We all go through the same milestones in life, so what better way to make your way across them than by reading a wonderful book. ‘Life’s Literary Milestones’ paves the way from toddler to retirement. From learning to budget for university, to preparing for the birth for your first child (or second... or fifth), discover fun, handy and entertaining reads that will help you get through whatever life throws at you.

Two to Toddler

‘Shaped Animals’ by Sayeh Stone

‘Shaped Animals’ is a great way to enjoy learning maths and shapes through storytelling. Meet Triangle Tiger, who goes on the search to find other shaped animal friends to join his party. On this adventure, you will get to learn about the four main basic shapes.

‘More Toddlers' Tales’ by Maureen E. Todd

A charming collection of children’s tales and poems – a delight for all little boys and girls. Bring your imagination to life with stories of kittens, pixies and little boys who like to make noise! If you’re scared of thunder, maybe you can pick up some tips from little Jonathan, who had a peculiar visitor in the middle of a thunderstorm, a visitor who helped him get over his fear...Frightened of itsy-bitsy spiders? Well, maybe they aren’t that bad after all, especially once you see the world as a spider sees it!

Primary School

‘My Teacher’s a Robot!’ by Phil Barnes

With wide, cold eyes, a clenched jaw, and superhuman strength, something's not right about the new teacher Miss Ironside. Young Will quickly realises... she's a robot! One by one, his classmates are being brainwashed after school. Will and his friends must act fast to save everyone before it's too late!

Secondary School

‘The Darwin Code’ by J.D. Welch

J.D. Welch uses her love of science and puzzles to help her characters solve two mysteries, whilst also delivering an interesting insight into human genetics. Set against a backdrop of the streets and colleges of Oxford, a story of intrigue and suspense unfolds. When young Ben Baxter and his mother Sue escape from a horrific ordeal, their lives remain in danger as they race to prevent a deadly poison being launched. For Ben, this also brings the opportunity to discover the answer to a very important question; who is his father?

‘The Kingdom of Puli’ by Karen David

An old-fashioned tale of good versus evil that will keep the reader gripped to the story from start to finish. Enter the secret that is hidden above the clouds, where magic exists.

First Boyfriend/Girlfriend

‘The School's Secret’ by Colin J Nicholls

In Florida, USA, Luke and Emily achieve the highest results for their exams and both do extremely well in physics. They have no idea that this will lead to the adventure of a lifetime, an adventure that has been realised by earlier generations of high achievers but so unbelievable that no one before them and now themselves knows that it is impossible to tell anyone. The School’s Secret is scientific, extraordinary and mind blowing. What could it possibly be? Well, read and enjoy but keep the secret.

College

‘Practice Questions with answers in Pure Advanced Level Mathematics Book 1’ by Lincoln H. Inniss

This questions and answers test book contains work covered in several advanced-level pure mathematics courses, including, the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (pure mathematics), The University of Cambridge Advanced Level Pure Mathematics (Papers 1,2 and 3) and The University of London Pure Advanced Level Mathematics Course. The questions and answers are of examination standard, and rather than having answers at the end of the book, they follow each exercise to make it easier for students to study particular topics.

First Break-Up

‘Love Letters in the Wall: Agape Edition’ by Demetra Demi Gregorakis

Demetra Demi Gregorakis has found herself feeling that technology has overtaken love in the priorities of life. In an age where whole relationships are carried out by instant message, text and email, she remains a dreamer and a hopeless romantic. Her journey is the somewhat convoluted one which most of us take, ebbing and flowing through this stage and that, meeting the right one, the wrong one, the next one… love and adoration, heartbreak and happiness, they all appear here, in thoughts and poems written from the ever-romantic heart.

University (Party Time)

‘Beginners Cookbook’ by K. Mortimer

You will find no gourmet recipes in here. It will only be the quick and easiest way to make something edible. It is aimed at someone leaving home for the first time to which a cooker is a stranger, or a student who has suddenly got to feed themselves, or even someone who has never cooked before, but has decided to give it a go.

‘Mark My Heart’ by L J Styles

A girl’s best friend is her mum—until she meets a man.
Eve was an ordinary girl, raised in an ordinary family doing what many other girls her age did, school, her first job, studying, wishing to be older than she was, eager to fast forward her young time.
Eve was just 15 years old the night they met; he, her first love, was 33.

First Job

‘Job Opportunities’ by  Kenneth Louis Shepherd

Following on from the successful publication by Austin Macauley of his work streets ahead, the author decided to create a follow-up work which draws attention to works of art depicting individuals engaged in their professional employment, he was reared in a Calvinist society, where such activity was the norm. He is aware of the dignity when it results from this. As a socialist, he believes that this is the only dignity which the ruling class cannot take away from humankind. Therefore, they cannot be deprived of it.

‘Leaving the Armed Forces and Getting a Job’ by Michael Sykes

Leaving the Armed Forces and Finding a Job will prove an eminently practical tool for service personnel of all forces and all ranks.

