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Discover the joy of time well spent with our inspiring range of non-fiction books at The Works. Whether you're cooking with your children, crafting for calm or solving puzzles to keep your mind sharp, our collection is designed to bring families together and support personal wellbeing. Dive into colouring books that soothe the soul, explore creative hobbies or find practical guides that make everyday moments more meaningful. From kitchen adventures to mindful escapes, there's something for everyone to enjoy and grow below.
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This is the book for life's twists and turns, when being human starts to get complicated. A must-have companion to Dr Julie's international bestseller Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, which taught us the skills to strengthen our future mental health, Open When... is the book to turn to when you find yourself in the eye of the storm. Within this book are a series of Open When style letters from Dr Julie to help navigate the moments of overwhelm, confusion or self-doubt that we all face when life gets messy. Offering calm, clarity and a laser focus on the best way forward, each personal letter is followed by real-time tools that will help you re-frame the situation and decide on your next move. Every chapter covers a new scenario; universal problems that each of us will likely face at some point. So, whether you are experiencing stress, pressure to perform, dealing with difficult people, trying to fit in, making big decisions, arguments with your partner, or big emotions are that causing anxiety, Open When... brings the words you need to hear to get back on the front foot, feeling ready to take on everything life throws your way. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241663936 • Author: Julie Smith • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Hardback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 22.1 x 14.2 x 3.7 cm
It is never too late to build the life you’re seeking. Part-memoir, part-inspirational manual for better living, Simply More by Cynthia Erivo is for anyone seeking greater harmony and fulfilment in their lives. Cynthia Erivo learned the music to Wicked a decade before she needed it, not knowing that those same lyrics would change her life. Ten years later, she performed those songs on a world stage, showing us that there is always time to keep discovering ourselves, and that the journey of becoming is not a finite one. In Simply More, through a series of powerful, personal vignettes, Cynthia reflects on the ways that she has grown as an actor and a person, shares the lessons she’s learned over years of performing, and reminds us how we are capable of so much more than we think. In this profoundly honest and moving memoir, Cynthia draws from her experiences running marathons, both real and metaphorical, on stage and on screen, to show how each challenge can help us. Through personal anecdotes, lessons and advice, she urges readers to lean into the wisdom of their bodies and to understand and strive for a physical and mental balance. Because when we chase our deepest desires, each small step leads us closer to where we want to go. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035086016 • Author: Cynthia Erivo • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Hardback • Pages: 208
Get it right - find all the words and meanings you need with the Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus. Boost your language and learn thousands of alternative and opposite words, with all the main entry words this handy reference book is easy on the eye and will help you find all the words and definitions you need – and fast. Brilliant as a learning guide to assist in language study, and for students studying English at school, college or university.Product Information:• ISBN: 9780007955596• Format: Paperback• Pages: 313• Publisher: Collins• Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 3.7cm
Colouring corner is a delightful selection of cute artwork to colour. From the home to the garden through fun activities, you can develop your colouring skills and finesse them with these charming images. This 4-book set includes: • Best Friends • Cosy Days • Cosy Homes • Cosy Gardens Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398866720 • Author: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback
The world's bestselling Grand Prix handbook is back for the new season. This is the definitive guide to Formula 1 in 2026 - a complete examination of all the teams, drivers and tracks featured in the packed Grand Prix calendar. Also including a full review of the 2025 season and a breakdown of the new rules and regulations for 2026, this indispensable guidebook features a full breakdown of last season's drivers' and constructors' world championship results - as well as a fill-in chart for 2026, so each book becomes your own personalised guide to the year's action. Written by bestselling F1 author Bruce Jones and containing dozens of breathtaking photographs and detailed circuit illustrations plus a statistics section highlighting the major records in F1 history, this is the only guide you'll need for the racing action ahead. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035432820 • Author: Bruce Jones • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 24.41 x 18.8 x 0.8 cm
