**Dear Human Race,It is with much regret, and a huge sigh of frustration, that I am writing this letter.**For generations you have been taking our goodwill for granted but it behoves me, as a representative for my species, to say 'enough is enough'. You are unpredictable and inconsistent, often behaving in a way that is illogical to us and frankly unhygienic (all that touching!). I believe the modern phrase is 'You just don't get me!'Well, no more. My fellow felines...

Who knows what's going through your cat's mind when he does the things he does? Why does he dart from room to room for no real reason? Why does he hiss at empty spaces? And where does he go when he disappears for days on end? Cats are curious creatures, but with The Secret Life of your Cat you'll soon be able to decipher his actions and gain a greater understanding of his world. Written by the most popular cat author in the UK, Vicky Halls' affable and insightful prose analyses every situa...

If cats were asked how they would truly like their owners to show affection, what would they say? Are we giving them what they want? Is just loving them ever going to be enough? Can we love them too much?Vicky Halls, author of the bestselling CAT CONFIDENTIAL, has devoted her life to studying the human/feline relationship. In CAT COUNSELLOR she explores the origins of this emotional bond and shows how miraculous results can be achieved by merely changing the way we relate ...

The Complete Cat is an essential reference book that covers every aspect of cat ownership. Drawing on the breadth of knowledge gained over many years, it is an absolute must-have for cat owners.It includes sections on:Taking in stray catsWhat to look for in a good cat breederEffective flea controlDiet and nutritionGiving your cat a tabletPoisonous household itemsSpecial needs for the elderly catAnd many more...

Living Beyond Brain Injury: A Guide for Professionals is a professional supplement to Living Beyond Brain Injury: A Compassionate Resilient Guide for Survivors designed for use when Brain Injury Survivors (BISs) require structured, scaffolded rehabilitation in their everyday environments.Drawing on the Supervisory Attentional System model (SAS) and a Compassionate Resilient Mind (CRM), it provides a framework for neuropsychological rehabilitation delivere...

This updated edition of The One comes complete with five never-seen-before bonus chapters catching up with all the key characters ten years later.___"A mind blowing journey with nonstop thrills until the very last page."—Freida McFadden___How far would you go to find The One?A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you’ll be matched with your perfect partner—the one you’re genetically made fo...

Living Beyond Brain Injury: A Compassionate Resilient Guide for Survivors is a practical guidebook for people living with brain injury.Rooted in neuropsychological theory and drawing on cognitive behavioural models, including third‑wave approaches, this book introduces a values‑based mindset called the Compassionate Resilient Mind (CRM). This balances compassion and resilience to support Brain Injury Survivor’s (BIS’s) recovery, adaptation and growth.This book expl...

Brought to you by Penguin.1647: A small group of Parliamentarian soldiers are ambushed in an isolated part of Northern England. Their only hope for survival is to flee into the nearby Moresby Wood... unwise though that may seem. For Moresby Wood is known to be an unnatural place, the realm of witchcraft and shadows, where the devil is said to go walking by moonlight...Seventeen men enter the wood. Only two are ever seen again, and the stories they tell of w...

A brain injury can have a dramatic effect on all areas of a person's life. This manual is designed to provide an understanding of some of the effects of a brain injury and how to manage them. It focuses on how brain injury may affect thinking skills (e.g. memory), emotions and other related areas (e.g. sleep, work and driving). This manual provides techniques based on psychological approaches, which have been shown to be effective with people who have experienced a brain injury. As well as...

A haunting, mysterious tale imbued with the force of myth, by the award-winning author of A Kind of Intimacy.When Annette Clifford returns to her childhood home on the edge of Morecambe Bay, she despairs: the long-empty house is crumbling, undermined by two voracious sycamores. What she doesn't realise is that she's not alone: her arrival has woken the spirits of her parents, who anxiously watch over her, longing to make amends. Because as the past comes back to Jack and N...

Bloomsbury presents Test Signal by , read by Dave Baird, Laura Brydon, Simon Vause, Orlessa Altas, Simone Lahbib and Vicky Hall.A ground-breaking anthology of the best contemporary northern writing from Dead Ink and Bloomsbury, showcasing the wealth of literary talent in the North of England.'Test Signal ... is testament to the fact that there is no singular prescription of what it means to be a northern writer and no such thing as a definitive northern voice; instead it ce...

In this book on shaping a meaningful and ethical life, the renowned, Pulitzer Prize–winning author explores how character, courage, and human and moral understanding can be fostered by reflecting on the lives of others, through stories. Based on Robert Coles’ legendary course at Harvard, this provocative book addresses such questions as, “Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?” It calls on us to become stronger and more aware, by reflecting on ourselves and others with the ...