Set in pre-war Paris, Julie de Carneilhan tells of the complex relationship between proud but impoverished Julie & her former husb&, the Comte d' Espivant, who has remarried a wealth widow. Julie de Carneilhan was the last full-length novel Colette was to write as was 'as close a reckoning with the elements of her second marriage as she ever allowed herself.' In Chance Acquaintances Colette visits a health resort accompanied only by her cat. While there, she befriends the handsome Gerard Haume & his invalid wife Antoinette, & is unwittingly caught up in the mysterious & disturbing events which befall them. Varying widely in mood & treatment, these two short novels demonstrate the versatility & sensitivity of Colette's writing ...

The Chandlers had been making candles in Bolton for five hundred years, & had given their name to the village of Chandlers Green. The dynasty, now in decline & ruled by Richard Chandler, is reduced to an unhappy household & a few tenanted properties.

But Richard continues to behave as though he were lord of the manor. Jean, his wife, is terrified of him; his aunt, Anna Chandler, has moved out of the house & is writing a history of candlemaking; his grown-up children despise him, but fear for their mother if they were to leave home. & now Richard

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The Chandlers had been making candles in Bolton for five hundred years, & had given their name to the village of Chandlers Green. The dynasty, now in decline & ruled by Richard Chandler, is reduced to an unhappy household & a few tenanted properties.

But Richard continues to behave as though he were lord of the manor. Jean, his wife, is terrified of him; his aunt, Anna Chandler, has moved out of the house & is writing a history of candlemaking; his grown-up children despise him, but fear for their mother if they were to leave home. & now Richard

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The Chandlers had been making candles in Bolton for five hundred years, & had given their name to the village of Chandlers Green. The dynasty, now in decline & ruled by Richard Chandler, is reduced to an unhappy household & a few tenanted properties.

But Richard continues to behave as though he were lord of the manor. Jean, his wife, is terrified of him; his aunt, Anna Chandler, has moved out of the house & is writing a history of candlemaking; his grown-up children despise him, but fear for their mother if they were to leave home. & now Richard

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Anyone arriving to stay at Stoke Park in Worcestershire could be forgiven for thinking that the house has a timeless quality. Certainly this occurs to Frederick Jourdan, the American composer who has rented the place to escape from overwork & from his well-meaning but exhausting fiancee. He revels in the peace & beauty of the place, until, early one morning, happening upon the heartstopping sight of the reclusive young occupant of the nearby Folly feeding deer at early dawn, he finds his life has been changed for ever.

Time has indeed stood still for Fleur Fisher-Dilke, but for reasons that the new tenant of Stoke Park cannot possibly guess. Born to an ambitious surgeon & his social-climbing wife, as a child Fleur was moved to Worcestershire for the sole purpose of improving the family

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Success & happiness are not accidents that happen to some people & not to others. They are created by specific ways of thinking & acting in the world. Paul Mc Kenna has made a study of highly successful & effective people, & distilled core strategies & techniques that will help the reader to begin to think in the same way as a super-achiever. Learn how to master your emotions & run your own brain, how to have supreme self-confidence & become the person you really want to be. Paul Mc Kenna's simple seven-day plan really will change your life for ever.

Reprogramme your mind & become successful, healthy & happy!

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In this fascinating guide, authors Gerald Jampolsky & Diane Cirincione explain how to apply the 12 principles of 'attitudinal healing' to everyday life, with a view to improving physical health, eliminating fears, & increasing the effectiveness of relationships. The book

Includes:: a simple, easy-to-follow 18-week programme to help you completely eliminate the hurt, stress, fear & conflict in every aspect of your life.

' Most of us want to change the world, but only a few of us are willing to change our own minds!' Yet there is a shift taking place in the world, where more & more people are recognizing that it is our own thoughts & attitudes that determine how we look at the world &, ultimately, what we see. This book is for people of all ages, religions, & cultures who have a desire & a willingness to change the thoughts in their minds.



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All of us experience complicated thoughts & feelings as we negotiate the day & these feelings can be difficult to manage. Sometimes we are aware that the way we think contributes to our difficulties, but don't know what to do about it.

Change Your Thinking is soundly based on the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), the standard psychological tool used by therapists. The aim of CBT is to develop realistic thought patterns to help us respond better to upsetting emotions.

In this book Dr Edelman demonstrates how to dispute that nagging voice in your head & deal more rationally with feelings of anger, depression, frustration & anxiety. The book also offers sensible suggestions for more effective communication & for finding happiness
- something that is within everyone's grasp.

CBT can help you change your thinking & make a difference to your life
- beginning today.







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