Aaron Robertson is a writer, an editor, and a translator of Italian literature. His translation of Igiaba Scego’s Beyond Babylon was short-listed for the 2020 PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award, and in 2021 he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, n+1, The Point, and Literary Hub, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Aaron Young was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, and read Politics and Communications at The University of Liverpool. He is a BAFTA-nominated director, producer and executive producer with over 20 years of experience across projects for the BBC, PBS, Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV, UK Film Council and Arts Council England. A long-time collaborator of acclaimed historian, James Holland, he is the producer and director of the BAFTA-shortlisted BBC titles ‘Battle of Britain: The Real Story’ and, ‘Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams’, as well as ‘The Battle for Malta’, ‘Normandy ’44: The Battle Beyond D-Day’, the RTS-nominated ‘Imphal &amp; Kohima: Britain’s Greatest Battle.’, and the 3-part series, 'Normandy '44: D-Day and the Battle for France. His most recent credits include 'Hidden Histories of WWII', 'Lost Temples of Cambodia', the RTS-winning ‘Lost Home Movies of Nazi Germany’, and ‘Prue Leith: Journey with My Daughter’. Aaron was named in the inaugural list of BAFTA ‘Brits to Watch.’ He is the co-owner of award-winning film and television production company, Bright Button Productions, and lives with his wife and children in Poundbury, Dorset.

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Abbey Bryant is an NYC-based award-winning illustrator. With her BFA in Children's Book Illustration, her notable illustrated books include Nautilus award winner Hazel Mist, Hypnotist as well as an Enchanted Fairy House Kit with Scholastic's Klutz! 
 
As a queer illustrator, LGBTQ+ themes and stories hold a spot near to her heart. Most days she can be found around the city drawing New Yorkers or sketching trees at the park.

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Abbey Clancy is a model, television presenter and the host of chart-topping podcast The Therapy Crouch. She was the runner-up of Britain's Next Top Model in 2006, winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 and went on to present Britain's Next Top Model. Later this year she will host Celebrity Homes on ITV.

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Abbie Greaves studied at Cambridge University before working in a literary agency for a number of years. She was inspired to write her first novel, The Silent Treatment, after reading a newspaper article about a boy in Japan who had never seen his parents speak to one another before. 
 
Abbie lives in Brighton with her boyfriend.

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Abbie Ross is a British author and psychotherapist. Her first book, Hippy Dinners, a funny and poignant memoir of her bohemian childhood in 1970s North Wales, has been optioned by Baby Cow, who are developing it into an 8-part television series. 
Before turning to writing, Abbie had a successful career as a producer at Aardman Animations, the acclaimed studios behind Wallace &amp; Gromit and the film Chicken Run. 
Today, she divides her time between her thriving psychotherapy practice in Bristol, and her writing, and finds that the two careers complement each other perfectly.

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Abbie Taylor lives in Dublin. She works as a doctor and has two daughters.

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Abby L Yates co-founded the Ghostbusters with Erin Gilbert. Ghosts from Our Past was her first book, now finally back in print.

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Abby Lee

Abby Rawlinson is an integrative therapist with a private practice based in east London, UK. Her work mixes traditional psychotherapeutic theories with cutting-edge, evidence-based techniques into a style that feels relatable, down-to-earth, and compassionate. Abby regularly contributes to articles, including but not limited to Stylist, Elle, BBC, Harpers Bazaar, Sheerluxe, Women's Health, and Psychologies. She can be found on Instagram @therapywithabby or online at therapywithabby.co.uk

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Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, FIFA World Cup champion, six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award and one of Time’s Most Influential People. She is a founder of Treat Media, an award-winning media company that makes art for humans who want to stay human. Abby is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Wolfpack and the New York Times bestseller Forward. Named one of the ‘50 Most Powerful People in Podcasting,’ she is co-host of the chart-topping podcast We Can Do Hard Things, which has received over a half billion plays. Abby is an executive producer of the Sundance award-winning film Come See Me in the Good Light, part owner of the NWSL’s Angel City Football Club and sits on multiple boards. Her most recent book, We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life’s 20 Questions, created with Glennon Doyle, Amanda Doyle and Treat Media, is being hailed as ‘the guidebook for being alive.’

