A thrilling and ominously prophetic debut set in a world when Earth and its resources have been pushed to breaking point, giving rise to a revolutionary—and highly controversial—procedure in which two people’s consciousness can be combined to exist in one body.How far would you go to never say goodbye?Laurie is sixty-five and living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter Amelia, a once fiery and strong-willed activist, can’t bear to see he...

Once the process begins, there can be no going back, we will always be together…Laurie is sixty-five and living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter Amelia, a once fiery and strong-willed activist, can’t bear to see her mother’s mind fade. Faced with the reality of losing her forever, Amelia signs them up to take part in the world’s first experimental merging process for Alzheimer’s patients, in which Laurie’s ailing mind will be transferred into Amelia’s healthy body and their conscious...

A thrilling and ominously prophetic debut set in a world when Earth and its resources have been pushed to breaking point, giving rise to a revolutionary—and highly controversial—procedure in which two people’s consciousness can be combined to exist in one body.How far would you go to never say goodbye?Laurie is sixty-five and living with Alzheimer’s. Her daughter Amelia, a once fiery and strong-willed activist, can’t bear to see he...

This story starts with Kati, a single mother of a third-grade son, who joins forces with Izzy, who is a frustrated public-school teacher. Together, they recruit other parents who are also unsatisfied with the school system.These parents discover how to work within their public school system to make education more fun, challenging and successful for their children. A lot of this success comes by teaching children basic problem-solving skills that involves analysis and critical thin...

Accounts of female offenders’ journeys into the criminal justice system are often silenced or marginalized.Featuring a Foreword from Pat Carlen and inspired by her seminal book ‘Criminal Women’, this collection uses participatory, inclusive and narrative methodologies to highlight the lived experiences of women involved with the criminal justice system. It presents studies focused on drug use and supply, sex work, sexual exploitation and experiences of imprisonment.Bringing...

When Grace Hournbuckle Walker talked for the last time with her eight-year-old son Nathan, he shared his joyful hope and anticipation of heaven with Jesus. This unforgettable exchange inspired Grace to create poetry and letters capturing elements of that conversation and foundation of trust in God shared by mother and son. Additional inspirational writings from observations of life bridge the decades between Nathan's final conversation and the present moment....Walker takes words o...

What Do You Want Out of Life?Most people would say something like, "I want to be happy and have a lot money,"it's so ubiquitous that it doesn't mean much. Here is a more interesting question, a question perhaps you've never considered before , Can we be happy with no or very little money?Why are we so obsessed with money? Because that seems to be a greater determinant of how our lives turn out.Money can only buys a cer...

On average, 50 per cent of software projects fail to deliver on time or on budget.At least 20 per cent are cancelled before completion or renounced as failures.Project failure costs the global economy nearly $200 billion a year.We’re in the midst of a ‘project failure crisis’ and something needs to be done. Following the journey of software development through the 20th and 21st centuries, this book outlines a new, post-Agile methodology for creating g...

It has been seventy-five years since a group of brave adventurers abandoned Earth in order to find a new planet that could support human life. After much searching, they found one and they called it “Imagine.” With incredible ingenuity and foresight, the colonists have successfully lived on Imagine for twenty years . . . but resources are running low, and their technology that is nearly a century old is almost beyond repair. They need to explore more of their planet, however, the last expe...

What do you do when much of what you've built up over the last five years is suddenly destroyed in an earthquake?With their home gone, Pirrul's desire for another baby must go on the back burner. Who's in charge? Eiric thinks it should be him. What do they do with a dead body? Nobody in this community of young people has a clue, and they are all reeling with shock. And where are they all going to sleep?Five years earlier, this intrepid group of teens set out from the human ...

A multi-paced, one-woman Fast Show showcasing the exceptional talents of Lucy Montgomery'Full of surprises' The TelegraphFresh from her success in Tittybangbang, Down the Line and Bellamy's People, human chameleon Lucy Montgomery stars in her very own radio sketch show, packed with comic characters galore.Meet Maisie and Daisy, the posh private school girls with a unique way of explaining...

'Stirring to its very core, This Immaculate Body enthrals beyond measure' LUCY ROSE, author of THE LAMB'Momentous, kaleidoscopic . . . A wild ride from start to finish' HANAKO FOOTMAN, author of MONGREL'Stunningly accomplished' NUSSAIBAH YOUNIS, author of FUNDAMENTALLY'Shocking . . . darkly funny' OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE, author of MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER...