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Andrew Swanston read law at Cambridge, but was inspired to write by his lifelong interest in early modern history. His Thomas Hill novels – The King’s Spy, The King’s Exile and The King’s Return – are set against the backdrops of the English Civil War, Cromwell’s Commonwealth and the early Restoration respectively. He is also the author of Waterloo: The Bravest Man and Beautiful Star and Other Stories. His first historical thriller set during the reign of Elizabeth I – Incendium (published in paperback as The Incendium Plot) – introduced readers to the academic, lawyer and intelligencer Dr Christopher Radcliff, whose adventures continue in Chaos. Andrew Swanston lives in Surrey.

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A. J. BAIME is the New York Times best-selling author of The Arsenal of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War and Go Like Hell: Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans. Both books are in development for major motion pictures. Baime is a longtime regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and his articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Popular Science, and Men’s Journal. He lives in Granite Bay, California. Visit him at facebook.com/ajbaime and trumanbook.com.

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Anthony James Pollard is a British medieval historian, specialising in the fifteenth century and in particular the Wars of the Roses. A leading authority in the field, he is profesor emeritus of Teesside University. His books include North-Eastern England during the Wars of the Roses, Richard III and the Princes in theTower, Imagining Robin Hood: the Late Medieval Stories in Historical Context and Warwick the kingmaker: Politics, Power and Fame.

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A K Benjamin is a clinical neuropsychologist and the author of Let Me Not Be Mad: A Story of Unravelling Minds.

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A. L. Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. She has written two previous novels, Top Ten besteller Honour and the Sword and In the Name of the King. Into the Valley of Death is her third novel.

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Alison Gaylin's first job was as a reporter for a celebrity tabloid, which sparked a lifelong interest in writing about people committing despicable acts. More than a decade later, she wrote and published her Edgar-nominated first novel, HIDE YOUR EYES. 
 
She's since published nine more books, including the USA Today and international bestselling Brenna Spector suspense series, which has been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Thriller awards and won the Shamus award. 
 
She lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, cat and dog.

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A.S. Webb is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Daughter of Chaos, the first instalment of The Dark Pantheon Trilogy. She is inspired by stories rooted in history and mythology, that push the boundaries of imagination and urge us to reflect on what it means to be human.

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A. A. Dhand is the author of six previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being adapted for TV by the BBC. He was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. For more information about A. A. Dhand and his books, follow him on X @aadhand, and on Instagram @aa_dhand.

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A. B. Poranek grew up sharing her time between Ontario, Canada and rural Poland, and eventually completed a veterinary degree at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. A lover of mythology and history, she enjoys exploring both in her writing. Her debut novel, Where the Dark Stands Still, an instant New York Times bestseller, is an ode to Poland's folktales, while A Treachery of Swans transports readers to a world inspired by 17th century France.

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Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

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A.D. Miller is the author of Snowdrops, The Earl of Petticoat Lane and The Faithful Couple. Snowdrops was a bestseller and was shortlisted for many prizes including the Man Booker and the CWA Gold Dagger. It was translated into 25 languages. As Moscow Correspondent of The Economist A.D. Miller has travelled across the former Soviet Union and covered the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; he is now the magazine’s Culture Editor based in London. 
 
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A. Igoni Barrett was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 1979 and lives in Lagos. He is a winner of the 2005 BBC World Service short story competition, the recipient of a Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship, a Norman Mailer Center Fellowship, and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency. His short story collection, Love is Power, or Something Like That, was published in 2013. In 2014 he was named on the Africa39 list of sub-Saharan African writers under 40. Blackass is his first novel.

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The short life of A.J.A. Symons (1900-41) was described by his biographer as an intricate and largely harmless confidence trick. His many interests included the collection of musical boxes and rare books as well as the study and practice of forgery; they left him time to edit an anthology of Edwardian verse and compose studies of H.M. Stanley and other notable figures. He is remembered for The Quest for Corvo, one of the most remarkable biographies ever written, and for co-founding the Wine and Food Society.

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Devi Sridhar

Have you ever questioned why, despite the avalanche of self-help books and optimization hacks, we remain embroiled in multiple global health crises? Populations worldwide are gaining life-shortening excess weight (even in poorer countries), and water contamination is rampant (even in richer countries). In such dire circumstances, a gratitude journal won’t help. 
 
The stark reality is that we’ve been sold a monumental lie. The obsession with individual health optimization has distracted us from the real game-changer: holding governments accountable for policies that can significantly extend our lifespans. How Not to Die (Too Soon) is a vital, transformative guide that shifts the focus from individual responsibility to societal accountability. It’s time to demand the changes that will save lives.

