Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
BOOK OF THE WEEK with Linda Jennings. MAN V FAT, Andrew Shanahan, (Headline) ISBN 9781472225283 (Bantam) BD7.300 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
INSPIRED by Robert’s attempts to lose weight, this week I am recommending a book for men wanting to shed a few pounds. Man v Fat is a practical and supportive resource for men, written by a normal chap who just wanted to lose some weight.
One day Andrew Shanahan took a ‘guttie’ (selfie of the gut!) to text to a mate. But once he had taken the photo, he couldn’t stop looking at it. He realised how unhappy he was about his body and resolved to change it. However, he soon learned that the dieting industry had turned its back on men. Men were expected to get fit, tone up and turn fat into a six-pack in six weeks. There was nothing for men who simply wanted to lose their beer belly, play football again and feel more confident. So Andrew decided to do something about this.
In Man v Fat, Andrew Shanahan will give you everything you need to know in order to lose weight, breaking it down into three essential components:
* Stage 1: Understand why you got fat
* Stage 2: Learn how to lose weight
* Stage 3: Create a winning structure
Man v Fat is not a diet book or a commercial diet plan. It will explain (and myth-bust) the various diets available, so you can choose the one that will work best for you - or even create your own. It will help you to supercharge your motivation, set specific goals and teach you how to track and review them, identify threats and create a support network, and of course troubleshoot common hurdles. There are plans to get you walking, running or cycling (optional activity) or make the most of obligatory activity. Plus a perfect week plan and perfect month plan to get you started.
In the battle of man against fat, this book is your ultimate weapon. Don’t keep putting it off; be brave and make a start …
* READ it now in paperback
Kingdom of Darkness, Andy McDermott, ISBN 9781472226594 (Headline) BD3.900 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members.
Full of his trademark action, thrills and humour, this is Andy McDermott’s most exciting novel to date and marks the 10th novel featuring his brilliant series leads, Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase.
1943 - Occupied Greece
The mission was simple: round up any hidden Jews. But beneath an isolated farmhouse, one SS unit finds a far greater bounty - a shrine to Alexander the Great and a water-filled urn possessing mysterious qualities. Taking the treasure, the Nazis disappear...
Present Day - Los Angeles
Archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband Eddie Chase encounter a young man, desperate to warn Nina about a raid on Alexander’s newly-discovered tomb. But before he can explain, he is assassinated by a Nazi war criminal – one who has barely aged in 70 years.
As Nina and Eddie search for answers, they discover that the most evil regime in history is threatening to rise again. And this time they are on the hunt for the greatest prize of all - immortality.
* MY favourite read-of-the-week
A Place for Us, Harriet Evans, ISBN 9781472221261 (Headline) BD4.500 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members.
The day Martha Winter decided to tear apart her family began like any other day.
So opens A Place for Us by Harriet Evans, a book you’ll dive into, featuring a family you’ll fall in love with ... and never want to leave. If you devour Rosamund Pilcher and Maeve Binchy and have discovered Jojo Moyes, you’ll be thrilled to add Harriet Evans to your collection of favourite authors.
The house has soft, purple wisteria twining around the door. You step inside.
The hall is cool after the hot summer’s day. The welcome is kind, and always warm.
Yet something makes you suspect life here can’t be as perfect as it seems.
After all, the brightest smile can hide the darkest secret.
But wouldn’t you pay any price to have a glorious place like this?
Welcome to Winterfold, a home built on love and lies.
