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		<title>Completely Normal and Totally Fine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<b>A raw, uplifting memoir about bipolar disorder, recovery and self-acceptance - by model and mental health advocate Rosie Viva</b>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Unflinching&#8221; &#8211; <b>BIPOLAR UK</b><br />&#8220;Rosie is an inspiration&#8221; &#8211;<b> DUA LIPA</b><br />&#8220;Full of humour and hope&#8221; &#8211; <b>HANNAH MURRAY</b><br />&#8220;Raw, honest and surprisingly upbeat&#8221; &#8211; <b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></b></p>
<p>In 2018, model Rosie Viva experienced a psychotic episode at Stansted Airport that led to her arrest and the full evacuation of the terminal. What followed was a hospital stay, a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and a complete upheaval of her life.</p>
<p>In <i>Completely Normal and Totally Fine</i>, Rosie shares her powerful and deeply human story &#8211; from the dizzying highs of mania to the isolating lows of depression, and the long, complex road to recovery. With honesty, humour and heart, she explores how her diagnosis reshaped her understanding of love, identity, friendship and purpose.</p>
<p>This is more than a memoir about mental illness &#8211; it&#8217;s a story of resilience, acceptance and hope. Rosie challenges the stigma surrounding bipolar disorder and opens up conversations about mental health, reminding readers that no one is truly alone in their struggles.</p>
<p>Whether you live with bipolar yourself, love someone who does, or simply want a greater understanding of the human mind, <i>Completely Normal and Totally Fine </i>offers comfort, insight, and an uplifting message of strength through vulnerability.</p>
<p>&#8220;Bursts with authenticity and warmth &#8211; a gift to anyone touched by bipolar.&#8221; &#8211; <b>Leanne Toshiko Simpson, author of <i>Never Been Better</i></b><br />&#8220;A fittingly open and honest account of what happens when you lose your mind.&#8221; &#8211; <b><i>SERVICE95</i></b></p>
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		<title>The Walking Cure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Unlocking the science behind the incredible impact of walking on our health, mind and mood in 20 different landscapes.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>The right place, walked at the right time, can heal, energise, restore and inspire. Instead of ambling the same old track, find a route to match and mend your mood &hellip; and prepare to be astonished.</i></p>
<p>In this <b>inspirational</b> guide, Annabel Streets explores the <b>curative and therapeutic benefits</b> of both <b>rural and urban landscapes</b>: from mountains to meadows, disused railway lines to rivers, and coastal cliffs to city parks. She investigates how walking benefits us not only physically, but also how we see, feel and experience ourselves and the world.</p>
<p>With <b>warmth, wisdom and a compelling blend of anecdotal and scientific evidence</b>, Streets identifies <b>the perfect place to walk whatever your mood</b>. Whether it be a canal path to spark creativity, a bustling city to allay boredom or the coastline to heal grief and worry. <i>The Walking Cure</i> celebrates the joy of walking and shares the extraordinary health benefits that landscape unlocks.</p>
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		<title>Joyful, Anyway</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<b>From Kate Bowler - multiple <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author, professor, stage-four cancer survivor and host of the hit podcast Everything Happens - comes a warm, relatable guide to discovering joy, even when life feels impossible.</b>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><u>THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER</u></b><br /><b><i><br />New York Times</i> bestselling author and Duke University professor Kate Bowler offers a profound, funny and deeply human case for joy that doesn&#8217;t depend on everything getting better.</b></p>
<p><b>&#8216;Bowler interrogates the idea of a meaningful life, not just for ourselves but for others, too. I value her work so much&#8217; </b>PANDORA SYKES<br /><b>&#39;A delight from start to finish, </b><i><b>Joyful, Anyway</b></i><b> embodies the mix of pleasure and aching that makes us human&#39; </b>KATHERINE MAY, AUTHOR OF <i>WINTERING</i><br /><b>&#39;<i>Joyful, Anyway</i> is colourful and layered, unafraid of the occasional gut-punch of raw feeling and vulnerability &#8211; much like Kate Bowler herself&#39; </b>JERRY SEINFELD<br /><b>&#39;A deeply moving everyday masterpiece. I loved it&#39; </b>ELIZABETH GILBERT, AUTHOR OF <i>EAT, PRAY, LOVE</i></p>
<p><i><b>You can&#39;t always be happy, but you can be joyful, anyway.</b></i></p>
<p>After surviving a stage-four cancer diagnosis, Kate Bowler knew she was supposed to be grateful. Alive. Blessed. But she still ached &#8211; for more connection, more surprise, less resentment on an ordinary day. So she went looking for joy. Not the toxic positivity kind. Not a five-step plan. But the type that sneaks in unexpectedly, seemingly out of nowhere. </p>
<p>In <i>Joyful, Anyway</i>, Bowler takes us on a hilarious and tender journey through big questions and small delights. With wry wit and deep honesty, she explores how joy can surprise us even in the middle of pain, boredom and longing.</p>
