Books to Boost Your Mood
1787395863
Hardback
Year: 2021
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Welbeck
Resource type: Physical
Note: Structured around nature's qualites, this book takes a wide-ranging look at what we can learn and how we can all benefit from more time connecting with the natural world.
0099531828
Paperback
Year: 2015
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Resource type: Physical
0091896746
Paperback
Year: 2012
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Ebury
Resource type: Physical
1408810263
Paperback
Year: 2010
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Resource type: Physical
0008100713
Hardback
Year: 2020
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: William Collins
Resource type: Physical
XX00290510
Paperback
Year: 2011
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Resource type: Physical
0500600244
Hardback
Year: 2009
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Resource type: Physical
Note: Originally published in 1995 In the bleak, desolate environment of Dungeness nuclear power station, artist and film-maker Derek Jarman created his own garden paradise. This, the last book he wrote, is his record of how it evolved. Originally published: 1995.
0099558955
Paperback
Year: 2014
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Windmill Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Defeated by gyms, bored by yoga, intimidated by glossy tennis clubs, Alexandra Heminsley decided to run. She had high hopes. But her first attempt was awful. This is the book she wishes she had that day. Originally published: London: Hutchinson, 2013
0099592037
Paperback
Year: 2016
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Windmill Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, Rob Cowen finds himself on unfamiliar territory, disoriented, hemmed in by winter and yearning for the nearest open space. So one night, he sets out to find it - a pylon-slung edge-land, a tangle of wood, meadow, field and river on the outskirts of town.
1846045991
Paperback
Year: 2020
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Rider Books
Resource type: Physical
0241529328
Hardback
Year: 2021
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Resource type: Physical
Note: This is an illustrated story of two beloved friends as they journey through the seasons of the year together, into the wild, exploring the thoughts and emotions, hardships and happiness that connect us all.
1846046300
Paperback
Year: 2022
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Rider Books
Resource type: Physical
0241014719
Paperback
Year: 2015
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Resource type: Physical
Note: 'Cat Care' explains everything you need to know about how to look after a cat. From knowing which of the many breeds is best for you to kitten care, training and dealing with feline behaviour, this book is a catalogue of tips to ensure a happy pet. It also covers diet, health, grooming, neutering and entertaining your cat.
0008285020
Hardback
Year: 2020
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: MIRA
Resource type: Physical
Note: After a life-saving operation leaves Sam unable to have children, could a rural cottage be the fresh start she needs? Or is she running away from her problems? For her husband Danny, this was never part of the plan. He likes predictability. The countryside is just a bit, well - wild. But he wants Sam to be happy, even if he isn't.
1786898292
Hardback
Year: 2021
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Canongate
Resource type: Physical
Note: 'The Comfort Book' is a collection of little islands of hope. It gathers consolations and stories that give new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig's mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, Emily Dickinson to James Baldwin.
1529176646
Paperback
Year: 2022
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Women's Prize for Fiction 2022 Longlist From the night she is rescued as a baby out of the flames of a sinking ship; to the day she joins a pair of daredevil pilots looping and diving over the rugged forests of her childhood, to the thrill of flying Spitfires during the war, the life of Marian Graves has always been marked by a lust for freedom and danger.
085783312X
Paperback
Year: 2015
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Kyle Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Whether you're just starting out or a regular runner, this work provides the information, advice and inspiration needed to become the runner you want to be. And still have a life.
1529105102
Hardback
Year: 2019
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Ebury Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: Enter the world of Charlie's four characters and unlikely friends - the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse - discover their touching story, and their most poignant and universal life lessons.
0008478295
Hardback
Year: 2021
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: 4th Estate
Resource type: Physical
Note: 'Cloud Cuckoo Land' follows three storylines: Anna and Omeir, on opposite sides of the formidable city wall during the 1453 siege of Constantinople; teenage idealist Seymour and gentle octogenarian Zeno, in an attack on a public library in present day Idaho; and Konstance, on an interstellar ship bound for a distant exoplanet, decades from now.
0571336779
Hardback
Year: 2017
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Resource type: Physical
Note: Cows can love, play games, bond and form strong life friendships. They can sulk, they can hold grudges, they can have preferences and can be vain. In this insight into this secret life of cows, the author argues that compassion in farming makes sound economical as well as ethical sense. Originally published: Preston: Farming, 2003