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Babycentre Pregnancy - From Preconception To Birth Category: Books Description: Produced with Babycentre - the world's leading parenting website - this up-to-the-minute guide to preconception, pregnancy, birth and the first few weeks with your baby, combines expert advice from health professionals with shared experience, suggestions and tips from parents, taken from the Babycentre online community. ISBN: 9781405357265 Review this product	Review this store Dorling Kindersley Product ID: 764478195	Price: £13.99	Visit Store »
The Juice Master Diet - Jason Vale - Fitness and Diet Category: Books Description: Lose up to 7lbs in 7 days with The Juice Master Jason Vale's ultra-fast 1-week super juice cleanse. The man who helped Jordan to get her post-baby body back has designed a healthy and effective diet and exercise programme to reshape your body in just one week, but with lasting results. The one-week super juice diet with fast, body-transforming results from the UK's leading health coach and seminar leader Jason Vale -- aka The Juice Master. This highly motivational and hard-hitting programme for effective, speedy weight loss has made health headlines around the world. Now updated with sizzling new content and a new cover, 'The Juice Master Diet' can help you look sensational in that little black dress or give you a beach-perfect body in no time. With this simple diet and exercise programme combined with Jason's inspirational coaching, you will not only lose weight but have higher energy levels, clearer skin, more motivation and -- best of all -- be free from the dieting trap forever. Not only will Jason Vale's carefully designed juicing plan help you diet more effectively than ever before, it will also power-pack your body with nutrients and enzymes for the ultimate body boost and help you keep weight off permanently. Reshape your body in just one week by following Jason Vale's effective juicing programme, and feel invigorated and energised while you do it! Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADJXU	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
101 Fantastic Gi Recipes - Fiona Hunter - Health Dieting and Wholefood Cookery Category: Books Description: This book provides healthy and delicious recipes for weightloss and well-being. It is organized into practical, user-friendly sections: breakfasts, light meals, main meals, and desserts. It is the essential guide to a balanced diet. The GI lifestyle is an easy and effective choice for anyone who wants a slim, healthy body. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: FAG	Price: £1.99	Visit Store »
Gluten-free And Allergy-free Eating - The Australian Womens Weekly - Health Dieting and Wholefood Cookery Category: Books Description: Gluten-free and Allergy-free Eating Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAMOM	Price: £5.59	Visit Store »
The Devious Book For Cats - Fluffy - Humour: Collections and General Category: Books Description: Cats once were proud, shrewd, independent animals who lived life on our own terms. But then came a life of domestication, comfort and free health care. And now cats are in danger of losing our sense of adventure completely. Fluffy and Bonkers say it's time to fight back and regain control of your rightful place as ruler of the roost once again. Cats once ruled the alleys, galleys and the valleys. Rodents trembled in fear. Birds steered clear. Cats took chances. Some lived fast and died young! We were on the prowl. But then came a life of domestication that was simply too good to pass up. Humans gave us everything we desired, from ear massages and shelter from the rain to cuddle sessions and free health care. In return, they were permitted to bask in the majesty of our presence. It seemed like a fair trade. Or was it? Has domesticity really been good for cats? What has become of our sense of adventure, our sense of independence? Did you know that because of boredom and indolence, the average feline today uses up a mere 2-3 of its 9 lives? Fluffy and Bonkers think its time to get out of the comfortable back seat of life and regain control of your destiny. They created this manual to teach discerning cats how to wake up a human when they want to get fed, how to stare like a pro, how to carry yourself in a catfight and - most importantly - how to get away with practically anything. With The Devious Book for Cats you can return to the noble creature you once were and assume your rightful place as the ruler of your household once again. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADDCV	Price: £5.59	Visit Store »
Lets Talk About Where Babies Come From - Robie H. Harris - Home Learning Category: Books Description: This information book about sex and reproduction covers all the main areas: babies, reproduction, bodies, chromosomes, genes, growing up, love, health and lots more. As before, the information is imparted simply and reassuringly with humorous commentary from an inquisitive bird and a squeamish bee and very friendly fullcolour cartoon-strip illustrations. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAKZR	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
