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We make symbols in order to communicate ideas. But we also make symbols to help communicate and understand higher truths that are veiled or hidden to ordinary consciousness.

Wherever you are, you are surrounded by symbols. Everyday symbols such as the Freemason’s set square or the lotus flower are familiar to nearly everyone, but few are aware of the true significance and fascinating origin of these signs.

Signs and Symbols reveals the key ideas and sacred concepts behind over 300 signs and symbols, from those used by ancient religions to the glyphs of medieval magicians.

Every symbol is illustrated and is accompanied by a guide to the symbol’s use in art, magic and mythology from a wide range of traditions and cultures.

Chapters include:
– Ancient civilizations
– Esoteric and magical traditions including Alchemy, Wicca and Witchcraft
– Animals, Plants and the Natural World
– Amulets, charms and talismans
– Alphabets and letters
– Time, shape, number and colour

This definitive guide is a fascinating exploration into a shadowy world where nothing is as straightforward as it seems.

Everything you need to know for a beautifully clean and stain-free home, without breaking the bank!

Leaky pens, oily pizza, red wine and lipstick smears can ruin your clothes or carpet and exhaust your wallet. And yet almost every stain can be easily removed. This comprehensive guide shows you the easiest and safest ways to clean everyday stains from clothes, upholstery, soft furnishings and carpets.

The book begins with an introduction to stain types, removal techniques, essential products and a fabric cleaning guide.

It is then structured into sections on stain type, e.g. Food & Drink, Nature, Chemical, Industrial, Household.

Full of simple tips and tricks, and practical and easy-to-follow advice, Get It Clean! has everything you need to know for a spotless home.

‘With the nuance of a reporter and the pace of a thriller writer, Andy Greenberg gives us a glimpse of the cyberwars of the future while at the same time placing his story in the long arc of Russian and Ukrainian history.’ -Anne Applebaum, bestselling author of Twilight of Democracy

‘A chilling account of a Kremlin-led cyberattack, a new front in global conflict” –Financial Times

The true story of the most devastating act of cyberwarfare in history and the desperate hunt to identify and track the elite Russian agents behind it.

In 2014, the world witnessed the start of a mysterious series of cyberattacks. Targeting American utility companies, NATO, and electric grids in Eastern Europe, the strikes grew ever more brazen. They culminated in the summer of 2017, when the malware known as NotPetya was unleashed, penetrating, disrupting, and paralyzing some of the world’s largest businesses. At the attack’s epicenter in Ukraine, ATMs froze. The railway and postal systems shut down. Hospitals went dark. NotPetya spread around the world, inflicting an unprecedented ten billion dollars in damage – the largest, most destructive cyberattack the world had ever seen.

This is the true story of the hunt to unmask Sandworm: the group of hackers behind the attacks working in service of Russia’s military intelligence agency. Following the years-long, globe-spanning work of the detectives tracking them, Operation Sandworm also exposes the larger story of a new global arms race, and the geopolitical chaos it is unleashing on the world. A narrative full of twists and turns, it captures a chilling new reality: in a war without borders, all of us live on the frontline.

Dreams can be one our most valuable sources of self-knowledge – if we understand how to interpret their meaning and symbolism.

Even if we awake from a nightmare that has seemed all too real, or a vivid dream teeming with what may be significant imagery, it is rare for us to reflect on it beyond breakfast, or make it more than the subject of an idle chat with friends. From the five stages of sleep to the effects of sleep deprivation, from Freud’s legacy to the work of contemporary dream specialists, a wide range of material unfolds, all beautifully and lucidly described.

Paul Roland explores:
The science of sleep and dreams
The effect of sleep deprivation
Sensory deprivation
Lucid dreams
The psychology of sleep
Freud’s legacy and Jung and the House of Psyche

Find out about waking dreams and dreams of prophecy, prediction, disaster, and inspiration or consult the Dream Directory for a closer analysis of more than 200 detailed dream scenarios.

‘One of the best cookbooks of the summer season’ Forbes

This ingenious collection of 75 cocktails made directly inside the bottle to store in the freezer means your drink is ready when you are.

There is a time and a place for meticulous home mixology. But more often than not, what we really want is a shortcut to our favourite cocktail that’s at the ready whenever we want it. Pour. Sip. Simple!

