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What’s normal anyway? Into every life some rain must fall. Nobody
is fine all the time, and if you’re feeling down or struggling
with serious problems, you’re not alone. This clear and
comforting guide is here to help you understand the mental health
issues that can affect us all, and to help you look after your
mind, body and soul. Touching on a range of topics, including
anxiety, depression, loneliness, stress and self-esteem, this is a
book for anyone and everyone who needs good advice, fresh ideas and
kind words.
The action-packed sequel to The Boy in the Post: perfect for fans
of the Adventures on Trains series! 'Energetic, lively and
charming' READING ZONE on The Boy in the Post A few months have
passed since Orinthia's transatlantic adventure with her two
younger brothers and the mailbox menagerie is thriving, training
animails to deliver post. Then a family of ice-cream makers arrive
in the village - including daughter Jemima - and announce they're
entering their ice-cream into the prestigious Golden Udder Awards
in Norway. Orinthia and Jemima decide to train a pair of cows to
deliver a true show-stopper during the competition. But on the
voyage to Norway and beyond, it's clear someone is determined to
sabotage their efforts ... A warm, adventurous and action-packed
sequel to The Boy in the Post - though can be easily read as a
standalone story A brillantly-imagined fantasy world with a vintage
feel and a trio of characters you'll long to be friends with As a
child, Holly was a lead actress in ITV's original Worst Witch
series! Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman's
Adventures on Trains series
There are plenty of things to smile about, as long as you open your
eyes to see them! So lift your spirits with this little book of
uplifting quotes and delightful ideas to help you look on the
bright side of life.
Show your mom how much you cherish the unique relationship between you
with this fill-in book, perfect for Mother's Day or birthday
gift-giving!
Featuring a spread for each letter of the alphabet, this gift book
encourages you to fill in the blanks with a word or phrase representing
the one-of-a-kind relationship you share with your mom. Whether A is
for Always there when I call," B is for "Best dressed," or C is for
"the Crush you told me was a jerk," this completely customizable mom
journal is full of opportunities to let your mother know just how much
she means to you.
A wonderful gift from daughter, son, or siblings creating a group gift,
this is perfect for Mother's Day, birthday, or anytime there's an urge
to remind mom how awesome she is.
A UNIQUE AND HEARTFELT GIFT: It can be challenging to find gifts for
mom, and many lack the personal touch that makes them feel special.
This fill-in book is the most personalized a gift can get, with 26
opportunities to reflect on the relationship with your mom that is
unlike any other!
CUSTOMIZABLE, AFFORDABLE, AND EASY: Customized gifts are touching but
often take months to order and prepare. With The Fill-in A to Z of You
and Me, you can curate a personalized gift in no time. Whether
sentimental, funny, or a little of both, the gift you create is sure to
make mom smile.
DELUXE KEEPSAKE: A beautifully crafted volume with foil and full-color
images throughout, this hardcover what-I-love-about-mom book makes the
perfect gift to fill in now and treasure for years to come.
Perfect for:- Mother's Day and birthday gift shoppers - Children of any
age looking for a timeless gift for mom - Group gift from siblings -
Pairing with a photo album or other precious memory gifts
A life-saving illustrated guide to making student life easier, more
productive and more fun. With shortcuts to academic success, tips
for making the most of the student experience and - most
importantly - hangover hacks to make things better the next day.
Welcome to the world of being a student! Where gaining knowledge is
top priority and partying follows closely behind. The majority of
your time in higher education will be spent moaning about lectures,
then about exams and assignments, and then about how broke you are
every month. Luckily this fully illustrated manual is here to solve
your everyday dilemmas, with low-budget tips and tricks on all
aspects of student living, including: - Ways to make your student
loan stretch further - Tips to help you get out of bed in time for
class - Study, exam and revision hacks, including how to listen to
your lectures in half the time - How to open a bottle of wine
without a corkscrew - and how to get wine stains out of the carpet
- A trick for changing those pesky duvet covers - How to store your
beer bottles in the fridge without them toppling over - Drawer and
wardrobe space maximizers - Party hacks - Food and drink hacks to
use up leftovers and make the most of whatever's hiding in your
fridge Whether you're a fresh-faced fresher or a seasoned student
searching for shortcuts, this trusty guide will be your go-to for
all occasions, helping to make your student years gloriously
hassle-free.
