Alison Bingeman

Alison Bond worked in the film industry for seven years before writing her debut novel How to Be Famous, published in 2005. A graduate of Bournemouth Media School, Alison currently lectures on the harsh realities of the film business as part of their MA screenwriting programme.

Alison Bond

Alison Boshoff is Editor-at-Large at the Daily Mail, where she has covered the world of showbusiness since 1997. Known for her sharp reporting and exceptional insider access, she has built an unrivalled network of contacts across the entertainment industry, breaking major stories and interviewing the most influential names in Hollywood and beyond. 
Alison has had a front-row seat to the evolution of the Beckham brand writing for The Daily Telegraph, The Sun and the Daily Mail from the beginnings of the Spice Girls and first headlines of David and Victoria’s romance. Few journalists have chronicled their rise as closely or for as long. 
In July 2022, just months after the Peltz-Beckham wedding, Alison broke the first reports of tensions within the family and has remained at the forefront of coverage ever since, including reporting on the alleged legal request for parental non-contact earlier this year. 
Brand Beckham is her first book.

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Alison Bowser

Alison Davies is the author of over 30 books. She runs workshops at universities throughout the UK, showing academics, students and early years practitioners how stories can be used as tools for teaching and learning. Alison writes for a wide selection of magazines and her features have also appeared in the Times Education Supplement, Daily Mail and Sunday Express parenting section, and various commercial magazines.

Alison Davies

Alison Entrekin

Alison Goldsworthy has been a political adviser and campaigner for more than twenty years. A former Deputy Chair of the Liberal Democrats, she led the team that built the fastest-growing campaigning organisation in the UK. In 2017 she was a Sloan Fellow at Stanford, co-creating its first depolarisation course. A board member of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust, Alison has won numerous awards for her work. She has written for the Telegraph, Independent, New Statesman, The Times and Financial Times.

Alison Goldsworthy

Alison Goodman lives in bayside Melbourne, Australia with her husband and their indomitable Jack Russell Terrier. Alison was a D.J. O'Hearn Memorial Fellow at Melbourne University, holds a Masters degree, and has taught creative writing at postgraduate level. Her debut novel was the award-winning futuristic thriller, Singing the Dogstar Blues, and her second, the acclaimed adult crime thriller, Killing the Rabbit. She is currently writing full-time and mentoring others through the wild and wonderful process of writing a novel.

Alison Goodman

Alison Gopnik is a professor of psychology and an affiliate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. She is an internationally recognised leader in the study of children's learning and development. She writes the Mind and Matter column for the Wall Street Journal and is the author of The Philosophical Baby and co-author of The Scientist in the Crib. She has three sons and lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, Alvy Ray Smith.

Alison Gopnik

Alison Grade is a career freelancer, serial entrepreneur and founder of the company Mission Accomplished, a consultancy that offers training, mentoring and strategic advice to start - ups and established SMEs principally in the creative industries. She is a NESTA-accredited creative enterprise trainer and has delivered international programmes in association with the British Council. She is the CEO of Screen Central which represents the professional screen community in the West Midlands where she lives.

Alison Grade

Adored for her quick wit, big heart and infamous laugh, Alison is one of the UK’s most popular TV presenters, famed for her hilarious celebrity interviews! The Queen of our hearts presents ITV's 'This Morning' alongside Dermot O’Leary, gearing viewers up for the weekend. 
 
Alison also co-hosts the ultimate televised baking battle, ‘The Great British Bake Off’ and ‘The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off’ for C4, receiving a nomination for the ‘Entertainment Performance’ category in the 2024 RTS Programme Awards with Noel Fielding. 
 
As a firm family favourite into the evening TV schedule, Alison is a Team Captain on Sky TV’s ‘Rob Beckett’s Smart TV’ and continues the late, great Paul O’Grady’s legacy hosting ‘For the Love of Dogs’ for Battersea Dogs Home and ITV.

