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Kind and loyal, Elva was a shy young girl from a typical English seaside town who was swept off her feet by an older, handsome Italian bodybuilder. It was all she had ever wanted; the promise of life as a loving mother and devoted wife. But a dark secret from her past left her vulnerable to Bruno's brooding, possessive nature, and behind closed doors, Elva's family idyll turned into a reign of terror of both mental and physical abuse for her and her children. Their daughter Natalia speaks for the first time about how the family suffered, about her escape onto the streets at 17 and her traumatic struggle to survive alone. Natalia finally persuaded Elva to run away along with her youngest son and for the first time, Elva found the happiness and confidence that had always eluded her. But it was not to last. Giving way to Bruno's requests to see his young son, Elva returned to the marital home, where Bruno mercilessly stabbed her to death. Against the odds, Natalia found the courage to stand by her father even after he'd ripped the family apart. During often harrowing visits to Rampton high-security psychiatric hospital, she learnt to love Bruno for the first time. Her fascinating journey led Natalia to honour her mother's memory, finding a way to live with forgiveness and unconditional love.
Many women assume that if they're not being physically assaulted by their partner, then they're not being abused. But, this is not always the case. Bullying within a relationship can take many forms, from silence to sarcasm, eroding self-esteem and happiness. Statistics are hard to come by but this often subtle manipulation is common, with some figures suggesting that 30% of women may be affected.
This book explores the nature of non-physical abuse, and what can be done to break the cycle. As well as offering emotional support, this book also looks at the practicalities that may be involved, for example if a victim needs to consult a solicitor or gain access to benefits.
Subjects covered include:
Types of emotional abuse - criticism, negative comments, emotional blackmail, controlling behaviour, verbal abuse
Who may be a victim, and why
How to protect yourself and any children
Sources of help such as women's refuges
Can an abusive relationship survive?
Helping the abuser
Forming a new life
Everyone knows that the process of ageing is apparent externally, for example in wrinkles, thin skin and age lines; inevitably, it also affects us internally, leaving the body in a progressively fragile state. But what can we do to slow down this process? In this ground-breaking book, Dr Nirdosh shows that ageing can be controlled and even reversed using her unique face and body programme, which surges anti-ageing hormones back into you and puts an out-of-control body back in control of itself. As part of her unique regime, Dr Nirdosh has devised specialist yet simple ways of controlling the ageing process, including easy exercise techniques, a simple-to-follow diet, advice on which supplements to take and effective skin treatments. Each element of the programme stimulates the production of anti-ageing hormones and boosts skin cell immunity. This dual effect slows the ageing process, recaptures youth in the inside and out which will give you the ultimate non-surgical face and body lift!
Interviewer: "Does it make you laugh when people think you're stupid?"
Paris Hilton: "Yeah, I laugh all the way to the bank. It's not the way I am."
The subject of intense media and public fascination, Paris Hilton is one of the most-discussed celebrities of her generation. From the teenage party girl who was 'famous for being famous' she has blossomed into an actress, pop star and successful businesswoman. "Paris Hilton: Life On The Edge" shows how the heiress made such a success of her life and reveals that far from being an 'airhead', she is a shrewd, determined and hardworking woman. Not that she's afraid of letting her hair down: taking the reader behind-the-scenes of Paris' glamorous life, the book is your all-access pass to the most exclusive fashion shows, premieres and parties. This revealing portrait covers the string of famous men she has dated including actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. Her list of friends is just as star-studded including Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie, who co-starred with Paris in the hit reality television show The Simple Life.
Lifting the lid on the controversies that have plagued her life, the book tells for the first time the full story of the 2003 sex-tape saga and her imprisonment for driving offences in 2007. Defying her critics, Paris emerged from jail with a fresh sense of perspective and renewed energy. "Paris Hilton: Life On The Edge" offers a unique insight into her complex character and shows that jail was the making not the breaking of her.
