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IF YOU'RE TIRED OF REJECTION, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.
Whether you are a novice writer or a veteran who has already had your work published, rejection is often a frustrating reality. Literary agents and editors receive and reject hundreds of manuscripts each month. While it's the job of these publishing professionals to be discriminating, it's the job of the writer to produce a manuscript that immediately stands out among the vast competition. And...
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Born to a poor Lutheran pastor in what is today the Federal Republic of Germany, Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) was a child math prodigy who began studying for a degree in theology before formally committing to mathematics in 1846, at the age of 20. Though he would live for only another 20 years (he died of pleurisy during a trip to Italy), his seminal work in a number of key areas-several of which now bear his name-had a decisive impact on the shape...
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A further collection of entertaining short stories to complete the author's trilogy of world-wide adventures. His intriguing tales are spiced with lively encounters and astute observations, full of humour and wit. His fascinating historical facts are particularly enlightening, and will have you saying, 'Really? I didn't know that.' Each story will leave you wanting more: Teachers' ghostly prank with a bizarre twist. Sampling local whiskey at a village...
4) White Lies
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In Nazi Germany, young Manfred is hardly aware of the influence that draws him into the existing political system. After the War he changes his name and builds up a new career, starting a family, first in the States, later in Britain. While his friends and family have no idea of his activities during the War, his daughter Nora and his grandson Andrew, being interested in recent history, begin to suspect their (grand-) father's dark secret. How far...
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"This is a delightful introduction to the life and ideas of Jean-Paul Sartre. Detmer's writing is clear, engaging, and fun to read. The book weaves together accurate overviews of Sartre's main ideas with convincing reasons these ideas are still relevant today. The book ends with useful summaries of 50 of Sartre's works-a perfect roadmap for anyone who wishes to read Sartre himself. If I had to recommend one book to a friend, colleague, or family member...
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) showed musical talent from an early age and was first taught by his musician father, Johann, an alcoholic who often beat his son. At the age of 21, Beethoven moved to Vienna, where he studied with composer Joseph Haydn, and quickly became renowned as a pianist and conductor, as well as a composer. He continued to perform until 1811 when increasing deafness made it impossible, but until his death in 1827, he continued...
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Alan, Sam, Alice and Aurora continue to fight against the German Forces occupying Hereward. The Nazis plan to achieve a Final Solution of the Jewish problem in Great Britain. The partisans carry out a daring and audacious mission to kidnap two top ranking enemy officers visiting Occupied England.
Young Lions Prey is the fifth book in the Young Lions series and is a fast-paced, gritty novel set in an alternative history of the Second World War.
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When Fiona and James Brett move into their fashionable London home, they discover the attic room harbours a dark and deadly secret. James locks himself away inside, ostensibly to take up oil painting, but he soon becomes moody, even violent.
Local prostitutes are being attacked, and then the Bretts' Polish cleaner is murdered. Another murder soon follows and this time it is even more close to home. James's former lover is found mutilated, mirroring...
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Alan, Sam, Alice and Aurora operate behind enemy lines on L-Day: the Allied liberation of the Occupied South. The partisans suffer grievous losses linking up with friendly forces. Hitler mercilessly crushes an SS coup. The Brotherhood of the Purifying Flame takes advantage of the chaos to pursue its Holy Mission.
Young Lions Pride is the seventh book in the Young Lions series and is a fast-paced, gritty novel set in an alternative history of the...
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Sam, Alan, Alice and Aurora continue to sabotage SS plans to arrest and eliminate a list of targets written in a secret Black Book. The Partisans discover the existence of a shadowy ancient Resistance organization with their own hidden agenda. The Nazis devise a plan to destroy the Hereward guerrillas once for all. Young Lions Attack is the fourth book in the Young Lions series and is a fast-paced, gritty war novel set in an alternative history of...
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Sam, Alan, Alice and Aurora continue to fight against the German forces occupying England. The guerrillas sabotage SS plans to build a concentration camp and also prepare for L-Day: the Allied liberation of the Occupied South. The partisans take steps to deal with a traitor amongst their ranks.
Young Lions Feast is the sixth book in the Young Lions series and is a fast-paced, gritty novel set in an alternative history of the Second World War.
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12) Young Lions Roar
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In this sequel to Young Lions, three British teenagers - Alan, Sam and Alice - continue to valiantly resist the Nazis and the British Fascists. A Spanish Civil War vendetta spills blood onto the streets of Hereward. Alan and Sam discover that Paul Mason has survived the St. George's Day Massacre. The Resistance attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler and Alice is kidnapped by the S.S. Alan joins the Blackshirts and tries to sabotage the German invasion...
13) Simply Hegel
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) attended the Gymnasium Illustre and, at the age of 18, entered the Tübingen Seminary, from which he received his theological certificate in 1793. His early writings, composed while he was serving as a family tutor in Bern and Frankfurt, dealt with religious subjects. From 1801 until his untimely death thirty years later, Hegel held professorships at several prestigious universities and went on to write the...
14) Without a Doubt
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Following the tragic disappearance of his parents and unborn sibling, Jimmy Giddion is torn from his life in the States to a solitary existence in Africa. During these formative years, he discovers a rare talent for computer hacking and decides to use his skills to find his family, but is soon thrown into a world of corruption embroiled in modern-day diamond mine claim jumping. With the reward for his deception intact and his newly-found ally Paul...
15) Doubt Revisited
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Without a doubt, Jimmy Giddion's previous hacking exploits appear to reap everything he hoped for, until by chance he discovers his adversaries were responsible not only for his parents' sad demise, but with duping him into taking part. Although he now has the life he craves with his family and new wife, the deep-seated urge to reverse the wrong that had been done overwhelms him.
Once again with the help of his friend and confidant Paul Max, they...
16) Payback
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The transition from educated family man to wealthy land owner and well-liked pillar of the Caribbean community, William Forester, having morphed into 'Bill Pascal', remains more determined than ever to seek revenge against his wealthy adversary.
Whilst not losing sight of his goal of being reunited with his wife and children with his ill-gotten gains intact, with the help of his friend Paul Max, he continues his journey of retribution despite making...
17) Just Deserts
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The extraordinary challenges facing our well-established character now known as 'Bill Pascal' are all too evident as William Forester seeks to remain invisible to the outside world.
A chance encounter leaves him feeling vulnerable once more and he steps up his efforts to discredit and bankrupt the man he holds responsible for the years of struggle he has encountered.
Notwithstanding the fortune he has amassed and the now comfortable lifestyle he...
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These fun stories for children aged 5 - 7 years are about the adventures of different buses in the Little Bus Company, and are set in rural England during the last twenty years.
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Eric Turns Super Yellow
Michael Discovers a Postbus
Geoffrey Loses His Top
A Day at the Seaside
Rachel to the Rescue
Buses on Parade
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You need this book if you want to be an entrepreneur. This book will give you all the tools you need to become a successful entrepreneur. It's packed with practical information gained over thirty-five years in building businesses, which can be applied to any business.
50 Skills The Entrepreneurs' Handbook will teach you how to:
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A chance encounter, a road accident, an air crash, a hold-up at a bank:
How do such events connect people?
How do people see the situations from their different perspectives?
Three narrative strands follow the lives of three individuals – Peter, Cathy and Ivan – through the second half of the 20th century, from post-war austerity and mediocrity in the 1950s and 1960s to the fast-moving life-style of the present decade, whereby the plot is embedded...