Gina Ford's expert advice on weaning makes a baby's transition from milk to solid foods as straightforward as possible. 
 
Gina's no-nonsense, quick and easy tips will help you to: 
- Understand which foods to introduce and at what age 
- Get the balance of milk feeds and solids right 
- Eliminate night feeds once solids are introduced 
 
This handy guide offers sensible solutions to ensure that your baby eats well - now, and as she grows up.

Top Tips for Weaning

Felix Dennis

Felix Dennis is one of Britain's wealthiest self-made entrepreneurs with an estimated fortune of £500 million. And he didn't get there simply by reading about how to get rich. He went out and did it. 
 
Appreciating that those intent on becoming rich will not have the time or inclination to read page upon page of guidance and advice on the subject, Felix Dennis has reduced his own business wisdom to 88 tenets of wealth-generation, all written in his inimitable style. 
 
How to Make Money is for those determined to get rich, for those who will not confuse reading with doing, for those who seek the narrow road. (First published in hardback as 88 The Narrow Road.)

How to Make Money

The 88 Steps to Get Rich and Find Success

Timothy Ferriss

This book will redefine how you approach losing weight. Based on over 15 years of research and with personal stories, amazing before and after photos, recipes and sidebars, The 4-Hour Body, from international bestselling author Tim Ferriss, will give unbelievable results and change the way you look forever. 
 
'Mr. Ferriss makes difficult things seem very easy' -- NY Times 
'The Superman of Silicon Valley' - Wired 
'This book has changed my life' -- ***** Reader review 
'An uncommon genius' -- ***** Reader review 
'This book is awesome' -- ***** Reader review 
'Educational and mind blowing' -- ***** Reader review 
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Whatever your physical goal, The 4-Hour Body eclipses every other health manual by sharing the best kept secrets in the latest science and research to provide new strategies for redesigning the human body. 
 
 And you don't need to exhaust yourself. International bestselling author, Timothy Ferriss, helps you reach your true genetic potential in 3-6 months with a commitment of less than four hours per week. You can pick and choose from a menu of options, from simple to extreme, for dramatic body changes. 
 
Packed full of personal case studies, before and after photos, recipes and top tips, this book will help you achieve your body goals in record time.

The 4-Hour Body

An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman

Arthur De Vany

The simple way to lose weight, look younger and feel healthier - without restricting calories or excessive exercising 
 
The New Evolution Diet is Professor Arthur De Vany's astonishing lifestyle programme. Based on his decades-long study of weight loss, diet and health, it looks to our ancestors' lifestyle of eating a lot and moving a little. 
 
With fascinating insight and research, De Vany overturns our current guilt-ridden approach to diet and exercise, proving that we can lose pounds, look younger, beat diabetes and prevent heart disease simply by living on meat, fruit and vegetables, and embarking on only brief, intense periods of exercise. He then offers a clear plan, complete with menu ideas and exercise suggestions, so that you too can: 
 
·Lose weight in a matter of weeks 
·Say goodbye to endless exercise 
·Feel more energized 
·Give up command-and-control diets for good 
·Look younger and prevent premature ageing 
·Increase your sex drive 
·Achieve optimum health

The New Evolution Diet

The Smart Way to Lose Weight, Feel Great and Live Longer

Jo Hemmings

Spice up your sex life with this fun and sexy guide to the world of fantasy and role-play. 
 
Sex Games takes you on a journey to explore how you can increase your pleasure with an array of games, toys, props, scenarios and the sheer power of your imagination. Starting with some simple tips and techniques to help fuel your fantasies and put them into practice, this raunchy guide then leads you through to the more adventurous stuff. 
 
No matter what your deepest desire or naughtiest kink is, Sex Games provides the inspiration for a passionate and fulfilling sex life. Go ahead and enjoy...

Sex Games

Fantasies Roleplay & Toys to Spice Up Your Love Life

Helen Christensen

Kathleen Griffiths

All of us feel anxious from time to time, but for one in six people in the UK chronic depression can become unbearable and severely disrupt everyday life. The Mood Gym is an interactive programme designed for those who would like to manage existing negative emotions and prevent mental health problems in the future. 
 
Drawing on the latest research and based on two proven techniques - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy - this unique guide will: 
- assess your mood and anxiety levels through interactive quizzes 
- help you to change unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour 
- offer proven coping strategies to help you deal with depression and let you enjoy your life once more 
- outline complementary therapies, such as relaxation and meditation, to assist you in your recovery 
 
The Mood Gym is a unique guide that will help you feel better.

