Fabulous combined giftbook edition of the two mini books WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND CAN ONLY DO ONE THING AT A TIME and WHY WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS AND WON'T STOP TALKING In this hilarious book, Allan and Barbara Pease highlight the differences between men and women in the way they think and act. Why are women radar detectors; why do men hate to be wrong? Each page features a snippet of wisdom, bound to produce laughter from even the most cynical soul. The perfect giftbook for men and women. Including plenty of new material, this beautiful hardback edition is adapted from their multi-million-selling Number 1 bestseller Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps.
Good times or bad, friends are always there. When tragedy touches the lives of Abby, Jess, Lizzie and Erin they are drawn together in their sadness. They realise that life is for living, and they have to grab it with both hands.
The small commune of Fogas in the French Pyrenees has been thrown into turmoil by the revelation that the Auberge des Deux Vallees has been bought by an English couple and not by the Mayor's brother-in-law as had been expected. With everyone aghast at the idea of an English run restaurant and the certainty of gastronomic disasters, Mayor Serge Papon is in the mood to take revenge. Within hours of hearing the news, he has called an emergency Committee meeting and his machinations to force out the new owners have begun.But the Mayor hasn't reckoned on one of his deputies, Christian Dupuy, whose conscience always leads his politics. Refusing to condone Mayor Papon's calls to compulsory purchase of the Auberge, he proposes an alternative solution which will prevent the Mayor from getting his own way. Or will it . . .