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Holistic Hypnobirthing

(2021) Enjoy hypnobirthing techniques at every stage of your pregnancy, creating a safe space for you and your baby to return to time and again.

Find out how to use deep relaxation, meditation, visualization, and breathwork exercises designed to integrate body and mind throughout your pregnancy and birth.

Anthonissa Moger, aka The Hypnobirthing Midwife, takes a holistic approach, opening out the benefits to embrace aromatherapy, yoga, partner work, mindset exercises, and more.

Using hypnobirthing techniques as a path to a calm, connected pregnancy, you’ll be fully prepared to respond intuitively to birthing your baby, feeling centred and in control.

What’s My Dog Thinking

(2020) Discover the true meaning of dog behaviour to form the deepest bond with your canine companion.

What does it really mean when a dog rolls over and shows their tummy? They’re not always looking for a belly rub…

Drawing on the latest research in dog psychology, this book reveals the secret meanings behind more than 80 canine behaviours, including the seven types of dog greeting and why some dogs eat your underwear!

Packed with dogwatching tips and positive reinforcement training advice, this book will help you keep your dog happy, stimulated – and adorable!

How Democracies Die

(2019) The most important book of the Trump era’ The Economist

How does a democracy die?

What can we do to save our own?

What lessons does history teach us?

In the 21st century democracy is threatened like never before.

Drawing insightful lessons from across history – from Pinochet’s murderous Chilean regime to Erdogan’s quiet dismantling in Turkey – Levitsky and Ziblatt explain why democracies fail, how leaders like Trump subvert them today and what each of us can do to protect our democratic rights.

‘This book looks to history to provide a guide for defending democratic norms when they are under threat, and finds that it is possible to fight back.’ David Runciman

‘A useful primer on the importance of norms, institutional restraints and civic participation in maintaining a democracy – and how quickly those things can erode when we’re not paying attention’ President Barack Obama

‘A must-read’ Andrew Marr, Sunday Times

‘The greatest of the many merits of Levitsky and Ziblatt’s How Democracies Die is their rejection of western exceptionalism. They tell inspiring stories I had not heard before’ Nick Cohen, Observer

‘Provocative, timely. One of my favourite reads this year’ Elif Shafak

‘Anyone who is concerned about the future of democracy should read this brisk, accessible book. Anyone who is not concerned should definitely read it’ Daron Acemoglu, co-author of Why Nations Fail

Peppa the Mermaid

(2019) Peppa and Rebecca Rabbit would love to be mermaids!

When they come up with a plan to have an under-the-sea party, Peppa gets carried away and invites all her friends over for a swimming disco with starfish-shaped sandwiches and a real beach! But Mummy and Daddy Pig aren’t prepared for this at all . . .

Can Miss Rabbit, Emergency Party Planner and Entertainer Extraordinaire, come to the rescue? Of course she can!

Peppa the Mermaid has a super-sparkly holofoil cover covered with mermaid scales- it’s the perfect present for every little reader and mermaid fan!

Breathless

(2020) Your first love, your first time, your first heartbreak. The new novel from Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places.

You were my first. Not just sex, although that was part of it, but the first to look past everything else into me. Some of the names and places have been changed, but the story is true.

Claudine Henry was not supposed to spend her summer on this remote island off the coast of Georgia.

She was supposed to be on a road trip with her best friend, spending every last minute together before they go to college.

But after her father makes a shock announcement, she is exiled with her shaken mother, with no phone service and no one she knows. She is completely cut off.

Until she meets Jeremiah. Free spirited, mysterious and beautiful, their chemistry is immediate and irresistible.

They both know that whatever they have can only last the summer, but maybe one summer is enough…

Honour

(2020) From Booker-shortlisted author Elif Shafak, Honour is a gripping tale of love, betrayal and clashing cultures.