This collection of rugby humour is perfect for anyone who lives and
breathes the glorious game. Packed with the very best quips and
quotes for lovers of the oval-shaped ball, it guarantees laughs and
lots of celebratory fist pumps. Scrum down and prepare yourself for
a full-on tour of the game through the eyes of iconic players,
pithy commentators and dumbfounded celebrities. It'll reveal
whether rugby really is a game that requires all brawn and little
brain, explore the divisive history between the Union and League
and celebrate the legends of the sport. Up until the final whistle,
the quotes in this book will have you on the edge of your seat.
Offering an amusing look at the lives of rugby stars on and off the
pitch, it'll have you cheering for more and make you even more nuts
for the honourable and always beautiful game than you already are.
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Dogs
(Paperback)
Tom Jackson
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R217
Discovery Miles 2 170
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The first species to be domesticated, dogs have been selectively
bred over thousands of years. Today they’re man’s best friend
– but while many are pets, many, too, are working animals: for
the police, for the blind, as guard dogs, as sheepdogs, pulling
sleds and as therapy animals. Arranged in chapters covering
physical characteristics, senses, lifecycle, communication,
behaviour and working dogs, Dogs is a hugely informative visual
celebration. From huskies to German shepherds, from collies to
Chihuahuas, Shih Tzu to Jack Russell Terriers, Labradors to
Bullmastiffs to Dachshunds, the book includes a huge range of
breeds. With fascinating captions on every page, even dog lovers
will learn something new. Dogs is a brilliant examination in 150
outstanding colour photographs.
Fountain-Pens - The Super-Pen for Our Super-Men Ladies! Learn To
Drive! Your Country Needs Women Drivers! Do you drink German water?
When Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, companies wasted no
time in seizing the commercial opportunities presented by the
conflict. There was no radio or television. The only way in which
the British public could get war news was through newspapers and
magazines, many of which recorded rising readerships. Advertising
became a new science of sales, growing increasingly sophisticated
both in visual terms and in its psychological approach. This
collection of pictorial advertisements from the Great War reveals
how advertisers were given the opportunity to create new markets
for their products and how advertising reflected social change
during the course of the conflict. It covers a wide range of
products, including trench coats, motor-cycles, gramophones,
cigarettes and invalid carriages, all bringing an insight into the
preoccupations, aspirations and necessities of life between 1914
and 1918. Many advertisements were aimed at women, be it for
guard-dogs to protect them while their husbands were away, or soap
and skin cream for 'beauty on duty'. At the same time, men's
tailoring evolved to suit new conditions. Aquascutum advertised
'Officers' Waterproof Trench Coats' and one officer, writing in the
Times in December 1914, advised others to leave their swords behind
but to take their Burberry coat. Sandwiched between the formality
of the Victorian era and the hedonism of the 1920s, these charged
images provide unexpected sources of historical information,
affording an intimate glimpse into the emotional life of the nation
during the First World War.
This large notebook/journal (21cm x 13cm) with 192 pages (one side
blank, one side ruled) is bound in authentic tartan cloth made in
the UK and made from the Blue Loch Tartan. This tartan includes the
blue and white of the Scottish saltire and other blues that reflect
Scotland's lochs and rivers - iconic features of the Scottish
landscape. The sky blue with gold over-check symbolises the beauty
of Scotland on a fine summer's day. This series of Tartan Notebooks
celebrates Scottish Traditions - the many unique features of
Scotland and its people. History, clans and tartans, the landscape
of Scotland - hills, glens, mountains, lochs and rivers guarded by
the many castles and strongholds of Scotland, some ancient and
ruined, but each one full of history, with a story to tell. Kinloch
Anderson: The tartan cloth is supplied by and produced with the
authority of Kinloch Anderson Scotland, holders of Royal Warrants
of Appointment as Tailors and Kiltmakers to HM The Queen, HRH The
Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales. Kinloch Anderson has
created its own exclusive range of tartans which are available to
all. They are based on the sett of the Clan Anderson tartan. The
name Anderson means son of Andrew and Kinloch means head of the
loch. Commonplace notebooks date back to the Scottish
Enlightenment. Many thinkers and writers used a Commonplace
notebook for writing down ideas and knowledge. Adam Smith, Robert
Burns, David Hume, and later, writers such as Sir Walter Scott,
Arthur Conan Doyle, and Virginia Woolf used commonplace notebooks.
