Are you having a good day enjoying the here & now appreciating all that you have? OR Are you stressed anxious & worrying about the future? Chances are it's the second one But it doesn't have to be that way
- Buddhism offers a truly life-changing point of view that can make everyday stress a thing of the past But what is Buddhism anyway? Join renowned vegetarian chef Rose Elliot & a diverse group of people as they gather in her sitting room to learn about mindfulness meditation from the wise & witty Buddhist monk Rose has invited into her home Brimming with inspiring insights & peppered with humour I Met a Monk introduces mindfulness meditation & the simple core tenets of Buddhist teaching showing how we can easily apply them to 21st-century life Set out as an 8-week course each chapter ends with a concise summary of key points & recommended exercises to help put the suggestions into practice Part autobiography part self-help book I Met a Monk forms a series of workshops structured into eight chapters that cover the weekly discussions held between a Buddhist monk Rose & a group of men & women including a student a hairdresser a doctor & a grandmother where they talk about the Buddhist way to finding happiness freedom & peace 'I hope that as you read this book you too may feel you are taking part & that it may be as life-changing for you as it was for me '
- Rose Elliot

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In her new book Cathy Glass the no 1 bestselling author of Damaged tells the story of the Alice a young & vulnerable girl who is desperate to return home to her mother Alice aged four is snatched by her mother the day she is due to arrive at Cathy's house Drug-dependent & mentally ill but desperate to keep hold of her daughter Alice's mother snatches her from her parents' house & disappears Cathy spends three anxious days worrying about her whereabouts before Alice is found safe but traumatised Alice is like a little doll so young & vulnerable & she immediately finds her place in the heart of Cathy's family She talks openly about her mummy who she dearly loves & how happy she was living with her maternal grandparents before she was put into care Alice has clearly been very well looked after & Cathy can't understand why she couldn't stay with her grandparents It emerges that Alice's grandparents are considered too old (they are in their early sixties) & that the plan is that Alice will stay with Cathy for a month before moving to live with her father & his new wife The grandparents are distraught
- Alice has never known her father & her grandparents claim he is a violent drug dealer Desperate to help Alice find the happy home she deserves Cathy's parenting skills are tested in many new ways Finally questions are asked about Alice's father suitability & his true colours begin to emerge
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The story of one woman's quest to move to Los Angeles & got a job in animationand how you can too 96 pages Nourigat Natalie ...

' Human & curious an admirable family memoir of migration' (Guardian) from Sunday Times journalist Jonathan Dean 272 pages 8 page plate section Dean Jonathan ...

The book behind the viral internet sensation of The Scottish Granny reading this story to her grandchild A young boy suddenly notices a big problem
- his bum has a huge crack! So he sets off to find a new one Will he choose an armor-plated bum? A rocket bum? A robot bum? Find out in this silly quirky tale with hilarious illustrations
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In 2013 a series of high-profile court cases sent shockwaves through the West Midlands town of Telford Seven men all from the town's Pakistani heritage community were jailed for selling vulnerable young girls for sex The convictions made national news but for one girl the chilling headlines were all too real Holly Archer was just fourteen when her life changed forever after becoming embroiled in a frightening web of exploitation & abuse Enduring countless violent rapes & death threats she was forced to sleep with several men a night As her abusers' grip tightened she fell into despair twice becoming pregnant Hours after her last GCSE exam Holly took an overdose in a desperate attempt to end the nightmare that had become her life Her escape eventually came when old enough to leave home she fled to Birmingham She moved house every six months fearing her abusers would hunt her down She eventually found the strength to return to Telford shortly after giving birth to a daughter around the same time the police launched an investigation into the exploitation of young girls in the town She underwent hours of rigorous police interviews but in the end decided she could not face her abusers in court Nonetheless seven men were convicted of sex offences & jailed as a result of the investigation Holly slowly began to pick up the pieces of her life & was given a job with a rape prevention charity Having survived her ordeal she now tells her full shocking story for the first time I Never Gave My Consent is a courageous yet uplifting memoir of someone who faced the cruelest of circumstances Perfect for readers of Cathy Glass ...

These stories will bring any place that you visit to life (keep one copy in the car & one in the house!) & enable you to discover the rich & surprising history of England 288 pages 208 Winn Christopher ...

Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey around London to discover the unknown tales of our capital's history Travelling through the villages & districts that make up the world's most dynamic metropolis I Never Knew That About London unearths the hidden gems of legends firsts inventions adventures & birthplaces that shape the city's compelling & at times turbulent past See the Chelsea river views that inspired Turner in his final years & find out where London's first nude statue is Explore London's finest country house in Charlton & unearth the secrets of the Mother of Parliaments Spy out the village that gave its name to a car & the Russian word for railway station Discover which church steeple gave us the design of the traditional wedding cake where the sandwich was invented & where in Bond Street you can see London's oldest artefact Visit the house where Handel & Jimi Hendrix both lived Climb the famous 311 steps of the Monument go from East to West & back again at Greenwich & fly the world's biggest big wheel Brimming with facts stories & snippets providing a spellbinding insight into the history of London this beautifully illustrated gem of a book is guaranteed to inform & amuse in equal measure ...

The inspiration for the primetime ITV series on Great Britain this is a spellbinding journey around Wales by bestselling author Christopher Winn Packed full of legends firsts birthplaces inventions & adventures I Never Knew That About Wales visits the thirteen traditional Welsh counties & unearths the hidden gems that they each hold Discover where history & legends happened; where people ideas & inventions began; where dreams took flight; where famous figures were born & now rest A glittering pantheon of writers & artists thinkers & inventors heroes & villains have lived & toiled in this small country Remarkable events noble (and dastardly) deeds & exciting adventures have all taken place with Wales as their backdrop This book seeks out their heritage their monuments their memories & their secrets You'll be able to visit Britain's smallest city St David's with its glorious 12th-century cathedral slumbering in a sleepy hollow near the sea Explore Britain's greatest collection of castles from the first stone fortress at Chepstow to Britain's finest concentric castle at Beaumaris & the magnificent Caernarvon birthplace of the first Prince of Wales Browse through the second hand book capital of the world Hay-on-Wye wander the glorious Gower peninsula Britain's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Take a trip to Fishguard where the last invasion of Britain took place in 1797 Marvel at Thomas Telford's Menai Bridge the world's first iron suspension bridge or Pontcysyllte the longest bridged aqueduct in Britain This irresistible compendium of interesting facts & good stories will give you a captivating insight into the people ideas & events that have shaped the individual identity of every place you visit & will have you exclaiming again & again ' Well I never knew that!' ...