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Wit and Wisdom Lady in Red
This book has been collated over a period of twenty years. Its content has sayings and prose which can be witty and wise, hence the title Wit and Wisdom.
I was first called a lady when I was thirteen by my middle-aged Greek mythology teacher, Mr O’Connell, who had on odd occasions his trouser flies down – a source of great amusement to an all-girls grammar school!
I was secondly treated like a lady and placed on a pedestal by my first husband, whom I shall never forget.
Thirdly I was called a lady by Dave and nicknamed Captain Mannering by a close friend at a friend’s house whilst debating politics.
Fourthly, I used to ride a beautiful white horse called Lady with my children Victoria and Luke.
Fifthly, Walter, my second husband, more often than not treats me like a lady, although he seldom says he loves me, but they say actions speak louder than words!
My favourite colour is red! Hence the title was stamped, “Lady In Red, Wit And Wisdom”.
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The Sky House
Isla is a young girl who loves to read and play with her pet dog, Mr Motso.
Yet one Saturday morning, while shopping for a birthday present for her sister, she is suddenly taken underground, just as Henry, her annoying brother, teased and predicted.
“Henry, help me!
I’m going under… do something!”
Isla is scared, but in her new and strange environment she receives some wise words that lead to a meeting with her Nanny, where together they uncover a life-changing secret.
Throughout her journey, Isla soon learns that by using her clue she not only gets to feel awesome but can also boost the lives of others – even Mr Motso!
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The Wednesday Friend
This is the story of two Englishmen who become neighbours in a Swiss city, their lives unexpectedly entwined despite the generational divide between them. One is a Generation Z young man, born at the turn of the millennium; the other, a Boomer, shaped by the mid-twentieth century. As their differences surface, tensions grow – especially when sexual conflict enters the equation.
The women in their lives – an ex-lover of the younger man and a long-standing friend of the older – become catalysts for an emotional reckoning. What begins as a connection built on common ground unravels into confrontation, ultimately leading to the breakdown of their relationship.
A thought-provoking exploration of generational contrasts, personal identity, and the fragile nature of human connection.
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Hide in Plain Sight
Alex orchestrates a meeting with a supposed old flame, the acclaimed actress, Clare Keegan. They meet. They connect. Then they marry freely, but this is where the problems surface. But these are big problems, mainly brought on by Alex’s strange upbringing and his need for control over Clare, whose career surprisingly goes global, affecting them both big time. They part, but keep in touch, even at the end. And it is not a good ending.
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My Nine Lives: An Exuberant Adventure
Ben Lin, a senior analytical chemist, entrepreneur, restaurateur, actor, and author, shares the remarkable story of his life. With clear and engaging prose, Lin recounts his entrepreneurial journey, including the commercialization of America’s first packaged won ton soup. He also delves into his diverse roles as an actor, voice-over artist, journalist, pianist, and celebrated restaurateur. Lin’s intelligent and expert writing brings even his most embarrassing moments to life, making for an entertaining read. His talent for public speaking shines through as he keeps readers hooked with his stories. Throughout the memoir, Lin offers insightful reflections on racism, the immigrant experience, belonging, heritage, and identity. His extraordinary life is a testament to the power of hard work, perseverance, and resilience, offering hope and inspiration to all who read it.
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I Think There's a Monster Who Lives Under My Bed
“I think there’s a monster who lives under my bed. It rumbles and grumbles, and its eyes glow red.”
Come on a toe-curling adventure of mystery and fright, as one little boy looks for those bumps in the night.
I Think There’s a Monster Who Lives Under My Bed is a fun, fast-paced rhyming story about friendship, wild imaginations, and how our differences can truly bring us together in the end.
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The Chase
A glimpse of her made me a walking calamity.
A dismissive smirk instead of her name scorched me.
I’d hunt her down till I find and claim her as mine.
An evening at the La Scala in Milan twirls the lives of five people into a web of rivalry, intrigues, heartaches, obsession, murder, loss, and revenge. All triggered by two of them.
Roman: I never chased after a woman. Then I caught a glimpse of the woman I would kneel for, but didn’t even know her name. Heck, I was determined to find her if it took me the rest of my life.
Shana: He stood in the room with me. The frisson in the currents freaking between us knocked me senseless. The mutual force of predator and prey blasted into my core ... my soul ... Danger. Keep far away from him.
