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

''The essential mid-life mum makeover. From fitness to sleep and even your social life, a brilliant new book by two 50-something mothers reveals how to protect your health and happiness'' Daily Mail ''Educational and informative'' Woman''s Way An essential handbook for making the second half of your life happy, healthy and disease-free. 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.

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.

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!

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!

Kate's Birthday is coming up, and the Sleepover Friends want to make it really special. They decide to throw Kate a surprise party. What a mistake! Lauren, Stephanie, and Patti have to keep all kinds of secrets from the Birthday Girl. Pretty soon they're almost ignoring her. Kate's not suspicious-she's just mad! Maybe a surprise party is more trouble than it's worth!

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!

Lauren thinks the new girl in town, Ginger Kinkaid, is really neat-from her movie-star-sounding name to her sophisticated southern drawl. And she and Ginger have so much in common! They both love the color blue, prefer math to history, and think TV star Kevin DeSpain is the cutest man alive. But Kate and Stephanie aren't impressed with Ginger. In fact, they think she's a total fake, who'll say or do anything to win a friend. Are Lauren's Sleepover Friends being unfair? Or is Ginger trying a bit too hard to become Lauren's best-and only-friend?

Roxie Roper and Ross McArdle know everything about the Double R Dude Ranch. So when someone steals Annabelle and Brownie-their favorite horses-Roxie and Ross are sure they can solve the mystery. Ross thinks it's someone on the Double R. But Roxie loves the ranch hands, and she can't believe any of them could be robbers. So who stole the horses? Join Roxie and Ross as they uncover the deepest secrets of the Wild West!

There's a new science teacher at Riverhurst Elementary, Mr. Quincy Talbot. He's tall and blond and handsome-a real Q.T. Pie, as the Sleepover Friends nickname him. Then they find out that Q.T. Pie expects them to dissect animals. Yuck! Patti says it's a necessary part of science, but Lauren can't stand the thought, and refuses to do it. Suddenly Lauren finds herself leading a SAVE THE FROG crusade. And before she knows what's happening, she's fighting for other causes, too, like school dances, gym equipment, and three kinds of milk shakes in the cafeteria. Has Lauren gone off the deep end?

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

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!

Sheena loves playing with her puppy pals -- chasing water rats and eating croissants at the Main Street Bakery. But now she has to spend her mornings with Amber, a prissy poodle who doesn't seem to know a thing about being a real puppy. Is Sheena doomed to spend her days sleeping on couches and having her nails painted with this sissy little fuzzball forever?

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?

Life changes for two puppies, Rosie and Fritz, when a young girl and her unusual pet arrive at their house.

When Dana's dog Jake escapes from the house during a fierce hurricane, Dana, her cousing Tyler, and their friend Carter brave gale winds, torrential rains, and deadly flooding to rescue Jake and a tiny kitten that they find stranded at a deserted lighthouse. Original.

Dana Chapin''s cousin Tyler almost drowns in the icy water of the Atlantic Ocean.

Andrew, Belinda, Sam, and Robert are on their way to the Saturday matinee -- only they're not bringing their ghostly friend Alice! But when the kids get to the old theater, strange things start happening: the lights flicker on and off, the sound gets louder, then softer. Suddenly, the monster on the screen reaches right into the audience! Is it just Alice playing a mean prank, or is the old theater really crawling with ghosts?

The unfriendly ghost of Spirit Lake has a score to settle with Alice, the Black Cat Club's ghostly member.

A great book for horse lovers.

In their latest adventure, the club is looking for Robert's family legend, Cousin Jedediah-a blood thirsty pirate.

A frightened jackrabbit outruns a hunting coyote and a fire caused by lightening and finds safety on a river, while rain falls to extinguish the flames and prevent further destruction.

Roxie and Ross investigate a neighbor''s sighting of a UFO.

Story set at horse riding school. 7-10 yrs.