The Organic Kitchen - Ysanne Spevack - Health Dieting and Wholefood Cookery Category: Books Description: This book contains expert advice and fabulous dishes, shown clearly step by step. Over 400 photographs accompany this comprehensive guide to the very best ingredients in organic food and drink. This is a fully illustrated guide to why organic ingredients offer the best health choices, with practical advice on buying, storing and cooking. It features simply delicious recipes that make the most of seasonal organic cooking, including soups, salads, meat, poultry and fish dishes as well as tempting desserts and bakes. This full-colour, beautifully presented book is a must for all organic cooks. Over 40 irresistible recipes are presented with easy-to-follow methods and step-by-step instructions, representing a great range of seasonal and international cooking. With soups, starters and salads, tempting main courses, desserts, cakes and bakes, this cookbook will be a source of inspiration in every organic kitchen. Anyone involved in the organic movement will value the practical advice given here on buying, storing and cooking. Fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry and fish, herbs and seasonings - even organic wine and coffee - are discussed in a clear, helpful manner. Organic produce offers the very best in flavour and nutrition, and this book contains all the information and inspiration required to make the most of natural ingredients. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADZVL	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
Hamlyn Quickcook: Low Fat - Jo Mcauley - Health Dieting and Wholefood Cookery Category: Books Description: A versatile collection of 360 delicious low-fat recipes that let you cook healthy meals in next to no time. Start the day with a wholesome breakfast like Vanilla, Bran and Blueberry Muffins or end the evening with desserts such as Cinnamon, Raisin and Pear Trifle or Kiwi and Ginger Cheesecake. Other sections include fish and seafood, meat and poultry, and veggie delights - all high on flavor but low in fat. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADZIO	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
Lets Talk - Michael Emberley - Home Learning Category: Books Description: Young children ask so many questions about their bodies and how they were made. With lively language, engaging art and clear, accurate information, this book answers those perfectly normal questions and will help even pre-school children feel proud and comfortable about their own bodies. It is an invaluable resource for parents, teachers, librarians and health professionals to use with children. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAJJE	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
First-time Parent - Lucy Atkins - Pregnancy and Parenting Category: Books Description: Forget unrealistic childcare manuals -- this is the book you really need to help you cope brilliantly with those first chaotic days and months ahead. As a health journalist and mother-of-three, Lucy Atkins is familiar with both the medical aspects of childbirth and baby development, and the reality of day-to-day life as an exhausted first-time mum or dad. In her feisty, humorous style, she begins with that first mind-blowing day and addresses the issues unique to the first-time parent who stares at their newborn and thinks Where are the instructions? Anticipating the questions and concerns of all new mothers--Why does my baby cry so much? Will I ever lose all this weight? Am I a bad parent because!?--the book provides practical advice and level-headed reassurance. It addresses the needs of the baby and, very importantly, those of the parent during the first year of their baby's life. Contents include: / Starter's orders -- the equipment and kit you really need, as opposed to what the department store tells you / Hello -- how to cope with the first few hours / Start -- coming home, bonding, how to survive the first few days / Sleep -- for everyone!/ Cry -- why your baby cries, what to do, why you'll want to cry, too / Eat --breastfeeding, supplemental feeding, moving to solids, nutrition / Grow -- baby's physical and mental development / Play -- yes, you two actually can have fun / Thrive -- health considerations for baby and parent / Live -- adapting to your new life, the changing mother-father relationship / Work -- coping with being at home and with going back to work / Also includes information on single parenting, and on adopted, multiple and special needs babies. The First-Time Parent is on your side, and reassures that you can cope brilliantly with your new baby and your new life. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AABQT	Price: £10.39	Visit Store »
Uprooting Racism - Paul Kivel - Sociology and Anthropology: Professional Category: Books Description: In 2008, the United States elected its first black president, and recent polls show that only 22 percent of white people in the US believe that racism is a major societal problem. On the surface, it may seem to be in decline. However the evidence of discrimination persists throughout our society. Segregation and inequalities in education, housing, health care and the job market continue to be the norm. Post 9/11, increased insecurity and fear have led to an epidemic of the scapegoating and harassment of people of colour. This book offers a framework for understanding institutional racism. It provides practical suggestions, tools, examples and advice on how white people can intervene in interpersonal and organisational situations to work as allies for racial justice. Completely revised and updated, this expanded third edition directly engages the reader through questions, exercises and suggestions for action, and takes a detailed look at current issues such as affirmative action, immigration and health care. It also includes a wealth of information about specific cultural groups such as Muslims, people with mixed-heritage, Native Americans, Jews, recent immigrants, Asian Americans, and Latino/as. Previous editions have sold over 50,000 copies. Accessible, personal, supportive and practical, this book is ideal for students, community activists, teachers, youth workers and anyone interested in issues of diversity, multiculturalism and social justice. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADLHU	Price: £13.59	Visit Store »