Quarter Life Crisis

‘Troubles of a Teenage Mind' by Rebecca Emma Jackson

This is a collection of poems written throughout Rebecca’s final years of high school. They cover major issues which are often avoided, being considered taboo topics. Everything from young love to the fear of death is covered, as well as many other struggles that could arise in between. Mental health issues are often pushed aside, but throughout this collection of poetry, the idea of suffering mental anguish without knowing why is repeatedly explored. More than anything, this book is here to serve as a reminder that you are never alone.

Career

‘Joseph’s Career’ by Rory Shaw McGinley

Joseph is young and wealthy, with no need to work. One day on a whim, he decides he needs to get a job. Choosing a city building at random, he gets in a lift and ends up in an employment agency called ‘White World’ where, through his own foolishness, he gets the job he did not want. Joseph’s subsequent travels take him through four surreal worlds, each representing different aspects of capitalism, raising questions about the nature of self-determination and agency in money-driven societies. Joseph’s career takes him through the white anthill of the worker, to the darkness of ruthless desert, a grey film studio complex of fear and finally to the Farm. The protagonist starts out as a selfish fool. However, his experiences change him into a complex man who is looking for his true self.

We're Engaged!

‘The Endless Autumn’ by Annabelle Knight

Autumn thought she had everything: a gorgeous stud of a boyfriend, a practical if unexciting PA job at Thorne PR, a savvy best friend, and a soon-to-be earned journalism diploma. But things in her perfectly constructed world shift when Autumn discovers a life shattering secret. Needing to change her life drastically Autumn meets a mysterious and sexy stranger who could be the solution to her problems. Autumn is thrown into a luxurious new world. One that is powered by high flyers, fantasies and carnal desires. How will she escape? Or, does this new world hold the key to her own fulfillment? Annabelle Knight’s debut novel, 'The Endless Autumn', is a sizzling, steamy and sexually sinister story of how a girl next door, unwittingly – but perhaps not unwillingly – explores the fringes of desire and release.

“I Now Pronounce You…”

‘I Do…Don’t I?’ by Stephen P. Foulkes

As Shakespeare put it, the course of true love never did run smooth. Learn what goes into civil ceremonies from both a legal and personal perspective, explore what happens behind the scenes, laugh at some of the events and marvel at the way in which the registrars have to deal with the unexpected whilst ensuring that the ceremony runs smoothly. From a female registrar's skirt falling down in the middle of the ceremony to the bride's father wrongly declaring ‘I do' when asked if there is just cause why the union should not go ahead, the registrars have seen and dealt with it all!

Rock-A-Bye Baby

‘Family Matters’ by Marianne Kendall

Kimberley Weatherby leads a privileged if rather boring existence with her well-to-do family on the Isle of Man. Her long-time boyfriend has left her. Then two men enter her life: a gorgeous newcomer to the island and a mysterious foreign stranger. Unfortunately, it was the one she doesn’t want that proposes marriage. Meantime she has to navigate some challenging personal relationships.

Who Let The Dogs Out?

‘Hunger for Success!’ by Kinga Wdowiak

This book refers to the author’s experiences and her advice on how she overcame the obstacles life threw at her. She learnt from challenges she faced and turned into positive experiences. She proves that if you put the mind to it, you can achieve your dreams and internal happiness. The author has been diagnosed with dyslexia and uses this as her strength, this proves that if she could do it, so can anybody. All experiences and examples are based on the author’s life.

‘The Road to Marital Success is Unpaved’ by Kenneth H. Waldron Ph.D and Allan R. Koritzinsky J.D

This is a book for people starting out in a marriage, for people struggling in a troubled marriage, and even for people heading for divorce who would like to turn around their marriage. The book makes clear that reaching a successful marriage is not easy, but that most marriages can be successful. More importantly, the book offers hope and a practical “we can do it” and “here is how” approach.

We Are Family

‘Coaching for Parents’ by Pam Richardson

This book guides parents to help young people learn how to self-coach using the SUCCEED model. Young people gain:

Mid-Life Crisis

‘Midlife Crisis' by Clara Dakota

Provides maintenance techniques for readers as they venture along the roads of life; how to cope with relationship breakdowns, how to choose the right career, how to walk away or stand your ground. For those seeking guidance towards a more harmonious life this book will be a welcome addition to the library.

‘Simone’s Choice’ by David John Baird

Imagine you are in a bar celebrating your birthday and your freedom as a newly divorced man when your eyes meet those of a stunning blue eyed blonde. The connection is instant and electric. Finally, after such a long and desperately hard road, could true love be within your reach?

‘Pants Optional’ by Carol L. Steingreaber

Steingreaber offers a hilarious, unrestricted insight into her life thus far in Iowa, USA. The reader is a privileged passenger on the journey, invited to buckle up for the ride as Carol shares her stories from the sibling squabbles of childhood, to cringeworthy dating moments, marriage and various stages of motherhood. Her witty, "tell-it-straight" writing style conjures up images you can't help but laugh at, often accompanied by photos that speak a thousand (usually comical) words. Carol provides the reader with "UNconventional tips" on a whole range of themes such as housework and hospitals, illness and injury, Nerf guns and nudity, safety concerns and sex and a great many more. Moments of eternal embarrassment are interspersed with flashes of comic/parenting genius, and every reader will find a nugget to inspire them.

