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Custody: The Secret History of Mothers: The Secret History of Mothers (Audio Download): Lara Feigel, Emma Spurgin Hussey, William Collins: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
We think that our children belong to us, but families are fragile things.
Every day, for over a century, children have been moved between homes because of law cases that decide their fates. Yet child custody is curiously absent from history books and from how we generally understand our world. Lara Feigel’s groundbreaking book shows the fraught, complex territory of child custody to have been one of the vital battlegrounds of modern history and culture.
Custody is the story of seven women – Caroline Norton, George Sand, Elizabeth Packard, Frieda Lawrence, Edna O’Brien, Alice Walker, Britney Spears – who have fought for their children and been found wanting. It is also the story of the children who have lost the care they most need because divorce is at heart a macabre continuation of matrimony in a new setting, with the battles of the marriage stoked into new levels of acrimony by the courts.
It’s a book of dramatic storytelling, and of blistering polemic and large-scale historical re-evaluation. Each chapter immerses the reader in the life and times – and struggles – of these fascinating, charismatic, complex women and their children. All of these women were mothers, but all of them wanted and needed to be other things too – writers, lovers, or activists – and they and their children were punished for these attempts.
Feigel has been deep in the archives, looking into thousands of other cases in each place and time, and she’s been sitting in on the family courts in the present. So alongside these central figures, the book presents a teeming picture of fractured family life in Britain, Europe and North America across two hundred years, offering a major new interpretation of how our modern culture has evolved. And Custody is an alternative history of feminism, centring on the fraught relationship between emancipation and care.
This book is of urgent interest to anyone concerned with women’s roles in the world and how institutions fail them. Ultimately it’s a book that sees custody as the nexus where motherhood, ideology and power meet. Custody cases can seem in these chapters to be quintessentially tragic, but the stories of these passionate, conflicted women also make us want to figure out how to do things better.
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Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs
‘THE GOLD STANDARD OF NARRATIVE HISTORY’ – DAN SNOW
How could a barely literate peasant from Siberia determine the fate of the world? Undoubtedly, the so-called ‘mad monk’ Rasputin bewitched Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Alexandra. Yet their strange and scandalous relationship conceals a riddle , one that casts an intriguing light on the controversial ‘great man’ theory of history.
Rasputin was a devoted monarchist, not a revolutionary. He had no official position, no forces at his command. Nevertheless, he contributed more to the fall of the Romanov dynasty than any other individual. So demoralised was the Tsarist officer corps by stories of corruption, to say nothing of the rumours of his debauchery with the Empress – and even her daughters – that when the February Revolution broke out, not a sword was raised in defence of the regime.
Just as Rasputin cast a spell over the Romanovs, his legend has bewitched historians. More than a century later, we still fail to comprehend fully the collapse of the greatest autocracy on Earth. Was there any truth to the wild tales that brought down the empire? Or was his true legacy an unsettling lesson on the potency of myth?
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The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas
The history of the most diverse insurrection the world has ever known.
For more than four centuries, enslaved people across the western hemisphere, from the United States and the Caribbean to Mexico and Brazil, fought any way they could to gain their freedom: from the first African revolt in 1521 on the island of Hispaniola to the eighteenth-century Maroon Wars on Jamaica, and the revolution that gave Haiti its independence. In The Great Resistance, acclaimed historian Carrie Gibson recovers their dramatic stories in one sweeping narrative. Focusing on the thousands of acts of defiance that kept the flame of freedom alive, Gibson vividly chronicles the resistance that eventually ended the slave trade and, with Brazil’s abolition in 1888, the institution of slavery itself.
Intertwined with this quest for emancipation were the political revolutions that gave rise to the modern nation-state. At a time when all post-slavery societies face serious questions about social and racial inequality, Gibson provides a radical new interpretation of abolition set amid a sweeping global landscape.
With its deep scholarship and rich narrative, The Great Resistance is a tribute to the persistence of the human spirit to overcome even the darkest of circumstances.
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Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe
‘A fresh and gripping account of the interwar years seen through the lens of Germany’s most legendary town. Brilliantly researched, this is history at its very best’ Julia Boyd
‘Britain’s favourite German historian’ Sunday Times
From bestselling historian Katja Hoyer comes a gripping story of life during the rise and reign of Hitler through the eyes of the people of Weimar
*One of the most anticipated books of 2026 according to the Sunday Times, Financial Times and The Telegraph*
Weimar looms large in German history: a crucible of democracy and dictatorship. This ancient town nestled in the heart of the country was home to some of Europe’s greatest thinkers, Goethe and Schiller, Liszt and Nietzsche among them. It gave its name to the ambitious Weimar Republic crafted in the aftermath of the First World War. But it was also where fascism took hold. Where Bauhaus architects first experimented with new ways of living, Buchenwald was dug out of a beech forest.
Weimar shows us a town and its people on the edge of catastrophe. Drawing on a wealth of new archival research, acclaimed historian Katja Hoyer takes us from 1919 to 1939 as she tells the stories of the men and women who lived through the new republic and Hitler’s regime. We encounter a vividly drawn cast of characters, from bookbinder Carl Weirich and hotel owners Rosa and Arthur Schmidt, to Friedrich Nietzsche’s sister Elisabeth. Here are fascists and socialists, artists and workers, politicians and citizens, who, as the events of history swept them up, became witnesses, perpetrators, victims and bystanders.
An unforgettable picture of lives and choices in extraordinary circumstances, Weimar takes us deep into the heart of the storm – to the town that dreamt of a better world, and woke up to tyranny.
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SS Kommando: Hitler’s Special Forces in the Second World War (The Third Reich’s Shadow Forces Book 1)
The secret war of Germany’s elite commandos — a gripping account of sabotage, espionage, and survival in World War Two.For readers of James Owen, Peter Young, James Lucas and Franz Kurowski.