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Abel &amp; Cole’s story starts in 1988 with Keith Abel flogging potatoes door-to-door. ‘Of course potatoes are organic,’ he thought, ‘they’re vegetables’. However, he quickly discovered how unnecessarily complicated our food system had become and, consequently, realised the huge benefits of going organic and never looked back. In fact, Abel &amp; Cole still get veg from the farm where Keith's first organic spuds came from. 
To this day, their priorities remain the same. Now, selling 100% organic produce, Abel &amp; Cole believe that organic farming (a holistic system that encourages biodiversity) is the very best way to go. It protects our countryside and the critters that inhabit it, insists on the very best animal welfare, supports your local community and, frankly, tastes heaps better. Abel &amp; Cole think so anyway.

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Abhijit Banerjee, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, is the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). In 2011, he was named one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 global thinkers. Banerjee served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.

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Abhishek Mukherjee, 30, is a Delhi-based journalist. He holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from Delhi University, a post-graduate diploma in journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Raipur. He also likes dogs.

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Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood running wild across the moors, hiding in tree houses and building dens in the woods. After being coaxed out of her tree house, she studied English at Bristol University and then worked as an English teacher in Africa, Berkshire and London. She is the bestselling and multi-award shortlisted author of RUMBLESTAR (first in The Unmapped Chronicles), SKY SONG &amp; THE DREAMSNATCHER TRILOGY, published by S&amp;S. When she's not writing, Abi volunteers for Beanstalk, speaks in schools and travels the world looking for her next story.

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Abi Falase is a Black British writer and director, reimagining fundamental societal concepts in inventive new worlds. Abi has written and directed a number of plays, including The Village and Rush with the Almedia Theatre, as well as Rift for Immediate Theatre and was shortlisted for the BBC Scriptworks ‘A Thousand Stories’ scriptwriting competition in 2021.

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Abie Longstaff is the eldest of six children and grew up in Australia, Hong Kong and France. She knows all about squabbling, chaos and bossing younger sisters around. So she logically began her career as a barrister. She started writing when her children were born. Her favourite childhood books were Hating Alison Ashley, A Little Princess, Maura's Angel and The Black Stallion and she sneakily reads them again sometimes. Abie lives in Hove with her family.

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Abigail Ahern

Abigail is a Brighton-based writer, illustrator and creative producer. Original storytelling has always been at the heart of Abigail's career and she has spent a decade leading social media campaigns for some of the biggest TV &amp; entertainment clients in the world. Abigail also used to perform stand-up comedy and won several tiny trophies for her onstage humour; which involved life-size illustrations, ridiculous songs and rambling stories about her family.

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Abigail Foster is a Chartered Accountant and founder of Elent Finance, a financial education company designed to demystify the world of finance and empower you to achieve financial wellbeing. 
 
Abigail has worked with leading financial institutions across the UK, including HMRC, the Bank of England and Downing Street, and global companies such as Google and Goldman Sachs. She hosts a weekly money segment on LBC radio and has also appeared as a finance expert on ITV, Channel 5 and Sky News.

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Abigail Owen is the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling author of 30+ books that range from upper YA (18+) epic romantasy to new adult modern mythic romantasy to super spicy adult paranormal romance. She loves magical worlds with plots that move hot and fast, feisty heroines with sass, heroes with heart, a dash of snark, and oodles of HEAs! Other titles include: wife, mother, Star Wars geek, ex-competitive skydiver, AuDHD, spreadsheet lover, Jeopardy! fanatic, organizational guru, true classic movie buff, linguaphile, wishful world traveler, and chocoholic. Abigail currently resides in Austin, Texas, with her own swoon-worthy hero, their (mostly) angelic teenagers, and an adorable fur baby.

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Abigail Ulman was born and raised in Melbourne. She has a BA in Creative Arts from the University of Melbourne/VCA and was a recent Wallace Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford University. This is her first book.