About the notebook: This notebook is made with cloth woven in mills
in the United Kingdom. Notebook pages and paper components are made
with acid-free paper from sustainable forests. Boards used in the
binding process are made of 100% recycled paper. This hardback
notebook is bound in genuine British tartan cloth with an elastic
closure, ribbon market, eight perforated end leaves and expandable
inner note holder. It contains a removable booklet about the
history of clan tartans, and a bookmark that gives information on
the Blue Loch tartan.
The Art of Fine Gifts: The tarot cards in this pack are adapted
from a Tarot of Marseille deck by Nicolas Conver that dates to
1760. It was one of the earliest confirmed decks and has been
beautifully reproduced here. The Major and Minor Arcana cards are
accompanied by an informative booklet, which gives a history of
tarot, information on each card and a step-by-step guide to get
started with a tarot reading.
This very special Little Miss book is the perfect gift for Mother's
Day. The Little Miss will help you show your mummy just how special
she is to you. From making you smile, even when things are going
wrong, to knowing just when hugs are needed, mummies are Splendid,
Fun, Magic, Sunshine - lots of the Little Miss rolled into one!
Children can also add their own words to the story to make it a
really personal gift. The perfect book for your mummy's birthday, a
new mother, Mother's Day, or for giving and sharing any time you
want to say I love you, too. Now with a shiny foil cover! The Mr
Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations
with their charming and funny antics. Bold illustrations and funny
stories make Mr Men and Little Miss the perfect story time
experience for children aged 2 years and up.
Relax. Refresh. Restart. Amid the commotion of everyday life,
finding a few precious moments of "me time" can be challenging.
With so many demands on our attention, knowing how to get the most
out of our limited downtime is more important than ever. Discover
new ways to take some time out with this invaluable guide to
finding and creating sanctuary. Whether you're searching for
serenity at home or seeking solace in the great outdoors, this book
is packed with self-care tips, calming crafts and delicious recipes
to help you relax, recharge and rejuvenate.
Keep track of your online passwords in this elegant, yet
inconspicuous, alphabetically tabbed notebook featuring a modern
black-and-gold design. In this 4 x 5.75-inch, 128-page hardcover
notebook with removable cover band, record the necessarily complex
passwords and user login names required to thwart hackers. You'll
find: Internet password safety and naming tips A to Z tabbed pages
with space to list website, username, and five passwords for each
Dedicated pages to record software license information, with spaces
for license number, purchase date, renewal date, and monthly fee
Dedicated pages to record network settings and passwords, including
for modem, router, WAN, LAN, and wireless A notes section with
blank lined pages Just say "no" to piles of sticky notes and scraps
of paper with your passwords and logins! This internet password
logbook provides an easy way to keep track of website addresses,
usernames, and passwords in one discreet and convenient location.
Tune in to you This tracker is a useful tool to help you map out
your overall well-being over time. Whether you want to check in
with yourself and track daily habits or learn about what shapes
your emotions, this book is the perfect place to start. With
monthly trackers to record sleep, exercise and more, plus a
selection of activities to let your creativity flow, this journal
helps you practise daily self-care for lasting health and
happiness.
Celebrate everything you love about you mother with this little
book, filled with hand-picked quotes and thoughtful words to show
her just how incredible she is. It's the perfect keepsake to remind
her that she really is the world's best mum.
