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A Handbook for New Company Directors
Ever wanted to be a company director? Want to find out exactly what company directors do? This is a handbook for new board directors. It gives a thorough grounding in what a new board director (private, government and not-for-profit) needs to know to become and operate as a functioning, professional company board director. It is also a useful handbook and instruction manual for the experienced director to refer to for those complex and difficult decisions.
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A Haunted Parish
In the picturesque North Cornish parish of Goonperran, Reverend Tim Tremaine finds himself haunted by more than just his enigmatic past. As a young vicar, Tim hopes to leave behind old shadows, but they relentlessly claw their way back, threatening to unravel the life he’s building. Amidst these personal struggles, malevolent paranormal forces mount a sinister campaign against him and his fiancée, Elizabeth. The very soul of Goonperran and the neighbouring parishes he inherits hang in the balance. As Tim grapples with this chilling power play, his Cornish tenacity and the core of his character face the ultimate test. Dive into a gripping tale of faith, love, and the spectral battles that seek to determine the fate of haunted hearts and hallowed grounds.
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A History of London Boroughs Through Beer Goggles (South East Edition)
Discover facts, fiction, trivia and history of some of London’s boroughs that you may not have known before.
All of this done whilst visiting some very interesting pubs and getting some exercise to boot!
Why not read and discover about a reputed spy for Russia, who lived in a quiet suburb unbeknownst to her neighbours for decades after WWII? Or learn about Her Majesty the Queen’s beasts and what they mean? Find out about the Fighting Temeraire and the part it played in the Battle of Trafalgar. And finally, uncover the Great Fires of London, but not the one everyone talks about.
A wealth of factoids which will astound your friends and family and could very well prepare you for some quiz nights!
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A Hitchhiker's Triptych
John Gardiner worked as a journalist and media advisor for more than 40 years. He has travelled extensively across the world throughout his life. His book A Hitchhiker’s Triptych covers six months of his first journey into England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland during the turbulent days of the early 1970s. It was the time of the Troubles in Ireland. The Arabs also were holding the West to ransom with oil embargoes. John wanders head-on into these and other major world issues during his hitchhiking adventures.
His book is a superb exploration of life on the road during the 1970s. How easy it was to hitchhike in those days. Stick out a thumb and land a ride. A Hitchhiker’s Triptych is intriguing. It explores a wanderer’s life during far simpler times. Decades before the internet and instant news feeds. This is a journey pre-digital. A step back in time where adventure is achieved simply by standing beside a highway and sticking out a thumb. Wonders and wisdom found over that next hill.
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A Journey into Sales
-Know and believe in what you are doing or selling.
-You serve the needs of others.
-Sales is serving the unserved.
-Sales is selling whatever is lacking.
-In selling, different is good.
-It requires a lot of faith, self-confidence, willingness and preparation in accordance with the competitive products you are about to present.
-See things objectively.
-Be open-minded and always have the facts.
-Your products or services should make a difference over the competitor’s.
-Be disciplined and detailed, put the customer first, meet the customer on their turf.
-Be inspiring and exceptional in your product knowledge.
-Travel as necessary to perform the sales target.
-Sales is truly a matter of numbers.
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A Kiss of Smoke
This book hosts a compendium of my favourite recipes which can be cooked outdoors on a barbecue or using traditional indoor kitchen methods. In this book you will find good, honest cooking; meals that you will love to eat and love to serve to family and friends. None of the photography has been staged, every photo was taken just before the food was eaten, so again there is honesty in the way it is presented.Most of the recipes are cooked using the more gentle, indirect barbecue method, positioning food away from the fire, thus reducing the risk of creating a bitter flavour caused by over-charring or burning. So, whether you want to cook outside on your barbecue or indoors in your kitchen, there will be something in this book for you. I hope you enjoy recreating some of these recipes as much as I have enjoyed sharing them with you.
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A Magical Book of Children's Poems
A Magical Book of Children’s Poems will delight children and make them laugh. The poems are simple and easy to read and understand. They are about everything, from fantasy and fun to nonsense and nature: everything to inspire a child’s imagination.
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A Midwife's Memoir
Following a long career as a midwife and then a community midwife, Carol retired in 2016, but she found she missed the excitement of bringing new life into the world, the joy and fulfillment of helping mothers to be, and the sheer pleasure of working in a small community.
She decided to record her experiences in this book as a tribute to all the wonderful mums and dads she gave help and advice to; some of the highs and lows, amusing and sometimes heart-breaking stories, and the unusual and unexpected events that occurred during that long career.
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A Mind Behind
Embark on an extraordinary journey alongside Laura as she ventures from the shores of England to the vibrant landscapes of Italy.
Set against the backdrop of Italy’s struggle for independence, A Mind Behind unravels the compelling story of one woman’s courageous odyssey.
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A Moment
In a moment everything can change, a person’s life can be completely turned upside down and the path they are on changes forever. In that moment when Lianne’s Mam loses her battle with Motor Neurone Disease, Lianne knows her life will never be the same.It never bothered her that she had grown up without a Dad, she had her Mam and didn’t need anyone else. She had never even really asked who her Dad was or tried to find out; she had never felt the need to know. But now she felt she was an orphan - no Mam, no Dad and no siblings.As she adjusts to a life without her Mam, she learns of her mother’s love for a boy she met on holiday in Italy and her own Italian heritage. And so armed with a few scraps of information, Lianne heads to Tuscany, the land of her ancestors, to see whether she can find her father. Along the way, she discovers the beauty and warmth of the Tuscan countryside and also finds unexpected love.
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A Monkey Called Smoochie
Smoochie had five sisters and a brother, and he’d lived in a huge forest tree with his mum and dad his whole life! The chatter they made could be heard right across the treetops; so much laughter, games and playtime. But sometimes he would hear his parents getting angry and yelling at each other too.
One day when Smoochie saw his father leaving their tree and his mother sitting high up in their tree with her head in her hands, Smoochie started to worry. When his father didn’t come home, he began to worry even more.
Find out what happens next. How does Smoochie and his family adjust to the new situation?
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A Nice Quiet Life
This is the story of my grandfather’s life in the Merchant Navy, originally written by him during his retirement. He was a Marine Engineer from 1908 to 1945. This book describes a lifetime of adventure, hardship, and joy on all the different ships that he sailed, from grand liners to rusty hulks. He survived the two world wars, the depression of the 1930s, and at one time he even took his family to sea with him.
He sailed on the Oceanic, the Olympic, the Britannic, and almost sailed on the Titanic. During the First World War he spent some time as a volunteer tugboat engineer at the Gallipoli Landings and later saved a ship from sinking from a torpedo strike. During the Second World War he survived two shipwrecks from torpedo strikes and avoided another sinking, thanks to the Enigma code breakers. He met a whole variety of people throughout the world during his career and often gave humorous talks in many ports that he visited around the world.
This book also gives some details on the ships he sailed and a small window into the events, and the world at those times.
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