How Not to Die (Too Soon)

The Lies We’ve Been Sold and the Policies That Can Save Us

Kate Llewellyn-Waters

The immune system is our most valuable resource, our first and most important line of defence, protecting us around the clock. It also determines how quickly we age, regulates our body weight and metabolism, and impacts our brain health. Yet modern life, with toxins, allergens, poor diet and imbalanced gut bacteria, places huge strain on it leading to a rise in immune issues and autoimmune conditions. But research shows that by removing these stressors and improving immunity through nutrition and lifestyle, we can transform long-term health. 
 
In The Immunity Plan, leading nutritionist Kate Llewellyn-Waters unpacks the most robust science behind our immune system, from the role of hormones and the microbiome to the ways immunity differs between men and women. With practical advice, lifestyle strategies, and immunity-supporting recipes, this essential guide shows you how to strengthen your immune health, reduce inflammation, and protect against autoimmune disease. 
 
This is the essential, accessible handbook for anyone who wants to understand their immune system and harness its power for a healthier life.

The Immunity Plan

How to Balance Your Immune System and Unlock the Secrets to a Healthier Body

Bill Gifford

'This book moves beyond anecdotal claims…and provides a critical synthesis of the evidence demonstrating how hyperthermia can enhance endurance, improve metabolic health and generate the protective physiological changes necessary for extending healthspan.' 
 — Peter Attia, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlive 
 
 Humans were born to sweat – and sweating makes us stronger. 
 
 In Hotwired, bestselling co-author of Outlive and science editor Bill Gifford explores how heat can improve our performance and our health. 
 
 Combining cutting-edge science, personal discovery and practical insights, Gifford reveals how humans evolved to excel in hot conditions – and how we’ve lost touch with this ancient advantage. He plunges into the steamy world of Finnish saunas, serves as a test subject in heat labs and tackles a 100-mile bike ride under the blazing Texas sun to show how exposing ourselves to discomfort can expand our physical and mental limits. He even explores how infrared sauna therapy and cold plunging could fight depression more effectively than medication. And he examines how, in cities around the globe, social saunas are reviving communal wellness. 
 
 Whether you want to perform better, extend your lifespan or adapt to a warming planet, Gifford shows you the incredible benefits of reawakening your body’s natural adaptability to heat and cold. Hotwired is a thrilling call to reimagine heat – not as a threat, but as a tool for strength, resilience and longevity.

Hotwired

How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger

Will Bulsiewicz

The New York Times bestselling author of Fibre Fuelled offers a powerful programme to fight inflammation and boost your immune system by healing your gutDr. Will Bulsiewicz’s patients seek him out first and foremost because he’s a gastroenterologist. But more and more, he hears that in addition to their constipation or IBS, patients are also suffering from allergies, depression, thyroid problems, and more. What many don’t realize is that the gut is the gateway for both health and illness. So, if you have issues with your gut, chances are you may have issues with chronic illness. 
 
In Plant Powered Plus Dr Bulsiewicz offers a powerful programme for addressing inflammation due to an imbalance in the gut with a combination of plant-forward diets. This book is a solutions-based approach to reclaiming a healthful, protective immune system that defends us rather than attacks us. Dr. Bulsiewicz draws the connections between gut issues and a variety of additional diagnoses and symptoms, including autoimmune disease, cardio-metabolic disease, hormonal conditions and more. 
 
His nutrition plan will resolve inflammation and reorient your immune system by healing your gut microbiome and gut barrier. Including guidance on creating your ideal immune-balancing diet, Plant Powered Plus will help you harness the power of the gut-immune connection and live a life of boundless health.

Plant Powered Plus

Activate the Power of Your Gut to Tame Inflammation and Reclaim Your Health

James Nestor

AN UPDATED EDITION OF THE PHENOMOENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 
 
There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. In Breath, journalist James Nestor travels the world to discover the hidden science behind ancient breathing practices like Pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya and Tummo, to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. 
 
Modern research is showing us that making even slight adjustments to the way we inhale and exhale can jump-start athletic performance, rejuvenate internal organs, halt snoring, allergies, asthma and autoimmune disease, and even straighten scoliotic spines. None of this should be possible, and yet it is. Drawing on thousands of years of ancient wisdom and recent cutting-edge studies in pulmonology, psychology, biochemistry and human physiology, Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. 
 
You will never breathe the same again.

Breath

The New Science of a Lost Art

Rangan Chatterjee

The Instant No.1 Bestseller 
 
'Even your first taste of this book’s practical, inviting and effective strategies for happiness will make you glad you did.' - from the foreword by Oliver Burkeman, author of Four Thousand Weeks 
 
Happiness is a practice, not a destination. We often treat happiness as something to pursue, a reward we’ll reach once life is finally in order. But what if happiness is not an outcome, but a practice - the foundation that shapes how we meet each moment? 
 
