"The Price to Pay" is a flash fiction story dealing with a consequence of detecting an alien signal.

"...a book for every Canadian in a small or home-based business who is struggling with complex tax rules and regulations."—Dale Ennis, Canadian MoneySaver"...easy-going style and avoidance of the more mind-numbing details make for a solid primer on the perks and pitfalls of self-employment. The...one-sentence tips in the appendix are probably worth the price of admission alone."—Gordon Powers, The Globe and Mail...

Simon Weekes becomes an overnight celebrity after his heroics during the 7/7 Bombings. But Simon can't afford the newfound fame and attention - he has too much to lose.July 7, 2005. Simon Weekes is travelling on the London Underground when his tube carriage is wrecked by a bomb blast. Virtually everyone is killed and almost all the survivors are severely injured. Except for Simon.Having quickly and calmly organised the small band of survivors out of the wrec...

Robert E. Lee, Patriot to the End briefly summarizes the case for reading the historical record of the military service of General Robert E. Lee with fresh eyes. One can see, from that novel perspective, that General Lee subsumed his tactical military genius to the strategic goal of preserving the truly civil union of North and South in the United States of America.The author, Stephen Thompson, leads readers on a brisk tour through the highlights of General Lees record to provide a...

Subtitled "The Photographic Eye of Jack E. Thompson, Reflections Through A Special Lens is a tribute to the author's late father. Jack Thompson was a well-known photographer and newspaper editor in Parry Sound, Ontario. The author, Stephen Thompson, has assembled 50 of his father's black and white photographs of the rocks, clouds, trees, wind and water, and some birds, insects and plants, of the Parry Sound area on Georgian Bay. The photos of this collecti...

Stephen Thompson's brave story centres on the plight of Gabriel Powers, a man who finds himself in a hostel for addicts after the most frightening flight from Hackney and the world of crime he grew up in. For Gabriel to come to terms with his addiction, he must first confront his demons, and although his hostel worker and lover Marcia is there to help him, the journey to back to the wastelands of West London is harrowingly and brilliantly recreated. Painful, acutely honest and based on the...

Jem, an aspiring playwright living in Notting Hill, has just been dumped by his girlfriend. He dreams of fame and acclaim but is still no closer to achieving either. And, just when he thinks things can't get worse, the career of his best friend and fellow playwright begins to take off . . . Set in London and Edinburgh, Meet Me Under the Westway is a painfully funny and acutely observed account of modern friendships and ambitions. Straight talking, fresh and extremely entertaining, Stephen ...

Joe, Dilys and their son Sean are all outsiders in the small English town where they live. Joe because of insidious racism, Dilys because she suffers the remaining stigma of her alcoholic mother and mentally ill father, and Sean because he seems slow. As Dilys and Sean become increasingly and unhealthily co-dependent, Joe is pushed to periphery of their lives. So much so that when he vanishes, Dilys is neither surprised nor concerned. Then Joe's identical twin brother Neville arrives from ...

"Liderança segundo Margaret Thatcher" é o exemplo crucial de como as ideias liberais e conservadoras são matérias efetivas e sustentos reais de práticas de sucesso no cotidiano. Thatcher talvez tenha sido a mulher mais corajosa de seu tempo, pois enfrentou tudo que estava a sua frente com determinação e fina inteligência. Desmantelou com rara argúcia o desdém inicial de seu próprio partido, que não poucas vezes desacreditava publicamente de suas capacidades, e foi uma das personalidades – ...

Life today is often portrayed by a "bigger, better and faster" motto. While the constant access to people and information can create endless opportunities, it is can be accompanied by an increase---or overload---of stress. And when we're stressed, we lose sight of common sense solutions. Full of enlightening information, useful exercises and personal stories, "It Just Makes Sense" will show you how to create clarity, purpose, and harmony in all aspects of your life. Gain confidence in your...

"A deftly blended genre mashup"-Kelley Kombrinck, Night of the Living Podcast"Magic and Mayhem in the Old West"-David Lee Summers, Author of The Clockwork Legion*"*This weird western is nothing less than magical."-K.M. Latch, Author of Winchester County LegendsMcCray is a bounty hunter who specializes in hunting Mys...

This inspirational and practical guide for conservatives combines stories from Lady Thatcher’s life with principles and strategies conservatives can apply to their challenges today. Nile Gardiner and Stephen Thompson outline the critical lessons conservatives can learn from Lady Thatcher on articulating conservative principles to a broader audience, cutting through bureaucratic messes to achieve goals, and standing up to aggressive regimes.