The Paleo Diet - Loren Cordain - Fitness and Diet Category: Books Description: Eat for better health and weight loss the Paleo way with this revised edition of the bestselling guide-over 100,000 copies sold to date! Healthy, delicious, and simple, the Paleo Diet is the diet we were designed to eat. If you want to lose weight-up to 75 pounds in six months-or if you want to attain optimal health, The Paleo Diet will work wonders. Dr. Loren Cordain demonstrates how, by eating your fill of satisfying and delicious lean meats and fish, fresh fruits, snacks, and non-starchy vegetables, you can lose weight and prevent and treat heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, metabolic syndrome, and many other illnesses. * Breakthrough nutrition program based on eating the foods we were genetically designed to eat-lean meats and fish and other foods that made up the diet of our Paleolithic ancestors * This revised edition features new weight-loss material and recipes plus the latest information drawn from breaking Paleolithic research * Six weeks of Paleo meal plans to jumpstart a healthy and enjoyable new way of eating as well as dozens of recipes * This bestselling guide written by the world's leading expert on Paleolithic eating has been adopted as a bible of the CrossFit movement The Paleo Diet is the only diet proven by nature to fight disease, provide maximum energy, and keep you naturally thin, strong, and active-while enjoying every satisfying and delicious bite. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ACGPE	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
Eat Well - Nell Nelson - Wholefood Cookery Category: Books Description: We all know we don't eat the right foods all the time but it's so easy to grab something pre-prepared or quick to fit in with our busy lives. But wouldn't you like more energy and a stronger immune system, wouldn't you like to get rid of that lingering cold or get more mobility in your joints, wouldn't you like to have better hair and skin, wouldn't you like to lose a teeny bit of weight and improve your mood? All without going through a whole lifestyle revamp? 'Course you would. EAT WELL provides you with plenty of recipes and ideas to combat the everyday health niggles we all have. And you don't even have to give up chocolate. Eat Well, Look Well, and Be Well. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAYIJ	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
The Belly Fat Cure Quick Meals - Jorge Cruise - Health Dieting and Wholefood Cookery Category: Books Description: Based on the Number 1 New York Times bestseller, The Belly Fat Cure Quick Meals gives you options to eat on-the-go meals that will keep you losing 4 to 9 lbs a week. Whether in the kitchen or in a hurry, use the power of the Everyday Carb Swap to enjoy pasta, burgers, chocolate, wine, and even ice cream guilt free! Dig in. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADJDL	Price: £10.39	Visit Store »
Complementary Therapies - Antonia Chitty - Alternative Therapies and Health Category: Books Description: If you are interested in learning more about different complementary therapies or would like to know which therapy might suit you, this essential guide is the book for you. This guide covers several different types of therapy available, from acupuncture and aromatherapy to reiki and relexology, giving their history, how it is used and who the therapy is suitable for. There are also quotes from practitioners and the case stories of people who have seen positive results from the therapy. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ABAJR	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
300 15-minute Low-carb Recipes - Dana Carpender - Health Dieting and Wholefood Cookery Category: Books Description: Studies show that low-carbohydrate dieting works to take weight off and improve cholesterol. As more and more people switch to the Atkins diet or variations of it, they will need recipes! 300 15-Minute Low-Carb Recipes offer recipes that can be made in 15 minutes or less. This new, revised edition comes with 100 new recipes for a total of 300 low-carb options. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ABGXK	Price: £10.39	Visit Store »
Being The Best Man For Dummies - Dominic Bliss - Family and Health: General Category: Books Description: Being best man is both an honour and a huge responsibility - if you think it's just a case of buying a few beers on a lad's night out, think again! You've got a lot of organising to do, there's etiquette to follow and, of course, the dreaded speech to make. Fear not, however, as Being the Best Man For Dummies is here to help. It's a humorous, yet information-packed step-by-step guide to your role and responsibilities, from organising the stag night (or weekend) right through to the big day itself. It also gives tips and advice for you to give the best speech you can. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAFWF	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
