Taken away from the bosom of his family in 1972, by chance, and not a little alcohol, the author is introduced to life on board a tramping coaster and thrown into a world of wonderful characters that would otherwise be ensconced in a institution more suited to the certifiable. A way of life that is unfathomable for men unlucky to be stuck ashore with families and work.From huge deep sea bulk carriers in exotic ports to tramping coasters around the coast of Britain and Ireland the se...

When so much seems to be falling apart, it is a struggle to find ground for hope. In forty daily reflections, Christopher Chapman explores the nature of hope and offers ways of cultivating and practicing it. Avoiding wishful thinking or 'looking on the bright side', he offers a hope rooted in a God whose dynamic, creative breath is always bringing the new into being. This hope is incarnate and redemptive, forever coming along side us to renew what is broken. It is relational, drawing all i...

A first-hand insight by the co-author into the life of an ill-assorted family living in the USSR during the 1960's, during her teens. Set deep in Ukraine's farming community, the book describes the methods employed by the Gavrishko family, during a typical summer, to not only overcome the Kremlin's dictates and petty rules but to use them to their advantage. The family, a self-confessed war hero father who craves for a quiet life, a Lenin inspired, workhorse mother, an eccentric grandfathe...

If you are the young or the young at heart, this book is for you. Have you ever asked yourself if you believe in miracles or what what you would sacrifi ce for someone else? At fi rst glance, this book is a simple love story between the main characters Flynn and Misty. Underneath their romance lies the notion of sacrifi ce and what an individual would sacrifi ce so that another person may reach his or her dreams. When Misty helps Flynn become a gentleman by her eccentric rules, Flynn helps...

Many new Christians come to church and discover that Christians speak a foreign language (i.e. Christianese). They hear things like:“We must crucify the Flesh! We must resist Satan! And we must not be conformed to the World!”In the fear of the Lord they hear this call to action with a willing heart, but don’t really understand what they are called to do? They ask themselves:“What is ‘the Flesh’ and how on earth do I crucify it? Doesn’t God l...

Three people are murdered, shaking the foundation of the small town of Niagara, Wisconsin and its nearly 2,000 citizens. Two more meet their demise on the second night, and a teenager is taken into custody after narrowly escaping with his own life. Jason Rangle says he didn't do it; that it was a monster that murdered his parents. Friends become enemies and secrets are formed. Jason never stood a chance and is sentenced to life in prison. Sixteen years pass without incid...

Strategy, risk management and project management are often considered separately by those applying their principles—but at their most effective, all are dependent upon each other for success. Enlightened Planning teaches this holistic perspective and demonstrates how a synthesis of these approaches yields far greater opportunities. A strategic, calculated risk, for example, can be less inherently risky than chronic risk aversion over time.Here, a respected specialist and t...

A tale of a brave, battle-hardened soul, yet sensitive and melancholy, and the ghost ship that finds her to resurrect her spirit, this pair now isolated in deep space. She escaped the raging war on the surface, an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, and found herself thrown into a much larger conflict, this time on a galactic scale. She finds herself cast in the middle of this war, with her morally conflicted thoughts, an old fighter jet, a space-going hyper-intelligent battlecruiser, an...

Through a series of penetrating conversations originally published in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Review of Books, Brad Evans and Natasha Lennard talk with a wide range of cutting edge thinkers--including Oliver Stone, Simon Critchley, and Elaine Scarry--to explore the problem of violence in everyday life, politics, culture, media, language, memory, and the environment. "To bring out the best of us," writes Evans, "we have to c...

Focusing on what can be done to promote equity within education systems, what the barriers to progress are and how these barriers might be overcome, this book provides detailed examples of strategies that have proved to be effective in addressing this challenge. Built on the work of the authors over the last three decades, the book presents an approach to educational change that will be relevant to different countries.The authors argue that there is untapped potential for promoting...

Accounting has an ever-increasing significance in contemporary society. Indeed, some argue that its practices are fundamental to the development and functioning of modern capitalist societies. We can see accounting everywhere: in organizations where budgeting, investing, costing, and performance appraisal rely on accounting practices; in financial and other audits; in corporate scandals and financial reporting and regulation; in corporate governance, risk management, and accountability, an...

Accounting has an ever-increasing significance in contemporary society. Indeed, some argue that its practices are fundamental to the development and functioning of modern capitalist societies. We can see accounting everywhere: in organizations where budgeting, investing, costing, and performance appraisal rely on accounting practices; in financial and other audits; in corporate scandals and financial reporting and regulation; in corporate governance, risk management, and accountability, an...