Aeham Ahmad, born in Damascus in 1988, grew up in Yarmouk, a suburb of Damascus. From the age of four onwards his father encouraged his musical talent and at seven he received piano lessons at the Arab Institute in Damascus. He later studied music education in Homs and worked as a music teacher. 
 
In 2015 he was forced to flee to Germany because of the war in Syria. Today he lives with his family in Wiesbaden and gives concerts all over Europe. In December 2015, Ahmad was awarded the International Beethoven Prize for Human Rights. 
 
This is his first book.

Aeham Ahmad

Aemilia Lanyer

Aeneas Gunn

Aerosmith

Aeschylus

Aesop lived in the early sixth century BC on the island of Samos, which lies off the coast of modern Turkey. He originally came from Thrace which was a separate country in those days, though it now forms part of Greece and Bulgaria. Very little is known about his life except that he worked as a slave on Samos for a master called Iadmon, and that he became a very famous storyteller. He was so famous that almost any fable which could have been told by him became attributed to him.

Aesop

Afsaneh Knight

Afsaneh Moqadam

Afua Hirsch is a writer, filmmaker, and journalist. She is the author of Brit(ish), the Sunday Times bestseller that explores Britishness, identity and belonging, for which she was awarded the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Prize for Non-Fiction. She co-presented Enslaved, a 6-part series about the transatlantic slave trade with Samuel L Jackson. She is the presenter of the Audible podcast series We Need To Talk About the British Empire, and Africa Rising, an ongoing flagship series about art and culture for the BBC, through her production company Born in Me Productions. She is a longtime columnist for the Guardian and is a professor of journalism at the University of Southern California.

Afua Hirsch

AGAPI STASSINOPOULOS is an author, blogger and international speaker who inspires audiences around the world. She has spoken at many corporations and conferences, such as Nike Women, Starbucks,Time Inc., Virgin, Johnson &amp; Johnson and the American Heart Foundation. She was born in Athens and trained in London at RADA before gaining a Master’s in psychology at the University of Santa Monica. She has collaborated with her sister, Arianna Huffington, to develop talks and seminars, and has worked with the Oprah Winfrey network. She is currently hosting a new podcast series in collaboration with The Huffington Post, entitled ‘Sundays with Agapi’, which includes guided meditations and interviews with prominent guests. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Agatha Christie

Aggie MacKenzie

Aghnia Mardiyah is a London-based Illustrator and Character Designer with a passion for children's books and animation. She is drawn to fun, bright and vibrant colours. When she isn't disappearing under piles of work, she loves to travel! Exploring foreign places, exciting new sights and sensations is what inspires her the most!

Aghnia Mardiyah

Agnes Callard is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. Her primary areas of specialization are ancient philosophy and ethics. She has written for The New York Times, New Yorker, Atlantic, Harper’s, Boston Review, and penned a monthly column for the Point. From 2019 to 2020, she held a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for the research that contributes to this book.

Agnes Callard

Agnes Jekyll

Agnes Bertha Marshall (24 August 1855-29 July 1905) was an English culinary entrepreneur who became a leading cookery writer, dubbed the 'Queen of Ices'. Her 1888 cookery book included a recipe for 'cornets with cream', possibly the earliest publication of the edible ice cream cone. Marshall was born in Walthamstow. She wrote four books: Ices Plain and Fancy: The Book of Ices (1885), Mrs A B Marshall's Book of Cookery (1888), Mrs A B Marshall's Larger Cookery Book of Extra Recipes (1891) and Fancy Ices (1894).

Agnes Marshall

Agnes Prus

Agri Ismaïl is a Kurdish author based in Sweden who has worked as a corporate lawyer in London, Dubai, and Iraqi Kurdistan. His work has been published in The White Review, The Rumpus, Litro, 3:AM Magazine, and Asymptote amongst other places. His piece 'Haunted Home' won the 2016 Stack award for best non-fiction for The Outpost, runner-up in the Lifted Brow &amp; RMIT non/fictionLab Prize for Experimental Non-Fiction, and he was longlisted for the 2017/2018 Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize. Hyper is his first novel.

Agri Ismaïl

Aharon Appelfeld authored more than 45 acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction and received many international awards including the MLA Commonwealth Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction prize, the prix Médicis étranger, the Israel prize, and the Nelly Sachs prize. Born in Czernowitz, Bukovina (now part of Ukraine) in 1932, he survived the Holocaust and passed away in Israel in 2018.

Aharon Appelfeld

Ahmadou Kourouma

Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist and human rights activist based in London. He is the co-founder and director of We Are Not Numbers and a journalist with Palestine Deep Dive. Ahmed holds a degree in English Literature from Al-Azhar university in Gaza, and an MA in International Journalism from Leeds University, where he was a Chevening Scholar. 
 
