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answer. For millions of people, Kuan Yin is not just a Bodhisattva, she is a manifestation of the most beloved figure of the Mahayana pantheon. The Bodhisattva acquires the means of analytical knowledge (pratisamvids) and perfects herself in strength (bala). She acquires a radiant, jewelled body through which she works miracles for the myriad beings. There are ten stages of bhumi and if you reach the seventh, you will win enough merit to enter nirvana or ‘no-wind’ where desire and compulsion are forever stilled. The stages are the joyful one, the pure one, the light-giver, the radiant one, difficult to conquer, face to face with emptiness, the far-going one, the immovable one, becoming the good and the cloud of Dharma. 290pp in paperback. £9.99 NOW £4


70047 SHROOM: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom by Andy Letcher


Did mushroom tea kick-start Ancient Greek philosophy? Was Alice in Wonderland a thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom trip? Was the building of Stonehenge inspired by mushrooms? We take an hallucinogenic journey through the mythology of the magic mushroom, once shunned in the West, and how it came to be the illicit drug of choice. From full moon parties in Thailand to stalls in Camden Lock, neo-Pagan festivals to Internet spore-suppliers, there are far more ‘shroomers’ today than ever before. 360 page paperback with illus. £9.99 NOW £2.50


70696 DAVID WELLS COMPLETE GUIDE TO DEVELOPING YOUR PSYCHIC SKILLS by David Wells


The former presenter of Living TV’s ‘Most Haunted’ explains how tarot, astrology, numerology and other psychic arts can help you become a stronger and more confident person. His Psychic Tool Box includes astrology shortcuts to help you learn more about personalities, relationships and destiny, the significance of numbers in your life and what they reveal about your life-past, tips for increasing your psychic energy and intuitive power and ways of tuning into your chakras. 216pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £3


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Pets, like their owners, tend to expand a little over the Christmas period.


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69535 TALK TO THE TAIL by Tom Cox


From the author of ‘Under the Paw’ here are adventures of cat ownership and beyond, his latest collection of hilarious moggy adventures. Tom regales six stories of eccentric and charismatic cats whom we have previously met. Why does Janet keep bringing 1980s sweet wrappers into the house? What is it that causes Pablo to morph into a giant red pom-pom


(known as Winter Pablo) as the nights draw in? Tom writes about his bumbling attempts to overcome his crippling fear of horses with disastrous results, chases ostriches in Kenya, puts his hand into a tiger’s mouth for 0.9 seconds and meets his ‘alter-doggo’, the spaniel he regularly walks who likes to roll around in dead animals. Will Tom give in to temptation and get a dog, a goat or even more cats? With this soppy creature-obsessive man, anything is possible. 243pp to make you laugh a lot and cry a little. £12.99 NOW £4.50


69537 MY BOY BUTCH by Jenni Murray


Presenter of BBC Radio Four’s Woman’s Hour, Jenni Murray has been a source of comfort and inspiration for generations of women. But when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, her world fell apart. She survived surgery but the gruelling


chemotherapy took its toll, leaving Jenni with a crippling bone disease. In constant pain and bound by a


prison of disability, one thing gave Jenni the strength to rebuild herself - her tiny Chihuahua Butch. Here she recounts the formation of this extraordinary bond, a connection which came to transcend human troubles. Butch became Jenni’s little shadow, her closest companion and utterly devoted to her through thick and thin. Jenni now realises that Butch made life worth living again. This is the story of the smallest dog with the biggest heart, Jenni’s protector, hero and best friend. A lovely droll Yorkshire humour comes through in this uplifting book, even if you are no dog lover. 232pp with photos.


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71120 CARING FOR YOUR AGING DOG


by Janice Borzendowski Look at your doggy now. Is he a little grey around the muzzle? Does he need a lift up into the back of the car? With many recent advances in veterinary medicine, owners must find out what care is available and how to go about putting what you learn into practice to care for your best friend as he


becomes a senior citizen. This comforting guide offers four simple guidelines that can forestall the onset of disease and lessen the impact of age. There are physical and mental signs to look put for, what to expect if your dog contracts diabetes mellitus, has a seizure, is bloated and what are the treatment choices including alternative therapies. It looks at the importance of a wellness exam and what it involves, essentials of nutrition, exercise and grooming, the cost of pet care, methods of facing quality of life and end-of-life issues and where to find support. A little bit US bias. 214pp in paperback, colour photos. £8.99 NOW £3.50


71069 STUFF ON MY CAT


PRESENTS CATS A TO Z by Stuff On My Cat


K is for Kittens, Q is for Q-tips, and boy are these cute kitties! U is for Uniform - perhaps a little mean to dress up a cat like this - R is for


