Work out what kind of birth you really want & learn how to maximise your chances of getting it in this refreshing warm & witty guide to pregnancy birth & the early weeks Packed with vital & cutting-edge information on everything from building the ultimate birth plan to your choices & rights in the birth room; from optimal cord clamping to seeding the microbiome; from the inside track on breastfeeding to woman-centred caesarean The Positive Birth Book shows you how to have the best possible birth regardless of whether you plan to have your baby in hospital in the birth centre at home or by elective caesarean Find out how the environment you give birth in your mindset & your expectations can influence the kind of birth you have & be inspired by the voices of real women who tell you the truth about what giving birth really feels like Challenging negativity & fear of childbirth & brimming with everything you need to know about labour birth & the early days of parenting The Positive Birth Book is the must-have birth book for women of the 21st century ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Based on a true story The Possession is the terrifying tale of how one family must unite in order to survive the wrath of an unspeakable evil Clyde & Stephanie Brenek see little cause for alarm when their youngest daughter Em becomes oddly obsessed with an antique wooden box But as Em&s behaviour becomes increasingly erratic the couple fears the presence of a malevolent force in their midst They discover that the box was built to contain a Dibbuk a dislocated spirit that inhabits & ultimately devours its human host Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen) & Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) Directed by Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch) & produced by horror master Sam Raimi (Spider-Man Drag Me To Hell The Evil Dead) Actors Jeffrey Dean Morgan Kyra Sedgwick Quinn Lord Grant Show Natasha Calis Madison Davenport Erin Simms John Cassini Rob La Belle Nana Gbewonyo Jim Thorburn Matisyahu Graeme Duffy Kyle Cornell & James O& Sullivan Director Ole Bornedal Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Languages English ...

The first time I meet Patrick Braddock I'm wearing his wife's lipstick' Edie works at the Elysian Society channelling the dead for clients desperate for a few last moments with their loved ones She is professional & discreet one of the best in the team But everything changes when Patrick a distraught husband comes to look for traces of his drowned wife in Edie The more time that Edie spends as the glamorous enigmatic Sylvia the closer she comes to falling in love with Patrick & the more mysterious the circumstances around Sylvia's death start to seem ...

In the idyllic ski resort of Breckenridge there's trouble in paradise for Sarah St John Her twenty-two year old son Cully has been killed in an avalanche & she is trying to pick up the pieces of her life All Sarah wants is to be left alone in her grief but everyone seems to want something from her Her father a retiree who has become addicted to the shopping channel has moved into her basement Her best friend is juggling a messy divorce & a new found habit of smoking pot & then there's Cully's father whose sudden reemergence in Sarah's life stirs a cauldron of emotions Just as Sarah is ready to face the world a girl called Kit appears on her doorstep & Sarah is confronted with the hardest decision yet Told in Kaui Hart Hemmings' unsentimental & refreshingly wry style this is a novel about what we will risk to keep our loved ones close
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What if no one knows the truth about you? It's been thirteen years since Kaylee's infamous birth mother Crystal received a life sentence for killing Kaylee's little brother in a fit of rage Once the centre of a cult-following for her apparent telekinetic powers nowadays nobody's heard of Crystal Until now when a reporter shows up at Kaylee's house & turns her life upside down offering Kaylee the chance to be part of a high-profile podcast investigating claims that Crystal truly did have supernatural mind powers But these questions lead to disturbing answers as Kaylee is forced to examine her own increasingly strange life & make sense of certain dark & troubling coincidences Unusual & gripping The Possible will twist the reader round & round as it hurtles towards a sensational climax For lovers of We Were Liars Patrick Ness & Derren Brown ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Steven Spielberg directs Meryl Streep & Tom Hanks in The Post a thrilling drama about the unlikely partnership between The Washington Post's Katharine Graham (Streep) the first female publisher of a major American newspaper & editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks) as they race to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned three decades & four US Presidents The two must overcome their differences as they risk their careers
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- to help bring long-buried truths to light Actors Meryl Streep Tom Hanks Sarah Paulson Bob Odenkirk Tracy Letts Directors Steven Spielberg Writers Liz Hannah Josh Singer Producers Steven Spielberg Kristie Macosko Krieger Amy Pascal Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio Unknown Number of discs 1

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It's the 1930s Christine A young Austrian woman whose family has been impoverished by the war toils away in a provincial post office Out of the blue a telegram arrives from an American aunt she's never known inviting her to spend two weeks in a Grand Hotel in a fashionable Swiss resort She accepts & is swept up into a world of almost inconceivable wealth & unleashed desire where she allows herself to be utterly transformed Then just as abruptly her aunt cuts her loose & she has to return to the post office where
- yes
- nothing will ever be the same

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The essential introduction to the most important texts in post-colonial theory & criticism this second edition has been thoroughly revised & updated to include 121 extracts from key works in the field Leading as well as lesser known figures in the fields of writing theory & criticism contribute to this inspiring body of work that

Includes:: sections on nationalism hybridity diaspora & globalization The Reader's wide-ranging approach reflects the remarkable diversity of work in the discipline along with the vibrancy of anti-imperialist writing both within & without the metropolitan centres Covering more debates topics & critics than any comparable book in its field The Post-Colonial Studies Reader is the ideal starting point for students & issues a potent challenge to the ways in which we think & write about literature & culture

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There is no denying the psychological & physical costs of trauma but suffering a traumatic experience does not necessarily mean you'll develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) & have to live with its debilitating long-term symptoms While the process of recovering from trauma is difficult & painful survivors also experience post-traumatic growth (PTG) & with the right approach to healing the same challenges that create PTSD can also set the stage for a psychological rebirth The Post-Traumatic Growth Workbook expands the focus on post-traumatic stress & its related difficulties to include the significant potential for positive growth in the aftermath of trauma With this guide you'll learn more about traumatic experiences & their short- & long-term effects discover where you are in your own process explore vulnerability as an important aspect of post-traumatic strength identify & develop other strengths for coping with-and growing beyond-your trauma & successfully integrate your experience into your personal story Navigating the aftereffects of trauma is a difficult journey but many people report having a new appreciation for life & feeling even more resilient after working through their traumatic event Using this powerful PTG-based workbook you'll find it's possible to come out of your trauma even stronger & wiser ...

You will love this witty & warm novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author Fern Britton Secrets Sisters The summer that changed everything Life in the Cornish village of Pendruggan isn't always picture perfect Penny Leighton has never told anyone why she's estranged from her mother & sister For years she's kept her family secrets locked away in her heart but they've been quietly eating away at her When an unwelcome visitor blows in Penny is brought face to face with the past & a postcard tucked away in a long-hidden case holds the truth that could change everything Young Ella has come back to the place where she spent a happy childhood with her grandmother Now she's here to search for everything missing in her life Taken under Penny's broken wing for the summer the safe haven of Pendruggan feels like the place for a fresh start Soon however Ella starts to wonder if perhaps her real legacy doesn't lie in the past at all Pendruggan A Cornish village with secrets at its heart ...