Drawing on over twenty years as a doctor, Dr Rangan Chatterjee has seen that motivation and willpower rarely sustain us for long. True wellbeing only becomes possible when we learn to nurture what he calls core happiness - a steadier, more resilient form of joy that doesn’t depend on circumstances. 
 
In Happy Mind, Happy Life, Dr Chatterjee blends science, case studies, and simple exercises to show how small, daily choices ripple into lasting change. Through ten simple but profound ways, you’ll explore how to: 
<ul><li>Treat yourself with compassion and respect</li><li>Redesign your relationship with technology</li><li>Respond to criticism without being derailed</li></ul> 
This is not a manual for quick fixes, but an invitation to reimagine how you live - so that health, clarity, and contentment flow naturally into your days. 
 
Previously published as a trade paperback

Happy Mind, Happy Life

10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day

Adam Richardson

The Sunday Times bestseller 
 
Discover how mobility exercises and stretches can help you achieve a happier, healthier body for longer with this easy fitness guide! 
 
You're sitting like a prawn right now, aren't you? 
 
Mobility training is your secret weapon to building a body that lasts. It improves flexibility, strength, stamina, and posture - for life. Whether you're new to exercise or total gym buff, these quick and easy exercises will change your game. 
 
In How To Build a Body That Lasts, top fitness coach Adam Richardson shows how to work quick exercises into your daily routine - without having to find time for a full workout in your busy day. 
 
In this comprehensive and myth-busting book, Richardson lays out a roadmap to help you break free from stiffness and pain. Whether you want to tackle a stiff neck, sore back or tight hips, this book provides inclusive exercises for all ages, shapes and body sizes which can be done within the comfort of your own home - no fancy equipment or costly gym membership required. 
 
Unlock your body’s potential and rediscover the joy of movement with How To Build a Body That Lasts! 
 
*A Sunday Times bestseller - October 2024

How To Build a Body That Lasts

Exercises for Longevity, Strength and Health

Rocio Salas-Whalen

'This book is a game-changer. It says what too many people need to hear but rarely do: Struggling with your weight is not a personal failure... If you’ve ever felt isolated in this fight, you need to read this book. You are not alone any more.' – MEL ROBBINS, bestselling author of THE LET THEM THEORY 
 
Your playbook for optimising results on GLP-1s, to reverse obesity and take charge of your health – including guidance on how to sustain weight loss once you come off the medication. 
 
*With a foreword from New York Times bestselling author of THE NEW MENOPAUSE, Dr Mary Claire Haver* 
 
GLP-1 medications have revolutionised how doctors treat obesity and changed the lives of the people who take them. With demand for these transformative drugs skyrocketing, people interested in trying GLP-1 therapy for weight loss are navigating uncharted landscape, and many patients walk out their doctor’s clinic with a prescription but not the essential guidance they need to get the best results – or sustain them. 
 
In Weightless, Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen, an obesity medicine specialist, covers this crucial information and the tried-and-true strategies that have helped her patients achieve their health goals. She helps you understand that taking your medication is only one step of the journey. In fact, these drugs work best when you pair them with proper monitoring and lifestyle changes. Drawing from her clinical experience and stories from her patients, she explains how to: 
<ul><li>Ask the right questions at your first appointment and select the best GLP-1 medication for you</li><li>Understand how it will change your experience with food and hunger</li><li>Adopt the two other key 'prescriptions' – eating more protein and strength-training – to get the most from your treatment and prevent muscle loss</li><li>Navigate the impacts of GLP-1 therapy on your relationships with others, and yourself</li><li>How to sustain your weight loss when you come off GLP-1s</li></ul>Comprehensive and research-backed, Weightless will give you the science, clarity, and confidence to take the first step toward a healthier, more empowered you.

Weightless

A Doctor’s Guide to Weight-Loss Medications, Sustainable Results and the Health You Deserve

Ed Winters

The expert guide to veganism from leading vegan content creator, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters (@earthlinged) 
 
'The perfect companion for sustainable vegan living' VEGANUARY 
 
So, you want to go vegan. The big question is how? 
 
Deciding to become vegan can feel daunting, but with the right support, it doesn’t have to be. Drawing on years of experience, vegan advocate and educator Ed Winters is here to guide, inform and empower you on your journey. 
 
From explaining the ethical and environmental benefits of a vegan lifestyle to showing you how to eat a nutritionally balanced diet and what to do if you experience setbacks, this book is your non-judgemental companion to thriving as a vegan – for life.

