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I can make you thin by Paul mckenna

In this book Paul McKenna promises he can make you thin. If you read the book and listen to the cd that comes with it McKenna promises you will start losing weight straight away.

The book is all about how you can re-pattern your thoughts and beliefs about food and your health.

There are simple rules that if you follow you will no doubt loose the weight and feel great. He doesn’t want you to diet as he says when people are on diets they tend to end up eating more. The main principles in the book are to, eat when you’re hungry, and eat whatever you want, so if you fancy a burger and chips then that’s what you should eat, then stop when you’re full. You have assess your hunger on a scale of one to ten , one being –physically faint and ten being nauseously full as a general rule you should when you feel you’re at a level between three and four – fairly hungry and slightly hungry. So you shouldn’t wait until you feel faint before you eat and nor should you eat when you feel full.

It’s a brilliant book and if you follow the rules and listen to the cd on a daily basis you should definitely lose weight.

If you could see me now by Cecelia Ahern

Elizabeth Egan is a very busy woman. She is forced to look after her sisters son ,Luke ,as her sister is not fit enough to look after him, she’s always disappearing and getting into trouble. Elizabeth also  has her own business to run so she doesn’t get much spare time.

When Luke is playing in the garden one day he meets a new friend, Ivan, who is a bit older than him but they get along really well. Luke starts to take Ivan into his house and plays on the computer and other games with him. One day he invites Ivan for tea. The weird thing is Elizabeth can’t see Ivan, nobody seems to be able to see him apart from Luke. Luke swears he’s there. Elizabeth gets really angry with Luke for playing such childish games all the time and wasting her time and tells him she doesn’t want to hear of Ivan ever again.

Eventually Ivan changes Elizabeth’s life. He opens her heart and her eyes filling her life with the magic which she’s been missing for years of over working and being stressed out with her sister

I loved this book ,from start to finish I couldn’t put it down.

Gangsters and Gunmen

This book takes you through the history of gangsters and gunmen all over the world. It tells you how far back organised crime goes .It goes into detail about how the mafia came to the USA and how it was different from the European mafia.

There are seven parts to the book ,part one is all about America. In this section you’ll find many different crimes committed by people such as  ,Alphonse ‘Scarface’ Capone , John Gotti and Bonnie and Clyde.

Part two is about the UK. From The Kray twins ,the great train robbery to the Glasgow gangs.

In part three its Sicily , where it tells you all about the mafia and its most famous members like Luciano Leggio and Calogero ‘Don Calo’ Vizzini.

Other sections are Japan and China ,Russia , Australia and Serbia and Albania.

Its’ a very interesting read if your into reading about organised crime. In the middle of the book are 8 pages of photos of some of the most infamous criminals of the world , including pictures of Al Capone and Bonnie and Clyde.

It’s a very informative book which I really enjoyed. I definitely recommend it to any true crime book fans.

365 Inspirations for a great life by Lynda Field

This book by Lynda Field is very inspirational and uplifting. It’s full of positive ways to make your life better.  There is a 365 pages one for everyday of the year on every page is a way to improve your life.

The purpose of the book is to make you feel happy and change anything that is stressing you out. It shows you how you can enjoy every moment of every day no matter what your circumstances are.

The book lifts you up when you are feeling down and thinking that things won’t change. It tells you how you can stay in control of your life whilst staying cool and calm. How you can shape your own future feeling sexy and strong.

Lynda Field is one of Britain’s most popular life coaches her books are full of practical and upbeat advice, she shows you how you can make everyday count and make every moment a happy one starting straight away.

I really enjoyed reading this book some of the things she says really affect how you think and how you act .not all of the ideas will apply to you but even if you only get a few tips on how to change your way of thinking then it’s definitely worth it.

Excuse me,your life is waiting by Lynn Grabhorn

This book by Lynn Grabhorn is all about positive thinking and the law of attraction. She tells us how in her opinion we create everything that happens to us by the way we think, if you think negative all the time then you will get more negatives in your life. If you change the way you think and think positive then you create positive energies which attract positive things into your life.

