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| PLEASING PEOPLE : How Not to Be An "Approval Junkie" [Lou Priolo] Are you a people pleaser? Are you addicted to approval from others, and would do just about anything to get that approval? Biblical counsellor Lou Priolo exposes all the prideful manifestations of this problem and, as always, offers solid, systematic Biblical solutions! Even readers who feel that they do not have this problem should read this helpful book. { 256pp, 155x230mm, December 2007; PB, £12.50, 1596380551:9781596380554 , AtlasBooks (Calvary Press) } |
| PINKY & PEANUT : Trouble Times Two [Deena Cook & Cherie McIntosh] Ages 4 to 8 years. Pinky and Peanut are best friends. With a clubhouse, a journal and a silly dog, Pinky and Peanut are learning that with a little imagination anything is possible. Pinky couldn't believe it. Peanut was supposed to be her best friend. Why was she spending so much time with Tammy? To make matters worse, Pinky's mom and dad were acting funny. Pinky just knew something strange was happening in Oakdale. Was this going to be the best second grade year or was Pinky in for a long and lonely year. Readers will join Pinky as she learns that even though change can be scary it can be exciting too! With a little help from her family and Peanut, Pinky will learn a lesson that will change her life forever. { 92pp, 135x190mm, October 2008; PB, £4.50, 0979702011:9780979702013 , AtlasBooks (P&P Publishing ) } |
| CAUSEVILLE [Jennifer & Charsya Paul. Illustrated by Charsya Paul] Things always stayed the same in the little cosy town of Causeville, until one mom stood up for a cause that was different and changed the whole town. { 18pp, 225x175mm, August 2009; PB, £9.99, 0982004214:9780982004210 , AtlasBooks (P2 Manga) } |
| DARK-N-LIGHT [Charsya Paul] Ages 13 years & over. Velika and Kiara are the royal daughters of the two queens of Karona. With no memory of their past lives, they are temporarily forced to live on earth, not knowing when they will ever return home. They cross paths with two boys and end up joining forces on a quest to solve their shrouded past. The thing is, the boys have a secret as well -- they just don't know it yet. { 130x180mm, July 2009; PB, £9.50, 0982004206:9780982004203 , AtlasBooks (P2 Magna) } |
| GENERATION WE : How Millenial Youth Are Taking Over America and Changing our World [Eric Greenberg & Karl Weber] In the last three years, the Millennial Generation has emerged as a powerful political and social force. Currently including young people up to 29 years of age, the Millennials are the largest generation in history; they are independent, politically, socially, and philosophically and they are spearheading a period of sweeping change in America and around the world. The purpose of GENERATION WE is to explore the emerging power of the Millennial generation, to describe the positive changes they are ready to drive, and to show how the Millennials (and their supporters from other generations) are poised to change our nation and our world for the better. { 248pp, 200x250mm, November 2008; PB, £16.99, 0982093101:9780982093108 , AtlasBooks (Pachatusan) } |
| ESSENTIAL LOW BACK PROGRAM : Relieve Pain & Restore Health [Robin Rothenberg] Book & 5 CDs. Millions suffer from low back pain. There is hope though. The "Essential Low Back Program" offers clinically proven relief. Seventy-eight percent of the participants of a recent National Institute of Health study who followed The Essential Low Back Program experienced a significant reduction in their pain levels in just 12 weeks. In addition, they gained life long tools to help keep their backs strong and restore their overall well-being. Nationally renowned yoga therapist Robin Rothenberg designed The Essential Low Back Program for everyone, regardless of body type or previous yoga experience. The program consists of five developmental yoga practices which are thoroughly explained and illustrated in the accompanying booklet. Each practice lays the foundation for the next and is progressively more challenging. Readers can use the CDs and booklet separately or in conjunction with each other for ease of learning. Robin's soothing voice explains these gentle, yet effective practices with her trademark clarity. Her explicit explanations take the guesswork out of finding the appropriate body positions and provide a safe way to learn to relax, stretch, and strengthen the lower back. { 68pp, 185x255mm, March 2008; SB, £41.99, 0980230101:9780980230109 , AtlasBooks (Pacific Institute of Yoga Therapy) } |
| OTHER SIDE OF HELL [Bob Adamov] In 1944 a mysterious German raider from Hitler's pirate fleet disappears in the Caribbean. Years later, a Soviet frigate sinks off Grand Cayman Island. A tragedy on the dangerous wintry ice of Lake Erie causes Washington Post investigative reporter Emerson Moore to escape to the Cayman Islands. There, he is drawn into the intrigue surrounding nefarious Jamaican drug lord, Pryce Clarke, and his surreptitious underwater activities in Boatswain's Bay off of DiveTech. At the same time, Moore stumbles across information regarding the missing German raider and uncovers a deadly Soviet Union plan for the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The provocative cast of characters include Moore's Ex-Navy SEAL buddy Sam Duncan, legendary Put-in-Bay singer Mike "Mad Dog" Adams, an attractive and reticent Jamaican woman, a furtive Royal Cayman Police Superintendent and the rapscallions at Durty Reid's Bar and Grille in Red Bay. From the wintry ice of the Lake Erie Islands to the warm breezes of the Cayman Islands, The Other Side of Hell delivers a pirate's treasure of murder, mayhem and suspenseful underwater scuba action with eels, barracuda and jellyfish. Each copy of the book includes a companion 11-song CD entitled The Other Side of Hell, written and sung by popular island singer Mike "Mad Dog " Adams." { 305pp, 155x230mm, June 2008; HB, £24.99, 0978618416:9780978618414 , AtlasBooks (Packard Island Publishing) } |
| PROMISED LAND : Vatican Intrigue Meets Hurricane Katrina [Bob Adamov] A Vatican envoy on a secret mission is murdered and an invaluable gold cross is stolen during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The cross and its hidden message surface in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hits. Grisly serial murders in Put-in-Bay and the French Quarter lure a Washington Post investigative reporter into an intricate labyrinth complicated by confidential documents stolen from the Vatican's Secret Archives and two rogue priests, banished from the Vatican. From the blue waters surrounding Lake Erie's South Bass Island to the sultry heat of Louisiana's vibrant French Quarter, Promised Land delivers police corruption, medical suspense, perilous alligator and poisonous snake encounters, the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina, and a string of gruesome murders. The trail of the murders leads the reporter to the surprising discovery of a document that may destroy the legitimacy of the United States. { 267pp, 155x230mm, August 2006; HB, £20.99, 0978618408:9780978618407 , AtlasBooks (Packard Island Publishing) } |
| WILD HOOFBEATS : America's Vanishing Wild Horses [Carol Walker. Foreword by Ginger Kathrens] Wild horses: bold, elusive, independent. Above all, free. Or are they? Most of us consider wild horses honoured emblems of our Western spirit, but some see them as a resource to exploit or even a pest to eliminate. Which are they? For Carol Walker, the photographer and author of "Wild Hoofbeats", the answer begins not in abstract argument over symbols and statistics, but with the horses themselves. In images that move fleetly from the pages straight into our hearts, Walker brings to brilliant life the horses of the Adobe Town herd in Wyoming's Red Desert, and we gain a priceless perspective on these graceful, courageous animals. Walker gathered these dynamic images over years spent observing (sometimes at a distance, often within a mere stride or two) the bands of the Adobe Town herd. She emerged from her experience with a sense of personal acquaintance with the horses, a deep respect for their social allegiances and intelligence and a heart fully engaged by their plight. As art, the photographs are elegant. As documentary, they are evocative. In every respect, they are indelibly memorable. But Walker doesn't offer just photographs. In quiet, spare prose Walker invites us to journey with her as she meets the horses in the initial blur of mass impression, then band by band, and eventually, individual by individual. We come to recognise each stallion and note as the seasons pass the new battle scars, the special attention each gives to a favourite mare. We understand which mare is tender, which is a disciplinarian with her baby. And of course, we grow attached to the youngsters, first as curious foals, finally as adults venturing into perilous independence. In the final chapters, Walker takes us on the roundup done by the Bureau of Land Management to control herd population, and we hold our breath. Which ones return home to their family bands, and which are separated forever? Ultimately, we are as invested in these horses as if they are our own. So travel with Carol Walker through "Wild Hoofbeats", savour every painterly image and every poignant story, but beware: you cannot venture through this book and emerge unchanged. REVIEW: Recipient of the 2008 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Photography; Honorable mention, Eric Hoffer Award, Art category; Recipient of the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards regional award, West-Mountain: Best Regional Non-Fiction; National Indie Excellence Awards: Finalist in the Art category; Finalist, 2009 Benjamin Franklin Awards, Animals/Pets category. "Carol Walker's love of wild horses is evident. The collection of masterful photographs in Wild Hoofbeats, along with the insightful and personal account of her experiences, gives us a poignant glimpse into the secret and oftentimes tragic world of America's wild horses. Through her sincere commitment and dedication, Carol is helping to bridge a very important gap between two worlds." -- Tony Stromberg, author of Spirit Horses "This lovely coffee table book illustrates the plight of wild horse herds throughout Western America and focusing on the Southwestern corner of Wyoming. There is excellent material for everyone interested in the subject. The combination of beautiful pictures and cogent writing makes this coffee table book a fascinating read." -- Heartland Reviews "With an attachment to her subjects that is reminiscent of Jane Goodall's famous studies, Carol invites us to meet and care for the "families" she became a part of. Carol Walker, through this elegant "documentary," reminds us why wild horses are the symbol of America's free spirit. She also reminds us that these horses and the lands they roam are part of the public domain. They belong to us and Carol urges us to take better care of what is ours." -- Reins Magazine "Walker has a passion for the future of these wild horses that are decreasing in numbers in the US. She uses amazing photographs and her own experiences to tell their story. Walker talks about the land mismanagement and suggestions for future protection from large wild horse removals, which continue to threaten an already declining population. We are encouraged, as US citizens, to stand up and make a difference for these true symbols of the American west heritage and for the sake of the animals themselves." -- Apogee Photo Magazine { 160pp, 285x225mm, December 2008; PB, £24.99, 0981793649:9780981793641 , Painted Hills Publishing } |
| HOWARD POWERLESS : The Rise & Fall of the Howard Savings Bank [Paul A Luscombe] "Howard Powerless" tells the story of the years leading up to the McCormick administration. The key executives were John Kress and Murray Forbes, depicted as "benevolent despots" who encouraged a comfortable working environment. The Howard was the envy of the other NJ banks as the ideal place to work. But this "laid back manner" plus some awkward attempts at transferring power may have set the bank up to be "used" by the abuse of power. Such contentment undoubtedly led to the Board of Directors being lulled into a sense of security. Enter McCormick. Exit the Howard Bank. { 238pp, 155x230mm, September 2003; HB, £24.99, 0970437218:9780970437211 , AtlasBooks (Pal Publishing Co) } |
| PILLS, BILLS, & PARKINSON'S DISEASE : Coping with the On-Off Syndrome [Paul A Luscombe] Paul Luscombe was a relatively young 53 years old when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in February 1992. His initial symptoms included numbness in the hands and legs, a moderate limp, general form of body rigidity, and highly illegible handwriting. His original thought was that he wanted to rid himself of these conditions to improve his golf game. It was quite a shock after a physical exam and an MRI of his brain to hear the neurologist, Dr. Melvin Vigman, officially label him as a Parkinsonian. Suddenly, he felt a lot older than 53 and was comparing himself with the older residents of his in-laws' nursing home, destined to become a zombie-like creature. { 273pp, 140x215mm, January 2006; HB, £20.50, 0970437234:9780970437235 , AtlasBooks (Pal Publishing Co) } |
| JUNE KEITH'S KEY WEST & THE FLORIDA KEYS [June Keith] From Key Largo to the Dry Tortugas, this true insider's guide to Florida's subtropical islands, offers a comprehensive look at famous attractions such as daily sunset celebrations, historic bars, renowned restaurants, and America's only living coral reef. Supplemented with information about local hidden gems, it offers tips about secret gardens, hip diners, and beachfront bistros. The swashbuckling history of the Keys and some of its most famous inhabitants are brought to life with charming text-from Jimmy Buffett to the ever-present ghosts of Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams. { 560pp, 140x200mm, September 2005; PB, £15.99, 0974352403:9780974352404 , IPG (Palm Island Press) } |
| POSTCARDS FROM PARADISE : Romancing Key West [June Keith] Detailing life in tiny, artsy, anything-goes Key West -- where Broadway composers and bestselling authors live on the same funky blocks as housekeepers, bartenders, and tour guides -- this updated collection of essays and columns about island life features pieces that first appeared in the Miami Herald. Profiles of colorful characters such as an Italian heiress who waits tables, a dishwasher with a PhD, and a taxi-driving opera singer provide a kaleidoscopic portrait of residents living, working, and playing in a caste-free, rowdy paradise. { 295pp, 140x220mm, September 2006; PB, £12.50, 0974352411:9780974352411 , IPG (Palm Island Press) } |
| COFFEEHOUSE INVESTOR : How to Build Wealth, Ignore Wall Street, & Get On With Your Life [Bill Schultheis] Schultheis shows readers that by focusing more on their passions and creativity, and less on money and the hype and hysteria of Wall Street, they will actually build more wealth -- and improve the quality of their lives at the same time. The prose may be charming, but the investment advice is powerful and timely. Successful investing has nothing to do with 'hot' stocks and 'cool' mutual funds, but is achieved by adhering to the three simple steps set forth in 'The Coffeehouse Investor'. There are ways to simplify investment decisions when building a sophisticated portfolio. With just a minimum of effort investors can learn to implement these steps and begin the gratifying process of building wealth, ignoring Wall Street, and getting on with life. { 170pp, 140x215mm, May 2005; PB, £12.50, 0976585707:9780976585701 , AtlasBooks (Palouse Press) } |
| MEPHISTO ON WING [Antoinette Pannard] Antoinette Pannard presents a brilliantly woven tale of the dark and sinister realm of organised crime and its relationship with the Roman Catholic Church. Mephisto on Wing follows the emotionally tormented existence of Janus Chilo, a prominent figure in the New York art scene who secretly suffers from life-long amnesia. Lost in the despair of loneliness and alcoholism, and nearing insanity, he walks away from fame and fortune to fulfil what he believes to be his true spiritual calling as a Catholic priest. Finding little solace in his new role, he struggles with the demons that haunt him. Slowly, shockingly, the conspiracy surrounding his true identity begins to unravel. The problem of paedophile priests is addressed scathingly and with no apologies, while it brings the reader behind the closed doors of this depraved subject matter. { 376pp, 160x235mm, October 2008; HB, £21.99, 0979463300:9780979463303 , AtlasBooks (Pannard LLC) } |
| HUNT : A Novel [Jan Neuharth] The complex and romanticised lifestyle of elite foxhunters is revealed in this thrilling murder mystery. An attractive and wealthy lawyer and horseman, Doug Cummings personifies the old money equine subculture of Middleburg, Virginia. Driven to succeed, Cummings's climb to the top is halted when he becomes the target of a twisted scheme to frame him for the murders of his former lover and horse groom. As Cummings attempts to find the true culprits, the conflicting forces of his community offer a revealing look at how vengeance, love, and envy obscure the search for truth and justice. { 348pp, 155x230mm, September 2005; PB, £12.50, 0972950311:9780972950312 , IPG (Paper Chase Farms Publishing) } |
| HUNT : A Novel [Jan Neuharth] The complex and romanticised lifestyle of elite fox hunters is revealed in this thrilling murder mystery. An attractive and wealthy lawyer and horseman, Doug Cummings personifies the old-money equine subculture of Middleburg, Virginia. Driven to succeed, Cummings's climb to the top is halted when he becomes the target of a twisted scheme to frame him for the murders of his former lover and horse groom. As Cummings attempts to find the true culprits, the conflicting forces of his community offer a revealing look at how vengeance, love, and envy obscure the search for truth and justice. { 345pp, 155x230mm, April 2004; HB, £20.99, 0972950303:9780972950305 , IPG (Paper Chase Farms Publishing Group) } |
| CHASE : A Hunt Country Suspense Novel [Jan Neuharth] Set in the elite foxhunting community of Middleburg, Virginia, this fast-paced mystery, packed with scandal, envy, vengeance, and love, unfolds when Doug Cummings, an attractive and driven lawyer and horseman, realise s that someone is out to kill him when he barely escapes a suspicious accident. With his only known enemy-twisted psychopath Zeb McGraw-behind bars, Doug is forced to ask himself Could someone on the outside be helping McGraw? and Could the culprit be the mysterious cowboy who, almost too miraculously, helped save my horse? Caught in the middle is alluring horsewoman Kendall Waters, recently divorced and battling the demons of her past. As the chilling plot unfolds, Doug struggles to hunt down the would-be killer and end the nightmare, no matter the cost. { 329pp, 155x230mm, May 2006; HB, £20.99, 097295032X:9780972950329 , IPG (Paper Chase Farms Publishing Group) } |
| FLOURISHING WITH FOOD ALLERGIES : Social, Emotional & Practical Guidance for Families with Young Children [A Anderson] Flourishing With Food Allergies: Social, Emotional and Practical Guidance for Families With Young Children is an empowering guide for those who are coping with a food allergy in today's world. By sharing her own personal experiences and successes, as well as those of numerous families, doctors and teachers, author A. Anderson has provided an immense and invaluable compilation of practical experience. The book begins by showcasing fifteen case studies of families who have successfully handled food allergies in their young children. These case studies offer parents and caretakers an opportunity to learn about social, emotional and practical aspects of raising a child with food allergies. Seven additional interviews from a variety of doctors and teachers are provided for professional perspectives, advice and positive support. They describe different experiences, attitudes, and beliefs about the increase in food allergies in children and other disorders that might be affected by food allergies such as asthma and ADHD. This practical and positive guide is not just for parents, Grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, caretakers, paediatricians, therapists, school cafeteria and restaurant workers will learn valuable information about how to handle food allergies and support these children. The book also provides a number of other tools, lists of food ingredients and additives to avoid, school and travel preparedness checklists, and discussions of myth versus fact relative to food allergies. Further, the pros and cons of a 504 Disability Plan are explored and compared with a less formal Action Plan for handling food allergies in children attending school. In addition, Anderson relies upon her personal experience in finding food-free activities and handling food-filled events to further empower families and children cope with food allergy-related issues. All of these tools seek to educate and prepare caretakers both in practical and emotional terms and avoid "scare tactics" sometimes found in other sources. REVIEW: "Although empowering is a word often overused these days, I can say without the shadow of a doubt that the parent who has this book will be greatly empowered in the day-to-day challenge of raising happy and healthy food-allergic children. Grandparents and professionals who work with children would also empower both themselves and children in their care by reading this enormously helpful book." --Dennis Littrell, Top 50 Reviewer, Amazon { 360pp, 155x230mm, July 2008; PB, £20.99, 0615187048:9780615187044 , AtlasBooks (Papoose Publishing) } |
