Cornelius Brandt cut the seals that made Caldermarch's contracts binding. Every bank vault, every railway charter, every marriage settlement in the city carried his mark.Now he is dead on his own workshop floor, and the ward on the door — the kind that cannot be bribed, forged or mistaken — records that no one came in.The Perpetual Assurance Company sends Harriet Ledgard to establish whether it owes his estate a fortune. She is forty-two, twelve years in claims, and she has...

In a poignant English coastal town, Lesley's journey unfolds—a tale of self-discovery amid the shadow of lifelong medical mystery. From a childhood defined by hospital stays and the companionship of those similarly isolated, to a blossoming adulthood marked by relentless pursuit of identity, her narrative confronts the deep-seated echoes of a secret condition. As a nurse, and later a bereaved partner, she champions resilience, crafting an inspiring tapestry of love, loss, and the indomitab...

With over 1,000 original photographs, this is a true labor of love and an ideal purchase for anyone interested in the history of the Second World War in a more accessible form. The Second World War Illustrated: The Final Year follows the author's visual tour of the war by means of painstakingly researched and digitally restored pictures from the period of the key battlefields and events of the period from September 1944 until the end of the war. The book begins with Montgomery's Market Gar...

Marksmanship skills honed to perfection, driven by necessity and desperation, Edmund Hawksworth hunted with his crossbow to keep his ailing mother alive, only to have her die in his arms. Deserted by his father who had left to fight the Lancastrian cause, the embittered and determined lad set out on a mission of vengeance and became embroiled in the bitter struggle for the throne of England between the Houses of Lancaster and York. There were those in 1461 who avowed that Edmund had been d...

Within health and social care settings, high levels of sustained performance from individuals, teams, organisations and multi-agency collaborations are required. In order to achieve this, both management and leadership have to take a clear and defined role. This book looks at the ′how to′ of performance coaching - from establishing objectives, determining frameworks, processes and systems, to monitoring and taking corrective action as necessary. Coaching in its various forms offers a means...

This 1997 revised and updated biography of the celebrated artist, using the mass of new material which has come to light since Holroyd's two-volume first edition in the mid 1970s, reveals the complete story of John and his circle, from one of our great biographers.John studied at the Slade with his sister Gwen before both of them went to Paris. He lived and worked at feverish speed and his drawings were astonishing for their fluid lyrical line, their vigour and spontaneity. His lif...

Andrew was a son of a powerful sub-king. His father wanted twelve sons, each to be named after one of the twelve holy men he had learned about from an itinerant preacher. When tragedy struck and the kings wife died giving birth to a sixth brother, all talk of faith died with her. The kings eyes turned solely to the defense of his lands. The teachings which were tied to a God whom he thought had failed him, were not to be part of the picture.These were rough times. Vikings were raid...

Sarah Holroyd and her family, owned Ellie for fifteen years, Ellie was very inquisitive and adventurous and loved to explore. The book been written so she could relive the adventures of her much-loved basset hound with everyone.

June: Tempered Steel, the second volume of author June Holroyds memoirs, continues where the first volume, Roots of Steel, finished. This volume picks up in the 1950s, including recollections of her career and her family life over the years. Holroyd describes her intriguing life in intimate and amusing detail, tracing her path through the present day. Praise for the June: Roots of Steel A great story, and a wonderful evocation of recent history. ...

Do you want to sell more books and reach more readers?Do you want to discover how to build an author career for the long-term as well as spike your book sales right now?If you don’t know much about marketing, don’t worry. We all start with nothing.I’m Joanna Penn and back in 2008, I had no book sales, no audience, no website, no social media, no podcast, no email list. No nothing.Now I’m a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of t...

Being a writer is not just about typing. It’s also about surviving the roller-coaster of the creative journey.Self-doubt, fear of failure, the need for validation, perfectionism, writer’s block, comparisonitis, overwhelm, and much more. When you’re going through these things, it can feel like you’re alone. But actually, they are part of the creative process, and every author goes through them too.This book collects the mindset issues that writers experience...

This volume celebrates the contributions of Dr. Eugene Gaffney to the study of turtles, through a diverse and complementary collection of papers that showcases the latest research on one of the most intriguing groups of reptiles. A mix of focused and review papers deals with numerous aspects of the evolutionary history of turtles, including embryonic development, origins, early diversification, phylogenetic relationships, and biogeography. Moreover it includes reports on important but poor...