Like all books on the subject, Our Universe is full of images of exploding stars and colliding galaxies. There are powers and distances beyond human comprehension. Darkness surrounds us as we discover most of this place we live in is not available to our eyes and senses. It's all very nice, but you want more than just another "science on parade" book. There is a much more profound story hidden in the beautiful images spread over the scientific world. Everything known to us comes from the U...

Eighteen Wheels is a dark fiction of a careful, methodical serial killer (Shane Carver), who preys on female victims (mostly at truck stops) along interstate forty, between Western Texas and California beginning in the early two thousands. It is also a psychological thriller and suspense novel depicting some of the victims and other characters being pursued, sometimes escaping; sometimes not. Finally it's Mystery and Crime story involving Marylyn (escaped victim), a private investigator (P...

Build, evaluate, and measure effective cybersecurity strategies using real-world threat intelligence and lessons from decades of enterprise defense experience.Key FeaturesApply data-driven strategies to protect, detect, and respond to modern cyber threatsEvaluate Zero Trust, attack-centric, and resilience strategies for enterprise defenseAddress ransomware, API abuse, cloud risks, and AI system securityPurchase of the print or Kindle b...

The demand for quality leaders constantly outstrips the supply. If you’re a pastor, team leader, staff member, or board member, you’re always challenged with a leadership shortage. But what can you do about it?More than you’ve ever imagined. The Leadership Baton equips you with a solution that’s time-proven and right at hand: church-based leadership development. More and more churches are adopting it, and no wonder—the principles that made the early church such a spiritual powerhouse are j...

Northwest Montana is a hikers paradise. Welcome to my guide and I hope it helps you to choose a rewarding hike with awesome scenery and views. I started this guide to help with the hike selection process. Enjoy this large 11 x 8.5 landscape color guide providing each hikes scenery and wildlife photo highlights, GPS maps and elevation profiles, approximate hike duration and distance, hike details and summary, and getting to the trailhead details.Hikes included for Glacier National P...

Lesson Study has been developed and used in Japan for over a century and is increasingly used in the Far East, USA and now in Europe. Lesson Study shows how this powerful model of professional learning has been integrated with the principles of inclusive practice by classroom teachers in the challenging area of teaching pupils in the spectrum from Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) to low attainment. The book illustrates how Lesson Study has been practised and explores the optim...

`This is a useful book and well written reflecting the author′s considerable experience in the field′ - National School Improvement Network News`Management Skills in Schools is a terrific digest of many important issues, built around a clear structure that helps the reader absorb information quickly. For the sheers scale of the references to educational gurus, it′s worth the cover price: here is everything you need to quote′ - Geoff Barton, Friday Magaz...

Improving and maintaining staff performance is an important and often difficult responsibility for school leaders and senior teachers. Offering guidance on diagnosing ineffectiveness, supporting ineffective teachers, and procedures when support isn′t enough, this practical book is designed to help those teachers who manage others.It will help the reader to understand what under-performance is, and to develop a whole school approach to monitoring, supporting and restoring teacher pe...

No other place in the world has been so important to boxing, or produced so many champions, as the small area of London’s East End. But how did this specific part of Britain shape boxing, and what was behind the national and international success of these fighters? In this book, Londoner Jeff Jones tells the unique story of the development of modern boxing. Starting with the unregulated bare-knuckle fights in the docks and taverns, he covers the codification of boxing’s rules, the increasi...

Everyone wants to fall in love, even the loners, and this collection of short stories by author Jeff Jones finds loners at their loneliest and introduces them to the idea of romance. Taken more from imagination than personal experience, each story in the collection presents a man or woman in need of connection and sometimes salvation.There are tales of budding romance and young love. There are stories about long-term romances in need of rejuvenation. Love isnt just romantic, though...

Do you like poetry? This book is great for the poetry seeks. If you want to find romance in the simple things or to just charm that special man or woman in your life. This is a book for readers for romance of all kinds. As you read, you'll wonder how it took you this long to find that perfect book.

The recently introduced Performance Management (PM) arrangements for headteachers and teachers will replace the existing appraisal systems for schools in England. The introduction of PM places a significant responsibility upon governors strategically, and upon senior and middle managers operationally.This is a manual for middle managers and head teachers in secondary schools. It offers support and guidance on the new performance management legislation, the practical issues surround...