Pam Bailey is a social-justice activist and journalist based in Washington DC. She lived and worked in the Gaza Strip following the 2008/9 Israeli assault, and co-founded We Are Not Numbers. Today, in addition to her ongoing dedication to the Palestinian cause, she dedicates herself to two nonprofits that advocate for people detained in American prisons -- including one she co-founded in 2020, called More Than Our Crimes.

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Ahmed Rashid

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar

Ahron Bregman is the author of four books about Israel and the Arabs: The Fifty Years War (with Jihan el Tahri), Israel's Wars, A History of Israel and Elusive Peace. He teaches at the Department of War Studies, King's College London.

Ahron Bregman

Ai Qing is regarded as one of the finest modern Chinese poets, whose free verse was influential in the development of new poetry in China.

Ai Qing

Ai Weiwei

Aidan Chambers was born in County Durham in 1934. After national service in the Royal Navy he became a teacher and then, for seven years, a monk. His young adult novels have been widely acclaimed, with POSTCARDS FROM NO-MAN'S LAND winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal and the US Michael L Printz Award. With his wife Nancy he ran Signal magazine and he has served as the president of the School Library Association. His devoted services to children's literature were recognised by his receipt of the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002.

Aidan Chambers

Aidan Higgins was born in 1927. Langrishe Go Down, his first novel, won the James Tait Black memorial Prize and the Irish Academy of Letters Award, and was later filmed for television with a screenplay by Harold Pinter. His second novel, Balcony of Europe, was shortlisted for the 1972 Booker Prize. The novel Lions of the Grunewald appeared in 1993 and a collection of shorter fiction, Flotsam and jetsam, in 1996. Donkey's Years and Dog Days were the first two volumes of the Higgins Bestiary which concludes with this volume.

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Lorraine Thomas

Being a parent is one of the most rewarding, most important jobs you'll ever do in your life - and it's also the most challenging. A growing number of parents are seeking professional help from parent coaches to help them cope with the struggles of family life. 
 
Lorraine Thomas, the UK's leading parent coach has written this book based on her extensive experience and expertise. Her approach is unique. She doesn't offer general advice, counselling or therapy, but instead provides a practical framework for parents to focus on solutions to common family problems and develop tailor-made strategies to help achieve them within a manageable timeframe - just 7 days. 
 
With accessible advice on the top problems that all parents are faced with, The 7-Day Parent Coach also offers information on: 
- how to communicate with your children 
- how to deal with the guilt of being a working parent 
- how to survive the family evening 'arsenic hours' 
And much more! 
 
This is the essential guide for all twenty-first century parents.

The 7 Day Parent Coach

Halve the stress, double your energy and become a great parent

Timothy Ferriss

Tim Ferriss, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, shares the ultimate choose-your-own-adventure book—a compilation of tools, tactics, and habits from 130+ of the world's top performers. From iconic entrepreneurs to elite athletes, from artists to billionaire investors, their short profiles can help you answer life's most challenging questions, achieve extraordinary results, and transform your life. 
 
From the author: 
 
In 2017, several of my close friends died in rapid succession. It was a very hard year, as it was for many people. 
 
It was also a stark reminder that time is our scarcest, non-renewable resource. 
 
With a renewed sense of urgency, I began asking myself many questions: 
 
Were my goals my own, or simply what I thought I should want? 
How much of life had I missed from underplanning or overplanning? 
How could I be kinder to myself? 
How could I better say “no” to the trivial many to better say “yes” to the critical few? 
How could I best reassess my priorities and my purpose in this world? 
 
To find answers, I reached out to the most impressive world-class performers in the world, ranging from wunderkinds in their 20s to icons in their 70s and 80s. No stone was left unturned. 
 
This book contains their answers—practical and tactical advice from mentors who have found solutions. Whether you want to 10x your results, get unstuck, or reinvent yourself, someone else has traveled a similar path and taken notes. 
 
This book, Tribe of Mentors, includes many of the people I grew up viewing as idols or demi-gods. Less than 10% have been on my podcast (The Tim Ferriss Show, more than 200 million downloads), making this a brand-new playbook of playbooks. 
 
No matter your challenge or opportunity, something in these pages can help. 
 
Among other things, you will learn: 
 
More than 50 morning routines—both for the early riser and those who struggle to get out of bed. 
How TED curator Chris Anderson realized that the best way to get things done is to let go. 
The best purchases of $100 or less (you'll never have to think about the right gift again). 
How to overcome failure and bounce back towards success. 
Why Humans of New York creator Brandon Stanton believes that the best art will always be the riskiest. 
How to meditate and be more mindful (and not just for those that find it easy). 
Why tennis champion Maria Sharapova believe that “losing makes you think in ways victories can’t.” 
How to truly achieve work-life balance (and why most people tell you it isn’t realistic). 
How billionaire Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz transformed the way he engages with difficult situations to reduce suffering. 
Ways to thrive (and survive) the overwhelming amount of information you process every day. 
How to achieve clarity on your purpose and assess your priorities. 
And much more. 
 
