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Two years before the Battle of Hastings, Earl Harold of Wessex and Wiliam of Normandy met - but not in battle. Harold was shipwrecked on the Norman coast, and spent the summer with William. Before he sailed home, he swore an oath, that, when King Edward the Confessor - God forbid - should die, he, Harold, would not try to stop William gaining the English throne.At least, that`s what the Bayeux Tapestry would have us believe. But it is well known that the Tapestry was pure Norman propaganda. So what really happened, before the Norman spin doctors got to work on it?

The North-South Divide (NSD) is an unusual but interesting route spanning west to east across the central belt of the UK that takes in a contrast of landscapes from the Cambrian Mountains in Wales to the Fens in East Anglia and everything in between.Starting at the well-known university town of Aberystwyth on the west Wales coast, then finishing at the quintessentially British, old-fashioned seaside town of Southwold on the Suffolk coast. Some of the many highlights include the wild and remote Welsh mountains, the equally sparse Kerry Ridgeway, the Shropshire Hills including the Long Mynd and Wenlock Edge, the Ironbridge Gorge, Cannock Chase, the National Forest and the UK's largest lowland pine forest at Thetford in the heart of East Anglia.This 360 mile (579km) route with over 20,000 feet (7,000m) of elevation gain will take you through Ceredigion, Powys, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

Vivian Daniels is now out with RENEW YOUR MIND volume two! Get ready to be motivated into greatness.Like the scriptures say; Do not conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will.The greatest thing about man is the ability to transcend ourselves and our environment. What we think in our mind, we will become.To become what The Most High God has destined for us, first, we must restore our mind and our environment in a way which aligns with the perfect will of God.Vivian is a counsellor, an author, a publisher and a missionary. She is a devoted mother of three as well as one grand son.Vivian is of the strong belief that you should never let the noise of other people's opinion drown out your own inner voice.It doesn't matter what people may think about you, what truly matters is what you think about yourself!Instead of worrying and being anxious. Pray and give thanks, to the Almighty God. AND God will turn your problems in to testimonies. Hallelujah

Isabella Lövin's The Oceanic Feeling: On the Need for a New Narrative, is a unique document of a life spent on the front lines of the climate battle, and at the negotiating tables where the future of our planet is decided.The Swedish investigative journalist who became a member of the European Parliament and then served for seven years in government, five of those as Deputy Prime Minister and Climate Minister, takes us on a journey behind the scenes of climate and global ocean policy making.Some may remember the viral picture of her signing the Swedish climate law in 2017. As Donald Trump just had signed a regressive executive order limiting women's sexual and reproductive rights surrounded by only men, she by contrast signed progressive climate legislation surrounded by women.Deeply concerned about the shrinking confidence in democracy Lövin offers a pedagogic and hopeful account of the fact that change can happen, if there is a will and a vision. But she also recognizes the main reason why humanity is not acting on the many global crises: a narrative of egoism and individualism. A truer and much more positive story can be found when we recognize "The Oceanic Feeling"; a deep connection with nature, people and the miraculous web of life on the planet; putting empathy, responsibility and awe at the center of what it is to be human.How, Lövin asks us, can we convert the world to this new, healthier narrative?

Poems based on observations and descriptions of everyday life.Words that remind us of ourselves in an ever changing world.Verses about reality, both on and off line and not to take for granted the world and people around us.

A young couple have been working with the British mission in Kabul. In the chaos of the airlift, Omed and Esin are left behind. Anxiety builds when Esin confesses she's pregnant and is compounded by Taliban fighters searching for 'collaborators'. They have no time at all to make their escape down Route 1, the notorious Highway to Hell, towards Iran. The journey is fraught with danger not just to life, but to their relationship especially when Omed meets the attractive Kayla, a Syrian lady who is also on the refugee trail. What does she really want? Besides smugglers demanding extortionate amounts of money which the couple haven't got, they encounter betrayal, abandonment, abuse, drowning, racially inspired mobs, adultery, deception, and baby snatching.How can they possibly care for their baby daughter? Can they find a smuggler to take them over the Channel? Will their relationship survive?

