Elsie wants to ride a rollercoaster. Thomas has an embarrassing secret. Frank and Douglas find love. Shirley launches her stand-up career. Millie organises a protest. Alexander wants them to get his name right.'Not Dead Yet!' is an eclectic collection of fiction about nursing home life for those often forgotten.Laugh and cry as they run, stumble, fall, get up and live at this last stop.'Dried fruit gives me the runsBoiled lollies hurt my gumsGiftshop f...

Fighting forest fires is not for the faint-hearted: it’s 80% boredom, 20% terror!Mark Fletcher’s years as a wildland firefighter and smokejumper have taught him that life is about healthy relationships: our interactions with our natural environment, with the wildlife that shares our planet, and with the other humans whose lives we touch along the way. There is a lot of magic and mystery between heaven and earth, as reflected in these eclectic stories from the life of a wildland fir...

'Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less' Marie CurieThe Short Story of Science is a new introduction to the complete subject of science. Covering 60 key experiments, from Archimedes' investigations of buoyancy to the discovery of dark matter, and then linking these to the history of science, as well as to the key theories and methods, the book simplifies and explains all th...

The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe. Covering 130 key components that make it up - from dwarf galaxies and spiral arms to red giants and the planets of the solar sytem - and linking these to the universe's structure and the theories that help us understand it, this book simplifies this riveting yet mind-boggling subject, telling the story of how it came into being and how it will eventually be no more.Accessible and concise,...

In 1970, the American muscle car was as fast and outrageous as it would ever get. But the end was nigh, and 1970 Maximum Muscle dives head-first into the storm before the calm.Wherever you mark the beginning of the muscle car era—Oldsmobile’s 1949 Rocket 88, Chrysler’s 1951 FirePower engines, the 1964 Pontiac GTO—one thing is certain: in 1970, the era that had witnessed a parade of gloriously powerful, stylish, and brawny cars apt to make the hearts of eve...

This is a practical, easy-to-use, patient-centred approach to e-communication that can be read from cover to cover, or dipped into as a quick reference guide. It covers potential issues both internally (patients and practice) and externally (the primary care trust and the wider community) and considers both clinical and non-clinical settings and is also a very useful teaching resource. e-Communication Skills adopts the approach that communication is the responsibility of everyone in the pr...

The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe. Covering 130 key components that make it up - from dwarf galaxies and spiral arms to red giants and the planets of the solar sytem - and linking these to the universe's structure and the theories that help us understand it, this book simplifies this riveting yet mind-boggling subject, telling the story of how it came into being and how it will eventually be no more.Accessible and concise,...

One act play script. Mick Watson has served three years jail for killing his best mate, Robbo Stewart, in a car accident.On being released from jail, Mick's mission is to apologise to Robbo's dad, Bob, and make peace before he heads home to his parent's farm. He has bridges to mend before he can get on with his life.

A play, a monologue, in one act.A twenty one minute journey through the mind of a man whose involvement in a traffic accident turns out to be less than accidental.

Play script. One act, monologue.It is pre the days of dating apps. Introverted Joe Thompson is lonely and looking for love. He turns to a dating agency and trips over himself as a result.Over the course of the play we see Joe's narrative evolve as he reveals more of himself.

Teething Problems is a descent in to the consciousness of the narrator, a young man in his early twenties, after his life is upended by the discovery that his conception was the result of his mother being unfaithful to her then husband of less than a year and the realization that his hero dad is not his dad.

Who said that learning to read and write is easy? A story about an unhappy little boy who no longer enjoys going to school. School is difficult for him- dyslexia not only makes coursework a challenge for him but harassment with persistent criticism by people has induced a disturbing experience. This tale illustrates how friendship can change lives through Ayodele's keen interest to know why his new seat partner, whose face was laced with tribal markings, became a prisoner to his te...