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Jen Chillingsworth

Learn how to create your own cleaning products that are better and healthier to use and keep your home sparkling clean.What is in my cleaning products? Are these chemicals bad for my health? Do they damage the environment? How do I reduce the amount of plastic in my home? These are questions we should all be asking when it comes to cleaning our homes.Clean Green shows you how to tackle each room and cleaning task in a natural way. From laundry detergent, toilet cleaner and furniture polish to hand wash, dishwashing liquid, stain remover and air freshener, all the recipes for natural products in this book are quick and simple to make and, most important of all, they work! They&#39;re not expensive either, many will save you money in the long term and help you to cut down on your plastic waste too.Small steps. Big changes.

Clean Green

Tips and Recipes for a Naturally Clean, More Sustainable Home

Chidera Eggerue

Are you fed up with thinking about that guy every minute of every waking hour, when he doesn&#39;t even reply to your texts?Are you reeling from the pain of a break-up, unsure of where to turn?Are you single and looking to be happy with your choices in the face of society&#39;s constant questioning?In How to Get Over a Boy, bestselling author Chidera Eggerue will show you, once and for all, how to reframe the stale goal of finding a man. She will equip you with tangible and applicable solutions for every part of your dating life, helping you recognise that men hold as much power in our romantic lives as we grant them.In the past, dating books tend to lean more into the territory of &lsquo;how to make him find you hot!&rsquo;, &lsquo;how to make him jealous!&rsquo;, &lsquo;how to get him to propose!&rsquo;. But these how-tos are placing men on a pedestal of being &lsquo;the prize&rsquo;.Men are NEVER the prize. You are. Let The Slumflower show you why.

How To Get Over A Boy

Joanna Gray

"Women are going to form a chain, a greater sisterhood than the world has ever known." 
Nellie McClung 
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The force of girl power knows no bounds, encouraging strength, camaraderie and kindness. More than just friendship, sisterhood wraps itself around the world, embracing women of all age, size and race, providing a system of unspoken support and solidarity. 
 
The Little Book of Sisterhood is a love letter to the women of the world, showing you how to share the love, feel empowered and celebrate your female friendships. Through inspiring tips, positive quotes and awesome exercises, learn how to embrace your femininity, emulate your heroines and play your part in a strong and encouraging community. 
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The Little Book of Sisterhood

Unity | Strength | Respect

Rosie Dow

&#39;He who sings frightens away his ills.&#39; Miguel De Cervantes 
 
It&rsquo;s official: singing is good for you. Singing delivers a host of physical and emotional benefits including lower heart pressure, increased aerobic exercise, improved breathing, posture, mindset, confidence and self-esteem. Whether you do it alone or in a choir, singing will help you find the rhythm in your life. 
 
Sing examines the culture and history of singing, why we sing, the mechanics of sound, what it is to sing, how to take control of your voice and get creative. The book also tackles how to exercise your inner instrument and overcome your fear of singing. 
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Drawing on singing teacher Rosie Dow&rsquo;s extensive work and experience in singing, this book offers expert guidance and practical exercises to cultivate emotional and physical wellbeing. 
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Crucially, anyone can do it &ndash; you just need to find your voice!

Sing

Tune Into the Benefits of Music and Find Your Voice

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." 
 Oscar Wilde 
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 When pursuing your dreams and a joyous, fulfilling life, self-care isn&rsquo;t just beneficial, it&rsquo;s essential. More than just a fad, self-care is a way to nurture the soul, feel secure in your own skin and restore yourself to optimum health, both mentally and physically. Despite this, self-care isn&rsquo;t always at the top of everyone&rsquo;s to-do list and often becomes an afterthought in our busy lives. 
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The Little Book of Self-Care shows you how to take time for yourself, keep stress at bay and take control of your mental health. Through restorative tips, positive quotes and inspiring exercises, learn how to untangle your busy life, embrace your wellbeing and fall back in love with yourself. 
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The Little Book of Self-Care

Restore | Recharge | Flourish

Alison Davies

Embrace your inner canine and Be More Dog! From finding your wag to barking loudly and making friends, this book will show you how to&#160;say &lsquo;woof, woof, woof&rsquo; to life. 
 
