Confessions of a Civil Servant is filled with lessons on leading change in government and the military. Bob Stone based the book on thirty years as a revolutionary in government. It comes at a time when the events of 9-11 are sharpening America's demands for government that works at all levels.The book tackles fourteen overarching themes in government, developed through entertaining stories of Stone's own experiences as a civil servant. Among the topics Stone covers are 't...

'Listen to your heart...'When Joey Cale is almost knocked down by a car, he finds himself alone in a world which is familiar but also ominously different.Can he overcome the odds and the threat of the terrifying Screamers to find his way home, or is he doomed to be lost forever amongst The Missing?The first book in an exciting new trilogy.

"Something came from somewhere else and crashed onto Trafalgar Square."Joey Cale thought he was going home but instead has ended up on another version of Earth just as dangerous as the last.Aided by his friends, he must discover the cause of one of the greatest disasters Britain has seen. But a threat as old as time is pursuing him and will do anything to stop him.Who are the sinister Green Jackets? Why are the birds gathering and watching? And what is buried in a w...

"The Liver Birds were dead and the city had died with them…"Can it really be that evil has won and the world has fallen?Raj Chowdhury must lead a group of survivors on one last quest to confront their adversary, the hideously changed Saunders, who is now at the peak of his powers. They must brave the dreaded Screamers and treachery in their own ranks.As the journey which began with Missing Beat reaches its nail-biting climax, who will survive? And where, exactly, ar...

Everybody has a wish. Everybody has a dream. Sometimes those dreams and wishes can come true, but there is always a price to pay. The stories of people who have paid this price are recorded in The Book of Reasons.This new collection from the author of the Missing Beat trilogy contains some of those stories. Read about an author's toxic relationship with his own creation, a gardener who wages war on snails, a policeman who is haunted by his last case, what happens when pupils begin ...

It's the old, old story. Demon meets girl, demon falls for girl, demon creates a perfect summer's day in the middle of winter. What could possibly go wrong?Part of Seasons of Love Anthology.

The fairies need a new home, but who will give it to them?Will it be Barney, who has lots of money?Or Jack, who is good at making things?Or will it be Faith, who only has a cardboard box?This beautifully illustrated story has all the answers.

Direct marketing has grown beyond its roots in traditional mail order to embrace a host of new technologies, customer relationship-building techniques, and performance measures. Today, businesses and nonprofits of all kinds use direct marketing, which now garners 25% of the U.S. marketer's budget, surpassing newspapers and broadcast TV.Hailed as the “bible” of direct marketing for over 30 years, Successful Direct Marketing Methods has been completely updated and expanded w...

Love follows no rules. Like sun in winter and rain in summer, love can blossom in the most unexpected places. This richly diverse collection of stories proves that love is as universal and as varied as the seasons.The Stories:Tourist Season – Deven BalsamMachete Betty and the Office Sharks – Neptune FlowersOnce Around Seven – Ofelia GrändWinter Blossoms – Paul IasevoliYear of the Guilty Soul – A.M. LeibowitzThe Great Village Bun Fight – Deb...

The yard was fenced with crooked cottonwood poles and served as a corral. The freight horses wandered loose inside it, stripped of harness and rolling in the dust where the ground was soft.A woman stood beside the big wheel horse tugging impatiently at a check rein that had jammed itself stubbornly in the iron ring."Good Lord, Kate," she snapped when it finally came free. "How many times must I tell you? Unhook the traces before you tie up the lines. One of these days you'l...

“Without Our Consent” is a trailblazing story on pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides from his own experience and allergies to these chemicals. An immense amount of research has been used to paint a picture of abundance use by agriculture and livestock farming in the USA. Researching this topic our author Bob Skerstonas has provided us with a wealth of information backing this up with over 395 footnotes for a reader to dig deeper into the overuse of pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides...

Why are some octogenarians competitive athletes while others struggle to walk up the stairs? It isn’t luck. It’s orthopaedic science. If you’re tired of doctors telling you that an injury will prevent you from playing the sports you enjoy, you’ll love Dr. Kevin R. Stone’s Play Forever.All great athletes get injured. Only the best of them use those injuries to come back to their sport better—fitter, faster, and stronger than before. Through Dr. Stone’s revolutionary approach to spor...