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In 1961, Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to pass the ‘Women in Space’ programme. Wally sailed through a series of rigorous physical and mental tests, her scores beating many of the male candidates, including those of John Glenn, the first American in orbit. But just one week before she was due to enter the final phase of training, the programme was abruptly cancelled. A combination of politics and prejudice meant that none of the women ever flew into space.

When Ruby Clare's father was alive, they toiled together happily on their dairy farm in Northern Ireland. Since his death Ruby - thirty-three, plump but comely - has been forced indoors and made a domestic drudge for Martha, her endlessly critical mother, and her prettier younger sisters, May and June.

Born in the worst suburb in Pittsburgh, Elaine Brogan is bright, beautiful and bold. When her father is falsely arrested for passing counterfeit $100 bills, Elaine vows to become a Secret Service agent and track down the man responsible. After barely surviving the arduous Secret Service Training Academy in Laurel, Maryland, she is transferred to bleak and blustery Great Falls, Montana. But things do not go as planned, and Elaine soon finds herself betrayed and thrown into an adventure that takes her halfway around the world, from dark and mysterious Sofia, Bulgaria, to Moscow Russia, and finally, to Milan, Italy.

Sue Cleaver shares her experiences and life stories, reflects on how they made her feel and what she learned, and offers advice and tips for others who find themselves in similar situations. Are you a chronic overthinker, do you have anxiety, or suffer from self-doubt? Sue has been there, done that, and is still learning from it. Training as a therapist was only the start of her journey of self-discovery and at sixty she feels more empowered to live life to the full than ever before.

In 2013, actress, television personality, and Sunday Times best-selling author Lynda Bellingham was diagnosed with cancer. Until now, Lynda hasn't spoken publicly about her illness - she has felt strongly that everyone's experience of cancer is so different, and she wanted to keep what she has been going through personal to her while she came to terms with her life now. But in this memoir, Lynda talks with beautiful poignancy about her life since her diagnosis, her family, and how together they came to terms with a future they hadn't planned.

Having a unicorn as your best friend is so much fun! You can do many cool things together - eating breakfast, racing across the meadow, then sliding down the rainbow, and a lot more.... But most importantly, a unicorn is very wise and smart and often sits with you for hours to talk about important things, such as important feelings and emotions.

How could a pet unicorn make me stop worrying? Yes, you heard that right! I have a unicorn for a pet. She’s my best friend ever. We do many cool things together - eating breakfast, racing across the meadow, then sliding down the rainbow, and a lot more.... But most importantly, my unicorn is very wise and smart and often sits with me for hours to talk about important things.

From £10 left in her purse, depressed, desperate, and full of fear to becoming totally at peace, happy, and richly abundant, Sue Stone has achieved an incredible life transformation. Sue is passionate about helping others from all walks of life and openly shares the tools that have enabled her to create a life she loves.

This Detox Yoga class is suitable for those with some previous experience of yoga. It has been created by leading yoga teacher Sue Fuller, who is the resident yoga expert at Natural Health magazine, specifically to offer a practical and effective method of removing toxins from the body.

The easy-to-follow class can be used effectively on it's own or in conjunction with any detox plan to really increase and enhance the effects of the plan.

From the No1 Bestselling author who brought you Gucci Gucci Co, Neurotica and A Catered Affair comes a hilarious new novel about falling in love, hating your job, and getting what you want out of life - without ever smudging your lipstick! When it comes to men, beauty columnist Rebecca Fine always seems to be on the scruffy end of the mascara wand. But all that changes the morning she meets Max Stoddart, her new colleague at the Daily Vanguard.

Relaxations for Sleep, Vol.1 contains two different 28 minute sessions that have been devised to be used whilst laying in bed. The sessions will help to clear your mind and induce deep relaxation so you can drift off into a fantastic sleep and then wake feeling calm, refreshed and revitalized.

This meditation class has been devised specifically to introduce practitioners to the Eight Limbs of Yoga. Integrating the limbs into a practical meditation session helps to deepen the understanding of each limb and reveals how relevant they still are to the practices of both yoga and meditation. Spending time considering each limb and how they support the practice as you progress through a guided meditation reveals how each of the limbs entwines with the others and seamlessly integrates to help practitioners obtain a meditative state.

Twelve-year-old Robyn has grown up in Bletchley Park, where her father works as a driver. When she's not at school, she helps her dad in the garages. Then the war begins and everything at Bletchley changes. Robyn is assigned to help with the carrier pigeons that take messages to the Allies. But first, she must sign the Official Secrets Act and is ordered not to leave the grounds of the park. While Bletchley is buzzing with people recruited for the war effort and all eyes are on the skies, Robyn becomes convinced that there's something sinister going on within Bletchley Park.

Are you tired of yelling, punishing, and reminding, yet experiencing no change in your child’s behavior?What if you could learn the transformative mindset that allows parents to get results without “fixing” their child’s bad behavior? In Secrets to Parenting Without Giving a F^ck, Sue Donnellan—parent mentor, author, mom of four, and entrepreneur—shares 20+ years of experience cultivating the effective thought process for successful parenting. She delivers a proven playbook for turning misbehaving kids into happy, respectful, well-adjusted young adults.

Since 2013, Tweet of the Day has been a daily delight for early risers, with its 90 seconds of beautiful birdsong and fascinating ornithological stories. But what of the people who tune in to this avian chorus? In this collection, we bring to the airwaves the conversational voices of an array of wildlife enthusiasts, all eager to recount their encounters with birds.

In this remarkable book of personal and professional transformation, Sue Ludwig, a neonatal therapist, shares how her tiny patients in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) guided her to step off her hamster wheel of existence and into a new way of living. Through real patient stories, reflection, and practical tools, she reveals how, by following the lead of these in her care, she found her way to a more vibrant, purposeful, and impactful life than she ever imagined possible - and how you can, too.

Following the unexpected death of her alcoholic mother, 16-year-old Terry Sue decides her biological father, whom she doesn't know, could change her life for the better. However, by the time she finds him - after decades of searching - she understands that the nurture she thought she needed from him is something she's already cultivated for herself.

If you are new to yoga or have had a long break from exercising, the floor-based yoga classes in Gentle Yoga for the Absolute Beginner are perfect for you. These classes are easy to follow and allow you to experience the many benefits of yoga without applying unnecessary stress on the body. Gentle Yoga consists of two different 30-minute guided yoga sessions. These gentle, easy-to-follow sessions are not physically demanding and have been created to gently mobilize and release tension from the body.

This easy to follow class is suitable for al levels of yoga experience. It has been created by Sue Fuller, a leading yoga teacher and the resident yoga expert at Natural Health Magazine, to provide an alternative to our Pranayamas & Mudras Vol.1 class by combining different Pranayamas including Alternate Nostril Breathing and Brahmari with other effective Mudras such as Yoga and Hridiaya.

Do you long for health, wholeness, and freedom? Do you continue to hit wall after wall of resistance on the road to pursuing healing? Sue Detweiler, an international speaker, pastor, and host of the popular Healing Rain podcast, has helped thousands of believers move from the trenches of despair and sickness into the fields of freedom—and she wants to empower you as well. Full of wisdom, testimonies, discussion questions, prayers, activation exercises, and a spiritual inventory, this biblical guide will help you tend to your heart and experience healing in your body, mind, and emotions.