Alison Hammond

Alison Jameson grew up on a farm in the Irish midlands, a secluded and beautiful place that continues to inspire her work. She is the bestselling author of This Man and Me, which was nominated for the IMPAC Literary Award, and Under My Skin. Her third novel, Little Beauty, was published by Doubleday Ireland in 2013. An English and History graduate of University College Dublin, she worked in advertising for many years before becoming an author. Home is Dublin where she lives with her husband and son.

Alison Jameson

Alison Jefferies, MEd, has worked extensively as an educator. She is a former president of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Faculty and Family Organization and works closely with Lorenzo Cohen to foster health and wellness in individuals and their communities.

Alison Jefferies

Alison Joseph

Alison Kennedy

Alison Leonard

Alison Light

Alison Lurie published ten novels, among them Foreign Affairs (which won the Pulitzer Prize), The Truth About Lorin Jones (winner of the Prix Femina étranger), and The Last Resort. She was also the author of many works of non-fiction, including The Language of Clothes, Don't Tell the Grownups, Familiar Spirits, and two collections of essays and reviews, Reading for Fun and Words and Worlds. She taught literature, folklore and creative writing at Cornell University for many years and was the Whiton Professor of American Literature emerita. She lived in upstate New York but also spent much time in Key West, Florida and in London, all of which provided settings for her fiction. She married the writer Edward Hower, and had three sons and three grandchildren. Alison Lurie died in 2020.

Alison Lurie

Alison MacLeod was raised in Canada and has lived in England since 1987. She is the author of three novels, The Changeling, The Wave Theory of Angels and Unexploded, and of a collection of stories, Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction. Unexploded was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013. Alison MacLeod is Professor of Contemporary Fiction at Chichester University and lives in Brighton.

Alison MacLeod

Alison Maloney has been writing the Strictly Come Dancing annuals for nearly a decade. A multi-faceted and versatile writer, she has also written several other books, including The Mums' Book, Woman's Hour: Words from Wise, Witty and Wonderful Women and The World of Mr Selfridge.

Alison Maloney

Alison Mercer was born in Reading and studied English at University College, Oxford. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and two children. She is the author of Stop the Clock and After I Left You. 
 
You can get in touch with Alison via her blog at http://alisonmercerwriter.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AlisonMercerwriter, or talk to her on Twitter: @AlisonLMercer.

Alison Mercer

Alison Miller

Alison Perry is a journalist and mum of twins (and an older daughter who is 9). She is an award winning blogger with her site Not Another Mummy Blog (notanothermummyblog.com) and also hosts the Not Another Mummy Podcast where she has chatted to guests such as Philippa Perry and Emma Bunton. She lives in London and you can find her on Instagram @iamalisonperry

Alison Perry

Alison Plowden

Alison Prince

Alison Roman is the host of the Home Movies series on YouTube and author of the incredibly popular food newsletter, appropriately titled A Newsletter. Prior to that, she was a columnist for the New York Times Food section and a senior food editor at Bon Appétit. The author of Dining In, Nothing Fancy and Sweet Enough, Alison has worked professionally in kitchens such as New York's Momofuku Milk Bar and San Francisco's Quince. Originally from Los Angeles, she now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and their son. She has recently opened her pantry store in Upstate New York called First Bloom. A long-time dream fully realised: a grocery store of her own and a physical manifestation of all her favourite pantry items, curated with love and care. Her platform continues to grow – since her first book, Dining In, her Instagram following has jumped from 66k to 778k.

Alison Roman

Alison Rumfitt is a writer and cultural critic. Her two horror novels Tell Me I'm Worthless and Brainwyrms push the boundaries of both taste and form to the shock of readers everywhere. She has written for Little White Lies and Dazed, and interviewed new Doctor Ncuti Gatwa for Rolling Stone. She's considered herself a fan of Doctor Who ever since her father played her the theme song to scare her when she was about five years old.

