Firefighters Around the World shows how firefighters in different countries may use different gear, trucks, and techniques. But no matter where they are, they all work together, help others, and keep their communities safe. This book celebrates both what makes firefighters different-and what makes them the same.

There’s no such thing as a healthy plateau. In today’s high-pressure environment, simply “making the numbers” is no longer enough to remain competitive. Instead, exceeding expectations, raising the already high bar, and achieving more than others thought possible is the new path toward sustaining success. But doing so is certainly easier said than done! It requires a clear and objective view of the business and the ability to analyze appropriately the dimensions of talent, strategy, and ex...

This book, following the simple instructions on a bar of soap, will help you apply God's Word to your life in daily and easily digestible, non-intimidating ways. Practical and simple in its use, each page has application notes that can be applied immediately, along with the scripture passages to support the application. Watch yourself daily transform into a more loving, joyful, caring, peaceful, patient, kind, gentle, faithful, self-controlled person. Along the journey you will tackle some...

Simply “making the numbers” is no longer enough to remain competitive. In today’s high-pressure environment, organizations need to overachieve. That level of success requires a clear and objective view of the business—because even the most courageous leader can’t steer a ship in the dark.Is the enterprise Agile? Resilient? Vulnerable? Or Lagging? The Scorecard Solution provides the answer. The book introduces a data-centric tool—the Organizational Prowess Scorecard™—that precisely ...

This book is a collection of poetry that spans 40+ years. It also includes a variety of narrative vignettes including a personal true story, some original jokes, spoken word, and songs. The pieces are somewhat eclectic and range from profound to absurd, deeply meaningful to playfully glib. This is the author's first book.

The plan was simple…Help my brothers with the club “deliveries” over the holiday season, then head back south where it’s nice and warm.I didn’t plan on the snowstorm or running into a familiar face at the local gym.I haven’t seen Jace in over a year, but we’ve been friends for far longer than that.When he offers me a place to stay with him and his wife, I figure it’s better than freezing my ass off in the woods.But it’s more than tha...

DariaMy ex taking our daughters to Disneyland is his latest way to prove Dad Rules and Mom Sucks.While they’re riding roller coasters, I’m taking a trip of my own—a long deserved island getaway for one. And I’m letting my eldest’s swim coaches stay at my place while we’re all gone, and their apartment is fumigated.Except a last minute work emergency means I’m stuck at home, rather than lying on a beach enjoying the view.Fir...

Archie. Finally. Decides. At long last, the answer to the question generations of fans have asked will be answered. Who will Archie choose? Betty or Veronica? Written by Eisner Award-winning comics scribe TOM KING and illustrated by Archie legend and fan-favorite artist DAN PARENT, this is the tale only they can tell. Everyone in Riverdale is waiting for his choice, and all of your favorites, from Josie & The Pussycats to Sabrina the Teenage Witch (and even Hot Dog!), are joining in the fu...

For more than a century, the enduring feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys has been American shorthand for passionate, unyielding, and even violent confrontation. Yet despite numerous articles, books, television shows, and feature films, nobody has ever told the in-depth true story of this legendarily fierce-and far-reaching-clash in the heart of Appalachia. Drawing upon years of original research, including the discovery of previously lost and ignored documents and interviews with re...

A meteorite harbouring an alien lifeform crashes to Earth with horrifying consequences in this gruesome and gripping tale from master of creepy sci-fi Dan Smith. The fifth and final adventure in the Crooked Oak series.What’s slithering about deep underground …?When a meteorite crashes to Earth near Crooked Oak, Pete, Nancy and Krish are determined to find it. But they’re not the only ones …After spotting one of their teachers up on the moor where th...

A school camping trip takes a turn for the sinister in this page-turning thriller for fans of mysteries and the supernatural.What’s hiding in Harwood Forest?When Pete, Nancy and Krish arrive at Heathland Camp for a school trip, they’re in for an adventure – just not the kind they were expecting.Nearby sits the abandoned Harwood Institute. The crumbling buildings are out of bounds but strange screams come from the surrounding forest at night. Mystery shrouds the even...

A ground–breaking experiment at a new research farm quickly grows out of control in this modern take on Day of the Triffids from master of creepy sci-fi Dan Smith.When Pete, Krish and Nancy read a story in the local paper about weird gunk being found in a field where sheep have gone missing next to Hilltop House, they’re sure there’s a mystery to be investigated. The new research farm at Hilltop is working on the creation of new bio-fuels, but when a storm knocks out the power in t...