• A Practitioner’s Guide to Clinical Cupping: Effective Techniques for Pain Management and Injury

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    In this highly practical guide, acclaimed physical therapist and international lecturer Daniel Lawrence dispels some of the myths around cupping therapy and shows how it deserves to be viewed as a highly credible and versatile therapeutic tool in modern practice

    Cupping―an ancient therapy which uses vacuum cups placed over the skin to treat a wide range of health conditions―appears in one of the earliest medical textbooks ever written and has been used in cultures around the world for thousands of years.

    Though much maligned by its perception as a “complementary therapy,” the emergence of modern research supporting the use of cupping to treat musculoskeletal conditions has seen it enjoy a huge resurgence in recent years. You only need look at the unmistakable cupping marks visible on Olympic swimmers to see how valued it is within professional sport.

    An ancient treatment, a new way

    Presented with clear descriptions, colour photographs, and QR codes linking to online video tutorials, Lawrence’s approach to dry cupping offers enhanced treatment outcomes and methods that are more readily accepted by Western medicine and modern manual therapy bodyworkers. These are techniques that deliver maximum benefit whilst minimizing some of the less desirable after-effects of more traditional methods.

    Starting with the history of cupping, the book guides you through the principles of application with illustrated protocols for musculoskeletal conditions of the foot, ankle, lower leg, knee, thigh, hip, back, shoulder, wrist, hand, elbow, and neck.

    Whether you are looking to treat Achilles tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, or low back pain, Lawrence illustrates why cupping is a safe and effective choice of treatment. Where this book differs from others, however, is that it introduces the concept of using passive and active movement in a treatment. In this way, cupping can be viewed as an enhanced form of both massage and exercise rehabilitation. Couple this with a valuable understanding of how these techniques influence the nervous system and cupping now stands up to “evidence-based” scrutiny. This is modern cupping!

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  • The Disney: The Muppet Christmas Carol: The Illustrated Holiday Classic

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    A beautifully illustrated retelling of the festive favourite, Disney The Muppet Christmas Carol!

    Christmas is a season of peace, joy and love – but not for Ebenezer Scrooge. The meanest, greediest man in London, Scrooge hates Christmas. But everything changes one snowy Christmas Eve when Scrooge receives a ghostly visit.

    Over the course of that one magical night, Scrooge will come face-to-face with his past, present and future as three spirits – and a whole lot of Muppets – arrive to show him the error of his ways.

    Narrated by the Great Gonzo as Charles Dickens – with a little help from Rizzo the Rat – this illustrated storybook stars Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchit, Miss Piggy as Mrs. Cratchit and the entire Muppets cast, as they help Scrooge change his fate, open his heart and discover the true meaning of Christmas.

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  • Teen Titans: Raven

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    When a tragic accident takes the life of seventeen-year-old Raven Roth s foster mom and Raven s memory she moves to New Orleans to live with her foster mother s family and finish her senior year of high school. Starting over isn t easy. Raven remembers how to solve math equations and make pasta, but she can t remember her favourite song or who she was before the accident. When strange things start happening impossible things Raven starts to think it might be better not to know who she was in her previous life. But as she grows closer to her foster sister, Max, her new friends, and Tommy Torres, a guy who accepts her for who she is now, Raven has to decide if she s ready to face what s buried in the past and the darkness building inside her. From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Beautiful Creatures Kami Garcia, and artist Gabriel Picolo, comes this first graphic novel in the Teen Titans series for DC Ink, Teen Titans: Raven.

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  • How to Deal with Angry People: 10 Strategies for Facing Anger at Home, at Work and in the Street

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    Ryan Martin, aka Tiktok’s “The Anger Professor” (165k followers), offers 10 highly effective, research-based strategies for coping with the anger you have to face, whether at home, at work, on the street or online.

    Whether the confrontations are taking place at home, at work or online, the emotional toll of dealing with an angry person day-in day-out can be huge. As we often can’t cut ourselves off from these angry people (although terminating the relationship is an option that’s explored), this book draws on the author’s years of research and clinical practice to help readers manage potentially explosive situations for the best possible outcomes. The book:

    – Reveals the psychological factors that underpin an angry personality (eg genetics, gender, other personality traits).
    – Offers ten key strategies for dealing effectively with angry people, from figure out what you want from this person and know when to disengage to avoid character assaults and find ways to reach those who refuse to communicate.
    – Provides case studies, fact boxes, tips and activities to support readers as they deal with the angry people in their lives.

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  • British Independent Buses in the 2000s

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    Roaring through the millennium into the twenty-first century we find the Transport Act 2000 that allows for increased cooperation between local authorities and operators, something that had not been allowed previously under competition legislation. Increasingly through the 2000s local authorities and county councils are taking responsibility for funding local bus services. The vehicles in use are changing as more and more operators invest in accessible buses. By the beginning of 2008, towards the end of the period covered by this book, 58 per cent of the UK bus fleet is low-floor. Again, we see the demise of some well-known operators, the takeover of some by the big bus groups, and, on the plus side, the rise in importance of others. Illustrated with previously unpublished images, this volume portrays the vehicles in use with independent companies through the first decade of the twenty-first century.

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  • Seats of London: A Field Guide to London Transport Moquette Patterns

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    Moquette is the carpet-like fabric covering the seats we sit on in London’s Tubes, buses, trams and Overground trains – and here is a brilliantly colourful guide to all its patterns. London Transport has always wanted the best design, be it Charles Holden’s superb art deco Tube stations on the Piccadilly Line, its elegant Johnston typeface or Harry Beck’s Tube map. And this pursuit of excellence has extended even to the design of the fabrics it covers our bus and Tube seats with: moquette. In the Thirties top artists like Paul Nash and Enid Marx were commissioned to design patterns; nowadays every line like Crossrail or the Overground gets its own unique, colour-co-ordinated moquette pattern. Now, in conjunction with the London Transport Museum, which has the definitive London Transport moquette archive, Andrew Martin has written a delightful, surprising and covetable guide to all these patterns, from the first horse bus to the latest Tube train.

