Larry Geoghegan (pronounced Gagan and rhymes with Hagan) is a retired bank clerk with an Hons Degree from Liverpool University as well as a bank qualification - ACIB. He has three daughters - and six grandchildren. Unfortunately his wife recently passed away after 57 years of happy married life. Larry was a keen sportsman playing football and cricket for local amateur teams. He is also a member of the local writers club, and this is his first attempt at writing - a book of humorous short stories.
Tom Selkirk, a mission-weary and haunted British Special Forces Commando, specialises in leading ultra-secret international operations.He is thrust back into the world of covert ops when a deadly tsunami is triggered by a nuclear weapon on the seafloor of the South Atlantic Ocean. Selkirk and his team are tasked to rescue the sole survivor of the incident, a beautiful young researcher on a nearby island, named Isabelle. But the shadowy group that placed the nuke have other ideas...Following various leads, and with Isabelle's help, Selkirk's team begins to unravel the plot, which takes them to Gibraltar, Santorini and eventually venice. Selkirk and his team must establish who is leading the catastrophic project and exactly what the target is for this sinister weapon. Infiltrating a fabled tunnel system under the Adriatic Sea floor, time is not on their side.Fallen Angel delivers an avalanche of entertainment and military action in a high stakes race against time. As Selkirk's past and present collide, you won't be able to put this down!
Widower Jim lives in Penge and is content with his daily routine. His sister Sharon, however, is determined to sort out his love life by sending him on frequent, and mostly calamitous, blind dates much to the amusement of the regulars at the local pub. When Jim meets Tilly on one of these blind dates things look up and he finds a whole new bunch of friends at the local swimming pool. But trouble brews when a competitive synchronised swimming group is given carte blanche to use the pool, ousting Jim and his new friends. Should they give in and go elsewhere or play them at their own game? Can Jim really enter the unlikely world of synchronised swimming and how will that help his burgeoning romance with Tilly?Sometimes, when you are victim of an absurd misuse of power the only way to fight back is with an even more absurd battle plan. Let the battle of the sequins begin.
His underground Antarctic nation is a secret to the rest of the world. A place of advanced technology, zero unemployment, no crime and an extended lifespan, it is the perfect society... until now.A silent coup results in a change of leadership, transforming new swabia into a police state that sees science officer Hans Schuman caught in the middle of a dangerous power struggle.Sent to dulce base in New Mexico as part of a technology-sharing agreement, Schumann is ordered to assist people that he has been taught not to trust. But what he uncovers is simply too dangerous to ignore...Taut and thrilling, The Rise is a tour de force of conspiracy, action and intrigue.
Noted is a journey through time and space. It is a quest about how we relate to music, and how it can shape as well as accompany our lives. It is a story both in words and sounds, and its completion can be reached through many different paths and experiences. Music can be fully in our faces, or it can be elusive - firm feet on the ground, or transcendental, just like the narrator of this adventure.
Restless Spirits is a fascinating and compelling read by well known ghost-hunter Elisa Wilkinson, author of Seeing is Believing. Recounting specific hauntings and numerous ghostly occurrences around Britain, this is the culmination of personal research, illustrated with numerous thought-provoking photographs which detail crucial elements of the locations visited, capturing skeletal apparitions to unexplainable faces and plasmatic orbs.This is a must read for the paranormal community, but the psychic phenomena detailed within will open a reader's eyes up to the realities of the spirit world, effectively proving that ghosts do exist and are part of our daily lives. This book is sure to have you flicking pages long after bed time…
The book provides practical guide line on how the higher education (universities, higher academic studies, higher institution studies, research institutes) should and must be applied in order to meet the requirement in the twenty first century for modern development this guide as a result of twenty years teaching in different Universities and in different courtiers of Middle East as well as in the west in Britain.
