Bøger af David Slater

Penhalonga, Manicaland, Rhodesia, 1918. A well-liked young teacher at a local mission school is found dead by a night-watchman - victim of a warthog's goring. Matabele ex-policeman Samuel Kumalo, only recently back from the war in France and Tanganyika, is highly sceptical; warthogs are not aggressive animals. His investigation opens up a can of writhing worms. The mission station, outwardly so pious and conservative, is a cover for some very dark activities. Kumalo's hunt for the killer becomes even more desperate when the night-watchman is found dead, and Kumalo's own young family is targeted.

A book of poetry....light, dark, fun, sad. As love is a roller coaster you'd best strap yourself in for the ride. The ups, downs. Ins and outs. The tummy tingling butterfly flight and the acidic tear dripping. Love is for all, and when THE ONE is at your side...an amazing ride.

The author began writing narrative verse while scarcely into his teens. This collection encompasses his experiences in war-torn Rhodesia in the sixties and seventies, as well as many tableaux of a purely Canadian nature. They range from 'A visit to the circus', and the trials and tribulations of an old dancing horse, to his 'In the Garden' a paean to gardening in North Vancouver. His songs, a number of which can be heard and seen on Youtube via the attached hyper-links, range from a fun-filled 'Martini Man' to 'The Prisoner', a song about race-bias in the North American justice system. His ballad 'The Last voyage of the Rosy Claire' has echoes of Gordon Lightfoot's Edmund Fitzgerald, but with a west coast setting. The song was inspired by the sinking of the BC Ferries' ship Queen of the North.

A beautiful Wedgwood biscuit barrel is part of a deceased estate. When the sealed top is removed by the new owner a wad of 100-year-old documents are found inside. One of the documents is a posthumous letter from an airman in the Royal Flying Corps in First World War France and sets off an investigation, the explosive results of which are revealed in the book. The book is set in 1914 Rhodesia and then moves to France and the killing fields of the Western Front.

WARNING: DON'T BUY A FRANCHISE WITHOUT THIS BOOK! Franchising is part of the American way of life, and it's not limited to McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts. Hotels, bars, salons, gyms, restaurants, day care, car repair shops, pet care, schools, real estate brokers, home construction-the spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and well. There are more than 1,500 franchises available and more than 750,000 franchise establishments in the USA. If you want to be your own boss, go into franchising. But there are so many questions: How much will it cost? What type is best for me? Where do I find the right one? Mister Franchise himself, business insider David Slater, answers those questions and more and helps you avoid the most common (and costly) mistakes new entrepreneurs make. As the founder/CEO of some of the world's most famous and successful franchises-including Mister Donut, which went on to merge with Dunkin' Donuts-he has the insights and expert advice to guide you through the process of starting or purchasing your own business. Mister Franchise reveals: - The pros and cons of franchising: is it really right for you? - The art of tracking sales and cultural trends to predict the next big franchising opportunity. - Financing 101, from how to raise capital to researching and using your available resources. A franchise can be a goldmine if you know the secrets. This book will be your treasure map to limitless success!

In the early 1980s, video technology forever changed the face of home entertainment. The videocassette - a handy-sized cartridge of magnetic tape inside a plastic shell - domesticated cinema as families across Britain began to consume films in an entirely new way. Demand was high and the result was a video gold rush, with video rental outlets appearing on every high street almost overnight. Without moderation their shelves filled with all manner of films depicting unbridled sex and violence. A backlash was inevitable. Video was soon perceived as a threat to society, a view neatly summed up in the term 'video nasties'. CANNIBAL ERROR chronicles the phenomenal rise of video culture through a tumultuous decade, its impact and its aftermath. Based on extensive research and interviews, the authors provide a first-hand account of Britain in the 1980s, when video became a scapegoat for a variety of social ills. It examines the confusion spawned by the Video Recordings Act 1984, the subsequent witch hunt that culminated in police raids and arrests, and offers insightful commentary on many contentious and 'banned' films that were cited by the media as influential factors in several murder cases. It also investigates the cottage industry in illicit films that developed as a direct result of the 'video nasty' clampdown. CANNIBAL ERROR, a revised and reworked edition of SEE NO EVIL (2000), is an exhaustive and startling overview of Britain's 'video nasty' panic, the ramifications of which are still felt today.

With a critical focus on US-Latin American encounters, this book analyses geopolitical issues from a post-colonial perspective. It critically considers the genesis of US power, and interweaves ideas and events, interventions and representations. It also highlights the contribution of Third World intellectuals.