<p>This is not a book about fixing your life. It is about how we can all find more and feel more, by making room for small extraordinary moments. For anyone who has ever felt stuck, who is aching for meaning, who feels undone by loss, who feels that joy is just out of reach, who wants, simply, to have more fun, <i>Joyful, Anyway</i> is a delicious, insightful tour through the questions that sit in the deepest part of our souls. It proves that for every time we ask: <i>Is this it?</i> Joy will answer: <i>there is more</i>.</p>
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		<title>We Are Movement</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[World-renowned choreographer Wayne McGregor teaches us how to uncover the intelligence of our bodies]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>How much do you know about your body? How much does your body know about you?</p>
<p> </b>Internationally celebrated choreographer and director Sir Wayne McGregor is renowned for his trailblazing innovations in performance. His ongoing enquiries into movement and the body have radically defined dance in the modern era. Over the past three decades, he has discovered that our intelligence lies not only in our brains, but in our bodies too. In <i>We Are Movement</i>, McGregor argues that physical intelligence is instinctive, pre-verbal, and continually upgrades itself. Mastering it will allow us all to release the knots in our physical and emotional selves, leaving us free to experience new forms of creativity and connection.</p>
<p>Drawing on his research with elite performers, athletes, cognitive neuroscientists, anthropologists and technologists, he shows how we can all become more physically fluent. Using simple steps, from practicing mindful walking to harnessing our bodies&#8217; chemical reaction to stress, he teaches us how to become better communicators and more creative thinkers, so we can ultimately live fuller lives. </p>
<p>Elegant, cutting-edge and practical, <i>We Are Movement</i> is a user-friendly guide to priming your physical intelligence that will revolutionise the way you live your life.</p>
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		<title>The Inner Clock</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<b>How the groundbreaking science of circadian rhythms can help you sleep better, feel happier and improve your overall health.</b>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>How the groundbreaking science of body clocks can help you sleep better, feel happier and improve your overall health</b><br /><b><br /><i>&#8216;The Inner Clock </i>explores the strange new science of why your circadian rhythms fall out of sync &#8211; and how to get them back on track to live a happier, healthier life&#8217; </b>JAMES NESTOR, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>BREATH</i></p>
<p><b>&#8216;Secrets to better sleep . . . Crammed with facts, figures and fascinating scientific studies&#8217; </b><i>SUNDAY TIMES</i></p>
<p>Every cell in your body has a clock, synchronised to the sun and subtle signals in your environment. But what happens when modern living &#8211; artificial light, late-night meals &#8211; throws these rhythms out of sync? <i>The Inner Clock</i> explores the emerging science of body clocks and its transformative applications &#8211; from the best time of day to take medication or go for a walk, to optimising performance at work and in sport.</p>
<p><b>&#8216;Peeples has new stories and surprises . . . You will find plenty of practical tips here on how to sneak an extra &#8216;circadian snack&#8217; into your lives, reset your chronicity and live in a healthier, more timely manner&#8217; </b><i>NEW SCIENTIST</i></p>
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		<title>Eight Million Ways to Happiness</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<b>A wise and joyful journey through Japan's spiritual traditions, and how they can help bring us comfort and happiness today </b><b>- perfect for readers of <i>Ikigai </i>and <i>Abroad in Japan.</i></b>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>&#8216;A timely and moving pilgrimage through Japan&#8217;s spiritual traditions&#8217; RUTH OZEKI, Women&#8217;s Prize-winning and Booker Prize-shortlisted author</b></p>
<p>In <i>Eight Million Ways to Happiness</i>, Hiroko Yoda invites readers on a deeply personal and transformative journey into the spiritual heart of Japan. While millions have found inspiration in ideas like <i>ikigai</i> or <i>The Courage to Be Disliked</i>, Hiroko reveals the deeper traditions that quietly shape Japan&#8217;s culture, drawn from Shinto, Buddhism, and the mountain mysticism of Shugendo.</p>
<p>These aren&#8217;t abstract philosophies. They are living practices that integrate so seamlessly with modern secular life, even natives can forget they are there. Reconnecting with them helped Hiroko find light after profound loss &#8211; and realise that they offer powerful tools for anyone seeking meaning, connection or peace in their own life.</p>
<p>Through vivid storytelling and immersive experiences &#8211; dancing at Shinto shrines, climbing sacred peaks, and meeting mystics &#8211; Hiroko shows how Japan&#8217;s flexible approach to spirituality helps kindle gratitude, connection and kinship with nature. What emerges are practical insights and gentle guidance to spark joy, find balance, and discover what truly matters.</p>