| BOOK OF LIFE : God, Cosmos & Man -- A New Understanding of Human Nature [Victor Shane] “Book of Life” confirms the existential stumbling block and cosmic pitfall that the Bible has been warning about for thousands of years, encouraging mankind to overcome both. The hour is late and the old model of human nature mortally flawed. It is time for another tectonic shift -- a Spiritual Revolution. { 308pp, 155x230mm, November 2003; PB, £22.50, 1878832042:9781878832047 , AtlasBooks (Para-Anchors International) } |
| IN GOD WE TRUST : Understanding the Culture War in a Scientific Age -- The Pitched Battle for the Soul of America [Victor Shane] What is America's culture war really about? Who are the warring factions and what do they want? What set of beliefs drives the ideology of the right and left? How do these beliefs divide America? As the culture war reaches its boiling point, the reader you can find answers to these and other questions in this book. { 214pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; PB, £16.99, 1878832050:9781878832054 , AtlasBooks (Para-Anchors International) } |
| NAUTICAL ALMANAC 2008 : Commercial Edition [United Kingdom Hydrographic Office] The cornerstone for all celestial navigation, listing the celestial bodies used for navigation, a sight reduction table, and other information valuable to the offshore navigator. The content of this edition is identical to the United States Naval Observatory edition. Paradise Cay Publications is the only entity in the United States other than the US Government legally authorised to publish the full contents of the Nautical Almanac. { 358pp, 180x255mm, July 2007; PB, £20.99, 0939837765:9780939837762 , Midpoint Trade Books (Paradise Cay Publications) } |
| BURNING BRIGHT IN THE CLASSROOM : Practical, Proven Strategies to Motivate, Challenge, & Support Advanced & Gifted Learners [David Palmer, Ph.D.] An extensive menu of practical, teacher-tested techniques fills this easily referenced guide designed to help both beginning and experienced educators reach advanced and high-ability students of all levels. Through specific examples, decision trees, and brief surveys, this handbook matches student traits with education strategies while also giving a thorough overview of research-based approaches such as single-subject and whole-grade acceleration and off-site talent search programming. Presented in a classroom-friendly format -- including teacher reproducibles and worksheets -- this reference can be used in the classroom immediately and every day. { 246pp, 215x280mm, August 2009; PB, £24.99, 0977109828:9780977109821 , IPG (Parent Guide Books) } |
| DR SUSAN'S GIRLS-ONLY WEIGHT LOSS GUIDE : The Easy, Fun Way to Look & Feel Good! [Dr Susan S Bartell] This enlightening guide enables adolescent girls to address more than just weight loss -- it explores concepts such as empowerment, self-esteem, and healthy lifestyle choices. Teenage girls are given the tools to recognise and break away from unhealthy patterns, including harmful diets, by discussing the many ways in which depression, anger, and low self-esteem can translate into eating and weight gain and how to find healthier, less destructive ways of coping. Supportive information details what girls can do to attain a healthy body and mind, and provides tips on how to help parents be more supportive. Educational but fun quizzes and games focus on diet and exercise, as well as coping mechanisms for dealing with the media, peer pressure, and eating disorders. { 272pp, 155x230mm, March 2006; PB, £12.50, 097215020X:9780972150200 , IPG (Parent Positive) } |
| CALIFORNIA HEALTHY: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDITION : The Adventurer's Guide to Local Delicacies, Fine Wine, Great Walks & the Good Life [Patricia Hamilton, Chef Biron & Janel Willette] Appealing to the growing numbers of local residents and travellers concerned with finding delicious food that promotes a healthy body and a healthy environment, this unique guidebook provides tempting and wholesome recommendations for every locale. Sections on sustainable foods, wine-tasting, agritourism, recipes with wine pairings, recreational areas, off-leash dog walks, and healthy walking tips from an exercise physiologist round out the wealth of information. Maps, directions, pricing information, hours of operation, and an extensive list of annual events are clearly laid out in an accessible format that is colour- and icon-coded. REVIEW: "Whether you are traveling or staying close to home, Patricia Hamilton points the way to finding farmers' markets, food festivals, and markets that offer the finest in fresh ingredients for healthy eating." -- Bob Walch, The Monterey County Herald" { 344pp, 125x210mm, September 2007; PB, £16.99, 1877809438:9781877809439 , IPG (Park Place Publications) } |
| CARE & MAINTENANCE OF HEAVY JETS [Christian Parker] The Care and Maintenance of Heavy Jets is a look into the world and culture of airline aircraft maintenance. It is also a very unique study of current American industrial labour and productivity problems. { 204pp, 140x215mm, January 2010; PB, £16.99, 0981583830:9780981583839 , AtlasBooks (Olympic Dispatch) } |
| THE CARE & MAINTENANCE OF HEAVY JETS [Christian Parker] The Care and Maintenance of Heavy Jets is a look into the world and culture of airline aircraft maintenance. { 205pp, 140x215mm, July 2008; PB, £16.99, 0981583806:9780981583808 , AtlasBooks (Parker Marine & Aviation Svcs) } |
| ON THE MONEY JOURNAL : The Guide For How You Can: Acquire, Protect & Play with Our Most Popular Commodity -- Money! [C Stephen Guyer] "On the Money" -- now in its fifth year of syndication - is the financial column C-level executives just can't wait to get their hands on. Published monthly by American Cities Business Journals, "On the Money" is a refreshingly candid (and sometimes humorous) look at the stuff that makes the world go 'round. { 232pp, 155x230mm, October 2007; PB, £15.99, 0977940500:9780977940509 , AtlasBooks (Parsifal Press) } |
| PASSION BETWEEN THE SHEETS OF LIFE : An Open Heart [Irene Brautigam] This is the true story about two passionate people whose lives collide, as if by fate. Watch as they reconnect in life and discover a love that is intense, addicting, and tumultuous. Are they each other's divine destiny or are they on a path of leading to heartbreak? This story is not only about the passion between these two people, but about having an almost overwhelming passion for all things in life. It is bound to arouse the great passion that exists in all of us, and will release it from the depth of our hearts and souls. In this, we will be able to not only achieve greater success in our relationships, but in all aspects of our lives. { 221pp, 155x230mm, June 2009; HB, £29.50, 0981267602:9780981267609 , AtlasBooks (Passionate Perspective Ltd) } |
| WHY DID SHE CRY : The Story of the Weeping Madonna as Told By Fr. George Papadeas [Fr George Papadeas] Why Did She Cry is the captivating and spiritually lifting true story of the weeping Madonna. During the1960 Lenten period, in the home of Pagona Catsounis of Island Park, New York, a divine sign was manifest. While praying before the icon of the Holy Mother St. Mary, she literally froze as she saw a tear welling on the eye of the lithograph print. Mrs Catsounis immediately called Father George Papadeas, parish priest of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church. Faithful of all denominations made the pilgrimage to St. Paul's for a chance to see and venerate the Icon. Over thirty years later, Newsday proclaimed the weeping Madonna at St. Paul's as one of the most memorable events of the past fifty years. { 197pp, 140x215mm, July 2009; HB, £14.99, 0970713703:9780970713704 , AtlasBooks (Patmos Press) } |
| FOR SAFE KEEPING [Patricia B Gould; Illustrated by J W Durham] Takes place in 1896 when Li Chan, a 17-year-old Chinese man and Maria, a young Mexican girl, age 15, and Joey (her little brother, 4 years old), meet in Congress, Arizona. After unforeseen circumstances leave them alone with no money, they have no choice but to walk to his home in California; about 800 miles. Their romantic and exciting adventure has the authentic feel of the last years of the Old West as Li Chan and Maria struggle with their fears and feelings. Growing up when you're being chased by cruel villains isn't easy, even if you're not falling in love at the same time! { 280pp, 140x215mm, February 2007; HB, £16.99, 0972171134:9780972171137 , AtlasBooks (Patricia B Gould) } |
| JENO : The Power of the Peddler [Jeno F Paulucci] Book & DVD. Jeno F Paulucci, world's greatest entrepreneur, tells how he dealt with traps and trials in a billionaire's career, and how readers can profit from his experiences. Adviser to every president from Ike to Bush and creator of brands everyone knows, his civic crusades have led to thousands of jobs and a world-wide organisation. { 567pp, 155x230mm, February 2006; HB, £20.99, 0971553203:9780971553200 , AtlasBooks (Paulucci International) } |
| SMEARS & FROZEN SECTIONS IN SURGICAL NEUROPATHOLOGY : A Manual [Peter Burger] This is a highly illustrated guide for the intraoperative interpretation of central nervous system surgical specimens. The two principal techniques -- smear preparations and frozen sections -- are described in great detail. Introductory chapters address general approaches to specimen acquisition and preparation; specific clinical and radiological features; differential diagnosis by site; tumour and non-tumor entities with specific pathological features; and normal cells and tissues potentially mistaken for abnormalities. The bulk of the text describes specific clinicopathological entities, in over eighty chapters. Most of the latter present bulleted summaries of clinical and radiological features, similarly formatted sections on cytological (smear preparations) and histological (frozen sections) findings, and detailed differential diagnoses. There are over fifteen hundred illustrations covering the practical aspects of real-time, real-world cytological and histological diagnoses. Designed primarily for pathologists, it will be extremely useful for neurosurgeons as well, in their formulations of a differential diagnoses. { 678pp, 230x240mm, October 2009; HB, £208.50, 0692003169:9780692003169 , AtlasBooks (Pb Medical Publishing Llc) } |
| TURNAROUND : from 0-10 to 10-0 [Chuck Mottley] Finally, a football book for boys 8 to 18 years of age, their parents, and their football coaches. THE TURNAROUND is a comprehensive account of the Chaparral Firebirds' 1997 football season. This Scottsdale, Arizona, high school team had to overcome injuries, parental interference, and adversity throughout its season to reach the Arizona 4-A state semi-finals. This story is a first-hand account, told by Coach Chuck Mottley, of the personal dedication by head coach Ron Estabrook, the assistant coaches, and the players in the face of continual adversity. The journey of young men growing into manhood, their discipline, and commitment to a year-round weight program is spelled out in the riveting account of what can be accomplished when egos are set aside and sacrifices are made for the good of the team. { 224pp, 155x230mm, January 2010; PB, £16.99, 0967468914:9780967468914 , AtlasBooks (Pci Publishing Group, Llc) } |
| BLUE BOO & HER COLORFUL FRIENDS [Kathleen Whitmer] Ages 9 to 12 years. This is a creative story and drawing book for children of all ages which, among other things, teaches tolerance. { 82pp, 220x290mm, August 2008; HB, £16.99, 0966107977:9780966107975 , AtlasBooks (Peach Publications Inc) } |
| GLORY IN A STORY : A Joyful Journey Through Memories [Kathleen Whitmer] As more and more demands are made on us, it is more and more difficult to find time for family, school, business, church, relaxation and other things we find important. The author addresses these concerns and through stories and humour helps the reader to find balance in their lives. { 197pp, 160x210mm, August 2008; PB, £19.99, 0966107950:9780966107951 , AtlasBooks (Peach Publications) } |
| VISION [Debi Pearl] What do you get when Islamic terrorists and White-Supremacists go up against a small group of Bible believers in the hills of East Tennessee? Debi Pearl's newest book, The Vision, is a fast paced, emotionally charged love story between the industrious Asher and the beautiful Cheyenne, who, along with their friends, share a vision to reach the lost and dying world before fast approaching apocalyptic events make publishing the gospel impossible. The Vision is a thriller with a suspenseful blend of fiction and nonfiction which incorporates actual historical records, current earth science, recent medical and herbal discoveries, today's international news, and crucial Biblical prophecy, and the author’s imaginative and vivid storytelling takes you on a ride so real that you will find it difficult to separate fact from fiction. You will be swallowed up in a world of natural herbal brews, looming threats of volcanic eruption, struggles to overcome terrorists, and consuming grief when tragedy strikes one of their most beloved. Through it all, you will come to share their eternal vision. For the studious researcher, the information boxes at the bottom of the pages make this novel a launching pad into a wide range of knowledge. It is the enchanting love story of Asher, a man driven with a vision, and the beautiful Cheyenne, an herbalist. It is a fast-paced, carefully-woven tapestry of spiritual intrigue, human frailties, and God's divine intervention. It is a shocking picture of what the extremist terrorist sects are now doing to spread their religion through force of violence. It is a nerve-racking revelation of the most menacing volcano on planet earth Yellowstone. It is a record of history's plagues and the riveting revelation of the plagues to come. It unlocks the mysteries of herbal healing, giving recipes of healing brews from the herbal guru herself. Scariest of all... it is based on truth. It will drive you into the everlasting arms of God, our refuge from the storms that are surely coming. The Vision raises reality entertainment to a whole new level. The Vision is the first in the series The Last Publishers. { 330pp, 140x215mm, June 2009; PB, £12.50, 0981973701:9780981973708 , AtlasBooks (Pearl Books Llc) } |
| NORTH FROM CALCUTTA [Duane Evans. Edited by Deborah Rhoney & Mike Ball. Illustrated by Greg C Gillam & Christopher Hughes] In a gripping story torn from today's headlines, Tarek Nasir, a westernised Pakistani intelligence officer races to stop an attack against India by a Kashmiri terrorist group. A successful attack could mean war between India & Pakistan, with possible nuclear ramifications. Of more immediate concern to Tarek, the attack also will take the life of Sahar, the hypnotically seductive Indian architect, who has cracked the combination to his soul. { 348pp, 155x230mm, June 2009; HB, £20.99, 0981945406:9780981945408 , AtlasBooks (Pecos Moon) } |
| INVESTING IN VACANT LAND : It's Not What You Think! [John L Pehrson] This book reveals lessons learned by the author from almost two decades of successful vacant land investing. The author has pursued a unique investment approach, generating cash flow while utilising exceptional wealth-building techniques. His low-risk strategy involves acquiring out-of-favour rural vacant land, creatively adding value to that land, and selling at profit levels traditionally associated only with high-risk investments. This is a "how to" book, using detailed descriptions of investment techniques the author has employed illustrate the basic principles of vacant land investing. The reader is lead through a process that includes how to decide if investing in vacant land is appropriate for him or her, then developing a vacant land investment strategy that is unique to the reader's circumstances. { 200pp, 155x230mm, January 2008; PB, £16.99, 0980146607:9780980146608 , AtlasBooks (Pehrson Capital Corporation) } |
| ON PROOF FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD, & OTHER REFLECTIVE INQUIRIES [Paul Vjecsner] { 258pp, 145x210mm, May 2001; HB, £19.99, 0961951907:9780961951900 , AtlasBooks (Penden) } |
| 8 STEPS TO A PAIN-FREE BACK : Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, & Foot [Esther Gokhale & Susan Adams] With a fresh approach to a common problem, this self-help guide to overcoming back pain advocates adopting the natural, healthy posture of athletes, young children, and people from traditional societies the world over. Arguing that most of what our culture has taught us about posture is misguided -- even unhealthy -- and exploring the current epidemic of back pain, many of the commonly cited reasons for the degeneration of spinal discs and the stress on muscles that leads to back pain are examined and debunked. The historical and anthropological roots of poor posture in Western cultures are studied as is the absence of back pain complaints in the cultures of Africa, Asia, South America, and rural Europe. Eight detailed chapters provide illustrated step-by-step instructions for making simple, powerful changes to seated, standing, and sleeping positions. No special equipment or exercise is required, and effects are often immediate. REVIEW: "The most lucid account I have read of how the human spine works, with handy lessons in how to stand, sit, walk, and sleep free of back pain." -- J. M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize-winner in Literature" { 228pp, 210x280mm, September 2008; PB, £20.99, 0979303605:9780979303609 , IPG (Pendo Press) } |
| GOLDEN THREAD OF TIME : A Voyage of Discovery into the Lost Knowledge of the Ancients [Crichton Edward McGregor Miller; Foreword by Philip Gardiner] Crichton has discovered that the most important icon in Christian faith is not just what it seems to be and that the cross really was the most highly sophisticated and practical mathematical instrument ever devised by ancient Man. Having patented the working cross, Crichton then went on to discover one in the Great Pyramid at Giza proving that the cross is older than the pyramid and that the pyramid could not exist without the cross. Making an investigative voyage from the pre Ice Age peoples to the Free Masons of the present day, Crichton uncovers the mysterious and often tragic past of the real cross. This forgotten knowledge has been lost for over 2000 years reveals the true nature of ancient wisdom exposing the design and use of stone circles and pyramids. Crichton explains the meaning of the Serpent, the number of the Beast, the Vine of life at finally proves that ancient sailors really were able to cross the oceans of the world long before Columbus. Crichton goes on to show how Astrology and the Zodiac were invented and how the ancients used this knowledge to prophesy the future and understand the very nature of Time itself. Using reason and commonsense, this well written and researched work exposes the lost knowledge of the most powerful Magicians to ever walk our planet. { 332pp, 145x210mm, January 2000; PB, £19.99, 0954163907:9780954163907 , Pendulum Publishing Ltd } |
| WALKING WITH THE ANALYSTS [David Mallach] A must-read in our era of rising costs. The future is a moving target. People live longer. Costs increase. David A Mallach's Growth of Income strategy is a must-read for keeping up with rising costs. How Mallach's Growth of Income strategy saved lives in Africa and works equally well in London, St. Louis or Des Moines. Following his success with Dancing with the Analysts David A Mallach scores again with this Growth of Income strategy. { 249pp, 140x215mm, July 2008; HB, £14.99, 0970568401:9780970568403 , AtlasBooks (Penhurst Books) } |
| FUNNY INSULTS : A Compendium of Character Crushing Put-Downs [Richard Breen] Bessie Braddock to fellow MP Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the worse for drink: "Winston, you're drunk." "Bessie", replied Churchill, "You're ugly. But tomorrow I shall be sober." { 110pp, 85x95mm, December 1999; PB, £2.50, 1901374173:9781901374179 , Penny Publishing } |
| FUNNY ENDINGS : Quotes From Beyond the Grave [Richard Breen] "It is fitting that we should have buried the Unknown Prime Minister by the side of the Unknown Soldier" -- The Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith at the burial in 1922 of another Prime Minister, Andrew Bonar Law, next to the tomb of the 'Unknown Soldier' in Westminster Abbey. { 110pp, 85x95mm, December 1999; PB, £2.50, 1901374165:9781901374162 , Penny Publishing } |
| FUNNY COUNTRIES! : Quotes From Around the Globe [Richard Breen] "I don't like Norwegians at all. The sun never sets, the bar never opens, and the whole country smells of kippers" -- Evelyn Waugh. (1903-1966). { 110pp, 85x95mm, December 1999; PB, £2.50, 1901374149:9781901374148 , Penny Publishing } |
| MACORK : A Dog's Life [Richard Breen & Lyn Stone] Keep up with Macork in this paperback collection of favourite comic strips. { 80pp, 140x105mm, December 1999; PB, £3.50, 1901374106:9781901374100 , Penny Publishing } |
| FUNNY MONEY : An Array of Cash-Crazy Comments Richard Breen, Penny Publishing "Money doesn't always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars" -- Hobart Brown, American Writer. { 110pp, 85x95mm, December 1999; PB, £2.50, 1901374157:9781901374155 , Penny Publishing } |