The SS Kommandos and their forerunners, the Brandenburgers — led by Admiral Canaris and later Otto Skorzeny — fought their war in the shadows of Europe for six years. During this time, they battled and plotted behind enemy lines across three continents and dozens of countries. Their clandestine activities undoubtedly changed the course of history.
Often overlooked in favour of the perhaps better-known British Special Forces or American Rangers, the Kommandos were, in fact, the first military units to embrace and utilise such an unconventional style of warfare. In this book, author Charles Whiting presents a thorough account of the men and the operations they undertook during the war years, using first-hand interviews with the remaining survivors — including Skorzeny himself. The result is a vivid, personal account of ordinary men, both heroes and victims of the German war machine, engaged in a deadly struggle for survival.
The daring and complexity of some of the SS Kommando operations is truly staggering and includes the 1943 rescue of deposed dictator Benito Mussolini from under the noses of the Italians in the mountains; the 1944 kidnapping of the son of the Regent of Hungary to keep that country in the war against the Allies; and the theft of a large quantity of diamonds in South Africa to sabotage Britain’s war effort. Brutally efficient and often disregarding the rules of war, these men seized strategic targets, captured key bridges, engaged in espionage and sabotage, and would ultimately influence the development of special forces around the world.
This book is a compelling read for anyone interested in Kommando operations throughout World War Two — the men involved, their leaders and rivals under the Führer, and the desperate tactics employed in the face of defeat.
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The Next World War: The new age of global conflict and the fight to stop it
“Incredibly well sourced… One of the most plugged-in voices in modern warfare” – THE TELEGRAPH
“Reads like a real-life geopolitical thriller … The fact it doesn’t feel like scaremongering says a lot about the state of the world” – Jonn Elledge, author of A History of the World in 47 Borders
The Next World War takes readers behind the scenes of the most dangerous era of international tensions since the end of the Cold War, as countries and military forces prepare for potential large-scale combat on a scale unseen since 1945.
From the corridors of power in Washington, Whitehall, Moscow and Beijing to the new frontlines of conflict in Ukraine, Taiwan, cyberspace and even the far side of the moon, Peter Apps unflinchingly explores the fault lines where global peace is already starting to unravel.
Featuring the voices of the commanders, diplomats and technologists already shaping history, as well as the nervous conscripts and ordinary people directly caught up in events, The Next World War examines the real-world effects of this new era of global confrontation. For some – including millions of citizens told to stockpile food and water and prepare for potential mass disruption – it still may not feel entirely real. But for Russia, China and their growing ‘axis of upheaval’, today’s conflicts represent a growing opportunity to reshape the world as they would like it – leading to potential disaster for the West if it cannot heed the warnings in time.
From the return of Cold War-style atomic threats to new forms of sabotage and ‘hybrid warfare’, the battle for global dominance is already firmly underway. The Next World War is the book you need to understand the growing precariousness of our current situation – and the unending battle to stop it escalating past the point of no return.
“Gripping and important … A warning order for the future” – General Sir Tim Radford KCB DSO OBE
“Sweeping and compelling, with plenty of human stories that really pull you in. A must-read book from the expert I go to when I really want to get a sense of where things might be going” – Anna-Joy Rickard, Great British Foreign Affairs podcast
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Hungry: Healthy and satisfying meals to eat on repeat, designed by a nutritionist
Packed with foods that make you feel good and recipes that are easy to follow from registered nutritional therapist Caroline Hanna, Hungry is the cookbook to satisfy your cravings.No more coffee for breakfast and restrictions on snacking – when you are hungry, you should eat. Nutritional therapist and Cordon Bleu-trained chef Caroline shares over 90 recipes that are nutritious, well-balanced and tasty to honour both your hunger and your health.
Hungry incorporates highly nutritious ingredients in each and every dish without you noticing. Nutritional additions to classic favourites include:
– ‘7 Plant Points’ Chilli Con Carne
– High Protein Creamy Red Pepper Pasta
– Bangers and Cheese-and-Chive Mash with a Kale and Onion Gravy
– A Nutritionist’s Hangover SandwichFull of recipes that celebrate and satiate appetite, Hungry is all about food that feels good and tastes good.
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The Hunger Code: Resetting Your Body’s Fat Thermostat in the Age of Ultra-Processed Food (Audio Download): Dr. Jason Fung, Brian Nishii, Audible Studios: Amazon.co.uk: Books
THE SEQUEL TO THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER THE OBESITY CODE
“Jason Fung nails it again in The Hunger Code. This book clearly and compellingly explains why most Americans are overweight and gives us a concise, evidence-based way to manage our weight with as little hunger as possible.”—Dan Buettner, New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones
The Obesity Code helped thousands of people lose weight naturally.
The Hunger Code will help thousands more lose weight—and keep it off—in an era of weight-loss drugs and ultra-processed foods…without counting calories.
For generations, we’ve accepted the story that weight loss can never last—that as soon as we go off the diet or stop taking the medication, we revert to our old habits, regain the weight, and the calorie-counting journey starts all over again. Traditional medicine continues to treat the symptom of weight gain rather than addressing its root causes. Too often, healthcare systems intervene with quick fixes and short-term solutions, ignoring the factors that lead to sustainable weight loss that can last a lifetime.
What if the secret to long-term weight maintenance and better health isn’t just about what you eat—or even when you eat—but why you eat?
With the food industry’s reliance on ultra-processed foods and the popularity of Ozempic and Mounjaro, understanding the forces behind why we eat is more important than ever before.
