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Biography
Renske Mann’s life with her artist husband Cyril Mann
This highly illustrated art book combines an intimate, revealing biography, social history and explanation of modern art movements. It traces the development of one of our most significant modern artists who at the same time has experienced considerable success in the commercial world. Yet Alex’s story is full of struggle, restlessness and extreme risks taken in pursuit of his art.
This book is a celebration of the pioneer and leading women of Fleet Street, the courageous spirits who paved the way for current and future generations of female journalists. The book records the outstanding contribution made by these women, and in particular, in their bravery in writing candidly and honestly about subjects that had never been covered before – at least in the public prints – and who brought into being a whole new style of personal, intimate journalism that is now being avidly copied by today’s male journalists.
Oxford Blue, garage hand, medical student, philanthropist, ship’s doctor, prolific author, heir to a baronetcy and ordained Buddhist; the subject of this biography was all of these, but most extraordinary of all, Michael Dillon was born female.
Health
This is a take-action approach to beating cellulite, including declaring war on cellulite with the “Ten Step Anti Cellulite Programme”. After the introduction - “The Curse of Eve - What is cellulite and why me?” the text goes on to list the usual suspects and to encourage readers to ban nicotine, cut down on coffee and alcohol, bin anti-cellulite creams and cleanse body systems with a detox. It looks at diet and herbal supplements like Cellasene, considers why people don’t drink enough water, and has an overview of exercise and circulation improvers.
Counselling is fast becoming one of the major growth industries of our time, and is very definitely one of the buzzwords of the 90s. But what exactly is counselling? How does it work? Who needs it, and why is it suddenly becoming so very popular? What can counselling do for you that you couldn’t manage to do for yourself? And who exactly are these people called counsellors? Are they really so much wiser and more knowledgeable than the rest of us? Liz Hodgkinson answers all the difficult questions.
Do you feel depressed? Does the world seem a hostile place? Are you lonely? Would you like to feel better? Then this book could hold the answer The message of the book is simple: smiling is good for you! We all feel better when we smile, or when others smile at us. Now Liz Hodgkinson explains that there are sound scientific reasons for this, and describes some of the ‘miracle’ cures that have been achieved by conscious smiling and laughter including even recovery from cancer.
Spiritual healing is currently enjoying the most phenomenal growth, and since 1977 it has been accepted and recommended by the British Medical Association for use alongside orthodox medical treatment. But what exactly is spiritual healing? What is this mysterious ability that some people have that will enable a patient to be healed without the intervention of drugs or surgery, often by a person with no medical knowledge? And if it can help others, can it help you?
The Alexander Technique has become one of the most popular alternative therapies and is now widely accepted by the medical profession. it is a system of re-educating the body so that it is in correct alignment and functions efficiently, as nature intended. There is no age, sex or disability limit. Anyone can benefit from an understanding of the Technique as it influences the whole body - emotionally and psychologically as well as physically.
Is there a link between, among others, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, alcoholism, sub-fertility and behavioural problems in children? The answer could be simple - zinc. Professor Bryce-Smith’s career followed a fairly orthodox pattern of teaching and research until about 15 years ago. His work has led him to examine the close relationship of minerals with health, and zinc deficiency, he believes, is the key to many illnesses.
Lifestyle
My new book, published 7 November 2024, is about a mysterious woman who came into my mother’s flower shop, usually wearing a mink coat. But who was she? This is a detective story without a murder, but with plenty of mystery and strange twists and turns. And all true!
This is a selection of essays and articles which first appeared in The Conservative Woman, over the last three years. Lest we forget what we went through!
This book takes the form of a conversation about the pressing religious and spiritual issues of today, between two modern women of similar age but very different backgrounds and experience. Journalist Liz Hodgkinson questions Sister Jayanti, who has devoted her life to spirituality, on religion, atheism, secularisation, science, meditation, who or what is God, and how and why women now have to lead the way to a better future. This book is hard-hitting and controversial but compassionate at the same time and although it covers many thorny topics, is an easy, entertaining and even humorous read.