| STRATEGY & GLOBAL MANAGEMENT : Global Market Opportunities & Challenges [Jabir Khalil] To stay competitive, every company will need to serve the international market. And to truly compete on the global scene, companies must be localised, which goes beyond translating languages to adapting all contents to meet cultural standards. When the domestic market shows signs of approaching maturity, expanding to an overseas market can be a significant step toward seeking continued growth. The initial decision to globalise an organisation requires a great deal of planning and consideration. The increasing numbers of newly privatised companies provide a powerful force in the global economy for many US firms. These former state organisations, recently exposed to competitive realities, can offer significant opportunities for private sector expansion. A firm that wants to take advantage of these possibilities must first decide on a dynamic strategy that is appropriate for its organisation and is consistent with the company's resources and business objectives. { 304pp, 155x230mm, August 2006; PB, £16.99, 8182742005:9788182742000 , AtlasBooks (Sharani) } |
| NOW'S THE TIME : Teaching Jazz To All Ages: 2nd Edition [Doug Goodkin] This one-of-a-kind book combines practice, theory, aesthetics, history and a proven pedagogy in leading both children and adults in the joys of jazz. It features 70 activities for teachers to do with children based on the Orff approach to music education, a clear developmental sequence and a thorough analysis of the basics of the blues, jazz standards and improvisation. Activities are applicable to preschool, elementary and middle school students and adaptable to any age. They include games, speech, body percussion, movement, songs and arrangements for Orff instruments of classic jazz tunes. Included also is a Middle School curriculum with examples of children's work. { 354pp, 225x310mm, January 2004; PB, £31.99, 0977371212:9780977371211 , Midpoint Trade Books (Pentatonic Press) } |
| ABC'S OF EDUCATION : A Primer For Schools to Come [Doug Goodkin] From Arts, Beauty and Character to the Zen of Education, author and internationally acclaimed music teacher Doug Goodkin takes us on an alphabetic tour through the attributes that could revive all schools as we know them. Drawing from his teaching experience at one remarkable school and his work with teachers throughout the world, Goodkin reminds us that a school's worth lies not in its test scores or sports records, but in the health of its community and its ability to keep the unbridled curiosity of six-year-olds burning throughout their entire school experience. These essays range from practical advice (What to do when your preschool class takes off running down the hall) to biting satire (Xylophones mandated in every classroom!) to tender reflections (45 years later, an answer to a note his elementary school teacher wrote to him). Teachers, parents, administrators and students alike will find ample food for thought in this provocative look at the ways in which today's schools are failing our children, and what teachers can do to restore the promise of education. { 211pp, 140x215mm, February 2006; PB, £14.99, 0977371204:9780977371204 , Midpoint Trade Books (Pentatonic Press) } |
| WISE WORDS OF SPOT BEAGLEMORE,THE [Marvin Albert] "I have written this book with the hope that some of the human beings that I share this planet with will find a smile, some insight on what we non-humans think (yes, we do think), and perhaps a philosophical thought or two that may enrich your life. Thank you for reading this book." -- Spot Beaglemore { 84pp, 115x135mm, April 2009; PB, £10.99, 1936051079:9781936051076 , AtlasBooks (Peppertree Press) } |
| ME & GREEN : Parent & Teacher Activities Inside [Mary Tappouni] Me and Green addresses the children who will love and make a difference to our Earth, and includes a special section for teachers and parents. In this, the first in a series of books and products by Breaking Ground Education Services, readers will learn positive ways each person can contribute to a sustainable life. Many examples are as simple as recycling in prepaid bags through Terracycle. Breaking Ground Contracting is committed to the education of adults and children about the possibilities of business, community, and the individual creating positive outcomes for the environment. Written by award-winning author Therese Tappouni with entrepreneur Mary Tappouni and educator Catherine Burkee, Me and Green is an entertaining and thoughtful guide for children and those who seek a deeper connection with the Earth and one another. { 44pp, 280x280mm, August 2009; PB, £12.50, 193605146X:9781936051465 , AtlasBooks (Peppertree Press) } |
| HEAP [H P Albarelli Jr] This is a mesmerising novel that opens with a priest fleeing shadowy pursuers. In his flight, he leaves behind a journal in a London flat. The journal contains the remarkable story of a group of street children who have established an egalitarian community in a large rubbish heap and tells what happens after they make a startling discovery that could radically alter the course of history. 'The Heap' is a timely tale of suspense, dark comedy, secret turns of awareness and stunning coincidences. It is a book that challenges readers' notions of moral certainty while dragging them dangerously close to the abyss of ethical ambiguity. REVIEW: "THE HEAP is a riveting thriller...clever, thoughtful and provocative. Albarelli is a name to watch, a sly storyteller who will keep you turning pages late into the night." -- JACK O’CONNELL, author of BOX NINE and WORD MADE FLESH. "Albarelli’s book is an intelligent thriller that blends history, religion, and current events into a very provocative, moving and timely story." -- LEN COLODNY, author of New York Times bestseller, SILENT COUP. "Mixing centuries of mystery and intrigue, Albarelli weaves a chilling, stunningly cinematic story with street children at the heart of the action. The author fleshes out fascinating characters drawn from Biblical and Apocryphal literature, as well as Christian mystics and ‘heretics’ from the Middle ages. THE HEAP will stick with you long after the last page." -- ELIZABETH BLACK, author of BUFFALO SPIRITS. "Albarelli has given us a mystical tale of hope and humanity amid savage brutality...a haunting allegory as old as history itself. THE HEAP is at once a mesmerizing literary carniva...surreal, seductive and wicked...and an introspective yearning for something higher." -- SUSAN EDWARDS, senior editor, WEEKLY PLANET. "Albarelli braids politics, religion, history and fantasy in such novel ways, you’ll read THE HEAP with urgency...and be sorry when it’s over." -- CARLO WOLFF, freelance book critic to The Boston Globe and San Francisco Chronicle. { 232pp, 140x215mm, March 2005; PB, £6.99, 0976104407:9780976104407 , Peredur Publishing } |
| EMPLOYEE SURVEYS : Practical & Proven Methods, Samples, Examples, 2nd Edition [Paul Connolly] 'Employee Surveys shows how all employers can create, administer, interpret, and take action on responses gathered through employee opinion questionnaires - whether the issues they research are employee engagement, commitment, morale, motivation, work-life balance, ethics, customer care, or any topic critical to an organisation. { 131pp, 215x280mm, March 2006; PB, £19.99, 0972494758:9780972494755 , AtlasBooks (Performance Programs Inc.) } |
| EMPLOYEE SURVEYS [Paul Connolly] Two-volume package contains complete instructions for conducting a professional employee survey, as well as 700 questionnaire items to choose from. Based on the authors' 20+ years of experience in workplace assessment; the items have all been used in organisational settings. They are presented in 18 dimensions and 82 sub-dimensions or themes. This is the second edition, updated with additional questionnaire items, new case studies and anecdotes, additional keys for identifying the correct survey for your situation. { 227pp, February 2006; PB, £124.50, 0972494731:9780972494731 , AtlasBooks (Performance Programs Inc.) } |
| EMPLOYEE SURVERY QUESTION GUIDEBOOK : Questionnaire Items -- Dimensions, Themes, Scales: 2nd Edition [Paul Connolly] 'Employee Survey Question Guidebook places 700 field-tested employee survey questions at the reader's fingertips, organised in 18 dimensions and 82 themes. In addition, the book's index quickly guides users to questionnaire topics based on the organisational symptoms they wish to research. { 96pp, 215x280mm, March 2006; PB, £104.50, 0972494766:9780972494762 , AtlasBooks (Performance Programs Inc.) } |
| WIND & LITTLE CLOUD [Susan G Hancock] Ages 4 to 8 years. Susan Hancock, an extraordinary storyteller, has written a hallmark fable of wonder and delight. The captivating tale has been brought to life by former Disney/DreamWorks artist, Robert Simmons. Along with Little Cloud, children will learn to see and appreciate the value of friendship, the strengths of others, and the joy that comes with recognition of worth. Children and adults alike will find this book entertaining and humorous, while learning critical truths on several levels. { 48pp, 205x270mm, April 2006; PB, £9.50, 0974174300:9780974174303 , AtlasBooks (Perlycross Publishers) } |
| VALIANT YOUNG MEN : Heroes of Flight [Bryce D Gibby] Meet three men who would not accept defeat. Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Hall, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry may not have considered themselves remarkable, but each one worked to develop his God-given gifts to make a difference. Rickenbacker is best known as America's legendary Ace of Aces of the famed 94th Aero Squadron. Hall is most remembered as the co-author of the classic work Mutiny on the Bounty. Saint-Exupéry is celebrated world-wide for his book The Little Prince. However, few individuals today understand how these three lives intertwined and how they were among the first to plough the skies. { 540pp, 155x230mm, March 2006; HB, £24.99, 0974174327:9780974174327 , AtlasBooks (Perlycross Publishers) } |
| WIND & LITTLE CLOUD [Susan G Hancock] Ages 4 to 8 years. Susan Hancock, an extraordinary storyteller, has written a hallmark fable of wonder and delight. The captivating tale has been brought to life by former Disney/DreamWorks artist, Robert Simmons. Along with Little Cloud, children will learn to see and appreciate the value of friendship, the strengths of others, and the joy that comes with recognition of worth. Children and adults alike will find this book entertaining and humorous, while learning critical truths on several levels. { 48pp, 205x270mm, April 2006; HB, £14.99, 0974174335:9780974174334 , AtlasBooks (Perlycross Publishers) } |
| DISNEYLAND DETECTIVE, 50TH ANNIVERSARY UPDATE : An Independent Guide to Discovering Disney's Legend, Lore, & Magic [Kendra Trahan, Dave Hawkins & Brian McKim] This enthusiastic investigation of Disneyland's hidden treasures leads both first-time visitors and aficionados through the legendary theme park while pointing out tiny surprises around each turn. Helpfully organised as a reading tour, this guidebook features the whereabouts of many of Disneyland's secrets, including the locations of several "Hidden Mickeys," and original movie props that appear around the park. Also included are original illustrations, trivia, and an exploration of Disneyland's history, which notes the subtle tributes Walt Disney placed throughout the grounds honouring the people who made the park possible. Also included are fascinating facts about Disneyland and American history that will interest teachers and tour guides as well as the 13.9 million guests who visit Disneyland every year. { 224pp, 140x200mm, April 2004; PB, £16.99, 0971746400:9780971746404 , IPG (PermaGrin Publishing) } |
| POLLY : A White German Shepherd Dog [D Brian Plummer] This is an account of an enduring relationship between the author and Polly his white German Shepherd. The story starts with Brian's need for protection for his property. After an abortive attempt to provide this with two vicious Dobermans, Brian finally acts upon advice and purchases a white German Shepherd puppy, Polly. He soon discovers that she has an amazing desire and ability to learn, and he trains her to an exceptionally high standard, at the same time forming a very close relationship with her. Polly had a remarkable character, capable of surprising even Brian, with his lifetime's experience with dogs. This is no more evident than when as a puppy she takes to water as naturally as a Labrador (this was to prove vital later in their lives), or when he finds her tending a badly injured piglet, and then suckling it. The book is peppered with anecdotes of their times together, seeking a living from the land and the sea, where cutting peat, sledding and creel-fishing in some of the most dangerous stretches of sea in Britain were a part of every day life. Polly must be one of the few dogs to have been attacked by a conger eel. An unusual story of a very special dog told in Brian's usual eloquent style. { 200pp, May 1999; PB, £12.99, 1902481046:9781902481043 , Perry Green Press } |
| ENGLISH PATH : Second Edition [Kim Taplin] Taplin explores the history of footpaths through the writings of poets and novelists. She demonstrates the important part played by the network of paths through the countryside, showing how it connects not only place with place but also human beings with nature. The book is illustrated with works of English artists who too have found paths a source of inspiration. As pressure on the countryside increases, this new edition brings the picture up to date, showing how contemporary writers are still celebrating the footpath as a creative resource. { 189pp, 150x230mm, December 1999; PB, £9.99, 1902481097:9781902481098 , Perry Green Press } |
| FERRETS [D Brian Plummer] The book incorporates all the accumulated wisdom gained from working in different terrain, with modern equipment and refined techniques, as well as discussing new breeding strains. Plummer enlivens the book with a stream of humorous and pertinent anecdotes about his ferreting companions, their adventures and mishaps as well as giving his observations on both animal and human behaviour. { 168pp, illustrated, December 1993; PB, £14.99, 1902481011:9781902481012 , Perry Green Press } |
| DOG AT HEEL : Beating, Picking-up, Retrieving [Veronica Heath] This invaluable book is for anyone who decides to acquire a gun dog, of any breed, to accompany them either shooting, picking-up or beating. The revised edition has been updated and well indexed to take the reader step by step through the various stages in the education of a gun dog. Emphasis is given to the importance of basic training in obedience, the need to establish a routine, and discipline not only when working, but in the home. There is also useful discussion on whether to start with a trained or part-trained dog, or a young puppy. The whole subject is covered in depth, without being too technical and both existing gun dog owners and anyone acquiring a gun dog for the first time will find this essential reading. REVIEW: "In 90 pages this book contains more common sense and practical advice for the amateur gun dog enthusiast than I would have thought possible..." -- Peter Moxon, Shooting Times. { 96pp, February 1999; PB, £9.99, 1902481054:9781902481050 , Perry Green Press } |
| INDUSTRY IN : Site, 101 Top Beauty Careers [C Jeanine Fulton] This resource guide lists 101 career opportunities within the beauty industry. The book is designed to help readers discover ways to develop their skills and to utilise their talents in an industry that provides unlimited career growth. { 272pp, 155x160mm, January 2010; PB, £14.99, 0979002702:9780979002700 , AtlasBooks (Persona Market) } |
| J AFFECT [Peter Burstin] Jahbb, and African Bushman; Jophus, a woman of Moses' time, and Jesus. In this book, God has given the fourth J. Transported through time, in a series of vivid dreams, the narrator, a modern prophet, meets the three previous Js who introduce him to the history of human faith. The true messiah, J is born in an apartment on Perry Street in New York City to be raised far from the public eye. The Vartican sends three representatives to raise the assumed Child, Bob Duffy, born down the hall. He and his family are rushed into a life of luxury and coddled by the Catholic Church. A female reporter and a priest commit themselves to fitting the pieces of the puzzle together. Told in four parts, the story observes the decline of the world, the raising of the True Child, and the meaning of life. { 307pp, 155x230mm, July 2005; HB, £20.99, 0975974807:9780975974803 , AtlasBooks (Laurel Press) } |
| DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER : The '80s Music Party Game [Martin Joseph Quinn] How much do you remember about the music of the Me Decade? 'Don’t Dream It’s Over: The ‘80s Music Party Game' tests your knowledge of the songs, albums, lyrics, and lifestyles of hundreds of your favorite New Wave bands, New Jack swingers, and Old School rappers. The 1000+ questions cover everything from ABC to ZZ Top, hair metal to eyeliner goth, and high top fade hip hop to spiky-haired techno pop. With nine different ways to play and questions ranked according to difficulty, anybody can participate. { 240pp, 140x215mm, January 2004; PB, £10.99, 0976084104:9780976084105 , Peter Cat Books } |
| THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMM : The ‘90s Music Party Game [Martin J Quinn] This is a trivia party game that tests the player’s knowledge of the songs, albums, lyrics, and lifestyles of hundreds of ‘90s music acts. The 1000+ questions cover grunge, gangsta rap, boy bands, nü metal, alternative country, techno, and Top 40 music using multiple choice, true/false, song lyric excerpts, complete the title, and other question formats. A sequel/companion to "Don't Dream It's Over: The '80s Music Party Game", the book is written and designed in the same bright, fun style. With ten, new '90s themed ways to play and questions ranked according to difficulty, anybody can participate. { 236pp, 145x215mm, November 2006; PB, £10.99, 0976084112:9780976084112 , Peter Cat Books } |
| LOSE WEIGHT, HAVE MORE ENERGY & BE HAPPIER IN 10 DAYS : Take Charge of Your Health with the Master Cleanse: 2nd Edition [Peter Glickman] This is the first book written exclusively about the Master Cleanse (also called the Lemonade Diet) since it was developed and published by Stanley Burroughs in 1976. Made even more popular by Robin Quivers, Howard Stern's producer, and Beyonce, to lose weight for her role in the movie Dreamgirls, 100,000+ people do this cleanse each year to detoxify, lose weight, have more energy and feel happier. Requiring no special shakes or pills, the ingredients can be found in nearly any health food store. The book, currently in the second edition, includes 70 most frequently asked questions, personal experiences and testimonials of the more than 100 people who did the Master Cleanse in January 2004. Mentioned in the NY Times, London Times, NY Daily News, Us Weekly, Geraldo's web blog and on NBC's Today Show, both first and second editions have consistently been on Amazon's Alternative Medicine bestseller list. This is the only book about the Master Cleanse that discusses detox symptoms and what to do about them and tells what to expect while on the cleanse. { 155pp, 140x215mm, March 2005; PB, £14.50, 0975572229:9780975572221 , Midpoint Trade Books (Peter Glickman Inc) } |
| LEMONADE DIET CD : A Master Cleanse Audio CD [Peter Glickman] This audio CD is a professionally recorded interview with Peter Glickman on the Master Cleanse (also called the Lemonade Diet) as developed by Stanley Burroughs. It is not a book on audio. It covers the connection between obesity and detoxification, how to do the cleanse, what ingredients are necessary, the recipe, a description of detox symptoms, what to do about them, what to expect while on the cleanse, the 15 most frequently asked questions, and 3 personal testimonials. Made even more popular by Robin Quivers, Howard Stern's producer, and Beyonce, to lose weight for her role in the movie Dreamgirls, 100,000+ people do this cleanse each year to detoxify, lose weight, have more energy and feel happier. Requiring no special shakes or pills, the ingredients can be found in most local health food stores. Glickman's book on the subject has been mentioned in the NY Times, London Times, NY Daily News, Us Weekly, Geraldo's web blog, on NBC's Today Show, and has been consistently on Amazon's Alternative Medicine bestseller list for two years. Approximate running time: 66 minutes. { 125x125mm, November 2004; CD, £13.50, 0975572210:9780975572214 , Midpoint Trade Books (Peter Glickman Inc) } |
| PIERDE PESO, TEN MÁS ENERGÍA & SÉ MÁS FELIZ EN 10 DÍAS : Encárgate De tu salud con El Master Cleanse [Peter Glickman] Text is Spanish. This is the Spanish translation of the first book written exclusively about the Master Cleanse (AKA the Lemonade Diet) since it was developed & published by Stanley Burroughs in 1976. Made even more popular by Robin Quivers, Howard Stern's producer, and Beyonce, to lose weight for her role in the movie Dreamgirls, 100,000+ people do the cleanse each year to detoxify, lose weight, have more energy & feel happier. Requiring no special shakes or pills, the ingredients can be found in nearly any health food store. This book includes the 70 most frequently asked questions, personal experiences and testimonials of the more than 100 people who did the Master Cleanse in January 2004.Mentioned in the NY Times, London Times, NY Daily News, Us Weekly, Geraldo's web blog and on NBC's Today Show, both first and second English editions have consistently been on Amazon's Alternative Medicine best-seller list. This book also discusses detox symptoms, what to do about them, and tells what to expect; points not in the original Master Cleanser book. { 155pp, 140x215mm, January 2008; PB, £14.50, 0975572237:9780975572238 , Midpoint Trade Books (Peter Glickman Inc) } |
