This collection of 11 personal essays, memoirs, and true stories from Townsend 11, a group of award-winning writers, takes readers on emotional journeys and adventures from California to Croatia to China and back, Ethiopia to Egypt, England to New England, and Hawaii to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Laugh out loud on a family camping trip with an irascible dad, travel down the Nile and through history, take a hilarious and poignant peek inside the airline industry, race a motorcycle across a Chin...

As probably the world's most experienced long distance walker who also writes, Chris Townsend has many stories to tell and many photographs with which to illustrate them. Of all his adventures, those he enjoyed on America's Pacific Crest Trail in the 80s are among his favourites. The Pacific Crest Trail runs 2,600 miles from Mexico to Canada through desert, forest and mountain wildernesses. In Rattlesnakes and Bald Eagles Chris recounts not only his own six-month walk but also the longer s...

Join Olivia Johnson, a determined 2nd grader, on her adventure to make sure her class has the best Valentine's Day treats! When her mom is too busy to bake, Olivia takes matters into her own hands and sets out to create the perfect treats. But with a series of mishaps and setbacks, will she be able to pull it off in time for the big party? Find out in Olivia Johnson and the Valentine's Day Fiasco, a heartwarming story about the power of determination and the love of family.

Robert Townsend, the author of the best seller Up the Organization, is the former CEO of Avis …and the man credited with Getting Avis to Try Harder! Townsend’s Theory Y Management Style is well worth memorizing or at least reviewing weekly!

You hear a lot about the Law of Attraction, but what does it really mean?To put it simply, like energy attracts like energy; the way we think and feel determines the people and situations we experience in life.The philosophy behind the Law of Attraction is all about taking personal responsibility. When you take responsibility for the state of your life and for your decisions, you see that you have essentially created your past and your present life with your thoughts and ac...

WOW Facts! are specifically written for struggling readers. Sharks have a scary reputation as big killers of the oceans. But are they really the 'man-eaters of the deep' that we fear? The ones in this book are! Be warned.

Adrian Mole is thirty-four and three quarters, almost officially middle-aged, when Mr Blair tells Parliament that Weapons of Mass Destruction can be deployed in forty-five minutes and can reach Cyprus.Adrian is worried that he might not get a refund on his holiday. But that's not all that is bothering him. There's his odd girlfriend Marigold who has become distressingly New Age. And his son Glenn who is in Deepcut Barracks. Would Mr Blair have been quite so keen if it had been his ...

**NEVERMOOR: WINNER OF THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2018 YOUNGER FICTION CATEGORY**Step boldly and return to the fantastically Wundrous world of Morrigan Crow and Nevermoor - perfect for all adventurous young readers.Morrigan Crow is determined, daring and ready for a new challenge: to step into her destiny as a Wundersmith, master the mysterious Wretched Arts, and control the power that threatens to consume her. She and her friend...

In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always following the narrative offered by the Spaniards. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were intrigued by the Roman alphabet and, unbeknownst to the newcomers, they used it to write detailed histories in...

'The funniest person in the world' Caitlin Moran'My comfort read. The best diaries ever written - with apologies to Samuel Pepys, Bridget Jones and me' ADAM KAYFEATURED IN 'THE 100 BOOKS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD' BBC ARTSThe FIRST TWO BOOKS in the hilarious and iconic Adrian Mole series from comic legend Sue Townsend._________Friday...

“This Is My Energy: Your Mindfulness Guide to Time Management & Stress-Free Living”One of the great tragedies of our time is that we have the tools and technologies available to us to free up our time and open up our lives to learning, creating, relaxing, and building. And yet….we are so attached to being busy that we spend most of our time looking forward, looking backward, and missing those things that are right in front of us.TIME stands for “This Is My Energy.”W...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first publication of Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole, Penguin Audiobooks are re-releasing the audiobook edition of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 in downloadable audio. This classic of comic fiction is hilariously read by Stephen Mangan, who played Adrian Mole in the The Cappuccino Years and also starred in The Green Wing as the hapless Guy Secretan.*Friday January 2nd...