Build your drinks in batches right in the spirit bottle, then keep them on call in the freezer for whenever the mood strikes. That means a perfectly chilled Negroni or a sweet and minty Mojito is always on hand, whether you’re unwinding after a long day or hosting a few friends.

This creative collection of 75 ready-to-pour cocktails shows how to make freezer door versions of your favourites, from Margaritas and Manhattans to Cosmopolitans, Espresso Martinis and beyond.

These classic and new drinks include:
– Moscow Mule
– Coconut-Lime Daiquiri Colada
– Mai Tai
– Chocolate Negroni
– Mexican Old Fashioned

Organized by spirit, Freezer Cocktails also covers the science behind the simplicity, including how the freezing point of alcohol changes based on volume of water, juice and/or sweetener added, as well as how to use this information to craft your own recipes.

Praise for Freezer Cocktails
‘Whether you’re a casual cocktail maker or one with plenty of experience shaking, stirring and straining, you’ll appreciate food and drink writer J. M. Hirsch’s genius collection Freezer Cocktails‘ Forbes

‘A range of original and rejiggered classics, formulated to hold in the cold but never freeze…A bottle of water frozen for four hours is an icicle; a bottle cocktail treated the same is a perfect drink’ Washington Post

‘This clever collection will appeal to anyone who wants the convenience of a cocktail in a can without sacrificing flavour’ Publishers Weekly

“As one grows older, one climbs with surprising strides.” George Sand

So what if you’re turning 70? After all, with age comes wisdom and a lot of perks. The early years of retirement can be more fruitful, fun-packed and adventurous than any that went before, with the time and space to explore the countless possibilities that life still holds. But what should you do and where should you start? Whether learning how to play the guitar, or writing that novel you’ve always had in you – don’t just kick back in your armchair and let the golden years pass you by. There is a big, wide world out there.

This book will help you think positively, with things like this to look forward to:

– Expand your horizons – if you want to get into surfing, go for it
– Make a list of your top ten films and find the time to watch them
– While you’re out on the town, test the bartender’s cocktail expertise
– You’ve spent a lifetime learning. Put it good use and enter local quiz competitions

“It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoln


Congratulations dear, you’re 60 years young! Take the plunge and realize some of those lifelong dreams. You now have the experience and wisdom to accomplish anything you set your mind to. Whether it’s getting that tattoo you’ve always wanted, learning to line dance, or writing poetry, it’s time to live life outside the comfort zone. You might surprise yourself.


This book will help you think positively, with things like this to look forward to:


– Organize a disco-dancing session with your most energetic buddies
– Take up golf – or even archery or pole-vaulting
– Dig out that old guitar and form a musical group
– Treat yourself to a Caribbean cruise at Christmas instead of spending it with the family

Nothing brings people together better than sharing a good meal, and no-one knows more about gathering friends and family around a table than the award-winning COOK kitchens. Whether you are short on time, looking to entertain with a minimum of fuss or wanting to impress, Serve up Joy has you covered. More than 80 recipes for worknight wonders, feeding the family, special nights in, salads and sides, cooking for a crowd and, of course, irresistible desserts complete with kitchen wisdom and menu-planning advice.

Recipes include:
Chicken Alexander
Mushroom and Aubergine Lasagne
Halloumi with Pesto and Roasted Veg
Moroccan Lamb Tagine
Warm Prawn Noodle Salad
Fruit Vacherin

Making and sharing good food is one of the fundamentals for a happy life. The COOK ethos is simple: good people; good food; sitting down together and serving up joy. Welcome to our table.

Before you step into the jungle, there are a few things you need to know…

Join scientist Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza as she uncovers one of the most unexplored regions on the planet.

Dr Rosa is no stranger to the Amazon. Growing up with the rainforest as her back garden, she learnt the lessons of the rainforest from her grandmother, a native healer in natural medicine. She went on to pursue a classical education in science, gaining a PhD in the US, but has always been pulled back to the heart of the Amazon. As a leading biologist in her field, Rosa continues to explore the region through a unique blend of scientific inquiry and ancient insight.

In this debut, you’ll learn about Dr Rosa’s journeys in the Amazon: her treacherous encounters with a boiling river, her conservation work with stingless bees, her experience of taking ayahuasca as a natural psychedelic – and all the amazing biodiversity of the rainforest.

