The Dolce Vita Diaries

Rogers, Cathy

A deliciously different travelogue
In 2005, Cathy and Jason threw in successful careers as TV presenters and producers to become olive farmers in Italy. With their one year old daughter and Italian dictionary in tow, they found themselves in the middle of a European nowhere untouched by modernity.
They were on a steep learning curve in more-or-less everything – finding out how to prune an olive tree so that a sparrow can pass through its branches, learning what beauty products are de rigeur in the changing rooms of a local Italian football team, being trained, by a local Italian choir, how to sing in English but with an Italian accent – and learning the rigorous rules of when one is allowed to consume a cappuccino. Armed with their indefatigable love of food, they headed off many a potentially tricky situation by cooking their way out of it, a sure route to the heart of any Italian.
They discover that olive farming is dominated by the big boys and desperate to turn their new home into a way of making a living they cast around for ideas of how they can do so. A flash of inspiration led them to launch an 'Adopt-an-Olive-Tree' scheme. For a fee buyers could adopt a tree, receive produce from it and even go and visit it to give it a hug. The scheme became hugely popular with trees selling out way ahead of expectations. A contract with Selfridges followed and suddenly Cathy and Jason's dream is realised. Or nearly anyway. It's a hard slog and they meet every challenge with fortitude and humour but what they hadn't expected was that the biggest challenge would be the quiet of the countryside. Soon they find themselves hankering for the sounds and stench of the city and facing a difficult decision on what they should do next.

Biographies & Memoirs

Gibb, Jason

Arts & Literature

The Friday Project

Malibu's Cooking Again

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Regional & International

Image Maker Pub

Educational Neuroscience: The Basics is an engaging introduction to this emerging, interdisciplinary field. It explains how the brain works and its priorities for learning, and shows how educational neuroscience, when combined with existing knowledge of human and social psychology, and with teacher expertise, can improve outcomes for students. 
Cathy Rogers and Michael S. C. Thomas reveal how neuroscientific evidence is forcing us to question our assumptions about how our brains learn and what this means for education. The chapters in this vital volume step through the brain’s priorities: processing senses and moving our bodies, emotional processing, and the difficult job of dealing with other people. It unpacks the tricky tasks of thinking and learning, considering how memory works and the many systems involved in learning. It draws this all together to offer guidance for effective classroom practice, current and future. Chapter features include key issues for special educational needs and neurodiversity, case studies of novel interventions, debunking of common neuromyths, and guidance for teachers on how to evaluate their own practice. 
This bookis a compact, lively introductory text for students of psychology, neuroscience and education and courses where these disciplines interconnect. It will also be essential reading for educational professionals, including teachers, heads, educational advisors and the many industry bodies who govern and train them, as well as anyone interested in the fascinating story of how we learn.

Educational Neuroscience (The Basics)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Thomas, Michael S.C.

Mental Health

Routledge

Educational Neuroscience: The Basics is an engaging introduction to this emerging, interdisciplinary field. It explains how the brain works and its priorities for learning, and shows how educational neuroscience, when combined with existing knowledge of human and social psychology, and with teacher expertise, can improve outcomes for students. Cathy Rogers and Michael S. C. Thomas reveal how neuroscientific evidence is forcing us to question our assumptions about how our brains learn and what this means for education. The chapters in this vital volume step through the brain's priorities: processing senses and moving our bodies, emotional processing, and the difficult job of dealing with other people. It unpacks the tricky tasks of thinking and learning, considering how memory works and the many systems involved in learning. It draws this all together to offer guidance for effective classroom practice, current and future. Chapter features include key issues for special educational needs and neurodiversity, case studies of novel interventions, debunking of common neuromyths, and guidance for teachers on how to evaluate their own practice.This book is a compact, lively introductory text for students of psychology, neuroscience and education and courses where these disciplines interconnect. It will also be essential reading for educational professionals, including teachers, heads, educational advisors and the many industry bodies who govern and train them, as well as anyone interested in the fascinating story of how we learn.

Educational Neuroscience: The Basics

The Cruise Planner is the latest publication from cruise expert Cathy Rogers - author of #1 Amazon Best Selling cruise book, The Confident portExplorer. The Cruise Planner is just the place to record all the information and details you need to plan your perfect cruise. You won't forget a thing as the planner contains comprehensive lists, worksheets, a cruise arc planner, packing suggestions, diary and journal, all helpfully set out to cover the planning and execution of your perfect cruise in five clear sections.*When, where, how *Plotting and planning *Getting ready to go *On board and ashore *Time to go home Easy to use, the planner will help you record and store all the information you need right at your fingertips, eventually becoming a journal you will keep for many years, both as a handy reference and to remind you of your Perfect Cruise.The perfect partner to The Confident portExplorer!

The Cruise Planner

Travel

Specialty Travel

Independently published

Hungry and scared, I sat down on the side of the highway. I no longer had a family.What was I going to do?All Desi the dog wants is a warm bed, a full tummy, and a family to love. But when his owner abandons him, all of that is ripped away. Now Desi must escape the dreaded Catcher, trust unlikely friends, and test his own strength as he journeys through America's iconic landmarks on his quest to find a forever family. All proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to animal shelters and rescue organizations to help find homes for pets in need.

Desi's Quest (Desi's Adventures)

Children's Books

Animals

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Fire has brought people together through the ages, sharing food, warmth and companionship as they gathered around the campfire.\nBut from out of the ashes of the Woolsey Fire, a group of friends and strangers came together to help those who lost their homes in the inferno and to acknowledge and to celebrate the rebirth of their community. Malibu's Cooking Again 2 was born out of their efforts.\nOur second cookbook offers to share with you even more incredible recipes from Malibu cooks, both the famous and the unknown. It invites you again to sit at their campfire, so to speak, and to share the great food, the warmth and the stories of those who were touched by the fires. It is truly a remarkable experience. May you be enriched by sharing in it through this book.

Malibu's Cooking Again 2

Cathy Rogers

Desi Needs A Job (Desi's Adventures)

Set in the middle of a European nowhere untouched by modernity, this account follows two former television producers as they set out to become olive farmers with only their one-year-old daughter and an Italian dictionary in tow. From pruning an olive tree so that a sparrow can pass through its branches to singing with an Italian accent and learning when one is allowed to consume a cappuccino, this biography illustrates how this family negotiated a steep cultural learning curve. Their culinary adventures are related as they head off many a potentially tricky situation by cooking their way out of ita sure route to the heart of any Italian. As they discover the competitive world of olive farming, this narrative witnesses the birth of their Adopt-an-Olive-Tree” scheme, which proved successful beyond any and all expectations. Meeting every challenge with fortitude and humor, this book’s subjects also face the quiet of the countryside, finding themselves hankering for the sounds of the city and wondering what they should do next.

The Dolce Vita Diaries: Stories and Recipes from an Italian Olive Grove

Professionals & Academics

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

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