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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Merlin: the very name evokes intriguing images
- magician wise man prophet adviser to Arthur counsellor of Camelot. The legend
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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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This is the second of three volumes of posthumously collected writings of G. A. Cohen who was one of the leading & most progressive figures in contemporary political philosophy. This volume brings together some of Cohens most personal philosophical & nonphilosophical essays many of them previously unpublished. Rich in first-person narration insight & humor these pieces vividly demonstrate why Thomas Nagel described Cohen as a wonderful raconteur". The nonphilosophical highlight of the book is Cohens remarkable account of his first trip to India which

Includes:: unforgettable vignettes of encounters with strangers & reflections on poverty & begging. Other biographical pieces include his valedictory lecture at Oxford in which he describes his philosophical development & offers his impressions of other philosophers & " Isaiahs Marx & Mine " a tribute to his mentor Isaiah Berlin. Other essays address such topics as the truth in "small-c conservatism " who can & cant condemn terrorists & the essence of bullshit. A recurring theme is finding completion in relation to the world of other human beings. Engaging perceptive & empathetic these writings reveal a more personal side of one of the most influential philosophers of our time."

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