At the heart of Rosa’s expedition is her passion to combine science with the indigenous knowledge of the Amazon. She shares her experience of learning from the indigenous communities that she visits, and shows what they have to teach us – stretching beyond the realm scientific knowledge. Here Rosa learns the most important lessons in how to reconnect to the natural world – and, in turn, will teach us to do the same.

In this book, Rosa celebrates the richness of Amazonian culture, the wonders of biodiversity, and the enduring spiritual connections between humanity and the natural world.

Incorporating beautiful botanical illustrations of all the cards in the major and minor arcana, alongside the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, this is a straightforward guide to everything you need to know about reading tarot, from a basic understanding of what each card means, all the way through to detailed readings to enrich your everyday life. Using flowers as an accessible, engaging starting point into tarot makes this the perfect handbook for navigating this centuries-old practice.

Chapter breakdown:

Introduction: Why tarot is important and how flowers offer the most accessible introduction to tarot
Section I: Seed – How to pull cards in a tarot spread
Section II: Sprout – How to read the cards of the Major Arcana
Section III: Bloom – How to read the cards of the Minor Arcana
Section IV: Harvest – How to read the tarot in full and renew growth with others

It is relatively easy to get a legal divorce; getting an emotional one is a whole different story. The break-up of a relationship can be a devastating experience, leaving you with overwhelming feelings of grief and anger. As Charlotte Friedman shows in this valuable new book, it doesn’t have to be that way.Friedman is a former family barrister, who decided to move from the courtroom to the therapist’s chair in order to help people manage the emotional fall-out of divorce.In Breaking Upwards she offers calm, therapeutic advice on everything from how to manage loneliness to letting go of grievance, and draws on illuminating case studies to answer such questions as:- How long before I get over this divorce?- How do I tell the children?- Will I ever be able to cope with the new partner in my ex’s life?Breaking Upwards is designed to guide you through, from separation to feeling better, and give you the confidence to create a genuinely positive new story.

Welcome to The Little Book of Oasis Insults, now kindly p*ss off. Or stay – if you’ve got the backbone to handle some of the most savage, side-splitting, and downright brutal takedowns ever unleashed by Noel and Liam Gallagher.

This is your one-stop shop for the funniest, most outrageous insults ever fired. Whether it’s roasting pop royalty like Adele (‘music for f*cking grannies’), Prince Harry (‘asshole’), their old mate Gary Neville (‘he looks like an estate agent’), or anyone else who dared cross the Gallagher firing line, this book captures the brothers at their sharpest – taking no prisoners and offering zero apologies. It’s part wit, part war, and 100% Oasis.

With more insults than Liam’s had parkas, and packed with hilarious illustrations, this is the perfect gift for Oasis fans, insult enthusiasts, or anyone who appreciates the art of a perfectly delivered burn. So, crack it open, have a laugh, and then get out of here, you muppet!

A beautiful collection of more than 40 interior scenes to colour in, from French designer and decorator Zoé de Las Cases.

Enter the charming world of Zoé de Las Cases and rediscover the joy of colouring. Inspired by the homes of leading interiors stylists from around the world, this colouring book of 42 drawings is a curated selection of homely scenes, from welcoming kitchen tables to cosy library corners, beautifully decorated bedspreads to charming country living rooms. Featured designers include: John Derian, Inès de la Fressange, Luke Edward Hall, Merci Paris and Nathalie Lété.

With thick, creamy paper and coloured thread binding on an open spine – meaning the book lays flat for ease of colouring – Chez Moi is a beautiful gift for any interiors enthusiast. This joyful ode to the places we call home is a celebration of all things interior décor, and is sure to make you smile as you pick up your pens and pencils and bring these rooms to life.

A beautiful collection of more than 40 Parisian scenes to colour in, from French designer and decorator Zoé de Las Cases.

Enter the charming world of Zoé de Las Cases and rediscover the joy of colouring. Inspired by snapshots of Paris through the eyes of creators from the city and beyond, this colouring book of 42 drawings is a curated selection of romantic Parisian scenes from around the city, from rooftop views to cosy café corners, bohemian apartments to boutique windows.

With thick, creamy paper and coloured thread binding on an open spine – meaning the book lays flat for ease for colouring – Paris is a beautiful gift for anyone wanting to romanticize their life. This joyful ode to the French capital is chic, stylish and sure to make you smile as you pick up your pens and pencils and bring the streets of Paris to life.