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Instilling Ethical Excellence Vol 2
The question is: What kind of world do we want to live in? The question appears time and again in the pages that follow. It is not a trifling one. We make the world we live in one act and one decision at a time, small and not so small. Few of us pause long enough to think deeply as we go about our everyday lives, busily meeting our everyday needs. It has taken far longer than it should have, but finally the field of applied ethics has expanded its horizons to return to the teaching of ethics across the age spans of elementary school-age children. In the early to mid-1800s, William Holmes McGuffey created a series of books (McGuffey’s Readers) that taught character development lessons to lay a foundation of moral and ethical precepts in very young hearts. Several generations of teachers fed the lessons of the Readers into several generations of their students, only to find their Readers falling into subsequent disuse. We are returning to the old to do something new.
Taking ethics education farther and farther back into younger and younger student cohorts is no longer out of fashion. Philosopher ethicists are stepping out of their academic ivory towers to create new and innovative age-correlated ethics teaching resources.
Education has gotten increasingly technical to the abandonment of the ethical. But all is not lost. Research in early childhood development shows that kids as young as two years old possess rudimentary forms of “morality” relating to judgements such as good/bad, right/wrong, and fair/unfair, among others. As publications multiply, focusing on the expanding domain of applied ethics, educational resources are needed to assist teachers in their classroom ethics teaching activities. Today, more than ever, we need resources to raise ethically minded adults-in-the-making able to stand well above today’s cultural currents, see dangers, and make fine-grained decisions as to the right and wrong of things.
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Scilly Adventures; St. Mary's is on Fire!
What will today bring on the Isles of Scilly for the boat buddies?Scilly Adventures is about a group of brave boats helping the islands and the people on them.The boat buddies work as a team, led by Mary. They all listen to, trust, respect and understand Mary. She is the driving force behind the boat buddies, making sure they are in the right place at the right time, doing the right thing.By pulling together they save the day time after time.How will they solve today’s excitement? So much to organise to keep people safe and save the church tower.Go Boat Buddies…
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Cosmic Roulette
FROM BIG BANG TO BIG SCRUNCH
Two non-corporeal entities initiate the Big Bang, creating the Universe containing galaxies, stars and planets in which unicellular life and ultimately sentient life evolves…
Unaware of their intricately woven destinies inexorably drawing them towards each other, sentient life-forms cope with their realities…
From ruthless carnivores to teleporting sentients… From ancient gurus teaching astral travel to aquatic species travelling the stars… Who will emerge the victor in a Game conceived eons ago?
The atoms comprising your body existed at the time of the Big Bang 15 billion years ago… Are there entities in the roles of Creator, Preserver and Destroyer? Does simultaneity exist? Are karma and entropy inevitable in a physical universe?
What is the likelihood of a divine Creator controlling events ranging from the birth of a mosquito to colliding galaxies?
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Origins
This debut poetry collection comes from a writer born before World War II. Though not deeply affected by the war itself, she grew up during a time of hardship for much of Europe. A lifelong sense of not quite belonging in the many places she lived as a child eventually led her to settle in Suffolk, where she found her first true sense of home.
Her love of poetry was sparked by a schoolteacher and nurtured by her father, who enjoyed playful verse like The Hunting of the Snark.
Today, we are fortunate to live in an age of easy communication and travel, where rural life no longer means isolation. Suffolk, with its thriving poetry scene, has provided her with both inspiration and community.
This collection reflects a life shaped by place, memory, and human connection. Some poems explore landscapes like the King’s Forest, while others bring to life people and moments from her past, such as Granny and Rhos-on-Sea. The collection concludes with a medley of light-hearted poems, crafted to bring a smile to the reader’s face.
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Narkey Hole and the Quest for Immortality
Van 007 is out of touch and running out of time now that he’s losing his life-sustaining whiskers. Set in a world where animals break into song and several animal species have extraordinary powers that humans either choose to ignore or are persuaded into forgetting, Van, a cat-vampire, can’t even remember why the chicken crossed the road, let alone his own purpose. His world is torn apart by others and as he attempts to avoid death, he juggles inner, outer and surreal demons, whilst the overwhelming responsibility to the runt porker, Pavel, makes him far too human. But which one of them is out of their head when the other isn’t around?
Will Van realise his dream of becoming an Immortal?
Will he make it?
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