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The Kingdom of Mithania is under attack ... Will Stormblower save them from invasion ... Or will she die trying? 16 year old Charlie wakes up to what should have been a normal Monday morning. However, she knows this day will be very, very different ... Queen Athaliah has reigned over a peaceful Mithania for over 40 years, guided by the Prophecy but now all her borders are under attack. With men, women and children dying all across her land, she only has one choice to call for Stormblower to save her and her people. However the Prophecy is precise, all who do not follow it will die and it is not Stormblower's time yet and will the Queen really sacrifice her only child. Sordread a ruthless and formidable Commander will stop at nothing in his quest to rule the Kingdom. Leading Sordread's Hunters is his determined and rampaging General Ezra and the mighty Dramariyan Dragons. Conquering Mithania and slaying all who stand in their way, especially Stormblower is his only thought. Stormblower, on arrival in Mithania, finds she is without knowledge of the circumstances surrounding her summons. Suited with her armour, sword, and her faithful dragons Pico and Nimrod they embark on their perilous journey to meet the Queen and stop Sordread. Faced with Sordread's Hunters and the determined General Ezra constantly chasing her down, Stormblower and her companion's journey is fraught with menace, betrayal and loss. Relentless, thunderous battles between the dragons riddle the skies as soldiers clash on the ground. Swords and magic clash ferociously as the companions encounter the strengthening Hunters again and again. Weakened and tired, the companions must find the strength and courage to fight every step of the way or risk death and the loss of Mithania. With destruction all around and Stormblower on her lowest ebb she must find the power within herself and her friends to destroy Sordread and Ezra and fulfil the prophecy which she believes in, not realising it means her death. Stormblower is an epic quest portraying the powerful clash between good and evil, faith and determination - in a bid to restore the Mithania back to its peaceful state.

The immortal Herendak wants to undo the end of the world. It didn't used to be filled with humans. It was once so very different. It had no boundaries, no limitations. No planetary rings which scarred the sky. After a thousand years, he has a way. Meryn gives birth to his child and things will never be the same again. But Meryn begins to change. A sickness creeps up her leg. What has Herendak taken from her? What is he willing to do to remake the world? What, she wonders, as something hunts her relentlessly across the land, has he already done? As an army of monstrous creatures gathers in the north, the Kingdom of Draldorn rallies its military to stop him, and two sisters, a mercenary and a band of outlaws find themselves trapped in a secret which will decide the fate of them all.

"If the government is covering up knowledge of aliens, they're doing a better job of it than they do at anything else." Stephen Hawking The Joint Chiefs of Staff has had it with his President: it's his military downsizing; undermining his own authority and his sense of security. General Kaiser is going to seize control of the Oval Office; the White House and the entire constitution in a Socratic fashion. His soldiers will see democracy has failed after the worst Wall Street crash too. The General promises a new beginning that the economy is going to bounce back. Yet he is mocked and alienated by those that see him having no real power. He must win the hearts and minds of the American people to remain in office, and his answer is the grand space project to Mars. Leo Rockford is a newly recruited astronaut who must make the journey a memorable one for all Americans, and five others are to go afar to woo the General's resolve. On what they will discover will affect their own psyches. It's also enough to get them killed if word reaches the General, and the long trip home brings unthinkable nightmares: Fear; Mistrust and Death. The novel is split into three parts. The first part will give an insight into Bill Kaiser and Leo Rockford; both are misunderstood characters that have a special bond for the new America. In the second, it's an introduction to the freedom fighters; their leader wants justice for their miseries and will go at great lengths to succeed. The final book is all about survival. This will be your gripping psychological science-fiction based in the post-cold war. Your voyage to bring fortune; love and power shifts.