This reference book, which I wrote for myself, has already changed my life. I certainly hope the same for you. 
 
I wish you luck as you forge your own path. 
 
All the best, 
 
Tim Ferriss

Tribe of Mentors

Short Life Advice from the Best in the World

Shaun T

As a fitness icon and motivational mastermind, Shaun T has helped millions of people transform their bodies and their lives through his Hip Hop Abs, INSANITY, and CIZE workouts. But people who think of Shaun T as just a workout force are missing something. He has always focused on building inner strength first, then moving to the exterior. And that inner focus started in his own life. He became the man and motivator he is today after escaping from the abuse he suffered as a child, and fighting his way back from a 50-pound weight gain in his early 20s. He knows first hand that you can’t drop weight or enjoy better health until you overcome the mental obstacles that cause bad choices in the first place. 
 
In T is for Transformation, Shaun T unveils the 7 transformational principles that guided his progress through life and that are at the core of his incredibly successful workouts. T is for Transformation is a motivational master class as Shaun shows you how to become more flexible and resourceful, give everything you've got, and, most importantly, trust and believe in your path to success. The only real obstacles in life are the mental ones, and T is for Transformation can train you to achieve astonishing results in your own life, just as Shaun T has in his.

T is for Transformation

Unleash the 7 Superpowers to Help You Dig Deeper, Feel Stronger & Live Your Best Life

Edward de Bono

In Practical Thinking de Bono’s theme is everyday thinking, how the mind actually works – not how philosophers think it should. Based on the results of his famous Black Cylinder Experiment (a critical thinking task that asks participants why they think a black cylinder falls over), de Bono explores the four practical ways of being right. From there he picks out and names the five levels of understanding – and the five major mistakes in thinking. 
 
From memes and Instagram to twitter and bestselling books like Mistakes I Made At Work, mistakes – and what we can learn from them – are a hot topic. With Edward you’ll learn exactly why we all make them.

Practical Thinking

Four Ways to be Right, Five Ways to be Wrong

Brené Brown

The inspiring guide to finding true belonging and the courage and confidence to stand alone from the bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly and The Gifts of Imperfection. 
 
‘True belonging doesn't require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.’ 
 
Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives – experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame and empathy. 
 
Now, in Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarisation. 
 
Brown argues that what we're experiencing today is a spiritual crisis of disconnection and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. 
 
With her trademark mix of research, storytelling and honesty, Brown again changes the cultural conversation, offering us the clarity and courage to discover a clear path to true belonging in our communities, organisations and culture.

Braving the Wilderness

The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone

Megan Jayne Crabbe

IF YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING AT WAR WITH YOUR BODY, THEN THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU. With guest essays and contributions from several highly influential bloggers and social media stars, this book from body positivity campaigner and activist Megan Jayne Crabbe (@meganjaynecrabbe) is the perfect call to arms for anyone who has ever felt bad about themselves and wondered if life would be cooler/easier/more fun if they just looked 'better' somehow... 
 
'This book is nothing short of pure magic <3' -- ***** Reader review 
'A must-read' -- ***** Reader review 
'This book is definitely a must-read for everyone, and a total eyeopener too!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Enlightening! Profound body positive power!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Such a beautiful book' -- ***** Reader review 
'Buy book, read book, prepare for your mindset to change for the better!' -- ***** Reader review 
'Not enough stars to credit this amazing work' -- ***** Reader review 
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We've been convinced that happiness is something that only comes once we hit that goal weight, get those washboard abs, shrink ourselves down and change every part of ourselves. We believe that our bodies are the problem, but this is not true. It's how we've been taught to see our bodies that's the problem... It's time for us all to stop believing the lies we've been fed about what it means to be beautiful, and take our power back. 
 
Megan's body image issues began when she was five years old. She spent her childhood and teen years chasing thinness and spiralling into anorexia. After recovery she spent years dieting, binging, losing and gaining weight. But then she found body positivity and finally escaped the cult of thin. Now she's determined to let as many people as possible know the truth: that we are all good enough as we are. 
 
With her inimitable flair, whip-smart wit and kickass attitude, Megan argues in an entertaining, engaging and accessible way for a new way of seeing ourselves, and a world where every body is celebrated. Where there is no such thing as a 'bikini body diet' and 97% of women don't hate the way they look. 
 
A powerful call to arms as much as it is inspirational and practical, this book is the life-changing answer you've been looking for.

Body Positive Power

How to stop dieting, make peace with your body and live

Phil Stutz

Barry Michels

From the international bestselling authors of THE TOOLS and GOOP’s resident psychotherapists comes a ground-breaking new book to help us overcome the side of us that is destructive and negative to find a deep level of happiness and fulfilment. 
 
