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At last, there’s a nutrition and fitness program that doesn’t require you to develop superhuman willpower, shun entire food groups, or devote your every waking moment to the treadmill. Getting in shape (and staying in shape) no longer has to mean feeling deprived and hungry, living with low energy, being irritable and anxious, or obsessing about food and exercise. There is a way to make looking and feeling your best a permanent way of life. Body Confidence is a revolutionary approach based on three key nutrition factors that stabilize your blood sugar and keep your body in balance.

Most humans need about 8 hours sleep ~ which is about one third of our lives! Can we get better & more productive sleep by using our time before falling asleep more wisely? What is 'sleep hygiene' & how can we wind down faster after a hectic day or shift? This book enables you to gently fill your mind with appropriate thoughts that you can carry into sleep.

What is it really like to work in a British school as a teacher in the 21st century? What happened to the national curriculum in England? How do teachers deal with disruption? Hilarious things students say! Sometimes intentionally! Which issues are most draining of teachers' energy?

Follows the route of the Coronation in London.

A fun but calming children's bedtime story book for children to listen to before sleeping....

Mark Macdonald (musical director and pianist) chats to professional musicians from all corners of the music industry about their lives, the career paths they've taken to where they are today and what they've experienced along the way. New episode every week! Enjoying the podcast? Support it here by buying a coffee: ko-fi.com/meetingmusos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does what it says on the tin. Top 10 tips for hitting the ground running for trainee teachers, newly qualified teachers, and teachers everywhere.

When a family secret comes to light, lives are changed forever in this honest, beautiful, and sometimes painful memoir. When Mark, adopted at birth, set out to find his genetic family as an adult, he found something he never expected—three full-blood siblings, including a persistent sister who would alter the course of his life. He finds himself faced with the emotional task of coming to know his entire birth family, along with the unintended impact it has on his parents and his marriage. This raises age-old questions: What defines family? Nature or nurture?

Simple techniques to declutter the brain and live more fully in the present! 20 minutes a day can really quieten the brain and focus on your real needs.

In Graveyard of the Lakes, Thompson suggests that most of the accidents and deaths on the lakes have been the result of human error, ranging from simple mistakes to gross incompetence. In addition to his compelling analysis of the causes of shipwrecks, Thompson includes factual accounts of more than 100 wrecks. Graveyard of the Lakes will forever change the listener's perspective on shipwrecks.

What has been missing from the daring tales of fairy tale heroes is quite simply some heft. In Burly Tales, Lambda Literary Award-winning editor Steve Berman has gathered a dozen stories of whimsy and romance that feature gay men with plenty of curves and fur. Run away with us to enchanted woods, where the cubs and bears are not going to eat you (not without informed, enthusiastic consent), where no one will judge if you take up residence in a house with seven bearded men and only one bed.