Behind a thin veneer of respectability, life in a small English
village is not all it may seem. Through the eyes of Chumleigh the
cat, the rural goings on are recorded in this funny and poignant
diary, with an element of adult humour. From a cats perspective,
Chumleigh tells all about life in his house and the antics of his
neighbours. From domestic disharmony to a cannabis farm in next
doors garden shed, he sees it all and shares it all in his diary.
This is a cat who enjoys the finer elements of feline existence
like tuna, sleeping in the warm and cat treats. But life doesnt
always pan out the way he would like. Supported by a rich cast of
locals, as odd and individualistic as still found in many small
villages, Chumleigh charts a year in his life. Traumatic visits to
the vet, turf wars with the local ginger tom and a desire to
eliminate a neighbours yappy dog are all set down with great humour
and insight. If youve ever lived in a village or owned a cat, this
will make you laugh. If youve never lived in a village and never
owned a cat, this will be a wonderful insight into what you have
been missing. The Secret Diary of Chumleigh the Cat is a year in
the life of a cat who never ceases to be amazed at just what goes
on around him!
Use the ancient wisdom of the stars to uncover your destiny with
this introduction to astrology Are you headstrong and impatient?
Can you see both sides of an argument in a balanced way? Do you
often find yourself swimming in circles while trying to make a
decision? These character traits could actually be written in the
stars. The Little Book of Astrology delves into each of the
astrological signs and shows you how to interpret the cosmos, not
only day-to-day but far ahead into the future. Let this book shine
a light on how the stars can reveal a deeper understanding of
yourself and others. - Devise and interpret your own birth chart -
Learn about different astrological applications and techniques -
Discover the hidden meanings of different planets in your chart and
their influence on your character and your future - Read about the
fascinating history of astrologers, from the Babylonians and
Persians to present-day practitioners - Understand how different
star signs interact, and why you attract certain types of people
into your life
 Put the pedal to the metal! Discover all the foul facts
behind the story of cars and automobiles across the world with
history's most horrible headlines: motor edition. The master of
making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attention to the road.
From scalding steam engines to preposterous propellor powered
vehicles, awful accidents to rebellious road raiders, cursed cars
and risky racers, it's all in Horrible Histories: On the Road:
fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raising stories -
with all the horribly hilarious bits included with a fresh take on
the classic Horrible Histories style, perfect for fans old and new
the perfect series for anyone looking for a fun and informative
read Horrible Histories has been entertaining children and families
for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines, games and
2019's brilliantly funny Horrible Histories: the Movie - Rotten
Romans. Â Get your history right here and collect the whole
horrible lot. Read all about it!
In 2017, the Government's attempt to trigger Article 50 and so
leave the European Union resulted in a judgement by the Supreme
Court, which stated that the Government was unentitled to do so
without the consent of Parliament, directly citing the Bill of
Rights in its judgement. Ironically, the Bill of Rights, enacted in
1689 to address abuses by the Crown, was successfully invoked in
the twenty-first century to curb a perceived abuse by Government,
acting in the name of the Crown. Passed shortly after the Glorious
Revolution, the Bill sets out the balance of power between
Parliament and the Crown, prohibiting the sovereign from levying
taxes, recruiting troops or suspending laws without Parliamentary
consent. Establishing Parliament as the ultimate source of power in
the land and enshrining basic civil rights first set out in Magna
Carta but subsequently abridged, the Bill document can justly claim
to serve as the origin of Britain's democracy. Published here with
an introduction by Jonathan Sumption providing the historical
context of the document and its influence over the centuries -
particularly on the United States Bill of Rights - this edition
shows how a number of the original clauses find renewed relevance
in contemporary events.
Easy ways for feel-good days Life sucks sometimes. It does. But
it's possible to make it suck a lot less. If you find yourself
weighed down by stress, anxiety or burnout, this guidebook is going
to set you on the path to feeling calm and cool as can be. With
these clear and simple tips on how to relax and reset your body and
mind, you'll improve your mood at home and at work, and you'll be
ready for any situation that might test your tranquillity.
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