What can be more fundamental to our existence than the Earth itself? Our connection to the planet is encapsulated in the ancient archetype of Earth as the nurturing Great Mother, Gaia – a concept revered by our ancestors who understood the intricate balance between Earth and humanity.

The Healing Nature of Earth delves into this timeless relationship, bridging ancient wisdom with contemporary insights into Earth’s energies. It explores creation myths and the symbolism of Earth as the benevolent Mother, alongside rituals and beliefs that span cultures and scientific disciplines.

This book explains ways to enhance personal well-being – whether mental, physical, or spiritual – empowering us to look toward holistic healing and forging a harmonious path forward for both ourselves and to safeguard the health of our fragile planet.

Chapters include:
– Earth science
– Sacred Earth
– Ancient Practices

A Year of Festivities & Feasting is a delightful collection that celebrates the bounty of nature, the joy of seasonal cooking, and the stories that connect delicious foods with some of our most sacred annual traditions.

People find joy in the rhythms of nature. We delight in the taste of fresh ingredients, the turning of the seasons and the earth below our feet, and the joy of gardening. The seasons, with their ever-changing abundance, offer us endless opportunities to savour nature’s gifts, from wild garlic in springtime to juicy berries in summer, autumn mushrooms, and winter root vegetables. This beautiful collection features a wide variety of recipes to celebrate special moments throughout the year and reveals the story of why we associate such events with certain foods, from the traditional Burn’s Night meal of Cullen Sink to Cornish Saffron Buns, Midsummer Cushion Cakes to mark the Summer solstice, and Pot-roast Pheasant, Martinmas Beef and Feast of the Seven Fishes Pie as the colder months set in.

This beautifully designed book will be a volume readers will treasure both this year and in those to come, and the perfect companion to A Year in Story and Song.

‘Rachel’s book is full of wisdom and support. I love that she has a consistently compassionate viewpoint – both towards teenagers and the ones raising them’ – SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR

‘Every parent should buy this book…it is full of practical strategies to connect with your teenager’
– SIR ANTHONY SELDON

‘A masterful account of the parenting teens journey, weaving personal anecdotes with brain science and relationship psychology’ – JANEY DOWNSHIRE

‘As a mum to 3 boys, I wish I had a book like this a decade ago!’ – LAVINA MEHTA MBE

‘Netflix drama Adolescence showed just how little many parents know about their children’s lives. Now a major new book provides an essential toolkit for parents (and grandparents) to navigate through this modern minefield.’ – THE MAIL

This book is an ‘invaluable resource’ – TABLET MAGAZINE

‘The Gift of Teenagers is packed full of compassion and wisdom’ – JULIA BUENO, psychotherapist and author of Everyone’s a Critic

“Full of tips, wisdom and advice on how to survive and thrive when living with teenagers, this book is an absolute must for any parent with teenagers or tweens.’
– DR MAX PEMBERTON, DAILY MAIL

‘You don’t really want to ignore parenting advice from someone intelligent and thoughtful who has had five children, do you? Rachel Kelly writes very honestly about her own struggles with mental health, and how this has influenced her as a parent.’ – CATHERINE EVANS, Podcaster, Founder of Inkspot Publishing and trustee of the Chipping Norton Literary Festival

We live in a time of huge worry about our teenagers and their mental health – from fears of a phone-obsessed adolescence to concerns about an offline world of bullying and drugs, not to mention gender identity. But what if we parents don’t need to be so fearful? What if our teenagers are a gift we can all learn from?

In this authoritative book by an established mental health writer with advice from experts in the field, Rachel Kelly shares how bringing up her five children in an anxious age, and her work for ten years with young people in schools and at universities, has led to her own psychological growth. Raising resilient teenagers begins with becoming a more resilient – and better informed – parent, someone who has learned to manage their own emotions, become aware of their parenting style, and understand the world our teenagers are growing up in.

Thus armed, we can engage with our adolescents better and discover how they, and their brains, work (short answer: not always like us!). The book also offers psychologically helpful (and evidence-based) approaches for supporting our teenagers, from personal relationships to navigating social media. Whisper it, but it might even be a fun ride.

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From the author of the bestselling Air-Fryer Cookbook, this is Jenny Tschiesche’s ultimate guide to using the air fryer for home cooking. Make everything from fakeaways to fries, Sunday roasts to sweet treats – all without any ultra processed foods (UPFs).