Alison Rumfitt

Alison Scott-Wright is a baby-, toddler- and child-sleep expert who also specializes in helping parents with the management of infant and toddler acid reflux and associated dietary intolerances. For over twenty-five years she has worked 'hands-on' with families, sharing her knowledge and expertise with her clients and, most importantly, bringing sleep to thousands of homes. Fifteen years ago, one client named her the Magic Sleep Fairy and the name stuck - in fact, it became the trademarked name of her ever-expanding consultancy business, through which Alison continues to provide practical help, invaluable advice and much-needed support to parents around the world. She is a mother and a grandmother - known by her grandchildren as Mops - and she divides her time between her homes in Turkey and on the south coast of Dorset.

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Richard Newton

Downs Syndrome Association

Combining medical knowledge with sympathetic common sense, this completely updated comprehensive handbook offers help and advice to all parents and carers of children with Down's syndrome, and shows them how to help their children flourish and reach their full potential. Written in association with the Down's Syndrome Association, this book goes beyond the average introduction to Down's syndrome and addresses the questions, practical or otherwise, that parents will often find themselves asking, and also offers information and advice on a wide variety of  related issues, including:--current medical knowledge about the condition--advice on the special care of babies and young children--education and training--emotional and sexual development--integration into society

The Down's Syndrome Handbook

The Practical Handbook for Parents and Carers

Carol Cooper

Updated in 2013 with the latest statistics and guidelines, this inspiring and enlightening parenting guide is for all parents of twins or more. It’s written by a practising GP and mother of twins who seamlessly combines her medical know-how with first-hand experience of having more than one baby at once. 
 
With statistics on multiple births and useful resources, as well as information on topics such as: fertility treatment, advances in prenatal medicine and surgery, feeding, schooling and looking after sick twins, this book offers first-hand professional, practical and emotional advice to help parents cope with the development and rearing of twins from conception to adulthood. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between twins as individuals as they grow up, their relationship with others both inside and outside the family, and sibling rivalry. 
 
Also incorporating standard information on pregnancy, birth, what to expect and how the process differs from single births, this is an essential, enlightening and often amusing guide for every parent of twins.

Twins & Multiple Births

The Essential Parenting Guide From Pregnancy to Adulthood

Sal Severe

Tired of repeating everything four times to get your children to listen? Feeling guilty because your children don't behave? This book will save your sanity! How to Behave So Your Children Will Too! explains how to teach your children to behave, how to listen and how to be more cooperative. It also outlines how to manage your own anger and respond consistently, thus avoiding arguments and power struggles. Written by an expert in psychiatry, this book makes discipline simple and your life easier. You will even learn how to enjoy being a parent.'-a riveting reference for all of us who are often put on the spot by our kids' - Family Circle

How To Behave So Your Children Will Too

Elizabeth Mapstone

For those who feel they are at a crossroads and don't know how to choose the way, Elizabeth Mapstone's Stop Dreaming Start Living will help you to find positive, practical ways to change your life for the better. Illustrated throughout with case studies from people of all ages who have taken part in her 'Life Planning' programme, Stop Dreaming Start Living combines Mapstone's straightforward, expert advice with simple, carefully constructed pencil and paper exercises to help you to appreciate and develop your own skills and talents. You too can learn how to use your own personal powers to make your dreams come true. Clear all the debris, tap into those hidden strengths, stop dreaming about what you want and create a healthier, happier, fulfilled life!

Stop Dreaming Start Living

Robert C Atkins

If you want to lose weight or keep the weight off, Dr Atkins Diet Planner is specifically designed to guide you through the process. It ensures you can chart what you eat each day and helps you keep a daily carb count. It shows you how to track your success as well as retrace your steps when you've temporarily gone astray (and, let's face it, we all make mistakes!) It will help you to pinpoint the foods which are getting in the way of you reaching your target and will also enable you to explore emotions and other lifestyle issues that may have a bearing on your relationship with food. Dr Atkins Diet Planner includes:--120 day plan for counting carbs and tracking supplements, water intake and exercise--Weekly pages for weighing in, rating your progress, confronting challenges, and recording your feelings--Guidelines for success in each phase--Advice on setting up an Atkins-friendly kitchen--Shopping lists--Tips for eating out

