Books with author Paul Bennett

Tom Baxter and his wife, Sarah, have decided to leave England and retire to the peace and tranquillity of a remote, run-down, hill farm on the island of La Palma, in the Canaries. What should have been a relaxed and stress-free retirement rapidly turns into a nightmare of epic proportions when the volcanic ridge underneath their new home begins to erupt, and threatens to trigger a mega-tsunami with the potential to wipe out every city on the Atlantic coast of North America. With the spotlight of global media attention focused on their island home, the couple are soon caught up in a rapidly changing set of deadly events which ultimately transforms their lives, and the lives of many tens of thousands of people in the Canary Islands and beyond. "'WHEN THE TIDE GOES OUT' is a thrilling and tense read and if you love films like '2012' and 'The Day After Tomorrow' you will certainly love this book." - Sarah Hardy, By the Letter Book Reviews

Learn to use your most precious commodity―time―to truly live.Arnold Bennett’s classic book, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, has been changing the way people use and consider their time since it was first published in 1910. In the intervening century surprisingly little has changed―we still struggle to make use of our time and are often plagued by the persistent worry that we are not making the most of our lives. Bennett encourages readers to stop merely following the rote patterns of their lives and leverage their free hours by viewing time as a commodity like money―each of us is allotted exactly 24 hours every day to spend as we see fit. What we make of our lives will ultimately be a result of what we make of that time. Bennett’s prescription is simple, but revolutionary: consider the time outside your work day as an entirely separate day, sixteen hours (give or take) during which you are free to do anything you like to grow and improve yourself and your happiness. Building on that premise, he helps readers begin to take control of their time―starting with just 90 minutes three times a week―and use it to truly live. Bennett’s writing is realistic and his advice transcends the years since it was first written. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day is an honest and refreshing perspective on how we can seize control of our time and spend it in the wisest way possible.