Auctioning babies makes sense, at least that’s what Market World thinks. After all the baby goes to someone who can give them a good start in life, and the parents get a return for their pain and trouble. For Ed and Matt, the Baby Auction sums up everything that’s wrong with a society based on profit. Then one day Matt rescues a drowning child and they face the question: can love and compassion overcome the harsh laws of Market World?

Keith the fish is hungry, but to get his meal, he must show incredible bravery and eat the bits off a… shark?! Find out if Keith can trust the shark not to eat him first. Then, flip the book and read The Shark and the Fish. It's the same story, but told from the perspective of Liv the shark. Can she stop herself from eating the fish whilst she is being cleaned? This is the amazing true story of the relationship between the fish and the shark and their dependence on each other.

Embark on a joyful journey from the fresh-faced innocence of East Africa, through the tumultuous teenage years at boarding schools, and into the vibrant, promiscuous 60s of London. The author whisks us away to Kashmir on a boat, travels back overland, and eventually settles into a career as a teacher. Along the way, he ventures into leisure management and marketing, navigates the highs and lows of marriage, and even interviews Miss Great Britain With a blend of success and failure, all sha...

Anodised cap badges were first produced in 1 948. This guide provides an illustration and listing for over 400 badges used by the British Forces. '

Although the world's climate has undergone many cyclical changes, the phrase 'climate change' has taken on a sinister meaning, implying catastrophe for humanity, ecology and the environment. We are told that we are responsible for this threat, and that we should act immediately to prevent it. But the apparent scientific consensus over the causes and effects of climate change is not what it appears. Chill is a critical survey of the subject by a committed environmentalist and scientist. Bas...

As early as 1940 political leaders and military commanders responsible for the conduct of the Allied operations relalised that, after a string of disastrous setbacks, national morale could only be restored by taking offensive action against the enemy. With the limited resources available Churchills stirring call to set Europe ablaze called for unconventional solutions and action.From these uncertain beginnings was born a plethora of Allied Special Force units. Inevitably some are household...

Brian Clough famously remarked, 'I'm not equipped to manage successfully without Peter Taylor. I am the shop window and he is the goods in the back.'Often outrageous and always compelling, Peter Taylor and Brian Clough's partnership shook the very foundations of the footballing world. They took two peripheral clubs – Derby County and Nottingham Forest – from the sleepy backwaters of East Midlands football to international renown. The first to pay £1 million for a p...

Fully updated to reflect developments in artificial intelligence (AI), remote working and more, this book brings together two well-loved titles to address emerging trends and challenges in project management and personal development, offering a unique and comprehensive reference book for a new generation of project professionals.In the ever-evolving world of project management, The Lazy Project Manager has been a guiding light for those seeking efficiency through unconvent...

Hated as a foreigner, despised as a woman, I became First Lady of AthensAspasia falls passionately in love with Pericles, the leading statesman of Fifth Century Athens. Artists, writers and thinkers frequent her salon. She hides her past as a sex-worker, trafficked to the city, and becomes Pericles’ lover. Her writings attract the attention of Socrates, and she becomes the only woman to join his circle. She is known throughout the city for her beauty and wit and strives to...

What if the best project manager didn’t exist? In this provocative and future-facing manifesto, Peter Taylor, the original Lazy Project Manager, asks the uncomfortable questions about the impact on his profession from the inexorable rise of artificial intelligence.Traditional project management has created a substantial legacy, but what if project managers aren’t evolving but evaporating? What if success no longer needs a command-and-control human hero at the helm? Thanks to the po...

Public Opinion, Ideology and State Welfare (1985) provides a comprehensive explanation of the patterns of ideas about the welfare state held by both academics and by the general public. It argues that the crisis in the welfare state in the 1980s was misunderstood by most writers in the UK – both on the left and on the right. It presents an alternative account of current developments both in the welfare state and in popular and academic thinking. The author reviews the state of pop...

Do you understand food labels? PETER TAYLOR has created a simple coded system of GOOD, AVERAGE and POOR FOODS giving you instant knowledge to make better informed choices.FAST FOOD is a poor fuel which over time may lead to poor health, increased costs and years of ill health.How does it do this? How does it affect health, the environment, waste, farming methods, land use, addiction, economies and why is it so popular?TAYLOR explores these questions and more, exposi...