In The Hunger Code, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Jason Fung reveals the three powerful forces that drive us to eat:
– Physical Hunger
– Emotional Hunger
– Social Hunger
Dr. Fung also introduces the concept of the body’s “fat thermostat”—a biological “set point” that regulates how much fat your body tries to maintain. Guided by hormones and metabolism, this internal system drives hunger and energy use, explaining why lasting weight loss requires more than just willpower …
With three Golden Rules and 50 actionable tips, The Hunger Code empowers you to recognize and respond to hunger appropriately. Learn how to slow digestion, break emotional eating cycles, and overcome social pressures to eat constantly, so you can maintain a healthy weight—from scratch, after fasting, or after using weight-loss drugs.
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Glimmers: tiny moments to transform your life
Sun peeking through leaves. A shared smile with a stranger. The sound of birdsong.
‘Essential tools to counter the pace of modern life’ Sienna Miller
‘This book helps you feel safe in your body so you can begin to let life in.’ Dr Nicole LePera
A glimmer often feels like a little moment of magic, but it’s actually a physical response that is rooted in your body’s nervous system, with the power to improve your mood, mental health and overall well-being. A glimmer is the opposite of a trigger – instead of putting your system on high alert, it reassures you that all is safe and well.
Glimmers are a beautiful invitation to the present moment, inviting us to be more aware of ourselves, our environment and the connections we share with those around us. They offer cues of safety and ease to the nervous system, which help us build resilience to better navigate life’s ups and downs.
In Glimmers, sisters Nadia and Katia, authors of the international bestseller Self-Care for the Real World, bring together practices inspired by their training and experiences of nervous system healing. Their gentle guidance will help you tune into the glimmers that are all around you, every day.
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All of My Days
All Of My Days is a collection of poetry from writer Kerri Cunningham, aka Murphy’s Sketches.
Her poems have been shared far and wide across the globe as thousands of mothers found comfort and joy in her words. Now those poems and more are together in these pages.
Whether you’re a new mum or your children are growing up fast, these poems will take you from those early days, to preparing for school and beyond. Celebrating the magic in the everyday moments, both the good and the bad days, they seek to bring mums together and unite them in the beautiful experience that is being a mother.
Sitting alongside beautiful illustrations by Kerri, the poems in All Of My Days will make you smile and cry all on one page. You’ll want to share it with every mum you know.
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From £2.95All of My Days
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The Magic of Makeup: Your Handbook for a Youthful, Radiant Look
For anyone who first learned to do their makeup in the era of frosted lips and over-tweezed brows, makeup guru Erica Taylor is here to help you save face. With decades of experience as a professional makeup artist, Erica has been teaching millions how to de-age their makeup routines through her informative TikTok videos. Showcasing techniques and products on her own face, especially her popular before and after demonstrations, millennial and Gen X women (and even some early gen-Zers in their late 20s) are learning how to reduce the effects of aging rather than accidentally enhance them.
With sarcasm, frankness and a “we got this, ladies!” encouraging tone, Erica teaches women how to reduce the appearance of fine lines and puffiness, how to prep their skin to lock in moisture for a smooth base, where to place blush and bronzer for the fastest face lift ever, and so much more. From concealer color theory to how to choose the right foundation to avoid dullness and dryness, readers will find answers to every makeup question they can think of. With Erica’s entertaining voice and clear visuals bringing excitement to each page, readers will inject youth into their makeup routine and de-age their face with just the swipe of a brush.
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The Official We Do Not Care Club Handbook: The funny, bold and empowering 2026 menopause book for those hot, hormonal and officially over it this New Year.
Welcome to the We Do Not Care Club: where the bras are optional, the chin hairs are thriving, and the menopause meltdown is mutual.
Do you wake up with night sweats at 3:26 am, overstimulated, furious at anything breathing (including yourself), wondering how you’re going to get through the next day without losing it at your kids/partner/co-workers?
If you wish everyone would leave you alone, no longer care about bras that fit, clothes with buttons (elastic forever, baby), or cellulite anywhere then welcome to the We Do Not Care (WDNC) Club. You’re now a card-carrying member with an exclusive invite to the biggest hormonal party in town.
This Club is for anyone in perimenopause and menopause who are over it. Here is a list* of things We Do Not Care about:
- Shaved legs.
- Half-painted big toenails.
- Unplucked chin hair.
- Wearing the same bra all week. Or wearing bras – full stop.
- Wearing PJs all day. At least we have something on.
- Being on time. Be happy that I showed up.
- People who think we have a sh*tty attitude. That’s on them.
- Cancelled plans. We didn’t want to go anywhere anyway.
- What’s for dinner. If you’re hungry, do something about it yourself.
- If you’re cold – don’t even think about touching the air conditioning.
Melani Sanders, Founding Member of the We Do Not Care Club, is here to tell you that it’s ok – in fact welcomed – not to care. You’re not alone. We are all in the same boat, just out here trying to survive.
This book is your life raft, girls. Let’s hold on for dear life – and get through this together.
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No-Nonsense Nutrition: The Science-based Plan to Transform Health, Lose Weight, Feel Amazing
Love real food, look and feel amazing, with this life-changing guide.
Over 100 healthy recipes to stay fuller, longer.
Food is one the most powerful tools we have for good health. Acclaimed clinical nutritionist Dominique Ludwig has helped thousands of people transform their health, reset their appetite, boost energy and mood, and lose weight with her science-proven method.
Her six evidence-based principles will revolutionise your approach to food and introduce you to eating that fuels your body and promotes longevity and happiness, without ever missing out.
By re-learning how to eat, what to eat and when to eat, we can unlock our body’s natural wellness and stimulate the release of GLP1 reducing food noise, curbing cravings and feeling ready to enjoy life at our best. No fads, just delicious food. All of the enjoyment, none of the nonsense.
The simple balanced recipes have been developed following Dominique’s pioneering methods: combining fibre, protein, plants and healthy fats to satisfy and energise.
