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Snails Around France
Retired couple John and Kate Bosley had a dream: to cycle all the way around France on their tandem bicycle. In the summer of 2023, they made that dream a reality, setting out on an epic 12-week, 7,500 kilometre journey that would test their endurance, strengthen their bond, and open their eyes to the wonders of France.
Pedalling at a comfortable ‘snail’s pace,’ John and Kate wind their way around the perimeter of France, sticking as close to the borders as possible. From the Channel to the Atlantic to the Mediterranean to the Alps, they experience France’s diverse beauty and culture up close. Along the way, they battle broken spokes, torrential rains, wrong turns, and leg-burning ascents.
Through it all, the Bosleys maintain their sense of humour, curiosity and ‘joie de vivre.’ With self-deprecating wit and keen observations, John chronicles their highs, lows, and serendipitous encounters. Kate, visually impaired from a past accident, provides inspiration through her courage and determination.
Equal parts travelogue, cycling memoir, and love letter to France, Snails Around France proves it’s never too late to take on a crazy quest and Savor the rewards of traveling slow. Vive la France – and the intrepid snails who encircled it!
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Living from the Inside Out
At some stage, many of us face a moment of reflection, looking in the mirror and wondering what happened to the carefree, dream-filled child we once were. It’s common to question whether it’s too late to pursue those dreams that once sparked such joy in our hearts.
Living from the Inside Out poses a crucial question: Do you see life as something that happens to you, or do you believe that you actively shape your own destiny? This book challenges the belief that we are mere victims of circumstance, presenting an empowering perspective. It delves into the age-old quest to understand the extent of our influence over our lives. Are we reactors to what life throws at us, or creators of our own path? Interestingly, these roles are composed of the same letters, just arranged differently. This metaphor serves as a reminder that we have the power to rearrange our perception of ourselves and the world around us, thereby actively creating our lives from the inside out, breathing life into dormant dreams, and moving beyond stress and dissatisfaction.
Author Claire Smedley introduces readers to the Kosha Roadmap, an ancient yogic model for living a fulfilling life. With her two decades of experience, Claire revitalizes this ancient wisdom, giving it a contemporary twist that is accessible to everyone. This book promises to transform your understanding of yourself and your life, serving as a guide to lasting happiness.
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Three Score Years and Ten: or More?
Three Score Years and Ten: Or More? delves into the enduring fascination with individuals who live beyond 100 years. The intrigue centres not only on the accomplishment itself but also on the mysteries of how and why these people achieve such remarkable longevity.
This research shifts its focus from contemporary centenarians, whose ages can be more reliably verified due to improved record-keeping, to an earlier era marked by less clear historical records. It investigates the genesis of this interest and the emergence of what could be termed a ‘cult of centenarianism.’ During this period, claims of extreme old age sparked debates between believers and sceptics, creating a cultural divide.
The book also examines the significant role media played in this phenomenon. The portrayal and promotion of centenarians by the media of the time laid the groundwork for themes explored in this book, contributing to the ongoing public intrigue surrounding individuals of advanced age.
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The Perennial Plants
With this book I would like to share and give inspiration, experience and knowledge on all aspects of perennial plants in landscape architecture, garden design and horticulture. It gives the reader a solid foundation and keys to successful design, cultivation and propagation of perennial plants and is equally useful to the professional landscape architect, the professional nurseryman and the passionate gardener.
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The Paradox of Ageing
Almost every country in the so-called developed world is facing the paradox of ageing. Thanks to science, more effective medication and higher living standards, more and more of us are exceeding the “three score years and ten” theoretical limits of the past despite the physical and mental impairments that develop with ageing.For those who are spared dementia or chronic pain, a long life is reason to celebrate. We will have a party when we are 80, an even bigger one if we reach 90 and if we hit treble twenty and double tops on life’s “dartboard”, the queen will send us a telegram (a text today perhaps!) of congratulation.For others, it means a slow decline towards a miserable and undignified dying. As economics, care needs and pressure on the availability of hospital beds have become more urgent public issues, the elderly infirm risk becoming marginalised. The social contributions made by care workers and the fact that they have been long de-valued and ill-paid, despite the economic benefits for both the NHS and society at large, is also being given a higher profile.Other difficult and sensitive issues concerning elderly care are assisted dying, better termed the “right” to die and the “quantity over quality” contradictions regarding care agencies and private residential nursing homes.Whatever solutions are offered in the future, it is surely time to highlight the value of carers – a profession that not only requires empathy and compassion but also deserves recognition and respect.
