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. ...

Little Tiger did not want to go to bed. Eventually his Mummy was fed up with him so decided to let him stay up all night. Little Tiger was delighted & went off into the jungle to play with his friends. But they were all asleep & he was all alone. ...

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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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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There are many different breeds of Black Dog affecting millions of people from all walks of life. The Black Dog is an equal opportunity mongrel. It was Winston Churchill who popularized the phrase Black Dog to describe the bouts of depression he experienced for much of his life. Matthew Johnstone a sufferer himself has written & illustrated this moving & uplifting insight into what it is like to have a Black Dog as a companion & how he learned to tame it & bring it to heel. ...

As our hero struggles to reach the city of Solla Sollew where they never have troubles at least very few we realise that it's better to face up to life's problems than to try to run away from them! With his unique combination of hilarious stories zany pictures & riotous rhymes Dr. Suess has been delighting young children & helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat & ranked among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors Dr. Seuss is a global best-seller with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As part of a major rebrand programme Harper Collins is relaunching Dr. Seuss's best-selling books. In response to consumer demand bright new cover designs incorporate much-needed guidance on reading levels. The standard paperbacks divide into three reading strands
- Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own & Yellow Back Books for older more fluent readers to enjoy. This is a Yellow Back book.
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