Dr Atkins Diet Planner

Keep track of your weight loss with this unique carb compani on

Val Sampson

Whether you are in a relationship, whether you are single, gay or straight, or young or old, Tantra will bring a new dimension to your sex life and your relationships. From extending orgasms (or just having them in the first place), to healing sexual problems to developing a sense of spiritual connection, Tantra is for every 'body'. Tantra is not just about being sexy - it's about being alive to your senses. It is particularly appealing to women because it is they who take the lead. Tantra also gives women the opportunity to celebrate their femininity and men are encouraged to revere it. Many women are self-conscious about their bodies - Tantra will help you to be conscious of your body but in a positive and empowering way. And for men the pressure to perform is removed, replaced by reciprocation, connection and ultimate fulfilment (so no more grunting, turning over and falling asleep).

Tantra

The Art of Mind-Blowing Sex

Charles Clark

Maureen Clark

'We've all heard of Jen and Madonna using high-protein diets to lose weight. It's a tricky one to follow safely, but with Dr Clark's sensible approach us mere mortals can do it too.' New WomanDo you ever eat take-away Indian, Thai or Chinese food?  Do you usually resort to sandwiches at lunchtime?  Does your busy lifestyle mean you nip into M&S to buy ready-made meals?  Well, if you do, you are like most people.  But if you're used to living like this it can be difficult trying to follow a low-carb diet.  Until now. In this brilliant book Dr Charles Clark provides not only the groundrules for his bestselling New High Protein Diet but, because he understands how busy people actually shop and eat, he incorporates convenience and fast foods into it.  Analysing over 200 types of fast and convenience foods to help you choose the most suitable options, this is essential reading for everyone who wants to be slim, healthy, but realistic about their lifestyle.

The New High Protein Healthy Fast Food Diet

Lynda Field

Snappy, feisty and fun - and full of brilliant ideas, questionnaires, exercises and strategies, Weekend Life Coach is the book to re-motivate and inspire even the most depressed and hopeless! 
 
Weekend Life Coach shows you how to take advantage of stress-free time, not only to relax but also to concentrate on your own needs, dreams and goals, and transform any aspect of your life - how to be more confident, lose weight, have great relationships, make a new career move, increase your finances or just to be happy in your own skin. Following her unique no pressure/high enjoyment approach, Lynda Field shows that all you need is some quiet time for yourself, a comfortable chair and the desire to take control of your life, and Weekend Life Coach will provide the rest. 
 
Change is easy when you can unwind and focus on yourself, so just make the most of this special, personal time and take this golden opportunity to step into your fabulous new life.

Weekend Life Coach

How to get the life you want in 48 hours

Cassandra Jardine

Parenting classes are in the news, not only for parents with totally out of control children, but also for ordinary, anxious parents who find that applying simple parenting skills can result in happier children and calmer, more enjoyable home lives. 
 
In the child-centred age of fast food, television and computer games, when family structures are less clearly defined than in the 50s and 60s, it can be more difficult for parents to take a positive, long-term view of what they are trying to achieve with their children. Not everyone wants to go to parenting classes, but everyone can benefit from what's taught there. So Cassandra Jardine has drawn on the experience and skills of Britain's two top teachers to provide the practical tools that all parents can use immediately. 
 
This easy-to-use guide will explain why your child behaves as he/she does and will offer sensible strategies for ensuring a happy home-life, and well-balanced kids.

How To Be A Better Parent

Julia Bruni

For many men, changes in society have made it harder to get to know women and pulling has become more difficult than it's ever been. The result is that many capable and otherwise successful young men feel frustrated by not having a girlfriend - or even a lay. How to Pull Girls gives the lowdown on how to meet and charm girls. Whether you need to relax and set women at ease, or to understand how girls think and what motivates them, Julia Bruni has all the insider information, analysing the pulling game from every angle. How to Pull Girls is packed full with useful strategies and techniques for every stage of the women-charming mission and will transform you from a Mr Normal to a James Bond in a matter of minutes. This is the essential pulling tool kit 'Women, be warned. Julia's on their side and she is telling them our secrets!'' Kathy Lette