Remote Control under which a beautiful long haired tabby lies asleep, H is for hat and that is the one that made us laugh-out-loud alongside G for Glasses where the sunglasses are wider than the whiskers on this fluffball kitty. An A-Z in a sturdy board book to entertain toddlers to daft adults like us! £4.99 NOW £2


71070 TAIL TALK by Sophie Collins


Understanding the Secret Language of Dogs is the subtitle of this beautifully presented volume with dozens of colour photos of man’s best friend. Rather than using words to make phrases, ‘dog’s speech’ are his bark, whines, howls, indulgent sounds and vocalisation. They use their tails, ears, eyes,


whiskers, mouths and posture to tell us what they are thinking, and once you have some idea what to look for, they are astonishingly eloquent. Sometimes they are hampered by their breed physique. For example a dog with large pendant ears swivels them forwards or backwards. Our book is divided into two parts - ‘The Alphabet’ looking at dogs from ears to tail and ‘The Phrase Book’ looking at dogs and watching the ways in which they behave in different situations. Fearful and defensive, appealing for help, negotiating, assertive and aggressive, sharing, happy and relaxed, excited noises and head tilts are all explained and the colour photos are absolutely enchanting. 128pp. £9.99 NOW £3


67592 THOUSAND DOGS by Raymond Merritt and Miles Barth An extraordinary collection of photographs from the last 150 years, some in colour, many iconic. Exactly as it says on the cover, a thousand Dalmatians, puppies, tiny dogs in pockets and one wearing a crown, another glasses, cap and binoculars, an Eskimo photographed in 1912 with his hound, an Austrian sailor in 1930 aboard ship with his Jack Russell, a 1928 Parisian lady with a dozen muzzled greyhounds, Queen Alexandra photographed in 1908 with two black and white collies, babies and children with dogs, dogs in top hats or smoking a pipe, alongside their owners on a penny farthing, alongside nude ladies from 1845 and 1860 in sepia photographs right up to Sam Taylor-Wood’s 1998 photograph of a bare-chested man surrounded by his hounds in a warm location. 576pp Taschen softback. ONLY £3


68992 UNDER THE PAW: Confessions of a Cat Man by Tom Cox


Brilliantly funny and moving, Tom Cox might have seemed like a regular sort of bloke but he had a dark, furry secret - he was a cat lover. Tom here recalls the chaos of owning seven of the most charismatic, idiotic and duplicitous cats in the country. On call around the clock for multiple bowls of Whiskas, Tom encounters death, depression, flying fur and the first human sentence spoken by a feline. Then there is the heartbreaking story of The Bear, his oldest cat who may or may not have been an evil genius. 240pp in paperback.


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69336 FUR BABIES: Why We Love Cats by Liz Jones


Compiled to raise money for the Celia Hammond Animal Trust, this is an anthology celebrating cats who belong to so-called celebrities. Tracey Emin “can’t believe that God would have made something so perfect” as her beloved Docket, whose hobbies include making sculptures out of cardboard boxes. Jilly Cooper’s cats are all named after conductors, and Rattle likes to have his breakfast, chopped chicken, in bed in his flat. 144pp, softback, colour and b/w photos and illus. £4.99 NOW £2


69362 PET HEAVEN: The Animal Accessory Bible


by Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne Projects include a puppy papoose similar to a baby- carrier, an incredibly smart belted dog coat made out of an old stripy sweater, a knitted rosette to brighten your pony’s life and a beautiful knitted cage cover for your budgie. An anti-firework dog balaclava has built-in ear muffs to reduce the noise and is also pretty stylish. Instructions are given for custom-made apparel for your fox terrier, ferret, guinea pig or tortoise. Templates. 144pp, softback, numerous colour photos and diagrams. £14.99 NOW £2.50


70648 A HOME OF THEIR


OWN by Garry Jenkins The history of Battersea dogs’ and cats’ home is an epic struggle to become the much-loved and revered institution it is today. Battersea re-homes more than 5000 dogs and cats annually. In 1860 Mary Tealby, who had recently separated from her husband, took


home a stray dog which had been found dying in the street by a wealthy friend. People were soon delivering strays and sickly dogs to her doorstep and so she found an unoccupied stables to house them and with the support of the RSPCA, founded in 1824, issued a prospectus for the new institution. A new wave of violence towards dogs arose as rabies swept the country, but the patronage of Queen Victoria proved decisive and London’s high society was eager to follow suit. The 20th century brought controversies over dog licences, problems with the quality of kennelling and the Dangerous Dogs Act of 1991 designed to control aggressive breeds. 256pp, numerous photos. £16.99 NOW £5.75