What if he couldn't control it?, What if he didn't want to? Alfie Diamond, flat on his back, chilled to the bone in the freezing unforgiving snow. Shocked, dumbfounded but even so secretly excited, still tingling from the thrill, if that was the correct word to use, from his near death experience but then again maybe it was just the mind altering effects of hyperthermia, who knew? The images that had flashed before him during his "first" mind blowing Awakening were alien to him, jumbled, superfast messed up glimpses of things to come and things off the past but whose past, certainly not his, he would remember surely wouldn't he? The faces didn't register, the language fell on deaf ears and yet he inexplicably felt connected, suddenly his life gained a sense of direction, no more bobbing about like a cork in the open ocean, Purpose and motivation were coming his way that much he had acutely be made aware off as the nerve endings of his brain cells fizzed with adrenaline infused blood. He was on a precipice, he could lay there and continue to stare up at the descending snowflakes, let the raw biting cold take him or he could grab this adventure with both hands steam rolling into a new unknown future, a future born of a secret so far back so distant into the past it would surely send him to hell and back. Evil would seek to destroy him, Good would look to him as a saviour, him a naive curly haired East End boy, youngest of six children, average school grades, slight misfit on the outer edges of the obligatory social groups, not fit enough to be considered a "Jock", not clever enough for the nerds and certainly not fashionable in his tatty t-shirt, shorts and scruffy trainers to be one of the "beautiful people", a square peg in a round hole, well this square peg had been enlightened, today Alfie Diamond was re-born and if he ever got up onto his feet again, his first steps would be into a dangerous new world, a world he hoped included the beautiful stranger whose silken long hair trailed across his face as she hovered over him as he slipped in and out of consciousness, a world he hoped would not chew him up and spit him out.

Danny, like all Dalmatians, was born with no spots. After three weeks, their spots appear. But sadly Danny has not spots at all. Join him in his search for his own spots so he can be a real Dalmatian like his brothers and sisters once more.

This is a very powerful, moving and emotional book which is well written and straightforward, yet sensitive and flowing. I found myself caught up in the life of Elizabeth as she tells her story in a way which is personal yet embracing. Each time she encounters a challenge she seems to come through with faith, determination and inner courage which is both enlightening and instructive. A good read and one I will pick up again and again if only to find encouragement when times are tough. Michael Fielding-Smith I had determined from a very young age that I was going to marry, live in a rose covered cottage, and have two boys and two girls, the perfect happy family. Maybe I was a dreamer, but we all need to dream at times. My life turned out to be a little different to that which I had dreamed about at a young age but my journey through life has helped to shape the person that I am today and the way that I can empathise with people who have challenges that sometimes seem unbearable. Sometimes we think we are given more than we can bear but then along comes something that helps us through one more time. My book is about faith, love, hope, courage and devotion and tells the story of my son, Paul, and his journey through life and his battle with addiction. I hope that those who read this book who find themselves in similar situations will find some inner peace in their lives, and to know that whatever their challenges in life are, they are not alone. We are all in this together, and together with the help of God, family and friends we can weather the storms of life.

Julie is a 48 year old white girl who has been through many challenges in her life which have caused her immeasurable hurt & pain...but she has survived them all. There is yet another challenge looming on the horizon perhaps her biggest yet. Her family all fight in their different ways to alter the course of destiny. Will Julie have the courage, determination & strength to meet this life threatening challenge face to face which causes so many trials & tribulations or is the journey that she is about to embark upon insurmountable?

My interest in the Beatles all started with me reading an article on Buddy Holly performing in a back street pub in Liverpool which led me to discover that Ringo Starr lived on the same street. This took me on a journey to find out where these four lads grew up in the back streets of Liverpool, which years later inspired me to restore and preserve as much Beatles heritage as I could, Finding along the way places and stories that not many people know about. This would then be the core to this book in which I describe my time as a live in custodian of Paul McCartney and John Lennon's childhood homes, working for the national trust. My passion made me walk the back streets of Liverpool for 17 years looking and finding the places where these four lads grew up to be the biggest band ever...