The Mood Gym

Overcoming depression with CBT and other effective therapies

Alison Bowser

Acne affects young adults the most, but roughly 30% of sufferers continue to be affected in adulthood. One in 10 people in the UK are also affected by a condition called rosacea (pronounced rose-ay-sha) and the likelihood is that we all know someone who has it. 
 
The typical symptoms of rosacea include: facial redness (most commonly covering the nose and cheeks), spots, extreme sensitivity to temperature changes, as well as broken veins, flushing and blushing. It's a condition that can be treated and usually the sooner, the better. 
 
Written by a leading expert, Acne and Rosacea: The Complete Guide takes the reader through diagnosis, the symptoms and causes and offers practical, sensitive advice on treatment options and the very latest in skincare advice.

Acne and Rosacea

The Complete Guide

Dr John Hunter

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, such as Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, can be hard to diagnose, but is a condition that can severely disrupt your life. There are many different forms of treatment that can lead to long remissions but at present no immediate cure exists. 
 
In this invaluable guide, Professor John Hunter helps you diagnose your disease correctly and formulates the best treatment to keep symptoms under control so you can lead a full life. With the aid of self-assessment exercises and the latest medical research, Inflammatory Bowel Disease will help you discover: 
 
- what your condition is and how severe it is 
- the different drug treatments available 
- when you should consider surgery 
- how to control your symptoms using diet and lifestyle 
 
With clear, accessible information and effective guidance on treatment, Professor John Hunter will help you manage your symptoms and take control of your condition.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

The essential guide to controlling Crohn's Disease, Colitis and Other IBDs

Gill Rapley

Tracey Murkett

An illustrated cookbook full of simple, nutritious and delicious recipes to share with the whole family, from the bestselling expert authors of Baby-led Weaning. With down-to-earth advice on how to broach weaning and make family mealtimes rewarding and enjoyable, The Baby Led Weaning Cookbook is a must-have for any parent! 
 
'It sounds like common sense: after all, would you want to be strapped into a high chair and force-fed spoon after spoon of bland vegetables? It's surely much more exciting to be able to exercise a bit of control over your diet' -- Guardian 
'[Baby-led weaning] could radically simplify infant feeding' -- Telegraph 
'[Baby-led weaning] makes life so much easier' -- The Times 
'Best baby book I bought' -- ***** Reader review 
'If you buy one BLW cookbook - this is the one!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Amazing!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Love, love, love this book' -- ***** Reader review 
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In Baby-led Weaning, leading health visitor Gill Rapley and journalist and mum Tracey Murkett introduced parents to a common sense, easy and enjoyable approach to feeding your child, allowing your baby to join in with family meals right from the start of the weaning process. 
 
Now The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook offers comprehensive recipes and meal plans to follow so the entire family can take part in making your child a happy and confident eater. 
 
 Full of healthy, delicious meals the whole family will enjoy, and beautifully illustrated throughout, The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook also includes: 
 - simple advice on how to start weaning 
 - essential at-a-glance information on nutrition and food safety 
 - recipes for desserts and family dinners, as well as ideas for quick snacks and lunch boxes 
 - anecdotes and quotes from parents 
 
 The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook will give parents the confidence to create exciting and enjoyable mealtimes, allowing their baby to develop their skills as they progress with food.

The Baby-led Weaning Cookbook

Over 130 delicious recipes for the whole family to enjoy

Naomi Sani

Does the sight of your child's maths homework fill you with dread? Do you look for any excuse when they ask you to explain equations, fractions or multiplication? Maths can often leave children - and parents - perplexed. 
 
How to do Maths so Your Children Can Too works through maths topics with a simple step-by-step approach, explaining the new ways of teaching maths that confuse so many parents. This book will show you how to: 
 
- Master 'number bonds' and 'number lines' 
- Divide by 'chunking' 
- Multiply using 'the grid method' 
- Work with fractions, percentages and ratios 
- Understand number and place value 
 
Bridging the gap between primary and secondary school - when children often struggle - and packed full of simple, accessible examples, this essential guide will banish your maths phobia and take the pain out of homework time.

How to do Maths so Your Children Can Too

The essential parents' guide

Julia Cole

Finding out your partner has had an affair can feel like the ultimate betrayal and learning to trust again is difficult and painful. After the Affair takes a frank look at the reasons why people have affairs and the devastating effects they may have upon the person who has been betrayed. 
 
Since this book was first published the internet has grown hugely; websites such as Facebook have mushroomed; and mobile phones have become ubiquitous. All of these create more chances to connect with other people discreetly, quickly and at any time of the day or night. As a result, the nature of affairs is changing dramatically. 
 