Lindsay Lohan was born in New York, NY, on 02 July 1986, she started modelling (she was the first redheaded child ever signed by the prestigious Ford Modelling Agency) and acting at the tender age of 3. People in the business quickly recognized her talent, and she was hired to shoot more than 60 commercials. However her first major motion picture was not until January 1997 when she landed the part(s) of the twins in the remake of "The Parent Trap". Lindsay's acting talent was officially recognised with a Young Artist Award for Leading Actress (which she shared with "Stepmom's" Jena Malone), and nominations for a Young Star Award and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award. She went on to film "Freaky Friday" and "The Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen". In 2004, she sprung into the media spotlight in the UK with a star performance in teen flick "Mean Girls" and followed it in June 2005 with "Herbie Fully Loaded". Having ended 2005 with the launch of her new single "Confessions of a Broken Heart", Lindsay's time in the spotlight was only just beginning. 2006 saw Lindsay pick up a Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Award and the premier of three films including box office hit "Bobby". An ever ascending star Lindsay has four films scheduled to be screened next year and has already entered the pre-production stage on three films for 2008. For just 20 Lindsay has been very busy pursuing her acting career but that has not held her back on the social scene and she has earned herself quite a reputation as a wild party girl, she has also been linked to some of the hottest men in Hollywood!
Long before the picturesque village of Little Marlow became a well-known location for filming episodes of popular television crime shows such as Inspector Morse, Miss Marple and Midsomer Murders, the tranquil Thameside hamlet was the site of a real-life murder that would have taxed the imagination of even the most inventive TV screenwriter. In the immediate aftermath of the Great War, Little Marlow was thrown into a state of great excitement by the discovery of the body of a young married woman named Kate Lilian Bailey. The scene of the tragedy was Barn Cottage, a pretty countryside residence; the weapon of choice was poison, and the man accused of the murder was local milkman, George Bailey - Kate's husband. Who was George Arthur Bailey? What drove this seemingly harmless milkman to murder his wife? Who, or what, sealed his fate? Almost a century later, through exhaustive research, author Quentin Falk brings to light the extraordinary and colourful facts of this strangely under-reported crime to reveal not just one astonishing story, but an intriguing crime and compelling weave of several stories. The Musical Milkman Murder paints a vivid picture of rural society in early 20th century England, reveals the grisly tale of a star-crossed couple torn apart by poison - that subsequently lead to an execution and the suicides of a judge and a hangman - and the tragic story of a daughter who would take half a lifetime to discover the terrible truth behind her parentage.
An estimated nine million people in the UK and some 35 million Americans suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It ranks second only to the common cold as a cause of lost work time.
The exact cause of IBS is not known but is associated with food intolerance, stress and gastroenteritis. Symptoms include abdominal pain, flatulence, bloating, and changes in bowel habits and are thought to be caused by muscle contractions in the bowel wall.
The most successful treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome are natural; although there is no cure for the disorder, there are many strategies for significantly alleviating or preventing all IBS symptoms. After an introduction to the disorder, its causes and symptoms and how to tell if you actually have the disorder this book - punctuated throughout with case histories and the very latest research - will focus on five key self help strategies:
Diet
Supplements
Alternative strategies
Stress management
Prescription medications
Christian women. If images of the Women's Institute, tweed and coffee mornings spring to mind, then it's time to think again. Parties, men, careers, friends - life can be pretty demanding for the modern woman. But what if you're Christian too - or at least a little bit curious about this 'God' figure you hear so much about? Surely you can't have a fun Saturday night and turn up to church the following morning as well? Religion just doesn't fit into a modern girl's life, right? As effervescent as chilled champagne and as comforting as a tray of Belgian chocolates - welcome to Heaven in Your Handbag, a whole new take on Christianity for the hard-working, dance all night but still morally upright chick about town. Mazzi Binaisa, who admits to being partial to both of the above, takes you through the typical challenges modern women face in four snappy and savvy chapters: You, Love, Work, and Friends. Mazzi mixes vivid testimonies, surprising new angles on familiar biblical texts, along with smart advice on how to escape the disaster date. And she shares her greatest discovery - that we are all invited to enjoy a love affair that is richer and more fulfilling and fun than any other.
