This is a book about how to take working life in new directions how to negotiate the labyrinth of choices, how to think about personal ambitions & motivations, & ultimately how to take concrete steps to finding a fulfilling career. It is a self-help book with a difference. Standard career guides are filled with pop psychology & bullet-point advice for writing CVs & making action plans, but How to Find Fulfilling Work casts its net wider. While not ignoring the insights of psychology or the need for practical planning, it reveals wisdom about work found in sociology, history, literature, film & philosophy. It may be a false illusion that there is some perfect dream job out there for us, an ideal calling or vocation. But this book is premised on the idea that it is possible to find work that is life-enhancing. This is a book that inspires as much as it instructs & will aid self-reflection about the wider quest of how to live a good life. ...

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`HOW TO FIX A BROKEN HEART PROVIDES THE VALIDATION, COMFORT & HOPE ANYONE WHO IS HEARTBROKEN DESPERATELY NEEDS.` ESTHER PEREL, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE STATE OF AFFAIRS & MATING IN CAPTIVITY Every one of us has or will have our heart broken at some point in our lives. Heartbreak, whether it comes in the form of romantic love or through loss, is universal, yet we know so little about how to deal with it. Psychologist Dr Guy Winch imagines how different our lives & our society would be if we paid more attention to this unique emotional pain. Heartbreak can last for days, weeks, months & even years. Yet while we wouldn`t expect someone to go to work or function well with a broken limb, heartbroken people are expected to function in their lives, despite the emotional pain they feel. How to Fix a Broken Heart argues that if we don`t understand how heartbreak works, we won`t be able to heal it & we are likely to make it worse, which we do, & regularly. Dr Winch reveals how & why heartbreak impacts our brain & our behaviour in dramatic & unexpected ways, regardless of our age. Emotional pain lowers our ability to reason, to think creatively, to problem solve & to function. Recovering from heartbreak always starts with a decision, a determination to move on when our mind is fighting to keep us stuck. We can take control of our lives & our minds & put ourselves on the path to healing. Dr Winch offers a toolkit on how to handle & cope with a broken heart & how to, eventually, move on. `A great read for anyone going through heartbreak, anyone trying to help someone go through heartbreak, or anyone who simply wants to understand humans better` Tim Urban, creator of Wait But Why? ...

Find out how a pilot was instructed in flying a Battle of Britain fighter, using the original Pilot`s Notes for the Supermarine Spitfire & Hawker Hurricane, as well as Air Ministry flying notes on captured Messerschmitt Bf 109s. See how each compares, view their cockpits & learn how they fly. All three aircraft handled superbly, & the Pilot`s Notes help give an idea of what it was like to fl y in a real Second World War fighter aircraft. The aircraft were designed & first flew within months of each other, & all served throughout the war. More than 300 pilots on the Eastern Front shot down over 100 Soviet aircraft, each using Messerschmitt Bf 109s, while British aces in the Spitfire & Hurricane included Douglas Bader, Roland Beaumont, Neville Duke & Richard Hillary. ...

The training aid for many a pilot from one of the leading instructors of the First World War. There are 160 pages with many illustrations of leading aircraft of the period. Chock full of handy tips for the budding aviator. Nothing could ready you for the world of combat, where pilots` lives were measured in hours rather than years but Captain Barber of the Royal Flying Corps could prepare you for your first solo flight in the primitive aircraft of the time. Taking you through the various types, he shows you how to fly a World War One biplane. ...

The nation`s much loved careers guide book is back! How To Get A Job You Love is a blueprint for anyone looking for work or planning a career change. Whether you`re looking for your first job, a graduate or an experienced professional, this book will guides you through the process accompanied by a series of exercises to help you decide what kind of role suits you. New Features in the 2017-18 edition include: * The changing nature of jobs & careers
- including the ever-growing `hidden` job market * A wealth of practical tips to help you understand the kind of work that would suit you best
- & how to find it * Everyone`s obsessed with finding their dream job
- how realistic should your expectations be? * Are you currently feeling over-worked in an organisation where there`s little scope for progression & everyone`s experiencing job fragility? * Developing career `agility` -reinvent yourself as the market demands ” When I read John`s writing, two things happen. First, I feel as if he`s standing right there, personally advising me. & second, I always come away thinking over the issue in a new way. It`s a rare, but very useful, gift.” Sarah Green, Associate Editor, Harvard Business Review ” This book is an excellent guide to enable students & professionals to understand themselves & apply this knowledge to create fulfilling & impactful careers in today`s global employment market. The exercises within are a great combination of pragmatic & reflective & we have utilised these to support our MBA students, from a diverse range of international & professional backgrounds, to define the milestones & actions they need to achieve careers success.” Yasmina Mallam-Hassam, Careers Consultant Team Manager, Imperial College Business School ”A positive, practical & readable guide, packed with creative tools & common sense advice from an author who understands careers from all angles. This book will support & encourage you throughout your working life, from making your initial career decision to helping with long term career management. It will challenge your preconceptions of yourself & of the world of work, & help you to a more fulfilling career.” Julia Yates, Programme Leader, MSc Career Coaching, University of East London ” This updated edition of my favourite career book reveals the results of important new research which emphasises the increasing importance of word of mouth referrals as a primary job hunting tool. John Lees` approach works, because he gives readers simple, practical steps to help flip their mindsets into the more daring, exploratory & confident mode needed for career transition success.” Stuart Lindenfield, Head of Transitions Practice, Reed Consulting ” An absolute cracker of a book that will quite literally change your life as well as your career. I am always excited to try out the new ideas, concepts & intelligence presented in this essential career book every time it is revised, & am always inspired. Wherever you are on your own career path, just buy this book
- & have John by your side as you navigate your way to a place you didn`t think was possible.” Kathryn Jackson, New Zealand Executive Career Coach & author of How to Keep Your Cool if You Lose Your Job ”I love the way that this book evolves; & it`s important that John has set this edition in the context of the changing nature of organisations & careers. Most of us will no longer be in a job for life. Many will find their values & life goals change, & so we need to review & consider what`s best for us right now. Inside this book are many helpful activities to get you thinking & moving to a more satisfying option.” Denise Taylor, Career Psychologist with Amazing People & Author of Find Work at 50+ ”I frequently recommend job seekers or those at a career crossroads to read How to Get a Job You Love as it offers practical & easily accessible advice from someone with vast experience in the area.” Joelle