69929 ULTIMATE DOG LOVER edited by Becker, Spadafori, Kline This collection of 37 true stories from dog-lovers and owners is matched by 17 short, punchy sections on dog care and management - including issues such as travelling with your dog, dealing with emergencies, socialising, leash manners and the Top Ten Household Hazards. The stories are a tribute to the love between


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dog and owner. In the sad and spooky “Love Everlasting” Chandu, half collie, half shepherd, takes a ghostly walk though his old house, while later, an old dog, Rocky, followed a baby who wandered off, guarding him until his parents arrived. 50 colour photos. 250pp, paperback. £14.50 NOW £2.50


69940 CIRCUS TRICKS FOR YOUR DOG by Rick Martin


With the help of this book you may get your dog pirouetting on hind legs, performing an amazing card trick, performing acrobatic skills, be a daredevil, walk the plank, jump into your arms, jump on his trainer’s bended back, or simply shake hands, wave his paw, sit on hind legs and behave a little better. Your loveable canine is capable of much more than playing fetch. 112pp in large softback, diagrams and colour images. £6.99 NOW £2


70704 HORSES by Moira Harris


and Nicola Jane Swinney A majestic celebration of the horse with a comprehensive compendium of 100 breeds from around the world


presented on large glossy pages and with gorgeous colour photographs, table of facts, regional maps, breeds sections, ancestry chart, size comparisons, confirmation photo, thematic section placing the animal in human history and in the role in our lives today. Plus, lavish photographs taken by some of the world’s leading equine photographers. Maps show the exact geographical provenance of each breed and identifies important places in the breed’s history. The text gives a clear overview of the breed, its characteristics in history and the global map pinpoints the origin of the breed. Relevant features are labelled with further information and we learn that as a prey animal, the horse’s complex blend of senses and instincts is largely concerned with defence against predators. Its acute sense of smell serves not only as a tool to recognise friend or foe but aids in survival by locating water and sustenance. With full study of the body language, domestication and training, the book covers the origins and characteristics of 100 breeds from around the world like the Icelandic, the Marwari, Shetland, Dale, Axteca, Morgan, Hanovarian, Knabstrup, Lusitano with its Arab blood which makes it more ‘pure’ than the Andalusian, the striking Haflinger with its white mane and many more, all beautifully photographed. 240pp in a large volume measuring 13" across by 11". £30 NOW £15


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71075 WHAT IF? THE CHALLENGE OF SELF- REALISATION by Eldon Taylor


What if you awoke tomorrow with amnesia - no memory of who you are, what you like and dislike and who the people are around you? What if everything you believed in was false? Eldon Taylor has been researching the power of the mind for more than 25 years and is the New York Times bestselling author


of over 300 books. He has repeatedly demonstrated the overt attempts that have been made to control your thinking and this book lets you examine this phenomenon and move beyond it. It is a very personal book which by using everyday situations and guiding through numerous thought experiments helps you peel back layers and reveal the dissonance in much of your thinking, beliefs, desires and choices - contradictory beliefs with no apparent awareness. Once you have seen your own mind with the filtered lenses removed, it is impossible to remain the same. A book to turn you inside out and blow up your preconceived notions. 250pp in paperback. £12.99 NOW £4


70966 SORT YOUR LIFE OUT!


by Pete Cohen


Life coach and motivation expert Pete Cohen can help you get your life sorted with his specially tailored 21 day plans. They are designed to tackle different problem areas and help you finally make lasting changes whether it is your body image or weight loss, low confidence and self esteem, worry


and anxiety, stressful relationships or that you simply find it hard to put yourself first. Pete will help you identify key issues, gain insights into your behaviour and finally give you the right tools to move your life in the direction you want. With simple techniques and exercises for a calmer, happier and more sorted life, doing just two or three activity sessions a week and simple techniques like putting a coin in a jar for each achievement. 234pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £3


71061 POSITIVE SHRINKING by Kevin Laye


Like no other diet book, this is a story that will change your relationship with food, forever. It is the story of two friends who have battled with their weight for most of their lives and never succeeded - until now. It is only when they meet up at a spa hotel that one of them proves that you can loose weight by applying simple


techniques to your everyday life that will keep snacking and over eating at bay. It is about checking with your own body each time what you eat and how much to eat. It is about mind over platter. Exercises include Craving-Busting Tapping Sequences, the Yes-No Technique, Eye Relaxation Rub Technique and Positive Imagery exercise. Sounds so easy! With space for your own notes, 114pp in paperback with large print and photos.