Contents include:
The Unprocessed Pantry: storecupboard staples and meal plans
Quick & Easy Lunches: Baked Eggs with Chorizo, Spinach & Tomato, Courgette Crust Mini-Quiches and the ultimate Bacon Baps
Midweek Meals: Cajun Chicken Skewers, Halloumi Baked Mushrooms, Lamb Kofta Burgers and Honey Glazed Salmon
Comfort Food: UPF-Free Scotch Eggs, Gnocchi Bake, Fish Fingers from scratch and Cheat’s Chicken Kyiv
Eating with Friends: Baked Butternut Squash, Beetroot and Feta Tarts, Halloumi Caesar Salad
Fakeaways: Nandos Style Chicken Wings, Flatbread Pizzas, Chicken Tacos with Tomato Salsa
Sides: Roasted Aloo Gobi, Spicy Patatas Bravas, Maple Roasted Root Vegetables
Snacks: Apple Chips, Padron Peppers, Moroccan-Style Carrot Hummus, Cashew Butter
Desserts: Banana Muffins, Courgette Brownies, Fruit Crumble Pots and Individual Bread and Butter Puddings

It’s hard to find the time to cook from scratch, but ready meals and takeouts can be full of UPFs, which are bad for our health and the environment. But cooking with an air fryer will help you give up ultra processed foods for good!

Make quick and easy midweek meals, entertain friends with delicious Beetroot and Feta Tarts or a Miso Baked Salmon, and recreate your favourite KFC, Nando’s or burgers with a dedicated Fakeaway chapter. A whole chapter on snacks and another on desserts shows that you can avoid UPFs easily without missing out on convenience or flavour.

Air Fryer Cookbook was a Sunday Times Bestseller on 30th July 2022

The little boy did not cry or speak. He just stood there and stared at me intensely. With great effort I stood up and tested to see if I could walk with my injured foot. When I did, he came to stand even closer to me and, without saying a word, grabbed my little finger very tightly.

Sadako Teiko Okuda was living in Osaki-shimo, an island off the mainland of Japan, when the bomb hit Hiroshima on the 6th of August 1945. Even sixty kilometers from the city, it was clear something horrific had happened. There was a blinding flash and the window next to Sadako smashed, a shard of glass leaving a painful burn on her neck. Soon, news came that her niece and nephew who lived in Hiroshima were missing. There was only one thing she could do – leave the relative safety of the island and set off into the city to find them.

In the seven long days that followed, Sadako roamed the ruins of the city, desperately hoping that she would catch sight of her family and in the meantime coming across dozens of other children who were alone, distraught and in pain. Carrying only water and a little medicine, she did her best to nurse the children and offer what care, compassion and tenderness she could in unimaginable circumstances. And in turn, they helped her to find hope in the very darkest of times.

Told simply and powerfully in daily diary entries, The Children of Hiroshima is an extraordinary and deeply moving human story of loss, innocence and hope.

Discover a clever new way to approach watercolour painting. Begin by building up the muscle memory of the stroke pattern, then put brush to paper, and create a little animal watercolour with ease and confidence.

Once you’ve mastered the stroke patterns, each animal project takes just 10 minutes to create, and you can create the artworks again and again with confidence.

Animals include: giraffe, panda, flamingo, robin, whale, boar, otter, penguin, tortoise, elephant, hippo, lizard, leopard, chicken, goldfish.

“This book is the perfect inspiration… I can’t wait to cook every single page.” Poppy O’Toole

“A truly lovely book. Heartwarming recipes that are achievable and delicious with little twists.” Lisa Faulkner

Pull up a chair to Martha Collison’s table, where the recipes are big on flavour with minimal fuss, making sharing food with friends easier than ever.

Whether you’re looking for a weekend brunch spread, a little treat to share over coffee with a friend, a three-course extravaganza or a weeknight winner for two, Martha has got you covered. The recipes are all easy to follow, and produce delicious results without hours of effort in the kitchen.