| BUSINESSES FOR SALE : How to Buy or Sell a Small Business! Statistics show that only 20% of all potential business buyers actually buy a business and only 30% of all business owners who try selling their business actually succeed! The reasons for this vary, but all of the common mistakes of buying and selling a business are covered in this book so that both owner/sellers and business buyers will be 100% successful in their quest. For this book I interviewed hundreds of successful business owner/sellers, business buyers, and business brokers to determine what ingredients are needed to succeed in selling or buying a business. I share with you in this book all the tips, secrets, and knowledge so you beat the statistics mentioned above! I have worked with thousands of business buyers, brokers, and owner/sellers both as a business broker and as a consultant, as well as buying small businesses for myself during my early entrepreneur years -- this book shares my knowledge on what you will need to be successful in – 'How To Buy or Sell A Small Business!'. { 208pp, 155x230mm, January 2005; PB, £10.99, 0976198525:9780976198529 , AtlasBooks (USA BizMart) } |
| BUYING A CALIFORNIA BUSINESS : The Ultimate Guide for Savvy Business Buyers! [Peter Siegel MBA] Statistics show that only 20% of all business buyers who set out to buy a California business actually follow through and buy one. This book addresses all the issues of why buyers fail and what they need to do to be successful in buying a California business. Did you know you can buy a business with little each other (what you need to do to counter this); and that most potential buyers don't know the best way to search to find ideal businesses to purchase. I have worked with thousands of business buyers both as a California business broker and as a consultant, as well as buying small businesses for myself during my early entrepreneur years -- this book shares my knowledge on what you will need to be successful. { 178pp, 155x230mm, January 2005; PB, £10.99, 0976198517:9780976198512 , AtlasBooks (California Businesses for Sale) } |
| SELLING A CALIFORNIA BUSINESS : The Ultimate Guide for California Business Owners Selling your business can be a time-consuming and frustrating experience if you don't know the ideal way to go about it. This book explains what you need to do, have ready, and think about, before you can successfully sell your California business. Over 70% of all California business owners who put their business on the market never end up selling! Reasons vary and the common ones are: too high a selling price, unrealistic deal structure, or not being ready for sale in the first place (the first month of the selling process is the most important -- you have to be ready!) All business owners should be proactive and start thinking about the sale of their California business well in advance -- not at the time they have to sell it. Having sold my own California businesses either myself or through business brokers and also having experience as a business broker and consultant for the past 15 years, I know what it takes to successfully sell a California business. In this book I share with you all the successful strategies it takes to be successful in – “Selling A California Business”. { 190pp, 155x230mm, January 2005; PB, £10.99, 0976198509:9780976198505 , AtlasBooks (California Businesses for Sale) } |
| COLITISCOPE : Living with Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis [Andrew Tubesing] More of an adventure story than an encyclopaedia, this resource for Crohn's and colitis patients weaves humour with introspection and information with observation. Written by a sufferer of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the guide shares common tales and insights while also covering symptoms, medications, and procedures, from a uniquely entertaining viewpoint. Humour and frankness are used as a coping method, helping to illustrate and conquer common difficulties brought on by the chronic illness. { 180pp, 140x215mm, November 2009; PB, £14.50, 1935388002:9781935388005 , IPG (Pfeifer-Hamilton) } |
| OTHER : A Restructuring of the Islamic Concept [Dr Fathi Osman] God has created humankind with a disposition towards diversity. Individuals and societies are distinct based on the objective environmental circumstances of the time and place in which they live, their own subjective motivations, and the interaction between the two elements. However, human beings, with all their diversity, are equal in their human origin: Religious faith cannot mean exclusive and permanent rightness for a certain individual or group, and the opposite for all others, since all human beings have their free will and intellect, and no human is errorless, except those individuals who were entrusted by God to convey His message to people and were protected by Him against making any error in delivering the divine message. This book represents a comprehensive ijtihad on the subject of "The Other" within an Islamic framework. Ijtihad in Arabic means the practice of the greatest possible intellectual effort to interpret and implement the divine guidance. This includes considering the sources in their entirety and recognising their structure and their inter-relations. This book will enhance the understanding of the Islamic conceptualisation of relations between the rulers and the ruled, the haves and the have-nots, the national and the universal, different genders and generations, and Muslims and non-Muslims. { 355pp, 140x215mm, June 2009; PB, £16.99, 098205100X:9780982051009 , AtlasBooks (Pharos Foundation) } |
| WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE [Kurt Bensworth] Do you remember your first love? Kent Huffman remembers his all too well. For years he has been haunted by unrelenting dreams of her. He often wonders if he had swallowed his pride and simply made the call that day, his life might have turned out differently. Set amid the burgeoning areas of Orange County, CA in the 1970s, What Love Looks Like begins when Kent is sixteen. At that age, he is not exactly the all-American type. His long blonde hair, passion for surfing, smoking habit, and motorcycle make him just the sort of guy parents love to hate. Growing up in a violent, secret-laden family, his world is anything but loving -- until he meets her. Opal Milton is quite the opposite; she is wealthy and well educated, and the Miltons adhere to the principles of the church. She battles between tradition and the reality of Kent's love. { 231pp, 140x215mm, February 2010; HB, £19.50, 0982454759:9780982454756 , AtlasBooks (Phc Publishing) } |
| HOW TO DRAW MAGNIFICENT MAMMALS [Earl R Phelps] By following the step-by-step illustrations in this drawing guide, aspiring artists and illustrators can learn how to draw nearly 20 different types of animals from around the world. A realistic portrayal of each mammal can be completed in as little as four steps, with each step in the drawing process demonstrated in a simple line drawing and designed to build basic graphic skills. Each mammal -- including the two-toed sloth, markhor, polar bear, African elephant, baboon, lion, pipistrelle bat, and dingo -- is accompanied by a brief discussion of its behavior, habitat, and diet. { 80pp, 215x280mm, September 2006; PB, £12.50, 1887627065:9781887627061 , IPG (Phelps Publishing) } |
| EXPLORER X - ALPHA [L M Preston] For most kids, a trip to space camp is the trip of a lifetime -- for Aadi it was life altering. After receiving a camp immunisation needed for travel to Mars, Aadi finds that the immunisation is the catalyst of an insidious experiment. He realises what is happening too late for a change of fate. The full experiment is set in motion when he and his co-pilot, Eirena, crash in a distant galaxy called Shrenas, where they change and realise the full extent of their power. This turn of events forces him to grow up quickly, accept his change, and to decide to save a world, or to do what he was trained to do -- dominate it. His power is coveted by the warring leaders of Shrenas, and he is forced to choose sides -- a decision that may prove just how much humanity he has left. { 366pp, 155x230mm, February 2010; PB, £12.50, 0984198903:9780984198900 , AtlasBooks (Phenomenal One Press) } |
| PHILOGOS TABLUA RASA : On the Manifest Need for Fundamental Philosophical Redirection [Somos] This book searches deep into the questions of life and offers unique conclusions. Can evil be avoided where physical dominance can play both judge and jury? Why has the message of good, of holiness, not done better in the world? Is physical life and existence suspect of failing in the eyes of a beneficent God -- of our metaphor for the divine good and for the truth? The book seeks to offer the reader an unbiased, unmortgaged look at the way things really, truly are without any preconceptions, entrenched traditions, beliefs, or hypocrisy. It provides some deep reading for those interested in the bigger questions of life. SOMOS holds that it is absolutely essential for the attainment of a full, rational understanding and plausible ultimate perspective concerning our physical universe that our religions and philosophy be joined in reasoned conceptual agreement. From a scientific point of view, the author finds that the long sought after field unification is possible only in what he calls the perfect, polarity-less state of eternal, infinite energy -- thus it could never be achieved in our imperfect, physical and temporal environment. Such are the provocative ideas considered by the author in his updated philosophising on a wanting universe of physical being and existence, on its being right or wrong, and on its morality and rationality in light of absolute perfection. As the title Tabula Rasa reminds us, a blackboard covered with yesterday's theorems must be erased to allow room for new concepts. { 91pp, 140x215mm, February 2008; PB, £10.50, 097908590X:9780979085901 , AtlasBooks (Philogos Foundation) } |
| IRELAND'S COMFORT FOOD & TOURING ATTRACTIONS [Viki Pidgeon] This is a collection of soups, stews, chowders and casseroles shared by chefs throughout Ireland. Places such as Kylemore Abbey, Ashford Castle and Guinness Storehouse are a few of the places sharing their special recipes for inclusion in this book. And the recipes are easy enough for the everyday cook to prepare! The reader will also find short stories about Viki's Irish holidays. Reference is also made to her month-long stay at the Belle Isle School of Cookery near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh. Over 60 colour photographs throughout the book capture the everyday sights one might see while touring through Ireland and will surely entice the reader to plan an Irish holiday of their own. There is an order form for the Essential Touring Guide with concise information on many of Ireland's leading visitor attractions and Heritage towns, which is ideal for anyone touring the Emerald Isle. Present the guide at any of the featured venues to receive discount on admission. Readers can also get 50% off the price of the Essential Touring Guide. { 136pp, 215x215mm, December 2007; PB, £18.50, 0974717118:9780974717111 , Pidgeon's Press } |
| TRIUMVIRATE OF THE DAMNED : Book 3 of the Destiny's Damned Trilogy [Shawna Ryan] The Roman Empire used the early Christian Church to enslave the world. In this 21st century, the empire's descendants return to take the church back. This is Book 3 of the Destiny's Damned Thriller Trilogy. Within the bowels of the Sequentia, a timeless subterranean prison, a child her face blistered, her hair burned away, stares at the body of a woman thrown inside. Sacrificing their lives, the women and the children in the Sequentia are hiding from the Church a document personally dictated by Christ which contains His last instructions to mankind. The woman is half-naked. Her hands are tied. Dried blood is crusted beneath her nose and in her short, blond hair. Bruised and battered, she is the first new inmate imprisoned in the Sequentia for hundreds of years. With her and in her wake, comes the force that would steal Christ's document and enslave the modern world. { 370pp, 155x230mm, January 2010; PB, £12.50, 0978521641:9780978521646 , AtlasBooks (Pilchuck Publishing Inc) } |
| DESTINY'S DAMNED : A Thriller You'll Remember . . . Forever [Shawna Ryan] An investigative reporter is a witness, as he is murdered piece by piece. He catches a glimpse of a headless man dressed in black, as a plate is hammered into his forehead. A mother's captor gazes at her through a cream coloured mask, at once revolted and aroused by her stench and bestiality. A teacher watches as a purple-gloved hand holding a boning knife severs his index finger and uses its bloody stub to sign an oath. These three murders are only the beginning of the killer's savage, calculating plan. { 348pp, 155x230mm, October 2006; PB, £12.50, 0978521609:9780978521608 , AtlasBooks (Pilchuck Publishing) } |
| SATAN'S SCAT [Shawna Ryan] A nun is committed to an insane asylum and bites off the ear of a renegade priest hiding from the Church. She is not what everyone thinks she is. The nun secretly seeks to infiltrate the Sequentia, a timeless subterranean prison. Within the deep, abiding hell of the Sequentia, women sacrifice their own lives and those of their children to hide crucial information from the Church. She is convinced that the women in the Sequentia are protecting a document personally dictated by Christ, which contains His last instructions to mankind. Should these women fail to keep the information safe, the modern world would be enslaved. Satan's Scant is book two of the Destiny's Damned Trilogy. { 395pp, 155x230mm, November 2007; PB, £12.50, 0978521617:9780978521615 , AtlasBooks (Pilchuck Publishing) } |
| HIDDEN PASSPORT : Childhood Journey Through Japanese Concentration Camps in Java: My Childhood Journey Through Japanese Concentration Camps in Java [Phyllis Pilgrim] Phyllis Pilgrim tells of her childhood experiences from five to nine years old, when she was interned as a prisoner of war with her mother and brother in a Japanese internment camp during World War II in Java. It is the story of survival, courage, and insights of daily life in captivity. The whole family survived. Phyllis also describes how these early experiences shaped her adult life and career choices. { 177pp, 155x230mm, February 2010; PB, £11.99, 057803056X:9780578030562 , AtlasBooks (Pilgrim) } |
| PRINCESS PRISSYPANTS GOES TO SPAIN [Ashley Putnam Evans. Illustrated by Martha-Elizabeth Ferguson] Ages 4 to 8 years. In this multicultural tale of acceptance, Princess Prissypants experiences the joy of communicating with others in their native language. After traveling a great distance to visit a country called Spain, Princess Prissypants discovers that she can't understand a word the Spanish princess is speaking. Wondering why anyone would want to speak a language other than hers, Princess Prissypants asks her mother to tell everyone to stop speaking Spanish. Fortunately, the wise queen intervenes and convinces Princess Prissypants to accept Princess Maria's offer to teach her Spanish. In learning the language, Princess Prissypants gains an understanding of Princess Maria's culture, customs, and, most importantly, her heart, as they become fast friends who love exploring Spain together. Simple Spanish words are introduced in the rhyming verse while colourful illustrations reinforce the memory of their meaning. A pronunciation guide to help readers is included along with an English-Spanish vocabulary page that provides a quick reference to words used in the story and some basics such as numbers and colours. { 28pp, 280x230mm, November 2009; HB, £14.50, 0979338158:9780979338151 , IPG (Pink Angel Press) } |
| PRINCESS PRISSYPANTS WISHES THE WORLD PINK [Ashley Putnam Evans. Illustrated by Martha-Elizabeth Ferguson] Ages 3 to 5 years. When Princess Prissypants turns her kingdom into a pink paradise, not everything works out quite the way she planned -- traffic becomes a mess, a marching band ends up in the river, and she steps on her beloved cat before realising everything was lovely as it was before. Written in rhyming verse that is fun to read aloud, this tale shows an relatable little girl who is independent, curious, courageous, and embracing of her inner princess. Using colourful illustrations to exemplify the beauty of diversity, this picture book also shows how to make the world a wonderful place. { 28pp, 280x230mm, June 2009; HB, £14.50, 097933814X:9780979338144 , IPG (Pink Angel Press) } |
| MOON SAYS IT WILL [Vell Sweeny] What happens when you mix Flyn, a down-on-her-luck young socialite with a desperate career criminal and two Federal agents--one on the edge, one determined to remain aloof, and both in love with Flyn? Add in a drug addicted brother who alternately loves and hates Flyn to the point of violence, a greedy cousin who'd do anything to get her inheritance, and a jaded detective who tries to sort out who is trying to kill whom. What do you get when the dark side of human nature struggles against the light? The Moon Says It Will is a riveting page-turner and a well crafted thriller. { 671pp, 155x230mm, October 2008; PB, £12.50, 0981636004:9780981636009 , AtlasBooks (Pink Pig Press) } |
| LOST SURVIVOR : The Novel of a Black Soldier's Journey to Vietnam & Back [Thomas R Jones] Written from a black man's point of view, this human drama encompasses the paradoxes of being a soldier in war and a civilian returned to society. A hard-working, God-fearing 25-year-old when he left his home to fight in Vietnam, Johnny Douglas said goodbye to his mother and wife and promised he would return -- alive and well -- in a year. But 13 months in the jungles of Vietnam took a toll, and in a world of kill-or-be-killed, nothing could have prepared Johnny for the brutality he faced. Upon his return to the United States, his family soon recognizes that wartime survival comes at a price as the once-clear distinction between the streets of home and the jungles of Vietnam become blurred and war rages inside Johnny's head. { 194pp, 155x230mm, September 2006; PB, £14.50, 0975884069:9780975884065 , IPG (Pitch-Black, LLC) } |
| ACT OF PITCHING : A Tutorial for All Levels by a Master Technician -- Detailing Every Aspect of Pitching: 5th Edition [Dr John Bagonzi & Alex Levin] Coaches of youth players and big leaguers as well as individuals seeking to step up their game will learn what it takes to become an accomplished pitcher in this updated manual. Following a step-by-step approach, this handbook provides precise pitching instruction, state-of-the-art conditioning and training programs utilized by today's pitching technicians, and techniques for mastering the mental aspects of the game. The lessons move through the basics and include an expansive section on the finer details of pitching grips to more advanced aspects -- the mechanics of pitching a fastball, changing speeds to win, the use of relievers, how to pitch from strength, and how to stop a homerun barrage -- and advice on finding the right strategy for each pitcher. { 346pp, 175x255mm, May 2006; PB, £20.99, 0977825000:9780977825004 , IPG (Pitching Professor Publications) } |
| PLACES RATED ALMANAC : The Classic Guide for Finding Your Best Places to Live in America: 7th edition [David Savageau] In this unique reference, every one of America's 379 metropolitan areas is rated by factors that are important to anyone considering a move. Divided into nine thoroughly researched main topics, this guide derives its information as much from private sources as government sources, providing a well-rounded description of all that each metro area has to offer: ambience, housing, jobs, crime, transportation, education, health care, recreation, and climate. With a personalised quiz to help determine the most important factors of an area, this ratings sourcebook provides a wealth of information for those looking to move and the armchair traveller alike. REVIEW: "Part fodder for trivia contests, part handbook for people and businesses seeking new homes, this perennial best seller offers everything from the location of the most popular greyhound race track (Wonderland in Revere, Mass.) to the city with the worst ragweed problem (Lexington, KY)." -- The New York Times" { 652pp, 210x280mm, March 2007; PB, £20.99, 0979319900:9780979319907 , IPG (Places Rated Books, LLC) } |
| HOLISTIC WELLNESS WITH TACHYONS : A Practical Guide to the Use of Tachyons [Martina Bochnik & Tommy Thomsen] An invitation to enter a whole new realm of experience, providing useful information and theory about tachyon energy. This book also contains many practical techniques for application in daily life of tachyonized products -- for example, body care, personal spaces (living areas), technological devices, even in the development of consciousness, and is a revealing guide for those who would like to benefit from the unique energy of the tachyons. { 228pp, May 2005; PB, £16.99, 193346500X:9781933465005 , AtlasBooks (Platinum Publishing House) } |
