Category: Non-Fiction
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Keeping It Under Wraps: Sex
An Anthologyedited by Louise Bryant, Tracy Hope & Alnaaze Nathoo This is my post during the blog tour for Keeping it Under Wraps. In Keeping it Under Wraps: Sex, real people from around the world share their experiences, humour and heartache about sex and sexuality. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours and the…
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#MeToo and You by Halley Bondy
Everything you need to know about Consent, Boundaries and more The #MeToo movement has changed the way many people view the world, but how well do tweens understand it? Middle-grade readers are ready to learn about consent, harassment, and abuse, as well as healthy boundaries in all their relationships. #MeToo and You includes essential terminology, from consent to assault,…
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A Bit of a Stretch by Chris Atkins
The Diaries of a Prisoner Atlantic Books ABOUT WHERE CAN A TIN OF TUNA BUY YOU CLEAN CLOTHES?WHERE IS IT EASIER TO GET ‘SPICE’ THAN PARACETAMOL?WHERE DOES SELF-HARM BARELY RAISE AN EYEBROW? Welcome to Her Majesty’s Prison Service. Like most people, documentary-maker Chris Atkins didn’t spend much time thinking about prisons. But after becoming embroiled…
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A Bit of a Stretch by Chris Atkins
The Diaries of a Prisoner Atlantic Books ABOUT WHERE CAN A TIN OF TUNA BUY YOU CLEAN CLOTHES?WHERE IS IT EASIER TO GET ‘SPICE’ THAN PARACETAMOL?WHERE DOES SELF-HARM BARELY RAISE AN EYEBROW? Welcome to Her Majesty’s Prison Service. Like most people, documentary-maker Chris Atkins didn’t spend much time thinking about prisons. But after becoming embroiled…
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THE ESSENTIAL FAMILY GUIDE TO CARING FOR OLDER PEOPLE by Deborah Stone
No one wants to think about getting older. It’s true. At any age, when things are moving along normally day to day and everyone seems fit and well, there seems no reason to think about future problems that your friends and relatives might (and probably will) come across as they age. In fact, it might…
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The Essential Family Guide to Caring for Older People by Deborah Stone
No one wants to think about getting older. It’s true. At any age, when things are moving along normally day to day and everyone seems fit and well, there seems no reason to think about future problems that your friends and relatives might (and probably will) come across as they age. In fact, it might…
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Mastering Adulthood by Lara E Fielding
Go Beyond Adulting to Become an Emotional Grown-Up SYNOPSIS Whoever said being a grownup was easy? If you’re up to the challenge, Mastering Adulthood offers smart and entertaining strategies for dealing with difficult emotions like anxiety, sadness, and anger, or even just a lack of motivation and uncertainty. More than just “adulting”-this book will give…
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Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson by Paul Kimmage
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR ‘Engage!‘ was the last word Matt Hampson heard before dislocating his neck while in rugby training with other young England hopefuls. On a cold, grey, overcast day in 2005, the cream of young English rugby gathered…
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Embrace Your Greatness by Judith Belmont
Fifty Ways to Build Unshakable Self-Esteem It’s time to start feeling good about yourself! In this go-to guide, a licensed professional counselor offers 101 quick tips and tools to help you overcome self-doubt, silence your inner critic, be assertive, boost your self-esteem, and embrace your greatness. In our image-obsessed world, it’s easy to compare yourself…