Just as we are all motivated and driven by a positive desire to be our best, live by our values and to follow our dreams, so too are we all held back by a negative, destructive and fear-driven side of ourselves. It is this part of us that compromises our ability to realise our potential and be truly happy – the side of us that the authors called our Part X. 
 
We all have a Part X and we cannot get rid of it, but we can learn to manage it with the help of the four simple tools in this book. When we do this we free ourselves from whatever is holding us back to create a fulfilled life and anything we want or need to achieve becomes truly possible. The four tools in this book help break Part X’s four main negative influences in our lives, namely: 
 
- Destructive impulses 
- Exhaustion and apathy 
- Negative thoughts and demoralisation 
- Pain and hurt 
 
COMING ALIVE is an inspiring, practical book to help us wake up to how we are being held back in life and to energise us to finally achieve our full potential.

Coming Alive

4 Tools to Defeat Your Inner Enemy, Ignite Creative Expression and Unleash Your Soul’s Potential

Dale Bredesen

The first proven plan to reverse Alzheimer’s Disease. In The End of Alzheimer’s Dr Dale Bredesen offers real hope to anyone looking to prevent and even reverse Alzheimer’s Disease and the cognitive decline of dementia. Revealing that AD is not one condition but in fact three, he outlines 36 metabolic factors, including micronutrients, hormone levels and sleep, which together can trigger downsizing in the brain. 
 
Dr Bredesen then outlines a proven, step-by-step protocol to rebalance these factors, which patients can follow with the help of a healthcare professional (note: blood tests are required in order to tailor individual plans). There are also general lifestyle and dietary changes all readers can adopt to improve cognitive health. 
 
 - Rewrites the science of Alzheimer’s Disease 
- Proven step-by-step advice to follow with your doctor 
- Offers real hope to patients, carers and health professionals 
- The first major breakthrough to stop Alzheimer’s in its tracks 
 
Survival rates in many life-threatening conditions, such as cancer, have been steadily improving for years. But until now nobody had ever survived Alzheimer's Disease. The results, however, of Dr Bredesen’s protocol are impressive: of the first ten patients on the protocol, nine displayed significant improvement within three to six months; since then the protocol has yielded similar results with hundreds more. Dr Bredesen is also focusing on training UK healthcare professionals in his protocol with a further 200 professionals set to receive training this coming spring.

The End of Alzheimer’s

The First Programme to Prevent and Reverse the Cognitive Decline of Dementia

‘Of one thing in life we can be sure. The quality of our life in the future will depend on the quality of our thinking.’ 
 
Why are we so prone to be negative? And how can we become more positive, both as individuals and as a society? The answer lies in the way we think. 
 
The key to positive thinking is developing new concepts, whether this means coming up with a brand new idea or just looking at an existing one in a new light. If we make a deliberate and positive effort to change our thinking we can secure a positive future, and we can harness the focused power of human thinking by releasing it from its pettiness. 
 
Edward the Bono is the Nobel Prize nominated father of creative thinking and the master of training the mind to think the right way. He wrote the multi-million copy bestseller Six Thinking Hats and many other revolutionary works on how to think. This classic work was first published in 1979, and since then our belief in the power of positive thinking has only become stronger.

Future Positive

Helen Foster

Start the year fresh and sober this dry January and reset your drinking habits in 28 days 
 
Tired of hangovers and splitting headaches? Want to save the cash you spend on cocktails? 
 
With over 3 million adults taking part in Dry January in 2017, not to mention Dryathlon, Stoptober, or plain old giving up the booze for Lent, more and more people are attempting a ‘dry spell’ every year. But how do you actually give up booze for more than a few days without falling off the wagon? 
 
The health benefits are obvious and if it was easy to quit we might all be teetotallers. The truth is, there are a lot of people who have trouble admitting how hard cutting out alcohol is, and definitely need help to ease the transition. It’s not about willpower alone – it’s about changing habits and being ready for the multiple challenges that lie ahead. 
 
Quit Alcohol (For a Month) gives you an effective, 360-degree approach to getting the most out of your dry spell, with all the emotional, psychological and practical support you need in a handy, digestible guidebook format.

Quit Alcohol (for a month)

Terry Wahls

After progressive multiple sclerosis landed Dr Wahls in a tilt/recline wheelchair, she exhaustively researched autoimmune disease and brain biology, and embraced the concepts of functional medicine. Determined to overcome her initial dismal diagnosis,, she made a choice to rely on food as her medicine and begun using paleo concepts as guidelines for her unique, nutrient rich plan. As her broken biochemistry began to fix itself, Dr Wahls soon retained full mobility and left her wheel chair behind for good. 
Dr Wahls transformation was nothing short of miraculous, and she knew these treatments could be life-changing for anyone struggling with an autoimmune condition. Now, Dr Wahls shares her pioneering research along with three levels of nutrient-rich diets that can help you reverse the debilitating symptoms of your disease. The Wahls Protocol gave Dr Wahls her life back. Give it the chance to restore yours.

