A darkly humorous coming-of-age novel set in Brunei on the island of Borneo, Written in Black offers a snapshot of a few days in the life of ten-year-old Jonathan Lee, attending the funeral of his Ah Kong, or grandfather, and still reeling from the drama of his mother leaving for Australia and his brother getting kicked out of the house and joining a rock band. Annoyed at being the brunt of his father’s pent-up anger, Jonathan escapes his grandfather’s wake in an empty coffin and embarks o...

Tired of studying for exams and still not remembering anything during the test? Or have you lost motivation to study after all because you don’t see a reason why you should be studying?A lot of us, lose our motivation to study when we see no point in studying, it seems pointless because it seems to provide nothing for our future. While others study a lot and still don’t get the grades they expect. Instead of trying to understand what we did wrong, we rather lose our interest in stu...

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Flickering Flame: Poetic Echoes presents a collection of poetry written by a doctor on the verge of retirement. Writing under the pen name Wonky Wizard, he divides his work into several sections, including musings, relationship, social and political topics, and children. He also provides four translations of Chinese classical poems into English. Most of his original workspersonal musings on life and familywere written over the course of a year, between consultations at his clinic. He wrote...

This workbook has been carefully designed to facilitate the quick and easy mastery of the forty-six character hiragana syllabary used to write all types of native words not written in kanji.Each character is introduced here with brushed, handwritten, and typed samples to enhance character recognition. Entertaining illustrations and amusing examples of onomatopoeic usage of hiragana in Japanese writings further reinforce memorization in a fun way.This easy-to-use and practic...

Here Dr. Goldratt, developer of the Theory Of Constraints, gives his perspective on what TOC is, its goals and objectives, and the state of its progress in bringing about improvement. An academic perspective is also provided on the strength of this new theory and how it has developed in its many dimensions.

Love Holds No Fear is a collection of poetry and prose that explores the unfathomable ocean of heartbreak, love and life. This book is for the ones who love to dream and who dream of love.

An insightful look into the culture, religion, and magic of the native people of Japan: the Ainu.John Batchelor gives a first-hand account of the Ainu people who are indigenous to the Northern Japanese island Hokkaido. Having been sent as a Christian missionary to the community, Batchelor details the Ainu religion and culture. He describes their animistic rituals and their belief that all things, including nature, animals, and objects, possess a godly spirit. First...

Conversational hypnosis is used by a variety of people to improve their communication skills so when they are communicating, they can clearly get their point across. More importantly, you can use conversational hypnosis to be able to influence and persuade others, improving your chances of hearing a positive response instead of a negative one. If you have already learned the basics of conversational hypnosis but you really want to take your skills to the next level, this is the book you wa...

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Isotta Stella, witch really existed and processed for witchcraft at the end of the '500 to Triora (Italy), must redeem her soul. What better way than save a little girl, five hundred years later?

The SMART way to set objectivesThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing the SMART criteria, providing you with the essential information and saving time.In 50 minutes you will be able to:• Understand the 5 criteria that make up the SMART method (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-Bound)• Follow the steps and ask the right questions in order to always set objectives that are ach...