DO you suffer from back or muscle pain DOES the pain interfere with your life DID you know poor posture is at the root of the majority of these problems. Poor posture can interfere with our mobility breathing circulation & digestion. It can contribute to overuse injuries to hands arms & shoulders & it can affect our sense of wellbeing. IS there anything you can do to help yourself? With the help of this book the answer is a resounding
- YES! Drawing on her 30 years of experience as a teacher of the Alexander Technique Carolyn Nicholls explains exactly how to eliminate tension throughout your body & improve your habitual patterns of movement. Carolyn Nicholls identifies typical behaviours that can result in unhealthy posture & explains how they can be enhanced. In The Posture Workbook Carolyn Nicholls identifies 5 key exercises to improve posture awareness flexibility & mobility. These 5-A-Day exercises will teach you how to move more freely & easily & show you how to live your life free from postural pain.
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Europe in 1945 was prostrate. Much of the continent was devastated by war mass slaughter bombing & chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control exchanging one despotism for another. Today the Soviet Union is no more & the democracies of the European Union reach as far as the borders of Russia itself. Postwar tells the rich & complex story of how we got from there to here. Running right up to the Iraq war & the election of Benedict XVI Postwar makes sense of Europe's recent history & identity of what Europe is & has been. It is nothing less than a masterpiece. It is shortlisted for the Pulitzer & Samuel Johnson Prizes. It is the winner of the Arthur Ross Book Award. ...

After devastating air raids during the Second World War Lowestoft has undergone major redevelopment. In his long-awaited new book Ian Robb reflects the changes & events that took place in the town between 1945 & 2000. The demolition of picturesque back streets in the 1960s & the construction of a controversial new spine road in the 1970s are included while the changing industrial landscape of the 1980s & 1990s is also illustrated. Ian Robbs extensive archive features many aspects of historic Lowestoft. These fine postwar images will capture the imagination of anyone who knows the town & are sure to bring back many memories. ...

Posy may be one of the cheekiest most inquisitive kittens around but that doesnt stop her being the most lovable one too! Follow the delightful Posy kitten as she bounces & pounces through her adventure-filled day. This beautifully illustrated picture book by an award-winning author & illustrator team is bound to be adored by cat lovers of all ages everywhere! Illustrated by Catherine Rayner winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. ...

Rosemary Penfolds A FIELD FULL OF BUTTERFLIES was a beautiful & evocative memoir of her life growing up in the fields of the English countryside. A moving testament to a forgotten world & a rapidly disappearing & often misunderstood people Rosemary won the hearts of the nation with her story. In this her second book Rosemary returns to the idyllic countryside to continue her compelling story. Written in the same elegant narrative that has made Rosemary a much loved & admired storyteller she paints a vivid & touching portrait of a way of life that no longer exists. It is a heartwarming tale of a fast-changing world which captures the hopes & struggles loves & losses traditions & prejudices of a Romany community. ...

What can be more satisfying than growing your own fruit & veg & then eating it fresh from the pot? Growing your own produce neednt be limited to those with large gardens or acres of outdoor space. It may be surprising to discover that a whole range of vegetables salads herbs & fruit can be grown in limited spaces such as windowsill containers pots small front or back gardens & balconies. Divided into three main chapters the first section looks at what you can grow the tools & materials youll need choosing the right containers as well as where to site them for optimum results. Next follows an A
- Z vegetable herb & fruit directory with each entry listing planting siting maintenance & harvesting details along with storing & freezing instructions. Explanatory step-by-step photographs & a picture of the plant in situ will also feature for each entry. Finally the recipes chapter showcases recipes using the produce youve grown yourself. Twenty-five fresh simple recipes for starters mains & puddings round off this practical but beautiful book.
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A comprehensive & up-to-date guide to pot-lids & Staffordshire ware this book corrects the mistakes in identifying & recording lids that have led to errors being perpetuated through successive publications in the past. The books contents include: pot-lids & why they were produced; dating pot-lids; valuing lids; pictures on lids; & Prattware & jars. The book also features such subjects as American; Shakespearian; shell lids; lady & romantic scenes; dogs & other animals & birds; & trinket & bedroom sets. ...

Ikey Solomon is in the business of thieving & he's very good at it. Ikey's partner in crime is his mistress the forthright Mary Abacus until misfortune befalls them. They are parted & each must make the harsh journey from thriving nineteenth century London to the convict settlement of Van Diemen's L&. In the backstreets & dives of Hobart Town Mary learns the art of brewing & builds The Potato Factory where she plans a new future. But her ambitions are threatened by Ikey's wife Hannah her old enemy. The two women raise their separate families one legitimate & the other bastard. As each woman sets out to destroy the other the families are brought to the edge of disaster. ...

Have you ever wondered why you can't say no to fattening foods or alcohol? Why you overspend or overwork feel bloated have mood swings or depression? The answer is not that you're lazy self-indulgent or undisciplined. The problem lies in your body chemistry. Millions of people are sugar sensitive & the foods they turn to for comfort actually trigger feelings of exhaustion hopelessness & low self-esteem. In her groundbreaking book Kathleen Des Maisons Ph.D. explains how certain food-dependent chemicals in the brain regulate our moods. To maintain mental & physical health our serotonin beta-endorphins & blood sugar levels need to be kept in balance. We can achieve this by following Des Maison's inexpensive all-natural nutritional plan. There is no regime of measurements or self-denial: you tailor the plan to your tastes & lifestyle. More than just a book about food this is a book about possibilities. ...

I train as many people do to better & improve my physique in the quickest way possible. I love the challenge of weight resistance exercise to see what the human body can achieve in strength & size. I train naturally without the use of drugs which is the real challenge. It has always been said that you can only build so much muscle without the use of drugs. My aim is to influence your thinking in that you can build more muscle than you ever thought possible once you start working out correctly. The key ingredients to your success are: Training Rest & Recovery & Diet & Supplementation. Most information around on physical exercise usually either confuses or can even put you on the road to ruin as far as giving you the knowledge you require to constantly improve your muscle mass & conditioning without either vastly over-training or causing serious injury. I am going to try & change your mindset on how to train with weights to achieve the goals that you set out to attain from your exercise programme. So read this book & apply the theories it will change the way you look at training & exercise forever Taken from the Introduction by Craig Hartley ...