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  • You Call, We Haul: The Life and Times of Bob Carter (Old Pond Books) Inspirational Story of the Founder of Haulage Company, Trans UK; Explore British Transport in the Heyday of…

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    Best known for founding international haulier Trans UK, Bob Carter was involved in the groundbreaking changes occurring in British transport of the ’60s and ’70s. Beginning in the army, where he witnessed nuclear testing on Christmas Island in the 1950s, Carter went on to be a driver, office worker, and, finally, company owner.

    Never afraid to get his hands dirty, Bob was able to turn his hand to any aspect of his business operation, from repairing mechanical defects to operating forklifts and driving his own trucks. In 1975, he set out on Trans UK’s maiden run to Iran in his Humber Sceptre with four of his trucks in convoy—the first trip of many for the company.

    The denationalization of BRS and the implementation of the ‘O’ licence, the rapid growth of privately owned haulage companies, combined with the Middle East oil boom of the ’70s, all helped Bob to develop a successful British and international transport operation.

    Including nearly 300 previously unpublished photos, You Call, We Haul is an inspirational story which will appeal to those with an interest in the heyday of Middle East travel, and those with a general love of great British transport companies.

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  • Complete Write a Novel Course: Teach Yourself: Your complete guide to mastering the art of novel writing

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    LEARN HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL WITH THIS COMPLETE, PRACTICAL COURSE.

    Designed to take you from the moment you first put pen to paper right through to the process of contacting publishers (or uploading an ebook file) and promoting your book, this is the most important book on writing that you’ll ever read. It introduces you to the craft of fiction writing, the art of words and the way in which to use them. It gives you inspiration, ideas and practical advice.

    It gives you the background and the skills you’ll need to succeed.

    Unlike other books on the market, however, it also helps you begin to critique your own work, meaning that at every step of the writing process you’ll be producing the best art you can. There are plenty of other essential writing tools in this book, as well, including techniques for overcoming writer’s block; with nearly a quarter of the book focussing on how to get published, how to publish yourself, which courses you do – and don’t – need, the nuts and bolts of competitions and festivals and the importance of social media, this really is the most comprehensive companion to the subject available.

    ABOUT THE SERIES
    The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels, to illustrated children’s books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.

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  • Letting Photos Speak: Visio Divina and Other Approaches to Contemplative Photography

    An indispensable companion that will help you unlock the transformative potential of your images

    • Contemplative photography can enrich our spiritual lives, mental health and wellbeing
    • This simple introduction to vision divina is accessible to all
    • Within the book itself, you will be able to construct your own illustrated book of prayer and reflection

    Letting Photos Speak is for anyone who takes photos, on standard cameras or smartphones, and who wants to explore personal meaning and well-being through their pictures. The book, designed for readers of all faiths and none, begins by exploring some of the common ground between Christian contemplation and mindfulness and the effects that photography can have on wellbeing. It outlines some ways of exploring meanings in photos, ranging from theological reflection to visio divina, and considers how photography can function as a place of unrushed reflection or contemplation, involving the mind, emotions and body. Drawing on the authors’ experience of utilising photography in churches, leading retreats and running workshops, the book includes a number of practical exercises to ‘let photos speak’ and help readers connect with themselves, others, nature, and God. The book also offers some practical examples of how images can speak effectively in group contexts, such as workshops and alternative styles of worship. At the end, readers are invited to draw together their reflections in a personal photo journal, inspired by the ancient practice of keeping a ‘Book of Hours’, using reflective prompts and innovative bookmark overlays.

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  • Foundation Course: Portrait Photography: The Essential Beginner’s Guide (Foundation Course S)

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    Ready to take your portrait photography to the next level? Learn everything you need to know in this enjoyable, concise guide which is packed with tips and techniques that you can put into practice straight away.

    Chapter highlights include:

    Chapter 1: Before you Begin
    – Find out which accessories are most useful, and how you can create home-made versions of some of them to save cash.
    – As well as the most well-known software from Adobe, read about lower cost and free alternatives that you can use for editing your portraits.

    Chapter 2: Photography Basics
    – Learn how to use aperture to get that professional-looking blurred background effect.
    – Understand ISO and its link to exposure; plus, how adjusting this setting enables you to shoot in lower light levels without resorting to using flash or getting camera shake.

    Chapter 3: Working with Light
    – Understand why light plays such a crucial role in photography and learn the three key qualities of light that will have a dramatic affect on your portraiture.
    – Find out how to use cloudy days and window-light for beautiful, naturally-lit portraits, with minimum kit and maximum impact!

    Chapter 4: Finding Locations
    – Ugly house? No photography studio nearby? No problem. Find out how you can take great portraits almost anywhere – even in front of a garage door!
    – Find out the three key things that the best backgrounds provide in portraiture, and how you can use elements of the background to make your composition stronger.

    Chapter 5: Babies
    – Get to know the best time, location and even the temperature that you need for best chances of success when photographing newborns.
    – For slightly older babies who are not yet able to support the weight of their own head, find out how you can create a set of images that look distinctively different.

    Chapter 6: Toddlers
    – Learn what questions to ask the parents before you even pick up your camera, to improve your chances of capturing and holding the toddler’s attention.
    – Experiment with loads of top techniques to get even the most difficult toddler beaming!

