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Put your best face forward-and know whether others are too, with the help of the bestselling author of "Practical Feng Shui." Ample close-up photos accompany extensive discussions of every feature: facial shape, hairlines, eyebrows, eyes, cheeks, smile, noses, lips, ears, chins and jowls. Identify the three "zones" that allow you to access character quickly. Use this wisdom to improve everything from business meetings to social situations to your personal life. Communicate better, choose the perfect partner, develop parenting skills, and more.

Combining ancient Chinese wisdom with contemporary insights, this book provides a practical guide to how observing face shapes and facial features can reveal otherwise hidden aspects of health and character.

Macrobiotics for Life presents a complete, holistic approach to health that can be applied to the body, mind, and soul. Combining the concept of a healthy, natural-foods lifestyle with a philosophy of self-love, macrobiotic expert Simon Brown explains how food, exercise, and bodywork can create greater physical health. Written in an accessible, easy-to-understand style, the book takes readers through simple steps beginning with thought, exercise, and diet, and shows how to bring macrobiotic practice into everyday life. Topics include healing the mind (letting go of assumptions and judgments), healing the heart (listening to one’s emotions), and healing the body (caring for one’s skin, energizing one’s organs, and creating a healthy digestive system).Brown offers extensive information about macrobiotic foods—tips for eating out, saving time in the kitchen, dealing with food cravings—and a variety of menu plans to help readers get started, including a time-saver weekly menu. A full range of nearly 100 recipes provides the essential resources for experiencing macrobiotics, and sixteen striking color photographs illustrate meals that are both delicious and nutritious to help readers see the variety of options that are available.

The Curious Advantage is an exploration of the behaviour of curiosity and its central role in the digital age, taking the widest possible exploration of all things curious-historical, contemporary, neuro-scientific, anthropological, behavioural and business. Curiosity has profound implications for organisations, leaders and individuals inhabiting the digital reality. The Curious Advantage provides pragmatic tools and case studies and makes the case for how curiosity is the greatest driver of value in the new digital age. Curiosity is at the heart of the skills required to successfully navigate our digital lives when all futures are uncertain. The Curious Advantage introduces the 7C's of Curiosity model-a useful tool for anyone wanting to lead a curious organisation or who wants to challenge themselves to be actively curious. In this wonderfully pragmatic book, Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones provide the roadmap for curiously navigating and unlocking the opportunities of the new digital reality.

Learn how to reuse, recycle, restyle, restore and revamp your old furnishings to create a stylish and unique home, without spending a fortune! Whether you are on a tight budget, or simply want to give your existing home a new look, 'Thrifty Chic' provides a treasure trove of ideas at your fingertips. Originally published: 2009

Surveying adaptations of Stephen King's work across four decades, this volume links the evolution of King's "brand" to the changing preoccupations and industrial contexts of the horror genre in film and TV since the seventies.

Now the popular Wimps series steps up to make feng shui experts of us all! When you open the book, you'll feel instantly reassured by the appealing mix of humor and knowledge. Every page demystifies feng shui practice. Fun photos capture delightfully unintimidating people doing simple things that can work a little feng shui magic on their environment. A glossary of important terms, handy tips, bulleted information, and how-to instructions show how everything in your surroundings, from furniture and accessories to the direction of your front door, can make a difference. Plenty of quick "fix-its" enable you to deal with specific concerns simply and inexpensively. Trouble sleeping? Turn your bed. Want to take your sex life up a notch? Place a pair of orchids in your room. Feeling stressed? Eliminate overhead lights. Aiming for a promotion at work? Wear a metal watch. Using feng shui you can create an atmosphere that promotes happiness, success, and a better life.About the AuthorSimon Brown is the author of the huge international best-sellers Practical Feng Shui and Practical Feng Shui Solutions. A highly regarded feng shui consultant, his clients include well-known celebrities and numerous large companies such as The Body Shop and British Airways.

Eating macrobiotic foods - primarily whole, living, unprocessed foods, all naturally low on the glycaemic index - can make key improvements to your health and state of mind. Many people, however, are in the dark about how easy it is to eat macrobiotically. They are unaware of the dietary principles, ingredients and dishes that can affect important bodily processes such as blood sugar and sodium levels and, perhaps most essentially, 'chi' energy.Modern-Day Macrobiotics provides everything you need to know to take advantage of this life-changing diet.

Well-researched guide to the ancient art of feng shui Features practical exercises and advice Includes diagrams and room plans