In the 16th century, when explorers travelled deep into the jungles of South America in search of gold and spices, they brought back many colourful tales of their adventures. None of these tales was more astonishing, or caused more concern, than that of the mystical properties of the substance with which the natives anointed their darts and arrows. They described terrible agonies inflicted by 'the flying death', caused by the magical arrow poison curare - their tales speaking of the victim's 'staring eyes bulging out of their sockets with terror', and of 'bellies rendered asunder'.So begins the incredible true story of the discovery of one of the most important substances in medical science. Curare was to become the cornerstone of modern anaesthetics and in the hands of the most eminent naturalists and scientists schooled in the Western enlightenment it went on to provide the key to how we understand the human nervous system. It led directly to a host of drugs as diverse as Prozac, beta-blockers, Botox and diarrhoea pills - and more recently it has led to our understanding of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.Truly the equal of such milestones as Fleming's discovery of penicillin and Jenner's of vaccination, this is the story of bizarre research, outlandish experiments and modern miracles; of cunning explorers wrestling with giant reptiles in pursuit of specimens; of frighteningly deadly toxins and incredible life-giving discoveries. You will never look at your medicine bottle in the same way again...
Tracing family histories is a popular pursuit and everyone loves the idea of discovering where they really come from. But when Bobbie Neate began to investigate her own family's past, she made some shocking discoveries which would cause shock waves within her own family as well as on a much wider, national scale. The result of Bobbie's quest is an enthralling journey not only into her own past but also into the history of this country and its leaders. It was after the death of her beloved mother that Bobbie started to question strange events from her childhood. From hazy recollections grew firm lines of inquiry and eventually she was able to match her memories with actual historical data. Her discoveries were mind blowing. Her stepfather and indeed the man she had referred to as 'father' for most of her life had kept a huge secret and had lied about who he really was. In this intriguing biographical detective story, the author reveals that Louis T Stanley, well known in Formula One racing circles, had hidden his true background from his wife and from the public. He was not the man he pretended to be, but was the illegitimate son of an elderly serving Prime Minister, HH Asquith and the young Venetia Stanley, an aristocrat's daughter. One hundred years after these events took place, the truth behind one of the biggest coverups in British political history can be revealed. As well as serving as an important historical document which will challenge commonly held opinions of modern British history. Conspiracy of Secrets is, equally, a revealing personal memoir which uncovers what kind of a man Louis T Stanley really was. His stifling influence over the author and her family is explored, as are the extraordinary lengths he went to in order to cover up his past and his true identity. This wonderfully researched book is a gripping story of forbidden love, betrayal and identity.
She's the most famous, most glamorous and most controversial star in the world, and she is taking America by storm! From Spice Girl to successful solo artist; from single sex-kitten to being one half of the most famous and fascinating couples in the world; from mother-of-three to fashion designer and style icon; from catwalk model to bestselling author; from head of WAGS to the sunny boulevards of West Hollywood...Victoria Beckham's life is never out of the headlines. Ever since storming into the charts on a wave of girl power, Victoria has worked tirelessly to become Britain's most talked about star. But there is so much more to her than glossy photo-shoots, trends-setting hairstyles and celebrity friendships and feuds. Her incredible journey started as a lonely but ambitions teenager with her heart set on fame and fortune. Victoria was a hit at stage school and fronted a struggling group before joining The Spice Girls, and it wasn't long before she was a regular on the international party scene. Covering the death threats the kidnap attempts, rumours of surgery, gossip surrounding her marriage and health, plus how Victoria juggles being a devoted wife and mother with a career in fashion design. This exciting book reveals the secrets behind her sensational rise to fame and the inside story of the Beckham's move from Madrid to LA.
For years, men have been puzzling over what it is that women find attractive in a man. Now, the world's leading female pickup artist trainer, Kezia Noble, is here to unlock the mysteries of what women really want in a man. Unlike male pickup artist trainers, Kezia doesn't make assumptions about what women want she knows exactly what it is they find attractive in the opposite sex. In this easy to follow, step by step guide to becoming a master seducer, Kezia will show you how to:
* Understand the chemistry between two sexes
* Use body language to your advantage
* Master the art of seduction
* Seal the deal and make sure you see a woman again
Listen to this book and discover that, with Kezia's techniques at your fingertips, attracting women isn't as difficult as you might think!