 Whether it&rsquo;s a mad dash around the local park or sneaking an errant sausage off the BBQ, the world is a wagtastically wonderful place&#160;full of fun and treats if you&rsquo;re willing to open your heart. From Great Danes to Miniature Dachshunds, Poodles to Chihuahuas, there&rsquo;s no such thing as an underdog &ndash; every pup has something to offer! 
 
 This book reveals the different doggo traits that you can adopt to Be More Dog and live a happier, healthier, more &lsquo;courageous canine&rsquo; existence. Packed with practical tips and exercises, interspersed with folklore and fun facts about our loyal, loving companions, there&#39;s something for everyone. So, throw yourself a bone, use the power of the paw and learn the art of being more dog. 
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Be More Dog

Life Lessons from Our Canine Friends

Naomi Shimada

Sarah Raphael

Social media has changed our aspirations and the way we see ourselves. It has created a new layer of perfectionist pressure in every aspect of our lives, but equally enabled us to share resources, opinions, help and information more quickly than ever before.We love it; we hate it; we can&rsquo;t get off it. We have mixed feelings.Naomi Shimada and Sarah Raphael have spent the last decade building successful careers on the internet. Sarah&rsquo;s work as a writer and editor brings her into contact with the outer reaches and inner workings of online content, graph upon graph revealing to her what women most want to read today. Naomi is a model, host and writer and talks to people all over the world through her sunny, colourful Instagram account which has helped girls struggling with body image and confidence issues.Having experienced extreme online highs and lows, both personally and professionally, in Mixed Feelings, Naomi and Sarah explore what social media is doing to our minds, bodies and hearts through wide-ranging essays and discussions featuring diverse perspectives and voices. A heartfelt resource for those who struggle to fit into a box, Mixed Feelings is a celebration of difference and a challenge to the status quo. It is a bulwark against the onslaught of perfectionist and aspirational images that we are bombarded with on a daily basis.

Mixed Feelings

Exploring the Emotional Impact of Our Digital Habits

Lisa Varadi

"Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night." 
William Blake 
 
Sleep invites you to explore the benefits gained from the simple act of sleeping. 
 
The body&#39;s natural way of re-energising and healing, sleep nourishes the mind and body with its numerous health benefits. Whether you sleep like a baby or are a perennial insomniac, Sleep will guide you through the cultural and historical perspectives of shut-eye, explain why our body clocks are so important, and delve into the four stages of sleep, from shallow to deep. You&#39;ll learn about why it&#39;s so important to nourish the mind, what really goes on when you&#39;re dreaming and how to tackle the perpetual problem of insomnia. 
 
So pyjamas at the ready...it&#39;s time to get the best night&#39;s sleep you&#39;ve ever had.

Sleep

Relax, Replenish and Rejuvenate With a New Approach to Sleep

&#39;Instructions for living life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.&#39; 
 Mary Oliver 
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 More and more of us are suffering from the daily stresses and strains of modern life. Forever in a rush, it&rsquo;s hard to slow down, focus and enjoy living in the moment. Mindfulness can break the cycle of unhappiness, stress and anxiety to help you to find some peace in this frantic world. 
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 A follow up to the bestselling Little Book of Mindfulness, this book explores the ways in which we can achieve mindfulness in our daily lives and regain focus, whether through home and family, in nature, at work, in your relationships or improving your general wellbeing. 
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 By taking a few minutes out of your day to de-stress and de-clutter your mind, you can regain control and rediscover the joy of living a more mindful existence.&#160; 
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The Little Book of Mindfulness II

