A word of mouth bestseller which has become one of the best loved & most successful books in the parenting field. Steve Biddulph's Raising Boys is to be re-released this month with some startling new research on what helps
- & what harms
- boys. In this expanded & updated edition Steve Biddulph shares & gives practical & honest advice to parents so they can recognise the different stages of boyhood & learn how to raise happy confident & kind young men. Boys need to be parented in a different way from girls with their own very special psychological & physical make-up. Home society & education have failed boys badly
- & these failures lead to unhappy men who cannot fully become happy responsible emotionally-confident adults. While it is essential that boys spend more time learning about manhood from their fathers Biddulph updates his classic to include helpful information for mothers & single mothers with baby boys. This extended edition explores some important topics. * How ADHD may be caused by stress in the first year of life. * Whether boys should start school later than girls. * Help for single mothers raising sons. * How to choose a sport that does more good than harm. * What we can do about boys & binge drinking. * What science can tell us about teenage boys & driving
- & how we can keep our sons safe. Raising Boys offers parents real-life situations thought-provoking insights humour & help.



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Sophie Mercers first term at Hex Hall turned out to be quite eventful. First the ghost of her evil grandmother haunted her every move then her best friend was accused of murder & of course there was the discovery that Archer Cross aka the boy of her dreams was actually an undercover demon hunter
- which would probably be something she could have worked on if she hadnt also discovered that she was actually the demon Archer was hunting... So despite their issues Sophie is actually relieved to be spending the summer in London with her father. But when your father is Head of The Council of Prodigium & your summer is being spent at the headquarters of everything magical then a quiet holiday isnt really that likely. & as Sophie struggles to come to terms with her new found demon powers she finds herself thrust once again into a world of dark magic & conspiracies. The only thing that could possibly make things more complicated would be for Archer Cross to show up again which of course he wouldnt would he?
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A warm & inspiring read for parents. With contributions & foreword by Steve Biddulph author of the groundbreaking Raising Boys this book explores girls emotional & physical development from ages 1 to 16. Every parent of girls aged between 1 & 16 will enjoy reading this informative & practical book. Steve Biddulph author of the renowned bestseller Raising Boys has contributed to the book & called it The best book on parenting girls Ive ever seen. It focuses on girls emotional & physical development their education social conditioning & their relationship with parents & siblings. Psychologist & parenting author Gisela Preuschoff covers everything you need to know about girls from birth to teenage years in this easy to follow guide which

Includes:: examples from real families. The book
Includes::
- how girls & boys differ in behaviour & emotions
- nurturing a girls self-esteem & reducing fears
- breaking out of the helpless girl syndrome
- how society conditions girls
- avoiding gender stereotypes in toys etc
- girls experiences at preschool single sex or co-ed
- girls & maths & sciences
- & how parents can encourage their daughters
- teen issues & puberty
- the importance of a fathers relationship with his daughter












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A true story of death & survival in the worlds most dangerous sport cave diving. Two friends plunge 900 ft deep into the water of the Komali Springs in South Africa to raise the body of a diver who had perished there a decade before. Only one returns. Unquenchable heroism & complex human relationships amid the perils of extreme sport. On New Years Day 2005 David Shaw travelled halfway around the world on a journey that took him to a steep crater in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa a site known locally as Boesmansgat: Bushmans Hole. His destination was nearly 900 feet below the surface. On 8 January he stepped into the water. He wore & carried on him some of the most advanced diving equipment ever developed. Mounted to a helmet on his head was a video camera. David Shaw was about to attempt what had never been done before & he wanted the world to see. He descended. About fifteen feet below the surface was a fissure in the dolomite bottom of the basin barely wide enough to admit him & his equipment & the aluminum tanks slung under his shoulders. He slipped through the opening & disappeared from sight leaving behind the world of light & life. Then a second diver descended through the same crack in the stone. This was Don Shirley Shaws friend & frequent dive partner one of the few people in the world qualified to follow where Shaw was about to go. In the community of extreme diving Don Shirley was a master among masters. Twenty-five minutes later one of the men was dead. The other was in mortal peril & would spend the next 10 hours struggling to survive existing literally from breath to breath. What happened that day at Bushmans Hole is the stuff of nightmarish drama juxtaposing classic elements of suspense with an extreme environment beyond most peoples comprehension. But its also a compelling human story of friendship heroism unswerving ambition & of coming to terms with loss & tragedy. ...