How To Pull Girls

An Insider Guide To Success With Women

Julia Cole

Statistics tell the truth with shocking clarity: four out of ten marriages in the UK end in divorce. Even sadder is that one in ten divorced men and women wish they had stayed together. Drawing on her experience as a therapist and as a writer on all aspects of sex and relationship problems, Julia Cole looks at the difficulties that commonly beset couples and offers practical ideas for overcoming them. Among the topics she tackles are:--Improving communication--Handling arguments--Finding time for each other outside work and family commitments--Sharing feelings, hopes and dreams--Making time for affection as well as sexWith quizzes and checklists to encourage reader involvement, this book's friendly, accessible style could well be the answer to many people's relationship difficulties.

How to Stay Together Forever

How to Make Your Relationship Work and Keep it Working!

Joanne Koenig Coste

Few conditions upon first diagnosis strike such terror into victims and relatives as Alzheimer's disease. The dementia that is its best-known symptom can provoke feelings of helplessness and despair, coupled with fear that the patient will inevitably suffer loss of dignity and self-respect. There is hope, however, and Joanne Koenig-Coste is well qualified to say so. For over thirty years she has advocated and practised a communication-based form of care. Now she has distilled her experience into this encouraging and supportive book showing how, by following a few straightforward and simple ideas, the quality of life of sufferers can be dramatically improved, and their dignity and self-respect renewed. Habilitation capitalizes on the remaining emotions and skills of the patient and offers chances to feel successful by reaching past the recognized losses, ignoring the failures, and rejoicing in whatever still defines the essential humanity of the sufferer. Perhaps as importantly, it also suggests ways that the carers can care for themselves too. Learning to Speak Alzheimer's is a practical guide to coping with a cruel disease. It offers a wealth of information, understanding and advice, but above all it offers a message of hope based on respect, common sense and quiet dignity.

Learning To Speak Alzheimers

The new approach to living positively with Alzheimers Disease

Sharon Maxwell Magnus

Ever wondered what it takes to become a millionaire and how they stay rich? Sharon Maxwell Magnus has all the insider information and in this practical, accessible book, will show you how to think like a millionaire. Split into four parts: Taking Stock, Thinking Yourself Rich, You're Getting Richer-Now What? and Thinking Yourself Super Rich, this book is packed full of millionaire profiles, real-life tips and interactive quizzes to help you discover and develop your millionaire mind. Not everyone can be a millionaire but you can be richer than you are now. By helping you to build your personal millionaire profile, Think Yourself Rich will teach you to assess your spending habits, question your financial values and ultimately make you richer.

Think Yourself Rich

Discover your millionaire potential

Leslie Kenton

Sleek, firm, vibrant skin can be yours at any age, but how can you achieve it? The shops are full of products that claim to smooth wrinkles and rejuvenate skin, and some of them actually do - but the ways they achieve this are often dubious if not downright damaging. Leslie Kenton, a glowing testament to the benefits of what she preaches, exposes the half-truths, lies and deceptions perpetrated in the name of beauty. She describes the processes that lead to skin ageing - from sunlight and chemical reactions in cosmetic products to dietary weaknesses and ionising radiation damage - but even more importantly she reveals how to prevent and reverse these processes naturally. Among many fascinating things, this book will help you to:--Learn about creams and find the ones that work best for you--Discover how to optimise your hormone levels to keep ageing at bay--Find out the truth about skin and stress--Learn how to feed your skin for lifelong beautyRadiant skin is within everyone's reach. This book tells you how to make it happen.

Skin Revolution

Authentic beauty from the living matrix

Erin Shale

Michael Carr-Gregg

Adolescence has changed. Young people now enter puberty earlier - in many cases at ten or eleven - and leave home later. What's more, modern society expects children to grow up emotionally all too quickly. Most adolescents rebel against their parents to some extent and although parenting adolescents is challenging and exciting, dealing with the issues arising just before and during the teen years can be the hardest. How often have you heard comments such as 'Nothing I do is right!' and 'I'm going crazy!'? Take heart, clear and concise advice is at hand. In Adolescence, experts Michael Carr-Gregg and Erin Shale fully outline the skills, knowledge and strategies parents need to guide their children to adulthood. Sensible, practical, sympathetic techniques are outlined for:--communicating well with your adolescent--setting appropriate, negotiated boundaries--handling problems such as depression, relationships, emerging sexuality, drugs and eating disorders--providing young people with an environment in which they feel safe, valued and listened toAdolescence will provide the 'book of instructions' parents have long thought should come with each child.

