NBS recommends books on health, mind and body

Decorating School

By Tessa Eveleigh

P675

Make your home more livable, comfortable, and inviting with Decorating School. Inspiring photos and great new ideas suggest how to express your personal style and display the things you love. Find out how easy it can be to play with color, pattern and texture; select floors, wall finishes, and architectural details; and so much more. Create a space that’s a pleasure to live in!

O’s Big Book of Happiness

Published By Oxmoor House

P1755

O’s Big Book of Happiness offers you more than 100 wonderfully written, empowering articles that will turn your life around, whether you’re fighting loneliness, illness, self-doubt, or a crisis of faith. World-class writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and political leaders—such as Alice Sebold, David Sedaris, Elizabeth Swados, Richard Branson, and Barack Obama — open a window on the life lessons that have galvanized them and set them on the road to joy. Among the in-house experts offering advice and comfort, financial adviser Suze Orman defuses the minefields of money management, and life coach Martha Beck clues you in on how to handle your most intractable critic—you—while Dr. Phil sheds light on the push-me–pull-you confusion of intimate relationships. Be prepared for unconditional honesty and reality-based solutions, even if you think you’ve hit bottom and there’s no place left to go. As Oprah writes in one of her essays, “Everything in life happens to help us live.

20TH Century Photography

By Taschen

P729

The photographic collection of the Museum Ludwig Cologne is one of the most important collections of contemporary photography in the world. This book provides a fascinating insight into its rich diversity: conceptual art, abstraction, reportage – 860 works by around 300 of the 20th century’s most famous international photographers, from Ansel Adams to Piet Zwart.

Jamie’s MINISTRY OF FOOD

By Jamie Oliver

P1525

Jamie Oliver writes: If you thought you could never learn how to cook, then believe me, take these recipes and their step-by-step pictures and within 24 hours you’ll be making some really delicious grub. Cooking good food from scratch is a basic skill and having it in your life can save you money, give you loads of enjoyment and put you, your family and your friends on track to a healthier life. Anyone can learn how to cook. And once you’ve got the hang of it, why not teach your mates how to do it too. Go on, learn a recipe today and pass it on.

CREATIVE VISUALIZATION

By Shakti Gawain

P1075

Creative visualization is the art of using mental imagery and affirmation to bring about positive changes in your life. Successfully used in the fields of health, business, the creative arts, and sports, it can have an impact in every area of your life. This pioneering bestseller and perennial favorite helped launch a new movement in personal growth.