How to Go (and Stay) Vegan

Marina Wright

'A wonderful guide for rebuilding after burnout and living a healthier, calmer life' – MELISSA HEMSLEY 
 
'The Cortisol Reset Plan delivers what exhausted women ACTUALLY need: a nervous system regulation roadmap that’s as grounded in science as it is in soul. Marina Wright gets it and finally, someone wrote the manual' - DR FRANCESCA LeBLANC, Hormone Health Specialist 
 
A powerful guide to restoring body-mind health, with holistic tools to heal our bodies through nervous system work, blood sugar regulation and nutrient-dense foods. 
 
In this accessible guide, packed with simple day-to-day solutions, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner Marina Wright (@marinawrightwellness) draws on her experience helping thousands of clients and followers combat weight gain, brain fog, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, aches and pains, by tackling the underlying culprit: chronic stress. 
 
Our body’s natural stress response triggers the release of the hormone cortisol to help us handle immediate challenges. However, when this response becomes chronic instead of short-term, it can lead to adverse health effects. With Marina’s five-step nutrition and lifestyle program, we can build self-awareness, rebalance our hormones, regulate our circadian rhythms, and discover the long-term path to holistic health. 
 
In The Cortisol Reset Plan, you’ll find: 
<ul><li>customisable questionnaires to assess your symptoms</li><li>key information to understand how and where stress shows up in your body</li><li>stress-reducing recipes and comprehensive nutritional guidance</li><li>a selection of easy-to-implement daily habits to calm, nourish, and balance your body</li><li>and so much more.</li></ul> 
With Marina’s expert guidance, you will create new habits and prevent chronic stress from taking hold again. Now, you will be able to return to and remain in good health and vitality – whatever life throws your way.

The Cortisol Reset Plan

Five steps to reduce stress, lose weight and reclaim your energy

Tim Spector

**As seen on Channel 4’s What Not to Eat** 
 
‘A super healthy and tasty gift for you and your gut microbiome – discover the joy of fermenting’ Dr Clare Bailey Mosley 
 
From the world-leading gut scientist and no. 1 bestselling author of Food for Life, comes an introduction to the life-changing benefits of fermentation. 
 
Of all the ways to prepare food, fermenting is surely the most mysterious, miraculous and misunderstood. As Tim Spector shows in this groundbreaking book, the science is now clear that adding fermented foods to our diets brings an astonishing range of benefits for our health. 
 
Drawing on his own cutting-edge research, and including practical tips for buying and making fermented foods, Tim demystifies the world of ferments, and introduces us to some of his favourites – from homemade kombucha and kefir, to sourdough, miso and coffee. 
 
He explores the extraordinary science of fermentation and the transformative role of microbes, in our kitchens and in our guts – and reveals why fermenting is the key to good food and good health. 
 
Ferment is the ultimate gift for anyone who wants to eat better and feel better. 
 
Praise for Tim Spector: 
 
‘One of the visionaries leading the way. His writing is illuminating and so incredibly timely.’ Yotam Ottolenghi 
 
‘No fads, no nonsense, just practical, science-based advice on how to eat well’ DAILY MAIL 
 
‘Tim Spector has been exploding the myths around food and health for years’ THE TIMES 
 
‘The man changing how we eat’ TELEGRAPH

Ferment

The Life-Changing Power of Microbes

Vonda Wright

*SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 
 
'This is the book every woman needs not just in menopause, but well before.' – Kate Rowe-Ham, Menopause Fitness Expert and Author of Owning Your Menopause 
 
STRONGER MUSCLES AND BONES, INCREASED MOBILITY, LIFELONG INDEPENDENCE AND A NEW MENTALITY FOR AGEING WITH POWER. 
 
This cutting-edge guide to nutrition, training and lifestyle will optimise a woman's body for longevity, through menopause and beyond. 
 
Strong skeletal muscle drives healthy longevity – yet too often women neglect this important measure of fitness. Indeed, more than 70% of women experience musculoskeletal symptoms like joint pain, muscle loss and reduced bone density as they enter perimenopause and menopause. These symptoms – what Dr Vonda Wright refers to as the 'musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause' – can often set us up for osteoporosis, osteopenia, broken bones, increasingly limited mobility and reduced independence later in life. That trend stops now. Unbreakable outlines a new and direct path to protecting ourselves against this too-common fate. 
 