With a real-life track record, Dominique’s no-nonsense method:
· Boosts your body’s natural GLP-1, the hormone that signals fullness
· Silences food noise and ends the cycle of constant hunger
· Promotes natural weight loss learning to eat balanced plates and stop grazing
· Increases energy and aids good sleep, improving your mood in less than two weeks
· Reduces inflammation and promotes healthy gut microbiome
· Promotes longevity, helping us to be healthier into old age
· Includes macro counts, two week meal plan and meal prep adviceThis stunning guide makes healthy eating easy to understand and even easier to follow. It is your definitive guide to a healthier, happier you.
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The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game
‘Lucid, entertaining and precise… a brilliant warning about the gamification of everyday life’ Time Clare, Guardian
Is this the game you want to be playing?
Scoring systems are everywhere. Underpinning our daily lives – whether it’s the fit bits on our wrists, likes on social media, and even school rankings – they have become pervasive and increasingly dangerous, warping our desires and outsourcing our values to external institutions. Instead of encouraging us to be more playful, to take pleasure in the journey of striving towards a goal, institutions, corporations and bureaucracies weaponize scoring systems to impose their own interests. No matter what, we always seem to be playing by someone else’s rules.
In The Score, philosopher C. Thi Nguyen shows us how this newly ‘gamified’ world has fundamentally captured our value systems, turning what might be moral or personal life choices into numerical data, and forcing us to prioritise what can be measured and monetized over what is truly meaningful to us.
A life-long lover of online and board games himself, Nguyen argues that we should not stop playing games but rather take a step back and become more aware of their immersive and profound power, so that we might chart a way towards more creative and joyful lives. To start playing our own game.
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Beyond Belief: The Science-Backed Way to Stop Limiting Yourself and Achieve Extraordinary Results
What if the only thing standing between you and the seemingly impossible…was belief?
Most of your limits aren’t physical. They’re psychological. In Beyond Belief, bestselling author Nir Eyal (Indistractable, Hooked) reveals how the hidden assumptions you carry shape what you see, how you feel, and what you do―and how to replace them with beliefs that unlock your true potential.
Grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and unforgettable case studies, Eyal introduces the Three Powers of Belief: Attention, Anticipation, and Agency. Mastering these powers transforms how you see challenges, feel about the future, and act when it matters most.
You’ll learn how to:
- Spot hidden opportunities and solutions others overlook.
- Reclaim your mood, energy, and confidence by reshaping your beliefs.
- Stay calm, decisive, and in control when life feels uncertain.
- Break free from beliefs that sabotage your health, relationships, and career.
- Push further, last longer, and achieve beyond your limits.
If you’ve ever quit too soon, stalled in your career, or sabotaged your own goals, this book gives you the science and the system to go further than you thought possible.
Surgeries without anesthesia. Placebos that heal. Resilience multiplied 240 times longer. Beyond Belief reveals the science behind these breakthroughs and shows why your limits aren’t fixed―they’re learned. And with the right beliefs, you can achieve breakthrough results.
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So Good Express: Quick, nutritious food for a busy life (Emily English)
Simple, nutritious recipes for when time is of the essence.
Bringing together delicious and easy-to-follow recipes with the sound advice of a fully qualified nutritionist, number one bestselling author Emily English shows us that good food can make you feel amazing and bring you joy, every single day.
Blending her nutrition expertise with a love of simple, fresh food, Emily redefines healthy eating for real life. The result is over 80 fast and flavourful recipes designed to fuel your body, lift your mood and fit effortlessly into your busy life.
With delicious recipes including:
· Crispy Chilli Egg Smash
· Banana Bread Protein Pancakes
· Prawn Quesadillas with Garlic Yogurt Dip
· Express Salmon Poke Bowl
· Chicken & Date Koftas with Garlic Yogurt and Butter Bean Tomato Salad
· Gnocchi Lasagne
· Honey & Greek Yogurt Basque Cheesecake
· Dark Chocolate TrufflesWith energising breakfasts you can whip up before work, easy-to-prep lunches, quick midweek dinners and simple and satisfying snacks and sweets, So Good Express will soon become your go-to for nutritionally-balanced, speedy solutions that you’ll turn to time and time again, because they’re just so good.
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Big Trust: Rewire Self-Doubt, Find Your Confidence and Fuel Success
Harness the power of self-belief and learn to back yourself, every time
‘This book will change the way you lead yourself and others’ Sahil Bloom
‘The playbook for learning how to make the most of your moment and overcome the doubt trying to take you down’ Lewis Howes
Self-doubt. It’s the silent force that undermines potential, eats away at confidence and traps even the most capable in overthinking. You can’t outperform it, but you can rewire it.
Drawing on leading research, over a decade of work with Fortune 500 companies, and experience educating millions of professionals worldwide, Dr Shadé Zahrai reveals a proven system for breaking the cycle of self-doubt and building deep, unshakable self-trust. In Big Trust she shares her proven framework – the Four A’s: Acceptance, Agency, Autonomy and Adaptability – and shows you how to take control of your inner world so you can thrive in the outer one.
With insights from her self-diagnostic quiz and actionable exercises throughout, you’ll learn to:
- Reframe the beliefs that hold you back
- Break free from people-pleasing and perfectionism
- Quiet comparison and imposter thoughts
- Stretch your comfort zone and reclaim your power
- Channel emotion into clarity and conviction
Whether you’re second-guessing a big decision, overthinking in high-stakes moments or feeling stuck despite knowing you’re capable of more, Big Trust offers practical steps that lead to powerful, lasting results.
Everything you aspire to and the strength to realise it, begins with Big Trust.