| LITTLE BOOK ON EMF : My Personal Journey Through the EMF Technique [Lina Esposito] This book takes you on a journey with Lina as she begins to unlock her true potentials and discover self-empowerment. Using the EMF Balancing Technique Lina gracefully resolves both personal and family issues. Read how she integrates the energy into every aspect of her daily life, and follow Lina as she builds a successful energy work practice using the principles and tools of the technique. The EMF Balancing Technique is a system of energy work for these new times we live in. Whether you are already an EMF Balancing Technique practitioner or teacher, or new to energy work, this book will provide you with usable practical wisdom for living and working in this new energy. { 124pp, 140x215mm, April 2005; PB, £10.99, 1933465018:9781933465012 , AtlasBooks (Platinum Publishing House) } |
| ELEGANT EMPOWERMENT : Evolution of Consciousness [Peggy Phoenix Dubro & David P Lapierre] A Breakthrough Book Merging Science and Spirit! Whether your interest is motivational, psychological, spiritual, or scientific, 'Elegant Empowerment' takes you on a journey of accelerated personal transformation. This is the first book to document the structure and scientific basis of the Universal Calibration Lattice (UCL). A unique geometric and harmonic configuration of light and sound, the UCL is a vital system within the human Energy Anatomy. Discover this personal prism of crystalline light and acquire new tools to work with the energetic changes affecting our cellular structure, our lives, and our planet. Rewrite your own evolutionary script! { 288pp, 180x260mm, March 2002; PB, £18.50, 0971107408:9780971107403 , AtlasBooks (Platinum Publishing House) } |
| IN THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP : A Vision Into A Different Future [Cheryl Esposito] Today's powerful leaders believe that good business is good for people, good for the world, and understand that their actions have global impact. The critical success factor in this is the consciousness of the leader. It impacts every decision, every conversation, every leadership moment. It requires leaders to know themselves and showing up authentically, taking business actions that align with the heart. Getting there is not always easy. How do people create consciousness in leadership? In the Spirit of Leadership is Cheryl Esposito's invitation to leaders throughout the world; an invitation to lead from the heart with honesty, vision, and courage. { 110pp, 190x190mm, July 2008; HB, £15.99, 0979925207:9780979925207 , AtlasBooks (Plumb Road Publishing) } |
| IN THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP CD : A Vision intoa Different Future [Cheryl Esposito] Today's powerful leaders believe that good business is good for people, good for the world, and understand that their actions have global impact. The critical success factor in this is the consciousness of the leader. It impacts every decision, every conversation, every leadership moment. It requires leaders to know themselves and showing up authentically, taking business actions that align with the heart. Getting there is not always easy. How do people create consciousness in leadership? In the Spirit of Leadership is Cheryl Esposito's invitation to leaders throughout the world; an invitation to lead from the heart with honesty, vision, and courage. Approximate running time: 67 minutes. { February 2008; CD, £12.50, 0979925215:9780979925214 , AtlasBooks (Plumb Road Publishing) } |
| IN THE SPIRIT OF LEADERSHIP : Reflections Along the Journey [Cheryl Esposito] This is a companion journal containing poems, stories, images and questions which are selected to take you deep into your self, the essence of who you are. { 108pp, 195x195mm, April 2008; SB, £14.50, 0979925223:9780979925221 , AtlasBooks (Plumb Road Publishing) } |
| LAUREL & HARDY IN 'BIG QUIZNESS' [Robert McFerren & Tracie McFerren] The most beloved comedy team of all time, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, is back in business in Laurel and Hardy in 'Big Quizness'. Stan and Ollie (and all their co-stars) are back, with over 80 categories, 400 pages of TOTAL fun based on their 106 films together. The book includes 100 pages of trivia and answers and even gives career-total statistics on such topics as the number of tie-twiddles Ollie did, or the number of head-scratches for Stan. If you like the Boys, you are going to love Big Quizness. So, put on your thinking caps and begin. And if you cheat and peek at the answers, it's okay. Nobody will be any the wiser. { 394pp, 130x215mm, December 1997; PB, £20.99, 0966032306:9780966032307 , Plum Tree Publishing } |
| WEBINARS WITH WOW FACTOR : Tips, Tricks & Interactivities for Virtual Training: Tips, Tricks & Interactivities for Virtual Training [Becky Pluth] Death by webinar is rapidly replacing death by PowerPoint! Make your webinars effective and engaging! A webinar is a different animal, requiring different skills and a different energy, where your weaknesses and lack of preparation leaves you completely exposed. Budget cuts and a business focus on everything "green" makes human resource training via webinars a really attractive option -- if you can do it effectively. Here is the resource you need for designing and delivering training that justifies your investment and gets the job done well. In this book you will discover the top ten sins of webinars and how to avoid them; how to connect with learners online; the best practices for webinar design, execution, and follow-up; how to use the basic webinar software tools to best advantage, and more. Implementing these techniques and activities are guaranteed to help you involve your participants, make your training memorable, and ensure participant action planning. { 224pp, 155x230mm, March 2010; PB, £33.50, 0979410312:9780979410314 , AtlasBooks (Pluth Consulting) } |
| BORN AGAIN : Reincarnation Cases Involving International Celebrities, India's Political Legends & Film Stars [Walter Semkiw, MD] In "Born Again", objective evidence of reincarnation is presented that demonstrates that, from lifetime to lifetime, facial features, talents, and personality traits remain consistent. Independently researched cases include those studied by Ian Stevenson, MD, at the University of Virginia, as well as the cases of Police Captain Robert Snow, Fire Chief Jeff Keene, neurosurgeon Norm Shealy and U.S. Diplomat Wayne Peterson. { 392pp, 140x220mm, December 2007; PB, £20.99, 8185250375:9788185250373 , AtlasBooks (Pluto Project) } |
| PICTORIAL GUIDE TO THE LIVING PRIMATES [Noel Rowe] This beautiful book illustrates the diversity of the primate order. Each species is treated separately. This book includes the 10 new species which have been described in the last fifteen years. Over 100 primates are presently threatened or endanger of extinction. Anyone interested in primates will love this book. { 274pp, 205x280mm, September 1996; PB, £49.99, 0964882515:9780964882515 , Pogonias Press } |
| PICTORIAL GUIDE TO THE LIVING PRIMATES [Noel Rowe] This beautiful book illustrates the diversity of the primate order. Each species is treated separately. This book includes the 10 new species which have been described in the last fifteen years. Over 100 primates are presently threatened or endanger of extinction. Anyone interested in primates will love this book. { 274pp, 205x280mm, September 1996; HB, £66.99, 0964882507:9780964882508 , Pogonias Press } |
| COMPLEXITY AVALANCE : Overcoming the Threat to Technology Adoption [J B Wood] Most customers struggle to keep up, and usually settle for far less value than they could (and should) get from their purchases. A new business model for the tech industry is needed -- one that requires radically different thinking about the future of services, sales, R&D priorities, and how companies create shareholder value. This new way of doing business views the use of the product as the beginning of a journey with a customer, not the end. The growing consumption gap caused by the avalanche of complexity that these companies have unleashed on their customers is undermining feature-based differentiation as a competitive advantage. Results-based differentiation -- actually measured by customers -- may be the next Big Thing in tech. Complexity Avalanche offers technology companies a roadmap for moving to this next level of services. This is not a book strictly for service executives, but for every executive whose company builds, sells, or supports technology. { 186pp, 155x230mm, October 2009; HB, £20.99, 0984213007:9780984213009 , AtlasBooks (Point B Inc) } |
| BEND BUT DON'T BREAK [John L Pointer] Bend but Don't Break is old football terminology used by defensive players in order to never give up no matter how hard times are -- never break! This is how John Pointer, a former pro football player, survived through hard times while trying to stop government waste, fraud, and abuse by stopping over one billion dollars in federal programs designed to assist small business development. { 77pp, 155x230mm, September 2009; PB, £16.99, 0692004920:9780692004920 , AtlasBooks (Pointer) } |
| MEMORIES OF RONNIE PETERSON : Friends, Associates & Fans Remember Racing Legend Ronnie Peterson [Joakim Thedin (ed)] Back in the 1970s, when a higher priority was placed on having big bushy sideburns than on main-taining racing safety, one of the most luminous stars on the racing scene was a Swede -- Ronnie Peterson. His racing achievements remain unparalleled to this day in Swedish motor sport history. During the years 1970 through 1978. Ronnie competed in 123 Formula 1 races, and won on 10 occasions. He also competed in other classes during the same period, and very successfully, too -- winning the 1971 European Formula 2 Championship and taking home the World Sports Car Championship for Ferrari in 1972. This is a book full of recollections by, and pictures of, people who in one way or another were a part of Ronnie Peterson's successful racing career, either on the sidelines or wheel to wheel, Tommy Peterson treats us to some early episodes in his brother's life and several of Ronnie's friends and associates from the Formula 1 circus share some more personal memories than have ever been published before. Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario Andretti, Sir Jackie Stewart, Max Mosley, Robin Herd, Kenny Bräck, Reine Wisell, Eje Elgh, Alan Henry and Fredrik af Petersens are some of the 47 contributors. And don't miss out on the fantastic story about when Ronnie lapped two, very surprised, drivers while going backwards! This volume also includes a comprehensive list of Ronnie's racing results along with numerous unique pictures and a brief biography. { 140pp, 225x225mm, December 2008; HB, £21.99, 9163332566:9789163332562 , PoleText } |
| HOUSE CALL [Darden North, MD] No one would ever make the connection between the deaths: a young, attractive female nurse left brutally stabbed and floating in her bathtub and a prominent, older physician who drowns after tumbling from his deer stand. However, in this first novel, Mississippi physician Darden North masterfully weaves a fabric of secret self-indulgences, reverse discrimination, diverse sexual interests, and murder then drapes it across a fictional southern community. Lurking on the periphery, indirectly touching nearly every colourful character in this medical thriller, is a demonic killer whose victims share the wounds of a twisted psyche. To parallel the bumbling police investigation of the nurse's slaughter is the spreading poison of corporate financial greed that defiles the very core of decency. The unique qualities of this murder mystery lie in its gripping realism wrapped in intense personal tragedy, all crafted by a busy obstetrician-gynaecologist who delivers babies. "House Call" appeals to men and women readers { 345pp, 160x230mm, April 2006; HB, £20.99, 0977112608:9780977112609 , AtlasBooks (Ponder House Press) } |
| FRESH FROZEN [Darden North, MD] In this third medical thriller by award-winning author and practising physician Darden North, human reproductive tissue becomes an unexpected commodity. In Fresh Frozen, a young policeman and his tormented wife fail miserably to produce a family, finding themselves outcasts of the renewed baby boom sweeping the United States. However, there is one last hope for them: a catalogue of human embryo and egg donors peddled by a woman whose standards are easily dismissed for the right price. Pursuing their futile attempts to become parents have nearly cost the wife her life and pushed the couple to the brink of bankruptcy. This seemingly last chance for Wesley and Carey Sarbeck to satisfy their place as parents in Middle America unknowingly tosses them in the midst of a grisly murder, the world of Hollywood celebrities, and a heist of freshly frozen human embryos. The lives of Carey Sarbeck and two other women intersect at the Van Deman Institute, once a decaying brick building complex just north of Jackson, Mississippi, but now a state-of-the-art centre for the resolution of human infertility. While an internet voyeur and thief looks on, each of the three women, one of whom an internationally-known entertainer, has her own reason for entering the Institute. However, as a result of subjecting herself to a concoction of hormones and surgical procedures, one of the three is gruesomely murdered in an intriguing twist of human greed, mental torment, and medical science. { 297pp, 155x230mm, October 2008; HB, £22.50, 0977112632:9780977112630 , AtlasBooks (Ponder House Press) } |
| POINTS OF ORIGIN [Darden North MD] In the Deep South appearances are not a luxury but a necessity. No family finds that more true than the Foxworths of Larkspur, a quaint but greedy Mississippi town. In that community or anywhere else for that matter, the life of handsome young Sher Foxworth would seem an enviable American dream: high school star quarterback and valedictorian; successful plastic surgeon for a father; beautiful, supportive mother; rich grandparents. But then a single death at the hands of his father rips the town apart, throwing the life of Sher Foxworth and his family into a downward spiral, a corkscrew that entangles more devastation and turmoil as Sher himself lands in jail. It is that tangle with a female police officer which derails his own life from that of town hero into a journey he never intended -- far from his plans for medical school. While in "Point of Origin" readers will sample the return of endearing and despicable characters made popular in North's 2005 debut novel, "House Call", they will become immersed in the tumultuous lives of a different set of players: the colourful inhabitants of Larkspur --- a new mix of personalities and egos that wraps the lover of fiction into the livid world of southern intrigue. { 380pp, 155x230mm, November 2006; HB, £20.99, 0977112616:9780977112616 , AtlasBooks (Ponder House Press) } |
| WE'VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH : 10 Keys to Success [Darrell Pone] Dr Darrell Pone has written a powerful book that can be used to find the keys to success in your life, just as he has done in his. Pone was an exceptional man with the normal dreams and aspirations of being loved, having good friends, dating, marrying, and becoming a doctor. Was this easy? No. Pone was born with Cerebral Palsy and the odds against becoming a doctor made him more determined than ever to find a way. This book reveals the keys to success Dr Pone discovered and used to overcome the obstacles he faced. { 121pp, 155x225mm, October 2008; PB, £16.99, 0978765001:9780978765002 , AtlasBooks (Pone Inspirations) } |
| POCKET PAPER ENGINEER : Volume 2: Platforms & Props [Carol Barton] From simple greeting cards to intricate paper creations, this engaging workbook thoroughly explains the mechanics of pop-ups while teaching paper artists of all skill levels to create 10 different designs. Step-by-step, full-colour instructions coupled with detailed illustrations enable vibrant floating platforms, tabbed props, and miscellaneous other pop-up effects to be easily constructed. As each section includes perforated pages with pre-printed designs and directions, scissors and glue are all one needs for nearly instantaneous pop-up creations. REVIEW: "Carol Barton's pop-up workbook is glorious! Unique and delightfully playful, her work continues the time-honored tradition of movables in books." -- Robert Sabuda, author, Winter's Tale: An Original Pop-Up Journey" { 72pp, 155x245mm, September 2008; HB, £22.50, 0962775223:9780962775222 , IPG (Popular Kinetics Press) } |
| HOW DO YOU PET A PORCUPINE? : Solutions To Your Prickly Communications Problems [Roger Hall] Smooth internal communications doesn't just happen; it's an "inside job" that respects the individual and realises that we humans are creatures of habit. How to Pet a Porcupine is a light-hearted yet "pointed" look at a subject that affects any company's performance and its people's attitudes. Effective internal communications is especially critical in today's fractured world of self-interest that increasingly uses impersonal modes of communication, such as email. Read this book and get the point! { 51pp, 215x280mm, October 2007; PB, £14.50, 0979280907:9780979280900 , AtlasBooks (Porcupine Communications) } |
| CHRISTMAS EVE : The Joy of Giving [Lisa Sferlazza Johnson; Illustrated by Tucker Johnson] Ages 3 to 5 years. Tfresh take on Christmas traditions follows Eve, the enchanting toy-making fairy, as she leaves her pumpkin patch and heads to the North Pole, where Santa's elves have come down with a nasty case of Elfpox. Eve is delighted to lend a magical hand and help Santa do the elves' work, but she is unsure of her abilities -- she can only create small toys. After learning about the first Christmas and getting a few history lessons from the Mrs. Claus, Eve begins to understand that it's not the size of the gift but rather the love that inspires the presents that counts. Once Eve gets hooked on the Joy of Giving, she infuses every pint-sized toy with feeling and is given the distinguished title of Christmas Eve. Providing adults with a new explanation of Christmas traditions, this story helps children understand that, sometimes, less is more. { 32pp, 215x275mm, October 2006; HB, £13.50, 0977309622:9780977309627 , IPG (Positive Spin Press) } |
| ALL HALLOWS EVE : The Story of the Halloween Fairy [Lisa Sferlazza Johnson; Illustrated by Tucker Johnson] Ages 3 to 5 years. A pinch of modern fairy dust is sprinkled on Halloween traditions in this playful, ghoul- and goblin-free introduction to the holiday. Eve, a young fairy from the All Hallows pumpkin patch, loves candy but is unable to make it -- she can only create toys with her magic. Eve determinedly practices her spells, hoping she'll be able to magic up candy on her birthday, October 31st. During her dress-up birthday party, Eve's finest attempts yield only candy-shaped toys -- such as candy bar blocks, candy cane whistles, and squeaky toy cakes. As her frustration grows, her party guests save the day by visiting all the pumpkins in the patch and collecting candy to fulfill Eve's wish. Overjoyed by their kindness, Eve gratefully offers the toys she created to her friends. A tale of friendship, cooperation, and self-acceptance, this story also provides health-conscious families and those with specific dietary concerns an alternative way to enjoy the holiday activities. { 32pp, 215x250mm, September 2006; HB, £13.50, 0977309614:9780977309610 , IPG (Positive Spin Press) } |
| MUSIC GAME : Playing To Win! [Leroy Mcmath] This book is packed with music industry survival tips from the mastermind behind the mega hits "Da Dip" and "Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin." This book was written to reflect changes in the independent game with lots of practical ways to survive: getting financing, distribution, as well as affordable ways of marketing and promoting a label. { 93pp, 155x230mm, March 2008; PB, £14.50, 0979372100:9780979372100 , AtlasBooks (Power Entertainment) } |
| SEVEN VALLEYS OF LOVE : A Bilingual Anthology of Women Poets from Middle Ages Persia to Present Day Iran [Translated by Sheema Kalbasi] Text in English & Arbaic. These peoms are written with a piercing clarity and a profound intensity of emotion. Kalbasi's ability to preserve the integrity and poetical sensibility of the work is evident in her mastery of language, editing, and translation. "Seven Valleys of Love" is a vibrant celebration of extraordinary women's voices. The colourful and lively verses in this dazzling collection emerge as small, quiet explosions out of the shadows of hopelessness and seek to inspire and restore peace, hope, and harmony in its people. This stunning anthology of love and loss bears witness to a passionate and sorrowful longing, a deep plaintiveness for the ageless plight of expression. { 119pp, 155x230mm, May 2008; PB, £12.50, 0972770380:9780972770385 , AtlasBooks (Pra Publishing) } |