    Chapter 7: Children
    – Find out how to break longer shoots down into mini shoots to get the best results, and why it pays to capture expressions other than cheesy grins.
    – Try out loads of ideas for mini games that will get the children where you need them to be, and loving every second of it!

    Chapter 8: Teens & Adults
    – Learn how to start right, to gain teens’ and adults’ confidence and trust so they relax and – even better – enjoy themselves!
    – Learn how to get your subject to pose in a way that looks natural and comfortable yet flattering.

    Chapter 9: Couples
    – Interaction is key! Try these ideas for getting your couple to interact – with each other and with you – for great expressions.
    – Want to create a feeling of romance? We ll show you how it can be done, including our killer high chemistry pose that immediately creates an air of intimacy.

    Chapter 10: Families
    – One of the objectives of portrait photography is to ensure everyone s faces are close to each other – but families have people of all different heights! Find out how to remove those gaps and get people closer… and closer still!
    – With a range of different ages to entertain, the pace and momentum that you set is key. Use these suggestions for gradually increasing the energy to keep everyone engaged throughout.

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  • Parenting For Jannah: Mommy’s Dua Book

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    The Mommy’s Dua Book was created with much love using the most beautiful 99 names of Allah and provides everything you need to pray for your children and develop a regular prayer habit for your kids daily.

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  • Asia: Every Album, Every Song (On Track)

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    A progressive rock supergroup? In the 1980s? Who would want such a thing critics asked, as they immediately went on the attack. But music fans disagreed. John Wetton, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and Carl Palmer had played with the likes of King Crimson, Roxy Music, Yes and ELP to name just a few and they lived up to the supergroup tag. Asia’s self-titled debut album went to number one for nine weeks on the US charts, went top twenty in the UK and sold over ten million copies worldwide. Asia was all over MTV, had a sold-out world tour, several hit singles and a Grammy nomination. After 1983’s Alpha album, Wetton left to be replaced, bizarrely by Greg Lake was in, then Wetton was back and Howe was gone, replaced by Mandy Meyer for Astra in 1985. Fans needed a scorecard to keep track of it all, then the group split. Geoff Downes would struggle to keep the flame alive with John Payne from 1991-2005 until the original line up reunited in 2006 with newfound respect accorded them by both the media and fans until Wetton’s sad passing in 2017. This book covers every studio album as well as key live albums, compilations and solo projects in detail, making it a comprehensive guide to the music of this enigmatic and ever-changing band.

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  • Brief History of Indonesia: Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: the Incredible Story of Southeast Asia’s Largest Nation (Brief History Of Asia Series)

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    Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and one of the largest countries in the world and is fourth largest in terms of population after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are especially relevant today as the Island nation is an emerging power in the region with a dynamic new leader. It is a land of incredible diversity and unending paradoxes that has a long and rich history stretching back a thousand years and more. Indonesia is the fabled “Spice Islands” of every school child’s dreams one of the most colourful and fascinating countries in history. These are the islands that Europeans set out on countless voyages of discovery to find and later fought bitterly over in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. This was the land that Christopher Columbus sought and Magellan actually reached and explored. One tiny Indonesian island was even exchanged for the island of Manhattan in 1667!

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  • England Rugby On This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year

    England Rugby On This Day revisits the most magical and memorable moments from the national team’s distinguished history, mixing in a maelstrom of anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary – with an entry for every day of the year. From the first ever rugby international (the 1871 meeting with Scotland) to their exploits at the 2019 Rugby World Cup and beyond, the book covers all the highs and lows of 150 years of international rugby. With a record number of grand slams and triple crowns, England are the most successful team in the Six Nations. They reached the pinnacle of the game when they won the 2003 World Cup but have also suffered heartache in three losing finals. Relive 4 January 1936 when Prince Alexander Obolensky stunned the All Blacks, 5 March 1980 when John Carleton sealed a long-awaited grand slam with a hat-trick of tries, and of course 22 November 2003 – the day Jonny Wilkinson kicked England to World Cup glory in Sydney.

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  • My Life, My Football

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    Ballon d’Or winner. Champions League winner. Serie A winner. Captain of Ukraine at their first-ever World Cup. Andriy Shevchenko conquered the football world. His career featured some of the sport’s greatest characters – from Valerij Lobanovsky, who shaped his early years at Dynamo Kyiv, to Carlo Ancelotti, Paolo Maldini, Andrea Pirlo and Kaka as part of a world-class Milan team. But Shevchenko’s story transcends football. Growing up 150km from the Chernobyl disaster, witnessing the decline of the Soviet Union and its descent into lawlessness, the struggles of his beloved Ukraine to gain independence in 1991 – and then the agony of the Russian invasion of his homeland in 2022. This is a football and human story like no other.

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  • Get It On: How the ’70s Rocked Football

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    SHORTLISTED FOR BEST SPORTS WRITING AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023

    “Sheer joy” – Patrick Barclay

    “Exhilarating” – When Saturday Comes

    “Perfect” – Josh Widdicombe

    “★★★★★” – FourFourTwo

    Four years after the crowning glory of 1966, and a decade after the abolition of the maximum wage, a brash new era dawned in English football. As the 1970s took hold, a new generation of larger-than-life players and managers emerged, appearing on television sets in vivid technicolour for the first time.

    Set against a backdrop of strikes, political unrest, freezing winters and glam rock, Get It On tells the inside story of how commercialism, innovation, racism and hooliganism rocked the national game in the 1970s.

    Packed with interviews with the legends of the day, this footballing fiesta charts the emergence of Brian Clough, Bob Paisley and Kevin Keegan and the fall of George Best, Alf Ramsey and Don Revie, presenting a vibrant portrait of the most groundbreaking decade in English football history.

