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 ...

Confidence is within your reach Confidence doesn't come naturally to everyone & needs to be developed over time If you struggle to feel calm & poised under pressure or wish you had the self-assurance to shoutabout all your star qualities then look no further this book is here to help Bursting with tips assertive statements & activities How to Be Confident will enable you to work through whatever is holding you back so you can embrace your inner confidence ...

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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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 ...

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FRAZZLEDA three way encounter between a Monk a neuroscientist & Ruby Wax sounds like the set up for a joke Instead it's produced one of the most fascinating intriguing & informative books about minds & bodies & brains & mindfulness I've ever encountered A triangulation on what it means to be human Utterly readable & surprisingly wise Neil Gaiman How to Be Human is without exaggeration a lifeline; wise practical & funny it is a handbook for those in despair It is actually for everyone alive for the curious or disillusioned or muddled or just plain happy Ruby the Monk & the Neuroscientist are today's Magi Joanna Lumley With this marvellous book Ruby Wax has confirmed her position as one of the most readable inspirational & engaging writers in the field of human mental health happiness & fulfilment Stephen Fry It took us 4 billion years to evolve to where we are now No question anyone reading this has won the evolutionary Hunger Games by the fact you're on all twos & not some fossil This should make us all the happiest species alive
- most of us aren't what's gone wrong? We've started treating ourselves more like machines & less like humans We're so used to upgrading things like our iPhones as soon as the new one comes out we don't think twice we dump it (Many people I know are now on i Wife 4 or i Husband 8 the motto being if it's new it's better) We can't stop the future from arriving no matter what drugs we're on But even if nearly every part of us becomes robotic we'll still fingers crossed have our minds which hopefully we'll be able use for things like compassion rather than chasing what's 'better' & if we can do that we're on the yellow brick road to happiness I wrote this book with a little help from a monk who explains how the mind works & also gives some mindfulness exercises & a neuroscientist who explains what makes us 'us' in the brain We answer every question you've ever had about evolution thoughts emotions the body addictions relationships kids the future & compassion How to be Human is extremely funny true & the only manual you'll need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iPhone
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In How to be a Human Ruby Wax tries to come up with some answers to that niggling question about who we are With the input of a monk (an expert on our inner lives) & a neuroscientist (an expert on the brain) Ruby explores how to find happiness in the modern world
- despite the constant bombardment of bad news the need to choose between 5000 different types of toothpaste & the loneliness of having hundreds of friends who we&ve never met & don&t know us Filled with witty anecdotes from Ruby&s own life & backed up by scientific authority How to be a Human is the only guide you need for building a healthy happy relationship with yourself
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