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Stinking Cleaning
Stinking Cleaning is a small book about housekeeping and how to keep clean the important areas of a home. It follows a young couple, Steven and Clarissa, as they start life together in a one bedroom rental flat and what they learn about cleaning and saving money. Their intention is to purchase their own property to move into as a married couple.The book is set out similarly to a diary-come-recipe book, where either Clarissa or Steven talk about what they have learned from friends and relatives and write it down. They also list the requirements and process of each procedure as they go about cleaning and keeping house.Subjects covered are the usual cleaning areas: the kitchen and bathroom. But the book also touches on other matters, such as providing recipes for natural cleansers as well as the best process for washing and ironing. It even explains how to keep Hi-Fi equipment clean.All through the book are helpful hints on ways to save time and money, and explanations of old systems and strategies for running a home.Stinking Cleaning is the perfect reference book for the younger generations who have not been taught to clean or keep house properly, as it explains the when, where and why of cleaning and house work.
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QPR Away Day Travels
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Pants Optional
In her first autobiography, Pants Optional, Carol 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, friendship, faith and a great many more. Moments of eternal embarrassment are interspersed with flashes of comic/parenting genius, and every reader will find a nugget or three (or twenty!) to inspire them. A cracking read, and highly recommended.
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Mr Cabbage and Family
Mr Cabbage and Family is a historical and culinary walk through the crucifer family. Gerald and Usanna Stribling uncover surprisingly interesting information about the cabbage family and its development over the ages. They describe its botanical structure and nutritional value, with details of its cultivation and storage, as well as various preserving methods, health values and other uses. Within these pages, readers will find mouth-watering recipes to try out from all over the world, from delicious soups from the American South, to sumptuous curries from India, to Italian and French feasts, along with much more. This comprehensive history of the cabbage family and its usage today will appeal to all food lovers, especially those with a taste for this particularly diverse and delectable vegetable.
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How to Buy Vintage Jewellery and Accessories
Delve into the beautiful world of vintage jewellery and accessories with this stunning guide. Learn how to seek and develop a unique 20th-century collection that will forever enrich your contemporary style. Also featuring a directory of New York’s best vintage markets and shows. This book is a must-read for any savvy fashionista.
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WWW Quiz Book
This book seeks to entertain, provide information but foremost to offer a competitive test of the readers’ skill, powers of analysis, and overall knowledge levels. A definitive exploration which will determine where you sit in the quizzing spectrum.
This publication affords an evaluation which you can share and compare with your peers or remain for private satisfaction. It can be used individually with others or in a competitive setting.
There are 2000 questions asked in 8000 parts with a maximum available score of 8000 points with a score of above 5000 defined by the compiler to prove you have not just been looking at the pictures through the years.
Please buy this book and you will be providing sustenance for and pleasure to a grateful old age pensioner.
WWWW will be along one day for further examination of your memory and recall. Join a worldwide readership to know what you can score in WWW test.
The author utilizes a wide range of subjects for the challenges, especially delving into the world of sports for which he has a particular connection and affection.
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Willpower and Energy: Yogananda's Energisation Exercises
Paramhansa Yogananda’s unique spiritual Yoga system of 39 Energisation Exercises can be used to develop your will power by using concentrated attention to draw abundant energy consciously into your body at all times from the eternal limitless Source of Cosmic Energy that is within and around you, recharging it with energy and vitality. With such will power and life energy, you can experience your spiritual subtle nature and positively transform your life.
The Energisation Exercises invigorate the mind with vitality and enthusiasm, creating a spiritually elevating influence on one’s attitude to daily life.
The physical benefits of these exercises are important for keeping your body fit and healthy, but their primary benefit is that their practise strengthens the will power, which is the cornerstone of the science of Raja Yoga and an essential tool for the practice of Kriya.
A practical companion to Paramhansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi. You have read the story, now practise to get direct experience.
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