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  • Zak George’s Guide to a Well-Behaved Dog: Proven Solutions to the Most Common Training Problems for All Ages, Breeds, and Mixes

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    Celebrity dog trainer, YouTube sensation, and Animal Planet star Zak George presents a pragmatic issue-based guide that uses his infectiously energetic style to teach dog-lovers everything they need to know about solving common behavioral problems.

    Does your dog have accidents, bark at other dogs, pull on the leash, or hate to be left alone? Zak George to the rescue! An Animal Planet star who has trained thousands of animals and author of Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution, George is the most popular trainer on YouTube. In this problem-based guide, he addresses all of the issues that drive people crazy when it comes to their dogs. Delving deeply into why dogs do what they do and how to work through any problems that might arise, George proves that it’s never too late to correct problem behavior in adult dogs and rescues. Including anecdotes that highlight specific case studies, plus links to Zak’s YouTube channel to see real-life demonstrations of techniques described in the book, this truly modern book proves you really can teach an old dog new tricks.

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  • Dog-Friendly Weekends: 50 breaks in Britain for you and your dog (Bradt Travel Guides (Bradt on Britain))

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    ‘This is the travel guide you need… Useful, focussed and does exactly what it promises to do, which is to provide a variety of choices for people who would like to take their dogs to places where everybody will be genuinely welcome.’ – K9 Magazine

    An all-encompassing, practical and inspirational guidebook to dog-friendly holidays in Britain.

    Dog-Friendly Weekends doesn’t just list accommodation and pubs where your dog will be welcome, but most importantly, each chapter offers a well-rounded weekend away, with recommendations on attractions where your dog is allowed, and great walks for all abilities.

    Travel journalist and dog-travel expert Lottie Gross has spent several years travelling thousands of miles around Britain with her canine companions sifting out places which are truly dog-friendly from those which are simply dog-tolerant. Drawing on her experiences, and on her research as the Times Expert Traveller dog-friendly writer, she has come up with a unique full-colour guide that pinpoints all the best places to go and things to do when travelling around Britain with your dog.

    Going on holiday without your dog is never the ideal solution, which is why this book offers inspiration for 50 dog-friendly weekends away in Britain, including museums where you can take the dog inside on a rainy day, heritage railways where the dog rides free, and countless excellent walks the whole family can enjoy. Island-hopping, city breaks, and coast and countryside romps are all included, from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands.

    This is also a useful, practical guide that addresses the questions all dog-owners have to consider when travelling with their pets. Is there space by the table for my dog? Can the dog come down to breakfast? Can the dog be left in the room? Each place included has been vetted (no pun intended) by the author, whose first-hand experience is supplemented with contributions from experts on safe and responsible travel with your dog, ensuring every owner is well equipped to give the whole family a memorable break away.

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  • Dog-Friendly Weekends: 50 breaks in Britain for you and your dog (Bradt Travel Guides (Bradt on Britain))

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    ‘This is the travel guide you need… Useful, focussed and does exactly what it promises to do, which is to provide a variety of choices for people who would like to take their dogs to places where everybody will be genuinely welcome.’ – K9 Magazine

    An all-encompassing, practical and inspirational guidebook to dog-friendly holidays in Britain.

    Dog-Friendly Weekends doesn’t just list accommodation and pubs where your dog will be welcome, but most importantly, each chapter offers a well-rounded weekend away, with recommendations on attractions where your dog is allowed, and great walks for all abilities.

    Travel journalist and dog-travel expert Lottie Gross has spent several years travelling thousands of miles around Britain with her canine companions sifting out places which are truly dog-friendly from those which are simply dog-tolerant. Drawing on her experiences, and on her research as the Times Expert Traveller dog-friendly writer, she has come up with a unique full-colour guide that pinpoints all the best places to go and things to do when travelling around Britain with your dog.

    Going on holiday without your dog is never the ideal solution, which is why this book offers inspiration for 50 dog-friendly weekends away in Britain, including museums where you can take the dog inside on a rainy day, heritage railways where the dog rides free, and countless excellent walks the whole family can enjoy. Island-hopping, city breaks, and coast and countryside romps are all included, from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands.

    This is also a useful, practical guide that addresses the questions all dog-owners have to consider when travelling with their pets. Is there space by the table for my dog? Can the dog come down to breakfast? Can the dog be left in the room? Each place included has been vetted (no pun intended) by the author, whose first-hand experience is supplemented with contributions from experts on safe and responsible travel with your dog, ensuring every owner is well equipped to give the whole family a memorable break away.

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  • The Gambling Addiction Journal: A 90-Day Recovery Guide (Gambling Addiction Book)

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    A SURPRISING SELF-HELP METHOD FOR LASTING RECOVERY

    90-Day of empowering and eye-opening questions to uncover the painful sticking points of a gambling problem. This journal is created by a former gambler to give you the strengthen tools for lasting recovery. Besides the questions, you will find motivating quotes and remarkable pieces of advice throughout the book.

    The questions, advice and quotes you will find in this book will help you to,

    • Recognize the patterns that lead to gambling

    • How to change the patterns that lead to gambling

    • How to recover fast from a relapse

    • Give you a new and hopeful sense of awareness

    • Lure your addiction out of the dark places of your unconsciousness and into the perfect light of your waking consciousness

    • Go on a road of self-discovery that covers way more than just your addiction.

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    C.W. V. Straaten is the author of The Addiction Recovery Workbook, and The Gambling Addiction Workbook. Through his unique self-help book for recovery, The Gambling Addiction Workbook, he has helped many in understanding and overcoming their gambling addiction. In his book The Addiction Recovery Workbook, he wrote his inspiring masterplan to help addicts around the world to conquer their addiction.