This sweet and endearing colouring book with hand drawn images is perfect to enjoy on a quiet evening alone, or to share with a partner. Colour your favourite Sunny Vibes characters as they go on charming day dates or treat themselves to a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Thick paper and an extended gatefold to place behind each page ensure there is no bleeding of artwork through the pages. Bold and simple colouring books have become social media phenomenon. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805790457 • Author: Sunny Vibes • Publisher: Townhouse Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48
Are you ready for this access-all-areas pass onto the set of the UK’s much-loved entertainment gameshow? Do you want to know absolutely everything about the show's Gladiators, and what it takes to be a superhero? In Gladiators: Ready!, the Gladiators open up like never before. From Apollo and Diamond to Fire and Viper, you'll find out what makes them unbeatable, but also what makes them generous and empathetic team players (well, maybe not so much Legend). YOU'LL LEARN: - what the Gladiators' winner hacks are - which challenges are their favourites - who is the vainest of them all Alongside fun facts, locker room secrets and mind-blowing stats, you can also take our quiz to help you work out which Gladiator you are. The perfect gift for the millions of fans who loved Gladiators, the entertainment show that has taken the UK by storm. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781526685407 • Author: The Gladiators • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • Format: Hardback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 23 x 17 cm
Use a Collins English dictionary and be one of the most well-informed language users in the world. -Find all the words and meanings you need. -Help with spelling and confusing words. -Clear layout makes finding words easy. This Collins English Dictionary is perfect for use at school or at home. Please note that the term 'Pocket' conveys that it is small in size and would fit in rucksacks/handbags, etc. This paperback book has 615 pages and measures: 15 x 10.5 x 3.7cm.
The hilarious, must-read memoir from everyone's favourite Celebrity Traitors Faithful - The truth about being a rugby player from the horsey's mouth. This book is not just about how a psychiatrist called Humphrey helped me get back on my horse and clippity-clop all the way to the World Cup semi-final in Japan. It's the story of how a fat kid who had to live up to the nickname Psycho grew up to play and party for over a decade with rugby's greatest pros and live weird and wonderful moments both in and out of the scrum. That's why I'm letting you read my diary on my weirdest days. You never know what you're going to get with me. From being locked in a police cell to singing Adele on Jonathan Ross (I'll let you decide which is worse), being kissed by a murderer on the number 51 bus to drug tests where clipboard-wielding men hover inches away from my naked genitalia, melting opponents in rucks, winning tackles, and generally losing blood, sweat and ears in the name of the great sport of rugby. This is how (not) to be a rugby player. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529995589 • Author: Joe Marler • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.69 x 12.7 x 2.29 cm
Dive into a pool of more than 160 wonderful word-searches and attempt to complete the whole book! Give your brain a real test with four different levels of difficulty to work through and time yourself to try beat your best. It is time to put your brains into gear and explore the world of word search! Lets get word-y! Product Information:• ISBN: 9781780556192• Author: Dr Gareth Moore• Publisher: Buster Books• Format: Paperback• Pages: 200• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1cm
Featuring adorable bedrooms and snuggly living spaces, this charming sticker book invites readers to build a cute, cosy and colourful world. The book contains 10 blank rooms for readers to transform with stickers. They are: a bedroom, a kitchen, a living room, a dining room, a bathroom, a games room, an attic, a laundry room, a study and a greenhouse. Each blank room scene is accompanied by a bespoke sticker sheet containing cute objects, furniture and characters. Building the rooms offers a satisfying and gentle challenge: some stickers can sit wherever the reader likes while others need to be placed in particular parts of the room. There are completed scenes at the back of the book, if the reader would like a guide or inspiration. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837251322 • Author: Harry Alexander & Anna Guillet • Publisher: Michael O'Mara • Format: Paperback • Pages: 34 • Dimensions: 23 x 23 x 0.45 cm
Get stuck into some cute, bold and cosy colouring with this fantastic kit! Includes: • 1 x Colouring Book • 10 x Double-ended Markers Product Information: • ISBN: 9781917156790 • Author: Sunny Vibes • Publisher: Townhouse Publishing Ltd
Get stuck into some cute, bold and cosy colouring with this fantastic kit! Includes: • 1 x Colouring Book • 10 x Double-ended Markers Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805790174 • Author: Sunny Vibes • Publisher: Townhouse Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48