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68849 FREUD A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOANALYSIS by Sigmund Freud


Sigmund Freud’s controversial ideas have penetrated Western culture more deeply than those of any other psychologist. The ‘Freudian slip’, the ‘Oedipus complex’, ‘childhood sexuality’, ‘libido’, ‘narcissism’ ‘penis envy’, the ‘castration complex’, the ‘id’, the


‘ego’ and the ‘superego’, ‘denial’, ‘repression’, ‘identification’, ‘projection’, ‘acting out’, the ‘pleasure principle’, the ‘reality principle’, ‘defence-mechanism’ - are all taken for granted in our everyday vocabulary. Psychoanalysis was never just a method of treatment, rather a vision of the human condition which has continued to fascinate and provoke long after the death of its originator. Observation was presented by the psychoanalytic technique, in particular, from the confessions produced by ‘free-association’ in Freud’s consulting room. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis was distilled from a series of lectures given at Vienna University, but had to wait for the war to end before being made available to the English speaking world. Paperback, 393pp. ONLY £4


68980 MOVING FORWARD: Taking the Lead in Your Life by Dave Pelzer


The book is written by a man who has personally walked the path from horrific trauma through healing to a successful life. Now, he is in a position to teach others the way, with his trademark wisdom, support and tough love, and how to harness the strength of surviving past negative experiences so that they can use that empowerment to live their lives according to their own values. He blends his gift for memoir-style storytelling with solid, practical advice. 195 pages, with website address.


£12.99 NOW £3 69027 BITTER BLUE: Tranquilisers, Drugs,


Dependency by Jeremy Reed ‘My pills were always blue. Bitter blue.’ The book is a highly personal and subjective response to a 12 year benzodiazepine dependency, touching on the lives of those writers who have devoted themselves to inner experimentation. Lou Reed’s apprehension of recreational drugs is quite distinct from the committed explorations of imaginative potential realised in their writings by Anna Kavan, Jean Cocteau and Marcel Proust to mention a few of the writers discussed here. It took him two and a half years with cravings, hallucinations and violent panic attacks, but he did not go back to the drug. 136pp. £15.99 NOW £1.50


69477 CRAZY AGE: Thoughts on Being Old by Jane Miller


Readers are treated to an analysis of how other authors view old age, some, notably Margaret Atwood’s and Jenny Joseph’s descriptions, rib-ticklingly funny. Our author ponders whether Western grandmothers can learn from the Hadza hunter-gatherer people in Tanzania, where the post-menopausal women win prizes for their assiduous gathering of roots, honey and fruit. After a romp through the hilarious process of divesting oneself of years of clutter, the volume finishes, appropriately, with a chapter about death. A heart-warming and amazingly optimistic book. 247 pages. £14.99 NOW £4


69950 HOW TO UNDERSTAND WOMEN


THROUGH THEIR CATS by Wendy Diamond The feminine mystique has been closely tied to the cat’s characteristics - cryptic,


independent, graceful, changeable, aloof, curious and finicky - for centuries. Here are 22 types of


luscious lasses who own certain breeds. Will the Siamese woman keep you up all night chatting? Which is naughtier - a tabby or a tortie? Here are humorous tips on how to comfortably cohabit as a pair when kitty makes three. Charming colour artworks. 112pp. £8.99 NOW £2.25


69557 DEATH OF SIGMUND FREUD: The


Legacy of His Last Days by Mark Edmundson


Sigmund Freud and Adolf Hitler lived alongside each other in Vienna in 1909, Freud in robust middle age, at the height of his powers, and Hitler living in a small apartment, an angry young man dreaming of making his fortune as an architect and artist. When the 1938 Anschluss reached Vienna, Freud was an ill man of 81 years and, along with the city’s other 175,000 Jews, was dreading the Nazi occupation. He was right to do so, as Hitler and the Nazis hated Freud with a particular vehemence, not least for what they called his “soul- destroying glorification of the instinctual life”. In his dramatic narrative, Professor Edmundson focuses on Freud’s last two years. 276pp. Paperback. $16 NOW £4


70040 OCD ANSWER BOOK Professional Answers to More Than 250 Top Questions


about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Patrick B McGrath Ph D


The book is a reassuring, authoritative reference, written by a licensed clinical psychologist, that provides answers to all their important questions, such as: How serious is OCD? How can you differentiate between OCD and normal fears and worries? Does it run in families and did I give OCD to my child? At what age does OCD develop and what increases the risk? If I fix one compulsion, will another just take its place? Is it on the rise? Does everyone have obsessive thoughts or am I a merely a perfectionist? Written in an easy-to-read question and answer format. 239 paperback pages. £7.99 NOW £3


70055 SOULMATES by Sonali Fernando Only about 15 years ago online dating was regarded as something only desperate singletons dared do. Whether facilitating marriages, love affairs or one night stands, online matchmaking is lucrative from a business point of view. For much of its 300 year existence, the personal column has been regarded with a mixture of pity and scorn by genteel society yet today there are nearly 1,000 dating websites in the UK alone. From over 200 entries the editors whittled down a selection of hilarious


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