New Releases by Susan Saunders

The menopause is a time of change, of unexpected health challenges, of rollercoaster emotions and unprecedented shifts in how we feel physically and emotionally. But we can emerge wiser than before, and stronger than we know. The decade after the average menopause transition, from our 50s to 60s, is the most important for a woman''s health. We are ageing in an environment that doesn''t nurture midlife women and the reproductive hormones which protected our health for so long have waned. But this is also an opportunity to power ahead, to decide who we are and how we want to live as we face the future. There are huge positives post-menopause: it''s time to create the adventures - large and small - we want in our lives. The decisions, and choices, we make now will define how we age. And the foundation for this? Our health, physical and mental. In The Power Decade, health coach and age-well advocate Susan Saunders presents a comprehensive guide to wellness for women in their 50s and 60s. She interviews medical experts and reveals stories of inspiring women who are powering up post-menopause. Also included are impactful, practical tips - on mindset, meals and movement - so you can create your own power decade. Susan talks to experts about all areas of a woman''s life and looks at: *What''s happening in your body post-menopause *What is good nutrition post-menopause? *How to exercise post-menopause *How to get your mindset on track to create your Power Decade *How to get motivated for the best possible health

Diseases of older age take root decades before symptoms appear. For a longer, happier life, we need to plan ahead - but what exactly should we do? For five years, Annabel Streets and Susan Saunders immersed themselves in the latest science of longevity, radically overhauling their lives and documenting their findings on their popular blog. After reading hundreds of studies and talking to numerous experts, Annabel and Susan have compiled almost 100 short cuts to health in mid and later life, including: how, when and what to eat; the supplements worth taking; when, where and how to exercise; the most useful medical tests; how to avoid health-threatening chemicals; the best methods for keeping the brain sharp; and how to sleep better.

Based on a true childhood experience between the author and her Grandma, this playful story explores trying new foods and using your imagination. This book features original watercolor artwork by the author.

The Age-Well Project dived deep into the science of ageing well, and authors Annabel and Susan explained how they overhauled their own lives to prioritise healthy longevity. In The Age-Well Plan, Susan draws on almost a decade of extensive research into healthy longevity and her experience as a health coach to give you the tools you need to live your own age-well life. Her simple, clear and easy-to-follow six-week plan will show you how to make changes -- small and large -- to support healthy ageing, and prioritise the changes most appropriate for your body, lifestyle and circumstances. The first week of the plan guides you to understand your goals as you age and explains how to evaluate your current health and risk factors, in order to devise a bespoke plan for your body and brain. The subsequent weeks focus on the key elements of healthy ageing -- diet, exercise, sleep, engagement and the environment -- to help you build a personalised plan that will kickstart your age-well life.

A sleepless BOY. A tired PILLOW. And an exchange of letters that helps them both get some rest. Blowing the covers off the traditional bedtime story, DEAR PILLOW, makes children laugh and lets parents talk about bedtime with a smile!

What is love? Heavenly "Tink" Shaw is a smart, beautiful, and intelligent young lady who has always wanted what most kids had growing up, but instead, she was force to search for love in all the wrong places, which led her to question the real meaning of love. Struggling like any other hood girl from the ghetto, while trying to achieve her dreams, once reality reveals that her boyfriend doesn''t want her, his trash becomes another man''s treasure.The city of Orlando was only known for one crime-mob organization family. As Roshuan Collins was released from prison, he returned home ruthless, leaving the streets dry and hungry. After betrayal from his children''s mother, he never thought he could love again. That is until Ms. Shaw comes into his life, turning his world upside down.Will Tink ever stop searching for love?Take this emotional rollercoaster ride with Tink in Down on Love.

Kate has won first prize in a raffle-six tickets to Wilderness World! And Kate''s parents have offered to take the family and the Sleepover Friends for their upcoming spring vacation. But with four people in Kate''s family, there are only two tickets left for the Sleepover Friends-so one of them won''t be able to go! How can Kate choose between her best friends? Fortunately, the girls come up with a plan: They''ll do odd jobs to earn money for one more ticket. But they only have two weeks. And raising the money turns out to be a lot harder than they''d expected!

Mandrake the Magician dresses all in black, wears a mask, and is putting the Sleepover Friends'' party entertainment business out of business. Who is Mandrake? Stephanie is convinced that if they just find out, the Sleepover Friends can do a little magic of their own . . . but finding out the answer is harder than they thought. Because whoever the magnificent Mandrake is, he-or she-doesn''t want anyone else to know!