Are you trying too much to keep it together, yet you still feel lost, frustrated, tired and never being good enough? Do you want to improve how you manage your resources such as time, finances, health, character, relationships and talents? This book is for you. It helps you realise areas in your life that need attending to. It aids you to identify the clutter you need to cut out from your life. In addition, it gives you indispensable life skills that empowers you to attain a healthy, happier and successful life. The book provides key principles of; a.Achieving and maintain healthy living - psychological, emotional and physical health. b.Building good self-esteem, ego strength, character and independence. c.Self-discovery - recognising passion, talents, ability, skills and opportunities. d.Developing healthy relationships and supportive social structures. e.Upholding success through strategic goal planning and discipline. f.Overcoming life setbacks, failure and negative behaviour. g.Stress management and holistic life balance approach. h.Keeping up hope, faith and happiness. AUTHOR Evelyn Corrado, MSc Psych, BSc(Hons), MBPsS. Founder of Ev-online Counselling Service ( www.ev-onlinecounselling.com) Evelyn worked for a decade in Various Mental Health settings in United Kingdom. She has given motivational talks both in Europe and Africa. Additionally, she regularly writes educative blogs for African Women in Europe and also for Ev-Online Counselling Service. Her work has inspired many people. Over the years, Evelyn has identified the basic need for every individual to live a fulfilled life, which is the core of her book.

Alexander's army seems unstoppable. Phalathlan and Oster have fallen and they've turned their attention towards Morton where the surviving forces seem powerless to stop them. Refusing to run any more, Ben and Carl devise a plan that is both brilliant and insane. Hoping that one man can help them, they set off on an ocean voyage that will take Ben back to where he started. Their future will hinge on the answer to one question. Is the enemy of your enemy, your friend, or your enemy?

Strap yourself in for a thrilling and hilarious escapade, as a space shuttle crash lands on Tycho, the exact clone of Planet Earth... One of the few survivors of Watershed, Rib Meskitoe steps out to start a new life in the frontier town of Stonyville, where cowboys and cowgirls work hard and play even harder. Everything here is strictly low-tech, on account of the mysterious force which scrambles all man-made technology ... the Fearance. Closely observed by two ravens, Rib becomes sucked into joining an expedition to an alien land of ice and fire, a violent Viking world of blood feuds and berserks, where he finds himself locked in a terrifying fight for survival. Buy The Fearance now, and launch yourself headlong into the second, gripping episode of The Meskitoe Trilogy!

We all have in our recent ancestry, a relative, who fought for their country in the Great War of 1914 - 1918. Many of these heroes paid the ultimate sacrifice. The rest returned home to find their lives changed forever. The deep-rooted, almost feudal, class system of the Victorian age was breaking down. The role of women had altered. In August 1914 when these young men first marched into war they were not professional solders. Some were no more than boys looking for an adventure - out to kill the wicked Hun. They were led to believe that it would all be over in a matter of months. HOME BY CHRISTMAS tells the compelling story of just such young men. The book, although gripping fiction, is historically accurate. Upper-class Captain Andrew Harrington-West leads his cavalrymen, all of whom are from different social backgrounds, through one hazardous escapade and into another. Danger is never far away. The many twists and turns will keep you turning pages as you experience, with the soldiers, the horror and the love born of war. They face the terror of the trenches and the frustrating fear of unknown spies. The bleak sadness of death is alleviated by the staunch camaraderie of this tight-knit unit of cavalrymen. However, the actions of a fellow horseman provokes so much anger in them that, in spite of their fierce comradeship, they turn against him - one of their own, an enemy in the camp. The injustices to the beautiful Francine together with the idiosyncrasies of the Victorian class system will keep you guessing. Whether you are for it or against it, this same class system will also bring an officer and a gentleman to justice forcing him to face the consequences of his actions. The emotional roller coaster of this well written, well researched book will leave you wanting more. Major Richard Waygood MBE joined the Household Cavalry as a Trooper and left as the Riding Master. He now trains the International 2* British Eventing team, and was Chef d'Equipe for the gold-winning 2012 British Olympic Dressage team. He is an assistant director of the British Military Tournament. Bridget Beresford grew up at Michelham Priory in East Sussex. She lived in France for several years where she met veterans of the Great War. She exercised horses in the great forests of Northern France often riding over WWI battlefields. Now living in England she is a Dressage judge and an Equine Iridologist. Her first novel Bolted is a murder/mystery/romance set in the modern-day world of horse trials and dressage.

