[[Category:New Reviews|Lifestyle]]
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|author=Jacques Bonnet, James Salter and Sian Reynolds
|title=Phantoms on the Bookshelves
|rating=3.5
|genre=Lifestyle
|summary=Translated from French this beautifully presented little book takes the reader into homes boasting book collections, large and small. Studded with succinct and appropriate quotations such as 'there is no better reason for not reading a book than having it' by Anthony Burgess.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1906694583</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Sandy Donaghy
|summary=This book is based upon Mark Gungor's highly successful seminar, Laugh Your Way To A Better Marriage. However, it is best to get one thing straight to begin with: Mark is a very funny guy, but, as he admits, this book is not at all about laughing your way to a better marriage. It encourages laughter, and he has a good time laughing about various issues, but if you thought this was going to be a philosophy based upon laughter, then you've been a little misled by the title.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1416536051</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Rosalind Penfold
|title=Dragonslippers: This is What an Abusive Relationship Looks Like
|rating=5
|genre=Graphic Novels
|summary=So, a five star book where we can predict the entire plot, and at times foretell just what people in it say. It's a damning indictment of things that that is even possible.
This book lives by its subtitle – ''this is what an abusive relationship looks like''. Rosalind meets a man who seems nigh-on perfect – they seem to fall in love with ease, and she gets on very well with his four children from an earlier marriage. Then odd occurrences start to happen – he declares her work getting in his way, he possibly drinks a bit too much, he sees flirting in her shop-talk with other men. And things escalate and escalate, and – you know every stage. She suffers a guilt trip, before suffering physical violence, discovering affairs, getting back with him, then finding the right kind of help.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007216882</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Sally Brampton
|title=Shoot the Damn Dog
|rating=5
|genre=Lifestyle
|summary=There's a stigma attached to mental illness. If you have cancer you can tell the world about it and expect its sympathy. If you have depression it's seen as a character flaw and one about which you had best keep quiet, pull yourself together and get on with things the way that normal people have to. And it's this cloak of shame and secrecy which has the dual effect of pushing people further into depression and dissuading them from seeking the help which they so desperately need. Sally Brampton has set out to blast away this stigma by telling her own story.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0747572453</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Glenn Harrold
|title=Look Young, Live Longer: The Secret to Changing Your Life and Slowing the Ageing Process
|rating=4
|genre=Home and Family
|summary=I was really intrigued by the title of therapist Glenn Harrold's book ''Look Young and Live Longer''. Could it be possible that a book could deliver on such a huge promise? Having been feeling more than a little jaded lately, I was willing to give it a try.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>075288610X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Kate Brian
|title=The Complete Guide to Female Fertility
|rating=5
|genre=Home and Family
|summary=It's tempting to say that every woman over the age of puberty should have access to Kate Brian's 'The Complete Guide to Female Fertility'. The truth is that they should all have their own copies and they should read the book until it's dog-eared and falling apart, because I really can't think of a better way to understand why some women are more fertile than others or some women have difficulty in conceiving.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0749927925</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Tania Glyde
|title=Cleaning Up: How I Gave Up Drinking And Lived
|rating=4.5
|genre=Autobiography
|summary=I suspect that I'm like a lot of people who enjoy alcohol on a regular basis: there's a nagging guilt and suspicion that you might have a problem. Equally, there's St Augustine's approach to a sin: you're determined to do something about it, but not just yet. So, when ''Cleaning Up: How I Gave Up Drinking And Lived'' dropped through the letterbox on Saturday morning I wondered if this was a message from a higher authority.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846686555</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Marisa Peer
|title=You Can Be Thin: The Ultimate Programme to End Dieting... Forever
|rating=4.5
|genre=Home and Family
|summary=After having my baby just over two years ago, I have found it quite hard to shed the weight which seemed to be sticking around. I used to be quite thin before having him, so to suddenly go up a dress size was a bit of a shock. I'm quite a petite person so even just a few extra pounds shows unfortunately. I decided I had to get rid of the weight, and so I turned to this book sent to me by The Bookbag.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847441394</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Elise Lindsay
|title=How to Get a Celeb's Body: Discover the Secrets of the Stars with Your Own Personal Trainer
|rating=2
|genre=Home and Family
|summary=I do not know Elise Lindsay - neither by name or reputation. I am optimistic and therefore think she must be a great coach. A hundred plus pages with pictures show her posing very confidently in flattering sport outfits and she does seem quite fit. I am sure she can motivate her clients and make them do their best. Quite frankly though, I do not believe that should in any way have motivated anyone to write a book.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718153375</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Nicole Klieff
|title=Baby Next Time
|rating=3
|genre=Home and Family
|summary=Nicole Klieff grew up with the same knowledge that most women hope to have. They'll enjoy themselves, eventually meet Mister Right, settle down and have a family. Well, most of it went according to plan – it was just that bit about having a family which seemed somewhat elusive. After a period of trying for a baby in the normal way Nicole and her husband Barry sought help from the medical profession and began the fertility treatments which were to dominate their lives for years to come. It wouldn't do their bank balance much good either.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1434395138</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ursula James
|title=You Can Be Amazing: Transform Your Life with Hypnosis
|rating=5
|genre=Home and Family
|summary=Ursula James is a hypnotherapist who has written this book to help you to instigate changes in your life, whatever they may be – career, relationships, your physical self. It is accompanied by a CD of hypnotic suggestions which reinforce the messages and exercises in the book.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846051975</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ursula James
|title=You Can Think Yourself Thin
|rating=5
|genre=Home and Family
|summary=I wanted to read this book because I have always struggled with my weight since having my two children. Although more traditional diets have worked for me in the short term I never seem to be able to maintain the weight loss so I was fast reaching the conclusion that I needed to work on my mind as well as my body. Ursula James' book ''You Can Think Yourself Thin'' came along at just the right time for me and I have been absolutely astounded by the effects of reading this book and listening to the hypnosis tracks. I had never tried anything like this before and was even alittle skeptical but not any more!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846051983</amazonuk>
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