When Kate''s family invites the Sleepover Friends to camp-out on Spirit Lake, nothing goes the way Kate expects it to. There are mice in the cabin, spooky stories about the lake, and two dumb boys who love playing practical joke-on girls! Kate''s sure this will be their worst sleepover ever, but Patti, Lauren, and Stephanie are determined to make the best of it. After all, who wants to sit around roasting marshmallows when there are ghosts to be found?

Lauren, Patti, Kate, and Stephanie are each having an exchange student from Walden Elementary stay with them for a week. It''s going to be a great time! Stephanie and her new friends are going to shop until they drop. There''s going to be a big party for the Walden kids . . . and of course, Patti''s organized an eight-girl sleepover! Then Patti find out she won''t be hosting someone. And Lauren''s visitor could not care less about making friends. The sleepover exchange sure looks like a washout . . . until Lauren decides to take charge!

This weekend, the Sleepover Friends are off to a special conference at a nearby college. It will be so much fun, living in a dorm and meeting lots of other kids. Then shy Patti learns she''ll have to read her award-winning essay-in front of hundreds of students! And when she finds out that it was Lauren who entered her in the essay contest, Patti''s not only terrified, she''s furious! But the Sleepover Friends'' troubles have just begun. They have to share their dorm room with nasty Jenny Carline and obnoxious Ginger Kinkaid. And then they find that a practical joker is out to get them! What next?

Stephanie has had it with her baby brother and sister. All they do is sleep, cry, and eat-but for some reason everyone thinks they''re adorable. Kate knows exactly how she feels, since she has to put up with her own little sister, Melissa the Monster. But then the Sleepover Friends notice something strange is going on. Stephanie starts spending a lot of time with Melissa-styling her hair, taking her shopping for clothes, teaching her how to dance. And Kate wants to know why Stephanie is suddenly trying to be the perfect big sister-to her little sister!

Kate''s parents have invited some old friends to stay with them for a week, including their thirteen-year-old son, Denny. Kate''s sure he''ll be stuck up, just like all seventh-grade boys. Stephanie happens to like older boys-Donald Foster in particular. But with beautiful, popular Michelle Olson after him, Stephanie doesn''t have a chance. So why not fix up Michelle with Denny? First the Sleepover Friends must make him over into the kind of guy Michelle would like. But suddenly Kate seems to be jealous-has she decided that a certain seventh-grade boy isn''t so bad after all?

The Sleepover Friends are off to Crab Island for a weekend with Stephanie''s grandmother. There''s a festival going on, with all sorts of contests. But when the girls meet the Tyler twins-two bratty fifth-grade boys-they know they''ve got some serious competition. Then Kate, Lauren, and Stephanie begin to notice something strange. Every time they turn around, Patti is missing. Is she just trying to avoid the twins? Or is something else bothering her? The girls will have to find out if they want to win.

The Sleepover Friends are ready for some wild west adventure when they go on vacation at a dude ranch in Arizona with Stephanie''s grandmother. But then Kate starts acting strange . . . like making excuses not to get involved with all the fun activities at the ranch. And she''s not the only mystery person around. What is it about fellow guest Keith Foley? He''s so unfriendly! He never smiles, either. So why is Kate always defending him? Stephanie, Patti, and Lauren can''t believe it. Does Kate have a crush on Keith?

At this week''s sleepover, the friends take a quiz in Teen Topics magazine called, "Are You Nice? Or Not?" But when they add up their points, Stephanie discovers she''s failed! Is she really as insensitive and selfish as the article says? Stephanie sets out to prove just how caring she can be-even if it means helping her mother clean the kitchen, volunteering at the local recycling center, and sitting with boring Karla Stamos at lunch. The Sleepover Friends can''t figure out what''s happened to the Stephanie they used to know. And soon Stephanie begins to wonder if all this niceness is really worth it!

The Sleepover Friends are going to be in a wedding! Patti''s Uncle Nick and their substitute teacher, Ms. Chipley, are getting married, and the girls will be junior bridesmaids. They pick out a dress and excitedly await the big day. Meanwhile, the girls come up with another matchmaking scheme-involving the mysterious owner of a 1942 Riverhurst High School ring they''ve found and Lauren''s grumpy neighbor, Mr. Winkler, also a ''42 graduate. But suddenly, Stephanie starts acting strange. She avoids her friends, and won''t tell them what''s wrong. Is there another wedding in the works-for Stephanie''s Nana?