Apartheid Israel's persistent criminal ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people and its imperious violation of international law is aided and abetted by the shameful silence of a cowed international community whose reprobate political leaders and representatives have sold out to highly organized and well-financed pro-Zionist lobbying groups such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) which in the United States controls the White House and the Congress. AIPAC's tight stranglehold on the U.S. government ensures not only that the concept of "government of the people, by the people, for the people" has perished, but also that Israel's criminality will continue to escape serious United Nations censure because of U.S. vetoes.A further erosion of democracy is facilitated by the corporate mass media which rather than being the rallying "voice of the people" is instead compliant to the interests of the Anglo- Zionist Political Corporate Military Industrial Empire: An Empire which is voraciously dependent on continual military conflicts that serve as a distraction from the iniquities of a world where some twelve million children under the age of five die annually and almost half of the world's wealth belongs to just one percent of the population - January 2014 Oxfam report Working for the Few: Political capture and economic inequality - whose money buys influence over the governance of the brainwashed majority. This raises the question as to whether there are enough Americans with sufficient intelligence and determination to take back their country?It is against this background that an Israeli archaeologist, an Israeli investigative journalist, and a British foreign correspondent resolve to expose both secret Israeli plans for tunnel excavations towards and under Temple Mount - known as the al-Haram a-Sharif and site of the Islamic Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque - and the existence of a secret Brotherhood within the ranks of Freemasonry working towards the provocative and dangerous Judaic objective of building the "Third Temple" on that same Islamic site.

The novel tells the story of a young widow Maddy Richards who, to cope with her bereavement, has turned her small farm into livery stables. Whilst losing herself through hard and absorbing work with horses she comes to terms with her grief. However, her life is thrown into chaos when her friend Tamsin is killed in a freak riding accident. Maddy, without thinking of the danger to herself and her horses, vows to find out how and why her friend died. In spite of the subsequent turmoil and threats to her own life, she unexpectedly falls in love.

Most of us have encountered one of Jehovah's Witnesses, perhaps as an unexpected visitor at the doorstep, a pupil at school, or a patient needing medical care. Yet if you want to discover what they really believe, or what is the real motivation behind their actions, until now it has been surprisingly difficult to find out. Books about Jehovah's Witnesses are often written by fundamentalists who are not sufficiently objective, or alternatively, contain the personal experiences of ex-members who may not provide much information about the culture surrounding Jehovah's Witnesses. This insightful new study from Rachel Walsh takes a different approach. She undertakes a comprehensive study of Jehovah's Witnesses from a secular point of view, including analysis of their beliefs, motivations, and organizational culture. Walsh sweeps away many popular misconceptions, but what she reveals in their place may cause a shift in the current perception of Jehovah's Witnesses that is all the more startling.

The Teen Handbook A bit of help with life Being a teenager can be hard. It can feel like there is no-one you can to turn to, no-one who will understand that you have problems sleeping, get anxious about tests, or panic at the thought of a presentation. This book contains easy solutions to some key teenage issues: -Confidence -Stress and Anxiety -Feeling Low -Sleep Problems -Fears -School -Exams -Sleepovers You will learn easy techniques like EFT (tapping), acupressure points, breathing and mindfulness. Kimberly Willis, PhD is a therapist based in Sheffield, UK. Working with children, teens and adults.

Captain James Diamond, VC is a Royal Marine hero who has fallen from grace. Down on his luck and living a reclusive existence he is unexpectedly offered a lifeline. For the first time in years things are starting to look up until they go horribly wrong. Whilst relaxing on his millionaire publicist's private island he is taken hostage along with five others in an audacious attack by Somali pirates. Incarcerated in an old colonial prison he is now in a nightmare world where he must compete against the other hostages in a series of terrifying challenges where the loser pays with their life. As one by one they are executed James begins to wonder whether everything is quite what it seems. It would appear that he should have read the small print on his contract.

