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Burn After Writing (Blue)

Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube…the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. Burn After Writing allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself?

Help your heart by turning off the comments and muting the accounts that drive you into jealousy for a few moments a night. Whether you are going through the ups and downs of growing up, or know a few young people who are, you will flourish by finding free expression–even if through a few tears!

Push your limits, reflect on your past, present, and future, and create a secret book that’s about you, and just for you. This is not a diary, and there is no posting required. And when you’re finished, toss it, hide it, or Burn After Writing.

China

” Edward Rutherfurd has enthralled millions of readers with his grand, sweeping historical sagas that tell the history of a famous place over multiple generations. Now, in China: The Novel, Rutherfurd takes readers into the rich and fascinating milieu of the Middle Kingdom.
The story begins in 1839, at the dawn of the First Opium War, and follows Chinese history through Mao’s Cultural Revolution and up to the present day. Rutherfurd chronicles the rising and falling fortunes of members of Chinese, British, and American families, as they negotiate the tides of history. Along the way, in his signature style, Rutherfurd provides a deeply researched portrait of Chinese history and society, its ancient traditions and great upheavals, and China’s emergence as a rising global power. As always, we are treated to romance and adventure, heroines and scoundrels, grinding struggle and incredible fortunes.”

Why We Get Fat

(2011) Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century—none more damaging or misguided than the “calories-in, calories-out” model of why we get fat—and the good science that has been ignored. He also answers the most persistent questions: Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we avoid? Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat is an essential guide to nutrition and weight management.

Complete with an easy-to-follow diet. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions.

Year of Magical Thinking

(2007) “This happened on December 30, 2003. That may seem a while ago but it won’t when it happens to you . . .”

Michiko Kakutani in The New York Times called the memoir that was the basis for the play, “an indelible portrait of loss and grief . . . a haunting portrait of a four-decade-long marriage.

The first theatrical production of The Year of Magical Thinking opened at the Booth Theatre on March 29, 2007, starring Vanessa Redgrave and directed by David Hare

Finch Bakery

(2021) The Finch Bakery is your guide to creating mouth-watering homemade treats that are a success every time! This baking book includes a wide range of delightful treats that you can make at home. Explore delicious cupcakes, scones, cookies, cake balls, cake jars, traybakes, no-bake cakes, and celebration cakes. Get creative with classic recipes like lemon drizzle, decadent cookie cups and Nutella everything – there is something for everyone!

A showstopper in the kitchen, and on your coffee table, The Finch Bakery book is the ultimate baking gift for teenagers and adults alike. Get ready to show off your best baking achievements with the help of the Finch Bakers.

Design A Healthy Home

(2021) Using the latest evidence and research in well-being and Biophilic Design, learn how to transform every space in your home to create a restorative and nurturing environment. Discover the many benefits of connecting to nature, maximising natural light, improving air quality, and the right way to add colour, texture, and pattern to create spaces that improve relaxation, recuperation, social connections, and sleep.

Together with the research team at Oliver Heath Design, including sustainability expert Victoria Jackson, psychologist Eden Goode, and designer Jo Baston, Oliver has devised each solution with easy implementation in mind. Whatever your budget and whether you rent or own your property you can use these stylish fun and affordable ideas to make your home a sanctuary.

Inside the pages of this home decor book, you’ll discover how to detoxify your home by making small changes. It includes:

– 100 tried-and-tested practical solutions for improving your living space – even if you are on a budget or renting!

– Stylish, fun and affordable interior design tips based on the latest research in sustainable, biophilic design

– Introducing colour, pattern and texture to your home, adapting and creating zones, as well as bringing the outdoors in and maintaining your houseplants

– Clear chapters organised by solution including Light, Sleep, Sound, Warmth and Air

The ideas and solutions included in this book have been devised with easy implementation in mind. Optimise lighting in your home by using reflective surfaces for a brighter space, follow a ventilation checklist to replenish the air in your home and remove pollutants, or unlock the powers of a tech-free bedroom for a better night’s sleep.

Apple Kitchen

(2021) From tart to sweet, crunchy, and soft, explore the incredible diversity of apples! This apple cookbook includes over 70 mouthwatering recipes to teach you everything you need to know about enjoying and cooking with apples.

In the pages of this recipe book, you’ll find:

– More than 70 mouthwatering recipes, including tried and tested favourites and creative new ideas

– Information on the more unusual and heritage apple varieties

– Inspiration and new, inventive ways to use seasonal produce in your cooking

– Beautifully illustrated with colour photography throughout

We all know about the Granny Smith and Golden Delicious but do you know Bramley from the Egremont Russet? There are 7000 different varieties of apples grown in the UK and the US – more than an apple a day to choose from! This recipe book explores the fascinating world of apple growing and harvesting and delves into varieties you don’t usually see at the supermarket!

Apple Kitchen contains a wide variety of recipes that showcase the remarkable versatility of this noble fruit. In this book about apples, you’ll find creative recipes for starters and snacks, mains desserts, and drinks. Along with old favourites like apple strudel, baked apples, and Tarte Tatin. Check out fresh menu ideas like carrot and apple soup, apple-filled tortellini, and apple-butter pumpkin pie.

Neal’s Yard Remedies Mental We

(2021) This mental wellness book helps you manage stressful periods as well as other biological factors that impact your mental well-being. You’ll learn how to boost and holistically balance your mental state using natural remedies.

Neal’s Yard Remedies Mental Wellness is filled with holistic techniques, herbal remedies, essential oils, foods, exercise, lifestyle strategies, and therapies to empower you. This book offers:

– The most comprehensive compendium of natural remedies and therapies for mental wellness on the market

– Organised chapters on Herbal remedies, Aromatherapy, Foods (including supplements), Exercise and Movement, and Alternative Therapies

– A Symptom Checker which you can explore symptoms and access solutions in the book, based on your current need

This beautiful, uplifting book explores how things like the environment, the seasons, hormonal shifts, sleep quality, and gut health can influence your mental health. Delve into how lifestyle choices can inhibit your mental health such as caffeine, alcohol, smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, pollution, screen time and isolation from the community.

This wellness guide offers uplifting and informed information on why you may experience stress and anxiety, providing you with reassurance and strategies to combat these feelings. Explores the science behind natural remedies and use this book as a reliable resource for advice on mindfulness, yoga, breathing exercises, acupuncture, herbal remedies, and reiki.

Science of Sleep

(2021) Heather Darwall-Smith’s message in this ebook is simple: don’t panic!

Humans are biologically programmed to sleep, and by interrogating all the factors – sociological, physiological, neurological, and psychological – that might be impeding this innate instinct, each of us can work out the changes we can make in our own lifestyles to allow ourselves to sleep naturally again.

Understand and transform your sleep habits, one night at a time.

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