SPUD - he's scatty and accident-prone - but good with the gadgets

STAR - she's super smart and ready to pounce . . .

Together they're SPY PUPS, following hot in the paw prints of mum LARA (that's Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal to you).

Beaches up and down Britain are in terrible danger. A greedy trickster is polluting the seas - soon there'll be nowhere safe to swim. But when Spud discovers a mysterious underground secret, only he and Star can save the day - and the seaside!

SPUD - he's scatty and accident prone - but good with the gadgets . . .

STAR - she's super smart and ready to pounce

Together they're SPY PUPS, following hot in the paw prints of mum LARA (that's Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal to you).

Every time the circus is in town, sparkling jewels worth millions of pounds go missing! The Spy Pups must embark on an exciting new adventure - join the circus and catch the robbers!

Soon Spud and Star are performing new tricks and sniffing out the villains. But can the pups stop them before they tread the tightrope and vanish with the loot?

SPUD - he's scatty and accident prone - but good with the gadgets . . .
STAR - she's super smart and ready to pounce

Together they're SPY PUPS, following hot in the paw prints of mum LARA (that's Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal to you).

Spud and Star are on a daredevil rescue mission to save Lara from the evil Mr Big! He's been in prison plotting his revenge and unless the pups can outwit him, Lara is in deadly danger.

Can the Spy Pups jump into action and save the day - and their mum?

This short, small, highly illustrated book will fill you to the brim with happiness, positivity, wellbeing and, most importantly, success! Andy Cope and Andy Whittaker are experts in the art of happiness and positive psychology and The Art of Being Brilliant is crammed full of good advice, instructive case studies, inspiring quotes, some funny stuff and important questions to make you think about your work, relationships and life.

You see being brilliant, successful and happy isn't about dramatic change, it’s about finding out what really works for you and doing more of it! The authors lay down their six common-sense principles that will ensure you focus on what you’re good at and become super brilliant both at work and at home.

• A richly illustrated, 2 colour, small book full of humour, inspiring quotes and solid advice
• A great read with a serious underlying message – how to foster positivity and bring about success in every aspect of your life
• Outlines six common-sense principles that will help you ensure you are the best you can be

Super Spy Dog Lara is faced with her biggest challenge yet. Her nemesis, the evil Mr Big, has escaped from prison. Not only does he want to frame Lara and land her in big trouble, he's got his evil eye on the Millennium Diamond. It's the world's most precious jewel – and it's about to go walkies . . .

Spy Dog to the rescue!

Gripping, funny, adventure fiction with brilliant illustrations throughout – boys and girls aged 7+ won't be able to put it down!

Spy Dog: Captured! by Andrew Cope is part of the brilliant Spy Dog series about the loveable Lara - Spy Dog extroadinaire!

NEVER MIND JAMES BOND, LARA, THE WORLD'S ONE AND ONLY SPY DOG, IS BACK!

AGENT'S ID: LARA - Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal. Also known as the Cook family's favourite mongrel

SKILLS: Goal-keeping legend, language skills including Advanced Cat and Basic Dolphin, ace surfer and champion juggler

EQUIPMENT: Two new secret weapons!

LATEST MISSION: Even in retirement, Lara's sharp spy instincts always give her a nose for mystery. There's more to the Cooks' holiday island than meets the eye, and it's down to Lara to sniff it out . . .

*Please note this book was previously published as Spy Dog 2.*

***Fun, exciting books for boys and girls aged 7+***

'We love Lara! ****' - Kraze Club
'An imaginative, creative feast' - Radio Times

Andrew Cope was born in Derby in 1966. He is a teacher, writer and a huge fan of Derby County football club. He really does have a dog called Lara who has one sticky-up ear and came from the RSPCA, but he's not sure if she is actually a highly trained secret agent. Andrew lives with his wife and two children. This is his first book.

