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BATTLING A BRAIN INJURY: The life that Jack built
A pragmatic and moving account, of how the author came to terms with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and learned to live life to the full once more. The fact that the author was only twenty-one at the time makes this portrayal all the more poignant.
It is hoped that this book will reach others in similar positions and help them realise that some of the emotions they feel may be unique to them but that the frustrations they feel are felt by others and they are not alone in having these feelings. The author advocates never giving up and he is proof, that with determination, people who suffer TBIs can go on and achieve many things, he went on to complete his degree coming out with a 2:1, an inspiration indeed.£6.99 -
Baz
This book begins when “Baz” starts his life, growing up with his siblings, growing up through his school, working, and then married life. This shows his life with the highs and lows until just after his retirement.
It is hoped that younger readers will see that they can achieve many things in life, and that many readers will be able to relate their own experiences to the stories narrated in this book.
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Baz, Ant and the Boys
The summer started with ‘Brown Sugar’ and it ended with The Who at The Oval cricket ground, where they turned live rock music into a mesmerizing, pulsating miracle. And bound up in this heady atmosphere of 1971 was the pure, unadulterated love of football and all its absurdities, where sex, snakebite and the slide tackle scythed their way through everything.
Shortfall College, a gaunt and brooding building, reminiscent of the Industrial Revolution cut a dark slice of shadow across the South London sky. It was here that an oddball, dotty selection of students set out in search of the Holy Grail – the South London Intercollegiate Cup – aided by spurious tactics and hindered by countless distractions.
From Marlene, the landlord’s wife, a goddess and vixen with a predilection for ice who couldn’t keep her hands off Baz, to Norman, a ringer, with a rather unhealthy lopsided grin who completely snapped when trying to remove an opponent’s ear with his teeth.
Driven ever onwards by The Bear, their captain and inspiration, and Baz, his defensive henchman, they try to rein in the Ant, who possesses the aerodynamics of a spear and a footballing philosophy whereby the ball isn’t absolutely necessary.
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Be Kind, Little One
The world we live in is such a beautiful place, full of people of all colours and sizes. Everyone you meet is different to the person next to them, no one is the same – how cool is that?
Let’s explore all the different people in this world and the things that make them special. Maybe some people whizz around in wheelchairs, while other people walk on their two legs. Maybe some people are really good at drawing, while others are really good at running really fast. We all have things we are good at, and things at which we are not so good. We all look different and act different, and that’s what makes life so exciting!
So, let’s celebrate how different we all are and be kind to all. I wonder, can you think of three things that make you special?
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Be Your Own Boss
Be Your Own Boss is an information source for people thinking of starting or buying a business based on Bill McGowan’s 50 years of business experiences.
The book has been designed as a guide to help people organise their thoughts and to decide whether being their own boss is really for them.
Bill has tried to use everyday language and tried to make the book easy to understand.
Starting a new business is complex at the best of times and his aim has been to make this process as manageable as possible.Bill’s personable writing style and extensive knowledge in starting businesses from scratch, makes this book a most intriguing, absorbing, informative and a must-read.
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Beach
Hear the sound of the lapping waves.
Feel the soft sand on your toes.
Let the gentle breeze flow through your hair and the sun warm you.
Dive into this enchanting adventure about a little girl who goes on her ‘dolphin ride’ which brings her such joy and peace.
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Beaten at Birth
Precious, the oldest of ten suffered all of her life. Her biggest fear of landing in a care home had now become true. All of her belongings were thrown in the rubbish, along with all of her memories. A stroke that was not treated, due to misconduct, had left her with slight dementia. The system was prepared to pay £900 a week for a care home she didn’t want to be in. She would have been better off in prison, at least you get parole in prison. The care home had thrown away the key. Her siblings and son had tried in vain to get her out, but her oldest daughter and granddaughters were insistent that she stay there, so they could get on with their dubious business.
