No one has ever said living the life of your dreams is easy. It takes drive & determination persistence & patience faith & trust in the wonderful power within but most importantly it takes ACTION! So read this book if.. .you know theres something more for you.. .you know you want to make big changes.. .you know you want a better way to live.. .and you want to find out how to get it. Finding a Future that Fits" makes sure that you live YOUR authentic life. Its full of insights & practical exercises which provide a step-by-step guide to achieving the life you really want. Are you ready to find a future that fits? If so your journey begins here..." ...

Finding & Restoring Long Case Clocks" is essential reading for anyone interested in buying & restoring a long case clock. Experienced readers will be able to undertake most of the restoration work themselves but for the novice the basic principles are explained & advice on seeking professional help is given." ...

Now a major motion picture starring & directed by Denzel Washington Finding Fish" is an amazing autobiography of Antwone Quenton Fisher who at the age of two was placed in a foster home in Cleveland Ohio where he was treated with brutality & cruelty. His response to this treatment was to retreat into his own private world of paintings poems & stories. At the age of eighteen Antwone Fisher enlisted in the Navy where he found empathy & friendship. Antwones story takes us from the Navy to his job as a prison officer & later as a security guard at Sony Pictures in Hollywood. In a moving conclusion the mystery of his identity is revealed as Antwone returns to Cleveland to locate his mother & fathers surviving family members." ...

Why is being happy such an imperative nowadays? What meaning do people give happiness? In this book Abbot Christopher turns to monastic wisdom to offer answers & to explain that in essence happiness is a gift not an achievement the fruit of giving & receiving blessings. Following the same accessible & engaging format of FINDING SANCTUARY Abbot Christopher takes different aspects of happiness examines them tells us what monastic wisdom has to say about them & offers us steps towards our own journey to finding happiness. ...

Heartwarming inspirational & genuinely touching Finding Harmony is the remarkable true story of an extraordinary dog that rescued a woman from the depths of depression & transformed a family for ever. A keen mountaineer Sally Hyder was in her prime & loving life. She shared her passion for climbing with her partner Andrew & it was a dream come true when Andrew proposed at Everest Base Camp. For them climbing mountains made anything seem possible & represented their attitude to life. But a year after Sally & Andrew were married Sally was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She was only 28 & was training to be a Macmillan nurse
- she wanted to care for the terminally ill. But Sally was determined the disease wouldnt slow her down: she went back to work looking after others & despite warnings that her condition could deteriorate in pregnancy went on to have three beautiful children. But it was when her youngest child Melissa was diagnosed with severe autism that Sally began to spiral into depression. Sally felt guilty about the pressures faced by her elder daughter Clara in her role as carer. Sally worried that she was missing out on the freedom of childhood. She needed help. Unsure who to turn to she happened upon Canine Partners & an extraordinary dog called Harmony. They formed an instant bond; Harmony can perform over 100 chores
- from putting groceries into the trolley to handing over Sallys purse at the till. Harmony is an unending source of comfort: she intuitively knows when Sally is in pain & calms Melissa when she suffers panic attacks. Harmony has given Sally the ability to start living once more & become a mother again in her own way. She has shown Sally that the skys the limit & with a taste for independence that she hadnt felt since her mountaineering days Sallys sights are set on the peaks of Ben Nevis once more. In August 2010 Sally planned to climb the hardest of the Munro Mountains. Sadly her attempt was thwarted after her motorised wheelchair short-circuited. But Sally is a fighter & is training for her second attempt which she will complete with her husband by her side. & Harmony too of course.

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Dara Flood always says the most interesting thing about her life happened before she was born. Thirteen days before she came into the world her father walked up the road & never came back. Now in her twenties Daras life has a careful routine. She lives in Dublin with her mother & sister Angel. She has pizza with friends every Wednesday salsa class every Friday & sees her boyfriend every Saturday. Its safe & thats the way she likes it. Then Angel gets desperately sick & Daras ordered life falls apart. Neither she nor her mother is a compatible match for the kidney Angel needs. So Dara sets out to find the father who could be their last hope. But on the path to uncovering the truth about her father Dara learns that to let life
- & love
- in sometimes you just have to let go.. .

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Russell ' The Voice' Watson is a star with a real story to tell. While most stars of today find success early Russell was still working in a Salford factory at the age of 30. He spent the evenings singing in working men's clubs for extra cash to keep the bailiffs from his family's door. The chairman of Manchester United gave him his big break in May 1999: the opportunity to sing at Old Trafford. His extraordinary performance was quickly followed by a record deal & his phenomenal debut album. Despite his outward success Russell struggled with his health & family life. His rapid rise to fame led to a bitter divorce from his childhood sweetheart & his private life being splashed across the tabloids. Then last year he was struck down by a life-threatening brain tumor. This plunged Russell into a deep depression & it was only the thought of leaving his two children fatherless that kept him going. Just when it seemed he was fully recovered he collapsed again while recording & had to have emergency surgery on a second brain tumor that threatened his voice his sight & his life. Now in his own words Russell tells us the amazing story of his life. ...

Elkie Brooks is a genuine national treasure. Blessed with one of the richest & most distinctive voices in showbusiness she has been entertaining people around the world for the last five decades. Her professional debut at age 15 began a career that has spanned most musical genres & collaborations with some of the finest musicians of their generation making her a household name. Along the way she has recorded some of the most iconic songs in rock history including Lilac Wine Sunshine After the Rain Fool (If You Think Its Over) & her signature tune Pearls A Singer. But the road to stardom was never an easy journey. Along the way she has experienced hardships that would have daunted most & dealt with them with the same spirit grit & determination that colours the extraordinary emotional power of her singing. In Finding My Voice Elkie tells her remarkable story in her own unique voice laying bare the nuts & bolts of stardom & her commitment to the great passion of her life
- music.
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Last year The Voice UK changed Leanne Mitchell's life forever. This is the exclusive full story of that incredibly journey told in her own words. ' Half of me was overwhelmed to have won the show & the other half was scared stiff because I knew that from that moment on I really did have to prove myself. OK so I have just won The Voice! What the hell happens now?' The Voice UK was the unique opportunity Leanne Mitchell had been waiting for. She had been so close to success before including a record deal that took her to America but didn't work out. Leanne knew that this could be her last chance to realise her dream of becoming a recording artist & she had to give that dream one last shot. This is the story of a true vocal talent how she finally found confidence in herself & went on to win the first series of The Voice UK & a major record deal. ...

Freddie Perkins has lost a lot. His mum for a start. His friends & his home now he's been dragged up to Scotland to live with his granny. & even his dad
- because even though Dad's still there he & Freddie can't seem to talk any more. But something is watching Freddie. Something very rare & very special. Something that finds things that are lost. Freddie has lost a lot but he's about to discover how much there is out there to find...
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