self help: Noel Edmonds writes self-help book

THURSDAY 08/06/2006 15:52:37 Noel Edmonds has signed a reported £500,000 book deal about his new belief in "cosmic ordering". The TV presenter will publish the self-help tome Positively Happy in July. It will reveal the meaning of the bizarre symbols seen on his hand as he hosts Channel 4 show Deal Or No Deal. Edmonds, 57, claims to have changed his life with the aid of the New Age faith invented by a German guru. He made a series of cosmic "wishes" which have all come true - including his plea for a new challenge after the break-up of his marriage. Soon afterwards he landed the Deal Or No Deal game show which has revived his TV career. "It`s not totally mad. You`ll think I`ve gone away with the fairies but it`s fantastic," Edmonds said. "And it is quite reassuring about life after death and spiritual things." The presenter has credited his success to the book Cosmic Ordering Service by German author Barbel Mohr, which has subsequently shot to the top of the best-seller lists. Publisher Vermilion said Edmonds` own book will show readers how they can harness the same techniques to "banish negativity, make constructive changes in your life, create your own luck and ultimately find greater happiness". Publishing director Clare Hulton said: "We`re thrilled to be publishing Noel`s book. "As well as being a fascinating insight into the life of Britain`s best-known television presenter, it`s a powerful and engaging self-help book that will show readers how they, like Noel, can achieve happiness." Vermilion declined to comment on how much the deal is worth.