Trust is the foundation of all meaningful relationships, yet 70 per cent of professionals don’t trust their managers. It’s a number that actually surprises few but profoundly concerns most of the awesome thought leaders alive today. From Simon Sinek to Patrick Lencioni, Paul Zak to Brené Brown, all agree that a lack of trust is the root of faltering relationships and mediocrity at work. What galvanised Matthew Davies to write this book was the lack of tools to address this appalling proble...

One of the 'Great Twelve' livery companies of the City of London, the Merchant Taylors' Company has been in existence for some seven hundred years. This new history will chart the remarkable story of the Company and its members from its origins until the 1950s, encompassing the lives and achievements of men such as Sir Thomas White (founder of St John's College, Oxford) and the celebrated chronicler, John Stow, as well as the roles played by the Company in the City and beyond in different ...

This textbook is ideal for mechanical engineering students preparing to enter the workforce during a time of rapidly accelerating technology, where they will be challenged to join interdisciplinary teams. It explains system dynamics using analogies familiar to the mechanical engineer while introducing new content in an intuitive fashion. The fundamentals provided in this book prepare the mechanical engineer to adapt to continuous technological advances with topics outside traditional mecha...

This flaming historical adventure, book seven in the Matthew Quinton Journals, is perfect for fans of C. S. ForesterLondon is burning, but who set the fire? In the weeks leading up to the Great Fire of 1666, Matthew Quinton, master of the H.M.S. Sceptre, is sent into the heart of London, seething with foreign plots and political paranoia, on a dangerous mission: to stop a terrorist ring from destroying the capital.Quinton is the only man that can...

Who do you turn to when there's no one left to trust? Epic sea battles and treasonous betrayalsIn the heat of a gigantic battle against the Dutch, the English fleet is mysteriously divided. A large portion of their resources is sent to meet a French threat which never materialises. Thousands are slaughtered. Could there be a traitor in the Royal Navy?As popular fury erupts, Captain Matthew Quinton is given the unenviable task of uncovering the enemy withi...

Broadsides, divided loyalties and revenge on the high seas1671: Matthew Quinton is on a mission into the heart of enemy waters, bent on revenge for England's crushing defeat of 1667. The Dutch not only destroyed English ships and slaughtered their men, but stole the jewel of the fleet, the flagship Royal Charles.As the mission starts to unravel, Quinton is faced with a dilemma. He may need to sail into battle not with his men, but on an enemy man...

Heroism, gunpowder and treachery in the Royal Navy. The first in an extraordinary series of naval adventures1662: After Matthew Quinton sunk the first ship he was given to command, he is surprised when the King gives him captaincy of H.M.S. Jupiter with orders to stamp out a Scottish rebellion. This time Quinton is determined to prove his worth.In a country of divided loyalties, Charles II needs someone he can trust, and with an ...

Rebellion and danger on the high seas The gripping third Matthew Quinton adventure1665: plague stalks the streets of London, the country is at war and conspiracies against King Charles II are rife. When given command of a vast and ancient Man-of-War, Captain Matthew Quinton finds himself thrust unexpectedly into the midst of the deadliest of these plotsGrappling with scheming ministers and a rebellious crew, Quinton must sail his 'cursed'...

A rip-roaring historical novella, set four years before Gentleman CaptainMatthew Quinton, eighteen years old and an ensign in the Royalist Army in exile, is sent by his older brother the Earl of Ravensden into the heart of Oliver Cromwell's England. Surrounded by enemies, he soon becomes tangled in a dark web of conspiracyBefore long Quinton will have his first bloody taste of war, in the Battle of the Dunes, June 1658. In the battle Roundheads and Royali...

This exciting anthology brings together the work of two much admired Sherlock Holmes writers. In these stories Holmes and Watson are engaged in daring exploits applying their razor-sharp intelligence in new cases. This e-book presents ten separate Sherlock Holmes stories: By David Stuart Davies The Reichenbach Secret The Adventure of the Brewer's Son The Secret of the Dead Murder at Tragere House By Matthew Booth The Dragon of Lea Lane The Fairmont Confession The Mornington Scream The Ridd...

The past comes back to haunt a young Matthew QuintonIn 1651, eleven-year-old Matthew Quinton and his twin sister Henrietta discover long-forgotten papers of their grandfather. Dating back to 1598, they show the children an England locked into a bitter war with Spain.But their findings are interrupted by the arrival of Roundhead troops intent on searching for their elder brother, the tenth Earl of Ravensden, who has been seriously wounded ...

Step into a world where duct tape is sacred, love is measured in snow tires, and wisdom is handed down from a rocking chair on a sunbaked porch. If It Ain't Broke, Wait Awhile is a laugh-out-loud collection of down-home sayings, knee-slappin' limericks, and rough-hewn life advice from cowboys, farmers, rednecks, and good ol' porch philosophers.Packed with pencil-sketched illustrations and chapters full of hilarity and heart, this book captures the grit, humor, and genius of rural l...