Why Mummy Drinks is the brilliant novel from Gill Sims the author of the online sensation Peter & Jane It is Mummy's 39th birthday She is staring down the barrel of a future of people asking if she wants to come to their advanced yoga classes & polite book clubs where everyone claims to be tiddly after a glass of Pinot Grigio & says things like Oooh gosh are you having another glass?' But Mummy does not want to go quietly into that good night of women with sensible haircuts who live for their children' & stand in the playground trying to trump each other with their offspring's extracurricular activities & achievements & boasting about their latest holidays Instead she clutches a large glass of wine muttering FML' over & over again Until she remembers the gem of an idea she's had ...

Shortlisted for the Financial Times & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2012 Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question with a compelling & elegantly argued new theory that it is not down to climate geography or culture but because of institutions Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary & historical examples from ancient Rome through the Tudors to modern-day China leading academics Daron Acemoglu & James A Robinson show that to invest & prosper people need to know that if they work hard they can make money & actually keep it
- & this means sound institutions that allow virtuous circles of innovation expansion & peace Based on fifteen years of research & answering the competing arguments of authors ranging from Max Weber to Jeffrey Sachs & Jared Diamond Acemoglu & Robinson step boldly into the territory of Francis Fukuyama & Ian Morris They blend economics politics history & current affairs to provide a new powerful & persuasive way of understanding wealth & poverty
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Mindy Kaling has found herself at a turning point So in Why Not Me? she shares her ongoing journey to find fulfilment & adventure in her adult life be it falling in love at work seeking new friendships in unlikely places or attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behaviour modification whatsoever In How to Look Spectacular she reveals her tongue-in-cheek solutions for guaranteed on-camera beauty Player tells the story of Mindy being seduced then dumped by a female friend in LA & in Soup Snakes she spills some secrets on her relationship with ex-boyfriend & close friend B J Novak Mindy has put the anxieties the glamour & the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into this book to which anyone can relate (And if they can't they can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper) ...

Why do some people heal while others do not Caroline Myss has studied this question for many years working with hundreds of people & motivating them to examine their souls & change their lives Now in Why People Don't Heal & How They Can Dr Myss builds on her earlier teaching to reveal the cultural & individual contexts in which people become physically & spiritually ill With her practical approach to healing readers will learn to overcome the mental & emotional blocks to becoming well Why People Don't Heal & How They Can
- Brings together Dr Myss's breakthrough views on energy medicine & the development of human consciousness & spirituality over the ages
- Teaches you how to perceive the seven different energy centres of the body & interpret the spiritual challenges they present
- Provides healing rituals & prayers that will help you to get & stay on the path to wellness Through her characteristic no-nonsense style & high-voltage storytelling Caroline Myss provides non-stop insights & practical advice that will enable you to disconnect from a culture of wounds & reconnect with an inner & outer spiritual energy & purpose


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There's no one secret to taking beautiful photos But good photographers do have a few tricks up theirsleeves They know that clouds far from ruining a photo give a great soft natural light for portraits They know that unusual angles draw the eye & that their feet are just as effective as a zoom lens This book packs 62 of the most important creative ideas into one place Beautifully presented easy-to-read & packed with example photos None of these ideas need an expensive camera fancy lens or a over-priced flash The purpose of this book is to help you tell stories with your camera (or phone) Whatever you want to shoot Why Photographers Prefer Cloudy Days is packed full of ideas to inspire you & tips that will help you take better more original photos ...

' All too often Karl Marx has been regarded as a demon or a deity
- or a busted flush This fresh provocative & hugely enjoyable
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' It's a big book full of big stories with big characters They have big ideas (not least about themselves) & make big mistakes It's about God & greed & grace; about life lust laughter & loneliness It's about birth beginnings & betrayal; about siblings squabbles & sex; about power & prayer & prison & passion & that's only Genesis' Tom Wright unpacks the contents of the Bible & explains the meaning of its inspiration impact & authority A book for all who are curious about how God's voice can be heard today Intended for people looking for answers to life's biggest questions this little book of guidance will appeal to anyone whether believer or non-believer looking for a quick & easy way into the topic ...

Why Read the Classics? is an elegant defence of the value of great literature by one of the finest authors of the last century ...

It is a complete mystery why anyone would choose to murder the trusted old butler of Norton Manor Barrister turned amateur detective Frank Amberley has reason to suspect that the shooting involves the nervy young lady discovered at the scene of the crime a snooping gentleman in the halls of Greythorne & then a second dead body A dramatic tale of upstairs downstairs & family secrets ...

Some people boldly claim Christianity is fine for some but it isn't for me Others feel it is just outdated & irrelevant For better or worse everyone in the Western world has come into contact with Christianity we all have some opinion on it James Anderson with a clear humorous logic explores what Christianity really claims & shows the underlying reason & consistency behind these claims By the end of Why Should I Believe Christianity? while you may not agree with the Christian worldview it is impossible to be left sitting on the fence ...