Many people know they have something wrong with their lives but most struggle to pinpoint exactly what is wrong let alone know what they need to do about it. Many of these people will visit the Personal Development section of their bookstore & be totally overwhelmed by the sheer number of books on offer & often leave with nothing. So where do you start when you dont know whats really right for you & theres just so much choice? The Life Book is the answer. Its the only self-help book you will ever need to buy. No matter where you are in life theres something in here for you. Whether you need help with managing your time improving your relationships or boosting your confidence youll find great ideas & inspiring words to help you be the very best you can be. Its your chance to explore your potential discover how good things can really be & have fun along the way. The Life Book introduces readers to a different aspect of personal development & helps them assess where they are now & discover what they should focus on to make effective changes. Its packed full of interactive quizzes action points & questionnaires & great tips & tricks from renowned experts. ...

The messages that Gordon has conveyed to people from friends & relatives in the Spirit world have had a profound impact on their lives. Learning that death is not the ultimate & final end that we fear is a powerful catalyst to changing the way that we view our lives. This gripping book is full of extraordinary personal accounts from a wide range of people including many high-profile celebrities. They describe the profound & life-changing messages that have reassured challenged & inspired them. Gordon himself is often profoundly affected by the messages he shares with people & in this moving & engaging book he describes the messages that he has received that have altered his view of the world. ...

Life Class is Pat Barker's powerful & unforgettable story of art & war. Spring 1914. The students at the Slade School of Art gather in Henry Tonks' studio for his life-drawing class. But for Paul Tarrant the class is troubling underscoring his own uncertainty about making a mark on the world. When war breaks out & the army won't take Paul he enlists in the Belgian Red Cross just as he & fellow student Elinor Brooke admit their feelings for one another. Amidst the devastation in Ypres Paul comes to see the world anew
- but have his experiences changed him completely? Triumphant shattering inspiring". (The Times). " Barker writes as brilliantly as ever.. .with great tenderness & insight she conveys a wartime world turned upside down". (Independent on Sunday). " Vigorous masterly gripping". (Penelope Lively Independent). " Extraordinarily powerful". (Sunday Telegraph). Pat Barker was born in 1943. Her books include the highly acclaimed Regeneration trilogy comprising Regeneration which has been filmed The Eye in the Door which won the Guardian Fiction Prize & The Ghost Road which won the Booker Prize. The trilogy featured the Observer's 2012 list of the ten best historical novels. She is also the author of the more recent novels Another World Border Crossing Double Vision Life Class & Toby's Room. She lives in Durham."
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Diana Athill born in 1917 made her reputation as a writer with the candour of her memoirs; through her commitment in her words to understand to be aware to touch the truth. In a celebration of her life & writing Life Class" brings together four of her best-loved memoirs in one volume spanning her very English childhood her life & loves during World War II her publishing career at Andre Deutsch & her reflections on old age. Introduced by Ian Jack Diana Athills selected memoirs are a remarkable testament to an unusual & fully lived life." ...

If you are considering life coaching as a career this book provides a guide to creating & sustaining your practice a resource for coaching yourself towards a more fulfilled life & a reference & companion designed to serve you through your professional life. It sets out to promote a thorough understanding of what life coaching entails & to lead you through a course of applied neuro-linguistic programming techiques & exercises aimed at improving your coaching abilities. These include state control rapport-building metaphor meta-programs & meta-linguages. The book also introduces the spiral coaching model a new coaching tool that identifies & utilises peoples thinking patterns. ...

In this title life & death collide in the stunning sequel to the breathtaking Dead Beautiful". Renee Winters has changed. ...

In this wonderful gardening journal which accompanies the BBC2 series of the same name Carol Klein with characteristic warmth & eloquence tells us the story of a year in her beautiful garden at Glebe Cottage. With superb photography throughout she takes us on a procession through the seasons as she plans & plants sows seeds & nurtures cuttings tends the borders & harvests her crops. Her energy knowledge & enthusiasm are an inspiration in every month of the year. ...

In 1988 Rosemary Bailey & her husband were travelling in the French Pyrenees when they fell in love with & subsequently bought a ruined medieval monastery surrounded by peach orchards & snow-capped peaks. Traces of the monks were everywhere in the frescoed 13th century chapel the buried crypt & the stone arches of the cloister. For the next few years the couple visited Corbiac whenever they could until 1997 they took the plunge & moved from central London to rural France with their six-year-old son. Entirely reliant on their earnings as freelance writers they put their Apple Macs in the room with the fewest leaks & sent Theo to the village school. With vision & determination they have restored the monastery to its former glory testing their relationship & resolve to the limit & finding unexpected inspiration in the place. This book is not just Rosemary Baileys account of the challenges of life in a small mountain community but also a celebration of the rugged beauty of French Catalonia the pleasures of Catalan cooking & an exploration of an alternative often magical world. ...

Reptiles & amphibians ruled the world for nearly 200 million years & today there are still over 12 500 of them. Some are huge the deadliest creatures on earth. Some are tiny among the strangest to be found anywhere. Together they not only outnumber mammals or birds but in their colourful variety & extraordinary behaviour they far surpass them. So where did these ancient creatures come from? How have they transformed themselves into the bizarre & beautiful forms that are alive today? & whats the secret of their epic success? In Life in Cold Blood David traces the story of their evolution & overturns the myth that these creatures are just primitive killers to reveal them for what they truly are. ...

A stunning vibrant & energetic celebration of photography & colour from National Geographic. Edited by Annie Griffiths who ...