The Castle Of Troubled Souls Hotel is a captivating mystery. Joann is a young businesswoman who runs an English seaside castle hotel, situated in a medieval town in Cornwall. She dreams of finding love and a soulmate. Her mother has a candidate for her, but Joann's heart is torn. Meanwhile, a woman from the past appears, causing unrest. Has she returned for revenge or a warning of hidden danger elsewhere? Strange, inexplicable things start to happen and Joann's life is in danger. Who is trying to kill her ... and why?Family secrets, death, jealousy, revenge and romance interweave to create a gripping page-turner of suspense, unexpected twists and unforgetable characters.Will Joann overcome the obstacles thrown at her, solve the mystery and find the love she so craves?

A few poems and prose, with some exploring the futility of war.Imaginary talks with characters that have made their mark.Some fantasy, some humour and some horror stories to tickle the spineat Halloween - and let's not forget Christmas.And why not try to explain ghosts!There are also a few whodunits for the budding detective.When engrossed in a book, I find punctuation and style disappear and only the story matters. Everything else seems irrelevant. My mind only absorbs what it thinks is the most importantFor this reason I have written some of the work with a subtle difference in style, to see if it spoils the enjoyment.My bet is - you won't mind.

The people who built Newgrange were a special people. With their magnificent works they have left their imprints on the sands of time. Their legacy tells us much about them.They were a highly organised neolithic society. They had advanced engineering skills. They had the courage to undertake massve projects. They were skilled in art and astronomy. They had a multi-dimensional view of the cosmos that illuminated their world. They held powerful beliefs.Part of them no doubt still resides deep within ourselves. We need to know them better. We can learn much from them. Ireland is at a cusp at the moment, as it also was in their time. For inspiration we need to look no further than the mounds of Meath.This book will take you inside the minds of those who built Newgrange and help you share their Neolithic imagination, courage and beliefs.¿¿Druids, stone-masons, builders, stone-carvers, boat-men, carpenters, bards: Each tells his own story in verse.

The Royal Parks of London are safe green spaces enjoyed by many thousands of people, but when the body of a young woman is discovered in Hyde Park, the harmonious balance between nature and recreation is disturbed.Newly promoted Detective Inspector Isobel Woods is tasked with leading the investigation, then elements of a previous case threatens her wellbeing forcing her to prove to a new boss that she is fit to lead her team.Things rarely go to plan and the situation escalates when the killer strikes again. Unexpectedly, a web of abuse, fraud and deceit is exposed and as they investigate further Woods and her colleagues' lives are endangered.With resources stretched to the limit, the team must keep themselves and the public safe.What other surprises will be uncovered before the investigation reaches a satisfactory conclusion?

Life is challenging and often it can feel as though everything and everybody is against us. Feelings of gloom are overwhelming.Hena Prashad knows and understands these feelings of despair, and she suggests that hope and a life in balance can offer a way forward.In Before The Harvest, she illustrates how we can achieve balance in our lives, and how we can all achieve a sense of fulfilment and wellbeing.

In early 1944 thousands of American soldiers continue to engage in military manoeuvres with landing craft and tanks on the North Devon sandy beaches. When will they move on and where will they go? Against this wartime backdrop, Emily, a newly qualified teacher comes to convalesce at the farm near West Buckland owned by her aunt and uncle, after witnessing the bombing of Sandhurst Road School in Lewisham and suffering a nervous breakdown. Although there is little risk of bombing in North Devon, farmers are struggling to produce the food demanded to feed the nation, and Land Army girls are called upon to make up the work force. Emily makes new friends and joins the local orchestra, playing her violin alongside a beautiful and mysterious woman who practises medicine and lives in a remote cottage on the coast. Emily realises that she is not alone in feeling loss and meets others who have to learn to move on and pick up the pieces of their lives.

Ordinary people have presented extraordinary stories through the power of poetry, shedding light on the challenges of racism, so we never forget its ugliness and we recognise the need to address it if we as a people are to progress.Dr Marvelle Brown, Associate Professor - Programme Team Lead for Public Health, University of HertfordshireCharlotte, your latest book...like the others, is full of insight, forcing one to think about the world we have constructed yet full of inspiration for change - thanks to you and the other contributors.Anna Kyprianou, Pro Chancellor, Middlesex University

Despite getting left behind by his original family, duckling Freddie is undeterred and asks various unlikely creatures to form a new family with him. All except one reject him, but Freddie is unaware that this 'friend' cannot be trusted and that he is in great danger! Who will come to his rescue? The other animals have trailed after him, admitting that they each have difficulties of their own. Maybe they're not so different after all and they could become a new family together.