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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia is Mohsin Hamid's spectacular, thought-provoking novel of modern Asia. In this keenly-awaited follow-up to his bestselling The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Mohsin Hamid confirms his place as a radically inventive story-teller with his finger on the world's pulse. The astonishing & riveting tale of a man's journey from impoverished rural boy to corporate tycoon, it steals its shape from the business self-help books devoured by youths all over 'rising Asia'. It follows its nameless hero to the sprawling metropolis where he begins to amass an empire built on the most fluid & increasingly scarce of goods: water. Yet his heart remains set on something else, on the pretty girl whose star rises alongside his, their paths crossing & re-crossing in a love affair sparked & snuffed out again by the forces that careen their fates along. The hero of the story could be any one of us, hungry for a different life. & ours too could be the fate that awaits him... Fast-paced, vivid & emotionally absorbing, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia creates two unforgettable characters who find moments of transcendent intimacy in the midst of shattering change. Praise for How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia: Even more intriguing, compelling & moving than The Reluctant Fundamentalist. A marvellous book. (Philip Pullman). This brilliantly structured, deeply felt book is written with the confidence & bravura of a man born to write. Hamid is at the peak of his considerable powers here, & delivers a tightly paced, preternaturally wise book about a thoroughly likable, thoroughly troubled striver in the messiest, most chaotic ring of global economy. Completely unforgettable. (Dave Eggers). Mohsin Hamid is one of the best writers in the world, period. Only a master could have written this propulsive tale of a striver living on the knife's edge, a noir Horatio Alger story for our frenetic, violent times. (Ben Fountain). Written in the most compelling second person since Jay Mc Inerney's Bright Lights, Big City, with which it also shares a sharp take on our frenetic, urban lives, Hamid's novel proves that the most compelling fiction today is coming from South Asia. (Daily Beast). Mohsin Hamid is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist & Moth Smoke. His fiction has been adapted for the cinema, translated into over 30 languages, received numerous awards, & been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He has contributed essays & short stories to publications such as the Guardian, The New York Times, Financial Times, Granta, & the New Yorker. Born & mostly raised in Lahore, he spent part of his childhood in California, studied at Princeton University & Harvard Law School, & has since lived between Lahore, London & New York. ...

Easy escapes from the big city using only public transport. Whether you`re in need of a country ramble or a last-minute day trip to the seaside, temporarily leaving the Big Smoke has never been easier. London`s mainline stations offer easy access to open country, grand houses, historic castles, diverting museums & glorious beaches
- & all within 90 minutes. This guide is ideal for spontaneous solo trips on sunny days, or to help plan days out during half-term breaks. Casting our net from the city`s outer boroughs to Essex, Kent, Sussex & beyond, our 100-plus entries include a beach in landlocked Middlesex, Bexhill`s art deco wonder, The De La Warr Pavilion, & fish & chips in Whitstable.
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As read by Fearne Cotton, Jim Chapman & Dougie Poytner.` We have a responsibility, every one of us` David Attenborough Around 12.7 million tonnes of plastic are entering the ocean every year, killing over 1 million seabirds & 100, 000 marine mammals. By 2050 there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish by weight. Plastic pollution is the environmental scourge of our age, but how can YOU make a difference? This accessible guide, written by the campaigner at the forefront of the anti-plastic movement, will help you make the small changes that make a big difference, from buying a reusable coffee cup to running a clean-up at your local park or beach. Tips on giving up plastic include:· Washing your clothes within a wash bag to catch plastic microfibers (the cause of 30% of plastic pollution in the ocean)· Replacing your regular shampoo with bar shampoo· How to lobby your supermarket to remove unnecessary packaging · How to throw a plastic-free birthday party· How to convince others to join you in giving up plastic Plastic is not going away without a fight. We need a movement made up of billions of individual acts, bringing people together from all backgrounds & all cultures, the ripples of which will be felt from the smallest village to the tallest skyscrapers. This is a call to arms
- to join forces across the world & to end our dependence on plastic. Break Free From Plastic Plastic is not going away without a fight. We need a movement made up of billions of individual acts, bringing people together from all backgrounds & all cultures, the ripples of which will be felt from the smallest village to the tallest skyscrapers.
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In 1940 Doreen Wallace, prolific novelist, academic, social campaigner & farmer, wrote a book for Batsford on vegetable growing, as part of the publisher`s iconic Home Front Handbook series. With its chatty, readable writing style & its beautiful Brian Cook cover, the book became a wartime classic, invaluable for everyone growing fruit & vegetables at home to help the war effort. This reissue of that important book retains all the appeal of the original. As well as being a great read, it contains a wealth of information that is still useful for vegetable gardeners today. It tells you what fruit & vegetables to grow & when, how & why, how to keep down weeds & pests, explores ` The Vexed Question of Small Fruit`, gives tips on arrangement & rotation of crops, & even touches on the subject of keeping hens & pigs in your garden. Full of sensible practical advice mixed with whimsical musings & a great deal of charm, this book would make a perfect gift for any gardener. ...