All 18 episodes of Radio 4's word-obsessed comedy panel game hosted by Gyles Brandreth, where stars from across the world of wordplay come together to guess the meanings of now-obsolete words, invent their own clichés and cockney rhyming slang, discuss their own favourite words and phrases - and suggest words they would like to ban.This witty and unexpected show brings you toponyms, abbreviations, euphemisms, old words, new words, cockney rhyming slang and Greek gobbledegook. Find ...

You picked up this book because you have a deadline, a family, a body that aches, and a mind that will not shut off at night, and you are tired of the wellness world telling you to sit cross legged and chant. You want something that fits a real life and produces real results, and you suspect, correctly, that the single system you have never trained is the breath you take 20,000 times a day. Or maybe you simply want to sleep better, focus harder, and stop letting stress own you. Whatever br...

"Michael was just fifteen years old when he started dieting. He wasn't fat, he wasn't thin either. But he was a strong minded teenager who was determined to change his own life in a very dramatic way. Michael's obsession with his appearance drew him into a death struggle with Bulimia Nervosa. Sherry and I believed that there was no hope for Michael. We knew that we were losing our youngest son, but at the height of our desperation, God came and touched our lives in a very powerful way. Whe...

The complete Series 1 and 2 of the sparkling political sitcom - plus pilot episode'Miles Jupp is effortlessly funny' The TelegraphWhat happens when a Prime Minister suddenly stops being Prime Minister? That's the question facing Henry Tobin - Britain's least popular, shortest-serving post-war PM, who's forced into retirement 30 years early after a bruising election defeat. But he's not going to let failure crush his spirit...

Sue Perkins presents the 'Show and Tell' series that celebrates the natural world in alll its weird and wonderful eccentricityThe world of wildlife is full of surprising and magical quirks - and Sue Perkins - comedian, broadcaster and Just a Minute host - is on a mission to discover them all. In this fantastic series, recorded at ZSL London Zoo and the Eden Project, she's joined by a diverse group of comedians and natural history experts for some entertain...

A quick-reference, multi-media guide to practical psychotherapy skills that improve client outcomes.Rigorously field-tested by on-the-ground clinicians, these practical guidebooks—sold separately or as a set—provide easy-to-use, evidence-based summaries of five core therapy techniques. Filled with self-test questionnaires, case studies, diagrams, exercises and role play transcripts, they are ideal teaching and learning resources. Accompanying each guide is a DVD fe...

Only one thing stands between a son and his father's killer: forty years of lies. . .On a remote Arizona ranch, a man who has known loss, fear, and war weeps for the first time since he was a child. His tears are for the father taken from him four decades before in a deadly shoot-out. And his grief will lead him back to the place where he was born, where his father died, and where a brutal conspiracy is about to explode.For Bob Lee Swagger, the world change...

“Stephen Hunter is in a class by himself. Time to Hunt is as vivid and haunting as a moving target in the crosshairs of a sniper scope.”—Nelson Demille, author of MaydayHe is the most dangerous man alive. He only wants to live in peace with his family, and forget the war that nearly killed him. . . .It's not going to happen.Stephen Hunter's epic national bestsellers, Point of Impact and Black Light,

Death was supposed to be my end. Instead, it was just the beginning.I woke up in someone else’s body, inside the Shadow Academy, a school for elite warriors. Now they think I’m someone I'm not, and until I escape, I’ll have to play along.But things get complicated when strange powers awaken inside me, along with forgotten memories.Then there are the four Elite Shadows who hate me for some reason, but also think I’m their mate:Knox, the lethal assassin who he...

The exciting third and final installment of Rumer Hale's incredible Shadow War Academy series.The war with the Hollow is finally over. But it looks like the real battle has just begun.With Levington no longer hiding behind his facade, he’s instead decided to up his game.This time it’s not my mates he’s going after, it’s my claim to the throne.By backing Sasha as the lost heir, his lies spread like wildfire making those in the Volar academy see her as their q...

Death was just the beginning… now it might be the beginning of my end.Answers finally brought into the light have revealed who switched my body.Or should I say… switched it back. Apparently, it was mine all along.And now I’m finally free of the Shadow Academy. But instead of gaining my freedom, I’ve ended up in enemy territory with the Winged Shadows.Hiding my true identity, I blend in as another student and try to figure out my role in this new reality....

A ghostly travel guide to the Great Lakes State.Michigan has two beautiful peninsulas that are connected by stories, legends, and mysteries. This book is the perfect glove compartment companion for exploring those paranormal parts of the Mitten State, as most of these hotels, restaurants, theaters, lighthouses, and other places are open to the public.This road trip to "the other side," filled with hauntings, ghost towns, and bizarre tales of murder and mayh...