At 18 everything is possible & tomorrow looks friendly". (Jim Bishop). It is a timely advice for a milestone birthday. So what if you're now officially classed as an 'adult'; after all with age comes pubbing clubbing & all the other fun stuff you couldn't (legally!) do before
- & you're still technically a teenager! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & Keep Calm."
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People never grow up they just learn how to act in public". (Bryan White). It is a timely advice for a milestone birthday. So what if you're now a proper 'grown-up'; after all with age comes new opportunities new adventures & a massive reduction in your car insurance bill
- & you're still nowhere near 30! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & Keep Calm."
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Thirty was so strange for me. I've really had to come to terms with the fact that I am now a walking & talking adult. --C. S. Lewis So what if you're turning 30; after all with age comes wisdom more excuses to have a quiet night in & pluck out those first grey hairs & most important of all--at least you're not 40! Broken down into such hilarious chapters as Grin & Bear It; Do a Little Dance Make a Little Love; Young at Heart; & Ills Pills & Twinges these books is the perfect gift for tricenarians everywhere." ...

Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 & 40... Since few women ever pass 40 maximum fascination can continue indefinitely. --Christian Dior So what if you're turning 40; after all with age comes wisdom & more excuses to slow down & polish your snazzy new reading glasses--and at least you're not 50! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & keep calm--perfect for quadragenarians everywhere." ...

I'm 60 years of age. That's 16 Celsius! --George Carlin So what if you're turning 60; after all with age comes wisdom & more excuses to kick back & flip through those cruise holiday brochures--and at least you're not 70! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & keep calm--perfect for sexagenarians everywhere." ...

On my eightieth birthday I hope to be jumping out of an aeroplane or swimming with the sharks". (Bonnidette Lantz). It is a timely advice for a milestone birthday. So what if you're turning 80; after all with age comes wisdom sophistication & more excuses to act as if you don't give two hoots about wisdom or sophistication
- at least you're not 90! This book is packed with celebratory"ations to help you shrug your shoulders blow out the candles & Keep Calm."
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June 1940. Despite losing her mother at a young age & her father away on important war work seventeen-year-old Rita Smith has plenty of people to turn to in the close-knit community of Cliffhaven. Until Italy sides with Germany & Rita's closest friends & neighbours are interned as enemies of the state. As war rages across Europe Rita is more determined than ever to do her bit for the war effort. Although she is forced to give up her dream of joining the WAAF she volunteers as a fire warden. When her own home is destroyed Rita vows she will not lose spirit & throws herself into doing her bit for king & country longing for the day when she is reunited with those she loves best... ...

Gordon Comstock loathes dull middle-class respectability & worship of money. He gives up a good job in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop giving him more time to write. But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity & his spirit. Only Rosemary ever-faithful Rosemary has the strength to challenge his commitment to his chosen way of life. Through the character of Gordon Comstock Orwell reveals his own disaffection with the society he once himself renounced. ...

A moving & gripping drama as one family struggles to survive through the strains of the Second World War The year is 1940 & Bill & Marion Whittaker live happily with their five children in a terraced house on Albert Road in Birmingham. But when Bill enlists to fight in the Second World War the family are plunged into poverty. Marion is forced to pawn all her worldly possessions & decides to take in two lodgers Peggy Wagstaffe & violet Clooney. These two lively girls bring some light relief to the family & bring with them Peggys handsome brother Sam -- who catches the eye of Marions sixteen-year-old daughter Sarah. 1944 & the war grinds on. Disaster strikes with an explosion at the local munitions factory leaving Sarah badly disfigured. Then news arrives that Sam has been blinded in action. Can these two injured souls help each other to repair not only their physical but emotional scars? & will Bill return to the safety of family & home? ...

Whether you suffer from aches pains & creaky joints or you simply feel old beyond your years Keep Your Joints Young" will help you achieve a better body & a healthier life. Sarah Key a renowned physiotherapist & bestselling author shows you how to keep your skeleton young with a series of stretches designed to combat stiffness & pain. This practical & accessible guide shows you how to: spot the tell-tale warning signs of imminent joint problems; take immediate action to reverse the trend; & exercise to alleviate pain & restore full mobility. With stretches to suit all levels of ability & a 30-minute daily regime " Keep Your Joints Young" will help you break the bad habits that come with our increasingly sedentary lifestyle." ...