This book has been written for anyone wanting their dream career. If you are at a cross roads in your career or working life and feel this is the right time for change then this book is for you. You may be wanting to: do something different but just don't know what reignite your interest in work as you feel you have stagnated, got bored and aren't enjoying work anymore take advantage of the opportunities being made redundant has given you; opportunities to change your career or working life and do what you really want explore opportunities at work and decide what you really want to do The first question I ask is do you have a goal in mind? To which the answer is invariably no. You may have a few thoughts but have no idea how to get there or know whether what you want to do is realistic and/or achievable. Some people laugh and say 'I know what I would really like to do but...' already limiting their career dreams. If this sounds like you, then this book is for you. In this book you will find my 6 Step Plan which has been designed to help you work out exactly what you want to do, helping you put together a realistic, practical career goal and, in the final chapter, getting you started on your way to your dream career

I am an experienced Executive Coach who has worked with many people looking to develop and/or change their careers. In this book I have brought together my years of experience helping people at all levels write professional, successful CVs. I concentrate on the facts, providing you with lots of practical advice and guidance that has been tried and tested by my clients, helping them write CVs that get them interviews. The book covers the three most common types of CV and when to use them, as well as e-CVs. It also has example CVs for you to use too. Whether you are a Chief Executive or just starting out on your career the principles of writing good CVs are the same. This book is aimed at anyone looking to write or update their CV. I also look at the most common issues with CVs including career gaps and how to write about a long career history in just 2 pages! My advice and guidance will help you stand out from the crowd, write a Brilliant CV and get that interview!

This book challenges both conservative religion and fundamentalist atheism (and will probably upset adherents of both), offering a secular spirituality that can be embraced by people of differing faith traditions and none. Drawing on his ministry as a Christian priest and psychotherapist, Chris Scott holds that religion is often bad for people, and rejects the belief that it can offer us objective truth about God. In Goodbye to God he advances a spirituality that makes humbler claims on us -- to be true to our experience and open to the mystery at the heart of life. This book stands in the tradition of a 'way of unknowing' which has a long pedigree in Christian and other world spiritualities. Brother Samuel SSF, Guardian Hilfield Friary I commend this highly readable and deeply insightful book to all church-going Christians of every tradition, and to all non-church-going people (lapsed, agnostic or atheist) who believe in the human potential for goodness and creativity. Chris Scott's straight-talking account of spirituality clearly comes from a place of profound personal experience and conviction. This important little book resonates with authenticity and deserves as wide a readership as possible. Rev Dr Paul Edmondson, Head of Research, The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Spiritual Director and Instructor for the Coventry Diocese Goodbye to God is, I discovered, a book challenging its readers not to faith, nor to doubt, nor to disbelief, but to honesty and freedom. The spirituality it sets before us and dares us to pursue 'transcends religions, beliefs, dogmas, creeds, scientific proofs, scepticism and polarity'. Its pages are meant to bring together, off the street as it were, anyone and everyone without a spiritual home and yet alive with longing for a spiritual life... No matter where you find yourself in what Kierkegaard called 'the stages on life's way', there is something here in this book for you - challenge, charm, heart, humour, courage, understanding, insight, reassurance, companionship. It is a gift for which I thank the author. Robert Emmet Meagher, Professor of Humanities, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts Chris Scott has written this book out of his experience as a psychologist, psychotherapist, trainer and priest. He writes from the perspective of a practitioner, not an academic, with the aim of linking with people's everyday experience of trying to make sense out of life. The spirituality he speaks of will resonate with those of all faiths and none. His aim is a simple one; to break down the barriers of belief systems - both theistic and atheistic - in order that we might discover a language that will connect rather than divide humanity. As one reviewer has said "This is not a long book, but it is a deep book. You should read it, and then, read it again". ISBN: 978-1910667446 ISBN: 978-1910667200