Rajasthan is literally the Land of the Kings. Its battle-scarred heritage has bestowed legacies of pride & magnificent palaces & forts many of which are now hotels & museums. Lindsay Brown Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage & you can rely on us to tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 15 weeks of research 48 maps 52 ancient forts & palaces 12 090 sq km of parks & sanctuaries Inspirational photos Clear easy-to-use maps Pull-out city map 3D plans of iconic sights Comprehensive planning tools In-depth background ...

ONLY A TRUE RAKE CAN OFFER HER REDEMPTION Will Ransleigh illegitimate nephew of the Earl of Swynford has the tall aristocratic bearing of nobility
- & the resourceful cunning of a streetwise rogue. He is on a mission to clear his cousin's name that will take him across the Continent into a world of international intrigue -and the arms of Elodie Lefevre the society hostess who brought shame to his family. Is she seductress spy or damsel in distress? In the haze of the sensual spell she casts Will has to keep his wits about him & uncover the true nature of this mysterious Madame... Ransleigh Rogues Where these notorious rakes go scandal always follows...
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He's just not the marrying kind... Lord Guy Carlton late of His Majesty's Regiment & weary from the war in France has only wine women & song in mind when he rents No.67 Clarges Street for the season. He certainly has no desire for a serious attachment
- & as for marriage: never! But Lord Guy Carlton didn't factor in the lovely but very proper Miss Esther Jones. Although one of the richest women in England she is also one of the most innocent which could make her an unwilling victim of the philandering lord...and so once again it is up to the downstairs staff at Clarges Street to devise a campaign to reform the rake who is laying siege to her heart!
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He vowed he'd never marry: Vane Cynster always knew which way the wind was blowing & it was headed in a marrying direction. The other Cynster men might not mind stepping up to the altar but Vane never wanted to be shackled to any woman no matter how comely. Bellamy Hall seemed like the perfect place to temporarily hide from London's husband hunters. But when he encountered irresistible Patience Debbington Vane realized he'd met his match & soon he had more than seduction on his mind. She vowed no man would catch her: Patience wasn't about to succumb to Vane's sensuous propositions. Yes his kisses left her dizzy but he was arrogant presumptuous...and despite his protests bound to be unfaithful just like every other man. Patience had promised herself that she'd never become vulnerable to a broken heart. But was this one vow that was meant to be broken? ...

A special bumper edition of the exciting adventure stories that are as gripping as a computer game! Great for boys with a huge collectability factor & links to an excellent interactive website. Tom faces a terrifying new Quest... Two evil wizards from Gorgonia have stolen an enchanted mirror in order to summon the fearsome Beast Raksha from the Lake of Light. Raksha can wield Avantias Good Beasts powers against Tom! How will he survive this deadly battle? ...

The aim of this book is simple yet ambitious: to produce in a single volume a detailed & complete history of the Raleigh cycle company of Nottingham from its founding to the present. It covers not only bicycles but also motorcycles cars vans munitions motorcycle engines & bicycle & motorcycle gears. The story of Raleigh is fascinating in many different respects
- the people the products the production methods & more. The personalities involved were many & various ranging from the founders ambition to make the best bicycles money could buy to anonymous suits" almost running the company into the ground from fancy offices in New York. But Raleigh also deeply touched the lives of tens of thousands of other people who depended on it directly or indirectly particularly in & around the city of Nottingham."
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