‘My mother died twice. I promised myself I would not let her story be forgotten’

Pembe and Adem Toprak leave Turkey for London. There they make new lives for their family. Yet the traditions and beliefs of their home come with them – carried in the blood of their children, Iskender and Esma. Trapped by past mistakes, the Toprak children find their lives torn apart and transformed by a brutal and chilling crime.

Set in Turkey and London in the 1970s, Honour explores pain and loss, loyalty and betrayal, the clash of tradition and modernity, as well as the love and heartbreak that can tear any family apart.

‘One of the best writers in the world today’ Hanif Kureishi

‘Vivid storytelling… that explores the darkest aspects of faith and love’ Sunday Telegrap

Just Like You

(2021) A charming – and sharp – love story about what it means to fall for someone who is your polar opposite’ Sunday Telegraph

Lucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate who runs his own business. Unfortunately he turned out to have serious dependency issues.

Joseph is shaking off the memory of his last date, a girl who ticked all the right boxes and also drove him up the wall.

On an average Saturday morning in a butcher’s shop in North London, Lucy and Joseph meet on opposite sides of the counter. She is a teacher and mother of two, with a past she is trying to forget; he is an aspiring DJ with a wide-open future that maybe needs to start becoming more focused. Lucy and Joseph are opposites in almost all ways. Can something life-changing grow from uncommon ground?

Nick Hornby’s brilliantly observed, tender and brutally funny new novel gets to the heart of what it means to fall headlong in love with the best possible person – someone who may not be just like you at all.

‘Truly funny . . . immensely readable, sharp-eyed and at times hilarious’ Guardian

‘Comedy for our times’ Sunday Times

‘Sparkles with tip-top dialogue and pin-sharp comic timing’ Daily Mail

Three Daughters of Eve

(2017) On a spring evening in Istanbul, Peri is on her way to a dinner party – a night of luxury a far cry from her upbringing. But when her handbag is stolen her world shifts violently. She starts to doubt how she got here: a traumatic Istanbul childhood, student years in Oxford, the rebellious professor who led her and best friends Shirin and Mona to question everything – Islam, love, life, even God – and the scandal that tore them all apart. Over one desperate night she tries to make sense of a past she has tried to forget – but can we ever escape who we once were?

Shirin, Peri and Mona, they were the most unlikely of friends. They were the Sinner, the Believer and the Confused.

My House Plant Changed My Life

(2021) Use the power of the humble house plant to combat the stresses of modern life!

Succulents and indoor house plants may seem extra trendy right now, but these plants have more benefits than simply looking beautiful. Everyday products pollute the air in our homes and our mental wellbeing is threatened like never before. This gardening book reveals the best life-enhancing houseplants that can reduce stress, fight fatigue, and even lower your blood sugar.

Drawing on groundbreaking research, this book profiles the best air-purifying plants you can put in your home to reduce pollutant gases, particulates, and volatile compounds. Discover how these indoor plants can actively clean the air and improve your mental health through their colours, scent, habit, and nurturing needs.

Explore how having leafy companions can help to unlock your potential:

– Profiles of the 50 top air-purifying and mood-enhancing plants

– Easy-to-follow advice and expert tips from David Domoney, award-winning horticulturalist

– Informative text highlights the natural wonder of each plant

– Feature spreads show plant combinations to enhance your mood in different ways

– Step-by-step demonstrations of essential care techniques

Packed with expert advice, this book will equip you with everything you need to keep your plants thriving. It also highlights mindful ways to nurture and increase your green guests: by misting, wiping, feeding, pinching, pruning, and propagating.

Discover the Power of Nature

The ideal gift for your green-fingered friends, this book is perfect for urbanites with little or no outdoor space who want to increase the amount of greenery in their life.

Little Women

(2014) This Ladybird Classic is an abridged retelling of the classic story of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, making it perfect for introducing the story to younger children, or for newly confident readers to tackle alone.

Beautiful new illustrations throughout and a gorgeous larger format with ribbon marker bring the magic of this classic story to a new generation of children.