Drawing on her decades of experience as a pioneering orthopaedic surgeon helping women at all fitness levels to repair their bones and regain strength, Dr Wright gives clear action steps to shield us from the timebombs of aging in four critical categories:<ul><li>Exercise: Pinpointing the right combination of cardio and resistance training for you to aid in tissue regeneration and improve metabolic function.</li><li>Nutrition: What to eat to extinguish inflammation, repopulate your gut biome, and support strong bones and muscle growth.</li><li>Lifestyle: How to manage chronic stress, get more restorative sleep, and turn down systemic inflammation in your daily life.</li><li>Supplements: What to take to target the elimination of 'zombie cells' and improve your cell function.</li></ul> 
Including a six-week, master exercise protocol to jumpstart skeletal and muscular strength, critical information about baseline blood and mobility tests that will help you understand your current health state, and twenty easy, anti-inflammatory recipes, Unbreakable is an invaluable guide to adding more vibrantly healthy life to your years.

Unbreakable

A Woman's Guide to Ageing with Power

Vaclav Smil

In this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today: Why are some of the world’s biggest food producers also the countries with the most undernourished populations? Why is food waste a colossal 1,000kcal per person daily, and how can we solve that? Could we all go vegan and be healthy? Should we? How will we feed the ballooning population without killing the planet? 
 
How Food Really Works shows how we misunderstand the essentials of where our food really comes from, how our dietary requirements shape us, and why this impacts our planet in drastic ways. Ultimately, this data-based, rigorously researched guide explains how we will survive and thrive long into the future.

How to Feed the World

A Factful Guide

Emily Leeming

Genius Gut is a revolutionary guide on what and how to eat to boost your life from the inside out. Written by Dr Emily Leeming, microbiome scientist and registered dietitian, Genius Gut draws on her clinical and research expertise as a registered dietician, microbiome scientist and chef. Packed with practical resources, tables, tips, and lists, this book digests the latest ground-breaking scientific research about the powerful two-way path between our gut and brain, transforming how we eat for our gut health and mood. With 10 proven easy gut-brain hacks that you can mix and match, you will learn how and what to eat for peak emotional and physical well-being without restriction.

Genius Gut

How to Boost Your Mood and Health from the Inside Out

The Life-Changing Science of Eating for Your Second Brain

Federica Amati

Are you overwhelmed by conflicting nutritional advice? Do you struggle with making healthier food choices? Every Body Should Know This uncovers the science behind maintaining good health at every stage of life. 
 
This first-of-a-kind book combines nutrition, medical science, and public health advice into a simple, evidence-based guide unpacking what we should all know about the food we love and how it affects us. 
 
This book delivers clear and targeted recommendations for each life stage so that everybody can have a better insight into what works for them personally and reclaim both the power and pleasure of food.

Every Body Should Know This

The Science of Eating for a Lifetime of Health

Daniel M Davis

Is it true that orange juice can help ward off colds? How does age affect our immune system? Is mental health really connected to inflammation? 
 
We are surrounded by bold claims and quick fixes for ‘boosting’ our immune health. But one thing the science is clear on is that everyone’s immune system is completely unique – what is good for one person may not work well for another. So how do we separate the bogus claims from the useful advice? And given its sheer complexity, is there anything we can do to improve our immune system? 
 
In this expert guide, world-leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis examines the effects of stress, diet, age, exercise, the microbiome and more on the immune system, punctures the key myths, sorts the fact from the fiction and equips us to make informed choices for ourselves.

Self Defence

A Myth-busting Guide to Immune Health

Joslyn Thompson Rule

Introducing the new 'How To...' series from #Merky Books: unlock your potential with our short, practical pocket-sized guides. 
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How to Move It: Reset Your Body 
 
This book is about motivating your body through the power of movement, focusing on you as an individual and not the ideal of fitness we see so often. Before you lift a single kettle bell or hit the yoga mat, Nike Master Trainer Joslyn Thompson Rule will break down the stages to moving your body for the better. Starting with your brain, then your breathing and finally your body. Packed full with motivational and practical exercises for mobility, strength, conditioning, and recovery. 
This book is a personal trainer in your pocket, encouraging you along the way and helping you to have a healthy relationship with fitness. 
 
Written by Joslyn Thompson Rule 
Foreword by Kadeena Cox, MBE 
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Designed to inspire and encourage readers to unlock their potential and provoke change, the How To series offers a new model in publishing, helping to break down knowledge barriers and uplift the next generation. 
 
Creatively presented and packed with clear, step-by-step, practical advice, this series is essential reading for anyone seeking guidance to thrive in the modern world. Curate your bookshelf with these collectible titles.

How To Move It

Reset Your Body

Andrew Jenkinson

‘One of Britain’s top weight-loss experts’ This MorningFor years we’ve been told that successful weight loss is a simple matter of willpower and calorie control. But this argument fails to take into account how our brains and bodies respond to food – in particular, to the ultra-processed foods that seem inescapable in modern life.Bariatric surgeon and Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Andrew Jenkinson gives us a game-changing blueprint to free us from our biological impulses. Even though our brains are hardwired to seek out quick rewards in salty and sugary foods, he demonstrates how to escape our default behaviours to create long-lasting change.With cutting edge metabolic science, mental reprogramming strategies, easy lifestyle changes and even delicious recipes, maintaining a healthy weight never felt so good.