| ADULT STUDENT'S GUIDE TO SURVIVAL & SUCCESS : 6th edition [Al Siebert, PhD & Mary Karr, MS] Whether enrolling in college for the first time or returning after an extended absence, this motivational guide provides adult students with a wealth of practical guidance. This thorough handbook explores not only how to succeed academically while balancing family, work, and other important responsibilities, but also addresses how students can learn to confront their fears, increase their self-confidence and resiliency, and create support groups. Containing essential information on financing education through loans, grants, and scholarships as well as practical tips for managing time, preparing for tests, taking effective notes, and using internet resources, this one-stop reference also includes action review checklists. REVIEW: "A good guide to 'learning how to learn' . . . any student who takes the time to read and thoroughly digest the material will become a better student and have less stress." -- Albert Sheppard, PhD, executive director, College Financial Aids Foundation" { 160pp, 155x230mm, August 2008; PB, £12.50, 0944227384:9780944227381 , IPG (Practical Psychology Press) } |
| ADULT STUDENT'S GUIDE TO SURVIVAL & SUCCESS : 5th edition [Al Siebert PhD & Mary B Karr MS] Going to college can be both exciting and nerve-racking, especially for adults enrolling for the first time or after an extended absence. This book shows adults how to succeed academically while balancing family, work, and other important responsibilities. Students learn how to confront their fears, increase their self-confidence, and create support groups. Also included is important information on financing an education through loans, grants, and scholarships, as well as practical tips for managing time, preparing for tests, writing term papers, influencing instructors, and using Internet resources. { 192pp, 155x230mm, April 2003; PB, £12.50, 0944227295:9780944227299 , IPG (Practical Psychology Press) } |
| GATHERING WISDOM : How to Acquire Wisdom from Others While Developing Your Own [Jerry Fletcher, Cheryl Siebert & Gail Tycer] Striving to find the key to success beyond degrees and corporate experience, this business guide incorporates the perspectives of four business professionals and offers a vision of accomplishment based on leadership, communication, and resiliency. Practical tips for improving such business skills as writing, speaking, and marketing accompany more conceptual dimensions of success including maintaining integrity with colleagues, seeking out principled leaders, and following an inspired vision. Enhanced professional presentation, resiliency in change, and improved health are just a few of the benefits neophyte professionals can expect to build from incorporating this wisdom into their corporate lives. { 180pp, 155x230mm, September 2003; PB, £16.99, 0944227287:9780944227282 , IPG (Practical Psychology Press) } |
| DARKEST DAY : A Collection of Poems [Alaric Cabiling] This is a debut collection of poetry. Its lyrical language invites us into a well of experience that reaches deep into love, desire, and sorrow and explores a vast inner world. This collection is a journey through a penetrating darkness, but in the end, it welcomes the light. REVIEW: "Praenomen Press has just released its first collection of poetry from Alaric Cabiling, a promising new writer. The works collected together in The Darkest Day are somber, dark, and sweet in the vein of Sylvia Plath, Keats, or Shelley, and reveal a poet who unflinchingly looks into the depths of depression and finds beauty. The poems in The Darkest Day are told from an outsider’s perspective. Each one has its own elegiac tone, dealing with loneliness, lost innocence, and sad sentimentality. A sweet melancholy pervades much of the work, but the sadness in these poems never becomes overwhelming. Rather, the compassion behind the author’s free verse arouses the reader's sympathies. Alaric Cabiling has suffered from a long battle with depression, and this comes across clearly in the work. He has said that his writing is a sort of therapy for him, and that it is his hope that The Darkest Day will reach other individuals who are themselves struggling with depression. Cabiling's book has the capacity to do a lot of good by showing victims of depression that they are not alone. But this is not to say that his audience is limited -- far from it. The Darkest Day is a collection of sweet and sad poems, and is just the thing for a rainy day." -- Stone Ferrell, Brandylane Publishers { 73pp, 155x230mm, June 2009; PB, £12.50, 0615246885:9780615246888 , AtlasBooks (Praenomen Press) } |
| BACKYARD RACE HORSE -- THE TRAINING MANUAL : A Comprehensive Off-Track Program for Owners & Trainers [Janet Del Castillo & Lois Schwartz] From training horses at the farm to hauling livestock and equipment to the race track, this hands-on manual covers everything a competent horse owner needs to know to get involved in horse racing. Extensive discussions examine how to exercise horses, keep a horse sound, and prepare for the race. Specifics on monitoring horses' legs, dispensing medication, and track personnel round out this in-depth manual. Included is a directory of thoroughbred racetracks and organisations. This hands-on manual covers everything a beginner needs to know to get involved in horse racing. Topics include how to exercise horses, how to prepare horses immediately prior to a race, medication, and building a track. Useful information on how to monitor the horses' legs, how not to train a young horse aggressively, and how to turn a farm into a race track on a budget is provided. Included is a directory of thoroughbred race tracks and organisations. { 459pp, 180x235mm, September 2003; PB, £29.50, 1884475027:9781884475023 , IPG (Prediction Publications) } |
| HORSE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY : 100 Years * 100 Interviews * 500 Photographs [Jacques van Leeuwen (ed)] This book is meant to be a tribute to the horse. A tribute built from 100 interviews, exclusively organised for the purpose of this book, from people who have one thing in common: their love and affection for horses. The interviews and a multitude of photographs reflect how the horse has fared over the past century. The book illustrates in a variety of ways how wonderfully great the horse is. The people who give their views include: Dick Francis, Bo Derek, Luciano Pavarotti, Billy Shoemaker, Lester Piggott, Frankie Dettori and Heinz Wewering. These interviews and photographs together form the modest monument this book wants to erect for the horse. It makes one thing clear above all: where a hundred years ago it looked as if the horse would become extinct, now at the beginning of the 21st century, the horse is claiming an important place in the lives of many. Book and slipcase. { 430pp, 330x245mm, January 2001; HB, £19.99, 9076574014:9789076574011 , Premium Press Publishers } |
| ICELAND TODAY [Jón Ólafur Ísberg] Sun and rain, storm and calm, very changeable weather all on the same day. A waterfall in a canyon, swans at sunset, driving over a glacier, a mobile phone in the wilderness, stinking shark meat, succulent salmon, sometimes tarmac roads, sometimes gravel roads, sometimes no roads. Crowded night-clubs, tranquil vastness. Iceland bids you welcome -- in its own special way. Illustrated throughout in full-colour. { 192pp, 195x280mm, July 2005; PB, £15.99, 9979970812:9789979970811 , Netvisir Ltd } |
| PILATES' PRIMER -- THE MILLENNIUM EDITION : Return to Life Through Contrology & Your Health [Joseph Pilates & William J Miller] This Millennium Edition includes the only two published works of Joseph Pilates. Newly copyrighted, edited and revised, this book makes available in one volume all of his early Twentieth Century philosophies, principles, and theories about health and fitness, as well as the exercises, poses, and instructions fundamental to his exciting fitness program. You will also learn every single one of his original 34 mat exercises taught to his own students. Living testimony to the validity of his own teachings, Joseph Pilates shares in these writings his fundamental tenets of posture, body mechanics, correct breathing, spinal flexibility, physical education, and his law of natural exercises. { 160pp, 140x215mm, October 2006; PB, £13.50, 1928564003:9781928564003 , AtlasBooks (Presentation Dynamics) } |
| PILATES' RETURN TO LIFE THROUGH CONTROLOGY [Joseph H Pilates & William Miller] First published in 1945, this new printing of the first major publication by Joseph H. Pilates and William J. Miller details the exercises, poses, and instructions fundamental to the matwork developed by Joseph and Clara Pilates. Based on his concepts of a balanced body and mind and drawn from the approach espoused by the early Greeks, these are the exercises that currently sustain a world-wide revolution in fitness strategies and exercise techniques. Readers will learn the original 34 exercises that Pilates taught to his students, many of whom have become exercise gurus in their own right. These carefully designed exercises are the result of decades of scientific study, experimentation and research into the variety of physical ills that upset the balance of body and mind. In this book, readers will learn the exercises that Joseph Pilates recommended to accompany the basic advice regarding posture, body mechanics, correct breathing, spinal flexibility, and physical education. { 93pp, 140x215mm, January 1998; PB, £24.99, 0961493798:9780961493790 , AtlasBooks (Presentation Dynamics) } |
| YOUR HEALTH : A Corrective System of Exercising that Revolutionizes the Entire Field of Physical Education [Joseph Hubertus Pilates] First published in 1934, this reprint of "Your Health" includes Joseph Pilates' early Twentieth Century philosophies, principles, and theories about health and fitness. He bases his work on the concept of a balanced body and mind, drawing on the approach espoused by the early Greeks. While some of his personal philosophies reflected early 20th Century viewpoints, his athletic and fitness doctrines were years ahead of his time. Readers will learn his observations and conclusions about people's approach to physical fitness. He describes the results of decades of scientific study, experimentation and research into the variety of troubles and ills that upset the balance of body and mind. Pilates makes extraordinary claims about the benefits of his defined science of "Contrology" and very specifically defines this science for all to read and understand. In this book, he exemplifies and clarifies the beneficial impact of his work. { 64pp, 140x215mm, January 1998; PB, £16.99, 096149378X:9780961493783 , AtlasBooks (Presentation Dynamics) } |
| EXPERT WITNESS TRAINING : Profit from Your Expertise [Judd Robbins] Expert Witness Training is packed with practical details and instruction about becoming, being, and succeeding as an expert witness. It features more than one hundred specific tactics for use by the specialist retained by an attorney as an expert witness. This comprehensive training program incorporates thorough explanations of qualifications, opinion formation and expression, testifying skills, witness credibility, and jury persuasion. Written in confident tutorial form by an experienced expert and teacher, it includes the latest references and legal standards needed by a well-trained expert witness for admissibility of evidence and testimony, as well as Federal Rules of Evidence and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Daubert challenges. This book covers issues of importance to every expert from the perspective of the witness, along with perceptive insight into the attorney's mindset. Attorneys wishing to learn what experienced expert witnesses know and think should have a copy and copies for each of their experts. { 304pp, 155x230mm, March 2010; PB, £37.50, 1928564224:9781928564225 , AtlasBooks (Presentation Dynamics) } |
| CASE OF THE MISSING EGG [J Paul Kousoulas. Illustrated by Bell Kousoulas] Ages 4 to 8 years. This book is a light introduction to forensic science and scattered throughout are learning tools that describe various critter's behaviour. The mystery story conveys critter friendship and concern for Gobbelegook, the turkey's missing egg. Solving the mystery involves setting up a crime scene and team effort from the critters wearing whimsical, identity hats. Colourful illustrations lead the reader and viewer from a mysterious beginning to a happy ending. { 72pp, 215x215mm, October 2009; PB, £10.99, 0615239099:9780615239095 , AtlasBooks (Preserve at Misty Meadows) } |
| YOUR HEART NEEDS THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET : Learn How Mediterraneans Have Kept a Healthy Heart for Centuries [Emilia Klapp] Emilia Klapp's innovative book offers a glimpse of how a registered dietician can personalise a lifestyle intervention. The book is unique in that is written in simple-to-follow dialogue that will answer questions about what makes this diet so special. Presented in a fun-to-read yet informative manner, it considers the whole person, not just the diet. 'The best measure to prolong human life is not to short it' said Doctor Hulefand almost two hundred years ago. Despite this advise, Americans consume high levels of saturated fat and processed foods and they keep a low level of physical activity, two factors that put them at major risk for conditions that threaten to take their lives prematurely. Those in the Mediterranean countries, however, are well known for being some of the healthiest people in the world. The Mediterranean lifestyle has been proven by scientific research to have health benefits, and now it can be followed easily with this guide that includes tips and recipes. { 146pp, 155x230mm, August 2007; PB, £15.99, 0979126037:9780979126031 , AtlasBooks (Preventive Nutrition Press) } |
| SIN CITY WITCH & THE BLACK CAT COVENANT [Stephanie Marie Harrold] This is a tale of friendship between two teenage girls in suburban Las Vegas. Despite their differences, the girls unknowingly share a common desire to fulfil an ancient prophecy revered by white and dark witchcraft societies. As Deidra and Jane deal with the secrets of their pasts and adolescent romances, Deidra's family seeks to protect her from impending harm -- even to the point of threatening her friendship with Jane. In the end, the friends remain loyal to each other even in the face of death and destruction. This fast-paced story will keep readers turning the pages as they follow Deidra, Jane, and the Black Cat Covenant in preserving the good within humankind. { 184pp, 155x230mm, July 2009; PB, £12.50, 0615265065:9780615265063 , AtlasBooks (Primesource Services) } |
| GOLDEN RUN : A Nostalgic Memoir of the Halcyon Days of the Great Liners to South & East Africa [Henry Damant] For 120 years the Union-Castle provided South and East Africa with a vital link with Britain -- services that were unequalled for their regularity. During his tenure with Union-Castle Henry Damant occupied a 'ringside seat' by virtue of the various senior marketing and PR posts he held. The Golden Run highlights the fascinating post-war history of the Union-Castle Line: The company’s legendary chairman Sir Vernon Thomson, whose foresight and courage in re-building the fleet -- six new ships in five years -- resulted in the Union-Castle being able, much earlier than other Lines, to re-start a full sailings schedule; His sudden and tragic death on the eve of the centenary celebrations; The heavy weather his successor, Sir George Christopher, made of his responsibilities; His 'rescue' in 1956 by the wealthy Cayzer family, owners of the Clan Line; The four months of bitter struggle prior to the Cayzer’s take-over of Union-Castle, whose flair, style and overall enthusiasm put new life into the historic shipping Line until its closure in 1977. Seven years later attempts were made by Safmarine and others to restart a regular run to the Cape, but most were abandoned. Henry Damant sailed on two of these line voyages and, later, two cruises, and recounts the efforts made by the various shipping companies to recapture the glamour of sailing Union-Castle. Regular line voyages finally ended in 2004 and the author's story is a salute to 147 years of maritime history. The author has lightened this saga with many personal anecdotes, for example: Why did Churchill take the pillow from his cabin when he disembarked? What return favour did Major-General Prior-Palmer ask of Montgomery? What did the doyen of the shipping correspondents, Jack Frost, do on the 1st May every year? What caused the Queen Mother to delay her launching of the RMS Windsor Castle, and some years later, what was her revelation about the cause of the delay? { 108pp, 210x300mm, April 2006; PB, £17.95, 062035030X:9780620350303 , Stuart-Clark Associates (Print Matters) } |
| BEST WINES! 2005 : Gold Medal Winners from the Top Competitions [Gail Bradney & Elizabeth Cline] Whether searching for a delicious $8 bottle of wine or a phenomenal $78 bottle, this antisnob's guide to buying and enjoying wine offers wine lovers a foolproof way to choose a great bottle each time they visit the wine shop. Every wine featured in this book earned a gold medal from one of the most competitive and prestigious wine competitions held around the world each year. Sized to fit into a purse or pocket, this resource is a perfect shopping companion, providing information on all types of wines, the regions they come from, food pairings, and fascinating wine trivia. This reference is accessible enough to help novices learn about wine and make good decisions, yet informative enough to please the aficionado. { 353pp, 110x215mm, November 2004; PB, £14.50, 0965175073:9780965175074 , IPG (Print Project) } |
| SALLY : The Older Woman's Illustrated Guide to Self-Improvement [Judy Laddon] Sally is living proof that it's never too late to start again. She failed Romance 101. She flunked Sex. She barely passed Motherhood. Oppressed by a bad marriage, the former art director of the Marshall Plan stumbled through decades of psychotherapy looking for herself. Finally, at age 73, she discovered the key. Sally -- The Older Woman's Illustrated Guide to Self-Improvement tells the tragicomic saga of artist Sally Pierone, who captured her hard-won life lessons with her paintbrush. Judy Laddon traces Pierone's life journey from a sparkling young woman to a repressed, unhappy wife and mother--and finally, to a surprising triumph as an artist and self-taught therapist. With empathy and humour, Laddon vividly captures Sally's larger-than-life personality and zest for living. Many of Sally's delightful full-colour illustrations are also featured. Read Sally to laugh and learn: How to find yourself before all your hair is grey; Helpful strategies for coping with a surly spouse -- and for enjoying life as a single woman; What not to do if your child takes drugs; and how to jump off the raft of your dysfunctional family of origin. This true story inspires and encourages women that there is life after a failed marriage -- and that it's possible to reinvent yourself at every stage of life. { 250pp, 140x215mm, January 2008; HB, £20.99, 193473859X:9781934738597 , AtlasBooks (Printed Word Inc, The) } |
| QUICKSILVER : A Revolutionary Way to Lead the Many & the Few -- Beginning with YOU [Michael O'Brien & Larry Shook] Are you dangerously normal? Most of the world's catastrophes don't come from mistakes. Wars, NASA space tragedies, global economic meltdowns all have one thing in common -- they are caused by normal thinking. Quicksilver shows that humanity now suffers from a learning disorder that threatens our future. As a result, leaders must develop a shape-shifting ability to continuously adjust themselves and their organisations to quicksilver conditions. The book looks at the failed leadership behind the 2008 economic crisis from the perspective of the fast-changing digital world, which has outpaced habits of mind. It focuses on cognitive psychology and proposes a set of practices aimed at coping with problems of the digital age. We are all leaders. Quicksilver will teach you how to inoculate yourself against self-defeating, normal thinking, and systematically neutralise fear, which comes in many guises. Be a leader with the personal courage and integrity that people will want to follow. { 221pp, 140x215mm, November 2009; PB, £13.50, 1934738212:9781934738214 , AtlasBooks (Printed Word Inc, The) } |
| PROFIT FROM EXPERIENCE : A Guide to Knowing Yourself & Influencing [Larry Shook] Dr Michael O'Brien shares his expertise in cognitive psychology and change management to help readers consciously improve outlooks, habits, and patterns of behaviour. The twenty-one simple exercises in this handbook include: Where Does It Hurt? -- An intimate examination of what you want to change, Tiger Hunting -- Identifying and assessing fears, Gathering Feedback -- How you really affect others, The Left-Hand Column -- Analysing events to get to the root of assumptions, Dialogue -- Using conversation to learn, not compete. { 192pp, 155x210mm, January 2010; PB, £13.50, 1934738263:9781934738269 , AtlasBooks (Printed Word Inc, The) } |
| CREDIT SCORES & CREDIT REPORTS : How The System Really Works, What You Can Do: 3rd Edition [Evan Hendricks] This book provides the first thorough examination of the all-important, but little understood, credit scoring and credit reporting systems. The Third Edition of this highly-acclaimed book enables consumers to understand how both of these systems actually work, what they can do to improve their FICO scores, and to ensure their credit reports are accurate. { 408pp, 140x215mm, December 2007; PB, £16.99, 096454864X:9780964548640 , AtlasBooks (Privacy Times) } |
