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'This book is a delight ... the world is full of little surprises, momentary little fountains of pleasure and beauty, that could be visible to all of us if we learned to stop and notice as Miranda Keeling does.' Philip Pullman 'An odd, beautiful book ... Buy an extra copy to give to someone you love.' Neil Gaiman January: A man walking along Caledonian Road falls over onto the huge roll of bubble wrap he is hugging, perhaps for just this sort of situation. Inspired by her popular Twitter account, The Year I Stopped to Notice brings together Miranda Keeling's observations of the magic, humour, strangeness and beauty in ordinary life. Through the changing seasons, on city streets and on buses,...
A reminder of the pleasure to be found in stopping to notice things. Wherever we go, life is happening. And all too often, we let it pass us by. We’re caught up in our phones, in our heads, in a conversation from three weeks ago. But if we slow down, open our eyes and look around, it’s possible to observe the tiny miracles that are occurring all around us. In The Place I’m In, Miranda Keeling, author of The Year I Stopped to Notice and writer and presenter of multi-award-winning podcast Stopping to Notice shares observations she’s collected from years of paying attention. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, sometimes weird but always strangely appealing, they invite you to look at the world anew, slow down, and take the time to notice.
One day, in my ordinary life, a fairy-tale came to visit... In "Something Old, Something New, Something Red," airline stewardess Nicki LeFlore will not stand, nor fly, for her broken engagement. Maybe the love of her life just needed a dose of an old Southern recipe from Aunt Martha to overcome his lapse in sanity! "We Interrupt This Marriage" makes Callie Ann Dickerson overdose on fresh fruit facials in hopes of ridding her mind of the holiday customer that keeps stealing her heart one smoothie at a time. Poppy Vanlandingham had no intention of ever wearing a glass slipper again or riding away in a carriage; she just wanted the plumbing fixed! "The Firing of Prince Charming" was the only th...
'We make it clear in our literature that we are looking for extraordinary couples - progressive people who are open to radical ways of doing things.' Jo and Alex are the perfect professional couple - the ideal modern family. But at the centre of their comfortable lives a void has opened and Jo is desperate to find a solution. Her unorthodox search leads her to Gloria. Can Gloria help? Or is that not her aim at all?
Over 145 tips, tricks and moves and ideas for hundreds more. Cross referenced with over 500 clear and detiled illustrations.
'Remarkably brought together, heartwarming and uplifting . . . showing that despite differences in age and background, geography and lifestyle, there is so much that binds up, so much we share' Kit de Waal 'A stimulating collection of women's voices to help inspire us for the next 100 years' Elizabeth Day 100 Voices is an anthology of writing by women across the country on what achievement means for them, and how they have come to find their own voice. Featuring poetry, fiction and memoir, the pieces range from notes on making lemon curd, to tales of marathon running and riding motorbikes, to accounts of a refugee eating English food for the first time, a newlywed learning her mother tongue and a woman rebuilding her life after an abusive relationship. The poignant, funny and inspiring stories collected here are as varied and diverse as their authors, who include established names such as Louise Jensen, Sabrina Mahfouz, Yvonne Battle-Felton and Miranda Keeling alongside a host of exciting new writers. Taken together, they build a picture of what it’s really like to be a woman in the UK today.
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This sixth edition provides an overview of fetal and neonatal pathology through a system-based approach. This book contains new chapters on immunology, with a continued focus on molecular aspects of pathology in the perinatal setting. The general principles of perinatal pathology and their clinical situations are also discussed, along with specific pathological entities and their organ systems. Keeling’s Fetal and Neonatal Pathology, sixth edition aims to help the reader treat common problems through anatomical pathology findings and is relevant to practicing and trainee pathologists, obstetricians, maternal and fetal medicine specialists, neonatologists, and pediatricians.
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