From the No. 1 bestselling author of What If?
- the man who created xkcd & explained the laws of science with cartoons
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Were the 70s & '80s all they were cracked up to be? Or have we never had it so good? Philip Glenister
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Read by the author. Were the '70s & '80s all they were cracked up to be? Or have we never had it so good? Philip Glenister
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What if what you really need is right there in front of you, if you just take a moment to look up?

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Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive & he is one of the powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show his weakness. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, he takes violent action. Will the great man's pride eventually destroy him? ...

To look & listen to the extraordinary Katie Piper, it is difficult to comprehend the severe trauma she suffered from a brutal rape & acid attack which left her with deep physical & emotional scars. These terrible events would have crushed most people, but through her positive outlook & sheer determination, Katie has become inspirational to millions & living proof that no matter what life throws at you, if you work hard & believe
- things will get better. Katie now begins to answer the question that everyone wants to know
- ' Where did you find the courage?' She shares the key steps & support that led to her emotional recovery & acknowledges the pain we have all felt at times, whether suffering a breakup, life change or more serious trauma. Drawing on her own experiences & letters from other survivors, Katie shows with spectacular compassion that we can all find the strength within to carry on.

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Few people understand what it's like to pull yourself up from rock bottom better than Katie Piper. Her recovery from a rape & acid attack is nothing short of astonishing. Receiving countless letters & emails from people just like you who are facing their own challenges, Katie is determined to spread the message that, no matter how big your difficulties feel now, there is a way forward. In Things Get Better, Katie revisits each stage of her own recovery to show that you are not alone in your feelings. Explaining how to take things one day at a time to reach your goals, & reveals how to stay positive & treat yourself with the kindness you deserve. ...

There was a lot that we kept from my mother. My dad would say to me as a teenager Don't tell your mother. We couldn't face the disapproval.' Sue Johnston always seemed to be disappointing her mother. As a girl she never stayed clean & tidy like her cousins. As she grew older, she spent all her piano lesson money on drinks for her mates down the pub, & when she discovered the Cavern she was never at home. The final straw was when Sue left her steady job at a St Helens factory to try her hand at that unsteadiest of jobs: acting. Yet when Sue was bringing up her own child alone, her mother was always there to help. & playing her much-loved characters Sheila Grant & Barbara Royle
- although her mum wouldn't say she was proud as such, she certainly seemed to approve. & in her mother's final months, it was Sue she needed by her side. The relationship with your mother is perhaps the most precious & fraught of any woman's life. When she began writing, Sue set out to record 'all the big things, & all the small things. Everything I wanted to tell my mother but felt I never could'. The result is a warm, poignant & often very funny memoir by one of Britain's favourite actresses.
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There was a lot that we kept from my mother. My dad would say to me as a teenager " Don't tell your mother". We couldn't face the disapproval. Sue Johnston always seemed to be disappointing her mother. As a girl she never stayed clean & tidy like her cousins. As she grew older, she spent all her piano lesson money on drinks for her mates down the pub, & when she discovered the Cavern she was never at home. The final straw was when Sue left her steady job at a St Helens factory to try her hand at that unsteadiest of jobs: acting. Yet when Sue was bringing up her own child alone, her mother was always there to help. & playing her much-loved characters Sheila Grant & Barbara Royle
- although her mum wouldn't say she was proud as such, she certainly seemed to approve. & in her mother's final months, it was Sue she needed by her side. The relationship with your mother is perhaps the most precious & fraught of any woman's life. When she began writing, Sue set out to record all the big things, & all the small things. Everything I wanted to tell my mother but felt I never could. The result is a warm, poignant & often very funny memoir by one of our favourite actresses.
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Barbara must say a final farewell to her four daughters. But how can she find the words? & how can she leave them when they each have so much growing up to do? Barbara's answer is to write each daughter a letter, finally expressing the hopes, fears, dreams & secrets she couldn't always voice. ...