It's time to celebrate the end of an era - and the start of a whole new one!Ah, retirement - from here on out it's all lazy lie-ins, pleasant afternoons in the garden (or the garden centre), long lunches with friends and evenings spent in a comfy chair in front of the fire, right?Wrong! Welcome to a world where you're halfway to the office before you realize you don't work there any more, you somehow seem to have even less free time than before to do all th...

Slippers are meant to be chewed. Don’t feel bad about it – it seems to really excite the humans.Carrying sticks ten times the size of your own body is admirable, if not practical.For the mutt about town, this indispensable paw-book provides sage advice and pearls of doggy wisdom that will make sure your life is always full of food, joy and interesting smells – from effective techniques for getting more treats to life lessons on hosepipes, squirrels, drinking from the toilet...

Golden rule to remember when looking for some alone time: If your whiskers touch the sides, it's a good place to hide.Mirrors are not other cats.For the sophisticated cat about town, this indispensable paw-book provides witty advice and pearls of kitty wisdom that will make sure your life is always full of naps, cardboard boxes and mice to chase - from perfecting your curtain-scratching technique to getting your head stroked without looking as though you wanted it.

The perfect gift for new grandparents, packed with humorous tips and tongue-in-cheek advice on how to look after the newest additions to the familyJust when you thought your children were off your hands... along come the grandchildren! It's time to wave goodbye to that fleeting peace and quiet and say hello to a world you remember all too well.But wait - everything is different now! Who is going to teach you how to operate the over-complicated car seat, or ...

Things you could be doing instead of being on your phone:Learning some Cockney rhyming slang Doing the tree pose Bottling a whole pear There’s more to life than looking at your phone. Beyond that tiny screen there’s a whole world of fun, cool and weird things you could be doing instead! Whether you want to fill five minutes or spend an entire afternoon, this handy book is bursting with fascinating trivia, amazing facts and suggestions to free you from your screen – from the useful, ...

Dive into this hilarious, fully illustrated guide packed with tongue-in-cheek tips to prepare you for an exciting new life chapter - retirement!Attention all retirees! This book is the essential guide to navigating life beyond the nine-to-five. Your freedom begins here and you're going to need all the advice you can get on how to while away the hours, make cool new friends, and avoid total boredom!Retirement is an exciting time, but you probably have a lot ...

Everything You'll Ever Need (You Can Find Within Yourself) is Charlotte Freeman's first book and was written from the most vulnerable places of the heart. This book is open and honest, written to resonate with those who need it the most.Full of messages we all sometimes need, that often come at just the right time, this book is your reminder that everything you'll ever need, you can find within yourself.

Five years ago Helen Walters walked out on her 'perfect' life with the 'perfect' man. Wealthy, glamorous and bored, she longed for something more. Now a talented artist with a small business, Helen creates crazy patchwork crafts to support her young daughter, Megan. Penniless, content and single, she is almost unrecognisable. But when her past unexpectedly collides with her new life, Helen finds herself torn. She knows what the easiest choice is, but is it what she wants?

Over the waves, sea lions bark and seagulls wheel and call. The bay is smooth and bright in the sun.But under the waves, there’s a whole hidden forest full of whales and wolf eels, sardines and sea bass, and leopard sharks and luminous jellies, as well as the waving kelp that shelters them all.Discover the magical depths of the kelp forest and all the fascinating creatures living just a paddle’s length away—over and under the waves.

Evolution of the English Medieval Monarchy – 3 Classic English History Texts offers a sweeping exploration of the profound transformations within the English monarchy from its nascent stages through the Middle Ages. This anthology features authoritative accounts that dissect various epochs and milestones, seamlessly melding narrations of political shifts, territorial consolidations, and royal chronicles. With meticulous detail, readers are invited to traverse the intricacies of medieval go...

For most of the eighteenth century, automata were deemed a celebration of human ingenuity, feats of science and reason. Among the Romantics, however, they prompted a contradictory apprehension about mechanization and contrivance: such science and engineering threatened the spiritual nature of life, the source of compassion in human society. A deep dread of puppets and the machinery that propels them consequently surfaced in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century literature. Roman...

The top 10 short stories of all time written by American female authors.Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immedia...