Driven By Change - Colin Price - Management and Business: General Category: Books Description: The secret of achieving and sustaining organizational excellence revealed In an ever-changing world where only a third of excellent organizations stay that way over the long term, and where even fewer are able to implement successful change programs, leaders are in need of big ideas and new tools to thrive. In Beyond Performance, McKinsey & Company's Scott Keller and Colin Price give you everything you need to build an organization that can execute in the short run and has the vitality to prosper over the long term. Drawing on the most exhaustive research effort of its kind on organizational effectiveness and change management, Keller and Price put hard science behind their big idea: that the health of an organization is equally as important as its performance. In the book's foreword, management guru Gary Hamel refers to this notion as a new manifesto for thinking about organizations. * The authors illustrate why copying management best practices from other companies is more dangerous than helpful* Clearly explains how to determine the mutually reinforcing combination of management practices that best fits your organization's context* Provides practical tools to achieve superior levels of performance and health through a staged change process: aspire, assess, architect, act, and advance. Among these are new techniques for dealing with those aspects of human behavior that are seemingly irrational (and therefore confound even the smartest leaders), yet entirely predictable Ultimately, building a healthy organization is an intangible asset that competitors copy at their peril and that enables you to skillfully adapt to and shape your environment faster than others--giving you the ultimate competitive advantage. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ABSWA	Price: £15.99	Visit Store »
Super Cleanse - Adina Niemerow - Family and Health: General Category: Books Description: The effects of leading an unhealthy life are all around us: rates of heart and autoimmune diseases are on the rise; 2 out of 3 American adults are overweight; reported levels of depression and anxiety are through the roof; and, chronic fatigue syndrome has now entered our country's lexicon. We feel weighed down and drained, both physically and emotionally. We indulge in alcohol, cigarettes, and comfort food to alleviate our pain, only to find that our feelings of lethargy and emptiness intensify. But as holistic chef and cleanse leader Adina Niemerow demonstrates, we have the ability to reset our body's natural, balanced state by purging ourselves of wasteful diets and toxic lifestyles. In this all-new and completely revised edition of the classic Super Cleanse, Niemerow offers 11 comprehensive cleanse experiences that show readers more than just how to lose weight or clear up their skin through detox. Designed as a mini retreat for the body and mind, each cleanse provides a complete program, with specifically tailored recipes and exercise/activity suggestions, for targeting a wide range of ailments: Bags under your eyes? Indulge in the 3-Day Face Lift: enzyme-rich gazpacho, homemade beauty treatments, and DIY facials. Feeling heavy and weighed down? The Tazmanian Liver Cleanse will flush out your system with a 3- to 7-day regimen of electrolyte smoothies, nutrient-filled soups and supplements, and energizing breathing exercises. Need a quick pick-me-up? Pamper yourself with the One-Day Wonder, a one-day diet of blended drinks and soups, including super foods and booster food supplements. Looking for a more intense detox experience? Melt away pounds with the Green Buzz, a 3-to-7 day cleanse of four low-glycemic juices and a variety of alkaline veggies. Niemerow's holistic approach to health is based on 12 years of experience unleashing the transformative power of whole foods. She has worked with a number of doctors and nutritionists (both traditional and alternative) and will discuss how each cleanse works and the numerous benefits each offers. Every cleanse also includes a testimonial from one of Niemerow's clients about how the experience benefited his or her life. Easy-to-follow and fun, Super Cleanse will appeal to those looking for an enjoyable and effective way to improve their health and re-energize their lives. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADLVP	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
White Boots - Noel Streatfeild - Childrens Fiction Category: Books Description: Harriet must choose between her friend Lalla and her new-found love of ice-skating! If you pass your inter-silver, I'll tell Aunt Claudia that I don't want to work with you any more. Harriet is told that she must take up ice-skating in order to improve her health. She isn't much good at it, until she meets Lalla Moore, a young skating star. Now Harriet is getting better and better on the ice, and Lalla doesn't like it. Does Harriet want to save their friendship more than she wants to skate? Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AABQW	Price: £5.59	Visit Store »
Every Light In The House Burnin - Andrea Levy - Literary Fiction Category: Books Description: 'Better opportunity' -- that's why Angela's dad sailed to England from America in 1948 on the Empire Windrush. Six months later her mum joined him in his one room in Earl's Court...Twenty years and four children later, Mr Jacob has become seriously ill and starts to move unsteadily through the care of the National Health Service. As Angela, his youngest, tries to help her mother through this ordeal, she finds herself reliving her childhood years, spent on a council estate in Highbury. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: AAHIZ	Price: £6.39	Visit Store »
Welcoming Kitchen - Kim Lutz - Health Dieting and Wholefood Cookery Category: Books Description: Eat safe and delicious, with this unique cookbook offering hundreds of delicious gluten- and allergy-free family-friendly recipes. Staying healthy is easy with these mouth-watering options for meals, snacks and holiday fare, including muffins and breads; pumpkin risotto and hot fudge cake. This is an inspired resource for any family or group that has varied dietary needs. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADHCH	Price: £10.39	Visit Store »
