Building on the enormously successful World's Shortest Stories, here's an all-new collection of super-short fiction-each story a mere 55 words long! With nearly 150 contributors, including Charles Schulz and Fannie Flagg, these stories offer love, betrayal, passion, and death-in less time than it takes to count the words in this blurb!

Employment Now! The insiders track of how to gain employment quickly in today's job market was written to be a highly "tactical and practical" way for people looking for a new job, looking to make a career change or anyone needing to find employment. From an entry level position to executive management, the content in this book is like no other! It contains exercises to help the reader develop a true plan as to how to structure and execute a highly successful job search. There are resume f...

The Titanic is one of the most famous maritime disasters of all time, but did the Titanic really sink on the morning of 15 April 1912? Titanic's older sister, the nearly identical Olympic, was involved in a serious accident in September 1911 - an accident that may have made her a liability to her owners the White Star Line. Since 1912 rumours of a conspiracy to switch the two sisters in an elaborate insurance scam has always loomed behind the tragic story of the Titanic. Could the White St...

The most important vocation on the face of the planet is Christian ministry. The most important public speaking is gospel preaching. Therefore, the most unique and dangerous vocation on the face of the planet is professional Christian ministry. This book addresses these uniquenesses and dangers by describing why professional ministry is so unique and dangerous, what ministerial soul health is, the work of nurturing soul health, and the wisdom of including the minister's family in this soul...

"Anything that takes away from the terminally off key karaoke of so much that passes for theory in criminology is to be welcomed, and this is a fine effort to connect the study of crime and control to an innovative set of theoretical possibilities. A rip-roaring read that slaughters some sacred cows while throwing the odd baby out with the bath water."- Richard Hobbs, University of Essex"Boldly tackles big questions that the discipline has lately be...

“I couldn’t stop arfing” – Lassie, Hollywood, CA “Bow Wow, Wow, Wow” – Daisy, Dagwood Bumstead’s owner “Owwwwwswww” – Goofy, Anaheim, CA “Hoo-wee” – Deputy Dawg, Los Angeles, CA “Bleah!” – Snoopy, Santa Rosa, CA “You know what? I’m happy” – Droopy, Hollywood, CA

"Truth has turned against me as it can be overpowering When she asked me a question I told the truth, knowing it would be more than she wanted to hear. Sometimes I wish I had been less than truthful...". I fell in love; she did not. An affair, one-sided and short lived, brings many things; temporary euphoria, excitement, intimacy, energy, and purpose. It can also bring pain when you discover you were the only party to it, and disappointment to others in your life. Weigh carefully what you ...

Christ's magnificent character is displayed in this 365-day devotional, based solely on scripture. You will discover the attributes of Christ through his many names; his character, his nature, and his abilities. His names hold such power and promise—teacher, healer, Bread of Life, Prince of Peace. Day by day you can enter into a time of quiet reflection—a scripture, deep insight into one of Christ's names, and prayer. I Want to Know More of Christ will lead listeners into a richer...

On 15 April 1912, passengers stood on a dimly lit Boat Deck, looking down at the lifeboats they were told to enter. In the freezing air, away from the warmth of the interior, they had to decide whether to enter a boat that would be lowered into darkness or remain on an 'unsinkable' ship.RMS Titanic in 50 Objects is a look at the world-famous liner through the objects that tell her story. Sheet music recovered from the body of a musician, a full-sized repli...

The left is dead. Its ailments cannot be cured. The only way to resurrect what was once valuable in leftist politics is to declare the left dead and begin from the beginning again. Winlow and Hall identify the root causes of its maladies, describe how new cultural obsessions displaced core unifying principles and explore the yawning chasm that now separates the left from the working class. Drawing upon a wealth of historical evidence to structure their story of entryism, corruption, fragme...

The specially commissioned BBC radio series from the trio who were nominated for an if.comedy award. 'We Are Klang' are three stand-up comedians: Greg Davies - ‘a very fat Rik Mayall’ - Steve Hall - ‘a poor man’s David Baddiel’ - and the hairless Marek Larwood - ‘a homeless Matt Lucas’. Their sell out Edinburgh show was nominated for an if.comedy (formerly Perrier) award and this spoof radio series was specially commissioned for BBC7 and written and performed by 'We Are Klang' - we hear so...

This book offers the first in-depth investigation into the relationship between today's criminal identities and consumer culture. Using unique data taken from criminals locked in areas of permanent recession, the book aims to uncover feelings and attitudes towards a variety of criminal activities, investigating the incorporation of hearts and minds into consumer culture's surrogate social world and highlighting the relationship between the lived identities of active criminals and the socio...