brought to Quaint's attention by ICON BOOKS LTD....Move Over Grumpy old men and meet the new generation of cool pensioners who are happy they didn't die before they got old! Groovy Old Men: A Spotter's Guide defines the rise of an impressive new species...these men put the hip in hip even though they may be heading towards a replacement.
Author Nick Baker is a journalist, producer, broadcaster and the inspiration for the Radio 4 series, Cutting a Dash. (Produced by Baker's comapny, Testbed) which became the runaway book success, Eats, Shoots and Leaves, explains what and who Groovy Old Men are, by meeting them, probing their histories, their attitudes, their music and their wardrobes! www.groovyoldmen.com
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In For The Kill by Pauline Rowson
This is a compelling, harrowing thriller about what happens to one man when someone steals his identity? For Alex Albury the nightmare that destroyed his life will only end in death; his or his tormentor’s. With its twists and turns the reader is sucked into a frightening and totally believable world of deception, betrayal and revenge in a highly topical story that has its roots deep in the past.
Alex Albury has it all: a successful public relations business, a luxurious house, a beautiful wife and two sons. Then one September morning the police burst into his home and arrest him. Now, three and a half years later, newly released from Camp Hill Prison on the Isle of Wight, Alex is intent on finding the man who framed him for fraud and embezzlement. All he knows is his name: James Andover. But who is he? Where is he? Alex embarks on his quest to track down Andover, but with the trail cold he is frustrated at every turn. Worse, he finds himself under suspicion by the police. The pressure is on and Alex has to unearth the answers and quick. But time is running out. For Alex the future looks bleak and soon he is left with the option - to kill or be killed.
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Remembering Perfection
Jessica McGregor Johnson
Ecademy Press
ISBN 9781905823451
£12.99
Jessica McGregor Johnson spent four years working and living in an ashram, an Indian spiritual retreat. She emerged ready to begin a completely new life having studied and lived spiritual principles such as being real, living in the present moment and having patience. But putting the principles she had learnt in the confines of the ashram into the reality of everyday life would be a major challenge.
Jessica McGregor Johnson: “I was trying to work out how to live these principles within my everyday life at the same time as everything seemingly was going haywire. I had too much stress all at once: I had come out of the ashram, moved to a new country and had a new partner. I literally wrote myself out of a hole.”
Remembering Perfection deals with how to use contemplation, and how to have compassion and send blessings, not judgement. “We have free will with regards to our attitude to what is happening around us,” Jessica explains. “The feeling of things being out of control has hit a lot of people with what is going on in the world. People ask me how they can possibly live with this spiritual focus when their livelihood and in some cases their family's happiness seems threatened. I explain the importance of where our focus is and how practising gratitude and looking for the gift in every situation can help us handle challenging situations with more confidence."
Jessica shares her personal experiences in Remembering Perfection, a practical guide of how to embody spiritual principles to achieve a happier and more fulfilled life.
“Self-honesty is the first step,” she says. “I realised that rather on focusing on all that was wrong, I could use all that I had learnt in the ashram and help myself by creating a balanced mental state, no matter what was happening in my life .”
About the author
Jessica McGregor Johnson is a successful life coach who helps people to turn their lives around. Her background spans a number of business functions including sales training, recruitment, organisational management and presentation coaching. She now works as a coach and master NLP practitioner. Originally from Devizes, Wiltshire, she has lived in Co. Galway, Ireland and in the ashram in upstate New York, US. She now lives in Almunecar Granada in Spain with her partner.
Remembering Perfection is her first book.
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