The Wahls Protocol

A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles

Barry Gordon

Lisa Berger

Can't remember where you left the keys? Tired of trying to deal effectively with every day problems - and failing? Want to boost your intelligence by 70%? We think of memory as that which allows us to remember names, birthdays and where we left the car.  But much more important is intelligent memory, the system which enables us to think intelligently and be creative.  Contrary to popular assumptions, it is not fixed at birth, it gets stronger as we age and is exceptionally malleable.  With Dr Gordon's revolutionary insights and simple, practical tools, you can learn how to access your unconscious, enhance your memory, and get smarter - well into your sixties and beyond.

Intelligent Memory

Exercise Your Mind and Make Yourself Smarter

Richard Reid

Burst through the fear! 
 
Is your fear of flying preventing you from taking that life changing holiday? Are you terrified of leaving the house in case you run into a dog? Do you plan your day around avoiding your fears? 
 
If your fear, phobia or anxiety is taking over your life and stopping you from living the way you want, then Cure Your Phobia in 24 Hours is here to help. 
 
Through carefully honed techniques and strategies, psychotherapist and CBT expert Richard Reid will unlock your true inner potential. As well as overcoming your immediate fear or phobia in record time by expanding your comfort zone in a step-by-step plan, Richard will also help you build long term strategies, teaching you to discredit negative thinking and grow confidence to be the fearless person you’ve always want to be. 
 
Reassuring, warm and hugely practical, with accessible guides for every phobia from Agoraphobia to Ornithophobia, advice on how to manage anxiety and panic attacks and easy-to-use, practical guidance to help you on your journey, Richard will be with you every step of the way. 
 
In Sky’s Extreme Phobias, Extreme Cures, Richard helped dozens of people overcome their greatest fears in a matter of hours. With his help, in just 24 hours you too can be phobia-free and ready to grab life with both hands.

Cure Your Phobia in 24 Hours

Confront your fears and achieve your full potential

Sandra Horley

‘Give this book to a sister, a mother, a friend; it may change her life.’ LAUREN LAVERNE 
 
One in four women will experience domestic violence. We all know a woman whose life is dominated and controlled by her partner – and we might not even realise it. 
 
Many women find themselves in the thrall of the Charm Syndrome Man, a man whose distinct pattern of behaviour and use of charm ultimately serves to gain control over the woman. In the new edition of her classic work, Sandra Horley CBE draws on almost four decades supporting abused women to provide an insight into the reality behind the mask of the charming man. 
 
The book's aim is to show women they are not alone and to help them walk away from the confusing, dangerous situation they find themselves in. Even after devastating emotional and physical abuse, there is hope. This is a story of courage and strength, told by women who have reclaimed their lives so that others may too.

Power And Control

Why Charming Men Can Make Dangerous Lovers

Jack Canfield

Mark Victor Hansen

101 more heart-warming stories to inspire and motivate you to love unconditionally; live more passionately and pursue your heartfelt dreams with more conviction.The 3rd Helping of Chicken Soup will sustain you in times of challenge, frustration and failure, and comfort you in times of confusion, pain and loss. The stories within offer a potent possibility to transform your life. They can awaken you from you habitual day-to-day life: inviting you to dream and inspiring you to do more, and be more, than you might have ever thought possible.

A Third Serving Of Chicken Soup For The Soul

101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit

LeAnn Thieman

Whether you're a veteran grandmother or a Granny-to-be, this collection of stories will warm your heart and make you laugh about the universal experiences of being a grandmother. 
 
This book celebrates the memories we make and the times we cherish with grandmothers: the women who can both spoil and be stern; who provide unconditional love and invaluable wisdom; who can share sage advice while sharing an ice cream. 
 
Chicken Soup for the Grandmother's Soul is the perfect thank-you to grandmothers everywhere - those special women who enrich our lives with joy and love.

Chicken Soup for the Grandmother's Soul

Noel Edmonds

'Throughout the many ups and downs, the successes and the failures in my life, there has been a consistent and all-embracing belief that a positive attitude produces results.' 
 
Acknowledged both as one of the most famous faces on British television and an astute businessman, Noel Edmonds knows what it's like to be hugely successful. In this book he talks about the high and low points of his career; how he dealt with major changes in his professional and personal life and how his belief in himself and the cosmos have brought him back to our screens in Deal or No Deal. 
 