How to Eat (And Still Lose Weight)

The Science to Surviving Our Ultra-Processed Food Environment

A Science-Backed Guide to Nutrition and Health

Jenny McDade

Jenny McDade’s heart-warming comedy about a wannabe Blue Peter presenter who joins a slimming groupIt’s the 1990s and the body positivity movement has yet to be born. Graham Pitscottie dreams of one day becoming a presenter on Blue Peter. However, he is stuck replenishing the pick 'n' mix at Woolworths. By his own admission he is, ‘a bit of a fatso’, and because there are no fat Blue Peter presenters, he joins - at the insistence of his mother Soo - a slimming class run by Wendy Bottomley.This heartwarming vintage sitcom is a joy to listen to. As Graham befriends his fellow slimmers, he learns that everyone has a story to tell. Wendy has not admitted to her husband Clive that she is running the class. Tina enlists his help as an escort, in a bid to make her errant husband jealous. And when bride-to-be Kelly is getting ready for her big day, the club rally round to give her a day she'll never forget - though she may want to…Share the trials and tribulations of a group of unlikely friends, who have each other’s backs through cheating exes, unsupportive husbands, uncertain weddings, Blue Peter aspirations and being accepted for who you are.This full-fat, bittersweet comedy about a group of people fighting the flab stars Janine Duvitski (Waiting for God, One Foot in the Grave and Benidorm) and Michael Troughton (Minder, The New Statesman and Doctor Who).Cast and creditsWritten by Jenny Mc DadeProduced by Sally AvensGraham Pitscottie - Gareth Corke 
Wendy Bottomley - Janine Duvitski 
Clive Bottomley - Michael Troughton 
Soo Pitscottie - Anne Reid 
Tina Tattersall - Julia Deakin 
Kelly Chambers - Tilly Gaunt 
Lee Dubs - Harry Myers 
Mrs Enright - Frances JeaterFirst Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 11 February - 11 March 1999©2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Fat Chance

A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series

Nichola Ludlam-Raine

We know we should eat fewer ultra-processed foods; this book shows you how to do it. 
 
From expert dietitian, Nichola Ludlam-Raine, comes this simple, easy-to-follow plan for reducing the ultra-processed foods in your diet. 
 
Taking you through 4 weeks, each focused on a different meal (snacks and drinks, breakfast, lunch and dinner), Nichola equips you with the practical ways you can make a huge difference to your diet through small, achievable changes. 
 
Along the way she also debunks the myths that surround ultra-processed foods and provides answers to the most commonly asked questions, to help soothe anxiety around what you eat and enable you to feel confident with what's on your plate, wherever you are and whatever time of the day. 
 
With recipes to get you started and a comprehensive list of over 100 processed and ultra-processed foods, ranked according to their nutritional benefits and with guidance on how often you should eat them, this is a necessary guide for anyone looking to eat healthier and make a real change to their long-term health.

How Not to Eat Ultra-Processed

Your 4-week plan for life-changing healthier eating habits

Alice Liveing

In 2017 Alice had over half a million followers on Instagram, she had celebrity PT clients, appeared on the cover of Women&rsquo;s Health magazine, and even achieved her third Sunday Times bestseller. She was celebrated as the embodiment of health, but that was the furthest thing from the truth. 
 
Now, having recovered from her disordered approach to food and fitness, Alice tells the intimate story of what led to her darkest moments of restriction, the ultimatum that forced her to change, and how she overcame those demons using her four pillars of fitness: Why, What, When and How, which teach us to move based on how you feel rather than how you look. 
 
This is a vital, powerful and life-affirming book for any women who has struggled with their body image and wants to feel happy and confident in their own skin.

Give Me Strength

How I Turned My Back on Restriction, Nurtured the Body I Love, and How You Can Too

Emma Ross

Baz Moffat

Bella Smith

UNDERSTAND YOUR BODY TO EMPOWER YOURSELF FOR LIFE. 
 
This book will help you create healthy habits that consider all aspects of female health at every life stage, including how to: 
 
* harness your hormones to improve your cycle symptoms, work productivity and exercise habits 
* fuel your body to have the energy you need to smash your goals 
* exceed your personal best for fun, fitness or competition 
* exercise safely and build strength to benefit your long-term health 
* equip you with the knowledge to manage injuries that women are more prone to than men 
* change the language used to talk to adolescent girls about their bodies and give them the confidence to advocate for themselves 
* confidently communicate with your health and fitness practitioners, friends, partners or colleagues about health issues you may be facing 
 
Merging the latest science with the combined experience of its three expert authors: NHS doctor Bella Smith, sports research scientist Dr Emma Ross and athletic coach Baz Moffat, The Female Body Bible busts the myths and taboos that persist around women's bodies. 
 