Praise for Big Trust:
‘Science-backed and easy to put into practice, this book hands you a game-plan that actually works. If you’re ready to stop second-guessing yourself and step into your potential, this book will show you how.’ Jefferson Fisher
‘Eloquently written and insightful, this book provides a practical guide to navigating one of life’s greatest challenges – the internal battles we face within ourselves’ Ethan Kross
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Be Your Own Bestie: A No-Nonsense Guide to Changing the Way You Treat Yourself (Audio Download): Misha Brown, Misha Brown, Hay House LLC: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
Hey, Bestie! Start loving yourself radically with the 4-step SASS Method that literally anyone can do—from social media star Misha Brown.You deserve happiness.
You deserve hope.
And you deserve a sassy best friend who can help you learn not to settle for less.It’s time to start loving yourself radically. And Misha Brown—you may know him as @yourbestiemisha—is here to guide you along your journey of self-discovery, accountability, and most importantly, self-love. With his no-nonsense (but always loving) approach, Misha shares stories from his own life, encounters with others, and the wisdom gleaned from them to help you release the patterns, relationships, and beliefs that have kept you from stepping into your full fabulousness.
With equal parts hilarity and heart, Misha’s S.A.S.S. Method to glowing up your life consists of:
S – Self-reflection: Turn your focus inward to push away what’s been holding you back
A – Affirmations: Reshape the way you speak to and about yourself
S – Standing your ground: Set boundaries and stop apologizing
S – Sculpting the life you want: Take bold steps toward your own happily ever afterNo matter where you are today, now is the time to begin showing up for yourself as your own best friend. Because you deserve it, bestie!
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Why Does Everybody Hate Me?: Living and Loving with Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
Your boss asked you for a chat, and you just knew you were going to be fired
You didn’t sleep all weekend, and you weren’t firedSomeone answered your message with a thumbs-up emoji and you just knew they hated you.
So you stopped talking to them, they eventually stopped texting, and now you miss them like crazySomeone went for a bathroom break mid-film, and you just knew it’s because they think your taste in films is terrible
You were so upset you missed the rest of the film, and they left earlyRejection is physically painful for you. Even the most minor criticism stings. And why wouldn’t it? By the time you were 12, you’d received 20,000 negative messages about yourself, your brain and your unique ADHD way of living life.
20,000.
Alex Partridge knows how it feels to live with Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD), the state of emotional dysregulation experienced by almost everyone with ADHD. Throughout his journey from successful entrepreneur to neurodiversity campaigner and host of the hugely successful ADHD Chatter, Alex has been haunted by the fear of rejection, labelled ‘over-sensitive’, and fought constantly against the desire to people-please and protect himself from emotional harm.
In Why Does Everybody Hate Me? Alex draws on his own experience of RSD, and shares how it’s coloured every aspect of his life, from his days as founder of the global social media content brands UniLad and LadBible, to his adult relationships, his mental health struggles and his terrible imposter syndrome. He’ll use the insights he’s gained from the world’s top experts on ADHD to share with you some simple steps to regaining your boundaries, your confidence and your self-belief.
You are not ‘too sensitive’ – nor are you broken. You were always enough.
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Clean Magic: Essential New Tricks for a Sparkling Green Home
With Nancy Birtwhistle, it IS easy being green. Clean Magic is a complete guide with practical and down-to-earth advice on how to integrate Nancy’s tried and tested household tips into your daily life.
From sorting stubborn stains to Basic Magic, Pure Magic Gel and big, themed clean-ups, Nancy helps you choose the right tools for the job to fix your problems with as little as a quick spray or a wipe.
Essential for anyone looking to reduce the number of pollutant ingredients in their home without sacrificing cleanliness, budget or efficiency, Nancy’s advice makes switching to greener choices not only easy, but feel-good, with the knowledge that you are making a difference for a happier planet.
For a sparkling home that’s naturally fresh, look no further than Nancy’s Clean Magic.
‘The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. I can, in my little house, do something.’ Nancy x
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Half His Age: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of I’m Glad My Mom Died
The highly anticipated, funny, sad, thrilling novel about sex, class, desire, and power – and the (often misguided) lengths we’ll go to to get what we want, from Jennette McCurdy, the three-million copy, Sunday Times bestselling author of I’m Glad My Mom Died.
Waldo is ravenous. Horny. Blunt. Naive. Wise. Impulsive. Lonely. Angry. Hurting. Endlessly wanting. And the thing she wants most of all? Mr. Korgy, her creative writing teacher.
Mr Korgy, with the wife and the kid and the mortgage and the bills, with the dead dreams and the atrophied looks and the growing paunch. She doesn’t know why she wants him. Is it his passion? His life experience? The fact that he knows books and films that she doesn’t? Or are they actually kindred spirits, sharing the same filter with which they each take in the world around them? Or, perhaps, it’s just enough that he sees her when no one else does.
Startlingly perceptive, mordantly funny, and keenly poignant, Half His Age is an incisive study of a yearning seventeen-year-old who disregards all obstacles in her effort to be seen, to be desired and to be loved.
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101 Ideas for Social, Emotional & Mental Health in Primary Schools
Supporting the social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) of children from an early age lays the foundation for lifelong learning and resilience. This practical resource is packed with a wide range of activities designed to help professionals nurture wellbeing across the primary years.
- Whole-School Practice
- Classroom Strategies
- SEND Specific approaches
- Mindfulness Activities
- Outdoors learning Ideas
- Developing Sense of Self
- Sensory-based activities
- Engaging Parents
- Building Social Skills
- Encouraging Empathy
- Fostering Growth Mindset
- Staff Training and Wellbeing
With a detailed introduction underpinning the whole-school strategies, you will find ideas for individuals, small groups and whole classes. This book is a one-stop resource for boosting wellbeing in the primary classroom. All activities are provided as downloadable resources for ease of use. Best suited for children up to Year 4 (and beyond for older pupils with SEND needs).
