A young man is driving down a lonely stretch of highway after midnight and is mulling over the conversations he had earlier with people at a friends wedding. He is feeling like life is passing him by and he has no idea how to change it. Fate steps in and his life is suddenly turned up-side-down when he finds a shiny disk where he saw a UFO land. He experiences, fear, wonder and excitement during the next few months of his life as he is shown a whole new culture under the sea and learns ans...

**Business Book Awards 2024 Finalist**Achievement almost killed him. Fulfillment saved him.Grant Muller was nearly killing himself – quite literally. A desperate quest to get rich had made him a millionaire before the age of 30 but then taken him to the brink: homeless, living on drugs and hustle. If his lifestyle didn’t end him, one of the thugs he owed money to would surely do the job.So when he finally got off the streets and got...

A captivating BBC Radio adaptation of Cervantes' masterpiece, chronicling the adventures of an intrepid knight errant and his faithful squireLocked up in jail, Miguel de Cervantes is attempting to start a novel when he is visited by a priest, who tells him about an old man driven insane by chivalric romances and a vision of glory. Inspired, Cervantes takes up his pen, and begins to write...His story begins in La Mancha, where an elderly country gentleman de...

Two vintage thrillers, written by award-winning writer Roy Clarke and directed by Alan AyckbournAcclaimed radio and TV dramatist Roy Clarke is well known for his hit sitcoms Last of the Summer Wine, Open All Hours and Keeping Up Appearances. But before he came to fame, he penned two hugely entertaining six-part thriller serials - both directed by a struggling radio producer who would become one of the most renowned playwrights in the world: Alan A...

**Business Book Awards 2024 Finalist**Achievement almost killed him. Fulfillment saved him.Grant Muller was nearly killing himself – quite literally. A desperate quest to get rich had made him a millionaire before the age of 30 but then taken him to the brink: homeless, living on drugs and hustle. If his lifestyle didn’t end him, one of the thugs he owed money to would surely do the job.So when he finally got off the streets and got...

What if Remain had won in 2016? What if Britain had never joined the EEC? What if groups other than Europe had decided to unite?In this EU-themed collection from Sea Lion Press and edited by Tom Black (Agent Lavender, Shuffling the Deck, Zonen), you will find some worlds very like our own, and others very dissimilar indeed. Questions as simple as “what if Maastricht failed?” are posed, along scenarios as complex as an ideologically-reversed Cold War or a federalised Britis...

In this memoir, the Dean of Twin Cities sports journalism looks back on his memorable career and the stories he has covered.Sid Hartman has been at the center of Minnesota sports for more than sixty years, getting the inside scoop from players, coaches, owners, and his many "close personal friends." This fascinating tell-all reveals Sid's life and career, from his days as a newspaper boy in Minneapolis and his first scoops as a cub reporter with the Minneapolis ...

From the millionaire entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author of The 10X Rule comes a bold and contrarian wake-up call for anyone truly ready for success. One of the 7 best motivational books of 2016, according to Inc. Magazine.Before Grant Cardone built five successful companies (and counting), became a multimillionaire, and wrote bestselling books... he was broke, jobless, and drug-addicted.Grant had grown up with big dreams, b...

A guide to career success for the awkward, the offbeat, the introverted, and anyone who feels like they don't fit in: "A book as funny as it is wise." —Rumaan Alam, New York Times–bestselling author of Leave the World BehindAs a brand-new employee at a mandatory corporate retreat, Jennifer Romolini—who was afraid of heights—found herself, under pressure, clawing her way to the top of a rope ladder. There, she promptly froze in terror until someone...

Do not let the title fool you (or scare you).Hypnotic Selling is not about "tricking" someone into buying your product or service. Aaron Forland dispels all the myths that revolve around hypnosis right from the start.Then, he takes you on a step by step, instructional journey to show you the exact methods he has used and taught over the years to turn mediocre salespeople into top ranking super-salespeople.Those with a burning desire to be the best in their field wil...

**“An illuminating and inspiring read for anyone navigating change.” —Adam Grant“Resurface goes beyond the simple answers and, instead, offers honest space to navigate life’s transitions.” —Morgan Harper NicholsA toolkit for navigating all of life’s transitions, from a former Olympic diver**Life is nothing other than a series of transitions. Whether you’re graduating from college and trying to decide what’s next, coping with divorce, putting the pieces back...

Winning the lottery has a dark-side that most of you have never considered. Sure, the money can be a godsend but have you really ever thought what life would be truely like as a Lottery Winner?I offer the observations and hard-won experiences of people that have either come into wealth unearned or had a sudden wind-fall of money. (There are more ways to sudden-wealth than just the lottery, and this booklet applies to them all)You are saddled with the sudden responsibility to ...