Bøger af Rob Thomas

At Robert E. Lee High School, the traditional fundraising event is Slave Day, in which the student leaders and faculty are auctioned off as slaves for the winning bidders. Keene Davenport is outraged and plans to stay home to protest this racist practice. But his mom won't let him skip school, and he finds that none of his classmates took his protest seriously. So instead he decides on an alternative path of civil disobedience--he will "buy" Shawn Greeley, the school's first black student body president.

A boy and his fascination with dinosaurs leads to many interesting evenings as his dad attempts to put him to bed. Is it a T-Rex? Is it a Triceratops? Or is it just his imagination running wild?

What happens when you inexplicably find yourself stuck in the grey area between good and evil? Where would you draw the line? A young man named Leo finds himself stuck in the middle of just such a conundrum after a freak accident; In the wrong place at the RIGHT time his life begins unraveling and he is faced with a very real problem. Will he step up to the plate and make the choices and sacrifices necessary to become the hero the world needs? Or become it's greatest villain through his own inaction and cowardice.

Have you ever imagined yourself on stage but never been there because of fear?Have you ever been on the stage, but just stuck up in the moment?Have you ever delivered a speech which wasn't impressive at all and now you want to know how you can make it better?Do you simply want to know how you can overcome the fright of stage? OrDo you want to master the art of Public Speaking?Whatever be your reasons for trying to know more about the art of Public Speaking, this is the book for YOU! This book will give you proven techniques and useful tips to make you more confident and help you deliver better speeches when you are on stage next... -What is the need of being prepared before hand-What are the best strategies to prepare before your actual speech/presentation-How to get that stage fear (false-experiences-appearing-real) out of your mind at once-How can you present like a professional-And much more!You will find the answers to all these questions in this book in the most simple and easy to remember way.You are about to find all of these techniques and tips to get Control on your nerves and Master the art of Public Speaking! No more boring old tips... No more usual sayings about public speaking that work only in theory and books... This book is efficiently jam-packed with proven steps and strategies of improving your control over the audience.So Buy This Book Now and take full control of your stage fear, speak what you want to in an impressive and motivating way and master the art of speaking in front of others!

77 Hilarious Coversational Jokes for Everyone!! Conversational Jokes are the fastest way to make everyone smile and laugh because we can relate to many of them! This book is created for light-reading with the intention of easing your stress on any day! This book contains 77 Conversational jokes which can entertain you during your break time or coffee break. First few jokes of the book.. Enjoy! 1. TEACHER: Where can you see yourself in 10 years? Student: In a mirror 2. TEACHER: What are the 3 fastest ways of Communication? Student: Television, Telephone & Tell a-Woman. 3. Frank: Nice phone, where did u buy it? John: I won it in a race. Frank: Which race? John: Me, the phone owner & the Police. Scroll up and click 'buy' to get a good laughter today! Please do leave your Reviews! Thank you!

A story of hope and promise, even when you have hit rock bottom. In this case it was mother earth, and she decided for me what the outcome would be. I was to never walk again, but I won in the end, for I can and will not allow any boundaries to be set for me. That is why I live with No Boundaries.

The definitive work on the European Storm-petrel and its relatives, by one of the world's leading experts on the species.Imagine a bird as small as a sparrow, which lives most of its life on the open ocean yet can survive for decades. It walks on the water, and migrates half way around the world, returning to remote islands to breed underground, often in exactly the same rock crevice each year. To attract a mate it sings like a fairy and smells aromatic, but it vomits oil onto its enemies. It visits its nest by night, lays a single enormous egg, and feeds its chick until the nestling weighs more than both its parents put together. It seems to have little fear of humans, but was itself sometimes feared by ancient seafarers. This might sound like the stuff of legend but is actually the description of a real creature; the European Storm-petrel; walker on water, global wanderer, climate sentinel and open-ocean survivor, and a member of a group of around twenty species that form the Hydrobatidae family. The latest in the Poyser series, with comprehensive text and beautiful illustrations throughout, this follows the remarkable life of the storm-petrel. Focusing on the European species, it tracks their lives from the remote North Atlantic islands, where they breed via the coasts of Africa, to the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean, where they spend the northern winter. There is also some discussion on other members of the storm-petrel family. We learn about their evolution, behaviour, ecology and adaptations to a life in the harsh and unpredictable environment of the open ocean, and discover what these enigmatic seabirds reveal about what humans are doing to our planet.

'The evolution of the Fab Four has never before been documented in such a concise, exciting and beautiful way' Damian Keyes, Founder, Brighton Institute Modern Music. VISUALISING THE BEATLES by John Pring & Rob Thomas is a visual guide to one of the world's greatest bands told through stunning infographics. The perfect Christmas gift.

From Rob Thomas, the creator of the television series and movie phenomenon Veronica Mars, comes the first book in a thrilling mystery series that picks up where the feature film left off.Ten years after graduating from high school in Neptune, California, Veronica Mars is back in the land of sun, sand, crime, and corruption. She's traded in her law degree for her old private investigating license, struggling to keep Mars Investigations afloat on the scant cash earned by catching cheating spouses until she can score her first big case.Now it's spring break, and college students descend on Neptune, transforming the beaches and boardwalks into a frenzied, week-long rave. When a girl disappears from a party, Veronica is called in to investigate. But this is no simple missing person's case; the house the girl vanished from belongs to a man with serious criminal ties, and soon Veronica is plunged into a dangerous underworld of drugs and organized crime. And when a major break in the investigation has a shocking connection to Veronica's past, the case hits closer to home than she ever imagined.In Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas has created a groundbreaking female detective who's part Phillip Marlowe, part Nancy Drew, and all snark. With its sharp plot and clever twists, The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line will keep you guessing until the very last page.

With this practical guide, business leaders will discover where they are in their AI journey and learn the steps necessary to successfully scale AI throughout their organization.

This is the story of Betty, not an astonishing or extraordinary lady by any means; however, she, like millions of mothers around the world, is special to me, her son. This is a story of a normal person, living the last year of her life, with an all too common terminal illness. We all read, watch or hear about amazing stories of soul searching, fighting against adversity and bravery; however, this will be (I think) a story of normality. I wrote this journal /book as a cathartic process whilst struggling with the small irritations of life. Some may call it a mid-life crisis but I call it observations, distractions and rants about the small insignificant things in life, whilst all the time my mum is living with cancer.

Exploit the power and potential of Big Data to revolutionize business outcomes Big Data Revolution is a guide to improving performance, making better decisions, and transforming business through the effective use of Big Data.

Neptune Noir is a collection of essays on the hit drama Veronica Mars, and is not authorized by CW, the creators or producers of Veronica Mars, or any entity associated with the show.   More than just a high school drama, Veronica Mars is a smart and savvy teen detective show that offers complex mysteries and rapier wit, engaging social commentary, and noir sensibilities—with the occasional murder thrown in for good measure. This collection, edited by the creator and executive producer of the show, offers supreme insight into the class struggles and love stories of the series. Essays by top writers intelligently address a multitude of questions, such as Is Veronica a modern-day vigilante? Why is a show that features rape, potential incest, and a teen girl outsmarting local authorities so popular with America's conservative population? and Why is Veronica and Logan's relationship the most important story-driving factor in the show?