Codependents are people who are alienated from the self and deny their genuine emotions. They depend on others for their own sense of self-worth and self-esteem. This text shows how codependency starts, how it manifests itself, and how the problems it causes in a person’s life can be overcome
More relationships are breaking up, more marriages are ending, more people are getting married later, so, as a result, there are more single people around. At the same time, we are being told that the best way to be both healthy and happy is to form a close, loving, intimate relationship with another person, preferably of the opposite sex. But is this really true?
Anyone who has been in the grip of a hopeless, one-sided passion for another person will know just how overwhelming and painful the experience can be. And how impossible it is to live a ‘normal’ life when you cannot get that person out of your mind. In Obsessive Love Liz Hodgkinson, a former victim of obsessive love herself, explores this very common syndrome and looks at the hurt it can cause.
The Brahma Kumaris has become a highly-respected worldwide movement, headed by women. This unique organization works with profound spirituality at its core and is renowned for campaigns and global projects such as the Million Minutes of Peace Appeal. This book tells the story of the movement.
All over Europe, people are becoming fascinated by the idea of reincarnation - an age-old tradition of Eastern religions but largely shunned by Christianity and Judaism. People are also experiencing past-life regression therapy and discovering cures for present-day ailments and phobias through the treatment of traumas suffered in past lives. Much of the appeal of reincarnation lies in the fact that it offers answers for such questions as: Why are some children born handicapped ?
Liz Hodgkinson maintains that sex is not, as many have assumed, absolutely central to our lives. Her own long-lasting and happy marriage has been sexless from choice for many years. In addition, she claims that celibacy has many benefits and can be a positive, life-enhancing decision for people. Her views have stimulated a hornets’ nest of argument that will rage for many years to come.
There is nothing holy about matrimony It was never ‘instituted of God’, whatever the marriage service may declare, but by a succession of man-made laws in the sacred cause of property and inheritance rights. Through the codification of the marriage laws, women lost all their rights to a separate identity: to own property, to have a private income and individual status in law. In spite of attempts in the twentieth century to redress the balance, marriage still makes women second-class citizens.
Property
Buying a flat to live in or to let is different from buying and living in a house. For example, apartments are sold leasehold rather than freehold which means buying a length of tenure rather then the property itself. This can have serious implications when the freeholder suddenly hikes up the service charges or lands tenants with a six figure sum for exterior decoration.
Practically written, this book provides guidance and strategies for homeowners to enable them to understand how the tax might affect them and what they can do to minimise liability and reduce stress. It covers a range of issues including: understanding tax loopholes and what they really mean; giving away property while still alive; strategies for married couples, civil marriage partnerships, and joint ownership; trusts and other options and choices.
The Complete Guide to Buying Property Abroad is an authoritative and informative resource for anyone looking to buy property outside their home market - including financial, legal and lifestyle issues. Country coverage includes popular destination markets such as France, Spain, Portugal, Florida and the Caribbean. The Complete Guide to Buying Property Abroad, now in its seventh, fully updated, edition, takes the reader through all the benefits, complexities and potential pitfalls of buying property in dozens of different countries, both in Europe and in more far-flung destinations.
Russian Edition
At one time, most people saw their homes simply as a place to live. Nowadays, property ownership is more likely to be seen as a potentially lucrative business, safer and more reliable than many other types of investment. However, property investment is a highly complex business – for example, do you want to be a sideline or full-time investor? What type of property may be best for you and your portfolio? And have you anticipated every single expense involved in renovating that “bargain” property?
That this best-selling book is now in its seventh edition proves what a popular choice letting property has become. With an increasing number of people choosing to invest in property rather than pensions (according to The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), fewer first-time buyers, and banks and building societies offering buy-to-let schemes the buy-to-let sector is continuing to expand: 12% of all housing stock is now in the private renting sector.
The Complete Guide to Renovating and Improving Your Property will help you make the right decision about every aspect of property improvement – what is worth the effort and what will be a good investment. Amusing and enjoyable, it advises you on how and when to employ every type of professional, from builders to surveyors, and how to get the very best from them.