You can pay a terrible price for keeping a promise… Evelyn Taylor-Clarke sits in her chair at Forest Lawns Care Home in the heart of the English countryside, surrounded by residents with minds not as sharp as hers. It would be easy to dismiss Evelyn as a muddled old woman, but her lipstick is applied perfectly, and her buttons done up correctly. Because Evelyn is a woman with secrets and Evelyn remembers everything. She can never forget the promise she made to the lo...

They were not her children. But she would protect them with her life… Greece 1944. Though they don’t know it, five-year-old Matilde and three-year-old Anna have kissed their mother for the last time. The Nazis have reached their sun-scorched home, and they are being taken to a place of safety, on the north-eastern tip of the rocky island of Corfu, to be hidden at great risk by kindly Agata and her husband until the terrible war is over. Matilde...

‘Wow! Where do I even begin? I was captivated from the first page right up until the very last… captivating, compelling and heart-breaking… Absolutely brilliant.’ Confessions of a Bookaholic, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A beautiful and heartbreaking read, this is the story of the courage of a young woman in wartime and another woman’s quest to right the injustices of history. Fans of The Letter and The Nightingale will be hooked on The Girl Without a Name.

So Others May Believe is a deeply personal and faith-filled collection of true testimonies that reveal the life-changing power of God. Through honest storytelling, Anora Goldring shares extraordinary moments of spiritual transformation, answered prayers, divine guidance, healing, and supernatural encounters that strengthened her faith and changed the course of her life forever.From receiving the Holy Ghost as a teenager to hearing the voice of God during difficult seasons,...

On Wooden Wheels tells the true story of Carla Nathans Schipper, a Dutch woman who survived the Holocaust by concealing herself and her children. After the war, Carla confronted the emotional aftermath for herself and her daughters, remarried, left Europe for Americaand again escaped concealment by refusing to hide her son, born with Down syndrome in a period when such children were condemned to live in the shadows. On Wooden Wheels moves...

This great grey city that bred me and mine—Supreme, mysterious, dirty and divine—Is made up all of contrast, light and gloom.It has green hills and parks where flowers bloom;And shadowed pathways where young lips are shyAnd warm hands tangle while the night slips by;Deserts of humble brick, resigned and drear;And crowded taverns, full of noise and beer;Thronged streets where jostle theatre and hotel,And stately terraces where rich folk dwell....It has black alleys, and most dismal plainsCr...

The CEO and Comedian Playbook for Effective LeadershipFearless in business and relentless in humor, David Goldring reimagines what it means to lead. By day as a big business CEO and by night as a stand-up comedian, he has learned how to build deep connection and engagement and in Stand-Up and Lead he shares how you can use these valuable lessons.Like a stand-up comic preparing a routine for an audience of different beliefs, Goldring shares his key ...

The true story of Timothy Goldring a successful British businessman in Singapore who in 2014 at age 61, is found guilty of Conspiracy to Cheat in the Court of Singapore.He is sentenced to seven years' incarceration in Singapore's notorious CHANGI PRISON COMPLEX, a maximum-security prison with over 11,000 inmates.Loss of freedom, fear, and anxiety trigger unexpected survival instincts and his violent reactions place him in solitary confinement within 24 hour...

Families left grieving; small businesses shuttered; communities in lockdown; precarious workers set adrift; health care workers stressed beyond endurance. The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world to its core. But the cracks already ran deep.Featuring essays on poverty, health care, incarceration, basic income, policing, Indigenous communities, and more, this anthology delivers a stinging rebuke of the pre-pandemic status quo and a stark exposé of the buried weaknesses in our soci...

Authoritarian Survival and Leadership Succession in North Korea and Beyond examines how dictators manage elites to facilitate succession. Theoretically, it argues that personalistic incumbents facilitate the construction of a power base of elites from outside of their inner circle to help the successor govern once he comes to power. Then, once in office, successors consolidate power by initially relying on this power base to govern while marginalizing elites from their predecessor's inner ...

Shaker Fancy Goods tells the story of the Shaker Sisters of the nineteenth and early twentieth century who responded to the economic perils of the Industrial Revolution by inventing a lucrative industry of their own—Fancy Goods, a Victorian term for small adorned household objects made by women for women. Thanks to their work ethic, business savvy, and creativity, the tireless Shaker Sisters turned a seemingly modest trade into the economic engine that sustained their communal way of life,...

Nervous about statistics?This guide offers you a clear, straight to the point break down of exploratory and descriptive statistics and its potential. Anchored by lots of examples and exercises to enhance your learning, this book will give you the know-how and confidence needed to succeed on your quantitative research journey.