A striking exposé of the insidious business practices that have generated enormous profits for the companies operating within the UK's gambling industry.'A methodical, sensitive and occasionally harrowing polemic about the gambling industry . . . The book has echoes of Patrick Radden Keefe's award-winning Empire of Pain.'*SUNDAY TIMES'*A serious attempt to grapple with the extent of Britain's problem.'

Why do bad people get ahead? Should I make the right choice or the easy choice? What makes a good person different than a bad one? Questions like these have been confusing and confounding people for as long as there have been people. They say,"What goes around, comes around,"but they don't show it in their actions. So why not? Another way of asking the question is: why do people do the wrong thing when they are confronted with making a choice, saying something hurtful, or acting out. Why d...

A striking exposé of the insidious business practices that have generated enormous profits for the companies operating within the UK's gambling industry.'A methodical, sensitive and occasionally harrowing polemic about the gambling industry . . . The book has echoes of Patrick Radden Keefe's award-winning Empire of Pain.'*SUNDAY TIMES'*A serious attempt to grapple with the extent of Britain's problem.'...

Follow two brothers, Jack and Rory, on an amazing adventure to a fantasy world deep underground. There they make a new friend with two heads called The Big Booey Dooey and also come across a very strange creature called a croco-whale-roo!A wonderfully funny and cheeky rhyming story book for pre-school children aged 2-6 years.

Mr. Dirk Stevens is a responsible rooster and the official leader of Farmer Johnston’s Coop. He is organized, thoughtful and comb over wattles in love with the beautiful Sandra Thompson. She fully believes that Mr. Stevens spells success for all chicken-kind.One day, however, the peaceful sanctuary of the farm is turned upside down as trouble arrives. Trouble in the form of Rick the rooster, an import from Farmer Beaton’s barnyard, who throws the coop’s entire equilibrium of life i...

This is our celebration of an amazing, somewhat undiscovered, wild corner of Europe where the cork oaks and holm oaks grow and give savanna character to an arid landscape that looks hard and difficult, but which glows with soft colours, azure-winged birds, and can turn into carpets of rich colours in spring. The place reverberates with big exciting wildlife - Iberian Lynx, Wild Boar, thousands of Cranes in winter, and gigantic Bustards, along with innumerable big soaring eagles and vulture...

A simple day at work becomes a race for his life as loyal and patriotic Max discovers sensitive information that’s he not supposed to find. Thinking his friend and boss Mark is working with terrorists developing a new form of chemical weapons for mass destruction, Max enlists the help of his best friend Sam to foil the plans he discovered. Quickly Max is hiding out in FT Lauderdale before he and Sam fly to Jamaica where he discovers the truth. The US Government working with Mark has set a ...

'As the world economic system stumbles, as trade wars intensify and the dangers of a diminishing global multilateralism threaten, Davies' new book offers a unique blend of astute analysis and personal experience. It is a must-read.' – Jeremy Cronin, former Deputy Minister of Transport Africa's past quarter century has been shaped by the decisions and reach of one of the oldest political alliances in southern Africa, that between the African National Congress and the South African Communist...

The most comprehensive guide to African raptors ever published.Due to its large land mass and impressive variety of habitats, Africa has the most diverse range of raptors of any continent – with almost a third of the world's species occurring in the region. These diurnal birds of prey are well known for their hooked bill and powerful talons, as well as their keen vision that enables them to accurately detect their prey during flight.This authoritative guide...

The Landlord Way shows secrets of how to buy, sell, rent and/or manage single-family homes as well as multi-family properties. Includes how to keep track of properties on paper or with computer programs. How to handle problem tenants, all necessary sample forms to check out perspective tenants and create move in paperwork. Finally, it gives ideas on how to eventually exit the rental business as well as a list of useful and informative websites and books. It is a valuable tool for anyone in...

You’ll laugh at them and you’ll cry with them; you’ll wonder at them and you’ll sigh with them. But you’ll never forget the residents of Stillwater. South Africa may now be a rainbow nation, but try telling that to the mainly white and wacky inhabitants of Stillwater. When a black minister is appointed to the local Methodist Church, the congregation are up in arms and the much feared Women’s Auxiliary is on the warpath. And when the new minister’s son gets caught up in a nasty assault, the...

Secret's is a saga of politically corrupt people, who plot to stay in power by killing the competition and anyone who gets in the way. FBI Agent Rose Finley boards the Bacalao party boat about to sail out of South Miami with its load of political cronies. She tries to look like just another face in the group hoping to get evidence of corruption against the powerful Senator Hubert Sancho hosting the party, but her secret is exposed and his ruthless supporter Rafael tosses Rose into the ocea...