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Danny drives into the city on a typical wet Monday evening. His hopes and aspirations of earning a night's money fill him with trepidation. After his initial fare, he soon realises that the night is going to be difficult due to the extremely bad weather and provocative nature of his first two passengers. Danny is confronted by an earlier premonition and finds himself forced into a corner when his final passenger of the night demands a return j...

A man goes missing whilst fishing at Greenbrier Bridge. At the exclusive Marsco College, the lodge house is broken into and days later an old foe meets a violent end.Charlie Finch is hoping for a quiet start in his new job as acting lieutenant in seemingly peaceful Greenbrier County. Things don't quite go to plan and soon he finds himself at odds with his irascible Chief of Police.Investigations into these apparently unconnected events slowly ...

This is the story of my mother's rape at gunpoint by the gardener at the house where she was a live-in cook. Weeks later, she found out that she was pregnant. Now what to do? As a Christian, and after praying about the matter, she decided to let the pregnancy take its course and I was born in January 1934. I too came to know Christ as my Saviour and Lord. The book tells of the wonderful way God led me to my wife, and how He has blessed us as w...

This book has over 100 recipes packed with layers of flavour and texture, that start with delicious whole foods and are really easy to prepare in your own kitchen.

Octavia is adopted, but has material advantages. However, her childhood innocence is short-lived when she discovers the truth about her family from a classmate.Justin is from a stable, prosperous background. He is much loved and does not know why he is unhappy.Two generations apart and both facing life-threatening depression. They have been thrown together by fate and soon come to realise that the way forward is purely through the decisions th...

Humphrey's a handsome rough haired ginger guinea pig - with attitude. He's adventurous, accident prone, overweight due to an unquenchable appetite, and has an inquisitive nature that leads him into all sorts of trouble.Humphrey shares his cage with his rather timid companion, a smaller smooth haired black guinea pig named Sooty. They are devoted, enjoying a surprisingly inclusive social life with the family.In this adventure, Humphrey enjoys a...

The poetry book motivates readers to have an optimistic view on life. The inspirational words were written to encourage people to practice having a positive mind-set. The self-help advice educates readers on the importance of applying gratitude to each day to develop mentally, spiritually and emotionally as part of a healthy lifestyle. The book's message teaches readers the art of loving themselves and taking care of their wellbeing to improve...

If starting and growing your own business was easy, everyone would be doing it. And guess what? Not everyone is. Start-ups have notoriously high mortality rates. Most don't make it within the first couple of years. If your business is still around after two years, and you are too, then you have the equally difficult challenge of growing it.In light of this reality, how do you make sure you are making the right career move by becoming an entrep...

Leadership is like beauty, hard to define but you know it when you see it. And sadly, we are rarely seeing it. We have thousands of books, hundreds of speakers and much training in leadership - yet we are still crying out for it. In the chaotic and turbulent world we live in, we need the emergence of truly great leaders to sort things out. So, what does the leadership journey look like? How do you become a leader? How do you successfully lead ...

A Christian book looking at what it means to be an Apostle - called, chosen and sent to represent Jesus Christ on the earth.

The book attempts to demonstrate that Employing Imagination is the fun way to spend RetirementThese are random ideas and events developed into a diverse selection of storylines. Real, everyday situations have been twisted to create a 'sting in the tail', a photo, flower or song developed into romance or nostalgia, and a casual walk inspiring a descriptive narrative of life, people and the environment.Written by a Pensioner with the effrontery ...

Naseem A. Bajwa is a barrister who has spent considerable time in choosing the most interesting and revealing communications sent by British diplomats stationed in Pakistan to the British Foreign Office in 1980.

This book is not just about the cost of living but about being a survivor when survival is not handed out for free. In a light-hearted fashion it covers the likely Euro demise and following economic collapse that is forecast by many experts. The book was about fifty years in the making and, as he describes within, the author has lived, and is still living, a life that has sent many running home to mummy. It is not fiction!That financial, and t...

Into The Light is a captivating and heart breaking story of an orphaned widow, whose son in reminiscing on the lessons of his father determined to succeed at all cost to bring joy to his mother in honour of his father's memory.This book tells the story of an orphan girl who believed that, though the world treated her inhumanely, the lessons she learned would transform her children into men and women of valour in society. The book also touches ...

This is a quirky, weird and wonderful tale of a boy named Isaac Moon who climbs to the moon.  He does it by climbing a giant glass ladder, that's right, you heard me, a giant glass ladder to the moon! Once there, he becomes the Moon Keeper - Old Father Moon's right hand man or, if you prefer, the Moon Keeper's Apprentice. The Moon is a great, gold fob watch and the glass face is made of clear moonstone. Isaac is an apprentice lighthouse keeper...

A fabrication of animals at work, rest, and play.

A fabrication of animals at work, rest, and play.

Given a second chance, the vibrant musical memories stir the cold heart of a man trying to do the "right thing".But his self sufficiency proves his undoing and the love of a boy for a girl becomes a man's love for a women.

Léon Werth served in the French army from August 1914 to August 1915. Aged 36, he consented to be in the war, but, paradoxically, he is resolutely against the war, against all wars. Clavel is Werth's mouthpiece, reflecting Werth's political views and standpoint. This modernist novel is not structured in a traditional manner. Instead of the conventional development of character and plot, the book consists of character sketches, snatches of conv...

These poems and extended essay were written during the two years after the author was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Many, though not all, deal with the author's treatment and his reaction to it. They are infused with humour, and the author's capacity for ironical detachment from his own condition. They embody his belief that the human condition, though often tragic, is more often ludicrous.