Surveys of stress-related illness suggest that more than 250 000 people in the UK are experiencing stress at a level that is making them ill. Stress can indeed lead to extensive psychological & physical suffering but one thing is clear: we do have choices. Stress will always be with us & we will continue to suffer
- unless we choose to change " says Dr Cantopher. " The good news is that this is possible
- stress-related illness is avoidable & if you change you will attain happiness." Topics covered include: causes of stress; manifestations of stress
- physical illness; psychological conditions such as anxiety panic disorder OCD phobic states & depression; acute treatments; longer term management; how to avoid stress & its ill effects; & lifestyle issues. We have a choice! This book offers not just facts but a message of hope."


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Among the thousands of men who suffered in the trenches during World War I some did not even have the protection of a weapon. Members of the Royal Army Medical Corps were there not to take lives but to save them. Many chose this difficult & dangerous work because of their principles
- including volunteer Charles Horton who went through the horrors of Passchendaele Ypres & the Somme fighting to get the injured away from the guns to the safety of the field hospitals & beyond. In 1970 Horton wrote down his memories. This is a wonderful authentic account of one man's struggle to survive
- & to keep others alive. With the approval of Horton's family author Dale le Vack has edited Horton's journals for clarity & added more text to provide background. The result is a superb memoir of one of the darkest periods in history.

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See inside every stretch-and maximize flexibility! Stretching Anatomy" will arm you with the knowledge to increase range of motion supplement training enhance recovery & maximize efficiency of movement. You'll also gain a detailed understanding of how each stretch affects your body. " Stretching Anatomy" is like having an X-ray of each stretch only better. Not only do you see full-color illustrations of the muscles in action but you also find out how changes in position can alter the muscle emphasis & difficulty & how variations can improve safety & effectiveness. Each exercise

Includes:: detailed instruction on how to stretch when to stretch primary & secondary muscle emphasis & which muscles are activated for support. Stretching programs provide three levels of difficulty including light stretching that can be used as a warm-up or to aid in recovery from soreness or injury. & summary movement tables show how to customize stretching programs to focus on key problem areas. Whether it is increased flexibility or reduced muscle soreness or tension " Stretching Anatomy" means that you can see & feel the benefit of proper stretching technique."

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Did you long ago learn to fear & dread stretching because of overbearing P.E. teachers who forced you to touch your toes? It doesna t have to be that way anymore. Stretching is a powerful tool that can bring you new ease of movement an increase in your physical capabilities & deep composure that requires you to do nothing more than breathe. You can always have access to it--and best of all ita s free! Stretching for Dummies shows you that stretching is actually easy to do--and reveals how you can reap the amazing benefits of stretching anywhere anytime. It explains in simple terms how you can stand taller look thinner keep stress from getting the best of you keep your muscles from feeling achy & nip injuries in the bud. Youa ll discover:* The whys wheres whens & hows of letting loose & snapping back* How to keep from hurting yourself* The benefits of stretching with a partner* How to target specific areas: such as head shoulders knees & toes* The art of breathing correctly* How to use stretching to sooth lower back pain* Stretches to start & end your day right* Stretches you can do at your desk* Stretches for various stages of life--including stretches for kids & seniors This easy--to--use reference also

Includes:: a list of ten surprising around--the house stretching accessories along with ten common aches & pain that stretching can help. Regardless of how old or young you are Stretching for Dummies will introduce you to a kinder & gentler form of flexibility that will reduce that nagging tension & tenderness in your muscles & truly make you feel good all over.

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Based on the hugely successful Complete Guide to Stretching this new series from Chris Norris is a sport-specific three-phase programme of stretching from beginner level through intermediate stretches to advanced dynamic development. Chris introduces the book with some advice on self-assessment & warm-ups & at the end of the book there is a training log to assess development & a handy section on treating injuries encountered in running. With stretches illustrated with full-colour photography & in a handy training bag-sized format Stretching for Running is your ideal running partner. ...

