The basic questions of Who Am I? Where Am I Going? What Is the Purpose of Life? are asked by every generation, & Patanjali's answers (given in the third century BC) form one of the oldest spiritual texts in the world. ' That which unites' is called ' Yoga'
- & is thus much broader than the form of exercise so popular today. It is a way to restore our lost wholeness, our integrity as complete human beings, by unifying the personality around a centre that is silent & unbounded. Alistair Shearer's superb introduction & translation bring these ancient, vital teachings to life in the modern world & are for all those who seek the benefits of self-knowledge.
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The international success of the film The Motorcycle Diaries & of the books it is based on makes clear our deep & continuing ...

Sadly, millions of children today are affected by mental health problems, almost a doubling of the number of sufferers in just one generation.

Now, in this timely new book, mental health experts provide invaluable information & guidance for concerned parents, teachers & young adults. With chapters covering subjects such as child & adolescent development, parenting skills, problems at school, emotional health & wellbeing, The Young Mind also looks specifically at some of the most distressing problems facing young people today, including anxiety & stress disorders, drugs, alcohol, self-harm & psycho-sexual development.

Illustrated & written in a completely accessible style by some of the most distinguished & respected professionals in the field of child & adolescent psychiatry, The Young Mind offers a guiding hand & insight into this most vital area of mental health.



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Sadly, millions of children today are affected by mental health problems, almost a doubling of the number of sufferers in just one generation.

Now, in this timely new book, mental health experts provide invaluable information & guidance for concerned parents, teachers & young adults. With chapters covering subjects such as child & adolescent development, parenting skills, problems at school, emotional health & wellbeing, The Young Mind also looks specifically at some of the most distressing problems facing young people today, including anxiety & stress disorders, drugs, alcohol, self-harm & psycho-sexual development.

Illustrated & written in a completely accessible style by some of the most distinguished & respected professionals in the field of child & adolescent psychiatry, The Young Mind offers a guiding hand & insight into this most vital area of mental health.



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Once they had been called Orrice & Effel, two bedraggled, scruffy waifs who lived rough off the streets of Walworth. Now they were Horrace & Ethel Cooper, grown up
- quite respectable really
- & living with their adopted parents, Jim & Rebecca Cooper.

When Horrace saw the pretty girl who worked as a shop assistant in Adams (Ladies Fashion Modes) he was quite bowled over & knew he had to meet her. From then on he was in & out of the shop, buying hats & stockings & ribbons, trying desperately to persuade Miss Sally Brown to come out with him. & while he was laying siege to Sally, his sister Ethel was listening to her poet boyfriend spouting forth his romantic verse. But Ethel's involvement with the poet was to end more dangerously & dramatically than either she or Horrace had imagined & several quite startling events were to happen before Horrace & Ethel's affairs were resolved.



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Trapped in a loveless marriage to a brutal & peverse man, there is only one way out for the young & virginal Jessica. She must draw deep on the depraved longings of her imagination in order to protect herself. Nothing is forbidden. No methods are too extreme. She must use every opportunity the charms of her young body can win for her. But when she's finished, everyone will know that pretty faces hide the most sinful thoughts. ...