Have you ever wondered why you bother to go to work? Why so much of consumer culture is crap? Whether there might be a better freer happier way to live our lives? If so this book is for you. Following up his cult bestseller How To Be Idle" Tom Hodgkinson takes us on an inspirational journey towards true freedom & happiness. Read " How To Be Free" & learn how to throw off the shackles of anxiety bureaucracy debt governments housework moaning pain poverty ugliness war & waste & much else besides." ...

How to be Good" is a dark & funny take on charity & what it means to live with someone good from bestselling author of " About a Boy" & " High Fidelity" Nick Hornby. "I am in a car park in Leeds when I tell my husband I dont want to be married to him any more..." (London GP). Katie Carr always thought she was a good person. With her husband David making a living as The Angriest Man in Holloway she figured she could put up with anything. Until that is David meets DJ Goodnews & becomes a good person too. A far-too-good person who starts committing crimes of charity like taking in the homeless & giving their kids toys away. Suddenly Katies feeling very bad about herself & thinking that if charity begins at home then maybe its time to move..." Pins you in your armchair ad wont let go..." How to be Good?" How to be bloody marvellous more like". (" Mail on Sunday"). " It does exactly what it says on the cover. Hornbys prose is artful & effortless his spiky wit as razored as a number-two cut". (" Independent"). " The writing is so funny & the set-pieces so brilliant... Hornbys best book since Fever Pitch". (Lynn Truss " The Times"). Nick Hornby has captivated readers & achieved widespread critical acclaim for his comic well-observed novels " About a Boy" "A Long Way Down" " Juliet Naked" " Slam" & " High Fidelity". His three works of non-fiction "31 Songs" (shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award) " Fever Pitch" (winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award) & " The Complete Polysyllabic Spree" are also available from Penguin." ...

You have to do it...you might as well enjoy it No one likes a pushy smarmy salesman -- no one wants to be that guy...but most of us need to sell to some extent. How else can we get any business? We all have to do it now whether were lawyers accountants or start-ups. But dont despair -- theres no need to go on some cringey sales training day. How to be Great at the Stuff You Hate shows you how to develop all the skills you need to sell yourself your business & your ideas. So ditch the dread forget the fear & start enjoying yourself! Selling isnt something you do to people its not some dark art practised by pushy & manipulative people -- its a process its a relationship...its fun! All you need to do is cut the crap be yourself & win some business. How to be Great at the Stuff You Hate shows you how to: * Pull together a target list -- who do you want to approach & do business with? * Connect with those people -- writing letters/emails * Master meeting & networking -- conquering small talk! * Follow up once youve chatted to someone * Ask for what you want ...

We all have the capacity to be happy. There may be occasions in your life where this seems a challenging concept however there are some very definite things that you can do to make sure that you are happy more often than not. After all happy people get sick less often they have more energy are more creative sustain more positive relationships & are more fun to be around. With the help of Liggy Webb you can create your own personal happiness toolkit! How to be Happy will help you feel more self-empowered & in control of any situation helping you progress in your work & personal life. You will learn how to: * Build your self-confidence to make the best of who you are * Be open to learning new things to become more effective & creative * Develop an attitude of gratitude to appreciate life more * Encourage & sustain positive relationships * Build your resilience & emotional strength to cope with stress & manage change * Foster a healthy attitude & get fit for life You can make the decision right now to be happier if you really want to be. Life is what you make it
- so learn how to be happy effective & energetic
- & watch how it inspires those around you.

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Making Slough Happy" is made by award-winning independent production company Optomen with prime-time programming on BBC2 transmitting in November 2005. One of the boldest social experiments ever undertaken this unique television event brings happiness experts from all fields & gives them just four months to make the town of Slough happy. A fact: Although genes & upbringing influence about 50% of our happiness circumstances (income living environment) only affects 10%. The remaining 40% is accounted for by our outlook on life something we all have the power to change for the better. A simple happiness exercise: keep a diary & once a week write in it things for which you are thankful over the past week. Thats it. This is a simple but highly effective technique
- people who did it over 6 weeks reported a significant increase in their sense of happiness & satisfaction. Published against the series " How to be Happy" combines the very latest research with advice & exercises from the experts to give you the truth about happiness & practical ways to increase your own happiness"a."
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A beloved icon who put the haute in couture & found success as an actress a mother & a humanitarian Audrey Hepburn was an expert in the art of being a woman. The waifish star & muse of Givenchy was quite the sage as well turning out insightful"es on topics of concern to women the world over: careers love lives motherhood relationships & ageing gracefully among others. Writer Melissa Hellstern has spent five years collecting some of the late icons most remarkable words in this beautifully designed & produced book filled with rare photos behind-the-scenes stories & insights from the friends who knew Hepburn well. Enduring the challenges of womanhood -- miscarriages divorce & the balancing act of career & family -- Audrey Hepburn exuded dignity & humility through her successes & failures & women of all ages will find inspiration among these pages. More philosophy than biography How to be Lovely revisits the many interviews Audrey gave over the years allowing us to hear her voice directly. How to be Lovely uncovers the real Audrey in her own words. Audrey Hepburn perfected the art of gracious living & is an enduring relevant & inspiring role model for women today. She found her way into the hearts of millions who grew up wanting to be just like her. A Los Angeles Times bestseller the book is supported by www.howtobelovely.com. * More philosophy than biography Hepburn perfected the art of gracious living *

Includes:: rare photos of the Rat Packs Princess * Hepburn is an enduring -- & commercial -- icon * The real Audrey -- in her own words

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This is the perfect fun gift-book for newlyweds written & illustrated by Martin Baxendale best-selling author of Your New Baby
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Based on the Briefings columns that appear in every issue of The Week here is a book that addresses the key issues of our day & breaks them down into bite-sized questions & answers. Each one takes minutes to read yet provides objective & meticulously researched perspectives on the major matters of our times. How did Darwin change the world? What exactly is Sharia law? Which was the worlds worst industrial accident? Is computer hacking getting more serious? Can Aspirin cure cancer? What was the legacy of the Iran-Iraq war? Ranging across a wide array of subjects
- from medicine science & politics to history geography & finance
- about which we are often less informed than we would like this is a fascinating book to dip into. We would all like to be better informed. Here is a book that makes it easy.

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Todays turmoil in the financial markets illustrates how important it is to be in control of your money. HOW TO BE SMART WITH YOUR MONEY addresses the core fundamentals of financial literacy telling readers how banks work & why city traders earn such enormous bonuses. It plots paths out of debt & builds financial confidence so readers feel in charge of their finances. Duncan Bannatyne knows the true value of money: now worth 320 million he was born into extreme post-war poverty. Taking each area of our financial lives in turn
- earning spending borrowing investing saving budgeting & the wider economy
- he helps us understand where we are in our own financial cycle & how to achieve financial security.

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Time
- unlike money opportunity or good looks
- is the one resource that is allocated equally to all of us. No matter what our

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