Don't be a cliché. Don't stay in your bedroom grunting and grumbling. How about getting motivated, energized and start making a difference?! The Art of Being A Brilliant Teenager teaches you how to become your very best self—and how to figure out who that is, exactly. The bestselling authors of The Art of Being Brilliant and Be Brilliant Everyday are experts in the art of happiness and positive psychology and, with this new book, you'll find your way to becoming brilliant at school, work, and life in general. Stay cool under all the pressures you're facing, and plot a map for the future that takes you wherever it is you want to go. Become proactive, determined, successful and most importantly: happy!

Fact: your life span is about four thousand weeks. It seems like a lot, but it's not. Complaining about life, homework, parents, and relationships may be normal now, but don't let it become your defining trait. When you're forty years old and still moaning, a big chunk of your four thousand weeks have slipped by, and you're no closer to happiness than you were as a teen. This book is a guide to starting the journey to your ideal life now, instead of wasting time being a drip.

• Discover the real you, and what you want out of life
• Stop moaning and get moving now, while there's plenty of time
• Lose your bad habits before they become your personality
• Figure out how you want to contribute, and find a way to do it

The bottom line is this: it's easy to be the average version of yourself, but is that really all you want? Don't you want to achieve something? Get started now. The Art of Being A Brilliant Teenager helps you figure out where you want to go, and how to get there. So, whether you're an ambitious teenager, a parent or teacher desperate to turn a down-beat teenager into a ray of positivity and delight, How to Be a Brilliant Teenager is here to help.

THE ULTIMATE SELF-CARE BOOK FOR TEENAGE GIRLS

Face up to the world with confidence and higher self-esteem  

Growing up has become faster, more furious and the pressures more intense. Anxiety and panic have reached epidemic proportions. A third of teenage girls will suffer from depression. Factor in a rise in self-harm and eating disorders and the mental health stats become alarming.  

It’s time to equip young women with the means to fight back.  

A Girl's Guide to Being Fearless unlocks self-esteem, confidence, wellbeing, resilience and offers an antidote to an overwhelming world of altered photos, filters, and fillers. 

A Girl’s Guide helps parents, girls, and teachers understand that wellbeing is an inside job. As an essential book for our time, this guide reflects the challenging world facing teens. The authors suggest there is little to be gained by asking girls to stop taking selfies or using Instagram filters, because these habits are ingrained in teenage culture. Instead, guidance is provided on how girls can take action to increase their confidence and love the skin they are in. Moreover, it’s about learning to be a class act in person and online. 

• Practical exercises and doable ideas to inspire young women  
• Encouragement to eliminate self-limiting beliefs  
• Guidance for girls on lifting themselves and others up  
• Tips for showing greater confidence and being excited about the future 
• Suggestions for how to live your best life 

Keep calm and read A Girl’s Guide to Being Fearless, a gathering of life’s cheat codes; all simple, do-able and hugely entertaining.

Learn how to show anxiety the door and let in more of the good stuff. This book will help you find your Brave. Whisper it quietly, but it might even change your life. 

***BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS - FINALIST 2021 - PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELLBEING***

Make the Most of Every Single Day

Uncertainty, instability, pressure, anxiety and now pandemic pandemonium . . . the world is hell bent on robbing us of our wellbeing. It's time to fight back.

Twenty-Two Rules for Life that Just work

It's time to ditch the tired, old wisdom, and take life into your own hands. We've all fallen for the mantra that 'you only live once,' but it's a big fat lie. The truth is that you get to live – really LIVE – every single day of your life. Based on the wisdom of Positive Psychology, How to be a WELL BEING teaches you to:

• Strive toward your true potential
• Stop wasting time and start achieving
• Focus on what's truly important
• Rethink your thinking
• Find meaning and fulfillment
• Upgrade to YOU 2.0

It's time to raise your personal bar from mental health to mental WEALTH. 'Memento mori' – remember death. No more messing around. No more wasting time. A new world calls for new rules. It's time to re-focus on what's most important and to take massive strides towards your true potential.