David Hamilton has produced a collection of stories rooted in medieval forms but with contemporary concerns. While a poem is a subject it is also a journey and takes the reader to a higher state of consciousness as music does. People now like to pigeon hole everyone but Hamilton aims for versatility. A writers have their own styles and certain themes and ideas are foremost but each book is also meant to be original and have different features from the others. It is interesting to discuss whether Hamilton has created his own genre in that he writes books of poems which have essential features in common and can be called concept poems. The concept is thematic and crosses over individual poems.Storyteller is told by Hamilton at the Storytellers Festival and features stories in verse which take us through imaginative worlds where we encounter real life experiences and thus on to a higher state of awareness. In his preface to Lyrical Ballads Wordsworth talked of the need to create his own audience for his new form, but here we are drawn into the train of poetry and find common experience we share.This collection is slightly different in style and technique from the previous poetry books and incorporates songs and music which was stepping into the unknown It is developed from a primary idea in this case Storyteller which is inspiration, rather than rational development from a plan. Readers of historical fiction, fact, and especially Shakespeare fans, I'm sure, will enjoy this book. It's very educational. If published online, American readers will probably be the largest audience. I'm sure they'll enjoy the Englishness of it, especially well-educated academics for the exquisite use of language.
Ace oil troubleshooter Caroline Kent has had some difficult assignments in her time. But the problems faced by International Petroleum Ltd in the developing West African state of Kambata seem especially intractable. There, Caroline finds herself caught between militants whose activities threaten to disrupt the oil production, and thus to some extent damage the nation's prosperity, and a corrupt and inefficient − yet brutal − government which doesn't seem to want to take them on. To make matters worse, there are allegations that IPL itself has been guilty of dodgy practices. If she wishes to present the acceptable face of capitalism she must find out whether they are true, and take the necessary action.While behind the scenes a murky political conspiracy is unfolding, which threatens to ensnare Caroline in its web…as well as backfire disastrously on the plotters…
Brian J Smith was one of a large family, born into poverty and what would now be called, a slum dwelling.He did his part - passed the 11 plus, but poverty denied him a grammar school education. It seemed he was destined to be amongst the 'also- rans'. As if in confirmation, he left secondary school at 15 years of age without a solitary citation and spent a few years meandering between jobs.Then came the change - Brian returned to school, college to be precise. His achievements there earned him a position with a major High Street banks. He passed his professional examinations and was admitted into the Chartered Institute of Bankers. He went on to qualify to lecture at colleges and universities and to earn a BSc (Hons) in psychology.He is now a member of the British Psychological Society, registered as a debt psychologist.
Artwell Dhliwayo was born and bred in Africa, Zimbabwe. Raised in a home and family of Christian faith, a belief and practice he holds dearly to this day. Now lives in Perth, Western Australia. He has a lot of interest in reading, writing and self-teaching guitar playing. Grew up in a land locked country and fears the Sea or any large volumes of water. Married to Felicitas and they have two boys. Munya, who is grown up and lives in Melbourne, and Rufaro in year 4 still in Primary School, in Byford.
"Revenge is a dish best served old" The crimes: Cruelty. Deception. Fraud. MurderThe perpetrator: A rich and powerful manThe victim: An elderly ladyThe odds: Stacked against herThe result: This heart-warming and enjoyable book, full of intrigue, which will leave the reader with a wonderful sense of the inevitability of karma and the power of optimism ... and with a new heroine for our time, the incomparable Margaret Harrington.
Amid the gristly serial killings of a deranged psychopath, a father stands accused of filicide - the murder of his own daughter... His alleged crime is strikingly similar to the ones causing terror in the Bradford community by the predator known as The Ripper.The lead investigator of the Bradford Murder Squad, DI Turnbull, is back - his task to distinguish fact from fiction and untangle evidence that points in alarming directions. Did this man murder his own daughter? And if he did, is he indeed Ripper2?Taut, stark and outright mysterious, James Stewart's newest novel will keep his readers guessing well beyond the last page...
More tales from Vinson Chard about his time working in Industry. He continues with accounts about working for another toxic waste company in 'Special Operations.'There are stories of a dismembered body, one of his colleagues being arrested as a terrorist in suburbia, exploding eyeballs, a sadistic stripper, a haunted hotel in Hertfordshire and working for Porton Down.He also works for a small cosmetics company run by an eccentric owner who dresses outlandishly and generates problems with his, 'off the wall,' product requirements.All these true stories unfold in Vinson's inimitable humorous style.
