One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists riven by civil war confused by Cold War manoeuvring proud colorful with Africas best espresso & worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions & comedy past & present of Eritrea. Just as the beat of a butterflys wings is said to cause hurricanes on the other side of the world so the affairs of tiny Eritrea reverberate onto the agenda of superpower strategists. This new book on Africa is from the author of the critically acclaimed In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz. Eritrea is a little-known country scarred by decades of conflict & occupation. It has weathered the worlds longest-running guerrilla war & the dogged determination that secured victory against Ethiopia its giant neighbour is woven into the national psyche. Fascist Italy wanted Eritrea as the springboard for a new racially-pure Roman empire Britain sold off its industry for scrap the US needed headquarters for its state-of-the-art spy station & the Soviet Union used it as a pawn in a proxy war. Michela Wrong reveals the breathtaking abuses this tiny nation has suffered & with the sharp eye for detail that was the hallmark of her account of Mobutus Congo she tells the story of colonialism itself. Along the way we meet a formidable Emperor a guerrilla fighter who taught himself French cuisine in the bush & a chemist who arranged the heist of his own laboratory. An arresting blend of travelogue & history I Didnt Do It For You pierces the dark heart of our colonial history. ...

Enjoy the best of Italian food whilst still losing weight! The I diet" combines simple fresh good-quality ingredients for an easy way to shed pounds. The Mediterranean diet is renowned for its health benefits (less saturated fats less processed food more good fats & omega oils more antioxidants) resulting in less heart disease & cancer for those that follow it. & you can enjoy truly delicious dishes
- this is no starve-yourself diet but a healthy living approach to eating with exceptional recipes that can be prepared for breakfast lunch or dinner. With a dietitians advice on what to eat & what not to eat & daily & weekly menu plans so you can easily follow the diet this is an attractive stress-free approach to losing weight."
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Humans are hardwired with five basic food instincts: hunger (we need to feel full & satisfied); variety (we are driven to seek a varied diet); calorie density (we are drawn to foods high in calories); & familiarity & availability (if food is around we eat it). By taking advantage of our biological hardwiring
- by feeding rather than depriving our five food instincts
- we can reach & maintain a desired body weight. Full of tips & strategies (next time you want a high-calorie food like a Big Mac with cheese a small portion between two low-calorie items such as salad & fruit) success stories day-by-day menus & easy-to-follow recipes The I Diet" can help anyone break the vicious cycle of eating more food & enjoying it less. As David A. Kessler M.D. former FDA commissioner & author of the bestselling " The End of Overeating" says We know we eat too much. We want to stop but we cant
- its simply too hard to resist all the high-calorie food out there. That is the problem. With " The I Diet" we have a way to actually regain control of our appetites."


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This is a challenging & controversial book by Chris Hedges which examines & critiques the dangerous creed of the New Atheists belief system. Chris Hedges exposes the central pillars of the New Atheist belief system including a binary world view (us-v-them") a deep intolerance of others ways of being a belief that the West has a right to military domination of the rest of the world & a naive acceptance that all human issues (including the spiritual) can be addressed by science. This book challenges us to reject simplistic utopian visions & face reality however difficult. It is a call to accept the ineluctable limitations of being human." ...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER & NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE. Meet Kate Reddy fund manager & mother of two. A victim of time famine Kate counts seconds like other women count calories. Factor in a manipulative nanny an Australian boss who looks at Kates breasts as if theyre on special offer a long-suffering husband her quietly aghast in-laws two needy children & an email lover & you have a woman juggling so many balls that some day somethings going to hit the ground. In an uproariously funny & achingly sad novel Allison Pearson brilliantly dramatises the dilemma of working motherhood at the start of the twenty-first century. ...

Daisy Waugh's razor-sharp wit takes on modern motherhood right between the eyes... Mummy. Ma Mama Mum. There may be different names for 'mother' but it often feels like there's only one correct way to BE one. Has motherhood been completely hijacked by parenting experts & the tutting middle class Mummy-as-Vocation brigade? The bar to good motherhood is now so high it's impossible for modern mothers not to feel as if they are failing. 'I don't know how she does it!' rings out the frantic cry. 'I don't know why she bothers ' answers Daisy. Life is short
- but it's not over! We love our children but we are individuals too. Part feminist manifesto part hilarious rant Daisy asks modern mothers to STOP TAKING IT ALL SO SERIOUSLY. & maybe along the way they'll start to feel a bit better about themselves.
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The Little Princess doesn't want to go to hospital & does everything she can to avoid it. But when she is finally forced to go she finds that she really rather likes it. Back home again she decides she wants to go back. After all they treat her like a princess in there! ...

Academy Award-winning screenwriter & director Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally" " Heartburn" " Sleepless in Seattle" " You've Got Mail") turns her sharp wit on to her own life. It
Includes:: Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from; if the shoe doesn't fit in the shoe store it's never going to fit; when your children are teenagers it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you; anything you think is wrong with your body at the age of thirty-five you will be nostalgic for by the age of forty-five; the empty nest is underrated; & if only one third of your clothes are mistakes you're ahead of the game."
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This is a book that describes what it is like to feel frightened as it is experienced by young children. Readers will identify with Mike Gordons humorous & inventive depictions of this feeling & be inspired by the various solutions on offer. ...

To the outside world Lizzie Mc Glynns father was a model citizen. To little Lizzie he was a violent & depraved monster. For years Lizzie was raped & beaten by her father whilst her alcoholic mother stood by helpless. She eventually found the courage to report him & her father was imprisoned
- but 12 weeks later he was allowed to return to the family home & continue his reign of terror. He seemed to be above the law. Battered & violated Lizzie knew she had to stay alive to protect her two little brothers. She went on to escape her fathers evil clutches but the physical & mental scars continued to haunt her. Then as her father lay dying she summoned the strength & courage to forgive the man who had caused her so much pain.
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