Very few people have not at some point in their lives believed themselves or their loved ones to be reasonably healthy when, in "reality", sickness was encroaching or never went away. Health has been deceiving us for thousands of years, but rarely have we entirely dispensed with it as a concept. This book sets out to establish why and how that might be. The first of its kind, this longue durée historical study explores some of the ways in which people in western societies and cult...

“In my first book, The Enchanted Places,” Christopher Milne writes in his preface, “I was writing about my childhood, saying what I needed to say about Pooh and Christopher Robin. The present book is in a way a sequel, starting where the other left off. But, rather more than that, it is a complement, it is about the non-Pooh part of my life. It is an escape from Christopher Robin.”Everyone who grows up within a family experiences the need to outgrow parents and teachers, to make a...

This is Christopher Milne’s first autobiography, which was followed by Part 2—The Path through the Trees. From his much publicized childhood on Cotchford Farm to his war experiences, his marriage, and his proprietorship of a successful bookshop in a small English town, the life of the famous author’s son was one of much joy and some pain. It was also one of deep introspection. This book illuminates the shy, quiet man who was a thoughtful observer of the natural world and a gentle ...

Are you the kind of kid who would eat 32 dim sims for a dare, or let your teeth get so dirty they grew mould? Then STEP AWAY, because this audiobook is NOT for you. It's for GOOD boys and girls only! This collection contains the following stories: – That Dirty Dog – The Boy Who Played Cricket for Australia – The Smell From Hell – The Brothers Who Couldn't Stop Fighting – When Robert Clark's Dad Died – The Girl Who Told Lies

This stinky audiobook is for GOOD boys and girls ONLY. Bad children will only be tempted to spread rumours about toilet rats, or tell rude poems to the whole class, or tip a rubbish bin over someone’s head! This collection contains the following stories: – The Toilet Rat of Terror – The Girl Who Was Left Behind – The Girl Who Wrote Rude Poems – Night Ghost – Dreamy Drake – Wheelchair Wally Watson

Would you ever make fun of a boy with a butt for a face, or trick a bully into eating a snot sandwich? Of course you wouldn't, because you're a good kid and nothing like the bad children in these shocking stories. This collection contains the following stories: – An Upside-Down Boy – The Boy Who Said Too Many Rude Words – The Mad Gambler – A Very Lonely Boy – The Boy Who Lived in a Dunny – Two Good Girls Decide to Become Naughty

A book of naughty stories for good boys and girls! Have you ever refused to get out of bed, or lied about cheating on a test, or tricked someone into thinking you were a ghost? Of course you haven't, because you're a GOOD kid. Unlike the awful children in these POOEY stories! This collection contains the following stories: – The Girl with Death Breath – Maybe Millionaires – The Toughest Kid in School – The Boy Who Ran Away – The Girl Who Answered Back – Bully-Boy 'Boofer' Barnes – The Myst...

This revolting audiobook is for GOOD boys and girls only! Naughty kids might get ideas about how to do horrible things, like blowing up a toilet or tricking someone into bungee jumping. And then we'd be in trouble ... This collection contains the following stories: – The Girl Who Blew Up Her Brother – The Brothers' Fantastic Flying Machine – John the Joker – The Worst Holidays Ever – The Girl Who Had a Go – Beach Boy Bernie – The Kindy Kid from Hell

Would you ever swallow a goldfish, or throw cat's wee at someone, or make your teacher go mad? Of course not. Because you are a GOOD kid, unlike the naughty children in these repulsive stories ... This collection contains the following stories: – The Day Our Teacher Went Mad – A Street Kid Named Bazza – The Girls Who Loved the Dark – Clumsy Clive – The Girl Who Ruled the World – The Boy Who Flew to the Stars – The Sleepover of the Century

Have you ever had a fight with a crazy dentist, or put dog poo on someone's bike seat, or ridden a wheelchair into the girls' toilets? Of course not. Because you're a GOOD kid, unlike the foul children in these shocking stories … This collection contains the following stories: – The Crazy Dentist – The Laziest Boy in the World – The Ghost of Tamar's Tunnel – Roy the Dirty-Jobs Boy – The Worst Kid in the World – A Dim Sim-Eating Competition to Remember – The Girl Who Had Everything

These disgusting stories are for good boys and girls only. Naughty children will only be tempted to sickie-burp in someone's face, or spread nasty rumours, or blame a stinky fart on someone else. You've been warned! This collection contains the following stories: – The Bravest Kid I’ve Ever Known – The Girl Who Was Never Wrong – A Very Unlucky Boy – A Very Nasty Girl – The Worst Team in the World – Father Christmas Cracks a Wobbly – A Very Naughty Boy

A #1 New York Times Bestseller: Mark Helprin’s masterpiece transports you to New York of the Belle Epoque, to a city clarified by a siege of unprecedented snows…A Winter’s Tale is a major motion picture starring Colin Farrell, Russell Crowe, and Jennifer Connelly.This is a book about the beauty and complexity of the human soul, about God, love, and justice, and yet you can lose yourself in it as if it were a dream. You wil...