After the Affair helps couples understand their feelings and explains: 
- Why affairs happen, including common triggers 
- What constitutes an affair 
- How to recover from a betrayal 
- The pros and cons of leaving or staying in a relationship, with steps to take for reconciliation or parting as amicably as possible 
 
Whether you choose to reconcile or to move on, After the Affair can help you work through your feelings and make sense of what has happened.

Relate - After The Affair

How to build trust and love again

Philippa Kaye

The wonderful news of a new addition to the family will leave you and your loved ones eager to prepare for their arrival. However, it is you, with the support of your partner, who will experience your child's first nine months of development during pregnancy. 
 
Your Pregnancy Week by Week tells you everything you need to know about your pregnancy. On a week-by-week basis, you can learn how your baby is developing, how and why your body is changing and what you can do to ensure a smooth and comfortable pregnancy, every step of the way. 
 
With clear, authoritative advice that demystifies complex medical jargon, this indispensable guide takes you through each stage of pregnancy, addressing common concerns and questions to ensure a healthy start for your baby.

Your Pregnancy Week by Week

Practical and reassuring advice from conception to birth

Charlie Taylor

Endless arguments? Communication by grunt? Seismic sulking? Lives ruled by FOMO (fear of missing out)? 
 
Sound like your teenager? 
 
Behavioural expert Charlie Taylor has the answers in this practical handbook which is full of simple, effective techniques for improving your teenager's behaviour. 
 
Charlie Taylor's straight-talking, no-nonsense approach guides you away from knee-jerk parenting towards a more proactive and positive relationship with your teenager. With particular emphasis on the power of praise - the basis of his acclaimed 6 to1 strategy - and planning in advance for behaviour or communication hotspots, every parent can break the miserable pattern of constant confrontation, endless negotiation and repetitive nagging. 
 
With the insights and methods found in Divas and Door Slammers – including a handy Troubleshooting Guide that looks at such issues as under-age drinking, sex, drugs and problems at school – every household with teenagers can quickly transform from havoc to harmony.

Divas & Door Slammers

The Secret to Having a Better Behaved Teenager

Marc Weissbluth

Good sleep is essential for your children's health, growth and development. But establishing a successful sleep schedule is not easy, and training twins and multiples offers an even greater challenge for parents. 
 
Leading paediatrician and renowned sleep expert Dr Marc Weissbluth combines specialised advice for parents of twins with his tried-and-tested sleep-training methods to show exhausted parents how to get their babies to sleep on thier own, stay asleep and sleep reguarly. This practical, step-by-step guide: 
 
- Explains how fraternal and identical twins may sleep train differently - and what to do about it 
- Addresses specific problems that can arise from training more than one baby at the same time 
- Describes ways to get your babies to synchronise their internal clocks and fall asleep at the same time - naturally 
- Reveals the common mistakes parents of twins make to get their children to sleep 
 
Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins is an invaluable guide based on proven techniques that will not only get your babies to sleep through the night, but help you stay healthy and rested too.

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Twins

A step-by-step programme for sleep-training your multiples

Nicola Baird

Modern living offers convenience, and as parents we need all the help we can get. Food is produced in abundance, and clothes are cheap enough for us to use and then discard. But is it necessary to be so wasteful? And is this really how we want to raise our children? 
 
Homemade Kids is full of top tips, inspirational ideas and practical advice that will help you to: 
 
• make your home a more healthy, energy-efficient environment 
• create toys and fun activities for your baby 
• decide whether reusuable nappies are the right choice for you 
• consider the best feeding and transport solutions for your family 
 
Raising a healthy, happy child doesn't need to be a complicated process that puts a strain on the planet and your wallet. Homemade Kids takes you back to basics and reminds you of the simple pleasures of parenting.

Homemade Kids

Thrifty, Creative and Eco-Friendly Ways to Raise Your Child

Leil Lowndes

Some people, regardless of money, education, looks or personality, make an impression wherever they go - they are master communicators, and everyone enjoys talking to them. How to Instantly Connect with Anyone shows you how to be one of those lucky few. 
 
Communication guru Leil Lowndes arms you with 96 all-new, cutting-edge communication techniques to break through the invisible barrier that keeps people down, both personally and professionally. Her tips and tricks will help you: 
 
- Meet new people and speak with confidence 
- Be credible and charismatic in every social and business situation 
- Make friends and important contacts wherever you go 
- Command the respect of everyone you meet 
 
Using these deceptively simple methods you can improve your communication skills and achieve greater success in all your relationships.

