In a competitive job market, standing out from other applicants is not an easy task, so former high-profile celebrity personal assistant Brian Daniel has set out to help PAs land elite roles. Brian’s book, How to Find the Best Jobs: secrets to working with the high-net-worth, outlines tips for PAs on writing a fantastic CV […]

Katie Piper’s path from carefree young model to burns patient and later to charity campaigner is well documented (Katie is pictured far left in a Marks & Spencer ad). PA Life Editor Colette Doyle caught up with her at the recent Office show to hear her story first-hand. “Yesterday has gone, tomorrow has not yet come, […]

Heels of Steel: surviving & thriving in the corporate world – Vanessa Vallely (Panoma Press, £14.99) Intrigued by the title of this book, I am pleased to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. This is actually two books in one. The first is an entertaining autobiography of the author’s journey from council estate tearaway to COO […]

Clarity – Jamie Smart (Wiley, £10.99) Jamie Smart believes that when your mind is clear you can focus, solve problems and succeed – and he’s right. However, you need a lot of focus to get through his book. This is a true personal help book; at 265 pages it’s long and is written in the […]

Heroic Measures – Jo-Ann Power (The Wild Rose Press, £14.99) The story follows Gwen Spencer on her journey from student to World War I nurse, travelling from her home town to the battlefields of France. The tale is a powerful and accurate depiction of the struggles of the medical professionals who lived in the same […]

The Engagements – J Courtney Sullivan (Virago, £13.99) If you have ever pressed your nose up against a jewellery shop window and wondered who has worn that antique diamond engagement ring then this book is for you. We follow one ring’s journey through the 20th century as we are given touching insights into the people’s […]