The Times Su Doku - Wayne Gould - Puzzles Category: Books Description: Su Doku 'the crossword without words' comes with a health warning : it is seriously addictive. Here is a third collection of 100 previously unpublished puzzles for those in need of a fix. Four levels of difficulty with more difficult and fiendish than easy and mild puzzles. You don't need to be a mathematical genius to solve these puzzles; it is simply a question of logic. The Times Su Doku is the original and best. Each puzzle leads by logic to a unique solution so that no guessing is necessary. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADDTO	Price: £4.79	Visit Store »
Wild Drugs - Zoe Hawes - Health Category: Books Description: Full of recipes for home remedies to treat over 100 common ailments, Wild Drugs is a practical and beautifully presented guide to the healing power of the plants that grow around us. With some top advice on how to forage for healing plants and great colour photography to help you identify them, this informative guide lists the best healing plants as well as their properties and how to prepare them. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: DRUG	Price: £1.99	Visit Store »
Martial Arts: Aikido Category: Martial Arts and Self Defence Brand: New Holland Publisher Description: Aikido combines elements of self-defence technique, spiritual enlightenment, physical health and self confidence. The goal of aikido is self-defence through total body movements, creating spherical motion around a stable centre. This colourful guide presents the fundamentals of the art, including information on history and development, getting started and basic techniques. Review this product	Review this store New Holland Product ID: 1843305917	Price: £8.99	Visit Store »
Crystals Colour and Chakra - Gill Hale - Psychic Powers and Parapsychology Category: Books Description: This book helps you to learn to harness the transforming power of natural energies with practical New Age techniques and over 100 stunning photographs and artworks. This is a compendium of natural New Age energy therapies that work in harmony to create balance and well-being. It features in-depth analysis of the power and qualities of over 60 individual crystals, with guidance on which stones to use. It includes advice on how to use the vibrational energies of colour, and how to harness the power of the chakras. It helps you to utilise the ancient principles of feng shui and space clearing to reduce psychic clutter, disperse negative energy and enhance your living environment. You can nurture the spiritual aspect of your home with altars and shrines, and with rituals, meditations and visualisation routines for releasing health, peace and happiness. This unique compendium reveals how the vital energies of nature can be harnessed to enhance your emotional peace of mind, your physical health, happiness, well-being, and even living environment. The first part of the book explores the innate power of crystals, how to use light and colour and the ancient Indian system of chakras. The second part looks at the home and how to banish negative forces and welcome pro-active energies. Finally, a section on the ancient arts of feng shui shows how to draw on the forces of the natural world and transform each room in your house. Use this book to bring mental, spiritual and emotional harmony into your life. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADIZR	Price: £9.59	Visit Store »
The Power - Rhonda Byrne - Mind Body and Spirit: General Category: Books Description: You are meant to have an amazing life! This is the handbook to the greatest power in the Universe - The Power to have anything you want. Every discovery, invention, and human creation comes from The Power. Perfect health, incredible relationships, a career you love, a life filled with happiness, and the money you need to be, do, and have everything you want, all come from The Power. The life of your dreams has always been closer to you than you realized, because The Power - to have everything good in your life - is inside you. To create anything, to change anything, all it takes is just one thing...THE POWER. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ACGSD	Price: £11.99	Visit Store »
Not On The Label - Felicity Lawrence - Money and Consumer Issues Category: Books Description: This is a shocking and highly readable expose of the state of the food production industry in Britain today. Felicity Lawrence will take some of the most popular foods we eat at home to show how the food industry in Britain causes ill health, environmental damage, urban blight, starving smallholders in Africa and Asia, and illegal labourers smuggled and exploited in Britain. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADBZG	Price: £7.99	Visit Store »
The Curse Of The Pony Vampires - Babette Cole - Childrens Fiction Category: Books Description: Penny Simms is pony mad and is more than a little upset when a flock of foul-smelling pony vampires are found at the equestrian boarding school that she attends. They have been sent by the wicked Devlipeds to disrupt an official health and safety inspection, which the school must pass or risk being closed down. With the help of her intrepid friends, Penny does her best to rid the school of the unwelcome guests with hilarious and unexpected results. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ABPLZ	Price: £4.79	Visit Store »
The Old Curiosity Shop - Charles Dickens - General and Literary Fiction Category: Books Description: The Old Curiosity Shop follows the story of Little Nell who lives with her grandfather in his magical shop of curiosities in London. Her grandfather's attempts to secure an inheritance for Nell lead them into financial trouble with the evil dwarf Quilp. Nell manages to flee and lead her grandfather to safety, but with considerable cost to her health. Delivery time: 1 to 3 days Delivery cost: 1.95 Author: 0 Review this product	Review this store The Book People Product ID: ADKUE	Price: £15.99	Visit Store »