    THE PERFECT GIFT

    This beautifully designed journal is also a perfect gift for a friend or loved one.

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  • The God of Monkey Science: People of Faith in a Modern Scientific World

    How to hold true to your faith and embrace modern science

    Ever since the Scopes Monkey Trial in the early twentieth century, American evangelicals have considered scientists public enemy #1. But this antipathy to modern science turned deadly during the COVID-19 crisis, when white evangelicals snubbed precautions and vaccines. Herself an evangelical Christian and a science educator, Janet Kellogg Ray explains how we got here and how to fix it.

    As the follow-up to Baby Dinosaurs on the Ark?, this lively volume covers evolution as well as the coronavirus pandemic, vaccines, climate change, and the frontiers of genetic research. Ray explains the facts accessibly and with verve. Along the way, she vividly narrates the scientific achievements–and political and religious drama–that got us to where we are today.

    Ultimately, Ray calls for evangelicals to speak to science, rather than deny it. We need Christian ethics now more than ever to determine how best to act in light of current scientific data and for love of neighbor. If you’re afraid of science hurting your faith, this book will show you how to be true to both.

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  • The Dinosaurs Rediscovered: How a Scientific Revolution is Rewriting History

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    If you want to know how we know what we know about dinosaurs, read this book! Steve Brusatte

    ‘I defy anyone who is, like me, a non-scientist to read it and not feel a sense of wonder’ Tom Holland, Guardian

    Startling new fossil finds are the lifeblood of modern palaeobiology. Giant sauropod dinosaur skeletons from Patagonia, dinosaurs with feathers from China, and even a tiny dinosaur tail in Burmese amber – complete down to every detail of its filament-like feathers, skin, bones and mummified tail muscles – inspire awe in a global audience enthralled by the idea of these great creatures walking the earth. Dinosaurs are of perennial interest to all ages, as illustrated by the huge range of dino-themed films, books and live attractions, from the enduring popularity of the Jurassic Park franchise to the success of London’s immersive ‘Dinosaurs in the Wild’ experience.

    In the past twenty years, dinosaur study has changed from natural history to testable science. New technologies have revealed secrets locked in the bones in a way nobody predicted – we can now work out the colour of dinosaurs, their bite forces, speeds and parental care as well as how they came to die out.This groundbreaking book illustrates how science has replaced speculation and how our understanding of dinosaurs and their world hascompletely changed. The subject has never been so vigorous, has never changed so fast, and has never been so attractive to so many.

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  • Young Champion’s Mind, The: How to Think, Train, and Thrive Like an Elite Athlete

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    The ultimate guide for student athletes to train, play, and feel their best, from an expert in sports psychology.

    Sports psychologist Jim Afremow has earned accolades from Olympians to professional athletes for his insightful approach to training the mind, body, and spirit of a competitor. Now this award-winning coach is turning his talents to student athletes in the new young adult edition of his highly praised The Champion’s Mind.

    As student athletes strive to balance their school and sports accomplishments, Dr. Afremow’s sage advice will be a much-needed guide in helping them navigate the field–or rink or court. The Young Champion’s Mind covers such topics as how to get in a “zone,” thrive on a team, and stay humble, and how to progress within a sport and sustain long-term excellence. Customizable preparation routines promote full-power performance.

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  • A Dictionary of Finance and Banking (Oxford Quick Reference)

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    With over 5,500―including 150 new―accessible entries, this sixth edition of the bestselling Dictionary of Finance and Banking has been fully revised and updated to take into account the ever-developing financial landscape of the last five years. This comprehensive A-Z defines terms from all aspects of personal and international finance, including money markets, private investments and borrowing, central banking, foreign exchanges, monetary policy, and public and government finance. Now with expanded international coverage to reflect the on-going globalization of financial markets and the growing importance of development finance, with new entries such as village banking, Islamic Development Bank, and M-Pesa.

    Quick links for additional online resources relating to the field can also be found on the companion website to expand reading and delve deeper into the world of finance and banking.

    With clear and accessible definitions, this jargon-free dictionary is a companion volume to the other financial titles in this bestselling series (A Dictionary of Business and Management, A Dictionary of Accounting, and A Dictionary of Economics), and provides accurate and valuable information for students, practitioners, private investors, and readers of the financial pages alike.

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  • The Art of Consultancy: A Powerful Toolkit to Becoming a Top Consultant

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    This is the practical approach I wish I had come across much earlier in my career. Cynthia Pexton-Shaw

    Whether you are just starting out, considering or already working as a consultant this book is essential reading, enabling you to understand the needs of your client and to get the result they want.

    There are more factors to consider in order to be a successful management consultant than simply subject matter knowledge. Problem solving and solution delivery have to be accomplished in usually tight project timescales while keeping clients happy. This book, based on the experience of training thousands of consultants, provides insights into the key processes of selling and delivering consulting services, together with the essential underpinning tools and techniques, and the commercial imperatives for running a successful consulting practice.

