Recommended Reads
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Thoughts on Paper
These intriguing and immersive collections of poetry are the literal thoughts of the author on paper. They cover a (myriad) range of topics and sentiments, and the author hopes they evoke an emotional roller coaster for the reader.
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Time For Revenge
The latest case for DI Keane is personal. A retired policeman is found murdered in amongst his flower beds, a second body turns up in a local church.
How are they intertwined, and what effect does it all have on village life and a mother?
Ray Keane has to work through it all to a conclusion.
As things finish up, there is a sense of relief and new personnel to get used to.
Fortunately for Ray, his life is moving along nicely, does this all bode well for the future?
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Time to Move On
It’s the end of the 1950s, Mary, an Irish girl, is nearly 16 years old, struggling with her bleak and lonely life in Western Australia, missing Ireland. Mary grasps at the opportunity of happiness and a different future without foreseeing the dire consequences that follow.
In 1970s, Harry, as a teenager, loses his parents in a car crash. Now homeless and jobless, he finds love while he is struggling with others’ expectations of him.
Each of them finding resolution of their situations – a story that carries you with the narrative, exploring the difficulties of life, infused with issues of culture, religion and identity.
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Titaaniiiuuum
‘We are so tiny we poison the plants and starve the fish of oxygen. Oh, and we get breathed into children’s lungs. You, Toxie, might not think we are bad, but we are called pollutants for a reason,’ she seethed with gritted teeth.
– Tamin (pollutant).
‘Firstly, I wouldn’t encourage the children to jump out of a moving vehicle, Mrs. Hawkins,’ she grinned sympathetically. ‘Please feel free to boot the little darlings out once you have stopped in the drop-off marked areas.’
– Miss Violet (teacher).
Katty Sheehan’s family is always chaotic – especially with her little brother – the annoying ‘know-it-all’ Mummy’s boy, Jake, and then there’s Mum’s obsession with cooking and hiding chocolate brownies. Really?
Katty is one small girl in a very big world who makes an unexpected discovery.
There are a handful of suspects and a lot more baddies.
All aboard the journey of discovery, where nothing is as it seems!
As Katty, Jake and Miss Violet fight to save a polluted planet, can they unravel the truth about the harm and misery and find a way to bring the polluters to justice?
Everything is spinning out of control.
Can anyone really stop the mutant ninja pollutants?
Time is running out. Seriously. Time is running out fast. Many lives are at stake.
A mystery story that is not actually a mystery! Get it? Oh, you defo will get it.
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To Theo. Kaikaku
Imagine the first day in your life. Probably the most crucial day in your life. You became a human. You competed with around 20 to 300 million other sperm cells. No contest in your human life will beat that. Now you are cruising. You are almost sailing alone on a quiet ocean. Do not let the few other sailboats disturb you too much. They are only here to help you. Just be yourself and kind to them, you are in this race (read: life) together.
A city like Venice is a symbol of how fragile our planet is and if we abuse one place with over-consumption, it will get worn down. It is a warning here to us to protect old historical places on Earth and to be conscious about how we treat our planet. Venice is surely one of the places on this planet, which needed a crisis like Corona in order to rest from tourists and over-consumption.
Please don’t talk too much to me or your teachers. We need you, your medicine, your new eyes and your thoughts. We don’t need you to copy me or most of my generation. I know you are built for more. Just be you and do something. Get out there, raise your hand, and tell your peers what you think we need to change.
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Tonio and Bear’s Adventures
Meet Tonio and Bear, and all the animals they will encounter on this incredible adventure.
Tonio is on the autism spectrum, but no worries! He and his best friend Bear will overcome any obstacles they find along the way.
In a world where sometimes things can be a little bit overwhelming it is important to have a friend who is loyal and understands you and who is always there when you need him.
Bear will help Tonio face the challenges of autism as he discovers the amazing animals at the zoo.