Adolescence

A Guide For Parents

Chantal Sicile-Kira

The National Autistic Society estimates that Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) now affects 500,000 families in the UK alone, while one in 86 children have an ASD-related special educational need. Autism Spectrum Disorders is an essential one-stop reference guide introducing the reader to an understanding of this complex disorder, touching on all aspects related to ASD (including Asperger's Syndrome), with a detailed resource section for those wanting more in-depth information on specific areas. The book is invaluable not only for parents and professionals who work with children but also for potential employees and anyone who works in the public sphere. With chapters on the causes of ASD, diagnosis, treatment and diet, this is a uniquely accessible guide providing practical information in a clear and concise manner. 
 
'Given autism's high-profile media, Chantal Sicile-Kira's book could not be more timely. This will be one of those smart, authoritative, user-friendly guides which will be the essential volume that both parents, health professionals and a wide general readership will reach for in order to fathom this confounding condition' Douglas Kennedy

Autism Spectrum Disorders

The Complete Guide

Jenni Murray

A poignant, practical, light-hearted and celebratory look at raising boys with a strong and controversial message, asking that parents and the education system take responsibility for the 'feminisation' of boys, in much the same way as attention was paid to the 'masculinisation' of girls.   Media and government attention is now being focussed on the fact that girls are outperforming boys academically but no mention is made of what kind of husbands and fathers they will make.   With many families stretched to breaking point on the rack of mismatched expectations, boys need guidance on juggling work and family in the same way as girls are expected to; becoming domesticated as well as surviving in the jungle of accepted notions of 'masculinity'.  The vital message is that boys, like girls, should have choices and should not be forced into the stereotypical role of the male as absent father or football fan. That's My Boy! covers boys' lives from birth to 18 and discusses everything from how a mother deals with the shock of caring for and maintaining a member of the opposite sex, how to endure hours spent on a rugby touchline, how to read the signs that indicate a longing for physical affection and whether or not to laugh at sexist jokes they bring home.

That's My Boy

Gillian Riley

You already have willpower. Everyone does. All you need is to learn how to use it. With just a little practice, willpower can work even when you don't feel inspired, when you are faced with your strongest temptations. And the wonderful news is that willpower isn't something that gets handed out to some and not others. It's simply a matter of understanding how to access it and unlock its potential. When you do you'll see just how liberating, exciting and rewarding using willpower can be. Very soon, rather than being your own worst enemy, you'll become your own best friend. 
 
Use the brilliant strategies in this book to: 
- overcome addictive behaviours 
- quit smoking 
- take control of overeating 
- achieve your dreams 
- enhance your life 
 
With a little belief, some confidence and the techniques laid out in this revolutionary book, you'll soon discover just how strong your willpower can be.

Willpower!

How to Master Self-control

'We've all heard of Jen and Madonna using high-protein diets to lose weight. It's a tricky one to follow safely, but with Dr Clark's sensible approach us mere mortals can do it too.' New Woman 
 
The New High Protein Diet works. It is medically based and scientifically proven, and once you've tried the diet you'll want this brilliant recipe book to help you keep to your healthy new lifestyle. This cookbook is packed with ideas, ranging from breakfast on the run to quick and easy dinners to Sunday lunch. Bread and biscuits will no longer prove your downfall and you'll continue to feel full of energy and vitality as you keep to your low-carb lifestyle. It's easy once you realise how many choices and variations there are available. The low-carb recipes make use of delicious fresh ingredients, and are also very easy to follow. And the great news is that even though these low-carb meals are part of a diet, none will be cordon bleu size portions. The book includes: 
 
--Why low-carb? 
--The New High Protein Diet principles 
--Good carbs and bad carbs 
--Shopping lists 
--The recipes

The New High Protein Diet Cookbook

Ros Taylor

This is a book to be dipped into whenever you need a little bit of extra encouragement, whether it be for that crucial interview, or when looking for love. The Ultimate Book of Confidence Tricks tackles low self-confidence with practical, accessible techniques grounded in everyday experience and supported by psychological research. From bluffing your way to confidence by altering your body language, to assessing your strengths and facing your weaknesses to become more successful in the workplace, Ros Taylor provides you with the confidence to meet any challenge head on.