Flying The Nest

‘Dharma Sutra' by David Pugh

A romance to help you find your true self and spirituality by having lots of sex!

Kids in Crisis

‘Chroma-Therapy: A Walk in Nature Adult Colouring Book for Mindful Soothing Relaxation’ by Christopher D. King

Beautiful and detailed designs drawn from nature. Ranging from delicate and detailed designs, to simple images and patterns, and leaving lots of room for colouring outside the lines, this book provides a beautiful experience to dip into and out of when your brain, or hands, need to relax.

Retirement

‘It Is My Garden! So, I shall Tend to It Myself’ by Alison Simone

This book will encourage you to discover and connect with all elements of your being, the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, enabling you to reach enlightenment of self.

‘The Soul of a House: Adventures in Building an Antique Retirement Account’ by Arthur T. Vanderblit II

'The Soul of a House' is a fascinating read for those with any interest in the world of antiques as a hobby or a business. Antiques aren't for everyone but Arthur Vanderbilt's enthusiasm in ‘The Soul of a House’ makes it seem like they absolutely should be. A nineteenth century clipper on a rough sea, a Chinese vase, a knickknacks box, a Hepplewhite, who knows what can be found in an old money American country house when it goes up for sale, curtains and all. But that is only the start: what about the thrill of the auction when an item fetches triple the purchase price? What about that rare piece that you get home only to discover it is worth millions? Antiques are alive with history, alive with that part of a family now gone, the arm of a chair worn smooth because that is where the dog rested its head every night.

Growing the Family Tree

‘Tales of a Grandfather’ by Brian Kitson

Readers can follow Brian’s colourful progress from his earliest years to his mid-twenties, through a wartime childhood, disturbed family relationships, postwar Cambridge undergraduate life and National Service in Counter-Intelligence. Brian also discusses his great love of different kinds of music, including his unusual experiences as the pianist in a jazz ensemble.

‘Up Long Meadow’ by Brindley Hosken

When Brindley was asked to write a farming column for the local magazine, The Meneage Messenger, in 2007, he could not have known where it would take him. Developing a love for writing, his second book, Up Long Meadow, chronicles the history of his farming life over sixty years. As farming has changed from primarily manual, physical work to more tractor-driven he explores how, as a farmer, he has adapted to the changes that have been deemed progress.

Fighting the Good Fight

‘Survived, Endured and Beaten Cancer’ by Peter King

The story of how the author’s life with bowel cancer first began, after the diagnosis and operation, how he coped with many years of pain due to abdominal adhesions plus the twisted colon at a later stage, how he overcame it and eventually beat it altogether and became pain free. It is also a reminder to cancer survivors and sufferers that at any stage of cancer and in whatever pain they are in, they must not give in to it or become negative or pessimistic. It brings hope, positivity, encouragement, confidence, inspiration and optimism to all who are struggling to cope with cancer and the aftereffects.

‘Caring for Cancer, the Real Journey’ by Joanne Goodwin-Worton

Born in Alnwick, Northumberland in 1977, Joanne Goodwin-Worton has lived in Staffordshire most of her life surrounded by her family and friends. Jo is an extremely proud mother to two grown-up sons, Lewis and Oliver. Jo married her late-husband in 2008 but it was in 2018 that her life changed irreversibly when he was diagnosed with Upper Gastro-Oesophageal Cancer.

‘I Miss You, I Love You, I Hate You' by Maria Marsh

A memoir of a life that ended too soon. A life worth celebrating and remembering. Through the book you can glimpse inside the story of a wife trying to come to terms with her husband’s terminal cancer. Through her blog posts from that time and through fresh eyes years later. It’s a story of love, endurance, forgiveness and, yes, even hate. It’s emotionally raw in its truthfulness. It’s healing. It’s powerful.

‘Don't Forget Me Grandpa! It's Me, David’ by Mandy Aaron

This is a story, written through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy, who is trying to understand dementia, the devastating disease that has gripped hold of his beloved grandfather. It is a beautiful, heart-warming story of a grandson who, even though his world is being turned upside down, wants to make sure that his grandfather never forgets him.

All Good Things Must Come to an End

‘Enchantment: Coming Back to Life’ by Lily Trezevant

This collection of poems reflects the deep bond the author has with nature and all she sees around her. From a raindrop falling into a pond to a spider’s web, she observes the natural world in all its wonder. Using varying styles of poetry, the author has captured moments that have enchanted her throughout a year of differing seasons.

'Change Your Life Forever!' by Jade Fan

Did you know that we have the freewill and are always given a chance to choose the kind of life we want to live? You can either choose to live in sin and choose a sinful lifestyle or alternatively, you can opt for living a life based upon the principles and core values of righteousness. In reality, you have a choice. Most people rarely question the way that they live and automatically follow a path of mindless and senseless self-destruction, destroying relationships with themselves and with others - by choosing to allow sin to underpin their hidden agendas and motivations for their life choices. But the truth is that you don’t have to live this way.

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