Eleven year-old Nick Vargas thinks his sucky life is being turned upside down. His father has just remarried & moved his new wife & her daughter into his home in the soon-to-be-completed Mangrove Hollow. & now not only has Nick lost his bedroom to his wacky new step-sister Laurie (who lugs around this huge book about faeries)
- if that wasnt bad enough
- Nicks father actually wants him to spend time with her! So when an expedition" to a nearby lake turns up a nixie with a giant problem
- & by giant we mean the enormous fire-breathing kind
- its up to Nick & Laurie (with the help of Nicks older brother & a very familiar face from the original Spiderwick Chronicles) to come up with a plan. Will they be able to stop the rampaging beast before all of Mangrove Hollow goes up in smoke?"



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A practical creative guidebook to achieving the results you want using Neuro Linguistinc Programming techniques Neuro-Linguistic Programming is based on the idea that the human mind is a sort of computer
- our verbal & body language are the programmes which allow us to change our own thoughts & influence other people e.g. using body language & speech patterns to create instant rapport with someone else. We already use such techniques on a sub-conscious level
- NLP simply helps us crystalise what we already know. This work book is a basic at-home NLP course providing easy-to-follow exercises & reflections to which the reader can return time & again. It addresses topics such as How to Change Emotional State the Power of Language & Getting Results & can be applied to all kinds of different areas e.g. business sport health. The NLP workbook is designed to be a basic manual for the beginner in NLP & also a clear & easy reference manual for practioners & trainers.

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Baby is busy doing all the things that babies love to do like exploring the kitchen chewing up newspapers & climbing up too high. But members of his family arent quite as positive about his antics as he is & there are lots of cries of No Baby No! However one day Baby does something really special & everyone celebrates with quite a different refrain. ...

The success of No 126 Wing began before the D-Day landings & through operations at Falaise Gap Operation Market Garden the winter offensive in the Ardennes & crossing the Rhine into Germany. Donald Nijboer examines the wing's operations chapter by chapter demonstrating how the five squadrons of Spitfires of No 126 Wing were self-sufficient in everything they did & how after the Normandy landings the ground forces could not move without this valuable support. Squadron & ace biographies & stunning artwork bring this fascinating book to life. ...

Fibi Ward now 14 writes: At the time I was diagnosed [aged 13] I wanted to read something written by somebody of my own age from their perspective about how they dealt with being diagnosed & to reassure myself that all the fears & worries that I had were normal. However I have not seen any such book on the market & have decided to record my own experiences so that other children & teenagers who are newly diagnosed with type I diabetes can get some benefit & comfort by reading about & relating to them. According to Diabetes UK" 10 000 to 15 000 people in the UK are diagnosed with type I diabetes every year. The peak age of diagnosis is between 10 & 14 years. Coming so early in life such a diagnosis can feel like a life sentence both for the young person & for their family. I was scared about returning to school continues Fibi and I didnt want anyone at all to know that I was diabetic. Also I feared that I would never have a boyfriend because I would be different to all the other girls in my class. I was even frightened about going to bed in case I became hypoglycaemic in the night & never woke up. These are just a few of the anxieties I had some of which may seem silly but which were a big deal at the time. I hope that by reading my book other people will be reassured that there is no need to worry about these things & that they will gain some comfort from knowing they are not the only ones who have been through it. I have also included some humorous anecdotes because it isnt all doom & gloom & there are practical tips for example on doing insulin injections going to sleepovers & parties & doing P.E. & sports. I do not claim to be a medical expert but my diabetic nurse has checked everything & added some practical points to support my own experience." ...

Lou Bertignac has an IQ of 160 & a good friend called Lucas who gets her through the school day. At home her father cries in secret in the bathroom & her mother hasn't been out of the house properly for years. But Lou is about to change her life
- & that of her parents
- for good all because of a school project she decides to do about the homeless. Through the project Lou meets No a teenage girl living on the streets. As their friendship grows Lou cannot bear that No is still on the streets when she goes back home
- even if it is to a home that is saddened & desolate. So she asks her parents if No can come to live with them. To her astonishment her parents
- eventually
- agree. No's presence forces Lou & her parents to finally face the sadness that has enveloped them. But No has disruptive as well as positive effects. Can this shaky newfound family continue to live together? A tense brilliant novel tackling the true meanings of home & homelessness.




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Ecclestone has never before revealed how he graduated from selling second-hand cars in London's notorious Warren Street to become the major player he is today. He has finally decided to reveal his secrets: the deals the marriages the disasters & the successes on the racetrack in Downing Street in casinos on yachts. Surprisingly he has granted access to his inner circle to Tom Bower the most controversial biographer of them all... The result is a unique story of a simple driven man who unlike shady tycoons offers an intriguing insight into the sport business & the human spirit. ...

Private mysterious & some say sinister 79 year-old Bernie Ecclestone criss-crosses the globe in his private jet mixing with celebrities statesmen & sporting heroes. Ecclestones success has not just been to create a multi-billion pound global business but to resist repeated attempts to snatch the glittering prize from his control. Ecclestone has never before revealed how he graduated from selling second-hand cars in Londons notorious Warren Street to become the major player he is today. He has finally decided to reveal his secrets: the deals the marriages the disasters & the successes on race tracks in Downing Street in casinos on yachts & in the air. Surprisingly he is telling his lifes story to Tom Bower described by Ecclestone as The Undertaker
- the man who buries reputations
- & has given him access to all his friends & enemies. All have been told by Ecclestone Tell him the truth good or bad. The result is a unique story of a simple driven man who unlike shady tycoons offers an intriguing insight into the sport business & above all the human spirit. Ill accept your facilities Bower told Ecclestone but if I find evidence of wrongdoing or hear any criticism it will all be published. After a brief moment Ecclestone replied Tom Im no angel.

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Celia Lytton strong-willed tough & courageous moves through life making difficult & often dangerous decisions
- with the most far-reaching
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When the Harvard Business Review asked Robert Sutton for suggestions for its annual list of Breakthrough Ideas he told them that the best business practice he knew of was the no asshole rule. Suttons piece became one of the most popular articles ever to appear in the HBR. Spurred on by the fear & despair that people expressed the tricks they used to survive with dignity in asshole-infested places the revenge stories that made him laugh out loud & the other small wins that they celebrated against mean-spirited people Sutton was persuaded to write THE NO ASSHOLE RULE. He believes passionately that civilised workplaces are not a naive dream that they do exist do bolster performance & that widespread contempt can be erased & replaced with mutual respect when a team or organisation is managed right. There is a huge temptation by executives & those in positions of authority to overlook this trait especially when exhibited by so-called producers but Sutton shows how overall productivity suffers when the workplace is subjected to this kind of stress. ...