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Author: Alex Wheatle Publisher: Arcadia Books ISBN: 1910050601 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 260
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"Pacey; witty; his characters are real and recognisable" LINTON KWESI JOHNSON "Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion with the full knowledge and understanding that change can only happen through words and actions" STEVE McQUEEN, director of Small Axe South London in the 1980s. Brenton Brown is a 16-year-old mixed-heritage boy who has lived in a children's home all his life. He has never met his mother and is haunted by her loss. The best thing happens: Brenton is reunited with his mother, Cynthia. And then the worst: he falls in love with his beautiful half-sister, Juliet. At the same time, Brenton meets his nemesis in the shape of Terry Flynn, a killer who scars him for life. Brenton must seek revenge. All this leads to an explosive climax as Brenton struggles to hold on to his sanity. Brixton Rock is the powerfully explosive debut of one of the UK's finest writers, with pitch-perfect descriptions of South London street life.
Author: Alex Wheatle Publisher: Arcadia Books ISBN: 1910050601 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 260
Book Description
"Pacey; witty; his characters are real and recognisable" LINTON KWESI JOHNSON "Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion with the full knowledge and understanding that change can only happen through words and actions" STEVE McQUEEN, director of Small Axe South London in the 1980s. Brenton Brown is a 16-year-old mixed-heritage boy who has lived in a children's home all his life. He has never met his mother and is haunted by her loss. The best thing happens: Brenton is reunited with his mother, Cynthia. And then the worst: he falls in love with his beautiful half-sister, Juliet. At the same time, Brenton meets his nemesis in the shape of Terry Flynn, a killer who scars him for life. Brenton must seek revenge. All this leads to an explosive climax as Brenton struggles to hold on to his sanity. Brixton Rock is the powerfully explosive debut of one of the UK's finest writers, with pitch-perfect descriptions of South London street life.
Author: Susan Scott Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9780425193372 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 324
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Fully revised and updated—the national bestselling communication skills guide that will help you achieve personal and professional success one conversation at a time. The master teacher of positive change through powerful communication, Susan Scott wants you to succeed. To do that, she explains, you must transform everyday conversations at work and at home with effective ways to get your message across—and get what you want. In this guide, which includes a workbook and The Seven Principles of Fierce Conversations, Scott teaches you how to: • Overcome barriers to meaningful communication • Expand and enrich relationships with colleagues, friends, and family • Increase clarity and improve understanding • Handle strong emotions—on both sides of the table • Connect with colleagues, customers and family at a deep level Includes a Foreword by Ken Blanchard, the bestselling co-author of The One Minute Manager
Author: Mel A ROWE Publisher: Mel A ROWE ISBN: 0645553808 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 345
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A serious small-town cop. An off-limits stranger. And a treasure hunt that threatens to tear their town apart… Marcus is a man who lives in a world of rules. One of them is to never get romantically involved with anyone who could affect his job. But when the town’s hermit mysteriously passes, a stunning stranger arrives, bringing trouble of a different kind… Wren is searching for answers, trying to decipher the cryptic clues left by the last member of her infamous family. Making it the wrong time for her to fall for the big and beautiful detective sergeant. Trying to keep their relationship strictly professional only fuels their attraction because they’ve never felt more at home—or more like themselves—than when they’re in each other’s arms. But when a grave family secret is unearthed, all hope of a future together takes a dramatic and deadly turn… Get set for a thrilling romantic adventure through the extraordinary Northern Territory outback in this latest instalment in the international bestselling series, which you can enjoy as a standalone story. Are you ready to Escape to a HAPPILY EVER AFTER? #WritteninDUST | #ElsieCreek | #Escape2HEA **The Elsie Creek Series can be enjoyed as a standalone or beautifully binged in order** The Elsie Creek Series is a: ♥7 x finalist for the AUSTRALIAN ROMANCE READERS AWARD ♥2 x finalist for the AUSTRALIAN RuBY – ROMANTIC BOOK OF THE YEAR “Loved the settings & the characters…” Fiona McArthur International Bestselling Author “Mel A. Rowe writes stunningly evocative rural romance… It's So. Damn. Good.” Blush Magazine “RUGGED. ROMANTIC. OUTBACK. ... you are going to want this, oh yes, you are!" Cathryn Hein, Australian Bestselling Award Winning Author. “Mel writes fantastic outback stories!” Maya Linnell, bestselling rural fiction author. "This rural romance has a heart that beats" Imprint Magazine The Reading Order for ELSIE CREEK SERIES: The Art of DUST Diamond in the DUST Caked in DUST Xmas DUST Muster in the DUST Rolled in Dust Written in DUST **The Elsie Creek Series can be enjoyed as a standalone or beautifully binged in order**
Author: Joan Blaney Publisher: Black Amber ISBN: 9781901969177 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 238
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Through real life accounts that capture the,essence of women's adaptability, flexibility and,foresight, From the Kitchen Sink to the Boardroom,Table will empower women to build on the skills,they develop while managing a home and family and,encouraging them to move successfully into the,workplace. Featuring women from varied walks of,life, this book shows how their personal and,domestic skills can and have been harnessed into,profitable and valued leading roles in modern day,business.
Author: Patricia Cumper Publisher: Arcadia Books ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 214
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In 1936, at the age of 13, Gloria is torn away from her island home of Jamaica when her socially ambitious mother decides her the best education money can buy. Forced to attend a grammar school in London, she must adapt to a landscape whose contours are both alien and intriguing. Throwing herself into work, she decides to pursue a career in law and is accepted to Cambridge University. Struggling with prejudice on account of her race and colour, she enters a mixed marriage with a penniless Englishman. These hardships, however, only serve to fuel the fire of her ambition.
Author: Can Akdeniz Publisher: Business Hacker Books ISBN: 149978614X Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 513
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Leadership Academy is a stellar collection of successful leadership books by two renowned business writers, Can Akdeniz and Jonas Stark. Collectively, these four books – Cool Boss: Master 11 Qualities of Today’s Greatest Leaders, Happy Company: How to Create a Happy, Trustable and Successful Business, The 9 Routines of Successful People: A Guidebook for Personal Change, and Go Nuts: The Art of Creativity and Innovation – will help you steer both yourself and your company in a more successful direction. As you’ll learn, leadership skills can be developed in some pretty surprising ways – and innovation, positivity, and happiness all play major roles.
Author: Can Akdeniz Publisher: Can Akdeniz ISBN: 1499120311 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 79
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The 9 Foundations of a Successful Career is the ultimate coaching guide to achieving outstanding success in your continuously developing career, and an indispensable tool for everyone who encountered difficulties along their professional path and needed a new, unbiased perspective that would help them overcome their obstacles.
Author: Lakshmi Persaud Publisher: Arcadia Books ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
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"On the eve of her arrainged marriage, Vasti discovers that she is due to marry the rapist she saw in a sugar cane field years earlier. A horrific dilemma befalls her, she can either speak out, defy convention and bring the family name in disrepute or submit silently to her fate. The emotional strain is too much: the bride to be collapses, and while unconscious, travels in a dream from her home in 1960s Trinidad back to the 18th century city of Jyotika in North India.........." -- Back cover.
Author: Frank McCourt Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0743243781 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 272
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Available at last in paperback is Frank McCourt's critically acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller about how his 30-year teaching career in the public schools of New York City shaped his second act as a writer.
Author: Alex Wheatle
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