From one of today's leading garden designers, known for her keen eye for colour and modern romanticism, comes a volume that reveals in thirty exquisitely planted gardens dozens of ideas on how to adapt traditional garden design elements for today's more ecologically based aesthetics.

Over her thirty-year career, celebrated designer Jo Thompson has become recognised for her timeless planting, well-proportioned, English-style gardens rendered modern by a staunch commitment to biodiversity--to the eye this translates as a looser formality than English gardens of the past, though every bit as romantic.

Thompson reminds us that we are never, in complete charge of how our gardens grow; other forces are always at work, as they should be when we allow sustainable practices to help us guide rather than try to dominate nature's own efforts. Hundreds of beautiful colour photos and chapter-by-chapter case studies of individual gardens designed around various themes provide inspiration for all gardeners who want their gardens to feel not merely well planted, but truly alive and atmospheric.

Fill Your Garden with Color!

Everyone wants color in their garden, but each gardener's preferred palette is unique. How do you choose the right one for your garden, and how do you find the plants that will help you fulfill your vision?

The Gardener's Palette, published in partnership with the Royal Horticultural Society, shares an entirely new way for home gardeners to confidently incorporate color at home. Award-winning garden designer Jo Thompson offers 100 evocative and fresh palettes, pairs them with beautiful images of professionally designed gardens, and breaks them down with charts showing the exact plants used. Thompson also provides full growing specifications for every plant to allow home gardeners to successfully re-create these stunning gardens.

'Find Your Voice - The No. 1 Singing Tutor' is the fully revised and extended 2nd edition of this classic, best-selling singing book. 'Find Your Voice' is the ultimate user-friendly guide to singing and the voice for singers of all styles and abilities. In this extremely approachable and practical singing tutor book you will discover how to: breathe properly, develop a sound singing technique, unlock the potential of your voice, audition and perform successfully, develop the perfect practice regime and warm up your voice effectively. The author, Jo Thompson, is one of the UK's leading vocal coaches, drawing on over 25 years of teaching experience. She combines the benefits of a classical training with extensive experience in TV, film and the music industry. Artists she has worked with include James Morrison, John Newman, Craig David, George Ezra, Jessie Ware, Elly Jackson, Ellie Goulding, Ella Eyre, and the Overtones.

In 1954, Josette is nineteen, and her life's path has reached a fork. Behind her trails a road paved with her own illegitimate birth, an unloving and abusive family, and the horrors of Nazi-occupied France. The two roads before her both harbor the unknown, but she chooses the one that ensures her survival.

She leaves home for the strange and wonderful land of America. She has no education, no money, and no connections, but she's armed with the power of hope for a better life and the resolve to never use her dark past as an excuse for failure. Determined to succeed, she dives into the workforce and learns as much as possible about everything she encounters, strives to be the best she can be, and vows to overcome any obstacle thrown in her way.

Bought and Paid For is the result of author Jo Thompson's search for her own identity. In conducting that search, she provides us the same opportunity to find ourselves. Whether or not we share her abusive background and wartime experiences, the journey itself uncovers a spark of hope that lives beyond the page and into each of our lives.

Continuing where her debut memoir leaves off, Jo Thompson's The Adventurous Life of a Navy Wife treats readers to the ongoing saga of her escape from sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather-and her subsequent marriage to John, a young man in the United States Navy.

When John proposes to Jo early on in their relationship, Jo has no idea what to expect from married life. Shaped largely by the abuse perpetrated by her stepfather, her view of men is shockingly naive. Still, desperate to flee the demons from her past, Jo agrees to marry John...despite the fact that he lacks even enough money for wedding rings.

She soon learns she made the right decision and goes on to experience decades of adventure, learning, and love. Jo, John, and their growing family travel throughout Europe and the Pacific for John's career-and everywhere they go, Jo jumps at the opportunity to learn as much as she can about new cultures, people, and places.

A story of recovery and growth, The Adventurous Life of a Navy Wife celebrates the incredible adventures that can follow taking a chance on love.

Moving to Florida -Anyone interested in moving to the sunshine sate will find this book very useful. Information is plentiful for retirees or investors. A must read if you are planning a move south.

'The Energetics of Charisma' introduces an evolution in the field of communication and presentation skills. Performance coaches to the stars, Jo Thompson and Tom Bruno-Magdich, present research and case studies which reveal techniques used by professional speakers and performers to captivate, engage and hold attention. Based on their work with business leaders, politicians, sports personalities and top TV, stage and film performers, 'The Energetics of Charisma' will show you how key elements such as gesture, personal energy, and use of the voice combine to produce a charismatic effect. The book includes easy to use techniques and exercises to help you dramatically improve your personal impact in any situation.