Michael Johnson, retired and living in Torquay, has lost interest in virtually everything and suffers from boredom and a sense of futility. His sense of humour has vanished. His wife, Ann, desperate for a change and failing to jolt him into returning to be the man she married, visits Aberdeen to see friends. Michael, confronted by powerful dreams, is persuaded by one to visit London whilst Ann is away. Determined to right a few wrongs, suffered when young, he creates some situations in which his dormant sense of humour returns. The experiences of the couple when apart, have challenging repercussions especially when Michael is visited by someone whom he met in London. Some weeks later, one of his sinister dreams has a dramatic impact on the family. The book reveals a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of the problems many face but is balanced by an imaginative humour aimed at the way we live today.

Perhaps the greatest frustration of procurement students and faculty is the lack of a codified procurement body of knowledge (PBoK). At the same time, the demand for relevant procurement skills has never been greater. The Procurement Playbook consists of ten chapters of essential procurement knowledge and skills. Written by an award-winning panel of experts, consultants and academics, the Playbook distils essential procurement knowledge using a structured pedagogical framework. Organisations are at various stages of their development towards procurement excellence. Existing texts on the market tend to convey procurement through a manufacturing lens or position private and public procurement as separate disciplines. The Playbook helps practitioners organise their thoughts and speak with clarity and confidence about the art and science of procurement. The text is an ideal companion for middle-level executives seeking to acquire procurement skills and provides a blueprint for training and training specialists who design procurement courses.Achieves a balance between theory and a practical, skill-based approach to the procurement discipline. Each chapter contains a glossary of terms, key questions and learning objectives. Ideal for executives looking to acquire procurement skills, the Playbook is interspersed with short cases, research insights and debate points.Provides a blueprint for training and education specialists looking to design procurement courses.Chapter overview:Introduction Perspectives of procurement Identifying needs and writing specifications Supplier screening and selection Market analysis Supply cost and prices Outsourcing Procurement value Spend analysis Supplier Performance Management

Trying to Win at Love tells the funny and inspiring story of a new tennis captain pressed into running a local team because "there's no one else." As his own expectations for success rise, the rookie captain begins to equate wins as validation from his players and competitors. His troubles, which aren't limited to the court, soon mount as quickly as his victories. He finds himself dealing with scheming opponents, bickering teammates, a commitment-crazed girlfriend, and a father he desperately wants approval from. A group of colorful characters and extraordinary events teach him valuable lessons about winning on the court and in life.

In his third book, Eric Lee features nine stories with vivid characters that work to solve, cover up or committ a crime. In the short story, Murder in a Snow Covered Town, a beautiful ten-year-old girl has disappeared. Her grief-stricken parents, frustrated with the progress of the police, enlist the help of private eye Robert Douglas to find her. Has she been taken or did she merely run away? Will the police or will the detective find her first? And will she be found dead or alive? In another story, four guests arrive separately to a gated mansion. As they gather in the living room, some of the guests remember each other. They piece together that they all played a central role in the conviction of Carlos Rivera ten years earlier. They soon meet their host for the evening: recent prison escapee, Carlos Rivera.

In his second book, Eric Lee features nine fast-paced, short mystery and suspense stories. In the short story, Murder in a Coastal Town, a homicide detective, is overcome with grief at the murder of his eight-year-old son. The only witness to the murder is his eleven-year-old daughter. How does he extract detailed information about the murder from a witness who is desperately trying to forget? Will the detective ever be able to catch the murderer and what emotional price is he willing to pay? In another story, the reader is dropped in the jury box of a high profile murder case. The senator's husband could be facing the death penalty if found guilty. The courtroom drama is followed by an intense jury deliberation. Private eye and jury member Robert Douglas is used to solving cases, but how will he sort through the evidence and then be able to convince eleven others to adopt his perspective on the case?

This book features ten short mystery and suspense stories sure to entertain, surprise, and intrigue the reader. In the short story, Murder in a Country Town, the narrator, an avid hunter, is obsessed with killing the sheriff of a small country town. What is at the root of the narrator's hatred toward the sheriff? In a high stakes game of cat and mouse, exactly who has the upper hand? Will the narrator be successful, or will the hunter become the hunted? In another story, a young accountant is working late in the office on a Friday night. Living alone, he calls home to leave himself a simple reminder message. Instead of hearing his answering machine, someone answers the phone. When he asks to speak to himself, the familiar voice says, "Speaking". He quickly comes to a startling realization. The voice sounds identical to his.