Filled with terrifying tales of ghosts and ghouls, poltergeists and other unexplained encounters, this bone-chilling compendium of paranormal phenomena is sure to haunt you long after you have turned the final page Did you hear about the ghost who solved her own murder? What about the terrifying case of the Battersea poltergeist? Do you know the story of the killer ghost of Kentucky? Prepare for your blood to run cold and for your heart to beat a little faster, because the disturbing tales lurking within are not for the faint-hearted. Delve into this collection to discover infamous accounts of the eerie and the unexplained - as well as lesser-known strange, contemporary happenings from across the globe - and connect to the rich tradition of paranormal stories that have captivated humankind throughout the ages. But beware: after sampling these sinister histories, you might be too scared to close your eyes - no matter how much your body craves sleep. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837994854 • Author: Jamie King • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 19.69 x 13.11 x 2.01 cm
A happy colouring book with 20 removable pictures – ready for you to add colour, shading and detail! Join these happy friends as they enjoy cosy time together at home. Illustrated by Sam Jayne. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781917156547 • Author: Sunny Vibes • Publisher: Townhouse Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm
Book lovers everywhere will adore this delightful colouring book, containing over 45 artworks that celebrate literature and reading. Illustrated by Max Marin, this book includes everything from cozy reading nooks to grand libraries and reading in unexpected places as well as mini libraries, garden book rooms and tottering piles of books. These images are accompanied by inspiring quotes all about books on the opposite page, set within colourful patterned designs. Whether your own home library consists of piles of books all over the floor, a single shelf of favourite titles or a perfectly ordered room with everything in its place, you'll enjoy this wonderful colouring book. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398856059 • Author: Max Marin • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 96
Brush the pages of this book with water and see the fairies and flowers in the enchanted garden burst into beautiful colour! Each page has intricate, black and white illustrations of a fairy garden covered in snow, a lake of lily pads, a fairy fruit patch and lots more. With a fold-out back cover to prevent colours running onto the page beneath. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781474904582 • Author: Lesley Sims • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 25 x 21.6 x 0.4cm
The mystery has haunted generations since the Second World War: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why? Now, thanks to radical new technology and the obsession of a retired FBI agent, this book offers an answer. Rosemary Sullivan unfolds the story in a gripping, moving narrative. Over thirty million people have read The Diary of a Young Girl, the journal teenaged Anne Frank kept while living in an attic with her family and four other people in Amsterdam during World War II, until the Nazis arrested them and sent them to a concentration camp. But despite the many works – journalism, books, plays and novels – devoted to Anne’s story, none has ever conclusively explained how these eight people managed to live in hiding undetected for over two years – and who or what finally brought the Nazis to their door. With painstaking care, retired FBI agent Vincent Pankoke and a team of indefatigable investigators pored over tens of thousands of pages of documents – some never before seen – and interviewed scores of descendants of people familiar with the Franks. Utilising methods developed by the FBI, the Cold Case Team painstakingly pieced together the months leading to the infamous arrest – and came to a shocking conclusion. The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation is the riveting story of their mission. Rosemary Sullivan introduces us to the investigators, explains the behaviour of both the captives and their captors and profiles a group of suspects. All the while, she vividly brings to life wartime Amsterdam: a place where no matter how wealthy, educated, or careful you were, you never knew whom you could trust. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008353872 • Author: Rosemary Sullivan • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 416 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.6 cm
Grab your favourite colouring materials and order a cappuccino – it’s time to get creative! # This beautifully illustrated colouring book is filled with delightful drinks, elegant exteriors and inspiring interiors. Inside these pages you’ll find patterns, scenes and words to inspire calm and give you a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life. So, settle into a quiet corner, and enjoy! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781917971034 • Author: Joy Gift Publishing • Publisher: Joy Gift Publishing • Format: Paperback
