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A memoir of travels and adventure in the Near East
A memoir about unravelling a family's history
A novel about animal gangsters and the animals who set out to stop them
A novel set in Ceylon after Independence from the British in 1948
A non-fiction book about the UK Labour/Labor Party, with a strong author biographical element
As someone in business, what is your most important asset? If your personality, your character, did not make it to the top of your list, it ought to have done.In this cogent, powerful, thoroughly argued book, Esther Mburani argues that the way you perceive and respond to situations, people and opportunities in business, the totality of that, is your business character. And that is fundamentally your brand. This book has one goal: coaching you into using your character to excel.The flexibility of principles and concepts in this book makes them applicable and effective in a broad spectrum, including self-identity, personal branding or re-branding, education, faith, career, relationships, parenting, health, business, entrepreneurship, management, and leadership. If you want to overcome challenges in your life and reach the top, this book will fast-track you.
A memoir about living with and beating anorexia
When Sisu, a small wolf pup, is separated from his family one night in snowy Northern Finland, he embarks on a journey to get back to them. Forming an unlikely friendship with a group of reindeer, a highly creative mink and a cunning hedgehog, Sisu discovers his talent and passion for snowboarding. Against the odds, he makes his way to the Winter Olympics where he must compete against the best racers in the world if he is to have any chance of finding his family again.'The Legend of Sisu' is an exciting, funny and heart-warming tale of courage, family and friendship. It reminds us that following our passion can lead us to the most unexpected of places.
A novel set in the UK in the world of architecture and fast-track construction
An irreverent diary by a British writer of Donald Trump's presidency
A gripping story of endurance and the will to survive while facing the menace of a vile regime.The Soviet Union is approaching its endgame, when a couple make the bold decision to seek a better and safer life in the west. Doubts arise and are argued away until the groundwork is complete and seemingly foolproof. A minor and unforeseen flaw along the way throws panic and uncertainty into the planned journey, but there is no going back. Unexpected and truly surprising encounters make the attempted flight to freedom a fascinating and nail-biting drama.
Ten playlets about gay life
'The Rattling Cat' is a rip-roaring tale of smuggling in the late eighteenth century on the coast of Kent. The young hero, Miles, becomes involved with colourful characters and exciting escapades in the cutthroat town of Deale.Miles Papillion has been sent to stay with his uncle, landlord of the Noah's Ark, a hostelry with a dubious reputation. He is swiftly embroiled in the search for a smugglers' tunnel that is guarded by a ghostly skeleton. This involves him in alarming situations: being held up in a coach by a highwayman, almost drowning while swimming from a bathing machine, escaping down the revolving sail of a windmill and leading an rescue on the Goodwin Sands. His loyalties are challenged when he befriends the local inhabitants ~ saints and sinners ~ each, in some way, connected with the 'Wicked Trade'.
Have you ever had an uncanny experience which can only be described as supernatural, something which doesn't fit in with a rational philosophy of life?Join the author on her intriguing journey to recount and explore the supernatural events in her own experience, which she has previously tried to brush aside - episodes ranging from stunning coincidences and telepathy to apparitions and poltergeists. Glimpse a mystifying and baffling world as she seeks explanations from physics, paraphysics, parapsychology, biology, ancient cultures and religions, as well as from reputable clairvoyants and mediums. In these pages you will encounter a fascinating examination of the paranormal, with its bewildering array of conundrums about the true nature of human existence and our everyday reality.
Wars, pandemic, and the Great Depression. This is a novel about personal triumph against adversity in a rapidly growing suburb of Melbourne Australia, during a time when the nation's very existence was in peril.The narrative flows from World War I through a global pandemic, the Great Depression, World War II and the Cold War. The Jenkins family, their friends and neighbours confront world-shattering events from the cocooned existence of an isolated island dragged into a global present. Not only must they deal with the intimate realities of domesticity, the conflicts, the anxieties and the fears, their lives are buffeted by forces beyond their control and comprehension.
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