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Read by the author, Kari Leibowitz Do you dread the clocks changing, and struggle to stay positive in winter? Do you struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and don't know how to address it? Nobody can change the weather, but Dr. Kari Leibowitz's groundbreaking How to Winter will help...

Both Sides is Nicklas Bendtner's shockingly honest memoir of both the bright and dark sides of his personality and the football industry and what really happens when you give a troubled, overconfident teen millions to spend. It's about growing up in a working class neighbourhood and never denying your roots while living a dramatically changed life. It's about fighting to reach the top in the worlds' toughest league but having no respect for hierarchy. It's about friendship, rivalry, loneliness, failing father figures and the constant quest for an adrenaline kick

An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world’s most captivating big-wave surfing destinations. Born and raised in Bundoran, with the waves of the west coast of Ireland breaking at his doorstep, Richie Fitzgerald was moulded...

'EPIC' Financial Times 'PERCEPTIVE' The Sunday Times 'BLISSFUL' Daily Telegraph 'FASCINATING' Independent on Sunday 'TERRIFIC' Henry Winter 'EXCELLENT' Simon Kuper The fascinating story of football in Eastern Europe following the collapse of the Berlin Wall, from the award-winning author of...

On a trip to Dublin, Chris Harrison falls head over heels in love with Daniela, an Italian girl with eyes the colour of Guinness - and he follows her home. He abandons his previous life for LA DOLCE VITA, with its luscious foods and sun-drenched vistas. Among olive groves and cobblestone lanes, Chris takes us on a moving, insightful and often hilarious journey into the heart of southern Italy...

Preparing for the first winter in his new home, ready to embrace the slower pace of early retirement, he soon discovers that it’s not working. From floods to explosions, from protection rackets to hospitalisations, from coping with the death of his hero to trying to find solace in a confusing and abstract relationship, this is a frank, funny and always heartfelt story of how not working doesn’t always work out, and it might just be Graham’s wildest ride yet.

Now a limited Netflix series starring Zoe Saldaña! This Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller is “a captivating story of love lost and found” (Kirkus Reviews) set in the lush Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and...

There are many reasons behind the decision to learn Italian: from having Italian relatives to wanting to travel to one of the most beautiful countries in the world. However, there is no need to make hypotheses — if you are listening to this description, you have been led here by your desire to learn this language.

Make time for the things that really matter in life. Find balance and happiness in your daily life, the Scandinavian way, with The Scandinavian Guide to Happiness! There's a reason Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden consistently rank as the top 5 happiest countries on earth! Find out...

This is London in the eyes of its the homeless, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers and sex workers. This is London in the voices of Poles, Arabs, Afghans, Nigerians, Romanians and Russians. This is London as you've never seen it before. Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction...

Planning a trip to Portugal? This guide has everything you need for a stress-free, unforgettable adventure—without spending weeks researching! Portugal is a top travel destination, but navigating a foreign country can be overwhelming. Without proper planning, you risk falling into tourist traps, overspending, or missing must-see spots.

A fun present for cat lovers everywhere: a light-hearted self-help guide to help you live more like your cat LET YOUR CAT BE YOUR LIFE COACH. Do cats worry about their pension? Nope. Do cats take on work they don’t want to do? As if! Do cats rush around hectically when they’d rather be...

Embark on a journey like no other. The Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St James, is one of the most famous pilgrimage routes in the world. Leading to the shrine of St James in Spain’s Santiago de Compostela, this historic journey has been undertaken by millions of people from all walks of...

In Spain: What Everyone Needs to Know, a timely addition to Oxford's What Everyone Needs to Know series, veteran journalist William Chislett provides political and historical context for Spain's current economic and political predicament. Chislett recounts the country's fascinating and often...

'A Swallows and Amazons adventure for the modern day by one of the most interesting travel writers working today' Bijan Omrani, author of Caesar's Footprints 'A headlong plunge into the deep, dark waters of the Lake District and its islands. Packed with curious historical facts, philosophical...

An epic journey on foot from Dingle to Burr Point in search of Ireland’s lost footpaths, and a quest to unravel the complexities of countryside access in Ireland and Britain. Ireland is a pathless land. Public access to the Irish countryside is more limited than almost anywhere else in Europe...

Denmark is often called "the happiest country in the world", but what's it really like to live there? Can you find a job in Denmark only speaking English? How hard is it to deal with the long Danish winters - and is it true that people ride bicycles in the snow? What do modern Danes think about the Vikings? Is The Little Mermaid really worth a visit? What's it like to date a Danish man or a Danish woman? In this audiobook of humorous essays Kay Xander Mellish offers a fun guide to contemporary Danish culture and Danish manners.

Als Fiona Robertson ihren Mann an den Krebs verliert, begibt sie sich auf eine Reise durch Großbritannien zu den großen prähistorischen Menhiren des Landes. Die alten Steine werden für die langjährige Megalith-Enthusiastin in der schweren Zeit des Abschieds und des Verlusts wichtiger denn je. Aufgerichtet vor Tausenden von Jahren, sind die Megalithen Symbole für Beständigkeit und Überdauern. In Stone Lands lässt uns Robertson in die reiche Geschichte Großbritanniens eintauchen und teilt die Freude und den Trost, der von diesen Stätten ausgeht.

When Debbie Waterson’s bicycle crashes into handsome doctor Pierluigi, she wonders if her luck has changed. Determinedly single after ending a long relationship, at last, a man worth bumping into! Inspired to visit Florence, she soon runs headlong into that old foe: reality. But is Pierluigi the man of her dreams? Then there’s her booze-obsessed boss, his forbidding secretary, and her noisy inconsiderate neighbors. But could her luck be about to change? Will she find love after all?

Bloomsbury presents Swimming with Seals written and read by Victoria Whitworth. A book about intense physical and personal experience, narrating how Victoria Whitworth began swimming in the cold waters of Orkney as a means of escaping a failing marriage. This is a memoir of intense physical and...