| CONCEALED HANDGUN MANUAL : How to Choose, Carry, & Shoot a Gun in Self Defense: 5th Edition [Chris Bird] Intended to provide instruction on using handguns to prevent gun owners from becoming the victims of a criminal or terrorist attack, this comprehensive handbook contains information on current state regulations, beginning and advanced shooting instruction, updated safety information, and accounts of incidents of concealed handgun self-defence. Advice for selecting and buying a handgun, discussions of the importance of self-protection, and methods of concealing weapons accompany a discussion of the mental attitude required in case of an armed encounter, and advice on how to avoid violent encounters entirely. Including the new concealed carry laws recently passed in Kansas and Nebraska, this updated edition provides a new context for the need to safely carry a weapon since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the breakdown of adequate law enforcement that ensued. In addition to providing an updated list of handguns suitable for concealed carry, this practical guide also includes more information about the psychological ramifications of using deadly force against another human being. REVIEW: "Carrying a deadly weapon is too serious a matter to go unstudied. Chris Bird's work serves as a fine textbook for those who have made, or are considering making, that commitment." -- Will Cox, Gun Week" { 522pp, 155x230mm, November 2007; PB, £19.50, 0965678474:9780965678476 , IPG (Privateer Publications) } |
| THANK GOD I HAD A GUN : True Accounts of Self-Defense [Chris Bird] This collection of true stories examines incidents involving the use of firearms by ordinary citizens for personal protection against criminals. Three basic types of events are discussed: armed defense at home, at work, and in a public place. Each episode is explored in detail, with a look at the citizen involved as well as how their defensive actions aided them or could be improved. From convenience-store robberies to police arrests gone awry, these stories provide memorable reminders of firearm self-defense dos and don'ts. { 307pp, 140x215mm, April 2006; PB, £16.99, 0965678458:9780965678452 , IPG (Privateer Publications) } |
| BILLION DOLLAR SOLUTION : Secrets of Prochain Project Management [Robert C Newbold] Every day corporations waste huge amounts of money through ineffective and unreliable management practices. In this book, Rob Newbold has lifted the veil on ProChain Project Management, the project management approach that has been implemented in some of the best-known companies in the world. Through clear, concise descriptions of needed tools and measurements, along with real-world examples, you will see how your company can dramatically improve the management of projects and resources. You will discover how you can elevate reliability, speed, and productivity in order to keep the money for the bottom line. You will learn about critical chain project scheduling, change management, and the other tools and processes needed to drive excellence. { 289pp, 155x230mm, December 2008; HB, £24.99, 1934979058:9781934979051 , AtlasBooks (ProChain Press) } |
| MASTERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES [Thomas E Lah] Companies world-wide continue to seek new growth opportunities by establishing professional services to complement their current company portfolio. These professional service organisations are being chartered to secure high margin streams of revenue, improve customer satisfaction, and solidify customer loyalty. However, many of these companies have little experience building and managing a professional services organisation. This lack of experience is creating incredible organisational pain. Not just product companies are struggling in their attempts to create profitable and effective professional service organisations. System integrators and value added resellers that must incorporate complicated technologies into their service offerings are struggling to scale service capabilities. Outsourcing and managed service providers that now want to provide consultative support are learning there are significant differences in these service lines. Many times, the current professional service strategy for these companies is simply not sustainable. Mastering Professional Services is the first book to guide accompany through the process of designing a viable services strategy that complements a broader company portfolio. From the author of Building Professional Services: The Siren's Song, this book continues the tradition of providing practical tools and techniques to manage professional services when it is not the core offering of the company. { 260pp, 155x230mm, February 2006; HB, £29.50, 0976718405:9780976718406 , AtlasBooks (Professional Services Press) } |
| BRIDGING THE SERVICES CHASM [Thomas Lah] Bridging the Services Chasm provides a comprehensive framework companies can use to make critical service strategy decisions that have rapidly become the difference between product success and market failure. Based on the analysis of technology providers, this book leverages a combination of public record, unique survey data, and direct interaction to clearly define the critical role services is now playing in the success of product companies. In 1991, Geoffrey Moore published Crossing the Chasm. This seminal work framed and defined the specific challenges that companies face as they attempt to drive new product offerings to market. Since then, a new set of strategy challenges for product-centric companies has become evident. And there is a new chasm that companies must decide how to cross: The Services Chasm. Bridging the Services Chasm frames the services strategy decisions product companies can no longer afford to defer and provides a clear path for action. { 328pp, 155x230mm, September 2009; HB, £41.99, 0692004939:9780692004937 , AtlasBooks (Professional Services Press) } |
| SPANISH DIAL-A-VERB 8000 : Advanced Model An exhaustive reference to all Spanish verbs in modern use. You can confidently conjugate any verb in any person of any tense. Features: The perfect companion to any advanced language textbook; Use in any course where the students may wish to pursue advanced study or a career involving the language. { 210x210mm, May 2003; MA, £16.99, 0961688424:9780961688424 , AtlasBooks (Porlogo Publishers) } |
| SPANISH DIAL-A-VERB 5000 : Simplified Model The indispensable learning aid for beginning and intermediate students with an index to over 5,000 commonly used verbs. Features: An ideal teaching/learning aid for beginning students; Conjugates verbs found in typical elementary and intermediate textbooks; Use in elementary courses where students do not expect to proceed beyond the intermediate level. { 210x210mm, May 2003; MA, £16.99, 0961688416:9780961688417 , AtlasBooks (Porlogo Publishers) } |
| JORDON ABC [Luma Masri & Jennifer Marsh] Text in Arabic & English. This is a bilingual children's book that uses the Arabic and English alphabets to comprehensively illustrate Jordan's uniqueness, from A-Aqaba to J-Jerash. Each book contains Arabic and English alphabets as stickers to teach children how to match each letter with the inside page. It is a fun and educational tool. { 30pp, 210x210mm, July 2008; HB, £24.99, 9957861719:9789957861711 , AtlasBooks (Promo Skills) } |
| WELCOME TO JORDON : The Heart of the Middle East [Luma Masri & Jennifer Marsh] Welcome to Jordan includes a map of the country, profile of the Royal Family, and comprehensive chapters that cover topics ranging from geographical features and wildlife to culture and religion. This book contains high-quality photos and stories. It is a labour of love, and it shows. { 200pp, 255x280mm, July 2008; HB, £41.99, 9957861700:9789957861704 , AtlasBooks (Promo Skills) } |
| CORPORATE DICTATORSHIP : The Evil Behind the Collapse of the Worlds Economy [Yasser Nafei, Ph.D.] Today's top business executives are like celebrities; they are the rock stars of capitalism and a cornerstone of public life. Unfortunately, we tend to think that their leadership is infallible. We never account for the fact that they may err, they can be biased, and it is normal that they have weaknesses and desires that can possibly be malicious. Unfortunately, many corporate empires are falling, taking with them billions of dollars of workers' hard-earned savings. Corporate Dictatorship is one of the first books to focus exclusively on the topic of dictatorships within organisations. The similarities among state leaders and many of today's corporate executives is intriguing -- the way they manage their companies, treat their employees, communicate with investors, and deal with opposition and minority opinions. The book presents analysis and pragmatic governance ideas that prove that ethical leadership can simultaneously coexist with financial and market share leadership. { 291pp, 155x230mm, August 2009; PB, £15.99, 0982328745:9780982328743 , AtlasBooks (Prothics Consulting) } |
| MYSTIQUE OF CONSPIRACY : Oswald, Castro, & the CIA [Brian K Bugge] 'The Mystique of Conspiracy' delves into the mystery surrounding the JFK assassination. It focuses mainly on anti-Castro Cuban exiles and their relationship with the CIA, but it also offers an excellent framework to gauge the 'plausibility' of any conspiracy theory. Unique to this work is the offer included at the back of the book to involve the reader in an online exchange with the author. The author, an online Professor of criminal justice at the University of Phoenix, will guide the reader/student into formulating his or her own credible approach to solving the nagging mystery behind the JFK assassination (or any conspiracy theory they are interested in). Also compelling is the Foreword and personal letters included in the Appendix written to the author in 1978 by David Atlee Phillips, former CIA Western Hemisphere Division Chief. Mr. Phillips passed away in 1988, but many have tried to link him directly to a CIA plot to assassinate JFK utilising anti-Castro Cuban exiles. A new name in the annals of the JFK assassination is CIA covert operative George Joannides. Mr. Joannides passed away in 1999, but his role in directing a group of anti-Castro Cuban exiles who had contact with the assassin in New Orleans several months before the assassination has never been made public up until now. As recent as 2005 the CIA went to court and blocked the release of any documents on George Joannides. David Atlee Phillips was Mr. Joannides' supervisor in the CIA. This book will be of interest to anyone interested in the 'mystique' surrounding conspiracy theories, whether it is JFK, RFK, MLK, Princess Diana, 9/11 or Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko, killed in London by radioactive polonium 210. There is a common thread that runs through them all. The author will reveal what that is. { 167pp, 145x220mm, June 2007; HB, £19.99, 0960170812:9780960170814 , AtlasBooks (Provocative Ideas) } |
| MAN WHO MADE IT RAIN : A True Story Based on the Exeriences of J Dietrich Stroeh [Michael McCarthy] With climate change threatening the entire planet, 'The Man Who Made it Rain' is a fable our time and a warning signal about our future. Journalist Michael McCarthy weaves together a narrative of real life events that occurred during an unrelenting drought in 1976-77 in Marin County, California. He then jumps ahead to the present day when global climate change is becoming harsh reality, and projects forward to a fictional future when weather-related disasters create havoc around the globe. As the past, present and future come together in a triple climax, the reader gets a horrifying glimpse of what happens when the world runs out of water. { 419pp, 155x230mm, April 2006; HB, £20.99, 0977237109:9780977237104 , AtlasBooks (Public Ink) } |
| FATHER'S TROUBLE$ : A Novel [Carter Taylor Seaton] Lawrence Burgher suffers deprivation and ridicule as a child, marking him for life. Determined to make the world respect him, he sees wealth and power as a means to that end. Under the tutelage of Edward Keeley, his mentor and future business partner, Lawrence parlays inherited land in Shapely, West Virginia, into a burgeoning career in real estate and banking. By 1918, Lawrence moves his wife Anna and his family to the booming city of Huntington, West Virginia, to become Vice-President of Keeley's bank in that city. As his real estate career escalates and his family grows, so does his ambition. Burgher borrows money to take advantage of the emerging land boom. Early success leads to arrogance and arrogance to poor decisions. He leverages his property to make his purchases, spending his cash on an increasingly lavish life style. By 1924, feeling the pinch of debt which he can not repay, Lawrence resorts to making secret new loans to himself to pay the old ones. Keeley, a man with few scruples himself, calls Lawrence to task, whereupon Lawrence quits his position at the bank. When Keeley recalls Burgher, Lawrence sees it as an opportunity to oust his former partner. Soon caught in a financial trap of his own making, Burgher resorts to kiting checks, falsifying loans and forgery to cover the truth of his situation. During a routine bank examination, the Banking Commissioner discovers the shaky financial condition of the bank and notices evidence of Burgher's irregular activities. Given fair warning, Burgher changes nothing. When the bank is closed for lack of funds in its reserve, all of Burgher's problems come to light. He is indicted for embezzlement and forced into bankruptcy. This tragedy is so devastating that the family forms a protective shell around themselves, vowing to hold their heads up no matter what the public gossip. Held together by Anna's strength, the family bears the humiliation of a public trial, where Burgher is convicted and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Despite appeals to the U. S. Supreme Court, the conviction stands. Lawrence Burgher is taken to the state penitentiary at Moundsville, West Virginia, to suffer over-crowding, rampant tuberculosis and confinement in a cell smaller than the closets in his home. When the Great Depression hits, the Burgher family is already deep in poverty. In the spring after Lawrence leaves, Anna is struck with excruciating headaches. Diagnosed with a brain tumour, she goes to Baltimore for surgery, and spends her final year in a hospital, blind and dying. The oldest daughter, Eileen, takes over raising her younger siblings on her meagre teacher's pay. Moving again and again into successively smaller homes, the de facto orphans still maintain their dignity in the face of public gossip and pity. In 1932, Anna Burgher dies. Three months later, Lawrence Burgher dies suddenly in the penitentiary. Thoroughly shaken, it becomes the children's unspoken rule never to discuss their father's troubles. A myth is born and is eventually handed down to their children. "Father's troubles" becomes a code-word which they understand, but which is translated for the next generation into a romantic story of wealth lost during the Depression. Until Maggie is nearly forty, she never knows the real story. And when she begins to inquire, she is told "some things are better left alone." Maggie, however, is determined to know the truth, hoping it will help her to understand her strained relationship with her mother. Over a twenty-year period she digs into the past without the help of her family. Through her efforts, Maggie gains a new respect for her mother, as she realises the strength of the Burgher women is deeply embedded in her and is the finest legacy she could have been given. { 492pp, 155x230mm, February 2004; PB, £14.50, 0967605199:9780967605197 , Grace Associates (Mid-Atlantic Highlands Publishing) } |
| FATHER'S TROUBLE$ : A Novel [Carter Taylor Seaton] Lawrence Burgher suffers deprivation and ridicule as a child, marking him for life. Determined to make the world respect him, he sees wealth and power as a means to that end. Under the tutelage of Edward Keeley, his mentor and future business partner, Lawrence parlays inherited land in Shapely, West Virginia, into a burgeoning career in real estate and banking. By 1918, Lawrence moves his wife Anna and his family to the booming city of Huntington, West Virginia, to become Vice-President of Keeley's bank in that city. As his real estate career escalates and his family grows, so does his ambition. Burgher borrows money to take advantage of the emerging land boom. Early success leads to arrogance and arrogance to poor decisions. He leverages his property to make his purchases, spending his cash on an increasingly lavish life style. By 1924, feeling the pinch of debt which he can not repay, Lawrence resorts to making secret new loans to himself to pay the old ones. Keeley, a man with few scruples himself, calls Lawrence to task, whereupon Lawrence quits his position at the bank. When Keeley recalls Burgher, Lawrence sees it as an opportunity to oust his former partner. Soon caught in a financial trap of his own making, Burgher resorts to kiting checks, falsifying loans and forgery to cover the truth of his situation. During a routine bank examination, the Banking Commissioner discovers the shaky financial condition of the bank and notices evidence of Burgher's irregular activities. Given fair warning, Burgher changes nothing. When the bank is closed for lack of funds in its reserve, all of Burgher's problems come to light. He is indicted for embezzlement and forced into bankruptcy. This tragedy is so devastating that the family forms a protective shell around themselves, vowing to hold their heads up no matter what the public gossip. Held together by Anna's strength, the family bears the humiliation of a public trial, where Burgher is convicted and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Despite appeals to the U. S. Supreme Court, the conviction stands. Lawrence Burgher is taken to the state penitentiary at Moundsville, West Virginia, to suffer over-crowding, rampant tuberculosis and confinement in a cell smaller than the closets in his home. When the Great Depression hits, the Burgher family is already deep in poverty. In the spring after Lawrence leaves, Anna is struck with excruciating headaches. Diagnosed with a brain tumour, she goes to Baltimore for surgery, and spends her final year in a hospital, blind and dying. The oldest daughter, Eileen, takes over raising her younger siblings on her meagre teacher's pay. Moving again and again into successively smaller homes, the de facto orphans still maintain their dignity in the face of public gossip and pity. In 1932, Anna Burgher dies. Three months later, Lawrence Burgher dies suddenly in the penitentiary. Thoroughly shaken, it becomes the children's unspoken rule never to discuss their father's troubles. A myth is born and is eventually handed down to their children. "Father's troubles" becomes a code-word which they understand, but which is translated for the next generation into a romantic story of wealth lost during the Depression. Until Maggie is nearly forty, she never knows the real story. And when she begins to inquire, she is told "some things are better left alone." Maggie, however, is determined to know the truth, hoping it will help her to understand her strained relationship with her mother. Over a twenty-year period she digs into the past without the help of her family. Through her efforts, Maggie gains a new respect for her mother, as she realises the strength of the Burgher women is deeply embedded in her and is the finest legacy she could have been given. { 492pp, 155x230mm, February 2004; HB, £24.99, 0967605180:9780967605180 , Grace Associates (Mid-Atlantic Highlands Publishing) } |
| WILD SWEET NOTES : Fifty Years of West Virigina Poetry 1950-1999 [Barbara Smith & Kirk Judd (eds)] With insights into Japanese flower gardening and hog butchering, into mother-daughter relations and horse trading, in verse that is wistful or bright or drenched in rural beauty, this book surprises and delights.... This varied collection of remarkably high poetic quality will enchant readers throughout the English-speaking world. The book will appeal to readers young and old, to students and gardeners, to political activists, to anyone who responds to natural beauty and to truth. West Virginia Poet Laureate Irene McKinney has said that poetry is the one form of art which can't 'sell out'. This book doesn't either. { 418pp, 155x235mm, December 2000; HB, £24.99, 0967605113:9780967605111 , Grace Associates (Publishers Place) } |
| TRUE ART OF SURVIVAL [Dr Constance Hayden] This is a collection of true stories from the professional and personal life of Dr Constance Hayden. But as Colonel Frank Jones, US Army (Retd), says in the Foreword, the book "is more than merely interesting. It is also relevant to the rest of us for what it tells us about the human spirit and how one can respond to 'catastrophe' of whatever kind." For professionals, Jones calls the stories 'teaching cases' that provide both medical doctors and psychiatrists with lessons to understand better how to help a patient through a traumatic experience all the while respecting the patient's autonomy. Life indeed generally roughs us all up -- to a considerable extent. We never know what life has in store. And that is the power of the stories that Dr Hayden shares. They truly do inspire us with the resilience of the human spirit in the fact of terrible occurrences. { 125pp, 140x215mm, February 2004; PB, £9.50, 0974478504:9780974478500 , Grace Associates (Mid-Atlantic Highlands Publishing) } |
