Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition is edited and introduced by Becky Brown.

A meticulously chosen collection of stories about love in all its guises.

Here is a treasure trove of love stories. O. Henry brings comedy with his tale of a busy broker working too hard to remember that he's actually married his adored young wife. There's Anton Chekhov's famous story about true love and devotion, The Lady with the Dog and Katherine Mansfield writes touchingly about unrequited love in Mr. and Mrs. Dove. With stories spanning first love to enduring love in old age, from infatuation to heartbreak told by some of the best writers, Classic Love Stories makes a perfect gift.

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition is edited by Becky Brown.

This elegant, slim volume of writing is full of carefully chosen classic poetry and prose which is by turn moving, thought provoking, comforting and sorrowful.

Helpfully divided into different sections, Funeral Readings and Poems faces up to the enormity of death and loss as well as the deep emotions that ensue. There are many famous poems here such as 'Crossing the Bar' by Alfred, Lord Tennyson and 'How do I Love Thee?' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, as well as lesser known contributions from poets such as Edna Vincent Millay and letters sent by Cassandra Austen.

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition is edited by Becky Brown.

Offering indispensable ideas for wedding readings, Wedding Readings and Poems is also the perfect gift to celebrate an engagement and to share happy memories with guests.

This beautiful anthology is filled with readings to light up every kind of wedding ceremony. There are poems about falling in love, joyful prose celebrating marriage and wise words about commitment from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, E. E. Cummings, Katherine Mansfield and more. It's a book brimming with inspiration that solves the dilemma of choosing what to read at weddings and marriage celebrations.

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition is edited by Becky Brown.

A beautiful gift anthology of classic poetry which captures the excitement and joy of a new arrival in the family.

There are poems which celebrate the anticipation of the happy event and the outburst of joy and hope which it brings. There are gorgeous lullabies and rhymes to read aloud as well as wise words of encouragement and advice. Poems for New Parents also looks forward to a child's own discoveries and flourishing imagination. In this perfect present for new parents, you'll find poetry that's inspiring and poignant, sometimes funny and sometimes reflective, from a wealth of famous poets such as William Wordsworth, Lewis Carroll and Mary Coleridge.

We are all aware that being physically active helps us function more easily throughout the day. The effects of exercise, however, reach far beyond the visible and don't only affect the muscles; they also affect other parts of the body.

- Improved immunological function

You become stronger on the inside as well as the outer when you are physically healthy. You won't become ill as often as those who are less healthy since your body can fight off infections and viruses more readily if you're in good condition.

Being physically healthy also makes it so that your body heals from diseases and injuries faster.

- Bone strength for improved balance

The loss of bone mass occurs as the result of one age in typically weaker and fewer impacts absorbing bones, which is an issue known as osteoporosis. Because of this, falls may be extremely dangerous and need more time to recover from.

You can stop the loss of bone density and strengthen your bones to make them more resistant to stress via regular exercise.

- Lower chance of health issues related to aging

Degenerative disorders including dementia, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's are often linked to aging.

How can exercise prevent these long-term illnesses? The cognitive faculties of the mind are kept active by exercise, and an active mind is better suited to delay the symptoms of dementia. Exercise also helps to improve everyday motor abilities, which lessens Parkinson's disease symptoms.

Exercise offers elderly adults a wealth of advantages. Do not worry just yet if the thought of working out for hours makes you queasy. To get the most out of exercising, all you need to do is quick bursts of easy activities often.

Do you want to succeed on your next SAT? Do others around you appear to retain a lot of knowledge with virtually little effort, but you find it difficult to recall new phrases you only acquired a few days ago? Ever wonder how they manage it?

You'll be relieved to find that anybody can learn to increase their memory and focus! You can train your brain to recall things better, just as you can strengthen certain bodily parts. Ready to discover how? The following 10 simple suggestions will teach you how to sharpen your memory for studying.

Hands-on and searching activities make classical architecture come alive in this non-fiction narrative for readers 9 and up. Thomas Jefferson's design of Monticello drew on 16th century Italian architect, Andrea Palladio. Jefferson's conversations with Palladio arose from reading his Four Books of Architecture. The book features parallels in the men's lives and work, illustrated by pen and ink drawings. Readers will identify elements of Roman architecture, from columns to porticoes to capitals, as used inventively by Palladio and Jefferson.

This book is about my life growning up with mental illness and the many hospitalizations and medicines I had to deal with. There are many ups and downs. I hope it inspires others to seek help for their own problems. It is not easy but it does make a huge difference in your life. I would like my life story to make a difference in someone else's life