The Ultimate Book Of Confidence Tricks

Boost your confidence to an all time high

The Ultimate Diet Counter is the most accessible food counter available. Featuring over 3,000 listings it is organised into sensible food groups and provides just the right level of information for a quick look-up:--Carbohydrates--Calories--Protein --Fat (good and bad fats)This is the perfect companion to any diet, enabling you to look up any food and work out whether it's going to work on your diet, whether it's calorie controlled , low-carb or low-fat. It's the perfect guide to keep in your bag both for when you are trying to lose weight and when you're trying to keep trim and not let those pounds creep back on.

The Ultimate Diet Counter

Brian Mayne

An enchanting adventure tale which shows by analogy how positive thoughts can enrich and actively change all of our lives. The main character, a boy called Joseph, struggles with life and feelings of being unloved, when lo and behold Sam the magic genie appears to take him on a journey of his mind! Flying around Joseph's mind on a magic carpet, Sam teaches Joseph about positive thinking and how negative thoughts lead to negative consequences. Joseph learns how to achieve happiness and well being even in the face of fear and doubt. Sam the Magic Genie is clear and concise in its teachings and practical in application. It offers a brand new approach to positive thinking helping adults and children alike to create and steer change within their lives through the power of thought.'Think about what you want, not what you fear'

Sam The Magic Genie

Christopher Green

For those with less time on their hands Toddler Taming Tips offers authoritative but instant, practical and commonsense advice for parents with children at the challenging stage of toddlerdom. 
 
Based on over twenty-five years' experience, Dr Green's methods will help you to enjoy the toddler years, demystifying childcare and bringing the fun back into parenting. Toddler Taming Tips includes advice on: 
- sleep solutions that really work 
- successful potty training 
- the very latest on healthy eating 
- discipline 
- how to make life easier for yourself 
- dealing with tantrums 
- the low-down on playgroups, pre-schools, being a working parent 
And much more!

Toddler Taming Tips

A Parent's Guide to the First Four Years - Pocket Edition

Be Yourself is an inspiration for all of us who are so busy trying to get our lives 'sorted' that we have forgotten our true purpose. The demands of the material world can keep us rushing about, doing this and doing that, until we find ourselves on a hamster's wheel of life; going round and round in circles and being unable to get off.  Excessive activity can make our daily reality feel like a relentless routine. To lead a meaningful and happy life we need to develop our inner strengths and qualities and we do this by balancing our 'doing' and our 'being'.  Life is here to be lived and loved, so step off that wheel and look around you: you are so much more than you think you are. This book takes you on a journey to your best self.  You can make things happen in the world without losing your deep inner connection.  You can be a success and still let go of tension and relax and enjoy the trip.  Learn how to be yourself: how to be active but still aware and conscious of the beauty of each present moment.

Be Yourself

How to relax and take control of your life

Elizabeth Martyn

Are you thinking about marriage, but afraid of ending up in the divorce statistics? Are you wondering if you're ready and able to make a public, lifelong commitment? Before You Say 'I Do' recognises that marriage takes courage, energy and self-knowledge, and leads you through a series of key questions about your relationship to help you discover if you have what it takes to make your marriage a lifelong success. These include:--What are your expectations of marriage?--What does commitment mean to you?--Can you be sexually compatible for a lifetime?--Do you both want children?--How will you cope with in-laws? Drawing on the expertise of Relate counsellors, and supported by checklists, questionnaires and case histories, this book will help you to examine your hopes and fears about marriage. It will lead you to a deeper understanding of how your relationship works and ultimately give you the insight to build the bedrock of a marriage with real staying power.