Peace | Life | Calm

Anna Newton

Declutter every aspect of your life - from your wardrobe, exercise schedule and food budget to your phone, bookshelves and beauty regime - with this realistic guide to getting neat and keeping things that way.Anna Newton is just trying to balance work, her friends, her family, her husband Mark, a growing handbag habit and a love for takeaway pizza. Over the past 8 years of running the blog and corresponding YouTube Chanel &lsquo;The Anna Edit&rsquo;, she&rsquo;s grown a loyal viewership who tune in for her weekly videos on everything from house renovations to the best summer foundation.Anna is a typical Virgo &ndash; she loves being organised. She&rsquo;s Marie Kondo&rsquo;d her house, nearly throwing away her TV remote in the process. She&rsquo;s waved goodbye to her things with Fumio Sasaki. She&rsquo;s minimized and bullet-journalled her schedules down to the finest detail. Along the way, she&rsquo;s realised something key: there&rsquo;s no one prescription for an organized life, a tidy home and calm mind. Instead, it&rsquo;s all about editing.Learn how to edit your home, calendar, exercise regime, social life, me-time, wardrobe, household budget, digital detox, beauty routine and office space.&#160; It&#39;s about how to utilise your time and spend more of it doing what makes you happy.

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Simple Steps to Streamlining your Life, at Work and at Home

Live Green is a practical guide of 52 sustainable living changes &ndash; one for each week of the year &ndash; you can make to be more self-sufficient and reduce your impact on the environment.Many of us are already doing what we can to adopt a greener lifestyle. We recycle, try to reduce our waste and plastics, choose organic food when shopping, eat less meat and opt for environmentally friendly cleaning products. Yet we often wish we were doing more and it can be overwhelming to know where to start. Live Green tackles all areas of your life from your cleaning routine, home furnishings, food shopping, fashion choices, natural beauty and Christmas, and has all the ingredients to help you achieve a more sustainable year.From making your own eco-friendly cleaning products, buying vintage furniture, making your own moth repellent and improving your natural beauty regime to creating a capsule wardrobe and creating your own ethical Christmas decorations &ndash; discover how to get the most out of life by living with intention.Live simply. Live Green.

Live Green

52 Steps for a More Sustainable Life

Cath Kidston

Little changes can make a big difference, especially when it comes to your everyday wellbeing. So put a spring back into your step with Cath Kidston: The Little Book of Health and Happiness, which includes everything from the perfect feel-good gym kit to keep you motivated, to practical but oh-so-cute accessories for all your adventures. Whether you want to set health and fitness goals, feel more fulfilled, or you&#39;re looking to up your happiness quota, everything you need is right here. Each page is packed with practical advice and motivation, combined with a selection of our popular, pretty prints. Dip in for encouragement and a daily insights, or read it all in one go to unleash a happier and healthier you.

The Little Book of Health & Happiness

101 Ways to Brighten Up Your Day

They can&#160;slow their heart rate down to such a pace that it is possible for them to hold their breath underwater for around 40 minutes. 
 
The female sloth will scream full pelt&#160;to alert any likely lad in the vicinity that she&#39;s ready and available for love. 
 
 Embrace your inner sloth with this light-hearted self-help book. From being still&#160;and&#160;enjoying the moment,&#160;to digging your claws in when life gets tough, this book will show you how to go after your goals and get the most out of living life in the slow lane. 
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 Sloths&#39; ability to seize the day makes them excellent examples of how to make the most of every moment; whether it&#39;s climbing higher to get a fresh perspective, or a graceful swim in a nearby lagoon, sloths have it sorted.&#160;Relaxed, resilient and powerful, sloths are happy to go at their own pace, unflustered by the world around them. 
 
 This book reveals the&#160;seven&#160;marvellous traits that you can&#160;embody&#160;to&#160;Be More Sloth&#160;and live a happier, healthier and all-round more chilled existence. Packed with practical tips and exercises, interspersed with folklore and fun facts about these furry gurus, there&#39;s something for everyone. So hang in there, relax and learn the art of being more sloth.