Drawing on his own experiences he tells you how to: 
* Make your own luck 
* Stay focused when things are getting tough 
* Be positive in a negatively oriented world 
* Play to your strengths 
* Step outside your comfort zone 
 
...and ultimately develop practical strategies that will enable you to get the most out of your life.

Positively Happy

Cosmic Ways To Change Your Life

Oliver James

Professor Robert Plomin, the world’s leading geneticist, said in 2014 of his search for genes that explain differences in our psychology: ‘I have been looking for these genes for fifteen years. I don’t have any’. 
 
Using a mixture of famous and ordinary people, Oliver James drills deep down into the childhood causes of our individuality, revealing why our upbringing, not our genes, plays such an important role in our wellbeing and success. The implications are huge: as adults we can change, we can clutch our fates from predetermined destiny, as parents we can radically alter the trajectory of our childrens’ lives, and as a society we could largely eradicate criminality and poverty. 
 
Not in Your Genes will not only change the way you think about yourself and the people around you, but give you the fuel to change your personality and your life for the better.

Not In Your Genes

The real reasons children are like their parents

Ian Williamson

'WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW ... If anyone is qualified to give advice on how to manage this tricky time for parents, it's Ian' - The Times 
 
 
‘Ian Williamson is a genius … I couldn’t recommend [this] 
more highly’ HELEN FIELDING 
 
 
How do you talk to your teen when their only focus 
is the screen in front of them? 
 
 
How do you help them to build a core of self-esteem in 
a world obsessed with appearances? 
 
 
In this empathetic, down to earth and eminently practical guide from one 
of the UK’s leading adolescent psychoanalysts, Ian Williamson 
will help you through every possible hurdle in the teenage years. 
 
- Covering topics from behaviour and relationships 
to crime and gaming 
- Featuring top tips and takeaway advice 
- With realistic solutions that you can put into practice right away 
 
 
We Need to Talk is your new go-to-guide to navigating the often tricky 
adolescent years, with the endgame being what every parent wants: a healthy, happy and resilient child.

We Need to Talk

A Straight-Talking Guide to Raising Resilient Teens

Stephan Guyenet

'ESSENTIAL' 
—The New York Times 
 
Have you ever wished you could just stop eating the cake, even as you put another forkful in your mouth? Have you ever wondered why exactly you are still eating chips when you are definitely full? 
 
This book has the answers. 
 
The Hungry Brain isn’t about denying yourself the food you love, or never eating pudding again, but the bottom line is that we often eat too much and don’t really know why; Guyenet will help the reader to understand exactly why – and more importantly, what to do about it. 
 
‘Many people have influenced my thinking on human nutrition and metabolism, but Stephan is the one person who has completely altered my understanding of why we get fat.’ 
Robb Wolf, author of the New York Times bestseller The Paleo Solution 
 
'For those interested in the complex science of overeating, it is essential' 
The New York Times

The Hungry Brain

Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat

Emma Cannon

A beautifully illustrated and comprehensive lifestyle guide to help you achieve optimum health for conception and pregnancy from fertility expert Emma Gannon, covering diet, physical and mental health. 
 
Fertile is the book every woman should read, it's not just about getting pregnant it's about nurturing our femininity and really taking care of ourselves.' -- Madeleine Shaw 
'Really informative, great to have these details in one place and trust what your reading' -- ***** Reader review 
'A must if going through IVF' -- ***** Reader review 
'This book is incredible' -- ***** Reader review 
'This book talks to you like a caring, gentle and experienced friend' -- ***** Reader review 
'Her approach to food and fertility really helped me to relax and I felt nourished just reading the book' -- ***** Reader review 
'Life changing' -- ***** Reader review 
'I love this book, if it wasn't called Fertile it would be called Nourish' -- ***** Reader review 
 
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Fertility expert Emma Cannon brings a holistic approach to fertility, fusing Eastern and Western traditions with great success in her London clinic. 
 
This beautifully illustrated book brings together her wealth of experience to give readers practical ways to improve their health and wellbeing ready for conception and pregnancy. 
 
You will find: 
 
* Over 50 recipes with key nutrients to nourish your body 
* Cleansing plans to optimise your health 
* Targeted advice for those undertaking IVF 
* Holistic approach to specific fertility problems such as PCOS and endometriosis 
* Advice on how to rebalance after miscarriage 
 
If you want a book that explains how to change your mindset and approach to fertility in a really supportive, informative way then this is the book for you.

Fertile

Nourish and balance your body ready for baby making

Sara Gottfried

The scientific reality is that 90 per cent of the signs of ageing and disease are caused by lifestyle choices, not your genes. In other words, you have the capability to overcome and transform your genetic history and tendencies. Harvard/MIT-trained physician Sara Gottfried, M.D. has created a revolutionary 7-week programme that empowers us to make the critical choices necessary to not just look young, but also feel young. 
 
