Kaz Cooke Libri







Girl stuff
- 554pagine
- 20 ore di lettura
With over 600 pages and heaps of cartoons, Girl Stuff is written especially for girls and has has everything they need to know friends, body changes, shopping, clothes, make-up, pimples (arrghh), sizes, hair, earning money, guys, embarrassment, what to eat, moods, smoking, why diets suck, handling love and heartbreak, exercise, school stress, sex, beating bullies and mean girls, drugs, drinking, how to find new friends, cheering up, how to get on with your family, and confidence.Each chapter includes facts, hints, inspiring lists, hundreds of quotes from real girls, and details for over 350 websites, books and other information. Written in extensive consultation with more than 70 medical, and practical experts, Girl Stuff provides the most up-to-date and useful information possible.
The Rough Guide to Babies & Toddlers is the funny, reassuring and practical guide that all new (and old) parents have been looking for – with no judgmental guru-speak about the right way to do things, just a range of great solutions for you to choose from. Written by the award-winning author Kaz Cooke, an author and mother whose trademark light-hearted practical style and witty cartoons make this book pleasurable as well as informative. The user-friendly sections are inspired by real-life – chapters include ‘Getting through the first weeks’, which gives new mums and dads the low-down on bosoms, bottles, bonding, the blues, and mum’s post-baby body. Realistic and with a healthy sense of humour, the guide offers practical suggestions for dozens of scenarios you might encounter with your new bundle of joy or little terror, as well as addressing what you might be going through as new parents – don’t miss the hilarious “How to Be Perfect” routine for new mums: adjust push-up bra, exfoliate feet, clean up sick! The eagerly awaited sequel to the best-selling The Rough Guide to Pregnancy & Birth is finally here to save your sanity with good advice, great humour and a lot of understanding!
Celebrating body positivity, the book challenges societal beauty standards and promotes self-acceptance. It emphasizes that dieting is ineffective and encourages viewing exercise as enjoyable rather than a chore. The author highlights the value of affordable cosmetics, critiques advertising, and discusses the downsides of modeling. Additionally, it offers hope for recovery from eating disorders and encourages critical consumption of media, empowering readers to resist societal pressures regarding body image.
Don't miss the brand-new chilling gothic thriller from the bestselling author . . . 'Fascinating and enthralling' Prima 'Wonderfully atmospheric and compelling' Rosamund Lupton 'A flawless read' Elizabeth Lee 'Seething with gothic menace' Caroline Lea 'This ghost story is a perfect mix of propulsive plot and shivers-up-the-spine spookiness' Good Housekeeping A deserted lighthouse Upon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island stands a lighthouse. Strange and terrible events have happened here. It started with a witch hunt. Now, centuries later, islanders are vanishing. A lost family Liv Stay and her children don't believe in witches or curses. But within months of arriving on the island, her daughter Luna is the only one of them left. An impossible child Twenty years later, Luna's missing sister turns up out of the blue. She is exactly the girl Luna remembers. Same face. Same smile. Same age. Faced with the impossible, it's up to Luna to find out what really happened at the lighthouse all those years ago.
You're Doing It Wrong: A History of Bad & Bonkers Advice to Women
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
This book offers a humorous and insightful exploration of the absurd advice women have received throughout history, from medieval times to modern celebrity culture. Kaz Cooke combines wit and indignation as she highlights ridiculous expectations placed on women, such as fashion choices and behavior norms. Drawing on her extensive experience in advice writing, the book serves as both a comedic romp and a powerful call for sisterhood and empowerment. It features a rich collection of historical images, showcasing the bizarre instructions women have endured over the centuries.
Up the Duff. The real guide to pregnancy
- 560pagine
- 20 ore di lettura
AUSTRALIA'S TOP-SELLING, MOST RESPECTED PREGNANCY BOOK -REVISED AND EXPANDED Updated 2015 For more visit uptheduffbook.com.au KAZ COOKE gives you the up-to-date lowdown on pregnancy, birth and coping when you first get home. No bossy-boots rules, just lots of cartoons and the soundest, sanest, wittiest advice you'll ever get. Everything you need to know about the scary parts, the funny parts and your private parts. Week by week: what's happening to you and the baby Hermoine and the Modern Girl's hilarious pregnancy diary AND How to prepare for pregnancy and the baby Info on conceiving, and IVF Crying, eating, weeing and working Blokes, bosoms, busybodies and bunny-rugs Nausea and other 'side effects' Tests: what they're like and what they are for The best services, websites and books on everything Stretch marks, 'natural childbirth' vs medical intervention, baby clothes and nappies, travel, safety, and how to be rude to complete strangers Labour, caesareans and pain relief Breastfeeding What it's like with a newborn baby
Understanding Hoarding
- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
An expert, easy to read guide to help all those affected by compulsive hoarding. This book aims to help those who are affected by hoarding difficulties, including friends and family.
A perfect atmospheric thriller for this Halloween . . .
A reassuring, practical go-to book from trusted author Kaz Cooke in her laugh-out-loud style, informed by menopause doctors & other experts, and the voices of thousands of real women. Here's help for the mental & physical challenges of perimenopause, menopause, 'early' menopause and is-this-even-menopause. Get the lowdown on everything you need to know about menopause. Does it really go on for years? Should you take HRT, and what's MHT? What the hell is happening to your hair? Why do you want to bite everyone? Which medical or 'natural' treatments can you trust? * Hot flushes * Sleep problems * Sneaky wee * Weirdly heavy periods * Anxiety & depression * Brain fog * Bad sex * Dry skin * Weight gain * Confidence crash * Mysteriously Irritable Vulva & more! And lots of positive, happy stuff (yes, really)!