This book will be the first in a series of great adventures for our little hero and his sidekick Bear who is always ready, willing, and able to save the day. A book that kids and their families can relate to and that can teach us all that “Autism is a part of our world, not a world apart.”
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Touch of Destiny
Since the moment Lindsay Foxx broke free of District Fifteen, she has had to face many dangers, and had many close encounters with death. She has gone head to head with not only the ravenous zombie-like creatures known as ‘the infected’, but also with skilled humans that wish only to see her demise. But none of those threats come close to this one. Henry Gordon wants to reclaim the power he once had. The power that Lindsay threatens to take from him forever. This war will determine more than just life and death. If Lindsay and the rebels fail, the world will fall back under a Gordon’s tyrannical rein. This war promises to end in blood, as neither one can truly live while the other survives. Who will come out victorious? The Dictator, Henry Gordon, or the freedom fighter, Lindsay Foxx?
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Tragedy on the Hill
Set against the backdrop of 1930s England, Miss Quinn and Miss Abbott arrive on a perfect little holiday spot, but when one of their hosts is found dead at the bottom of a cliff, they have to ask themselves, was it suicide or murder?
Now, trapped between love, jealousy, and a murder investigation, Miss Abbott and Miss Quinn will discover how far people are willing to go for love, and the lengths people will go to, to prove its worth.
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Transfigured Sea
On the shores of the ocean, Laura and Daphne fantasise that they are mother and daughter, mother and Sea Sprite. They both have problems in their past, which they need to resolve. They set out to explore every aspect of the sea, from an estuary and mangroves to Antarctic waters and the deep ocean. Mother Sea is a whisper of emotion and a memory of intuition. She dwells in the subconscious. Sea creatures abound, from sea urchins and stingrays to dolphins and sharks. Some of these parallel the behaviour of the women. Sea nymphs accompany them and they are assisted by a special conch shell. While they are exploring the sea, the women also explore their own make-ups. Laura remembers interactions with her own mother. Daphne needs healing. However, they have no idea of the profound changes which will come to them.
Poems are scattered throughout the book, which is also poetic.
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Transit to India
Changing times bring changing outlooks but even back in 1984, well before the plethora of today’s health and safety laws and risk-averse attitudes, an overland school trip to far-off India was considered somewhat extreme. And doubly so, given that travel through Iran was unavoidable despite Iran at the time suffering the upheavals of the Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution and engagement in a bloody war with neighbouring country Iraq.
The idea behind this 10000-mile, eight-week journey was to present a ‘retired’ old school Ford Transit minibus to the charity ‘Lepra’ to aid its life-saving work among India’s rural poor. Ten pupils aged 12 to 16, accompanied by two teachers, made up the delivery crew, in so doing possibly making the longest school minibus trip ever undertaken. One of the boys travelling (aged 15 at the time) said recently: “Surviving all the adventures and hairy incidents, all I can say is that I set off as a boy and returned as a man.”
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Travel Through Time with Baby
Learn about four different times of history with Travel Through Time with Baby. Visit Stone Age Baby, Iron Age Baby, Roman Baby and Saxon Baby. Relive what the eras looked like through images of clothes, foods, objects and homes, all reimagined for little ones.
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Truth & Li(e)bor
Truth & Li(e)bor is the story of the author’s personal journey and legal battles which consumed over six years of his life.
As the story unfolded, the author slowly began to understand that even though he was charged with “conspiracy to defraud”, the real conspiracy might have been elsewhere. Was he one of the conveniently selected scapegoats thrown under the bus, allowing others to escape untouched? Had it been a well-executed plan involving individuals from all over the globe and in many different roles? Was it a coincidence that the LIBOR “scandal” emerged shortly after the Great Financial Crisis of 2008? Why has the practice of “lowballing” been seemingly buried within the media?
One of the author’s main tasks is to put readers in his shoes and make them ask themselves a few simple questions: “How would I react to the events that are unfolding? Would I have carried out my professional duties like he did? Would I have done something different if I was in his shoes? How would I have coped with the adversity?”£9.99
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