This isn't just a book, it's a movement - a call to action. Every woman deserves to know more about her body and everyone, regardless of their sex, needs to know more about women's bodies to remove the vestiges of secrecy and shame once and for all. This is the playbook of all the elements that go into getting the most out of your body, and a selection of strategies that you can try to find out what works for you and your incredible body. 
 
Instead of prioritising how a body looks, we need to focus on how it feels and functions. When we listen to our body, understand how it works and embrace and nurture it, health, fitness and happiness will follow.

The Female Body Bible

A Revolution in Women's Health and Fitness

Dr Anders Hansen

'An essential how-to book to reduce stress, calm anxiety and keep your brain active' - NIR EYAL 
 
'Lucid, fascinating, inspiring' - JOHANN HARI 
 
'The antidote to our modern-day struggles' - RANGAN CHATTERJEE 
 
Do you want to reduce your stress levels, boost your memory, mood and focus, and be more creative? Then it&rsquo;s time to get moving! 
 
In this groundbreaking international bestseller, psychiatrist and mental health guru Dr Anders Hansen presents the simple yet effective method for reducing stress and anxiety, boosting your memory, raising your IQ, and even slowing down the ageing process. 
 
With practical and concrete advice on how we can all reap the benefits of daily movement, The Mind-Body Method is the book you need to help you to make life-altering changes, understand why your brain is wired to move, and motivate you to achieve your health and fitness goals.

The Mind-Body Method

How Moving Your Body Can Stop You Losing Your Mind

Dr Idrees Mughal

Are carbs the enemy? Am I getting enough protein? Should I worry about inflammation? Do calories count? And do any diets really work? 
 
We are constantly bombarded with advice on how to live a ‘healthier’ life. From the benefits of intermittent fasting and the keto diet, to the growth of veganism and the dangers of inflammation, poor-quality, dubiously sourced information on how we can live and feel better is everywhere. But where should we turn for advice we can trust?Dr Idrees Mughal (Dr Idz), an NHS doctor with a masters in nutritional research and a board certification in lifestyle medicine, has made it his mission to educate, inspire and empower the public when it comes to diet and lifestyle. His signature videos have attracted millions of followers online, and now he’s collected this wealth of information in his first book, Saturated Facts – your science-backed guide to living better. 
 
Whether you’re looking to lose weight, sleep better, avoid disease or just have more energy as you go about your day, Saturated Facts is the comprehensive guide you need to make smarter decisions about your health.

Saturated Facts

A Myth-Busting Guide to Diet and Nutrition in a World of Misinformation

Richard Askwith

'Inspirational' - Observer 
 
A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running that will change the way you think about growing older. 
 
Colourful, informative and inspiring, The Race Against Time is a story of cold science and heart-warming resilience; of champions and also-rans; of sprinting centenarians and forty-something super-athletes barely touched by age. Its heroes are experts and enthusiasts - scientists, coaches, runners - from many countries, each with a different story to tell. 
 
This is a book for anyone who has ever felt the healing power of running &ndash; or simply wondered about the effects of ageing. It is both a very personal account of one man's journey from despair to hope, and an exhilarating guide, explaining how timely adjustments to lifestyle and training can slow the progress of physiological decay, while sheer human spirit can, if you are lucky, keep you running happily and healthily, all the way into extreme old age.

The Race Against Time

Adventures in Late-Life Running

Shilpa Ravella

Inflammation has traditionally been thought of as the body's response to injury and foreign microbes. But as the threats we face have evolved, what if it were now the root cause of modern disease? 
 
New science has revealed low-level, smoldering inflammation, simmering quietly and undetected, behind everything from heart disease and cancer to mysterious autoimmune conditions. Hidden inflammation even weakens our immunity and increases the likelihood that our immune system will mount an overwhelming, inappropriate attack against infections. 
 
In this beautifully written story of scientific discovery by a doctor at the forefront of this field, A Silent Fire brings together the science of immunology, nutrition and the microbiome, interwoven with fascinating case studies, to explain what we know of this elusive phenomenon, offering insights into how we can live not only long but well.

A Silent Fire

The Story of Inflammation, Diet and Disease

Kimberley Wilson

We all know that as a nation our mental health is in crisis. But what most don't know is that a critical ingredient in this debate, and a crucial part of the solution - what we eat - is being ignored. 
 