 Dr. Gottfried identifies and builds this book around the five key factors that lead to accelerated aging: the muscle factor, the brain factor, the hormone factor, the gut factor, and the toxic fat factor. The 7-week program addresses these factors and treats them in an accessible and highly practical protocol. 
 
Dr. Gottfried’s programme makes it possible to change the way you age, stay younger longer, and remain healthy and vibrant for all of your days.

Younger

The Breakthrough Programme to Reset our Genes and Reverse Ageing

Susan Jeffers

The international bestseller and self-help classic that has helped millions overcome fear and build confidence for life, from the acclaimed psychologist. 
 
*A SPECIAL ABRIDGED EDITION* 
 
‘Reading this book was a revelation’ Julie Walters 
 
‘Living is taking chances, and [this book] has helped so many people’ Louise Hay, bestselling author of The Power is Within You 
 
What are you afraid of – and how is it holding you back? 
 
In Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway®, psychologist and bestselling author Dr Susan Jeffers offers timeless, practical tools to help you move from a place of paralysis and indecision to one of energy, courage and action. 
 
Whatever your worries or anxieties - fear of failure, rejection, change, intimacy, public speaking or simply not being good enough - this book will show you how to face your fears, take control and create the life you truly want.First published over 30 years ago, this groundbreaking guide has transformed the lives of millions of readers worldwide. Jeffers’ compassionate, empowering approach remains as relevant as ever in today’s world of uncertainty and self-doubt.Through her inspirational advice, you’ll learn how to: 
<ul><li>Turn fear into power and motivation.</li><li>Stop negative thinking and regain control.</li><li>Make confident decisions in every area of your life.</li><li>Replace anxiety and self-doubt with calm and courage.</li></ul> 
Whatever challenges you face, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway® will help you transform fear into freedom and live with confidence, purpose and joy.

Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway

Clemmie Hooper

Everything you wanted to know but were too embarrassed to ask - a guide to pregnancy and birth straight from the midwife's mouth. 
 
 "Meet the midwife to millennial mothers..." -- The Daily Telegraph 
 
'Clemmie writes in a style as though you are there having a chat with her and as such is very reassuring and not overly medicalised' -- ***** Reader review 
 
'10/10 would recommend to anybody expecting a baby or who simply wants to learn more about pregnancy and childbirth' -- ***** Reader review 
 
'A really informative, candid, honest book that is kind and empowering to women. Definitely recommend!' -- ***** Reader review 
 
'A no-nonsense, very useful guide to pregnancy and the first few months after baby arrives' -- ***** Reader review 
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 Mum to four girls and midwife to many, Clemmie Hooper wants to share her knowledge, wisdom and stories about pregnancy, birth and mothering young children that aren't so widely talked about - straight from the midwife's mouth. 
 
This is a no-nonsense week by week guide to pregnancy through to coping with those early weeks with baby, covering everything from how to prevent tearing during birth to what you really need in your labour bag, understanding and coping with morning sickness to recommending questions to ask your midwife, suggestions for the ultimate babymoon to demystifying many myths about birth, Clemmie reveals everything pregnant women and new mums need to know with a good dose of humour, empathy and wit.

How to Grow a Baby and Push It Out

Your no-nonsense guide to pregnancy and birth

Neil Pasricha

What’s the formula for a happy life? 
 
Neil Pasricha is a Harvard MBA, a Walmart executive, a New York Times–bestselling author, and a husband and dad. After selling more than a million copies of his Book of Awesome series, he now shifts his focus from observation to application. 
 
In The Happiness Equation, Pasricha illustrates how to want nothing, do anything, and have everything. If that sounds like a contradiction, you simply haven’t unlocked the 9 Secrets to Happiness. 
 
Each secret takes a common ideal, flips it on its head, and casts it in a completely new light. Pasricha then goes a step further by providing step-by-step guidelines and hand-drawn scribbles that illustrate exactly how to apply each secret to live a happier life today. 
 
Controversial? Maybe. Counterintuitive? Definitely. 
 
The Happiness Equation will teach you such principles as: 
· Why success doesn’t lead to happiness 
· How to make more money than a Harvard MBA 
· Why multitasking is a myth 
· How eliminating options leads to more choice

The Happiness Equation

Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything

Peter Whorwell

One in five adults suffer from IBS, yet IBS still baffles the medical profession as there are no definitive tests for it – it’s often the diagnosis given in the absence of any positive tests. As such, it encompasses a huge variety of gastrointestinal disorders and many suffers fail to get the treatment they need. 
 
Take Control of Your IBS brings together over thirty years of research at the busiest IBS clinic in the country and will serve to both educate the reader and provide proven treatment solutions, including more alternative approaches such as hypnotherapy. After reading this book, the reader will be equipped with a multi-faceted treatment strategy – the hallmark of Professor Whorwell’s highly successful approach – and ready to engage beneficially with doctors.

