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"This book is filled with loveable characters, witty dialogue and proper LOLS which made recording the audiobook hard - because I kept giggling!" Sharon RooneyDoes anyone ever really want to ''fall'' in love? Knowing me I''ll just trip over it and graze my knee on the gravel of humiliation.Haylah Swinton is fairly confident she''s brilliant at being a girl. She''s an ace best friend, a loving daughter, and an INCREDIBLY patient sister to her four-year-old total nutter of a brother, Noah. But she has a secret. She wants to be a stand-up comedian, but she''s pretty sure girls like her - big girls, girls who don''t get all the boys, girls who a lot of people don''t see - don''t belong on stage. That hasn''t stopped her dreaming though, and when the seemingly perfect opportunity to write routines for older, cooler, impossibly funny Leo arises . . . well, what''s a girl to do? But is Leo quite an interested in helping Haylah as he says he is? Will Haylah ever find the courage to step into the spotlight herself? And when oh when will people stop telling her she''s ''funny for a girl''?!

I feel a thought forming in my head like a fart brewing in my stomach. And my thought fart is...I''m gonna start a YouTube channel!We have a plan. Hopefully nothing will randomly decide to mess with that plan like, oh I dunno, MY COMPLETE BUM HOLE OF A DAD COMING BACK AND FILLING OUR LIVES WITH CHAOS.You know Haylah Swinton - she''s big, bold and funnier than a cat in a onesie playing the bagpipes. She''s been busy proving she''s as a kick-butt comedian, she''s got herself a fab boyfriend called Dylan, the best girl crew in the world totally have her back, her little brother isn''t driving her totally nuts, and did she mention she has a boyfriend called Dylan? Yes, THAT Dylan.But this proving-she''s-funny thing is kind of tough sometimes. And come to think of it, Dylan isn''t acting particularly boyfriendly at the moment. Plus her pathetic excuse for a dad has decided to turn up and make everything confusing.As if real life wasn''t complicated enough, when Haylah sets up her own comedy YouTube channel, she finds out that online life can be a whole other can of trolls... Prepare to snort, guffaw (and cringe) your way through the second hilarious story about pretty funny Haylah Swinton!

Brought to you by Penguin.Does anyone ever really want to ''fall'' in love? Knowing me I''ll just trip over it and graze my knee on the gravel of humiliation.Haylah Swinton is fairly confident she''s brilliant at being a girl. She''s an ace best friend, a loving daughter, and an INCREDIBLY patient sister to her four-year-old total nutter of a brother, Noah. But she has a secret. She wants to be a stand-up comedian, but she''s pretty sure girls like her - big girls, girls who don''t get all the boys, girls who a lot of people don''t see - don''t belong on stage. That hasn''t stopped her dreaming though, and when the seemingly perfect opportunity to write routines for older, cooler, impossibly funny Leo arises... well, what''s a girl to do? But is Leo quite an interested in helping Haylah as he says he is? Will Haylah ever find the courage to step into the spotlight herself? And when oh when will people stop telling her she''s ''funny for a girl''?!© Rebecca Elliot 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Brought to you by Penguin. I feel a thought forming in my head like a fart brewing in my stomach. And my thought fart is...I''m gonna start a YouTube channel!We have a plan. Hopefully nothing will randomly decide to mess with that plan like, oh I dunno, MY COMPLETE BUM HOLE OF A DAD COMING BACK AND FILLING OUR LIVES WITH CHAOS.You know Haylah Swinton - she''s big, bold and funnier than a cat in a onesie playing the bagpipes. She''s been busy proving she''s as a kick-butt comedian, she''s got herself a fab boyfriend called Dylan, the best girl crew in the world totally have her back, her little brother isn''t driving her totally nuts, and did she mention she has a boyfriend called Dylan? Yes, THAT Dylan.But this proving-she''s-funny thing is kind of tough sometimes. And come to think of it, Dylan isn''t acting particularly boyfriendly at the moment. Plus her pathetic excuse for a dad has decided to turn up and make everything confusing.As if real life wasn''t complicated enough, when Haylah sets up her own comedy YouTube channel, she finds out that online life can be a whole other can of trolls...Prepare to snort, guffaw (and cringe) your way through the second hilarious story about pretty funny Haylah Swinton!© Rebecca Elliott 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Introducing Neuropsychology, Second Edition investigates the functions of the brain and explores the relationships between brain systems and human behaviour. The material is presented in a jargon-free, easy to understand manner and aims to guide students new to the field through current areas of research.

Following a brief history of the discipline and a description of methods in neuropsychology, the remaining chapters review traditional and recent research findings. Both cognitive and clinical aspects of neuropsychology are addressed to illustrate the advances scientists are making (on many fronts) in their quest to understand brain - behaviour relationships in both normal and disturbed functioning. The rapid developments in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience resulting from traditional research methods as well as new brain-imaging techniques are presented in a clear and straightforward way. Each chapter has been fully revised and updated and new brain-imaging data are incorporated throughout, especially in the later chapters on Emotion and Motivation, and Executive Functions. As in the first edition, key topics are dealt with in separate focus boxes, and “interim comment” sections allow the reader a chance to “take stock” at regular intervals.

The book assumes no particular expertise on the reader’s part in either psychology or brain physiology. Thus, it will be of great interest not only to those studying neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience, but also to medical and nursing students, and indeed anyone who is interested in learning about recent progress in understanding brain–behaviour relationships.

Introducing Neuropsychology, Second Edition investigates the functions of the brain and explores the relationships between brain systems and human behaviour. The material is presented in a jargon-free, easy to understand manner and aims to guide students new to the field through current areas of research.

Following a brief history of the discipline and a description of methods in neuropsychology, the remaining chapters review traditional and recent research findings. Both cognitive and clinical aspects of neuropsychology are addressed to illustrate the advances scientists are making (on many fronts) in their quest to understand brain - behaviour relationships in both normal and disturbed functioning. The rapid developments in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience resulting from traditional research methods as well as new brain-imaging techniques are presented in a clear and straightforward way. Each chapter has been fully revised and updated and new brain-imaging data are incorporated throughout, especially in the later chapters on Emotion and Motivation, and Executive Functions. As in the first edition, key topics are dealt with in separate focus boxes, and “interim comment” sections allow the reader a chance to “take stock” at regular intervals.

The book assumes no particular expertise on the reader’s part in either psychology or brain physiology. Thus, it will be of great interest not only to those studying neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience, but also to medical and nursing students, and indeed anyone who is interested in learning about recent progress in understanding brain–behaviour relationships.