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17/05/2012 05:54 PM

Jean Craighead George, author of 100 books for young people including 'My Side of the Mountain', dies aged 92

Distinguished childrenand#146;s book author and noted naturalist Jean Craighead George died on May 15. She was 92.

Best known for the Newbery-winning novel Julie of the Wolves (Harper, 1972) and the Newbery Honor title My Side of the Mountain (Dutton, 1959), George penned more than 100 books for young people during a career that began with the publication of Vulpes the Red Fox in 1948.

15/05/2012 09:40 PM

Mexican novelist, Carlos Fuentes, dies aged 83

Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes has passed away at the age of 83, he was the winner of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the Latin Literary Prize. President Felipe Calderon wrote on Twitter, "I deeply lament the death of our beloved and admired Carlos Fuentes, a universal Mexican writer."

14/05/2012 11:00 AM

Popular authors increase output, some doubling to two books a year, to meet insatiable ebook demand

Pity the poor authors in the days of the ebook. Whereas popular authors such as Lisa Scottoline used to produce one book a year, now they are writing two; while others such as Lee Child are churning out short stories in between novels in an attempt to satisfy their fans' demands for more output, lest the fans get bored waiting for the next work and go off and find a new favorite. Meanwhile, James Patterson is producing a dozen or more books each year, about half of which are co-written.

All this at the same time as the internet has changed readers' expectations that they'll be able to hear personally from their favorite authors via blogs, Twitter and Facebook updates.

Would reclusive authors such as J.D. Salinger and Harper Lee be able to gain traction in today's market? Many publishers say no - that what once would have created an aura of intrigue around an author, is not a viable option in the age of interconnectivity.

08/05/2012 11:00 AM

Maurice Sendak dead at 83

Legendary author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, best known for Where the Wild Things Are, died in Connecticut today. He was 83.

Earlier this year, Bumble-Ardy was published, the first work in 30 years for which Sendak had produced both text and pictures. The final book illustrated and written by Sendak, My Brother's Book, is scheduled to be published in Feburary 2013.