Take Control of your IBS

The Complete Guide to Managing Your Symptoms

#1 New York Times Bestseller 
 
The latest groundbreaking tome from Tim Ferriss, the best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek. 
 
From the author: “For the last two years, I’ve interviewed nearly two hundred world-class performers for my podcast,The Tim Ferriss Show. The guests range from super celebs (Jamie Foxx, Arnold Schwarzenegger, etc.) and athletes (icons of powerlifting, gymnastics, surfing, etc.) to legendary Special Operations commanders and black-market biochemists. For most of my guests, it’s the first time they’ve agreed to a two-to-three-hour interview, and the show is on the cusp of passing 100 million downloads. 
 
“This book contains the distilled tools, tactics, and ‘inside baseball’ you won’t find anywhere else. It also includes new tips from past guests, and life lessons from new ‘guests’ you haven’t met. 
 
“What makes the show different is a relentless focus on actionable details. This is reflected in the questions. For example: What do these people do in the first sixty minutes of each morning? What do their workout routines look like, and why? What books have they gifted most to other people? What are the biggest wastes of time for novices in their field? What supplements do they take on a daily basis? 
 
“I don’t view myself as an interviewer. I view myself as an experimenter. If I can’t test something and replicate results in the messy reality of everyday life, I’m not interested. 
 
“Everything within these pages has been vetted, explored, and applied to my own life in some fashion. I’ve used dozens of the tactics and philosophies in high-stakes negotiations, high-risk environments, or large business dealings. The lessons have made me millions of dollars and saved me years of wasted effort and frustration. 
 
“I created this book, my ultimate notebook of high-leverage tools, for myself. It’s changed my life, and I hope the same for you.”

Tools of Titans

The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

First published in 1977, in this extraordinarily prescient book Edward de Bono sets out his method for achieving the ultimate 21st century goal: work-life balance. 
 
Defined in terms of life-space and self-space, de Bono invites the reader to look at their life and measure the gap between these spaces – the smaller the gap, the greater our chances at happiness; but if the life-space is vastly bigger than the self-space, our coping ability is compromised and anxiety is likely. 
 
For anyone concerned with happiness and life-fulfilment this book is essential reading, and is perhaps more resonant with readers now than ever before.

The Happiness Purpose

Michael Parker

All wedding types will be catered for: ­ big, small, religious, second marriage, atheist, straight, same-sex, church, field... 
 
 All speakers will be addressed:­ bride, groom, father, mother, best woman and literally everyone in between... 
 
 All eventualities will be planned for: ­ mic failures, drunk guests, missing brides, smashed glasses, weeping FOBs, forgotten words... 
 
 All of which will be delightfully and wittily illustrated, with a mix of little-known wedding facts and a whole host of inspirational (or not) quotations.

Unaccustomed as I am...

The Wedding Speech Made Easy

Michael Breus

The latest research shows that there is a right time for all of us to do everything, from drinking a cocktail to getting a flu shot. The catch? That 'right time' varies from person to person. Fortunately, as Dr Michael Breus proves in The Power of When, learning to work with your body clock to achieve maximum health and productivity is easy, exciting and fun. When we stop focusing on the 'how' and 'what' of our lives and start focusing on the 'when', we reveal our body's natural schedule and unlock our hidden potential. 
 
 In The Power of When, Dr Breus presents a groundbreaking new programme based on the most cutting-edge research for how to get back in sync with your body's natural rhythm. Filled with fascinating facts, true-life success stories, fun personality quizzes and easy to follow guidelines, The Power of When will teach you how to not only understand your own body clock, but the body clocks of everyone around you. After you've taken Dr Breus's comprehensive chronotype (body clock) quiz (are you a bear, a lion, a dolphin, or a wolf?) you'll learn to schedule your day for peak productivity and well-being. 
 
 Whether you are interested in the nitty gritty of body clock research or just want to follow the big-picture plan and learn how to be your best, The Power of When promises to help you achieve your goals.

The Power of When

Learn the Best Time to do Everything

DI Helen Grace Novellas

Crumpled, slapdash and foul-mouthed as ever, Detective Inspector Jack Frost struggles to cope with inadequate back-up and never enough time; the unsolved crimes pile up and the vicious killings go on. Frost must cut corners and take risks as he staggers from crisis to crisis, rapists to murderers, missing bodies to discovered body parts; will he be able to keep Denton safe?

DI Jack Frost

Prepare to be gripped by this prequel series to R.D. Wingfield's A Touch of Frost. 
 
Back in Denton, Detective Sergeant Jack Frost returns to investigating murders, finding missing children, and discovering dead bodies in woodland areas. With Detective Inspector Williams missing, and a new policeman, DS Waters, to mentor, DS Jack Frost has to put the stresses and straings of his personal life on hold in order to keep Denton safe.

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