Narrated by John Kennedy himself, this audiobook of “America’s most quotable Senator” offers his perceptive (and hilarious) takes on the ridiculousness of political life in this scathingly witty takedown of Washington and its elite denizens.How to Test Negative for Stupid offers the Senator’s tongue-in-cheek guidebook through Washington, punctuated by his thoughts on various issues and humorous stories about life from Louisiana politics an...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of the most distinctive and funny politicians, Senator John Kennedy (the one from Louisiana)—hailed by Politico as “America’s most quotable Senator”—offers his perceptive (and hilarious) takes on the ridiculousness of political life in this scathingly witty takedown of Washington and its elite denizens.How to Test Negative for Stupid offers the Senator’s tongue-in-cheek guidebook th...

There's a whole new world of puppets out there!In Puppet Planet, John Kennedy offers you the insight, tips and trade secrets that only a professional puppeteer can. Learn how to make 12 brand new puppets, then learn how to perform with them! Discover professional staging techniques, as well as ways to make the puppets come alive for your audience.Look inside to:• Create the muscle laden, but amazingly soft, Stuffed Strongman• Craft t...

The History of Steam Navigation is a comprehensive and meticulously researched chronicle that traces the evolution and impact of steam-powered vessels from their earliest conceptual beginnings to their widespread adoption across the globe. Drawing on a wealth of historical documents, personal accounts, and technical records, the book delves into the pioneering experiments of inventors such as James Watt, Robert Fulton, and George Stephenson, highlighting their contributions to the developm...

A retired Detective Inspector investigating a suspicious drowning off Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast for a friend. A rich influential Sheik with a secret agenda, a Lebanese psychopathic criminal businessman with no scruples. Three people, different backgrounds, unknowingly converge to change the destiny of the United Kingdom and it's people forever

This book examines how Russia’s entrepreneurs operate in a business environment beset with risk and uncertainty. The challenges they may encounter include an unreliable judicial system, insecure property rights, arbitrary interference from officials, as well as corruption, harassment, suspicion and violence. Based on extensive original research, including fieldwork within three businesses, this book explores how entrepreneurs survive and some thrive. It focuses on the kind of obstacles the...

Cassie and James return to Whitby in Yorkshire for another thrilling adventure with their pixie friend Ben Snorty

Set in A coastal mining village in Cleveland North Yorkshire in the 1870s It follows a young widowed mans journey from a rural background to the harsh realities of a mining community, where he meets a young girl who will change his life forever

It is regatta week in Whitby North Yorkshire. two youngPixies have escaped and unless stopped could create havoc and spoil the regatta.It is up to Ella and her seagull friend Lara to stop them. It takes all their guile and the help of her Granddad before they can be stopped

This is a book telling my story of 45 years in the music industry, and on the way 'pinching' myself as things happened that I could never have expected in my wildest dreams.Watching Bob Geldof grow from a musician to a global statesman.The thrills and fears of putting on Live Aid and Live 8.Being called an 'idiot' by Princess Diana.Being given the cold shoulder by Björn and Benny from ABBA, but then being part of the story that led to 70 million people seein...

The History of Steam Navigation, is a comprehensive history of the development and impact of steam-powered ships, from their origins in the late 18th century to the mid-19th century. The book covers the major technological advancements, key figures in the industry, and notable events and accidents that shaped the history of steam navigation. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

What might be said, by way of preface to this volume, will be found said already in the introductory chapter and in other parts. It remains only that I bespeak the candid study of the course of argument which I have endeavoured to trace. I am very far from imagining that I have done justice to the subject, or that I could, even if the limits of the volume allowed greater fulness and expansion. But such as it is, it at least indicates evidence which, in amount and character, has never yet b...