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Jane Clarke is a trusted nutritionist and trained chef, whose belief is grounded in the simple statement, “food nourishes your life, not just your body”. She is a best-selling author and regular media contributor, providing inspirational recipes and nutritional information, as well as cutting edge scoops on current health and nutrition topics. She has run a private practice in London for over 15 years and recently opened a practice closer to home in Leicester.

Graphologist to the rich and famous, Allan Conway has analyzed handwriting for film and TV stars, businessmen, top sportsmen and politicians on both sides of the Atlantic. He has written three books on graphology and is often called as an expert witness in cases of signature forgery.

Chris Cooper is a science writer and editor. His previous books include The Solar System, How Everyday Things Work and Matter. He has also edited and contributed to many books and encyclopaedias, including The Practical Astronomer, The Search for Infinity: from Quarks to the Cosmos, The Natural History of the Universe and Secrets of the Universe. He lives with his family in the English country town of Bedford.

Tracy Chapman is a prolific knit designer who has worked as a consultant for Rowan Yarns and as an instructor at the Liberty sewing school.

Sunny Moran and Jacqui Cleaver started New You Boot Camp in 2007 and it is now the most successful military style weight-loss programme running in Europe. Sunny and Jacqui started the bootcamp after struggling with their weight and have since gone on to significantly alter hundreds of women’s attitudes to their bodies and their diets.

<p>Jane Crowfoot taught herself to knit after being inspired by her great-grandmother’s hand-made blankets and studied textile design at Winchester School of Art. In 1996, she became a Design Consultant for Rowan Yarns and went on to work with Debbie Bliss. Jane is a leader of the recent crochet revival, which has seen knitters all over the world put down their needles and pick up a crochet hook. She is the author of <em>The Ultimate Crochet Bible </em>(9781843405634).</p><p> </p><p>Jane Brocket is the author of five books including the bestselling <em>Gentle Art of Quilt-Making</em> (9781834305337). She created her blog, yarnstorm.blogs.com in February 2005 to write about knitting, but the contents soon expanded to include many more of life’s small pleasures, such as baking, quilting, sewing, gardening, books and films. For more information, visit www.janebrocket.com.</p>