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Boy vs Reality (a funny, gripping story about real life vs the online world)
A funny, relatable, moving story about online fame vs reality.
Meet Ethan Lacey, online vlogging sensation alongside his mum, dad and big brother Mason.
The film and upload everyday life for their million subscribers to enjoy – the pranks, the cosy family time, the perks like going to the opening of an epic new theme park. They are the perfect family… aren’t they?
But reality is not all fun and freebies. Mum and Dad have been arguing a lot recently and Mason has been picking on Ethan. When the cracks start to show, can Ethan persuade his family to fix the real world, not fixate on the online one?
- The second book by multi-award-shortlisted (including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize) author James Fox.
- Told with James’ trademark blend of observational humour and glorious heart, with an utterly relatable and loveable main character and a smart, nuanced take on Instagram/YouTube vs Reality.
- The message is about being present and enjoying the everyday moments of life in an authentic, happy way.
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The Parent’s Guide to Exam Stress: Practical, positive ways to support and motivate your child (Year 7 to GCSEs, A levels & more)
‘Written beautifully and, at its heart, very wise’ – Sam Wallace, the Daily Telegraph
The ultimate guide to understanding why so many children experience problematic levels of stress at school today, and what we – as parents – can do to support them at home.
Katharine Radice draws on her training in child and adolescent development and 20+ years teaching in the classroom to provide you with practical advice, valuable insights and effective strategies to support your child through exams and assessments from KS3 to A level.
The teenage years are a swirl of trying to find an identity surrounded by other people’s expectations, so it’s no wonder pupils are feeling the pressure. It’s well known that teenage anxiety seems to be on the rise and it’s visibly present in classrooms today, especially during exams and assessments.
As parents, the challenge is this: is the pressure on your child healthy or not? And if it’s not healthy, what can we do about it?
The Parent’s Guide to Exam Stress includes voices of students, teachers and mental health professionals, all giving their take on what the exam experience can be like for teenagers today. You will learn how to open up the difficult conversations, how to understand where your child is coming from, and how to help pave the way for your child to feel motivated, prepared and ready for their exams.
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Child-Led Therapy for Children with Complex Trauma: Just Playing?
Taking an occupational therapy perspective, this book provides a resource for practitioners from many disciplines working with children who have experienced complex trauma. Readers are reminded of the damage which has happened to these children and the challenges faced by professionals when communicating with them. Play is one way in, and the overriding message is that children’s play needs to be taken very seriously both for healthy development and as a therapeutic medium to support children’s wellbeing.
Written in accessible language and supported throughout by examples of children’s play and artwork, chapters provide a bedrock of well‑explained theory with links to practice. Topics explored include:
- Recognising and understanding complex trauma
- Using play as a means of communication
- Child‑led assessment and play based occupational therapy
- Exploration about what happens in the therapy room
- Occupational therapists as part of the multidisciplinary team
- The necessary support structures for therapists
An essential text for any therapist working in the field of children’s mental health, this book provides readers with an effective approach in their clinical work with children and their families, bringing together an understanding of trauma, psychodynamic theory and play.
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We Are Movement: Unlocking Your Physical Intelligence
How much do you know about your body? How much does your body know about you?
Internationally celebrated choreographer and director Sir Wayne McGregor is renowned for his trailblazing innovations in performance. His ongoing enquiries into movement and the body have radically defined dance in the modern era. Over the past three decades, he has discovered that our intelligence lies not only in our brains, but in our bodies too. In We Are Movement, McGregor argues that physical intelligence is instinctive, pre-verbal, and continually upgrades itself. Mastering it will allow us all to release the knots in our physical and emotional selves, leaving us free to experience new forms of creativity and connection.
Drawing on his research with elite performers, athletes, cognitive neuroscientists, anthropologists and technologists, he shows how we can all become more physically fluent. Using simple steps, from practicing mindful walking to harnessing our bodies’ chemical reaction to stress, he teaches us how to become better communicators and more creative thinkers, so we can ultimately live fuller lives.
Elegant, cutting-edge and practical, We Are Movement is a user-friendly guide to priming your physical intelligence that will revolutionise the way you live your life.
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Real-life maths Activity Book Ages 5-7 (Easy Learning)
Level: KS1
Subject: Maths
Learn the easy way with this real-life maths activity book!
Each fun activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement.
Included in this book:
- questions that enable children to practise the important skills learned at school
- colourful activities that make learning fun and motivate children to learn at home
- helpful tips and answers so that you can support your child’s learning
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Teacher Hacks: English
Unlock the secrets to effective teaching with “Teacher Hacks,” an essential book series for educators dedicated to mastering the art of instruction. In this book, Haili Hughes and Stuart Pryce zoom in on the most challenging concepts in English providing innovative, research-backed strategies to demystify and demonstrate how to approach them in your classroom. Perfect for both new and experienced teachers, this series is your go-to guide for enhancing student understanding and fostering a passion for learning. Elevate your teaching, inspire your students, and make learning easier with “Teacher Hacks.”Read more
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Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences
In this “brilliant” (New York Review of Books) and groundbreaking classic, a leading psychologist argues that there are many human intelligences
When we call someone “intelligent,” we are often referring to traits like their high SAT score, their performance on an IQ test, or their ability to perform in today’s schools-which prioritize linguistic and mathematical abilities. Traits like these underlie most popular and psychological understanding of intelligence-but they tell a very incomplete story.
In this revolutionary classic, now updated with a new introduction, psychologist and educator Howard Gardner offers a dramatically different account: that by limiting our understanding of intelligence to “school smarts,” we miss the impressive range of talents and aptitudes that characterize the human species. Gardner instead posits the revolutionary theory of multiple intelligences, which encompasses musical ability to physical dexterity to deep knowledge of other persons-and of oneself-each of which merits the label “intelligence.”