    This book contains the tools, tactics, secrets and attributes to develop and become a successful management consultant. The contents include chapters on the key processes such as:

    • The business of consultancy
    • Marketing and selling consultancy projects
    • Overview of the delivery process
    • Entry, Contracting, Diagnosis, Intervention and Closure

    And the essential underpinning skills such as:

    • Analytical tools and techniques
    • Reporting and Influencing clients
    • Designing, delivering training sessions and workshops
    • The practice environment

    ‘This is the practical approach I wish I had come across much earlier in my career. Calvert provides a strong guiding framework for delivering consultancy projects from beginning to end. His writing makes consulting easily accessible for anyone who wishes to deliver their particular expertise into a client organisation.’ Cynthia Pexton-Shaw, Elevation Learning

    ‘A book that gets to multiple editions is clearly a classic of its sector. Calvert’s is in its seventh and will probably go on to many more. It achieves a threefold feat: of being useful to the expert and to the recently qualified and to the student. Even those of us who have spent decades in this profession need a consultancy bible to refer to. Calvert shows how to be rigorous and systematic, but the book is packed with practical advice from one who is both an academic expert and a senior practising consultant. This is both The Art and The Science of Consultancy.’ Ian Watson – Immediate Past Chair ICMCI

    ‘This book explains in plain English the role and daily challenges of life as a management consultant, and has been an excellent source of reference in building our business. Calvert presents a practitioners view covering the requisite soft skills as well as the mechanics of solving the client’s business problems.’ Martyn Evans, Consulting Director, Altus

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  • The Viking Spirit: An Introduction to Norse Mythology and Religion

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    The Viking Spirit is an introduction to Norse mythology like no other. As you’d expect from Daniel McCoy, the creator of the enduringly popular website Norse Mythology for Smart People, it’s written to scholarly standards, but in a simple, clear, and entertaining style that’s easy to understand and a pleasure to read. It includes gripping retellings of no less than 34 epic Norse myths – more than any other book in the field – while also providing an equally comprehensive overview of the fascinating Viking religion of which Norse mythology was a part. You’ll learn about the Vikings’ gods and goddesses, their concept of fate, their views on the afterlife, their moral code, how they thought the universe was structured, how they practiced their religion, the role that magic played in their lives, and much more. With its inclusion of the latest groundbreaking research in the field, The Viking Spirit is the ultimate introduction to the timeless splendor of Norse mythology and religion for the 21st Century.

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  • The UltraMind Solution: The Simple Way to Defeat Depression, Overcome Anxiety, and Sharpen Your Mind

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    From the ten-time New York Times bestselling author of Ultrametabolism, The Blood Sugar Solution, and Eat Fat, Get Thin comes The UltraMind Solution.

    —Do you find it next to impossible to focus or concentrate?
    —Have you ever experienced instant clarity after exercise? Alertness after drinking coffee?
    —Does your brain inexplicably slow down during stress, while multitasking, or when meeting a deadline?
    —Do you get anxious, worried, or stressed-out frequently?

    In The UltraMind Solution, Dr. Mark Hyman explains that to fix your broken brain, you must heal your body first. Through his simple six-week plan, Dr. Hyman shows us how to correct imbalances caused by nutritional deficiencies, allergens, infections, toxins, and stress, restoring our health and gaining an UltraMind—one that’s highly focused, able to pay attention at will, has a strong memory, and leaves us feeling calm, confident, in control, and in good spirits.

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  • Crystal Reiki Healing: The powerhouse therapy for mind, body, and spirit

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    Discover how to use crystals in conjunction with Reiki healing for a powerful, holistic therapy that will improve your health and quality of life.

    Leading crystal expert Philip Permutt shows how Reiki healing and crystal therapy can be combined for effective self-healing and improved wellbeing. At the simplest level, you can charge a crystal with Reiki energy and then carry it with you or give it to someone in need of support, but this groundbreaking book goes well beyond that. As well as learning how to select and prepare crystals, you will discover the intricate and effective Crystal Reiki grids that will dissolve blocked and stagnant energy, remove negative energy, such as stress, from the body and boost the body’s natural self-healing for a range of common health conditions. In this comprehensive guide, Philip identifies 101 crystals that work exceptionally well when combined with Reiki energy. Arranged in colour groups, healing and metaphysical properties, chakra associations and Reiki symbol connections are given for each one. There are also in-depth profiles of quartz crystal, amethyst and ruby – three of the most common and effective crystals used by Reiki Masters.

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  • How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body: 10th-Anniversary Edition

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    There is no longer any doubt that the way we think affects our bodies: countless scientific studies have shown this to be true. For former pharmaceutical scientist Dr David Hamilton, the testing of new drugs highlighted how profoundly the mind and body are connected. Time and time again, the control group of patients in drug trials improved at similar rates to those who actually received the medicines. Astounded, Dr Hamilton decided to change the direction of his work to explore the relationship between the mind and the body.

    This bestselling acclaimed book was first published 10 years ago. In it, Dr Hamilton explores the effect of visualization, belief and positive thinking on the body, and shows how using our imagination and mental processes can stimulate our own defences and healing systems to combat disease, pain and illness.

    In this new edition, Dr Hamilton has added four new chapters to discuss the latest cutting-edge information and extraordinary new techniques. These include using imagery to stimulate the immune system – a method that can benefit cancer patients undergoing conventional treatment – effectively using the mind to speed up rehabilitation from stroke, and powerful visualization strategies to help facilitate recovery from injury and illness.

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  • The Big Book Of The Human Body

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    The human body is truly an amazing thing. Capable of awe- inspiring feats of speed and agility, while being mind-blowing in complexity, our bodies are unmatched by any other species on Earth. In the Big Book of the Human Body, we explore our amazing anatomy in fine detail before delving into the intricacies of the complex processes, functions and systems that keep us going. For instance, did you know you really have 16 senses? We also explain the weirdest and most wonderful bodily phenomena, from blushing to hiccuping, cramps to jaundice. We will tour the human body from skull to metatarsal, using anatomical illustrations, amazing photography and authoritative explanations to teach you more. This book will help you understand the wonder that is the human body and in no time you will begin to see yourself in a whole new light!