Be More Sloth

Get the Hang of Living Life in the Slow Lane

In What A Time To Be Alone,The Slumflower will be your life guru, confidante and best friend. She&rsquo;ll show you that being alone is not just okay: it&rsquo;s just about the best freaking thing that&rsquo;s ever happened to you. As she says, &lsquo;You&rsquo;re bad as hell and you were made with intention.&rsquo; It&rsquo;s about time you realised.Peppered with insightful Igbo proverbs from Chidera&rsquo;s Nigerian mother and full of her own original artwork, What A Time To Be Alone will help you navigate the modern world. We can all decide our own fates and Chidera shows us how, using a three-part approach filled with sass, wisdom and charm.<ol><li>Learn how to celebrate YOU &ndash; decide your self-worth, take time to heal and empower yourself in this messy world.</li><li>Don&rsquo;t worry about THEM &ndash; avoid other people&rsquo;s demons and realise that everyone is protecting themselves from something &ndash; no matter how aggressive their method.</li><li>Feel the togetherness in US &ndash; sustain and grow healthy relationships and avoid toxicity in your friendships.</li></ol>Own your story. Create your own narrative. Read this book. #WATTBA

What a Time to be Alone

The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough

Quadrille

"Get a cool paralegal alter ego." 
 
 "Get divorced. Sorry Wallis Simpson..." 
 
 "Perfect the art of gazing adoringly (into the camera/your prince&#39;s eyes)." 
 
 Meghan Markle has changed the rules. What was once an unattainable 7-year-old&rsquo;s dream has now become an achievable reality. With this book, step into Meghan&rsquo;s glass slippers, and find out all the little ways in which you can channel your inner modern princess. Simple yet profound, this humorous little book could change your life forever. 
 
 Read it, enjoy it, learn from it&hellip; and it&rsquo;s just possible that your fairy tale dreams could come true. 
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How to be a Modern Princess

Unicorns are wonderful, shimmery creatures. A mascot for millennials and a symbol of magical positivity, these fabulous mythical beasts can teach you so much. 
 
Be More Unicorn offers a dose of glittery escapism. It encourages you to let go by embracing your inner unicorn and to gain a deeper understanding of yourself and others. 
 
 Unleash your playfulness and uncover the secret of positivity, through a collection of practical rainbow-coloured tips, mystical exercises and witty, whimsical quotes. So polish your hooves, shake out your luscious mane and get ready to become the all-new, powerful you and Be More Unicorn!&#160;

Be More Unicorn

How to Find Your Inner Sparkle

Happiness is contagious, a positive, transformative force. More than merely a passing mood, contentment should be attainable by everyone, but it can feel out of reach as we become bogged down in daily stresses and&#160;consumed by negativity. 
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The Little Book of Happiness shows you how to live in the moment, flourish as an individual and improve your wellbeing. Through uplifting tips, positive quotes and simple exercises, learn how to let go, find true bliss and reclaim your smile.&#160; 
 
"Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." 
 Abraham Lincoln 
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The Little Book of Happiness

Live Laugh Love

Do you feel like you&rsquo;re drowning in to-do lists, or overwhelmed by the number of possessions in your house? Tidying presents the opportunity&#160;not only to transform the physical&#160;spaces in which you&#160;spend time, but also to free the mind of daily stresses. 
 
 This inspirational little book&#160;brilliantly simplifies the art of tidying up and reveals the benefits you will experience from getting your life, home and workplace&#160;in order. Motivating quotes, practical tidying tips and simple exercises help you to identify&#160;the things that are really significant and worth holding on to.&#160; 
 
 Gain confidence and control with&#160;The Little Book of Tidiness, and&#160;seize the chance to&#160;make the most of less.&#160; 
 
"Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul." 
 &#160;Mark Twain

The Little Book of Tidiness

Declutter Your Life

Sholto Radford

&#39;Walking is man&rsquo;s best medicine&#39; &ndash; HippocratesWalk invites you to explore the benefits to be gained from the simple act of walking and spending time outdoors.A great natural way to boost your mind, body and soul, walking is simple and free. Without the need for specialist equipment or personal training, it is just about the easiest way to get more active, lose weight and become healthier. And it can be done anywhere. Travelling by foot is also meditative as it fosters a slowness of thought, as you become more aware of your surroundings.Drawing on Sholto Radford&rsquo;s extensive work with mindfulness-based practices, this book offers expert guidance and practical exercises to cultivate emotional and physical wellbeing.Learn how to change your speed, shift your perspective and discover the pure joy of walking.