<p>Whether you&#8217;re grieving, searching, or simply curious, this book is a reminder: there are millions of ways to be happy. You just have to find yours.</p>
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		<title>Floating Home</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lessons in finding freedom, fulfilment and joy wherever you are, and what living a life less ordinary can teach us about what it really means to be human, from the hugely popular content creator, Adam Lind AKA @adam.floatinghome]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8216;A beautiful book&#8217; <b>Joe Sugg</b></p>
<p>&#8216;Honest and tender&#8217; <b>Poppy Okotcha</b></p>
<p>&#8216;An invitation to slow down&#8217; <b>TJ Power</b></p>
<p><b><i>&#8216;</i></b>Soulful, sincere, and full of quiet truths&#8217; <b>Joshua Fletcher</b><br /><b><br />Are you living with purpose?</b><br /><b>What makes you truly happy?</b><br /><b>Do you want to make a change in your life?</b></p>
<p>After the devastating loss of his father, Adam Lind made a choice to pursue a life less ordinary: hitchhiking across twenty-six countries over the course of five years, meeting fascinating people along the way, and experiencing life-changing moments before taking to the waterways of the UK on his beloved (and temperamental) narrowboat, The Raman Rose.</p>
<p>In <i>Floating Home</i>, Adam explores with wisdom and humour what his adventures have taught him &#8211; from the importance of human connection and community, to gaining control of the mind and achieving peace, to the transformative power of compassion. In doing so, he gently guides readers to think outside the norm and begin building a life on their own terms.</p>
<p>&#8216;Packed with perspective and quiet wisdom&#8217; <b>Stuart Sandeman</b></p>
<p>&#8216;A grounding invitation to live more fully&#8217; <b>Amy Wright</b></p>
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		<title>Completely normal and totally fine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<b>A funny, frank and uplifting memoir of what it's like to live with bipolar disorder from model and mental health activist, Rosie Viva and how we can all learn to make peace with our minds.</b>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Rosie has transformed her bipolar journey into a superpower, inspiring and creating a safe space for others &#8211; she&#8217;s an inspiration&#8221; <b> Dua Lipa</b></p>
<p>&#8220;An unflinching insight into the challenges of living with bipolar&#8221; <b>Bipolar UK</b></p>
<p>&#8220;Insightful, powerful and uplifting&#8221; <b>Adrienne Adhami, author of <i>Power Hour </i>and </b><i><b>Decisions that Matte</b>r</i></p>
<p>In 2018, model Rosie Viva was arrested after she caused Stansted Airport to evacuate all its waiting passengers following a psychotic episode. After the incident, she was hospitalised, sectioned and diagnosed with bipolar disorder &#8211; a dramatic moment that would alter the course of her life.</p>
<p>In this moving memoir, Rosie opens up about the unique experience of being &#8216;normal&#8217; and &#8216;fine&#8217;, whilst dealing with the delusions, mania and depression that bipolar brings. Navigating love, work and life while in recovery, she shares how she learned to embrace a &#8216;new normal&#8217; and left the world of modelling behind to become a mental health advocate.</p>
<p><b><i>Completely Normal and Totally Fine </i></b>shines light on living with a complex mental health condition that&#8217;s often misunderstood and underdiagnosed, inspiring us to shed the stigma around mental health and open up about our messy minds too.</p>
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		<title>The walking cure</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<i>The Walking Cure</i> reveals the unexpected benefits of 20 different landscapes on our mood, mind and health.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>The right place, walked at the right time, can heal, energise, restore and inspire. Instead of ambling the same old track, find a route to match and mend your mood ? and prepare to be astonished.&#8217;</i></p>
<p>In this inspirational book Annabel Streets explains the curative and therapeutic benefits of 20 easy&#8211;to&#8211;find landscapes, both rural and urban: from mountains to meadows, disused railway lines to rivers and coastal cliffs to city parks. Streets reveals not only the huge physiological benefits of walking, but also how these are exponentially enhanced by the particular routes we choose to walk. Streets investigates how different landscapes have proven abilities to change how we see, feel and experience ourselves and the world.</p>
<p>With warmth and wisdom, and using a compelling blend of anecdotal and scientific evidence, she identifies the perfect place to walk for over two dozen common states-of-mind, whether it be a canal path to spark creativity, a bustling city to allay boredom or the the shoreline to heal grief and insomnia. <i>The Walking Cure</i> celebrates the joy of walking and shares the extraordinary health benefits that landscape unlocks.</p>
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