Relate

Seven crucial questions to answer before you say 'I do'

In Is it me or it hot in here? Jenni Murray, one of Britain's most popular journalists and broadcasters, addresses the menopause. She looks at what the menopause is - its symptoms and how it affects overall health. She also looks at the psychological and social implications. There is an overview of the latest research on HRT - its benefits and drawbacks - and the new work which is being done on various 'alternative' therapies. She includes discussions on sex life, social life, face-lifts (or otherwise), exercise (or otherwise), keeping your figure and discovering one's place in life as a middle aged woman in a feminist era. The section on rethinking the menopause looks at changing attitudes and how to cope with post-menopausal life, offering a new agenda for post-menopausal women. Throughout, the tone is inquiring but accessible, making it one of the most appealing books on the menopause written to date.

Is It Me Or Is It Hot In Here?

A modern woman's guide to the menopause

Ben Renshaw

The Secrets of Happiness is essential reading for anyone looking for true fulfilment and peace of mind, which are often hard to find in life today.  A fresh approach in pocket book form, full of witty and practical tips, this delightful book brings succinct advice from a master - written in a positive, uplifting and inspiring style.

The Secrets Of Happiness

Sarah Brewer

The Ultimate Stress Buster is a six-point plan to overcome the damaging effects of stress.--Recognise the signs--identify the causes of stress--plan a nutritious diet--take exercise and learn to relax--export alternative therapies--discover how to organise your life more efficientlyWith quick-fix solutions and long-term strategies this is a highly practical approach to the problem of stress.

The Ultimate Stress Buster

A Seven-Step Plan For Calm And Relaxation

Lisa Daily

This incredibly effective, practical and also laugh-out loud book tells you how to meet the right man and make him yours. Dating guru Lisa Daily followed her own advice and was proposed to by her wonderful husband at the top of the Eiffel Tower. The strategies are simple, and are aimed at modern women who want equal pay, control of their finances and independence, but who also enjoy some of the more traditional joys of courtship, like when their date holds open the door, pays for dinner and kills spiders for them. In this smart, downright funny book, you will learn:--How you may be unwittingly sabotaging your current relationship --The secret to getting a man to call you--The real reasons men fall in love and propose--How to be a woman men just can't live without.

Stop Getting Dumped!

All you need to know to make men fall madly in love with you

Dr Atkins

The easiest way to count your carbs, no matter what diet you're on is with Dr Atkins New Carbohydrate Counter. Plan your daily or weekly menu by adding up all the carbohydrate grams in the foods you plan to eat. Pocket-sized, it is handy enough to take with you to the supermarket, or to make out your shopping list in advance. The Dr Atkins New Carbohydrate Counter: --Is guaranteed to work for all diets--Has over 1200 listings--Is now in a fully international edition --Lists grams of carbohydrates, protein and fat--Can be used for weight loss and maintenance

Dr Atkins New Carbohydrate Counter

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Mr Gumpy

Mr Majeika

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Mummy Fairy

From the bestselling novel I'm Travelling Alone, two dynamic characters are born. 
Police investigators Holger Munch and Mia Krüger work together to solve the most complex crimes in Oslo, catching serial killers before they strike again but their personal lives are not simple either. As people, they could not be more different but as they battle their own demons their unlikely pairing make Munch and Krüger the best kind of classic detective duo.

Munch and Krüger

Murakami Collectible Classics

Murder House Serial

Murder Is Forever

Murdoku

My Brother's Famous Bottom

My Kitchen

My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999

My Secret Unicorn

My Secret World

My Struggle

My Totally Secret Diary

Myron Bolitar

NYPD Red

Nat the Cat

Natalie Haynes Stands Up For the Classics

Natural Histories

Negima

Neil Gaiman Full-Cast Radio Adaptations

New Beginnings

New History of Britain

New Voices in Food

Nexus Confessions

From the turn of the century, through two world wars and a depression, the Neyler family face heartbreak and tragedy together.

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