It took so long to bring this book to print. I don't quite know why. I think maybe a few people had to die first. What I know now is that for a long time I stopped myself from getting my poetry out into the big, blue world because I followed the internal rule that I learned in my family, which was "this doesn't go outside the family." Since most of my writing was about my family this presented a conundrum. It took many years to break this rule and I still fight it almost every time I sit d...

The Los Angeles Times affectionately referred to Freddy Powers as the “Ol’ Blue Eyes of Country Music,” and wrote that if you were to “ask country superstars Willie Nelson, George Jones, or Merle Haggard (they’ll) … tell you that he’s one of country music’s best-kept secrets.”The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame inductee has been to the top of the charts as both a producer for Willie Nelson’s Grammy-winning LP Ov**er the Rainbow, and as a songwriter for many of co...

Goodreads.com has declared that "eavesdropping on these personal reflections is entertaining, enlightening, and just plain fun to read," and indeed, throughout THE SPREE OF '83, Freddy recounts first-hand the highly-entertaining and emotionally-touching story behind his decades-long roller-coaster ride through the music business, and multiple trips to the top of the charts. He's equally open about his inspiring struggle in the years before his death in 2016 battling Parkinson's disease, al...

'One of the great love stories of history, in a league with Napoleon and Josephine, and Antony and Cleopatra ... Excellent, with dazzling mastery of detail and literary flair' EconomistIt was history's most successful political partnership - as sensual and fiery as it was creative and visionary. Catherine the Great was a woman of notorious passion and imperial ambition. Prince Potemkin - wildly flamboyant and sublimely talented - was the love of her life a...

This biography of the longest reigning monarch of Imperial Russia is "a vivid portrait of a sensual and intellectual woman" ( Washington Post ).Dutiful daughter, frustrated wife, passionate lover, domineering mother, doting grandmother, devoted friend, tireless legislator, generous patron of artists and philosophers—the Empress Catherine II, the Great, was all these things, and more. Her reign lasted from 1762 until her de...

#1 New York Times–bestselling author Catherine Coulter returns with the newest full-throttle adventure in the FBI series featuring Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock.Natalie Black, the U.S. ambassador to the Court of St. James, has returned to Washington, her job in jeopardy. Her fiancé, George McCallum, Viscount Lockenby, has died in a car accident, and mysterious rumors begin that she’s responsible begin to surface: she broke off the engagement and, heartb...

Vegetables are the elixir of life. You DO really need to eat them to stay healthy and help you age well. For very few kilojoules (calories), vegetables are the richest source of fibre, vitamins - such as vitamin C, minerals - such as potassium and phyto-chemicals - such as antioxidants and polyphenols.The Super Powers of Veg will teach you the 5 plus 2 rule; the size of a serve of vegetables (how much you have to eat); how to eat by the rainbow; vegetable tips for adults a...

**Co-author of The Amazing Generation with Jonathan Haidt'A shortcut to boosting your joy.' Oprah Winfrey*'*Accessible and instantly rewarding.' Guardian'The best self-help book of 2022. This is the book everyone needs to read.' Independent**_____________________________________When did you last feel exhilarated and light-hearted?When did you last feel fully alive?When...

An essential guide to living better for longer, Brain Power breaks down the science behind brain function and reveals why sleep, exercise, diet and even socializing are so important for our health.What does it mean to have a healthy, happy brain, and why is it so important to look after our grey matter? Comprehensive and illuminating, this is an essential and up-to-date examination of how lifestyle choices...

'A good story, embracing character, emotion and drama... refreshing.' THE TIMES'A splendidly sympathetic and sparky portrait... Wittily written and rich in detail' Miranda SeymourCatherine of Braganza - Boring? Plain? Ineffectual? Think again.Charles II's wife was a trouser-wearing tastemaker who introduced tea drinking, popularised card games and championed baroque fashion and art. Her sal...

Small, simple steps to wellbeing, pleasure, and powerHave you been putting your health and happiness on the back burner? Achieving your wellness goals doesn't have to pile on more to-dos. In Feel Better Now, neuroscience-based wellness coach, veteran fitness professional, and lifestyle journalist Catherine Roscoe Barr shares a revolutionary approach that will empower you to reclaim your wellbeing.Merging cutting-edge neuroscience with mindfulness-b...

Banish boring watercolors forever! This guide gives you the "power tools" you need to transform dull, flat landscapes into robust, colorful expressions of your artistic vision. Each chapter focuses on a specific strategy for tackling tough challenges, complete with inspiring examples, hands-on demonstrations and instructional diagrams to make these strategies easy and fun to learn. Following this guide's masterful visual instruction, you'll learn how to:• See beyond "what you see" ...