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Talking in the Basement, is a contemporary volume of poetry by American author Tim Jones. In this poignant collection, Jones explores the themes of love, family, and death in a visceral voice tinged with dark humor and an innate understanding of human behavior. Jones is also a playwright, essayist, and is currently working on his first sci-fi novella.

Don't be fooled. At first glance, he is just another middle-class fourteen-year-old. But on closer inspection, Wendall is so much more. He's naive, sheltered, and insecure. Fortunately, he discovers a cure for his youthful shortcomings. He cannot control his curiosity. No matter how embarrassing, Wendall must know why people think, feel, say, and do sometimes-crazy things. During a span of four inquisitive years, his view of the world is trans...

All organizations who are looking to improve performance through embracing new ideas, work in new ways, create new products and services, challenge the status quo or redefine their existing business environment have much to gain from this book. 'Innovating at the Edge' not only provides readers with an informed understanding of the latest developments in innovation practice but also presents them with the bigger picture. This enables them to d...

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Meticulously researched, this book delves into the lives of 52 of Worcestershire's first-class cricketers and shines a light on their careers on and off the cricket pitch. It bridges many gaps in existing cricket records and provides a definitive guide which complements and, in some cases, supersedes what is already known about these players.It is brought to life with rare and - until now - unseen pictures of some of the players and is enhance...

In this first major empirical study of its kind, Jones and Newburn examine the growth of private policing as well as its relationship with, and implications for, the public police service. Beginning with a critique of the sociology of policing, the authors next provide a detailed analysis of the ideas of "private" and "public" as used here, and highlight the boundaries between different forms of policing. Competing theoretical explanations for...

Interdimensional forests, atomic ghosts and future tech gone horribly wrong abound in this collection of six works by acclaimed New Zealand sci fi and fantasy writers. Tim Jones explores desperation and betrayal on New Zealand's shores in his climate refugee novella, Landfall. AC Buchanan tells a story of creatures and people displaced in time and space in Bree's Dinosaur. Grant Stone's tale of jealous muses and musical prodigy: The Last. Lee ...

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Die attraktive Daisy Araujo (Julia Roberts), ihre vernünftige Schwester Kat (Annabeth Gish) und ihre ewig witzelnde Freundin Jojo (Lili Taylor) werden den Sommer nach ihrem Schulabschluss nie vergessen. Während sie in einer Pizzeria die Teigfladen schleudern, teilen die drei ihre Hoffnung und Träume - und ihre Pläne, dem Kleinstadtleben zu entkommen. Umschwärmt und hingerissen von dem jungen Charles, glaubt Daisy ihr Ticket hinaus in die große...

Die attraktive Daisy Araujo (Julia Roberts), ihre vernünftige Schwester Kat (Annabeth Gish) und ihre ewig witzelnde Freundin Jojo (Lili Taylor) werden den Sommer nach ihrem Schulabschluss nie vergessen. Während sie in einer Pizzeria die Teigfladen schleudern, teilen die drei ihre Hoffnung und Träume - und ihre Pläne, dem Kleinstadtleben zu entkommen. Umschwärmt und hingerissen von dem jungen Charles, glaubt Daisy ihr Ticket hinaus in die große...

A grizzled old fisherman raises a boy of mysterious origins on the shores of the spectacular, resource-rich but unforgiving Prince William Sound. Sven dubs the boy Orca, after the whales who bring the baby boy to shore, and gives him as good an upbringing as he can, teaching him the ways of the sea. Orca grows up learning to set nets and read from a first aid manual, he spends his hours listening to the tall tales of garrulous sailors and the ...

If you are reading this book, you are doing so because you were drawn by the title, design, colors, or maybe even someone's recommendation. It is, however, most likely that you were drawn by the part of you that knows no barriers, cannot be broken, will not be dominated, and always triumphs - the part of you that was designed to win, hit the mark, accomplish the task, make the goal, achieve in every thing you do. If you are not experiencing a ...

If you are reading this book, you are doing so because you were drawn by the title, design, colors, or maybe even someone's recommendation. It is, however, most likely that you were drawn by the part of you that knows no barriers, cannot be broken, will not be dominated, and always triumphs - the part of you that was designed to win, hit the mark, accomplish the task, make the goal, achieve in every thing you do. If you are not experiencing a ...

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This humor book is a collection of hilarious essays on parenting in the era of Facebook and texting. If you're a parent - or just thinking about making arguably the biggest mistake of your life by starting a family - then YOU'RE GROUNDED FOR LIFE may make you a better parent. Probably not. In fact, I'm laying 10-to-1 odds it won't. But you never know. Whether you're the parent of a toddler, a middle schooler or a college sophomore, you'll find...

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This book introduces students to the critical factors that influence successful culinary management and how these principles can be implemented within the workplace. It uniquely combines service delivery, culinary operations management and business development in one volume to provide student with a complete and integrated approach. It further looks at both traditional and contemporary approaches including wellbeing, nutrition, technology and ...

Foreword by Ranulph Fiennes. The secret origins of the Special Air Service. An accessible guide that pieces together the evidence to reveal the true story of the SAS.

All organizations who are looking to improve performance through embracing new ideas, work in new ways, create new products and services, challenge the status quo or redefine their existing business environment have much to gain from this book. 'Innovating at the Edge' not only provides readers with an informed understanding of the latest developments in innovation practice but also presents them with the bigger picture. This enables them to d...

The covert, clandestine operations of the Special Air Service Regiment (SAS), from the jungles of Malaya, Borneo and Brunei to the deserts and mountains of the Middle East, have been widely documented. There has always been intense fascination in the SAS, stoked by the regiment's "closed" organization and secretive activities. But no period of activity has remained more secret than the vital years after the Second World War when the regiment s...