03/05/2012 05:34 PM

Pushing back against 'Showrooming', Target will no longer stock Kindles

Target plans to stop selling Amazon Kindle e-readers and tablets, and has already removed the products from its website.

"This is evidence that Target is getting more serious about Amazon as an enemy rather than a partner," said analyst Matt Nemer of Wells Fargo. "That's probably something Target now regrets. It put them behind in the world of multi-channel retail and let a serious competitor learn a lot about their business."

The New York Times reported that as retailers like Target address the challenge of "showrooming," carrying Amazon's Kindle is, as Michael Norris of Simba Information put it, "like Starbucks selling Dunkin' Donuts gift certificates."

Showrooming is the term used to describe a shopper who visits a store to check out a product but then purchases the product online from a different retailer - booksellers report that they often see customers buying online while still standing in their store holding the book they are purchasing elsewhere!

30/04/2012 01:42 PM

Toni Morrison to be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Toni Morrison is one of thirteen people to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom - the USA's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. Other honorees include Madeleine Albright, Bob Dylan, John Glenn and Shimon Peres

30/04/2012 01:37 PM

Barnes and Noble and Microsoft form partnership in new BandN subsidiary combining digital business and BandN College

Barnes and Noble and Microsoft have formed a partnership in a new BandN subsidiary - temporarily called Newco - that consists of BandN's digital business and BandN College. Microsoft is making a $300 million investment in Newco for a 17.6% equity stake; BandN will own the other 82.4% of the company. In pre-market trading, BandN stock is up 77.6%, to $24.29 a share.

25/04/2012 05:23 PM

Tor publisher announces all ebooks will be DRM free by July - enabling books to be transferred between devices

Tom Doherty Associates - comprising the Tor, Forge, Orb, Starscape, and Tor Teen imprints - has announced that their entire list of ebooks will be available DRM-free "by early July." In a separate, following notice, Tor UK said that it will do the same. Digital rights management (DRM) is the term used to describe any technology that limits the use of digital content on devices after sale.

President and publisher Tom Doherty writes: "Our authors and readers have been asking for this for a long time. They're a technically sophisticated bunch, and DRM is a constant annoyance to them. It prevents them from using legitimately-purchased e-books in perfectly legal ways, like moving them from one kind of e-reader to another." The company says that as part of the move, they "expect to begin selling titles through retailers that sell only DRM-free books."

Forsaking DRM, and/or experimenting with "lighter" DRM schemes that allow more customer freedom, has been under discussion at a number of houses recently, intensified in the wake of the agency pricing lawsuits and settlements. Tor/Forge are the first "Big Six" imprints to make this move, though Pottermore's recent release of DRM-free Harry Potter ebooks (watermarked in some versions; still encrypted if purchased for the Kindle or Nook platforms) remains the most prominent. The Tor move raises the likelihood that other big publishers will head in the same direction, and also increases the chance that they may do so by division or imprint rather than companywide.

20/04/2012 03:53 PM

'Three Cups of Tea' author, Greg Mortenson, and publisher seek dismissal of class action suit

At a federal court hearing this week, author Greg Mortenson and his publisher sought dismissal of a lawsuit that "aims to obtain class-action relief for book-buyers allegedly defrauded by purported fabrications" in Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools.

According to the NY Times, the class-action case "is potentially crucial for book publishers, the defendants argue, because if it succeeds - which is by no means certain - it could mean that publishers would be liable to defend lawsuits and reimburse readers every time a memoir turned out to have an inflated recollection of events."

Attorneys for Penguin Group, which published Three Cups of Tea in 2006, contended that "if a publisher were required to guarantee or ensure the truth and accuracy of everything an author says, the costs of publishing books would be prohibitive."

19/04/2012 07:23 PM

Apple wants to go to trial to defend itself against price-fixing allegations

Apple wants to go to trial to defend itself against U.S. government allegations of colluding with publishers to fix e-book prices, Apple lawyer Daniel Floyd told U.S. District Judge Denise Cote yesterday. Reuters reported that publishers Macmillan and Penguin "took a similar stance in the first hearing in Manhattan federal court since the anti-trust division of the Department of Justice last week accused Apple and five publishers of colluding to break up Amazon.com's low-cost dominance of the digital book market."