The Sleepover Friends are going on a "dig" with their class! Scientists from a nearby town have uncovered some valuable old artifacts, and they''ve asked the kids from Riverhurst to help out with the digging. Stephanie isn''t thrilled about crawling around in the dirt, but Kate thinks it sounds like fun. Who knows what they might find? The boys in 5B want to dig up a skeleton. Stephanie hopes to find something more useful-like jewelry. But poor Lauren''s been having a bad week. She''s sure the dig will be a disaster, too-until she finds real treasure!

There''s a new video club at school, and Stephanie and Kate can''t wait to join . . . until Wendy Rodwin gets elected president. She doesn''t want any fifth-graders-especially the Sleepover Friends-in the club. Plus, the school only has one video camera, and Wendy''s sure to keep it to herself. Kate wants to quit the club. Why should they be members when they''ll never get to make videos? Stephanie, however, never gives up at anything-whether it''s a disaster in the kitchen or a snobby sixth-grader. Watch out, Wendy, Stephanie''s striking back!

Patti''s mad. Really mad. Nerdy Wayne says girls are stupid, and Patti decides the Sleepover Friends are going to prove him wrong-by winning the most contests at the big Winter Carnival. But that means teaching Lauren''s crazy Newfoundland dog to pull a sled for the sled race! And who knows how to make a prize-winning ice sculpture? Patti''s really gotten the Sleepover Friends in a mess this time! What are they going to do?

It''s the Sleepover Friends'' turn to be exchange students with their new friends at Walden Elementary for a week, and everyone''s looking forward to the reunion. There''s plenty to do out in the country-lots of clean air, good food . . . and Sleepovers, too! Then Kate discovers that the girl she''s staying with has four brothers and sisters who are total terrors. They''re rude and rowdy, and they love to make a mess . . . out of her things! Poor Kate-this is one Sleepover exchange she''d like to change back!

Examines the life of the pioneer anthropologist who popularized the field and used her ideas to promote world unity and peace.

Eine Elfenprinzessin verschwindet und ihre Spur führt in den Wald der Geister. Kannst du sie retten? Du gehst auf eine Halloween-Party, aber plötzlich sind die Hexen und Skelette echt. 2 interaktive Abenteuer in einem Band. Ab 8.

Kids will love discovering the floor plan of the White House, a list of presidential perks, and lots of interesting info about all the presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. (Did you know he is the only president born in Hawaii?) Each page is jam-packed with trivia, fun facts, and information on the historical events of each presidency.

The kids in Ms. Brandt''s class create a special report on the United States of America, with each child doing research on ten states. There''s a double-spread map of the whole U.S. and a page for every state jam-packed with trivia, interesting facts, handwritten captions, and jokes. At the end of the book is a map showing how the United States grew over time, a spread on the presidents and what states they hailed from, as well as a "bibliography" of books the kids used in their research. Written by a team of well-known author/artists, this 64-page Smart About History book is a great guide for kids.

They''re cute. They''re cuddly. They''re frisky. And they just can''t stay out of trouble! The top-secret cake recipe for the annual bake-off has been stolen! Tracker is on the case, using his nose as his guide. He leads his puppy friends on a wild chase, sniffing all the way. The pups are soon hot on the trail of the missing recipe. Will they catch the burglar before he steals first prize at the bake-off, too?

They''re cute. They''re cuddly. They''re frisky. And they just can''t stay out of trouble! Jake uncovers a giant bone while playing at the lake with his puppy friends. All he can think about is what fun he''ll have gnawing on it. He sneaks it home and stashes it in a safe place: the vegetable patch under Mr. Casey''s prize pumpkin. Then someone from the Natural History Museum arrives to investigate, and the pups find out that their bone may be more than just a big snack!

Meet the All-American pups of Buxton, U.S.A. Jake, Sheena, Fritz, Rosie and Tracker. They''re cute. They''re cuddly. They''re frisky. And they just can''t stay out of trouble! Jake, Sheena, Tracker, and Fritz are on the trail of their new friend, a puppy named Rosie, who has headed off to the big, scary city to find her lost owner. Will the puppies find Rosie before the dog pound catches them all?