With characteristic verve & integrity Ann Widdecombe recalls her life & highlights the people & events that most influenced her along the way. From her early family life in Singapore & her convent school days to her student ambitions at Birmingham & Oxford & her long-serving years as an MP this is the life story of one of our most outspoken & celebrated politicians. Offering unique insight into her time as a Minister in three Departments & the Shadow Cabinet in the 1990s Ann also explains the roots of her conversion to Catholicism in 1993 & her deeply held views on abortion & gay marriage. A rare anti-hunting Tory who campaigned for prison education & once put on a miner's overalls to go down a coal mine Ann Widdecombe has never been afraid of controversy. Her memoirs reveal a singular personality who lives life to the full. From feisty & witty appearances on Have I Got News For You to her unforgettable & star-turning performances on Strictly Come Dancing Ann has earned her place in the public's affections & has been heralded as a 'national living treasure' by the Guardian. Also containing Ann's trenchant views on the Coalition MPs' expenses & the state of the nation this is a provocative & entertaining read. Frank fearless & engaging Ann's autobiography will delight her admirers & win her yet more fans. ...

Strictly Bipolar is Darian Leader's treatise on the psychological disorder of our times. If the post-war period was called the ' Age of Anxiety' & the 1980s & '90s the ' Antidepressant Era' we now live in Bipolar times. Mood-stabilising medication is routinely prescribed to adults & children alike with child prescriptions this decade increasing by 400 per cent & overall diagnoses by 4000 per cent. What could explain this explosion of bipolarity? Is it a legitimate diagnosis or the result of Big Pharma marketing? Exploring these questions Darian Leader challenges the rise of 'bipolar' as a catch-all solution to complex problems & argues that we need to rethink the highs & lows of mania & depression. What he asks do these experiences have to do with love guilt & rage? Why the spending sprees & the intense feeling of connection with the world? Why the confidence the self-esteem & the sense of a bright future that can so swiftly turn into despair & dejection? Only by looking at these questions in a new way will we be able to understand & help the person caught between feelings that can be so terrifying & so exhilarating so life-affirming yet also so lethal. Strictly Bipolar is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary views of the self bipolarity & a deeper understanding of manic-depression. Praise for Strictly Bipolar: A beautifully thoughtful understanding not just of highs & lows mania & depression but of why & how these mechanisms work in our mindsand bodies & how the human subject is coerced todayto embrace a culture of 'bipolarity'". (Susie Orbach). "A timely book. Darian Leader's thoughts are more fixated strong-arm interesting more humane & more persuasive than the profit coercion of the madness industry. Instead of the shoddy reasoning that leads to wrong treatment & over-treatment he offers illumination & insight; his book is a contribution to a debate but it could also change lives". (Hilary Mantel). Darian Leader is a psychoanalyst practising in London & a member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis & Research & of the College of Psychoanalysts
- UK. He is the author of What is Madness? The New Black Why do women write more letters than they post? Promises lovers make when it gets late Freud's Footnotes & Stealing the Mona Lisa & co-author with David Corfield of Why Do People Get Ill? He is Honorary Visiting Professor in the School of Human & Life Sciences Roehampton University."
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Daizys finally found her star quality
- modelling! Will Dads latest crazy scheme ruin her big break? Can Daizy save her family
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Two soldiers: Britains most celebrated military hero & a broken veteran living in the gutters of London. Their paths last crossed nearly twenty years ago. Now amidst a hostage crisis in the Middle East their lives are about to collide again. & the Strike Back is about to begin. John Porter was involved in a hostage raid in Lebanon in 1989. The raid went disastrously wrong several Regiment men died John spared the life of a Lebanese fighter & blames himself for the deaths. Struggling to come to terms with the past John has hit the bottle & is sleeping rough. Colonel Peregrine Collinson was involved in the same raid. He was awarded a Military Cross & is heralded as a military hero. After the disastrous raid their lives couldnt have been further apart. Until now. A hostage crisis in the Middle East draws the enemies back together for the first time. Who will be the hero this time? ...

This title is now an explosive television series on Sky 1. Listen to the audiobook for the full story of how ex-SAS hard-man John Porter strikes back against ruthless terrorists on the streets of Iraq. Two Soldiers. Sir Peregrine Collinson Britains most decorated military hero. & John Porter
- once one of the SAS most promising young soldiers now a broken man living rough on the streets of London. In Beirut TV reporter Katie Dartmouth has been captured by a gang of terrorists. She is to be executed unless British troops are withdrawn from Iraq. A nation holds its breath & the Government is on the edge of collapse. Both men believe they can save her. But only one of them can reach her... This recording is unabridged. Typically abridged audiobooks are not more than 60 per cent of the authors work & as low as 30 per cent with characters & plotlines removed.
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