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  • Lee Krasner: A Biography

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    The first full length account of Lee Krasner’s colourful life

    In Gail Levin’s riveting biography, Lee Krasner emerges as a significant artist who richly deserves her place in the 20th century’s cultural lexicon. Drawing on new sources and numerous personal interviews – including with Krasner herself – Levin has created a dynamic and moving portrait of a brilliant woman, and in so doing recovers Krasner’s voice and allows us to understand how her life intersected with and informed her art.

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    Lee Krasner: A Biography

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  • First Learning Play Set: First Words: First Learning Play Sets

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    First Learning: First Words from Roger Priddy is an early-learning play set with a board book featuring bright photographs of familiar things and chunky press-out pieces in a plastic pocket.

    Help your child develop their vocabulary with this engaging early-learning play set. Little ones will enjoy matching the puzzles pieces to the images on the page, while learning core vocabulary and developing fine motor skills.The plastic pocket makes it easy to pack-up and put back on the bookshelf at the end of the day.

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  • Tom’s Midnight Garden Graphic Novel

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    A beautiful adaptation of the classic novel. Renowned graphic novel artist, Edith, has created an enchanting version of the classic Tom’s Midnight Garden. This is a new and special way to read and share one of the best-loved and most enduring children’s stories of all time.
    A story with a special place in the hearts of grandparents, parents, and children everywhere, this wonderful graphic novel adaptation is faithful, accessible, and stunningly illustrated. A perfect gift for all the family.

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  • Yungblud Presents: The Twisted Tales of the Ritalin Club 2: Weird Times At Quarry Banks University

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    From the messed-up mind of music sensation YUNGBLUD comes the follow-up to 2019’s smash hit graphic novel The Twisted Tales of The Ritalin Club! Now eighteen, and having graduated from Blackheart’s High School; YUNGBLUD, plus his super-powered friends Harmony, Scout, Zombie Joshua, Em, and Encore are now enrolled as students at Quarry Bank University. At first, it seems like university life is all drugs, sex and relationship drama. But when a new foe with a familiar face arrives from the Manga Dimension, the Ritalin Club find themselves caught in a trip that may cost them their very lives.

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  • Off Duty: The Worlds Greatest Chefs Cook at Home

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    In Off Duty, forty-eight of the world’s top chefs and food writers abandon the heat of the professional kitchen and share their passion for home cooking. Revealing the favorite menus they love to cook for family and friends, they place the emphasis on delicious, straightforward recipes using ingredients and techniques familiar to the home cook. An interview with each chef offers fascinating insights into everything from their favorite piece of cooking gear to what they feed their children. With 144 recipes — 48 starters, 48 main courses and 48 desserts — there is something to suit every mood and every capability level. A sample menu might feature Gary Rhodes’s starter of Toasted Tomato Salad with Melting Gorgonzola and Rocket Leaves or Delia Smith’s Baked Eggs in Wild Mushroom Tartlet. For a meaty main course there is Nigella Lawson’s Shin of Beef Stew with Pasta or Gordon Ramsay’s Calves’ Liver with Sweet and Sour Mushroom and Rocket Marmalade. At-home desserts include Jamie Oliver’s Raspberry and Blackberry Meringue with Hazelnuts, Caramel and Chantilly Cream and Michel Roux’s White Peaches Baked with Honey and Lavender. Off Duty has a range of vegetables, fish and meat dishes to tempt every palate and a roll call of chefs to inspire, day after day. Bringing together today’s top culinary talents,, this collection is a must-have for the home cook.

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  • The Easy 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Cookbook: 100 Delicious No-Fuss Meals for Busy People

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    Making delicious home-cooked meals is a snap with this slow-cooker cookbook.

    Deciding what’s for dinner doesn’t have to be a panic-filled, last-minute decision. The Easy 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Cookbook is designed to make things deliciously fast and easy for busy home cooks-with no-fuss meals that anyone can make.

    From Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal and Mexican Corn Chowder to Beer Brisket and Banana Bread, this slow cooker cookbook is filled with savory, limited-ingredient recipes. Take just a few minutes to prep and set in the morning and unveil a complete, mouthwatering meal in time for dinner.

    The Easy 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Cookbook includes:

    • 100 effortless recipes-Breakfasts, stews, desserts, and more…choose from loads of 5-ingredient, slow cooker recipes that take 15-minutes or less to prep.
    • Great tastes that are good for you-Whole food recipes-complete with detailed nutrition info-help you keep home cooking healthy.
    • One-pot meals-You won’t need sides thanks to this slow cooker cookbook-recipes are complete, delicious, and satisfying meals all on their own.

    Discover how simple home-cooked dinners can be with The Easy 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Cookbook.

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  • The Arts Dividend Revisited: Why Investment in Culture Pays

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    England’s artists, arts organisations, museums and libraries enrich our lives, increase our knowledge and open our minds to new possibilities. They make our villages, towns and cities better, more creative places to be. They build our reputation for innovation, boosting our economy and giving our nation increased prominence on the international stage.

    Sustained and strategic public investment in art and culture enables this to happen. It’s investment that pays big dividends in everyone’s lives.

    The Arts Dividend Revisited encourages us to consider our country’s innate creativity and the invaluable rewards to be gained from the public investment that enables the arts, museums and libraries to be a part of everyone’s lives, no matter who they are or where they live.

    The result of a non-stop five-year journey across the length and breadth of England, Darren Henley reflects on our remarkable national cultural landscape from Cumbria to Kent and from Cornwall to Northumberland – and why he believes that public investment in creativity and culture can help us all to lead happier lives.