Recipes include:
* Double chocolate marmalade cookies
* Hoisin sausage bake
* Hasselback halloumi and orange salad
* Sticky pomegranate brisket with vermicelli rice
* Drunken cherry affogato

“Martha has made me dozens of meals and every single one, without exception, has been utterly delicious.” Graham Norton

“I would pull up a chair, a pew, a rug, anytime to feast on Martha’s wonderful food.” Helen Goh

“Everyone will be fighting for seat at your table with this delightful collection of recipes! Martha’s recipes are easy to follow with deliciously gorgeous results, this book is a must-have if you love cooking and sharing food.” Juliet Sear

‘Includes beautiful contemporary planting palettes and advice on colour in containers and smaller spaces.’
Gardens Illustrated

‘Turn your garden into a riotous rainbow with the latest book from genius gardener and author, Lucy Bellamy.’ Your Home

‘Pots of joy’. Sunday Times

‘Bellamy makes gardening seem simple, expressive and joyful. Anyone can do it.’ Evening Standard

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‘I am hungry for colour. I want jam red and acid yellow, violet blue and caterpillar green. I want cinnamon orange with scorched yellow, liquorice and blackcurrant. I want amethyst, putty and smoky blue, the liminal in-between colours, and sharp lemon with tart pink and purple that is rich and electric. We all know instinctively that colour is good for us and it is colour that draws me out into my garden.’ Lucy Bellamy

When you add colour to a garden it instantly creates atmosphere. While most of us know which colours we like, and maybe even which colours we want in our garden, knowing which plants will achieve this can be more difficult.

Gardening writer Lucy Bellamy and photographer Jason Ingram offer a deep dive into a modern approach to colour, exploring how to choose plants and use them creatively and inventively. With inspirational planting schemes and plant lists, advice on colour in containers, tiny back gardens and compact front gardens, this book will change the way you approach your outdoor space.

‘Grippingly captures the three months that shook Britain’s cultural landscape’ PAULINE BLACK

‘Scorching, seething and scintillating, Heatwave conjures a slow-burning collage of a country on the brink. I lived through those cruel months, and Williams recreates them with intense skill’ SIMON GARFIELD

‘An absolute joy’ PETE PAPHIDES

‘Engrossing…powerful…goes way beyond nostalgia’ DAVID KYNASTON

With temperatures soaring to 35ºC, severe water shortages and a sunburned population queuing at the standpipes, the summer of 1976 was always remembered as Britain’s hottest.

But the wave that hit the UK that year was also cultural and political, with upheaval on the streets, in parliament, on the cricket pitch and on the radios and TV sets of a nation at a crossroads.

Before this blistering summer, Britain seemed stuck in the post-war era, a country where people were all in it together – as long as you were white, male and straight. In July, Tom Robinson writes a song called Glad to be Gay, and by August bank holiday, Black youth are making the police run for their lives in the almighty riot at the Notting Hill Carnival. But with the Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson suddenly quitting, the pound sinking and the economy tanking, a restless immigrant population and increasing dissatisfaction in the old world order, the weather seemed to boil up the country to the point where the lid blows off.

Weaving a rich tapestry of the news stories of the year, with social commentary and dozens of first-person interviews with those that were there at the time, Williams’s reappraisal of the summer of ’76 is an evocative, sometimes nostalgic but always an unflinching read. Heatwave takes us back to relive the events of that summer and asks – have we really moved on as much as we would have liked?

‘Chris is someone I’ve always looked up to. A true role model.’ – Geraint Thomas, 2018 Tour de France winner

An invaluable manual for cyclists of all ages, experience and ability, which will help them achieve peak performance.

Full of practical advice, this book includes information on:
* Strength conditioning to improve your performance
* Targeted training plans to focus on strengthening weaker areas
* Bike care & maintenance
* Riding different terrains & environments
* Road cycling skills & safety

The book will also help you explore your five key abilities of cycling fitness, defined as the maximum effort you can maintain for the following periods of time:
* 6 seconds (max sprinting)
* 30-60 seconds (sub-max sprinting)
* 3-5 minutes (VO2 max)
* 1 hour (zone of transition)
* Several hours (long steady distance riding)

This book is training toolbox to structure bespoke sessions to improve these five facets of performance. How to Ride a Bike also features diet and weight loss advice, the psychology of cycling, and stories and anecdotes from Sir Chris Hoy’s Olympic track career.

Full of helpful and inspiring advice for those getting on a bike for the first time in a while, along with plenty of tips and tricks for seasoned cyclists looking to take it up a notch, this is a book for beginners and pros alike.