In a penetrating update, Gardner’s Frames of Mind celebrates all forms of intellect-the varieties found in various animal species, plants, and ever-more powerful instruments of artificial intelligence.
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Human Capital: The Tragedy of the Education Commons (Pelican Books)
‘One of the clearest and most important studies to be published on education, worldwide, in many decades’ Danny Dorling
Does the education system make better people? Why are so many – teachers and students alike – stressed and dissatisfied? Do we need to revive real education?
Ideally, education is about the pursuit of truth, beauty and morality. But in the last few decades, a perilous fixation with human capital – skills, knowledge and aptitudes required for the labour market – has trampled over curricula, schools and universities. Rather than learning how to think critically about the world, from cradle to grave students are trained to be more effective workers, to make more money, and to serve an hegemonic ideology. Teachers and researchers are pressed to serve those goals.
In this concluding book in his series on the commons, Guy Standing shows us how education – intrinsically a common public good – has been enclosed, privatised, financialised and corrupted, turned into an instrument of societal control, not human emancipation, weakening democracy, not strengthening it. Human Capital charts how the education industry largely serves commercial interests, not its teachers and students, and considers how to revive its lost values, to save society for the common good.
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Teacher Autonomy: Where Has It Gone and Why We Need It Back
Teacher Autonomy is a compelling exploration of the erosion of teacher independence in an era dominated by high-stakes accountability, rigid educational frameworks and a growing distrust of educators. This thought-provoking book delves into the history of autonomy in primary education, examining how shifts in policy and systems have drained creativity, individuality and meaningful connection from classrooms, leaving educators and learners alike disengaged and unmotivated.
Through the voices of real educators, including teachers, teaching assistants, senior leaders and early years practitioners, this book paints a vivid picture of the challenges faced by those on the frontlines of education. It highlights the far-reaching consequences of reduced autonomy, from teacher attrition and low morale to school refusal, mental health struggles and pupil behaviour issues. In response to this, it offers a call to action and provides practical strategies, moments of reflection and actionable solutions to empower educators and leaders to reclaim their professional independence. Covering key topics such as Ofsted, observation and accountability, planning and assessment, teacher retention, teamwork, and mental health and wellbeing, each chapter ignites vital conversations about the future of education.
This book is a must-read for teachers, school leaders and policymakers at any stage of their career, offering valuable insights into how to rebuild trust, foster creativity and rekindle meaningful connections at the core of teaching, as well as navigate the change in the current educational landscape.
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40 questions you wish you had asked in your 20s about investing
While there is an interest in investing, only 23% of people in the UK invest outside of their workplace pensions, compared to nearly two-thirds in the US.
Why the disparity? It usually comes down to two things: Fear and Lack of Education.
Most of us were never taught how to manage money in school. We left the classroom without the tools to navigate the real world, often falling into the same cycles of poor financial decisions as the generations before us. We’ve been led to believe that investing is a “guaranteed way to lose money” or that you need a fortune just to get started.
The truth? It is incredibly difficult to “9-to-5” your way to true wealth. This book was written to change that narrative. It isn’t just about stocks and bonds—it’s about moving from being a consumer of the economy to becoming an owner of it.
What’s Inside the Guide?
This conversational, jargon-free e-book breaks down the 40 most critical questions about building a resilient financial future. We dive deep into the pillar of investing, covering:
- Part 1: Foundations – Breaking down the “why” and and “what” of investing.
- Part 2: Investment Portfolios & Strategy – Moving beyond theory. We look at real-world portfolio models from investors and help you choose a strategy that fits your specific goals.
- Part 3: Investment Principles – The “rules of the game.” Learn the golden rules of diversification, compound interest, dollars costs averaging and why “time in the market” beats “timing the market”.
- Part 4: Costs, Fees and ISAs – Ignorance isn’t bliss. We dive into the fees that eat away at your returns and show you how to keep more of your hard-earned money.
- Part 5: Strategy in Motion – Do I invest or overpay my mortgage? How should my spouse and I think about our investments. This sections aims to answer wider questions surrounding investments.
Why Now?
Whether you have £10 or £10,000, the best time to start was yesterday; the second-best time is today.
40 questions you wish you had asked in your 20s about investing is your first step toward a more resilient future. It’s the resource you weren’t given in your 20s—now available to help you thrive in your 30s, 40s, and beyond.
Ready to start owning?
Disclaimer: The information provided in this book is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute professional financial advice. Investing involves risk, and the value of your investments can go down as well as up. Always do your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions.
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AQA Psychology for A Level: Year 2 Revision Guide Third edition
Revised and updated to match the latest AQA A-level Psychology specification, the third edition of this incredibly popular revision guide is ideal for consolidating knowledge both at home for revision, and at school as a lesson-by-lesson summary as the course progresses.
-Accessible, spread-based approach makes it engaging and easy to use
-Description (AO1) is on the left-hand page: content divided into key terms/concepts in the first column and explanation in the second
-Evaluation (AO3) is on the right-hand page: clearly structured to show students how to produce thorough elaboration and a conclusion for each point
-Updated exam practice questions (including application stems) help increase retention and improve confidence
-Detailed exam advice with hints and tips offered throughout the book
-Revision boosters do what they say and give students’ revision a boost!
-Lots of illustrations and the odd corny joke help make it very user-friendlyWritten by Cara Flanagan and a team of leading psychology authors, providing high quality support you can trust.
