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|author=Andrew Mackay
|summary=I've often been put off the idea of camping by the thought of large, soul-less campsites, often populated by people who want to party late into the night. I much prefer camping to mean something - a feeling of being somewhere special, of being able to be at one with nature. But the trouble is, where do you find these gems? Well, ''Tiny Campsites'' will provide you with eighty perfect little places to pitch your tent.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0749578483</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Redress
|title=Dress (with) sense: The Practical Guide to a Conscious Closet
|rating=4.5
|genre=Lifestyle
|summary=Not too long ago I didn't have any problems with clothes. They were just about all black and I wore them until they dropped off my back - and then I used what I could of the material for other purposes. I had this lovely little clothes shop in Ilkley (it says 'Oxfam' over the door) when I needed to restock. Clothes were simple. Then I encountered the lovely [[:Category:Numba Pinkerton|Numba Pinkerton]] and suddenly I had colour in my life: not all of it could be had from Oxfam. Sometimes I might even be buying ''new'' clothes. I needed help and more advice, because it really isn't as simple as just walking into the nearest department store.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0500292779</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Dr Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr Elissa Epel
|title=The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
|rating=5
|genre=Popular Science
|summary=I have lived my life determined not to ''age'': I see nothing aspirational in the dependence of old age, whether it be on other people, government in all its forms or the NHS. I'm prepared to put effort into this: it's not the cosmetic image of youth I seek, but rather the ability to do as I do now - running a business, regularly walking for miles in our glorious countryside and enjoying life - for as long as possible. So far it's working out, but what else could I do and ''why'' does this work for some people and not for others?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0297609238</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Nick Weatherhogg
|title=Living With Depression
|rating=4
|genre=Lifestyle
|summary=Nick Weatherhogg has been diagnosed as suffering from severe depression. Many of you will be nodding wisely and thinking that you know how he feels: but there are two points he wants to make here. You ''don't'' know how he feels. This is ''his'' depression and only he knows what it feels like - if he's able to think or express how he's feeling. The other point is that there's a big difference between ''feeling'' depressed and ''being'' depressed - ''fepression'' and ''bepression'' as he terms them. He's right: I've been there. My feelings, my experience will have been different, but I do know that it was hellish. He describes the experience as ''a mental state in which your brain regularly and consistently lies to you.''
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1524663662</amazonuk>
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|author=Jo Bird
|title=Web to Success
|rating=4.5
|genre=Lifestyle
|summary=[[:Category:Jo Bird|Jo Bird]] (illustrator, designer and… errr.. .wall tattooist) had a lightbulb moment about positive thinking, self-improvement and success. The road to an improved self isn't linear in a 'change this thing and all will be fine' way; it's a web that connects and intersects several paths and subjects that can be summarised under three headings. All successful people (socially as much as professionally) know about self-awareness, personal development and emotional awareness. After having a shot at principles of self-improvement herself, Jo shares the fruit of her experience across a wealth of fields to make one heck of a self-help book.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>152466622X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Mary Ellen Guiney
|title=Vietnamese Voices
|rating=3.5
|genre=Lifestyle
|summary=Mary Ellen Guiney has been diagnosed at various times with schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder. The resulting treatment of choice is the conventional western medicine approach and drug regimens that brought with them unpleasant side-effects. Determined to find a better way of symptom control, using her biochemical background, Mary Ellen begins to investigate alternative eastern medicine and therapies in addition to looking at the effect of nutrition and exercise. The results are here: this is Mary Ellen's story written in her own words.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1524663123</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Patrick Mbaya
|title= My Brain Is Out Of Control
|rating= 4
|genre= Home and Family
|summary=Dr Patrick Mbaya was enjoying life as a consultant psychiatrist, husband and father. His career was going well and he enjoyed making ill people better. His marriage was solid and fulfilling and his two children were exploring their potential, often through the uplifting power of music. Life was good. But then...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1524636649</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Jonathan S Lee
|title=Lean Gains
|rating=4
|genre=Sport
|summary=I don't often begin a book by telling you what it ''isn't'' but in this case I think it's important. If you're a fairly sedentary person or a casual sportsman or woman looking to shed a few pounds then you won't get the best out of this book. You'll find some good advice about diet, but I'm afraid that much of it is going to go over your head. Of course you could always take up a sport seriously... On the other hand, if you ''are'' a serious sportsman then you could find that the advice in ''Lean Gains'' could lift you up to the next level of performance.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>152463493X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Laura Slater
|title=Hollywood Beauty: Vintage Secrets
|rating=4
|genre=Lifestyle
|summary=I have vivid memories from my youth of seeing the Hollywood beauties on the television or at the cinema and wishing that ''I'' could look like that and - of course, no matter how I tried, I never could. The look of Marilyn Monroe, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn, Brigitte Bardot, Ava Gardner and Sofia Loren always eluded me. To begin with, I lacked knowledge. Despite being reasonably petite my oblong face was never going to look anything like Audrey Hepburn's. I lacked quite a few of Brigitte Bardot's attributes too. Gradually, I realised that developing my own style was the best way to go, but I'll confess that there are still ''elements'' of the stars' looks which I'd love to copy. That's where ''Vintage Secrets: Hollywood Beauty'' comes in.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0859655083</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Yuchi Yang
|title=A Food Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure: 6 Simple Steps
|rating=4
|genre=Lifestyle
|summary=Yuchi Yang has been a registered dietitian for over twenty years and she's allowing us the benefit of her knowledge to help us to reduce our blood pressure ''without'' taking medication, although she does stress that if you ''are'' taking medication you shouldn't stop doing so without consulting your doctor. You can reduce your BP in six steps, which are actually a lot simpler than they sound. Does it work? Yes, it does: I've been eating this way for more than two years and I've gone from having 'very worrying' blood pressure readings to getting a smile when they're taken and being told that my BP is perfectly normal - and that's without taking medication of any sort.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1539803422</amazonuk>
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