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  • Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006: Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party: A Times Summer Read 2023

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    A Times Summer Read 2023
    A Guardian 50 Best Holiday Reads 2023
    ‘This really is a wonderful book for pop kids everywhere’ – RICHARD OSMAN

    Using the arrival of the Spice Girls as a jumping-off point, this fascinating new narrative will explore, celebrate and contextualise the thus-far-uncharted period of British pop that flourished between 1996 and 2006. A double-denim-loving time before the glare of social media and the accession of streaming.

    The bastions of ’00s pop – armed with buoyant, immaculately crafted, carefree anthems – provided entertainment, escapism and fun for millions. It was a heady, chorus-heavy decade – populated by the likes of Steps, S Club 7, Blue, 5ive, Mis-Teeq, Hear’Say, Busted, Girls Aloud, McFly, Craig David and Atomic Kitten, among countless others – yet the music was often dismissed as inauthentic, juvenile, not ‘worthy’ enough: ultimately, a ‘guilty pleasure’.

    Now, music writer Michael Cragg aims to redress that balance. Using the oral-history format, Cragg goes beneath the surface of the bubblegum exterior, speaking to hundred’s of the key players about the reality of their experiences.

    Compiled from interviews with popstars, songwriters, producers, choreographers, magazine editors, record-company executives, TV moguls and more, this is a complete behind-the-scenes history of the last great movement in British pop – a technicolour turning-point ripe for re-evaluation, documented here in astonishing, honest and eye-opening detail.

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  • Depeche Mode On Track: Every Album, Every Song

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    For four decades, Depeche Mode dominated electronic music, from the naïve melodies of 1981’s Speak & Spell through to 2023’s Memento Mori. Through changing line-ups featuring Vince Clarke, Alan Wilder, and Andy Fletcher, singer Dave Gahan and main songwriter Martin Gore have been the band’s core. Starting as teenagers and now in their 60s, they have survived worldwide fame, addictions to drink and drugs, and near-death experiences, while continuing to innovate as technology and the music business evolved. An acclaimed live band, it is through their 15 studio albums that Depeche Mode have best expressed themselves, from the industrial darkness of Black Celebration (1986) to their popular breakthroughs with Music For the Masses (1987) and Violator (1990) and the emotional upheaval of 1993’s Songs of Faith and Devotion. The band survived the chaotic fallout from that album and tour in the mid-1990s, with Gahan experiencing a near-fatal drug overdose, to regroup with Ultra (1997). They continued their explorations of love, death, sex, and politics on acclaimed albums Playing the Angel (2005), Delta Machine (2013), and Spirit (2016). Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020, proven survivors Depeche Mode’s story is here told in song by song detail.

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  • Essential Guitar Chords for Beginners: Easily Learn the Most Popular Chords Used in Your Favourite Songs with Lessons & Online Audio (Learn Guitar Books for Beginners +)

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    At last! An easy, stress-free way to learn chords all in one place. Essential Guitar Chords for Beginners is the ultimate guitar chord reference book that shows you how to play the most commonly used basic chord shapes found in your favourite songs.

    The chords are alphabetically listed and easy to find and show finger positions, notes, and intervals. Plus, there are lesson guides that answer all those questions you have about chords, like how to read guitar chord charts & how to play chords with ease and accuracy.

    Confusion Free Zone:

    ★ No 1000’s of intimidating chords

    ★ 9 large easy-read chord shapes per page

    ★ 3 alternative shapes per chord

    ★ Easy-to-understand finger placements

    ★ Chord notes & intervals shown

    ★ Online resource area to hear audio of each chord played

    ★ Bonus Area with downloadable charts

    Beginner Guides:

    ★ Chord Term Glossary

    ★ How to Read Chord Charts

    ★ Chord Intervals Explained

    ★ Chord Symbols Explained

    ★ Which Chords Should you Learn First

    ★ Top 5 Chord Practise Tips

    Who This Book is For:

    ✓ Beginner guitarists

    ✓ Improvers looking to sharpen up on chords

    ✓ Seasoned guitarists wanting a quick reference book

    ✓ Self-taught guitarists

    ✓ Budding songwriters & composers

    ✓ Music tutors to use as a teaching aid

    Who This Book is NOT For:

    • Advanced guitarists looking to learn intricate extended chord voicings

    • Guitarists looking for a database of 2000+ chords

    Written by the creator of YourGuitarbrain.com, Tiff Bryan is a pro session guitarist (Lady Gaga, Little Mix, Craig David), writer & guitar tutor of 20+ years. As such, you can bet your bottom dollar you’re in the best hands.

    Chord Types in This Book

    This book teaches you how to play the 14 most common types of chords you’ll come across in mainstream popular music styles, including pop, rock, folk, blues and country.

    ✓ Major (e.g. C Maj)

    ✓ Minor (e.g. Cm)

    ✓ Diminished (e.g. C Dim)

    ✓ Augmented (e.g. C Aug)

    ✓ Dominant Seventh (e.g. C7)

    ✓ Major Seventh (e.g. CMaj7)

    ✓ Minor Seventh (e.g. Cm7)

    ✓ Dominant Ninth (e.g. Cdom9)

    ✓ Major Ninth (e.g. CMaj9)

    ✓ Minor Ninth (e.g. Cm9)

    ✓ Suspended 2 (e.g. Csus2)

    ✓ Suspended 4 (e.g. Csus4)

    ✓ “Slash” chords (e.g. C/E)

    ✓ Power chords (e.g. C5)

    Easy Peasy Guitar Music Theory: For Beginners

    How’s your music theory?…If you want to pick up the guitar & play anything you fancy confidently, you can’t do it without knowing the theory basics. ‘Easy Peasy Guitar Music Theory” For Beginners’ walks you through the music theory essentials at an easy-to-understand steady pace.

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    ★ Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3sjNI8X

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