Each year we splash ever more money on newer smartphones wider TVs & bigger mortgage repayments. The problem is that studies have long shown that after a fairly low threshold income & material wealth have no measurable effect on happiness. But how we spend our money does. In this groundbreaking book Dr Elizabeth Dunn & Dr Michael Norton explain the secret to happiness-efficient" spending. Using their own cutting-edge research they reveal: Why its better to buy concert tickets instead of a new iPhone That adverts actually make television more enjoyable Why you should book your next holiday many months in advance How "time affluence" is more important than a fat pay cheque Why charitable giving is the best investment you can make A rare combination of informed science writing wit & practical pointers for a rewarding life Happy Money will help you to be more fulfilled for less." ...

You are not keeping a mouse in this house"! Every Saturday
- or Mouseday as Pete calls it
- Pete asks his mum & dad if

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In these delightful tales Oscar Wilde employs all his grace artistry & wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once pleasure-loving Prince which with the help of a selfless Swallow helps people in distress. As well as The Nightingale & the Rose The Devoted Friend & The Remarkable Rocket this collection contains The Selfish Giant a remarkable story of the redemptive power of love. ...

Whether you've been planning your escape for years or are suddenly forced into retirement this highly readable & informative book will help you to make the most of it. With modern culture geared to time filled with work retiring often initiates a seismic change in lifestyle. The mental impact can be huge affecting your identity relationships & well being. Carol Hagland explains why we don't need to fear the slow down & how we can prepare for & thrive in our years away from work. ...

The action takes place at a succession of social gatherings dinner parties teas sherry hours & a dance in the local pub reminiscent of the one in Austens Emma. The retreat of the gentry continues now however buoyed up by the return of Mr Churchill & Us to the government. Despite this it gradually dawns that hard times do not disappear & an uneasy feeling that the past cannot be recaptured lurks in the background. We have our usual complement of requited & unrequited love. The marriage of Charles Belton & Clarissa Graham is finally brought about by the efforts of friends & relatives to the vast relief of the whole county. Grace Grantly (of Trollopes Grantlys) brings a much appreciated dowry to Lord Ludovic Lufton leaving Eric Swan mildly heartbroken. Minor characters of the whole downstairs portion of society continue to reappear -- take note of Edna & Doris Thatcher & their children of shame a delightfully un-PC characterisation. ...

If the burlesque stripper with her bawdy spirit & unruly insubordination has emerged for many as a new empowering model for the sexually aware woman then she also strikes horror in the heart of second wave feminism. Embodied by high profile artistes such as Dita von Teese & Catherine DLish the explosive revival of striptease burlesque & overt female sexual performance has proved no less alluring to a new generation of women artists familiar with the provocative work of 70s performance artists such as Hannah Wilke & Carolee Schneeman. Eloquent on prettiness & power desire & knowingness money sex & class & with an extensive knowledge of burlesques rich tradition Willson raises long overdue questions about womens erotic expression within a postfeminist condition. The new burlesque demands above all a response
- this fresh brazen provocative book at last provides it.
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Meet Nick Sax a corrupt intoxicated ex-cop turned hit-man adrift in a stinking twilight world of casual murder soulless sex eczema & betrayal. With a hit gone wrong a bullet in his side the cops & the mob on his tail & a monstrous child killer in a Santa suit on the loose Nick & his world will be changed forever this Christmas
- by a tiny blue horse called Happy! It collects issues numbered 1-4 of the mini-series.
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A collection of hilarious & compelling insights & anecdotes diary entries poems 'true' facts & cartoons on travel from Karl Pilkington unlikely star of the Ricky Gervais Show the world's most successful podcast
- now in paperback. This is the travel book for people who don't particularly like travelling it's Karl Pilkington star of The Ricky Gervais Podcast Show with a suitcase occasionally with his passport more often with a bemused suspicion of anything vaguely exotic & an observant eye for the disappointments tedium general weirdness & absurdities of being a tourist abroad & at home. From staring at Mount Vesuvius in case it erupts & the horrors of a Lanzarote nudist beach to the curiosities to be seen in the world's weirdest museum. Told with his inimitable deadpan humour Pilkington's stories are interspersed with fond reflections on life back in England from Salford joy riders to what his girlfriend's mum & dad have for dinner on a Thursday (it's chops & veg. in case you're wondering).
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When we speak of an individual's state we are actually referring to something that transcends the duality of the body & soul something that reflects the entirety of a person's being. Because each of us is a unity of body & soul there is no psychic structure or inner tension that is not reflected outwardly in the form & order of the body. When we find the physical centre of the body we also find the psychological centre of the soul. According to Zen masters by correcting posture & breathing to balance this centre one can cultivate inner tranquillity & balance: the state called Hara. In Hara Karlfried Graf Durckheim shows the Western world how to overcome the physical & spiritual decay of modern life by adopting the age-old techniques of Japanese Zen masters. By leaving behind the chest out
- belly in" posture & attitude of the west & adopting the belly-centred posture & attitude of Hara individuals can live a calm grounded & more balanced life. Included in this classic text are vital life force practices & translations of the wisdom teachings of three Japanese Zen masters. This book also explores how the practice of Hara emphasises empirical learning & the cultivation of self-knowledge through the perfection of arts such as painting & archery."
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Scarborough 1880. Jeannie spends her days watching the harbour girls
- mending nets gutting herring
- & waiting for Ethan Wharton

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