Leave Your Former Self behind & step this way. You are about to meet the most powerful person in the world: You
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Some rules are made to be broken but breaking the ultimate rule can change everything. Alex lives
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A Telegraph Top 10 Diet Book Pure White & Deadly by John Yudkin is a must-read for those concerned with how much sugar we consume every day. Sugar. It's killing us. Why do we eat so much of it? What are its hidden dangers? In 1972 when British scientist John Yudkin first proved that sugar was bad for our health he was ignored by the majority of the medical profession & rubbished by the food industry. We should have heeded his warning. Today 1 in 4 adults in the UK are overweight. There is an epidemic of obese six month olds around the globe. Sugar consumption has tripled since World War II. Using everyday language & a range of scientific evidence Professor Yudkin explores the ins & out of sugar from the different types
- is brown sugar really better than white?
- to how it is hidden inside our everyday foods & how it is damaging our health. Brought up-to-date by childhood obesity expert Dr Robert Lustig M.D. his classic expose on the hidden dangers of sugar is essential reading for anyone interested in their health the health of their children & the health of modern society. [A] valiant.. .attempt to warn us against our lust for sucrose". (British Medical Journal). "A medical classic". (London Metropolitan University). " Arguably the leading nutritionist of his time". (Guardian). " Worldwide around 180million tonnes of refined sugar is produced each year & the UK market alone is worth nearly GBP1billion. Little wonder that no one listened to eminent nutritionist Professor John Yudkin when he called sugar 'pure white & deadly' back in 1972 & quite rightly warned of the links between excessive consumption & heart disease". (Catherine Collins Principal Dietician St George's Hospital). John Yudkin (8 August 1910
- 12 July 1995) was a British physiologist & nutritionist whose books include This Slimming Business Eat Well Slim Well & This Nutrition Business. He became internationally famous with his book Pure White & Deadly first published in 1972 & was one of the first scientists to claim that sugar was a major cause of obesity & heart disease. Robert H. Lustig M.D. has spent the past sixteen years treating childhood obesity & studying the effects of sugar on the central nervous system & metabolism. He is the Director of the UCSF Weight Assessment for Teen & Child Health Program & also a member of the Obesity Task Force of the Endocrine Society. His You Tube video lecture Sugar: The Bitter Truth has received over two million hits he recently appeared on the BBC 2 documentary The Men Who Made Us Fat & his book Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar Processed Food Obesity & Disease is being published in Autumn 2012."


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Mary Walton is the apple of her fathers eye; his only comfort during the dark years of the Depression when he is faced with both unemployment & a nagging ambitious wife. His only hope is that Mary will one day find a way to escape the grinding poverty of the Tyneside slums. But when a secret is revealed these dreams are shattered & the lives of the Walton family change forever... Spanning Marys life from the 1930s to the 1970s Pure as the Lily" is a spellbinding unforgettable tale from one of Britains most cherished novelists." ...

A little boy is kidnapped as he stands with his satchel at the gate of his home waiting for his lift to school. An ex-con finds it impossible to stay straight. A severely handicapped young woman dies in the night
- has someone who loves her helped her out of this world? Once again Susan Hill brilliantly creates a community with detail so sharp & convincing that readers feel that these people are their neighbours. & that terror & evil are always in their midst...
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Endorsed by University of Cambridge International Examinations this series is tailored to the needs of A & AS level students of the latest 9709 syllabus. It has been developed by experienced examiners & international authors to provide comprehensive & effective preparation for this syllabus & the Cambridge exams. ...

Queen of Simple Jane Cumberbatchs recipes for home cooking look as good as they taste. In this sensual & edible journey through the year Jane provides a wealth of delicious recipes as well as her tips on everything from growing herbs & planting trees to autumn picnics & reinventing leftovers. Whether you want to enjoy shortbread in summer autumn plum jam or steamed puddings in winter this is much more than just a cookery book. With beautiful photography & delightful illustrations this is a personal & evocative narrative that illustrates Janes simple & down to earth approach to food & living. ...

Single-breed yarns are enormously popular these days & the huge number of different brands available in yarn stores today reflects this. Manufacturers range from small-scale artisan spinners right through to wholesale international producers. Many major yarn brands have launched new lines of single-breed wools to keep up with the demand including Blue-faced Leicester Shetland Black Welsh Jacob & Suffolk varieties. Pure Wool contains detailed information on numerous different kinds of single-breed wool with advice on choosing the type thats right for your project & also

Includes:: more than twenty patterns specially designed to work well with specific kinds of wool. Author Sue Blacker covers all the technical know-how you could need to get creative with single-breed yarns & introduces you to the sheep & the people behind the wool you use.

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In Purgatorio" Dante having described his journey into Hell narrates his ascent of Mount Purgatory with Virgil as he encounters penitents who toil through physical agonies starvation & flames to assuage their earthly vices. Only by learning from them can he achieve his final enlightened transition to the lost Earthly Paradise at the mountain's summit where he meets his dead love Beatrice & prepares to ascend to Heaven. Depicting a realm of intense sensation & physical experience Dante's poem transformed the traditional Christian idea of Purgatory by showing how the free will of the aspiring soul could change wordly perversions into perfection. It is a brilliantly nuanced & moving allegory of human possibility hope & redemption." ...

Faced with an ork invasion of Piscina IV the 3rd Company of the Dark Angels believes the threat to be minimal. As enemy numbers continue to increase their commander Captain Belial insists that his Company are strong enough to resist. But Scout-Sergeant Naaman knows just how dangerous this foe can be & when a renewed greenskin offensive takes the Dark Angels by surprise the orks swarm towards Kadillus Harbour. Little do the Dark Angels know of the technological power available to the xenos & the true scale of the threat they face. Belial Naaman & their fellow Astartes fight a desperate siege at Kadillus knowing that they must hold out until Imperial reinforcements arrive or the planet will be lost. ...