Lynn tells us of the situations she’s faced in her life and how she was able to turn them around by practicing the law of attraction. She believes that if you really desire something in your life like money , love , a new job , a new car , anything at all really , if you think positive thoughts about it then it will find a way to come into your life. Just like the opposite, if you’re forever thinking about the lack of something e.g., I fed up of being poor , then you attract just that – more of being poor.

It’s a very inspiring book which gets you thinking about how you live your life . It’s easy to read and I loved the style of her writing. She’s very witty and has you laughing a lot. If you follow some of the advice she gives you will notice a difference in your life.

The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield

The Celestine prophecy is an amazingly insightful book . It starts with a man who is at a point in his life when he doesn’t know what direction to take. He gets a phone call from an old friend whom he meets up with for dinner. This friend who he hasn’t seen for 6 years tells him of a recent visit she made to Peru where she learnt of an old manuscript that had been found which details some big changes that are going to happen in life. She’s very excited when she tells him of this.
The next day the man can’t stop thinking about this old manuscript and decides to book a flight to Peru to discover for himself . It’s on the plane when all the coincidences start to happen which his friend told him was part of the manuscript, on the plane he meets a man who is going to Peru for the same reason. When they arrive they are mysteriously followed and have bullets fired at them.

 
The story is very intriguing it takes you through the different insights to life that are found in the manuscript. A book that will definitely have you thinking different, I would recommend it highly.

A Doris Stokes Collection: Voices in My Ear, More Voices in My Ear

Doris Stokes was a celebrated medium who mystified sceptics by the frightening accuracy of her readings. She was well known for her psychic powers worldwide. She had the Sydney Opera house in Australia Jam-packed and was mobbed in the streets. In America ‘Charlie’s Angels’ was moved from its primetime slot as she was that popular. In Britain she crammed the Albert Hall to full capacity. Doris was a truly remarkable woman who possessed an amazing gift – extraordinary psychic powers that over the years of her life brought joy and comfort to thousands of people.

This book is about Doris Stokes, who from an early age could see and feel things that nobody else could. Through the book she tells us of her life and the thousands of people she’s helped along the way.
She tells us of when her son died and ended up with his dad in heaven. She tells us how through her amazing powers she had experienced heaven telling us what it looked and felt like.

The book was extremely gripping could not put it down. It definitely made me think of what happens to us all when we go. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in psychics and mediums or any sceptics who wonder what it’s all about.

On The Edge by Richard Hammond

On September 20, 2006, Richard Hammond suffered a serious brain injury following a high-speed car crash, making national headlines.

On the Edge is his account of life before and after the accident and of the year of his recovery. Hammond was a daredevil and a petrol head long before he appeared on Top Gear.
Hammond tells us how he lived his life as an adrenalin junkie long before he appeared on Top Gear. From a very young age when he used to show off with ridiculous stunts on his bicycle to when he got older his obsession turned to speed and the smell of petrol. After a series of jobs in local radio, he moved on to television and eventually to Top Gear, one of the Britain’s most popular shows.
I must say I really enjoyed this book, it didn’t just tell Hammonds side of the story but also his wife’s Mindys side. Telling us how she coped with the children, Richard and the media after his accident. It is very moving and inspiring book and shows the love that Richard and his wife Mindy have for each other. Hammond tells us how he first got on top gear and about his previous jobs. An excellent book I would recommend to anyone Top Gear fan or not.

The Little Prisoner by Jane Elliott

This book is about Jane Elliot, from the age of 4 she was sexually abused by her stepfather a man who was just 14 years older than her. For 17 years she carried this secret with her until one day she found the courage to fight back.
When she was 21 Jane escaped the abuse to be with man she loved, but she still held on to her secret for another 5 years.

It’s a devastating story that had me in tears. Even the witnesses who could have come forward failed to do so out of fear.
 
Jane’s stepfather was a very sick and twisted man, some of the things he did to her are hard to read as they as so terrible.

Even when her mum knew what was going on, nothing changed. He warned Jane ‘If you ever tell anybody what we’ve done I’ll kill you and then I’ll kill your mum and no one will ever know because I’ll just tell them you both ran away’.
Jane believed he was capable of anything which is one of the reasons she kept quiet for so long.

The story is told from the beginning of the abuse right up until her stepfather is finally put away in prison where he belongs.