Three spacecraft land on earth, their mission: to find the future."The Martian ships had already blasted off, destination Earth, when there came again a terrible barrage from the meteorites that lasted for a very long time. The scientists on Mars were expecting this to happen, and they had already arranged some capsules in the ships ready for the Earth. Mars had taken hits before, but not as heavy as this one..."

A compilation of poems about racism in the workplace and in childhood, including winning entries from the second Black in White Poetry CompetitionThis book, like its predecessor, is dedicated to all those who see and value the benefits of equality, diversity and inclusion, and who labour actively in whatever capacity within this field to help open the minds of those who are the reason why these poems have been written... "As I read the poems I was moved, more than I ever expected, and then made angry, disgusted and frustrated that individuals are still being denied fair opportunities, are attacked and made to feel less, to be devalued. I was also inspired and felt the beauty of the poems..."Avril Lee, Chair of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' Diversity and Inclusion Network"I was so genuinely impressed by the quality of entries. Impressed, too, by the diversity of voice, style, and lived experience. There was an abundance of passion, mainly, I believe, due to the addition of the 'childhood racism' category. The entries... were evocative and profound."Serena Malcolm, judge, Black in White Poetry Competition 2022

A compilation of poems about racism in the workplace and in childhood, including winning entries from the first Black in White Poetry CompetitionThis book is dedicated to all those who see and value the benefits of equality, diversity and inclusion, and who labour actively in whatever capacity within this field to help open the minds of those who are the reason why these poems have been written... ... a must read for anyone who wishes to understand the impact of racism, intentional or otherwise, through the words of those who experience it. Through the powerful poetry in this new book, you will vicariously experience what it means to be Black in a predominantly White world.Anna Kyprianou, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Middlesex UniversityIt was bittersweet to read through all the experiences the talented poets who submitted their work for Black in White's first ever poetry competition have had of racism and discrimination both inside and outside of the workplace.Tia Miles, poet, and Black in White Poetry Competition 2021 judge

Based on a true story. When Janice Richards hears her mother's death-bed confession, that her daughter's real father was a man called Luciano Leggio, she is devastated, but intrigued. Just who was this man? With the help of her husband Charlie, she sets out on a journey of discovery which eventually takes her to Sicily. Caught up in one man's quest for revenge, she falls for a mysterious bodyguard who follows her every move while she is in Palermo. Seven years later when her alleged father dies, the stab in the heart truth is revealed. She returns to Sicily to find Salvatore, the mystery man she fell for.Enjoy this mixture of psychological thriller and love story, with a dash of Italian passion, set against the backdrop of the Sicilian Mafia.

It is an unforgettable day, Monday the 6th of January 2014. - I woke up and Almighty God spoke to me clearly- "I have a message for you for the Prime Minister." Did I hear correctly? I asked myself. "Lord is it you?" I asked. "Yes, it's Me, write the message down."The message started literally downloading.Almighty God started revealing that:The Same Sex Marriage Act of 2013 was a mistake, it crossed the line from heaven, and opens the nation to judgement from Almighty God.God loves gay people as He does everybody else and we all have a duty of love to them, to be kind and to allow equal opportunity and crucially to tell them the truth. The truth of Almighty God is eternal, it does not change with time or fashion. He says: "I am God and I change not."There is deception of the enemy satan behind gay feeling, they do not originate from God. There is a way out which Almighty God has made for gay and all mankind through the sacrifice made by His Son Jesus Christ when He suffered, died on the cross and rose again from the dead on the third day. As you turn to Him, you will find that God is not angry with you, He is not even in a bad mood. To access forgiveness of Jesus Christ, you need to repent, that is change your mind, call on the name of Jesus Christ and align your thinking with God, knowing that Jesus Christ defeated and disarmed satan and gives every believer authority and victory over the wicked one satan. This book explains, with extraordinary clarity, issues that have daunted many government leaders, many Christian leaders, many gay people and many ordinary people.While this book contains the message for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, this message is also meant for Government leaders across the nations of Planet Earth, Christian leaders, gay people everywhere as well as ordinary people across the nations of Planet Earth.