SASR: a gripping plot right from the start this exciting action-adventure novel is based on some of the authors own SAS experiences.Paul Roberts is ex SAS. He suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD and acute delusional disorder (persecutory type). The problem is the army forgot to switch him off.Paul Roberts had been a member of the elite SAS squad for 10 years and thought he'd seen it all. He'd been involved in the Black Hawk helicopter disaster ...

VERBAL: an archaic method of gathering evidence by police, for convictions. When arrested you could deny, make up fictitious answers, or remain silent; in the end whatever you did was irrelevant. Your finished statement completed by the police, would include everything required to ensure your conviction. The statement would be presented as fact in Court with or without your signature.Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing: at 2:08 AM on the 8th of March 1973, the Whiskey Au ...

"SWITCH" is an action-packed psychological drama following two brothers, Digby and Paul Rooke. Digby, a serving member of the Australian SAS, reunites with his estranged brother Paul, who has resigned from his duties, after staging a siege at Veteran Affairs to secure rightful benefits for himself and fellow veterans. The resulting chaos inadvertently leads to the death of a commissioner.During their reunion, Paul reveals their foster father's diaries, expose prominent individuals ...

"Offers a glimpse into Salem's complex, haunted history—murders, hangings, corruption—and provides a handful of ghostly tales." — Statesman JournalSalem's haunted tales date back to the 1830s, when indigenous tribes, trappers and homesteaders shared the lush Willamette Valley. Murders, hangings and dark underground passageways defined the city's early days as the Willamette River moved old stern-wheelers up to the city's docks. Today, the sounds of those p...

This photography rich book is a love song for local food. Through narrating the stories of 31 Minnesota chefs and restaurants, the Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook offers 100 recipes that celebrate cooking with local, sustainably grown food. The passion of these chefs, and the farmers they work with, sings throughout the pages.This cookbook combines rich traditions and delightful innovations. The mouth-watering fare of world-class bed-and-breakfasts is here, alongside the sauc...

MySQL is a popular and robust open source database product that supports key subsets of SQL on both Linux and Unix systems. MySQL is free for nonprofit use and costs a small amount for commercial use. Unlike commercial databases, MySQL is affordable and easy to use. This book includes introductions to SQL and to relational database theory. If you plan to use MySQL to build web sites or other Linux or Unix applications, this book teaches you to do that, and it will remain useful as a refere...

Data is an increasingly important business asset and enabler for organisational activities. Data quality is a key aspect of data management and failure to understand it increases organisational risk and decreases efficiency and profitability. This book explains data quality management in practical terms, focusing on three key areas - the nature of data in enterprises, the purpose and scope of data quality management, and implementing a data quality management system, in line with ISO 8000-...

You’re not defined by what you’ve done.You’re defined by Who pursues you.What if you could believe that God not only chases you, but has yet to leave your side for a second, has yet to go a minute without courting you, whispering in your heart, I’m right here? What if you could believe that God is never distant, never out of reach, never indifferent to what’s going on in your life? Would that make a difference in your relationship with him?A...

David Wilson has earned the unfortunate nickname "Pudd'nhead" from his fellow townspeople, who fail to understand his combination of wisdom and eccentricity. However, he is eventually able to redeem himself by simultaneously solving a murder mystery and a case of transposed identities.Two children, a white boy and a mulatto, are born on the same day. Roxy, mother of the mulatto and a slave, is given charge of the children; in fear that her son will be sold, she switches the babies....

The story opens in the country parsonage of Dr. Primrose, a kindly man who has a good heart, a good family, and a good income. Suddenly, his idyllic life is cruelly devastated by a series of misfortunes, and he ends up in prison. Yet, despite all this calamity and injustice, the vicar never loses sight of Christian morality, a conviction which lends him genuine nobility and, in the end, also brings justice and the restoration of his family and fortune.Through this simple, almost fa...

In this classic comedy of manners, two young men set out to woo the alluring and upper-crust Kate and Constance. But is anybody in this rural estate ruly who they seem? Bawdy hijinks and popped pretensions are the hallmarks of this romping frolic that’s kept audiences laughing for over two centuries.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:Rosalind Ayres as Mrs. HardcastleAdam Godley as Tony LumpkinJulian Holloway as Elder Marlow and StingoJ...

In one of the first novels in the English language, we follow the picaresque adventures of Joseph Andrews, a virtuous young man who is keen to maintain his innocence, despite being coerced into bed by nearly every woman he encounters. The episodic journey sees him head home to London with his tutor, Parson Adams, with the aim of finding his sweetheart, Fanny. Much mayhem ensues along the way as they become embroiled in a series of escapades and slapstick brawls. Fielding is an expert satir...