'When such a comet travels through time we are transported higher into the realms of happiness... Yet are we also plunged into greater depths of gloom when the brilliant light extinguishes?'Napoleon Bonaparte... a human 'comet' who rose to power in a France shattered by years of bloody revolution... a man whose genius and vision made him Emperor of the French Republic, and led to his historic redrawing of Europe's very boundaries.But genius has its price, and Napoleon's would see him sink slowly into solitude and crazed megalomania, finally betrayed by those who loved him most.Sword of France is a compelling story about brilliance and frailty; the nature of heroism and the status of the tragic hero. It is a disturbing reminder that the destiny of the world so often lies in the hands of such leaders.
Strict Forms is an anthology of poems written by members of the Barking Foxes Poetry Group. For two years we have studied poetic forms from all periods in history, and this collection reflects the efforts of the Members in absorbing and interpreting numerous genres and trying to write something in accordance with the constraints of a pre-determined style of poem.
Over 40 stunning new needlepoint designs - inspired by traditional Icelandic patterns.Borders and flowers, stars and geometrics, sampler motifs, repeating patterns, mythical symbols... and much more.From the founder of Icelandic Tapestry School, as featured on Granada Television's This Morning programme.
Discovering Truth in a world of lies is never easy.Jay didn't jump. He was pushed.What are they covering up?
Dreams Come TrueRose has these nightmare dreams, what do they mean? Her journey of discovery frightens her into believing she has the power to foresee the future! A Dark SecretA confession! Holding back for so long about the truth has been eating away at her, knowing she could go to prison. She had to tell the story. One Wrong WordShe thought this was her first true love. She felt she was alone in the world until he came along. Was she trusting him too much? And should she break it off?
Jack has survived many challenges since discovering he was an Elf. He is stronger and much wiser following his experiences. But now he is faced with the most daunting challenges of them all. The future of the whole Faery world rests on his shoulders. The Faery Queens have tasked him with finding the mysterious character, Graydon Leah, and returning the Woodgate Valley gold dust to their rightful owners.Together with his two friends, Captain Elensar and Rory, he has to first find his father and then a Dwarf and Pixie and travel to the unknown eastlands to confront Leah. A tall enough challenge in itself, but without his Earth Magic, an almost impossible one …
This book is intended for everyone who are in search of spiritual insight and enlightenment, and who are willing to devote some time to learn how both Christianity and Buddhist mythology shed light and same truth on principles of the Divine Laws and it's conflict with the Western Negative Influence in today's world.
Combined English and Maths is the brain child of a series of observations of students as they struggle with subjects, especially science in schools and colleges due to poor foundations in English and maths. Some learners may know the basics of a particular subject but have difficulty putting things on paper or on a screen and hence cut and paste from internet websites. The truth comes out when they are asked to write a report on an experiment they have carried out themselves; which may not be found anywhere on the internet.Poor language and mathematical skills create a barrier and inhibit the prog-ress of students in many subjects. Instructions for carrying out practical tasks have to be understood. This is impossible without improvement in language skills. Students have to engage in calculations in order to present and con-clude experimental results. This is also impossible without basic mathemati-cal skills.Adult learners especially foreign students express a great deal of distress and lose confidence in learning science especially biology due to poor nu-meracy and literacy skills, though they may have studied the subject to a high level in their home countries. Others have difficulty finding jobs or have no confidence in going to look for work due to poor language skills.This book is aimed at supporting a wide range of individuals with the basic skills in maths and English. It begins with the very basics in both subjects and progresses to somewhat challenging sections. It is written in an interesting manner to engage students and the general public at large.
SO where is the real Aber Tidy in Doolally Valley?Who is Dai 'twp' Richards?Beware the deliberate Red Herrings that are mixed in with genuine clues.Is there a Dai 'twp' in your small town? Or in a small town nearby?Are the disused coalmine, Bell Inn, maternity clinic, pickle factory, and St. Mary's Church pointing you in the right direction?Bus stop protesters are certainly rural, and believable, so the location is likely to be well away from a large town that offers a highly efficient transport service.Names have been changed to conceal identities, though one or two real ones might have slipped through, which would be enough to reveal the place that inspired this remarkable Aber Tidy story.Good luck
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