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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
Gnomes sweet gnomes! 20 colourful crocheted gnomes to make, gift and love, from best-selling author Val Pierce. Welcome to Val Pierce’s world of amigurumi gnomes to crochet! Beginner-friendly, whimsical and bursting at the seams with fun, these adorable gnomes are brilliant stash-busters and make thoughtful gifts your loved ones will cherish. Choose from 20 different projects for a range of occasions including: • a heart-themed Valentine’s Gnome for that special someone; • a pocket-sized Keyring Gnome with a daffodil hat adorned with bees and bugs; • a Rainbow gnome with a fabulous rainbow outfit and matching umbrella; • a Baby Gnome with a baby bear bonnet and milk bottle; • a Halloween Gnome complete with his own pumpkin, perfect for spooky season; • and Santa and Mrs Claus Gnomes to fill your house with festive cheer. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800922174 • Author: Val Pierce • Publisher: Search Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 96 • Dimensions: 23.5 x 19 cm
An official companion covering all six seasons. Featuring hundreds of official images and behind-the-scenes stories, plus exclusive cast and crew interviews, by order of the Peaky Blinders. Walk through the Garrison Tavern’s saloon bar doors and onto the streets of Birmingham, past the fire-belching factories and towards the horse fairs on the edge of town. Welcome to the world of the Peaky Blinders. Bringing together behind-the-scenes stories from the incredible cast and crew who created the series, as well as hundreds of official photographs, this stunning full-colour book offers full access to Peaky Blinders. An extended insider’s look at Tommy and the Shelby family, this official book tells the exclusive backstage stories of the awe-inspiring stunts and special effects, as well as the iconic costumes, unforgettable soundtrack and atmospheric set which have transported millions of fans to the 1920s Birmingham underworld. Featuring a detailed look back at each series, exclusive interviews with Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson and Sophie Rundle, and interviews with the late Benjamin Zephaniah and Helen McCrory, alongside tributes to them from creator Steven Knight. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781789298376 • Author: Peaky Blinders • Publisher: Michael O'Mara • Format: Hardback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 24.6 x 18.9 x 2.3 cm
The new Christmas instalment in the #1 Sunday Times bestselling Murdle puzzle series! Deductive Logico is settling in for some festive jollity when . . . he is interrupted by a series of not-so-merry murders. With killers on the loose, Logico must swap his Christmas cake for his casebook and undertake some seasonal sleuthing. Examine the clues, consider the suspects and complete the deduction grids to determine who's on Santa's naughty list this Christmas. Stuffed to the brim with puzzles and codes, this is the perfect stocking-filler to hone your detective skills all through the holidays. Will you deduce who's cooked their goose? Find out, if you dare to MURDLE! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805226130 • Author: G. T. Karber • Publisher: Profile Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
Tired of endless meetings, passive aggressive emails and corporate chaos? As Per My Previous Email is the perfect hilarious and therapeutic colouring book every overworked professional needs. Take a deep breath, grab your colours, and reclaim your sanity- one page at a time. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781915613783 • Author: Noodle Juice Ltd • Publisher: Noodle Juice Ltd • Format: Paperback
Get cosy and unwind this festive season with this wonderful wordsearch book. With sprayed edges to match the navy blue cover, this is the perfect gift for all puzzlers. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398857056 • Author: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback
SPIDER-MAN IS BACK! An action-packed Spider-Man search-and-find book featuring Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Spider-Ham, Ghost-Spider, Peni Parker, Silk, Arañaand Spider-Man Noir! Suspicious portals have opened up across the Spider-Verse, throwing the different Spider-Heroes together. Can Spider-Man and his variants Miles Morales, Spider-Ham, Ghost-Spider, Peni Parker, Silk, Araña and Spider-Man Noir discover what - or who - is behind this multi-verse chaos? Search for the Spider-Heroes among the crowds, and solve the mystery before the entire Spider-Verse falls into chaos! Fans will love searching for heroes and villains as they spot lots of hidden details along the way. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800786769 • Author: Nate Rae • Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 30. 21.5 x 0.3cm
Unleash your inner number ninja as you take on these stretching sudoku puzzles. Ranging from easy to hard, this fantastic collection of sudoku grids will hone your mental agility. The ultimate puzzle collection to challenge your mind. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781838521424 • Author: Igloo Books • Publisher: Igloo Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 20 x 16 x 2cm
Think you know Bradley Wiggins? Think again. Bradley Wiggins on a remarkable journey of self-discovery during which he faced his greatest ever opponent – the demons inside his head. He has cast aside his fragile shell and is the person he always wanted to be. Finally, he is happy in his own skin. He has broken the chain. Bradley Wiggins is the greatest British cyclist of his generation. A national hero on both track and road, he won five Olympic gold medals, eight world titles and the Tour de France. But his is a story mired in contradiction, controversy, and confusion. Sat on a throne after winning gold at London 2012, just ten days after becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France, here was a man with the world at his feet. Sporting hero. People’s champion. Legend. Everyone knew who ‘Wiggo’ was. Everyone, that is, but him. Bradley’s own truth was one of a chaotic and disturbing upbringing characterised by abandonment and abuse. The bike had been his escape but he knew that the second he got out of the saddle he was a shadow-man with no self-belief and even less self-worth. With zero confidence in his value as a human being, attention was his worst nightmare. Bradley’s answer was to wear a mask. He became ‘Sir Wiggo’, the loveable rogue, the disguise slowly suffocating the real him, crushing the last few remnants of self-esteem. Bradley descended into a deep personal despair marked by drug addiction. It was his lowest point, and one which, he freely admits, could have resulted in his death. Bradley’s saviour has been himself. Incredibly he found the strength to embark on a remarkable journey of self-discovery during which he faced his greatest ever opponent – the demons inside his head. In so doing he reached an understanding of what and who he is. The result is this powerful memoir, The Chain. It is a journey he now wants to share. He wants others to understand they are not alone in their mental battles; that embracing honesty and openness is the key to personal happiness. Bradley Wiggins has cast aside his fragile shell. Now, as the person he always wanted to be, he has become an inspiration to us all. Forget the jerseys, the medals. Finally, Bradley Wiggins is who he is, in his own skin. He has broken the chain. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008767730 • Author: Sir Bradley Wiggins • Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers • Format: Hardback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.2 x 3.4 cm