Nutrition has more influence on what we feel, who we become and how we behave than we could ever have imagined. It affects everything from our decision-making to aggression and violence. Yet mental health disorders are overwhelmingly treated as 'mind' problems as if the physical brain - and how we feed it - is irrelevant. Someone suffering from depression is more likely to be asked about their relationship with their mother than their relationship with food. 
 
In this eye-opening and impassioned book, psychologist Kimberley Wilson draws on startling new research - as well as her own work in prisons, schools and hospitals around the country - to reveal the role of food and nutrients in brain development and mental health: from how the food a woman eats during pregnancy influences the size of her baby's brain, and hunger makes you mean; to how nutrient deficiencies change your personality. 
 
We must also recognise poor nutrition as a social injustice, with the poorest and most vulnerable being systematically ignored. We need to talk about what our food is doing to our brains. And we need decisive action, not over rehearsed soundbites and empty promises, from those in power - because if we don't, things can only get worse.

Unprocessed

What Your Diet Is Doing to Your Brain

How the Food We Eat Is Fuelling Our Mental Health Crisis

'Life-changing' DAVINA McCALL 
'A must-read' Dr RUPY AUJLA 
'Fascinating' NIGELLA LAWSON 
'Empowering' LIZ EARLE 
 
**AS HEARD ON THE DIARY OF A CEO PODCAST** 
 
**THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE FOOD FOR LIFE COOKBOOK** 
 
Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat in the age of ultra-processed food has never seemed so complicated. 
Drawing on cutting-edge research and personal insights, Professor Tim Spector offers clear answers in this definitive, easy-to-follow guide to the new science of eating well. 
 
Empowering and practical, Food for Life is nothing less than a new approach to how to eat - for our health and the health of the planet. 
 
‘No fads, no nonsense, just practical, science-based advice on how to eat well’ Daily Mail, Books of the Year 
 
'A rigorously academic book that welcomes the layperson with open arms' The Times 
 
** A THE TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR** 
** WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON SPECIAL AWARD **

Food for Life

Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE LEADING GUT-HEALTH EXPERT, FOUNDER OF ZOE AND AUTHOR OF FOOD FOR LIFE. 
 
**As seen on Channel 4’s What Not to Eat** 
 
This ground-breaking exploration debunks food myths, from what we should be eating for breakfast to whether we should really avoid ultra-processed foods. 
 
Is breakfast really the most important meal of the day? 
Is there any point in counting calories? 
Is there any evidence that coffee is bad for us? 
 
Through his pioneering research, Professor Tim Spector busts these and many other myths about food. 
 
Spoon-Fed explores the scandalous lack of good science behind many diet plans, official recommendations, miracle cures and ultra-processed foods, and encourages us to rethink our whole relationship with food - not just for our health as individuals, but for the future of the planet. 
 
'Hugely enjoyable' Michael Mosley 
'Illuminating and so incredibly timely' Yotam Ottolenghi 
'This book should be available on prescription' Felicity Cloake 
'Will actually help you decide what to add to your next grocery shop' Bee Wilson, Guardian 
 
Go with your gut. Join the food revolution. 
 
**Tim Spector's number 1 bestselling Food for Life: Your Guide to the New Science of Eating Well is now available in paperback** 
 
**ORDER THE FOOD FOR LIFE COOKBOOK, OUT NOW** 
 
Spoon Fed is the ultimate gift for anyone who wants to eat better and feel better in 2026.

Spoon-Fed

Why almost everything we’ve been told about food is wrong

Karina Antram

The book anyone battling low energy levels needs to read. 
 
Drawing upon scientific research and the author's nutritional expertise, The Energy Fix will help readers identify and understand the reasons behind their tiredness, before offering easy, practical, everyday strategies for resolving it. 
 
This simple and holistic five-step approach will teach readers how to listen and respond to their body, so that they can reinvigorate and stabilise their energy levels to never feel tired again. 
 
*Previously published as Fix Your Fatigue; now repositioned for a wider audience, to target not only those with chronic tiredness, but anyone who wants to find a bit more energy in their daily life*

The Energy Fix

Five Steps to Feeling Less Tired

The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. Discover the 1Q84 Trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

1Q84

365 Days of Art

A BBC Christmas

A Black Book Thriller

A Box Full of Murders

A Cal Leandros Novel

A Christmas Mystery

The intelligent and capable police commissioner Guido Brunetti confronts crime in and around his home town of Venice.

A Commissario Brunetti Mystery

A DC Smith / Kings Lake Investigation Series

A Daisy Story

Chronicling the lives of over three hundred characters, unrivalled for its scope and humour, this is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England.

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