Siberia's Lake Baikal is one of nature's most magnificent creations, the largest and deepest body of fresh water in the world. And yet it is nearly unknown outside of Russia. In Sacred Sea--the first major journalistic examination of Baikal in English--veteran environmental writer Peter Thomson and his younger brother undertake a kind of pilgrimage, journeying 25,000 miles by land and sea to reach this extraordinary lake. At Baikal they find a place of sublime beauty, deep history...

"Unlock Your True Earnings: The Essential Blueprint Every Skilled Professional Needs"Do you consistently deliver unmatched value, yet find your income doesn't mirror your expertise? You're not alone in feeling the sting of undervaluation. The annoyance of seeing others, perhaps less skilled, out-earning you can be frustrating.You're not alone.But what if the issue isn't ‘what you do’, but how you position it?What if you could...Command the income that tru...

Lawyers, knives and money. And a bit of magic. Izuli wants none of the Wild. She's an ambitious lawyer, on her way to a new position. Alas, things don't go as planned. A robber baron needs tax advice, and who misses a lawyer? Meanwhile, a band of rogues are on the trail of the big score. Is the pen mightier than the sword?The Servant's Story tells what happens when greed collides with legal cunning. A story of friendship and treachery, set in the magical world of the Wild, where th...

"Unlock Your True Earnings: The Essential Blueprint Every Skilled Professional Needs"Do you consistently deliver unmatched value, yet find your income doesn't mirror your expertise? You're not alone in feeling the sting of undervaluation. The annoyance of seeing others, perhaps less skilled, out-earning you can be frustrating.You're not alone.But what if the issue isn't 'what you do', but how you position it?What if ...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. More Leads. More Clients. More Profit.You are good at what you do. Your clients get results. So why does the money never quite match the difference you make?Most coaches and consultants do not have a delivery problem. They have a lead generation problem and a pricing problem. They value their time instead of the results they create, then work harder for much the same money.This book fixes that.Peter Thomson has been...

There has been a great crime, so the innocent must be punished. Two sisters are separated; one sent into exile, the other to serve a strict order. If they are to find each other again they must re-make themselves from servants into something else. A tale of two young women striving to change themselves and their world as plots and magic swirl about them.

A hunt across the world and through the Wild, with more at stake than the hunters realise.Jayas Zrei's last throw of the dice lost him everything. Everything except his wits, his skills and one companion in adversity. What else to do but try again, double or nothing, death or fortune? Surely luck will favour him this time. The big score has to be out there somewhere.Tol Henze finds people who do not want to be found, and someone will pay her a lot to find Jayas Zrei. The tr...

Armistice Day, November 11, 1940The free world is at war with Germany and Italy. Japan is fighting in China with Hitler pressing her to join the war against the Allies: turning a European conflict into the Second World War.The Blue-Funnel liner 'Automedon' lies 250 miles from the northwest cape of Sumatra, heading for Penang. 16-year-old deckboy, Frank Walker, watches a smudge of smoke on the horizon turn into a ship headin...

The BBC Radio full-cast fantasy adventures of a young wizard in The Fabled LandsWhen the Great Wizard sends young student sorcerer Arcos on a mission, neither of them realises quite how perilous a journey it will prove to be...Around him, Arcos has only a small band of friends and allies, including Kadar, a one-time friend of Arcos's father. Between their rag-tag group and their goal are demons, Deadlands, and diabolical sorcerers, all of which are determin...

Deceit! Perfidy! Back Stabbing! False Witness!,b>Injustice! Double Dealing! Pride and Prejudice!The small Mid West town of Bamptonville, in rural Nebraska use all of these vices against Greg Mitchell to persuade him to quit town.,/p>Greg Mitchell, the English tycoon who lost his business empire to treachery is a man on a mission. After one attempt on his life, and the blackening of his name by false rumours and vengeful conspiracies he's staying put...

At the far north of Asia lies Japan, the mysterious land Marco Polo called Zipangu. When Europeans first visited Japan in the early 1500s it was the large island of Kyushu where they made landfall and began meeting both ordinary fishermen and farmers as well as the samurai and their lords. Kyushu was the gateway into Japan.Yet Kyushu was more than just an entry point for Europeans. It was the stepping stone for the prehistoric immigrants to Japan who came from the Mongolian steppes ...

Both life and golf can offer frustrations and also important lessons on topics ranging from "grinding it out" to versatility, sportsmanship, honesty, and of course confidence. In the words of Grantland Rice, "Like life, golf can be humbling. However, little good comes from brooding about mistakes we've made. The next shot, in golf or life, is the big one."In Golf's Life Lessons, Richard Allen details 55 life lessons that we can learn from time spent on the golf course. In ...