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The Fabled Coast: Legends and traditions from around the shores of Britain and Ireland
by Sophia Kingshill and Jennifer WestwoodPublished: 15/06/2012
A magnificent exploration of our coast's legendary past
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The Contented Mother’s Guide: Essential advice to help you be a happy, calm and confident mother
by Gina FordPublished: 01/05/2012
Britain’s bestselling childcare author offers a wealth of knowledge on motherhood
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Tired of London, Tired of Life: One Thing A Day To Do in London
by Tom JonesPublished: 15/01/2012
As the late great Samuel Johnson opined, ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life’
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How To Stay Married
by Jilly CooperPublished: 01/12/2011
A guide to how to stay married written in 1969 by the irrepressible Jilly Cooper. Reissued to coincide with the golden wedding anniversary of Jilly and Leo Cooper, with a new introduction by Jilly.
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The Lore of Scotland: A guide to Scottish legends
by Jennifer Westwood and Sophia KingshillPublished: 15/05/2011
A magnificent exploration of Scotland's legendary past
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Walking in Ireland
by Christopher SomervillePublished: 15/03/2011
A comprehensive guide to the fifty most stunning walks in northern and southern Ireland for all levels of ability, by one of the UK's finest travel writers.
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Nurtureshock: Why Everything We Thought About Children is Wrong
by Po Bronson and Ashley MerrymanPublished: 01/03/2011
Groundbreaking work that will change the way we think about the young forever
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An Island in Time: The Biography of a Village
by Geert MakPublished: 15/09/2010
A fascinating account of the life and charming inhabitants of a typical countryside village, and how it must adapt and change in order to survive in the modern world.
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Grandma's Remedies: A Guide to Traditional Cures and Treatments from Mustard Poultices to Rosehip Sy
by Cherry ChappellPublished: 01/09/2010
A beautifully illustrated guide to the recipes and treatments that have preserved family health for generations
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Monday's Child is Fair of Face: and Other Traditional Beliefs about Babies and Motherhood
by Steve RoudPublished: 01/09/2010
A fascinating guide to the superstitions and traditional customs surrounding babies, from the old belief that you should not wash babies' hands to the view still widely held today that the day on which a baby is born determines its personality and fortune in life
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The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born. It's grown
by Daniel CoylePublished: 03/05/2010
A completely new perspective on the way in which people acquire skill and talent
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Grandma's Remedies: Traditional treatments from mustard poultices to rosehip syrup
by Cherry ChappellPublished: 15/02/2010
A beautifully illustrated guide to the recipes and treatments that have preserved family health for generations
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The Secret World of the Working Mother
by Fiona MillarPublished: 15/04/2009
An intelligent, entertaining, in-depth look at what it really means to be a working mother
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Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
by Daniel GolemanPublished: 01/10/2007
A major book from the author of the bestselling EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE does for relationships what EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE did for emotions: brings readers a radically different way of thinking about themselves and their world.
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Hothouse Kids: How the Pressure to Succeed is Threatening Childhood
by Alissa QuartPublished: 01/11/2006
An exposé of the ways in which today's children are being driven ever harder to succeed.