A colouring book designed to help you relax and find your inner peace. Featuring delicate drawings of animals, including tigers, puffins, and butterflies. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781803689173 • Author: Igloo Books • Publisher: Igloo Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 0.7 cm
Celebrate Disney's most iconic animals in this wonderful collection of art to colour! From Simba and Nemo to Bambi and Baloo, this book is dedicated to the animals that have captured the hearts of audiences through the ages. With over 90 beautiful images, it's time to embrace your wild side! Collect all of the official Disney and Marvel colouring books in this series! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781803685441 • Author: Walt Disney • Publisher: Igloo Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 96 • Dimensions: 21.1 x 29.9 x 1.2 cm
Get creative with this Ultimate Sticker Activity Book, including over 1700 stickers! Includes: • Mosaic Stickering • Classic Colouring • Dot to Dot • Sticker by Number Product Information: • ISBN: 9782898009853 • Author: Les Editions Goelette • Publisher: Les Editions Goelette • Format: Paperback
A deeply moving and unforgettable portrait of an ordinary and yet an extraordinary teenage girl. First published over sixty years ago, Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl has reached millions of young people throughout the world. In July 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the occupation, went into hiding in an Amsterdam warehouse. Over the next two years Anne vividly describes in her diary the frustrations of living in such close quarters, and her thoughts, feelings and longings as she grows up. Her diary ends abruptly when, in August 1944, they were all betrayed. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241657959 • Author: Anne Frank • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 372 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.2 cm
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
If you love nothing more than burying yourself in a good book, In My Book Lover Era is the perfect addition to your library. Enjoy this inspiring collection of quotes from authors you love and discover the best books for any occasion, be it lounging on a beach or on a cosy winter’s night. Whether you're looking for book recommendations, literary wisdom or to create a deeper connection with the books you love, treat yourself to a delicious literary journey with this must-have companion. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781916992504 • Author: Joy Gift Publishing • Publisher: Joy Gift Publishing • Format: Paperback
F1 is now the fastest-growing sports business in the world, and a multi-billion-dollar global media juggernaut. But how exactly did it get there? Highly respected Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg uncover the full epic story of how F1 came to achieve total global fandom. Bringing unique insight and access to the sport’s most storied teams and personalities – from Ferrari to Bernie Ecclestone to Christian Horner, Daniel Ricciardo, and Lewis Hamilton – they delve into the world of big money, beautiful people, intense feuds and audacious gambles, all set across a backdrop of the world’s most glamorous locations. The result is the first definitive account of the business of F1 – not just the cars and the races, but the drama, the deals, and the financial operation that underpins it all. It’s the tale of a commercial empire: one built in the 20th century, rendered almost obsolete in the early 21st, and that has re-emerged world dominant today. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800962453 • Author: Joshua Robinson • Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.4 cm
A daily journal of inspiration, comfort and encouragement from the UK's No.1 SundayTimes bestselling author of Wild Hope, beautifully designed in four-colour throughout. Start every day with Donna Ashworth by your side in this beautiful, interactive daily journal. With uplifting poems, guiding words, wise insights, perspective shifts and understanding on every page, Donna will accompany you throughout the year to help you embrace life in all its messy wondrousness. Donna also encourages you to explore your own words and writing to help you ride each wave this life sends your way, helping you find beauty and wonder on days the world scares you, comfort and patience when sadness is visiting, and courage and hope when you can't see the light. She also gently steers you back to love yourself, as you are, and to see that, no matter what you experience in this world, you are never alone. Every day is a journey and it starts with you. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781785307157 • Author: Donna Ashworth • Publisher: Bonnier Books UK Limited • Format: Hardback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 21.6 x 18.9 x 3.6 cm
A compelling examination of the psychology and motives behind one of the most notorious serial killers of the twentieth century. Ted Bundy, a failed law student and lone drifter, raped and murdered at least thirty girls and young women in five different US states. Despite his apparent charm and intelligence and seemingly normal relationships with women, he conducted a brutal killing spree between 1974 and 1978. This was the decade during which ‘criminal profiling’ was initially developed and the term ‘serial killer’ was first used by law-enforcement agencies. True crime writers Tanya Farber and Jeremy Daniel examine how this charming man, who was able to function so well in society, could conduct these horrific crimes. They also uncover the cult of 'celebrity' that followed Bundy through the first televised trial in American history - and why his personality and profile has spawned so many films and TV dramas, including Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781802472714 • Author: Tanya Farber & Jeremy Daniel • Publisher: Ad Lib • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 19.05 x 12.07 x 1.27 cm
Discover tranquillity by colouring pages of patterned illustrations. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836506300 • Author: Igloo Books Ltd • Publisher: Igloo Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 25 x 25 x 0.7 cm