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Jolted: Why We Quit, When to Stay, and Why It Matters
‘A master class’
― Adam Grant‘An essential guide’
― Annie DukeThe new science of why we quit, whether we should, and how to make the right choices for our work and lives, by the organizational psychologist who predicted the Great Resignation
Most of us are just one event away from leaving our job. Conventional wisdom and lists of the “top reasons people quit their jobs” would have us believe that people quit when the toxic elements of their jobs grow too big or when they spot a better professional opportunity. But that’s only half the story. In reality, quitting is often triggered by a single event, inside or outside our jobs, that stops us in our tracks and causes us to rethink our relationship with work.
These events are what organizational psychologist Anthony Klotz calls “jolts,” and they are the most underacknowledged realities in our work lives today. Jolts represent pivotal moments in our careers, and yet all too often, we respond to them in ways that harm our well-being and success. In Jolted, Klotz breaks down the different types of jolts we encounter and provides a road map to help us navigate them in ways that improve, rather than derail, our pursuit of the good life through our work.
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Clockwork Classrooms: Solutions for Smoother Running Lessons
Rooted in thirty years of classroom experience this book is packed with proven time saving practical pedagogical tips and techniques designed to make lessons tick.
It’s a treasury of authentic, carefully curated, easy to implement ideas which lead to smooth, running classroom experiences for you and your students.
The book aims to reconnect macro research with micro classroom interactions. There are impactful takeaways that you can trial yourself using chapter-based templates which encourage you to quickly make a positive difference in your setting.
There are suggestions here to help you pare back your practise, and you might even find you are doing less – give them a try!
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How to Raise a Gentle Man: A guide for parents and carers who want to raise kind, emotionally intelligent and respectful boys
From birth we treat boys differently to girls: we hold them less, talk to them less and discipline them more harshly. Society is full of stereotyped masculinity and families often pass down inherited beliefs of what ‘manliness’ should look like.
How to Raise a Gentle Man is a book for any parent or carer who wants to break that cycle and for those who are fed up with boys being blamed for everything. Toxic masculinity doesn’t just hurt women and girls, it hurts boys too.
Sarah Ockwell-Smith, bestselling childcare expert and mother to three young men, argues that the answer to raising kind, respectful and gentle boys is not to ban social media or access to the internet, lay the blame solely at the feet of the incel movement or misogynistic influencers or to introduce reactionary Governmental education policies as a response to Netflix dramas.
The only truly effective way to help our boys is through the way we raise them.
How to Raise a Gentle Man gives step by step instructions for concerned parents and carers who want to get to the root of the problem and help boys to thrive in the manosphere. Whether you’re a parent to a newborn, a teacher to an eight year old, or raising a teenager, you’ll find plenty of advice here for you.
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Ready to Teach: An Inspector Calls
This book brings together the deep subject knowledge, resources and classroom strategies needed to teach J. B. Priestley’s famous play for GCSE, as well as the pedagogical theory behind why these ideas work, helping teachers to deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum with impact. With fresh approaches building on the success of the Ready to Teach series, each chapter contains lesson-by-lesson essays and commentaries that enhance subject knowledge on key areas of the text alongside fully resourced lessons reflecting current and dynamic best practice. The book also offers an introduction to the key pedagogical concepts which underpin the lessons and why they are proven to help students develop powerful knowledge and key skills. Whether you are new to teaching or looking for different ways into the text, Ready to Teach: An Inspector Calls is the ideal companion to the study of this 20th century classic.Read more
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AQA Psychology for A Level: Year 2 Third edition
Thoroughly revised and updated to match the latest AQA A-level Psychology specification, this highly visual and engaging Student Book will support students through the A-level Year 2 course and help them thoroughly prepare for their exams.
-All chapters thoroughly revised to match the new specification, and content reviewed and refreshed to bring it up to date
-Updated evaluation material uses a three-paragraph structure (point, evidence and conclusion) and includes counterpoints to develop discussion skills
-The new edition retains the popular spread-based approach that students know and love, with a clear and accessible layout to help them engage with and absorb the information
-Each topic is presented on one spread so students can instantly see the whole picture with description and evaluation clearly separated
-Mathematical and research methods requirements are thoroughly covered with new practice questions and new ideas for research activities in each chapter
-Lots of recent research ensures the content is up to date
-‘Apply it’ activities provide plenty of opportunities to practise application skills
-Visual summaries of each chapter help ensure a good grasp of the basics
-Exam practice, example student answers and skills guidance are providedWritten by Cara Flanagan and a team of leading psychology authors and entered into AQA’s official approval process, providing high quality support you can trust.
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Demystifying Adaptive Teaching: How to Teach to the Top (The Teacher CPD Academy)
Adaptive teaching allows all pupils to access the curriculum, progress, and learn. This exciting book explores the research behind adaptive teaching and provides teachers with practical, evidence-informed strategies to implement adaptive teaching in the classroom.
Addressing the three pillars of adaptive teaching – learning intentions, formative assessment, and responsive teaching – the book reveals their crucial role in implementing adaptive teaching successfully. The chapters then examine key elements of teaching and learning through the lens of adaptive teaching including:
- Assessing and consolidating prior knowledge
- Effective explanations
- Modelling
- Practice
- Scaffolding
- Questioning
- Feedback
- Retrieval practice
Part of the Teacher CPD Academy series from InnerDrive, this is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders wanting to achieve excellent adaptive teaching that will meet the needs of all learners in their classrooms.
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The Wonder of Early Years Teaching: A practical guide to nurturing young minds
Step into the wonderful world of early years education and let the journey begin.Early years education is a journey of magical moments, of experiences that ignite curiosity and spark lifelong learning. At its core, it′s always about the children; their boundless potential, their unique journeys and the profound impact we have as their privileged educators.
This book invites early years practitioners to find the joy in Early Years Practice. It supports the creation of imaginative environments that spark opportunities for learning. Blending research, personal anecdotes and humour, this practical guide is rooted in every day practice. With a focus on practical tips for Early Years classrooms and settings, all content is linked to current early years frameworks.
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