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Beauty and the Gut
A healthy gut equals radiant beauty and health. It’s that simple!
Beauty and the Gut delves into advice on pre and probiotics, fermented foods, beauty enzymes, colon health, green juicing, leaky gut syndrome, auto-immune disorders, acne and more.
Discover how to enhance your outer beauty from the inside by eating the most natural radiant foods. Discover the wonderful effects that beauty foods can have on everything, from dry hair to pimpled skin, cellulite and ageing.
Learn the secrets to outstanding beauty and health and recognise that they are all connected to one thing – your GUT!
Beauty and the Gut is the ultimate guide to radically transform your health and beauty from the inside out. A book not to be missed!
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Beauty Queens, Frogs and Princes
Growing up in Yorkshire within an idyllic middle-class family, two parents and a younger sister, our life together and adventures, our emigration to Africa and Australia, 10 schools in various regions and countries along the way.
Then came my success, winning the Miss UK contest and runner up to Miss World in 1985, which was aired on ITV, primetime and watched by millions of viewers, that’s when the fun really started.
The press, the public, appearances, TV shows, celebrities, drugs, my move to South Africa, marriage, divorce, modelling, boyfriends, mental abuse, violence, meeting my daughters’ father, the birth of our beautiful baby and the circumstances which changed the course of my life forever, motherhood, affairs, blackmail, private detectives, being a single parent, millionaires, and conmen to mention a few.
The dating scene, kissing many frogs and my eventual happiness, finding love, and settling down after what seemed like a lifetime of searching.
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Beautyland
“She is going to sell you something and you will buy it.”
It’s Fashion Week and Lower Manhattan churns with construction on the third anniversary of 9/11, as Emma O’Farrell Paige arrives at the federal courthouse to depose her former boss, the diabolical villain behind a counterfeit perfume ring.
With little more than tenacity and courage, Emma breaks free from her dysfunctional Midwest childhood and fights for her long-distance marriage to independent league baseball pitcher Ethan Paige, as she plays to win among world-class dealmakers in the trenches of the international beauty biz.
Under the guidance of mentor and boss Julian Petrenko, Emma masterminds the two-hundred-million-dollar fragrance deal with boy band sensation ‘UK Connection’. When the deal of the decade reveals the underbelly of the vaulted Beautyland, Emma is forced to examine herself as closely as she’s studied the beauty game.
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Beautyland is hard to put down, engaging the reader from the first word, a riveting story of a women who knows her destiny and never gives up. Dana Kline’s writing makes you feel every emotion deeply and twists and turns in the story are ones you would never expect. I didn’t want to put the book to end as I felt like I was saying goodbye to my friend. You will truly love this book”
– Tracey Bregman
American Actress & Producer
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Because of Ye Bleedin' Spanner
Although Sean once worked for the United Kingdom’s secret intelligence service, MI6, he now finds himself on death row, sentenced for what the judge at his trial described as ‘the most heinous of crimes.’
Abandoned by his colleagues, friends, and even his family, he reflects on the events of his life which took him from humble beginnings to a career that brought him into conflict with powerful people at the heart of government. Unexplained happenings, mysterious deaths, and individuals hellbent on thwarting at every turn his aim of keeping the democratic process alive made it difficult for him to trust anyone, even the girl he loved.
His mission to rid the world of a new and dangerous drug takes him to distant lands where he encounters the better sides of human nature, kindness and generosity.
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Become Yourself
If you have ever asked yourself, “Who am I?” “Is this all there is to life?” or “Why am I not happy?” you have come to the right book. Become Yourself will guide you, step-by-step, through why you find yourself asking these questions in the first place, to figuring out where and how to find the answers.
Sharing her struggles with these very questions and the twisting and turning ways she was shown that the answers were all inside of her, author and life coach Tammy Fleishman offers her unique process to help you do the same. Get ready for an eye-opening, enjoyable, and empowering journey into YOU that will lead you to a whole new level of happiness.
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