'I forget what came before sliced bread, but whatever it was, this is better than that.'
—Mylee from Swindon

The latest and greatest insights on happiness from around the world

The Little Book of Being Brilliant is a ‘greatest hits’ compilation of the best and the latest information from the science of positive psychology. Top-selling author Andy Cope exercises his PhD in happiness, along with his decades of experience bringing ‘The Art of Being Brilliant’ to rapt audiences around the world, to distill the tips, techniques, facts and ideas you need to know to achieve sustainable wellbeing and happiness in your own life. Andy’s keen for you to know that he wants you to enjoy the experience, hence his ‘laugh ‘n’ learn’ approach.

Inside, you’ll find guidance for taking action in the form of activities and challenges that will help you implement the latest empirical evidence on happiness. You’ll learn why most people are miles away from feeling as great as they could, and what to do about it. Whether you’re motivated to improve your daily life or looking for the insights that will super-charge your career, or in search of inspiration for your students or your team, this little book will set you in motion toward living brilliantly.

• Develop resilience and embrace positivity by setting goals and taking charge of your life
• Learn, once and for all, what science says about the connection between money and happiness
• Overcome road rage and other forms of negativity that are dragging you down in the day-to-day

• Internalize the latest positivity wisdom for work, sport, parenting, relationships, and more

There’s absolutely no filler in The Little Book of Being Brilliant, and no need to sift through half-baked ideas or wisdom that researchers have already overturned. For the latest proven techniques on getting happy and achieving success, along with the motivation required to put those techniques into practice, pick up this energetic and inspiring book today.

Congratulations, you're already awesome. You are the best in the world at being you. The problem is that it's easy to forget!

This book, by the authors of the extraordinary bestseller THE ART OF BEING A BRILLIANT TEENAGER, is a reminder that you are awesome and a prompt for bigger and better things. It asks not what you want from life, but what kind of person you want to be, exposing the key to planning for your future - building your best qualities so you can stand out and live a brilliant, energetic, successful life.

You are already the best in the world at being you. This book will help you get even better.

Start living the life you’ve always wanted

It could be that you’ve figured everything out on your own and have ended up acing your career, meeting and marrying your perfect partner, producing three wonderful kids, owning a holiday home in Mustique and having a drop-dead gorgeous life. In which case, we applaud you.

If, on the other hand, you need the cheat codes, then this book will give you a nudge.

Redefining the genre of ‘self-help comedy,’ Shine is a book about the brevity of life. It contains adult themes of mortality, change, exhaustion and unrelenting pressure. Thankfully, the bleakness is done with humour and the solutions are entertaining, do-able and uplifting.

Shine is the literary equivalent of ‘ctrl/alt/delete.’ All you have to do is read the book, keep an open mind, and apply the learning. You will experience a personal re-boot with new mental software installed, upgrading you to ‘best possible self.’ It’s a very simple process that also happens to be ‘not very easy.’ Because, of course, if being your best self was easy, everybody would be doing it.

The average lifespan is 4000 weeks. Look around and you’ll see too many people having a ‘near life experience.’ They’re alive, but not living.

Truth time: life’s a short and precious gift that’s hurtling by in a blur. If you want to make a dent in the universe, it’s time to wake up.

We figure that if you’re going to rise, you may as well shine.

Laugh and learn while you:

• Rediscover your ability to ping out of bed every single day with fire in your belly and a smile on your face.
• Identify what really matters in your life and how to stop stressing about the stuff that doesn't.
• Remember how to focus on all that makes you happy and cut the nonsense that worries you for no reason.
• Give up your low-level grumbling and experience the joy that comes when you focus on achieving all that you've ever wanted.
• Find out just how easy it is boost your energy and increase your motivation.
• Discover how to break free from 'ordinary' and embrace a life of 'extraordinary.’
• Figure out how to channel your inner Mary Poppins.