How to Instantly Connect With Anyone

96 All-new Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships

Tara Parker-Pope

We've all heard the statistic: 50% of marriages end in divorce. It's enough to make many couples give up when the going gets tough. But what if it weren't true? What if, in fact, it's not only possible 
but often easier than you think to save a seemingly troubled relationship? 
 
These are the questions leading New York Times blogger Tara Parker-Pope asked herself after her own divorce. An investigative journalist, she turned to some of the top biologists, neuroscientists and psychologists for the facts about marriage and divorce. 
 
For Better (For Worse) offers page after page of astonishing, eye-opening good news. Discover: 
- The science behind why some marriages work and others don't 
- The biology behind why some spouses cheat and others remain faithful 
- The best diagnostic tools created by cutting-edge psychologists to assess the probability of success 
in getting married and staying married 
 
Packed full of questionnaires to uncover your hidden feelings and tools to show how small adjustments can make a huge difference, this is the definitive guide to the most profound relationship of our lives.

For Better (For Worse)

The Science of a Good Marriage

Adam Glasser

Adam Glasser, aka successful porn star Seymour Butts, has slept with more than 600 women, on and off camera. 
Drawing on his extensive experience, Rock Her World covers everything you need to know to give and receive perfect pleasure. With explicit illustrations and riotous anecdotes from Adam's own escapades, it also includes: 
 
- sexercises to keep your equipment in top shape for improved performance 
- eye-opening explanations of a woman's orgasm and female ejaculation 
- how to handle embarrassing/messy situations 
- sex toys, anal sex (Adam's favourite subject) and spanking 
- the truth about erectile dysfunction 
 
Rock Her World will educate you about the ins and outs of male and female sexuality and show you how to truly satisfy a woman in fantastic, juicy detail.

Rock Her World

The Sex Guide for the Modern Man

DI Tony McLean of the Lothian and Borders Police knows Edinburgh like the back of his hand - an invaluable advantage when simultaneously pursuing depraved and dangerous criminals, and dodging overbearing superiors. Alongside a few trusted colleagues like DS 'Grumpy Bob' Laird and DS Kirsty Ritchie, McLean is an unorthodox force to be reckoned with . . .

Inspector McLean

Inspector Sejer

Inspector Taleb Series

Inspector Webb

Instinct Series

Intercrime

Invisible Series

Irish Classics

Iron Seas

Charismatic, handsome, and fiercely loyal, Isaac Bell is a no-nonsense private detective at the Von Dorn Detective Agency. Travelling all over early 20th century America in pursuit of justice for his clients, chasing down a steam train in a sports automobile is all in a day's work for Bell. And while he's on the trail of thieves, killers, and sometimes much worse, he'll have to use his every last wit to stay ahead of those he seeks, and to stay alive. . .

Isaac Bell

Witness the political struggles and tragedies of Queen Isabella, King Ferdinand and their children as ambitions take over in a time of civil war.

Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy

It's Time to...

Izzy Dobson

I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again

Mo Hayder's Jack Caffery series is not for the faint-hearted. 
DI Jack Caffery specialises in the most gruesome, twisted and terrifying crimes. Against the clock to find the killer before the next murder is committed, Caffery is young, unshockable and driven.

Jack Caffery

Jack Reacher is a former major in the US Military Police who, since leaving the army, has drifted round the wide open spaces of America, hitchhiking or on buses, wherever the whim takes him. He has no permanent address, no job, no family ties, no car, no luggage, no mobile phone, no credit card - all he carries with him is a folding toothbrush. 
Reacher is never looking for trouble, but somehow trouble always find him. He is the ultimate hero for our troubled times, with a keen moral compass and sense of justice, even if he is often prepared to take the law into his own hands: he says he doesn't want to put the world to rights, he just doesn't like people who put it to wrongs.

Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher Short Stories

Jack Ryan

Jack Ryan Jr

Jack Slater

Jack Stalwart

Jack Tanner

Jack and Millie

Jackson Brodie is a private investigator, originally from Yorkshire. A former soldier and policeman he now makes his money working from investigating infidelity and finding missing cats. Jackson's tough-guy exterior belies a deeply empathetic heart. He's unable to resist coming to the rescue and increasingly he becomes a magnet for the bereaved, the lost and the dysfunctional. His ability to connect comes from his own tragic childhood that still haunts him. 
 
Jackson Brodie has appeared in four of Kate Atkinson's novels. Each can be read in isolation but are best enjoyed in order of publication: Case Histories, One Good Turn, When Will There Be Good News?, Started Early, Took My Dog.

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