Storytelling in business works. It enhances memory, enthusiasm and commitment in listeners. But where do you get the stories from and when should you use them? The Storytelling Entrepreneur was developed during workshops and one-to-ones held by business consultant and author Melissa Addey with real-life entrepreneurs at the British Library's Business & IP Centre. It includes: How to find the right stories and when to use them; creating a Sacred Bundle of your organisation's history, values and magical moments; the six stories you should learn by heart and using stories at every stage of the entrepreneurial journey. The Storytelling Entrepreneur offers you a new path to business success, through deeper and better communication with the people who matter most: your investors, customers and employees. "Succinct enough to be digested on the run, practical enough to meet immediate needs and far reaching enough to take you to the places you dream of, Addey has created the essential guide to storytelling for entrepreneurs." Sue Hollingsworth MBA, Director of the Centre for Biographical Storytelling "As a professional speaker, public speaking coach and storyteller, I found this book comes from a really unique and exciting perspective of the importance of storyteller for small business and entrepreneurs. Full of insightful and useful storytelling guidance, tips and exercises. It is a must read for those wanting to master the art of storytelling." Elaine Powell SWC Training & Consultancy Ltd

Commuting is bad for you. Really bad for you. If you commute for more than 45 minutes a day in each direction, you are more likely to be overweight, suffer from anxiety, stress, depression and social isolation. You are more likely to sleep badly and be exhausted, have high blood sugar (which could lead to diabetes), high blood pressure and cholesterol (which could lead to heart attacks) and experience neck and back pain. You may have lower life satisfaction and happiness than people who do not commute. Oh, and you are 40% more likely to get divorced. There are 500 million commuters in the world. Something has to change. The Happy Commuter contains over a hundred ways to improve your commute. In it you'll find out how to: * Get comfortable * Identify your needs * Stretch your mind * Look after your body * Nurture your soul * Indulge your passions * Advance your career * Free up your free time * Or just change your commute altogether Who'd have thought that commuting could be responsible for broadening your horizons, planning your future, improving your health and even pepping up your sex life? The time you spend commuting can be used to do all these things and so much more. If you want to add interest to your commute or make it a time you can use more productively, this is the book for you. It will certainly change your attitude - it may even change your life. Peta Cottee, Director at Partners in Time

China, 1760. The Emperor conquers Altishahr, a Muslim country to the west of his empire and summons a local woman from his new dominion to come to the Forbidden City as his concubine. Meanwhile in the market of Kashgar a girl named Hidligh is kidnapped by Iparhan, a woman scarred by the Emperor's conquest of her homeland and bent on vengeance. Iparhan offers her a deal: Hidligh will become the Emperor's concubine, living a life of luxury. In return she will act as Iparhan's spy. But when Hidligh arrives in the Forbidden City, she enters a frightening new world. Every word she utters may expose her as an imposter. Iparhan is watching from the shadows, waiting to exact her revenge on the Emperor. The Empress is jealous of her new rival. And when Hidligh finally meets the Emperor, she finds herself falling in love..."A passionate story, richly imagined in the spaces of real history. Melissa Addey meticulously evokes a strange, beautiful and harsh society." - Emma Darwin, award-winning author of The Mathematics of Love and A Secret Alchemy. "Melissa Addey has given us a new take on the cherished but controversial legend of 'the Fragrant Concubine, ' one that weaves together the many conflicting versions of the story and plausibly embraces how romance might have blossomed between the brilliant Manchu monarch and his fragrant Muslim consort." - Professor James Millward, author of A Uyghur Muslim in Qianlong's Court: The Meanings of the Fragrant Concubine If you enjoyed Lisa See's Peony in Love, Anchee Min's The Last Empress and Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha then The Fragrant Concubine will be a new favourite. Set in China's Forbidden City in the 18th century, where the women of the court vie for the Emperor's attention and every concubine must fight for her position.

Did you know that the average mother could spend over 700 hours per child breastfeeding? This little book contains one hundred ideas for things to do while breastfeeding - from bonding with your baby to following your dreams. The ideas help you to: -Bond with your baby -Feel good: mind, body and soul -Lose the 'baby brain' -Make time for your older children -Stay in touch with your friends -Stay in love with your partner -Multitask to free up more time in your life -Rethink and revamp your life