As a young schoolboy David Essex dreamed of becoming a professional footballer & was signed up by his beloved West Ham United but as a teenager he developed a passion for music which set him on a very different path & ultimately led to superstardom. It wasn't however an easy start. Scraping a living on the edges of show business was a hard slog & he endured many disappointments. Then aged 23 he went along to an audition for a new musical called Godspell & won the role of Jesus that was to shoot him to fame. Within a year he was starring in smash hit film That'll Be the Day & had written & recorded his first number one single ' Rock On'. It was the start of Essex Mania & a long journey of undreamt of adventure. From Godspell to Eastenders it's been an amazing life. This riveting autobiography tells the full incredible story. ...

David Mellings lively fun illustrations bring a host of favourite nursery rhymes to life in two beautiful collections. Over the Moon offers a medley of classic nursery rhymes including Hey Diddle Diddle; Hickory Dickory Dock & Little Miss Muffet. ...

As a young schoolboy David Essex dreamed of becoming a professional footballer & was signed up by his beloved West Ham United but as a teenager he developed a passion for music which set him on a very different path & ultimately led to superstardom. It wasn't however an easy start. Scraping a living on the edges of show business was a hard slog & he endured many disappointments. Then aged 23 he went along to an audition for a new musical called Godspell & won the role of Jesus that was to shoot him to fame. Within a year he was starring in the smash hit film That'll Be the Day & had written & recorded his first number one single ' Rock On'. It was the start of Essex Mania & a long journey of undreamt of adventure. From Godspell to East Enders it's been an amazing life. & here is David's full incredible story
- in his own words.
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It is September 2009 Ramadan & the eve of Afghanistans first democratic elections when young American Malone pilot for an aid airline does Fatima Hamza the favour of flying her out of Kabul to Bamiyan while his surgeon wife Kim heads south to Kandahar. The beguiling Oxford-educated Pashtun Fatima has left Pakistan to rediscover the country she comes from she tells him to retrace the places that were important to her spy-chief father ex-military man & writer with a disturbing gift of prophecy. For both Kim & Malone the foray into that dangerous territory is to become a prolonged adventure their former lives receding as they lose touch with one another & enter the world of the enemy. Each is to witness the horror of an air raid & each is to come face-to-face with the Taliban. They will glimpse hell but paradise too & be changed. In this powerful novel Paul Pickering gives a human face to the conflict in Afghanistan capturing the magical quality of a land & its people. ...

Penguin Audiobooks presents a brand new recording of Roald Dahls Over to You" a collection of ten terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot from the master of the short story. It is complete unabridged & brought to life by an all-star cast including Cillian Murphy Julian Rhind-Tutt & Juliet Stevenson. During the Second World War Roald Dahl served in the RAF & even suffered horrific injuries in an air crash in the Libyan desert. Drawing on his own experiences as a fighter pilot Dahl crafted these ten spine-tingling stories: of air battles in the sky; of the nightmare of being shot down; the infectious madness of conflict; & the nervy jollity of the Mess & Ops room. Dahl brilliantly conveys the bizarre reality of a wartime pilots daily existence where death is a constant companion & life is lived from one heartbeat to the next. It
Includes:: " Death of An Old Man" read by Julian Rhind-Tutt; " An African Story" read by Cillian Murphy; "A Piece Of Cake" read by Julian Rhind-Tutt; " Madame Rosette" read by Julian Rhind-Tutt; " Katina" read by Cillian Murphy; " Yesterday Was Beautiful" read by Juliet Stevenson; " They Shall Not Grow Old" read by Cillian Murphy; " Beware Of The Dog" read by Cillian Murphy; " Only This" read by Sophie Okonedo; & " Someone Like You" read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. It is published in paperback CD ebook & digital audiobook."
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This superb high quality 2-track hypnotherapy CD by Glenn Harrold combines powerful clinical hypnotherapy techniques with state ...

Fear of flying is common affecting up to 30% of the adult population. Overcome Your Fear of Flying written by two psychologists & a pilot looks at effective skills & techniques you can use to help reduce the anxiety commonly associated with flying. ...

Windy Dryden draws a distinction between healthy & unhealthy anger & shows you how you can control your unhealthy anger by understanding what triggers it. Unhelpful beliefs & rigid expectations can lead to a cycle of unhealthy anger which can be dangerous & destructive. However the good news is that you can change this pattern & develop strategies to express your anger in a helpful way so that you can communicate what you feel without scaring yourself or those close to you. ...

This is a self-help manual for those who find that they are spoiling the lives of both themselves & those around them with their almost constant irritability & flashes of bad temper. It speaks to those who often find themselves saying & doing things they later regret. It will help the reader understand why such behaviour occurs & what can be done to prevent it. Like all the Overcoming" guides it takes a positive approach for which the long-term goal in this case is lasting good temper & also looks at how best to handle situations which would tax even the most good-natured person!" ...

Overcoming Anxiety" has been developed as a self-help manual by Dr Helen Kennerley at her clinic in Oxford. A whole range of anxieties & fears is explained from panic attacks & phobias to 'burn out' & executive stress. It is an indispensable guide for those affected their friends & families psychologists & others working in the medical profession. It

Includes:: an introduction to the nature of anxiety & stress. It contains an easy-to-follow self-help program & check sheets. It is based on successful clinically proven techniques of cognitive therapy."

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