Walk

The Path to a Slower, More Mindful Life

Lisa Sturge

Laughter is a physiological response that activates a plethora of beneficial reactions in the body. The elation you feel when you laugh and your body relaxes and releases endorphins is a great way of offsetting the physical effects of stress.The aim of the laughter healing techniques in this book is to help you to laugh more easily through a series of warm-up exercises that are then followed by a range of activities designed to get you giggling.Laughter does not come easily to everyone, but luckily the body cannot distinguish between real and &#8203;simulated laughter &ndash; pretend laughter has the same beneficial effect as real laughter. The practice of laughter is suitable for everyone, including elderly groups.There are many different types of laughs &ndash; light chuckles, hearty chortles, full-on belly laughs &ndash; and when starting with a fake laugh it often quickly becomes a genuine laugh. When we laugh, we are present in the moment. Paying attention to the here and now is much needed in today&#39;s frenetic society. It helps us to notice the small details as well as the bigger picture. By learning to pause in our daily swirl of activities and become fully present to whatever is happening at that moment, then we will be able to pause and laugh easily too. Laughter is mindfulness in motion.We all need to laugh more. This book shows you how.

Laugh

Everyday Laughter Healing for Greater Happiness and Wellbeing

Laura Archer

Gone for Lunch is for everyone who wants to reclaim their lunch break &ndash; whether they have a whole hour, or just 30 minutes to spare. In this friendly, fun and inspirational book, there&rsquo;s a challenge for every week of the year. Each activity is designed to be suitable for anyone anywhere &ndash; at home or at work, in the city or the countryside.After failing to take a lunch break for several weeks, Laura Archer set herself a lunchtime challenge for every week of the year and began chronicling her escapades. Drawing buildings, trying yoga classes, volunteering, going for bike rides, handwriting letters: her challenges ranged from indoor to outdoor, active to sedentary, and the effect they had on her was magical. She discovered old flames, past joys, new hobbies. By claiming back that single hour in the middle of the day, Laura turned her life into something richer and happier &ndash; a simple change, with wondrous consequences. Now you can be inspired by her ideas too!

Gone For Lunch

52 Things To Do in Your Lunch Break

Bridget Bodoano

A Spotless Home

Change Your Life with Time-Saving Tidying Tips & Cleaning Cheats

Holly Macdonald

This creative colouring book is the perfect companion to the best-selling The Little Book of Mindfulness. 
 
The Little Book of Mindfulness Colouring includes line illustrations of the natural world - from flowers and trees to butterflies and birds that are specially designed to be coloured in - alongside a collection of 50 inspirational quotes that will enable you to still the mind and relax the body, whilst generating and boosting a feeling of well-being and contentment that will permeate every aspect of everyday life. 
 
The perfect gift to bring lasting happiness and peace for friends and family. This is a practical way to relax the mind, whilst subconsciously developing self knowledge, expanding the imagination and nurturing creativity.

The Little Book of Mindfulness Colouring

Tiddy Rowan

The Little Book of Quiet takes a broad look at the need for, and the benefits of, achieving more quiet in your life. It takes a look at different personality types - those who are inherently more disposed to an introverted nature (people who are more comfortable in the inner world of thought and feeling) and those of an extroverted nature (people of action and clamour). It looks at some of the people in history who are heard despite their quiet voices and personalities, for example: Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates, J.K. Rowling. In so doing it will show introverts how to harness their many positive qualities, and show extroverts how to allow more quiet into their lives. Now that everyone is constantly connected digitally 24/7, more emphasis is being placed on achieving higher emotional intelligence (EQ) to empathize and negotiate with others in a global economy - in other words enhancing &#39;people skills&#39;. To be a good listener is considered a key people skill, and a basic requirement of being a good listener is to be quiet when the other person is talking. The book shows how an understanding of left-brain and right-brain thinking can help achieve a better balance between the two and how to recognise these same attributes in others. It explores ways of achieving more quiet in our lives and less troubled minds, through tips and exercises and through mindfulness and understanding.

