DedicationTo everyone who's ever dared to love and stumbled through the tangled mess of joy and heartbreak—this book is for you. To the bruised hearts who keep hoping, to the souls who stitch themselves back together after being undone, and to those who bravely reach out for connection again, even when it feels impossibly hard.I write these pages for every brother and sister who's searched for warmth in the cold shadow of disappointment, who's watched love slip through trem...

Trade the exhausting urban grind for peaceful rural living using this practical, step-by-step relocation roadmap. Whether you are a burnt-out remote worker seeking fresh air or a growing family craving open space, this actionable guide helps you evaluate your true motivations. Move beyond romanticized holiday daydreams and build a realistic foundation for your life-changing fresh start.Transitioning to a countryside community requires more than a love for nature; it demands smart b...

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.How did the skateboard go from a menacing fad to an Olympic sport? Writer and skateboarder Jonathan Russell Clarkanswers this question by going straight to the sources: the skaters, photographers, commentators, and industry insiders who made such an unlikely rise to worldwide juggernaut possible. Skateboarders are their own historians, which means the real history of skating ex...

The title says it all, this is a guide book of how not write poetry through example. It is for those who see the world peripherally and take note of the incongruous. From skinny calved hipsters to World War 2 and boy bands. This is poetry for the brilliant, the lazy, the unenlightened or maybe it is just for those who tire of poetry. It is tiring isn't it? Get out your pillows and enjoy!

Jack has lived a long, satisfied life. He has had his fair share of adventures and adversities whereby the sum of his vast experiences has tempered his perspective just a bit. His moral compass for right and wrong have been tested but he refuses to give up on how he was raised. Remembering to always treat people with dignity and respect, and a healthy dose of country living, has always been Jack's foundation. Mix in a little humor from time to time and Jack seems to do just fine.Ja...

Heart on the Wall is a collection of poems about the joys of parenting young children and other stuff.

Generative AI and the remote-work revolution show us every day that we're in a new era. The rules and norms have changed—and so must leadership.And yet, coercive bureaucracy, hierarchy, and control—old ways of thinking and working—are still with us, a deep-seated and powerful legacy. We are living through a profound transition from an old, industrial era to a new one that is digital, transparent, and complex.In this important new book by former dean of Harv...

Generative AI and the remote-work revolution show us every day that we're in a new era. The rules and norms have changed—and so must leadership.And yet, coercive bureaucracy, hierarchy, and control—old ways of thinking and working—are still with us, a deep-seated and powerful legacy. We are living through a profound transition from an old, industrial era to a new one that is digital, transparent, and complex. In Leading Through, the dynamic struggle betwee...

Troy has fallen. After ten years of fighting and a savage final massacre, the victors quarrel over what remains and turn their minds to home. Menelaus must decide the fate of Helen, whose incomparable beauty ignited the war. And Agamemnon must return to the fury of Clytaemnestra, who has neither forgotten nor forgiven his choice to sacrifice their daughter.

Bringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy and of the heroes who fought there. Enraged by the betrayal of Helen and Paris, Menelaus and his brother, the High King Agamemnon, gather their allies and set out to conquer the city of Troy. Aboard their ships and behind the city’s walls are figures whose names and deeds echo through history – the wily strategist Odysseus, the Trojan champion Hector and the fiercely proud, imp...

Traumatised by the slaughter that his ingenuity unleashed upon the people of Troy, Odysseus believes himself unworthy of returning home. Embarking on an epic journey to the ends of the world and deep into the shadows of his own heart, Odysseus turns at last for Ithaca, where his wife and son await, besieged by rivals who believe – and wish – him dead.

With the 2016 presidential election just weeks away, five simultaneous murders on three continents lead to an investigation revealing the recent black-market sale of five nuclear weapons. But who bought them? And what is their intended target?Washington fears the bombs are timed to explode in major American cities before the election. They call on intelligence expert Ray Bowman to prevent the attack. With the help of a Mossad agent and a female South African intelligence officer, h...