The author is a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on the Isle of Wight, he was taught by his father to sail and climb at an early age. He was one of the youngest ever climbers to scale Everest, aged only twenty-three. This title presents his story.
Shows how eating the right foods at the right times can help put the brakes on the ageing process. This book provides information on everything from superfoods and supplements to allergies and intolerances. It has food plans and recipes that show how to make the changes to diets, to make the skin, hair, nails and body look 10 years younger.
More of us are spending holidays climbing mountains or simply walking in the wilderness, as well as indulging in many other more extreme activities. But how can we use our time out in the open to the full? This title shares the author's years of experience of the world's most extreme terrain to help you get the most from the great outdoors.
Paul Abbott's Shameless has consistently been the best thing on television since it started on Channel 4 in 2004. This lifestyle guide serves as a companion to one of Britain's best loved dramas. It deals with the trials of parenting. Also providing a guide to the Chatsworth Estate, it offers knowledge of how to throw a great party.
Bear Grylls is no stranger to extremes. During a three-year stint in the SAS he was involved in a horrific parachuting accident in Africa and broke his back in three places. Here, he shows us survival techniques when confronted with situations ranging from crossing piranha-infested rivers and finding fresh food to fighting off grizzly bears.
Tells you how to how to make a tree house, or what dangers to watch out for when you're skiing or paragliding. This book lets you discover how to navigate across the hills without ever getting lost and what to pack in your rucksack to keep you safe.
Meet Mark and Jeremy: two very ordinary weirdos. Mark is the sensible one - a loan manager with seven GCSEs and an unhealthy obsession with the Second World War. His flatmate, Jeremy, dreams of being a world-class musician but can't seem to get out of bed in the morning. They hate themselves, each other and the world. This is their story.
We all know that hosting a dinner party can be an intimidating nightmare of an evening. Who should you invite, what should you cook, how much can you prepare in advance, how do you get the atmosphere right and what can you do to keep the conversation, as well as the wine, flowing? This book contains answers to all of these questions and more.
Collects caricatures of famous faces from Richard Dawkins to Robbie Williams, from Anthony Hopkins to Amy Winehouse with the author's thoughts on the person concerned and why he wanted to paint them in the first place.
Derren Brown's television and stage performances have entranced and dumbfounded millions. His baffling illusions and stunning set pieces - such as The Seance , Russian Roulette and The Heist - have set standards of what's possible. This work takes you on a journey into the structure and pyschology of magic.
Discusses sixty key events with 15 given 'star status' and features key technologies, together with photographs from Chris Bennett and illustrations from Time Team's own Victor Ambrus. This book gives you and your family a chronology of the events that shaped our society and a picture of exactly what happened when.
Stripped of everything, 48 survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 find themselves stranded on a tropical island. This band must work together to stay alive. As an environmentalist, Faith Harrington could be one of the biggest assets for the group's survival. But the events that lead her to board Flight 815 have left her wracked with guilt and self-doubt.
No one can stop the body clock ticking but we don't necessarily want the world to know what time it really is. The good news is 10 Years Younger has many original suggestions and a few simple rules to instantly knock years off the way we look.
Packed with information on everything from puberty and self-esteem to contraception and pregnancy, this practical guide to sex, emotional health and relationships helps you to talk comfortably to your children, whatever their age.