The first guide to urban birding in the UK from The Urban Birder himself David Lindo Urban birding is fast becoming ornithology's new rock 'n' roll Birds & birding have never been cooler-and urban birding is at the cutting edge How to Be an Urban Birder is the world's first guide to the art of urban birding-which is so easy & great fu 232 pages 270 color photos 20 color 47 bw illus Lindo David ...

When you're tired of being good sometimes you gotta be a little bad Jesse Vicks & Mel couldn't be more different Jesse a righteous Southern gal who's as thoughtful as she is uptight is keeping a secret that she knows will change her life forever Vicks is a wild child seemingly cool calm & collected on the outside but inside she's furious at herself for being so anxious about her neglectful boyfriend & Mel is the new girl in town She's already been dismissed as just another rich kid but all she wants is to get over some of her fears & find some true friends But for all their differences the girls discover they've got one thing in common
- they're desperate to escape Desperate to get the heck out of Niceville & discover their true 'badass' selves! Even if it's just for the weekend One 'borrowed' car later it's time to hit the road & head for Miami Hearts will be broken friendships will be tested & a ridiculously hot stranger could change the course of everything
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WINNER OF THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2015WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2014SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014WINNER OF THE 2014 COSTA NOVEL AWARDWINNER OF THE SALTIRE SOCIETY LITERARY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2014NOMINATED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2015 How to be both is the dazzling award-winning novel by Ali Smith Passionate compassionate vitally inventive & scrupulously playful Ali Smith's novels are like nothing else How to be both is a novel all about art's versatility Borrowing from painting's fresco technique to make an original literary double-take it's a fast-moving genre-bending conversation between forms times truths & fictions There's a renaissance artist of the 1460s There's the child of a child of the 1960s Two tales of love & injustice twist into a singular yarn where time gets timeless structural gets playful knowing gets mysterious fictional gets real
- & all life's givens get given a second chance ' Brims with palpable joy' Daily Telegraph' She's a genius genuinely modern in the heroic glorious sense' Alain de Botton'I take my hat off to Ali Smith Her writing lifts the soul' Evening Standard
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Hilarious heartwarming & inspirational this is the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling autobiography by comedian Sarah Millican The funniest book of the year! ' The naughtiest helpiest laughieoutloudiest & goodest book I've ever done reading on Give that girl a banana!' DAWN FRENCH SARAH MILLICAN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH FEEL NORMAL & PROBABLY SNIFF YOUR LEGGINGS Part autobiography part self help part confession part celebration of being a common-or-garden woman part collection of synonyms for nunny Sarah Millican's debut book delves into her super normal life with daft stories funny tales & proper advice on how to get past life's blips
- like being good at school but not good at friends the excitement of IBS & how to blossom post divorce If you've ever worn glasses at the age of six worn an off-the-shoulder gown with no confidence been contacted by an old school bully lived in your childhood bedroom in your thirties been gloriously dumped in a Frankie & Benny's cried so much you felt great been for a romantic walk with a dog worn leggings two days in a row even though they smelt of wee from a distance then this is YOUR BOOK If you haven't done those things but wish you had THIS IS YOUR BOOK If you just want to laugh on a trainsofatoilet or under your desk at work THIS IS YOUR BOOK ' Of course Sarah Millican's book will make you laugh out loud but there are moments where she will touch you deeply The dirty bitch' KATHY BURKE
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Sarah Millican's autobiography will make you laugh feel normal & probably sniff your leggings 304 pages Millican Sarah ...

Denmark is the country of the moment Recently named the happiest nation in the world it's the motherland of The Bridge Borgen & The Killing & home to Noma the world's best restaurant But though we wear their jumpers & watch their thrillers how much do we really know about the Danes themselves? Part reportage part travelogue How to be Danish is an attempt to fill in some of the gaps
- an introduction to contemporary Danish culture that spans television food design architecture politics & race From the set of The Killing to the chefs of Noma via the woman who knitted that jumper Patrick Kingsley takes us on a journey to the mysterious heart of Denmark
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Welcome to depression! First you're going to need sweatpants Next you're going to need a sense of humor Authorcomedian Dana Eagle offers a mix of tongue-in-cheek advice wry wisdom & "therapeutic" activities like a bad-poetry generator Hilarious & hilariously honest How to Be Depressed will make readers cry-with laughter For anyone who's ever been sad really sad-or just known someone who's been really sad! Your can-do guide to the mood disordersweeping the nation! Just what the shrink ordered funny books! Paperback; 575 x 775 inches 144 pages ...

How to be Good is Nick Hornby's hilarious bestselling novel on life love & charity'I am in a car park in Leeds when I tell my husband I don't want to be married to him any more ' London GP Katie Carr always thought she was a good person With her husband David making a living as ' The Angriest Man in Holloway' she figured she could put up with anything Until that is David meets DJ Goodnews & becomes a good person too A far-too-good person who starts committing crimes of charity like taking in the homeless & giving their kids' toys away Suddenly Katie's feeling very bad about herself & thinking that if charity begins at home then maybe its time to move This laugh-out-loud novel from the bestselling author of About a Boy & High Fidelity will have you gripped from start to finish & will appeal to fans of David Nicholls & Jonathan Coe as well as readers in need of a moral compass everywhere' Pins you in your armchair ad won't let go How to be Good? How to be bloody marvellous more like' Mail on Sunday' It does exactly what it says on the cover Hornby's prose is artful & effortless his spiky wit as razored as a number-two cut' Independent' The writing is so funny & the set-pieces so brilliant Hornby's best book since Fever Pitch' Lynn Truss The Times ...

HOW TO BE HAPPY (OR AT LEAST LESS SAD) is a workbook offering a place of solace distraction & a fresh perspective on life This book will not fix you & it will not make you happy but it promises to help you rediscover the simple pleasures in life & ultimately make you feel that little less sad This book made me nervous when I first scanned through it because I knew it would work! This isn't a self-help book; it's more of a blue-collar get-down-to business friend with calloused hands who is ready to boogie when you are This book is about action But also acknowledgement There are no platitudes & its author is no Pollyanna It's an explicit map that leads to a place where you're going to feel measurably better & better equipped to face life's vicissitudes
- Rob Delaney Comedian
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How can I slow down & enjoy life more? Discover the greatness you were born for successfully pursue your dreams find your path & live a confident fulfilled life Rob Bell believes that each of us has a path a calling-whether it's writing a novel starting a business joining a band or simply becoming a volunteer But many people are afraid to start on that path Who are we to do that? Bell counters Why not you? We need to learn to turn off the internal & external critics & leap The universe is alive to help us & we can only discover passion & joy after we take off Interweaving engaging stories; lessons from Biblical figures; science art & business; honest personal experience; & practical advice he offers invaluable insight on how to silence our critics move from idea to action take the first step find joy in the work persevere through hard times & surrender the outcome Combining the practical inspiration of Stephen Pressfield's The War of Art' & the warm instructional insight of Annie Lamott's Bird By Bird' How To Be Here' encourages us to leave boring behind & embrace the fulfilling lives we are meant to have ...