The Little Book of Quiet

Finding a Mindful Balance

More and more of us are suffering from the stresses and strains of modern life. Mindfulness is an increasingly popular discipline that can not only help alleviate the symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression brought on by the pressures of our daily existence but can actually bring calm, joy and happiness into our lives.In The Little Book of Mindfulness Tiddy Rowan, herself a practitioner for over 30 years, has gathered together a seminal collection of over 150 techniques, tips, exercises, advice and guided meditations that will enable people at every level to follow the breath, still the mind and relax the body, whilst generating and boosting a feeling of well-being and contentment that will permeate every aspect of everyday life.The perfect little gift to bring lasting happiness and peace for friends and family.

The Little Book of Mindfulness

Focus, Slow Down, De-Stress

Atsushi Futatsuya

Sashiko has become a popular buzzword in the fashion and craft world, often oversimplified in its mainstream adoption. 
 
Japanese Sashiko Artisan Atsushi Futatsuya seeks to restore its true essence in Sashiko: The Untold Story. This book offers a rich history and philosophy of Sashiko, exploring its stitches, traditions and proper application. 
 
Celebrating this historical technique, this book delves into its origins and addresses the cultural appropriation of this craft. Through captivating location photography, decorative illustrations, and personal stories, Atsushi reveals the wisdom, mindset, and techniques behind Sashiko. More than just a skill or style, Sashiko embodies a deeper essence found in the spaces between the stitches. 
 
Join Atsushi on a journey with Sashiko artisans, discovering the unseen aspect and intricacies of this ancient craft. This ultimate guide is a must-have for all hand stitchers eager to delve into the art of Sashiko.

Sashiko: The Untold Story

The History, Technique and Philosophy Behind Japanese Hand-stitching

Britney Spears redefined what it was to be a pop star. What Britney Says is a celebratory and empowering collection of the icon's most inspirational quotes. 
 
'You have to speak the thing that you’re feeling, even if it scares you. You have to tell your story. You have to raise your voice.' 
 
'Never doubt yourself. Never change who you are. Don't care what people think and just go for it.' 
 
'I realised how powerful it can be when women defy expectations.'

What Britney Says

The Unofficial Collection

Katie Cooper

This brand-new gift series taps into an exciting and never-more prescient trend: moving away from screens and phone addiction and finding happiness, productivity and energy in the simplicity of the everyday. 
In This Book Will Give You Energy, psychologist Dr Katie Cooper teaches the reader to adopt new habits through daily activities that will stimulate these essential brain chemicals, helping you reach optimum levels of serotonin and dopamine throughout the day. Divided into three sections focusing on the morning, afternoon and evening, this accessible handbook will include tips on improving your mood through sunlight, physical touch, exercise, gratitude practices and much more. There will be some journal prompts at the back to encourage the reader to log their own moods and observe how the books have helped. Small enough to pop in your bag and stylish enough to present on your bedside table, This Book Will Give You Energy provides the perfect dip-in-and-out toolkit to combat our increasingly busy lives and make you feel that little bit better.

This Book Will Give You Energy

How to Boost Your Dopamine Every Day

This brand-new gift series taps into an exciting and never-more prescient trend: moving away from screens and phone addiction and finding happiness, productivity and energy in the simplicity of the everyday. 
 
In This Book Will Make You Happy, psychologist Dr Katie Cooper teaches the reader to adopt new habits through daily activities that will stimulate these essential brain chemicals, helping you reach optimum levels of serotonin and dopamine throughout the day. Divided into three sections focusing on the morning, afternoon and evening, this accessible handbook will include tips on improving your mood through sunlight, physical touch, exercise, gratitude practices and much more. There will be some journal prompts* at the back to encourage the reader to log their own moods and observe how the books have helped. Small enough to pop in your bag and stylish enough to present on your bedside table, This Book Will Make You Happy provides the perfect dip-in-and-out toolkit to combat our increasingly busy lives and make you feel that little bit better.

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