| ZULU BASKETRY [Jannie van Heerden] This is the first comprehensive pictorial record of a craft form that has endured political change in education and empowered basket weavers with a sustainable means of making a living. The book focuses on contemporary basket weaving from the Hlabisa area of KwaZulu Natal where some of the best work is produced. Master weavers from this area - like the late Reuben Ndwandwe and Beauty Ngxongo -- are represented in the permanent collection in the Metropolitan Museum, New York and in private collections world-wide. The book features: Historical overview; Basketry method and technique; Basket weaver profiles; Telephone wire basketry sources and suppliers. { 82pp, 170x240mm, June 2009; PB, £15.99, 0980260949:9780980260946 , Publishing Print Matters } |
| ARTIST IN THE GARDEN : The Quest for Moses Tladi [Angela Read-Lloyd] Like Monet. who was his first inspiration, Moses Tladi was a gardener and an artist. Born in remote Sekhukuneland, east of Pretoria, South Africa, the son of a medicine-man who made a living by working in iron and a mother who was a gifted potter, Tladi in his early childhood herded cattle in the dramatic hill-country around his home. His parents had become "believers" under the influence of the Berlin Missionary Society and he was educated at the Lobethal mission, at ga Phaahla. Tladi, like many young men of the time, went to the cities in search of work. It is not known how he encountered Herbert Read, but in the mid 1920's he found employment in Johannesburg as gardener to Read at his property in the fashionable suburb of Parktown. Tladi's talent was discovered by Herbert Read's daughters who were schoolgirls in the mid-1920's. Read took Tladi under his wing, and introduced him to the collector and philanthropist Howard Pim. Read and Pim promoted Tladi at public exhibitions from 1929 onwards. Pim died in 1934, but Tladi continued to flourish, with Read as his patron until the outbreak of World War II. { 294pp, 215x280mm, November 2009; HB, £39.99, 0980260965:9780980260960 , Publishing Print Matters } |
| ARTIST IN THE GARDEN : The Quest for Moses Tladi [Angela Read-Lloyd] Like Monet. who was his first inspiration, Moses Tladi was a gardener and an artist. Born in remote Sekhukuneland, east of Pretoria, South Africa, the son of a medicine-man who made a living by working in iron and a mother who was a gifted potter, Tladi in his early childhood herded cattle in the dramatic hill-country around his home. His parents had become "believers" under the influence of the Berlin Missionary Society and he was educated at the Lobethal mission, at ga Phaahla. Tladi, like many young men of the time, went to the cities in search of work. It is not known how he encountered Herbert Read, but in the mid 1920's he found employment in Johannesburg as gardener to Read at his property in the fashionable suburb of Parktown. Tladi's talent was discovered by Herbert Read's daughters who were schoolgirls in the mid-1920's. Read took Tladi under his wing, and introduced him to the collector and philanthropist Howard Pim. Read and Pim promoted Tladi at public exhibitions from 1929 onwards. Pim died in 1934, but Tladi continued to flourish, with Read as his patron until the outbreak of World War II. { 294pp, 215x280mm, November 2009; PB, £24.99, 0980260973:9780980260977 , Publishing Print Matters } |
| PUDDINHEAD STORY [Mary Ann DiBattista] Prepare yourself for a story that will change the hassle of Christmas Eve to an enjoyable and anticipated event for children of all ages. Puddinhead is a very special elf sent by Santa on Christmas Eve to make sure that all children are in bed early enough so he can complete his job of getting all the children's presents delivered. Without ever being seen, Puddinhead delivers pajamas at the children's doorstep as a signal to get into bed quickly because Santa is on his way. Once the children experience a visit from this mysterious character they will wait in anticipation for his return each year. Puddinhead's visit creates fun for the whole family -- children wait, watch, and sometimes calculate his arrival, while parents, grandparents, and older siblings use their cunning and creativity in preparation for the event. { 40pp, 215x280mm, February 2010; HB, £16.99, 0615245528:9780615245522 , AtlasBooks (Puddinhead Llc) } |
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN PARAPSYCHOLOGY [Michael A Thalbourne PhD] Michael A Thalbourne's glossary is the second edition of his unique work. Revised and expanded, the glossary contains terms covering psychic phenomena, research methods and theory in scientific parapsychology. The strength of this unique dictionary is that Thalbourne traces the words to their first uses, provides bibliographic reference for controversies over the concepts underlying many of the terms, and provides the etymological derivations for each term. { 153pp, 155x230mm, December 2003; PB, £19.99, 0963450115:9780963450111 , AtlasBooks (Puente Publications) } |
| HEALING STORIES : The Use of Narrative in Counseling & Psychotherapy [Stanley Krippner, Michael Bova & Leslie Gray; Illustrated by Popote Grafico] Stanley Krippner and his co-editors Michael Bova and Leslie Gray have brought together a distinguished group of counsellors and psychotherapists who have incorporated the use of story telling and personal mythology into their practices. With an introduction by Susan Powers, chapters have been penned by such well-known clinicians as David Feinstein, Susan Schwartz, Corydon Hammond, Alan E. Stewart, Arthur Frank, Rachel Remen, Robert Rosenbaum and Harold Ellis. The approach to narrative ranges from personal mythology to action therapy to the use of drama and writing, to the importance of narrative in promoting healing in deep illness, and more. Aimed at clinicians, counsellors, psychotherapists and other helping professionals. { 357pp, 155x230mm, January 2008; PB, £29.99, 096345014X:9780963450142 , AtlasBooks (Puente Publications) } |
| HEALING TALES : The Narrative Arts in Spiritual Traditions [Edited by Stanley Krippner, Michael Bova, Leslie Gray, & Adam Kay; Illustrated by Popote Grafico] This volume, edited by Stanley Krippner, Michael Bova, Leslie Gray and Adam Kay, brings together spiritual narratives from a wide variety of psychotherapeutic, religious and cultural traditions to illustrate the healing power of personal narrative, cultural narrative, art and theatre, spirituality and prayer. Authors span a variety of traditions and cultural experiences among them Asian, European, Native American, New Age, to contemporary American, and more. { 491pp, 155x230mm, January 2008; PB, £31.99, 0963450158:9780963450159 , AtlasBooks (Puente Publications) } |
| MUTLIPLE PERSONALITY : An Hispanic Perspective [Alfonso Martinez-Taboas] The syndrome known as multiple personality has been widely studied in North America, but the prevalence of this syndrome in Puerto Rico was never reported. This book provides an excellent overview of the current literature on the phenomenology, physiology, theory, and treatment of multiple personality (now called disassociative identity disorder) as well as detailed presentations of three Puerto Rican cases. The book includes prefaces by Dr Richard P Kluft, founder of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation and Trauma, and by Dr Carol Romey, who at the time of publication was the President of the Puerto Rican Association of Psychologists. Also included in the book is an extensive bibliography and detailed index. A chapter by Dr Carlos S Alvarado on the history of the disorder is also included. { 250pp, 155x230mm, July 2007; PB, £13.50, 0963450107:9780963450104 , AtlasBooks (Puente Publications) } |
| MEDICAL MARIJUANA / CANNABIS CULTIVATION : Trees of Life at the University of London [Jeffrey Winterborne] This book represents an educational, in depth, up-to-date, indoor horticultural documentary book that covers all principles of indoor hydroponic horticulture, including an exposé on medical, industrial and spiritual applications of cannabis. This publication contains 650 images taken from 6 hours of broadcast quality footage with over 55,000 transcribed words, over 70,000 written words, multiple close-ups, pan shots, stills and generic footage of live cannabis; from grow room construction to hanging the buds. This book takes you on a journey, through seed germination, propagation, transplantation, vegetative cycles, pre-flowering cycles, sexing, crop control, flowering cycles, pest management, fungal management, harvesting, manicuring and drying. This publication examines, explores, dissects and presents a fully comprehensive documentary with complete sections on propagation, hydroponic systems, nutrients, additives, oxygen, sexing, carbon dioxide enrichment, pH, biological pest control, fungi/disease, pruning/training, breeding, harvesting, equipment, grow rooms, medical applications, industrial applications, spiritual applications and more. Presented in full photographic colour, this book quite simply outclasses any other publication on the subject... In terms of literal content, quantity, quality and presentation, no other production can compete, let alone compare. { 494pp, 145x210mm, December 2008; PB, £25.00, 0955011221:9780955011221 , Pukka Press } |
| HYDROPONICS : Indoor Horticulture [Jeffrey Winterborne] This book offers the most modern, advanced, and accessible information available to date on indoor gardening. This book reveals the esoteric secrets that are practised and used by the most experienced, seasoned and successful hydroponic cultivators. In straightforward, easy-to-understand, plain language, the book explains step-by-step and chapter-by-chapter, every currently known method and technique for producing super-sized yields and outrageous harvests. Do you want to grow like a pro? This book will show you how! { 258pp, 150x210mm, December 2005; PB, £25.00, 0955011205:9780955011207 , Pukka Press } |
| HOW TO SIMPLY CUT HAIR : A Step-by-Step Guide to the Six Basic Cuts That Can Create Just About Any Hairstyle [Laurie Punches] Even if you have no knowledge or experience of cutting hair, this book can teach you how to cut just about anyone's hair. This step-by-step haircutting guide can be used for all types of hair whether long, short, thick, fine, straight or curly. Fashions and styles will keep changing, but basic haircutting always stays the same. This book teaches the six basic haircuts. Haircutting for men and women is identical, the only variable being length and angles. { 134pp, 135x210mm, March 1991; PB, £9.50, 0929883063:9780929883069 , Punches Productions } |
| HOW TO SIMPLY CUT HAIR EVEN BETTER : An Advanced Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Just About Any Hairstyle Imaginable [Laurie Punches] This book is an advanced haircutting guide that is intended to follow the book, How to Simply Cut Hair written for beginners. It teaches more advanced methods to the six basic haircuts and how they can be combined and altered to create just about any hairstyle. Even if you have no knowledge or experience of cutting hair, this book can teach you how to cut anyone's hair. This step-by-step guide to haircutting can be used for all types of hair, whether long, short, thick, fine, straight or curly. Haircutting for men and women is identical, the only variables being lengths and angles. Fashion and styles will keep on changing, but basic haircutting always stays the same. { 168pp, 135x210mm, March 1991; PB, £10.99, 092988308X:9780929883083 , Punches Productions } |
| HOW TO SIMPLY CUT CHILDREN'S HAIR : A Step-by-Step Guide to Cutting, Perming & Highlighting Children's Hair [Laurie Punches] Even if you have no knowledge or experience of cutting children's hair, this book can teach you how to cut just about any child's hair. This step-by-step haircutting guide to the six basic haircuts can be used for all types of hair, whether long, short, thick, fine, straight or curly. Haircutting for girls and boys is identical, the only variables being length and angles. Exploration is part of the adventure. { 127pp, 135x210mm, March 1991; PB, £7.50, 0929883101:9780929883106 , Punches Productions } |
| HOW TO SIMPLY PERM HAIR : A Step-by-Step Guide to Perming & Bodywaving All Types of Hair [Laurie Punches] Even if you have no knowledge or experience in perming hair, this book can teach you how to perm anyone's hair. This step-by-step, fully illustrated guide to perming hair can be used for all types of hair, whether long, short, thick, fine, straight or curly. Perming for men and women is the same. Methods and techniques may change but the basics of perming remain the same. The book teaches the chemical make-up of a perm, how to choose a perm, how to choose the rod size, the 'basic' perm wrap, piggy-back wrapping and other variations of wrapping a perm. This book was written for the non-professional and is simple enough for the average person to master. { 68pp, 135x210mm, March 1991; PB, £5.99, 0929883047:9780929883045 , Punches Productions } |
| HOW TO SIMPLY HIGHLIGHT HAIR : A Step-by-Step Guide to the Three Basic Methods of Highlighting Hair [Laurie Punches] Even if you have no knowledge or experience in highlighting, this book can teach you how to highlight anyone's hair. This step-by-step haircutting guide to highlighting can be used for all types, colours and length of hair. Highlighting is a creative process in which there are few limitations to what you can create and design. This approach to highlighting is simple enough for the average person to master. Highlighting is easier than you think, try it and see! The purpose of this book is to teach the three basic techniques of highlighting that can be used on both men and women's hair. { 64pp, 135x210mm, March 1991; PB, £5.99, 0929883020:9780929883021 , Punches Productions } |
| IN DARKNESS LIGHT DAWNS : Exposing Workplace Bullying [Lisa Barrow] Dread work because someone there is making life miserable for you? You're not alone. Workplace bullying is rampant in workplaces throughout North America and around the world. Also known as "psychological harassment" or "emotional abuse", bullying involves the conscious, repeated effort to wound and destroy another person -- not with violence, but with words and actions. Bullying damages the physical, emotional, and mental health of the person who is targeted. Tragically, some targeted individuals commit suicide in efforts to escape the pain. Workplace bullying hurts, but hope is at hand. It is possible, if you are being bullied, to take charge of the situation rather than giving in to fear, dread, and passivity. { 132pp, 140x215mm, October 2009; PB, £9.99, 0615311423:9780615311425 , AtlasBooks (Purple Crown Publishing) } |
| TERA'S DAWN [Susan K Schank. Illustrated by Denise Seah] "Tera's Dawn" is brilliantly illustrated by equine artist Denise Seah. Her artwork is the perfect compliment to Mrs Schank's enchanting story. "Tera's Dawn" is the heart-warming tale of a young mare in search of her family. Taken from her herd at the hands of ranchers, Tera experiences loneliness as she longs for her freedom. While in captivity, Tera discovers something extraordinary that changes her life forever. A beautifully illustrated tale that reinforces the idea of family and stresses that anyone can overcome adversity and emerge stronger. A story to be read again and again. I am confident that you will agree that the extraordinary efforts put into the creation of this work have resulted in a story that will please children for years to come. We would be truly honoured if you would give review consideration to this work. { 32pp, 280x215mm, January 2008; HB, £14.50, 097690179X:9780976901792 , Purple Sky Publishing } |
| UNICORN RACES [Stephen J Brooks] Ages 4 to 8 years. Six majestic, colourful unicorns take part in a nightly race deep in a magical forest. Follow the adventures of young Abigail as she embarks on a wonderful adventure into a world of dreams and make-believe, where unicorns race and elves and fairies prepare marvellous feasts of sundaes, cakes, and cookies. This brilliantly illustrated story is sure to become your child's favourite. Stephen Brooks taps into the active imagination of children in this delightful tale. { 32pp, 285x220mm, November 2007; HB, £14.50, 0976901730:9780976901730 , Purple Sky Publishing } |
| CREATURES OF THE NIGHT [Stephen J Brooks] Ages 4 to 8 years. "Creatures of the Night" is a delightful tale of the world of nocturnal creatures. Inspired by his daughter's incessant questions regarding nightly noises, Steve Brooks decided to write about the creatures that come out to play when we lay our heads down to sleep. Children are fascinated, and sometimes intimidated, by this world that exists in the darkness. This beautifully illustrated rhyming tale allows them to associate playful, fun characters with the sounds and noises they hear. This story is sure to help your child drift off to a peaceful sleep with charming images of singing toads, dancing fireflies and other creatures that come out to play when the sun goes down. { 32pp, 210x260mm, December 2005; HB, £14.50, 0976901714:9780976901716 , Purple Sky Publishing } |
| HOW TO TURN ANGER INTO LOVE : A Spiritual Guide [Reshmi M Siddique PhD & Mahmood I Siddique] Although anger is an unpleasant emotion, it can teach you important lessons of love if you truly listen to its messages. How to Turn Anger into Love shows you how to transform irritability and anger into: Loving relationships; Vibrant health; Self-esteem; Increased wealth; Authentic power; Restful sleep and peace of mind; Spiritual fulfilment. You will also learn how anger can be a pathway to creativity, compassion, present moment awareness, and a balanced life. Practical techniques of how to assertively communicate your feelings and needs without harming others are revealed. Discover the power and importance of positive self-talk, meditation, and good sleep habits to heal anger. { 150pp, 140x215mm, April 2004; PB, £12.50, 1932675418:9781932675412 , AtlasBooks (QualHealth Inc) } |
| INVISIBLE ENTREPRENEUR : Grow Your Business, Increase Your Profits & Never Work Again [Louise Woodbury & William De Ora] This book will give you the opportunity to stop, breathe, and reflect. The book may well be the wake up call you have been looking for to get off the treadmill and to get your business and your life back on track. When you transform your business, and allow yourself to become 'The Invisible Entrepreneur', you create a business where you have choice. And it's when you have choice that you are truly free. Learn: to be in the driver's seat and be involved in the day-to-day management if that's what you're passionate about; to take three months off (or more), allowing yourself to recharge and simply have a break while the right person runs the business when you're away; how to create a turnkey business you can walk away from altogether, while it continues to generate income for you; how to Sell your business at a much higher value than what it would be worth before undergoing the 'Take 3 Months' approach; a succession planning blueprint for you to transfer your business to the next generation or preparing for a management buyout. If you are ready for a transformational journey -- for your business and yourself -- this book will help you make it happen. { 308pp, 140x215mm, July 2008; PB, £14.99, 0646490435:9780646490434 , Quantum Dynamics } |
| PEACE AMIDST CONFLICT : Peace Amidst Conflict [Rene Reid] A fictional love story set during and after the shocking reality of 9/11, this narrative parallels the plight of America as the characters search for solutions to a senseless and ill-conceived war during which a couple struggles to work through their own personal conflicts. A romance set against one of the greatest tragedies in U.S. history, Peace Amidst Conflict beautifully demonstrates how understanding the opposition is an essential step toward healing rifts between individuals as well as nations. Peace Amidst Conflict opens with the tragic scene of two airplanes flying into the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001. Through two twin brothers, one the attorney general of California and the other a staff member in the office of the U.S. secretary of state in Washington, the narrative weaves together the ill-preparedness of the intelligence agencies before the attack on the World Trade Center; the determination of the Bush administration to rearrange the map of the Middle East; the manipulation of the CIA who were ordered to find a reason to go into Iraq; the op-ed article released by Ambassador Joseph Wilson attacking President Bush for using the infamous Niger Report as a justification; the retaliation of the administration by leaking the identity of Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, as a CIA agent; and the inhumane treatment of the detainees in Abu Ghraib. Tying together these separate but related issues in a compelling narrative that offers a general understanding of what happened behind-the-scenes in the lead-up to the Iraqi war, the story is both compelling and informative. Ultimately, through interviews with international experts, the brothers create a new diplomatic foreign policy for the next presidential administration that will open the way to more peaceful solutions to world relations. { 467pp, 155x230mm, March 2008; HB, £24.99, 0980170923:9780980170924 , AtlasBooks (Quantum Leap) } |
| FUTURE LEADERS [Eric L Herzog PhD] Many organisations face a leadership void that will threaten their very survival. "Future Leaders" introduces a breakthrough solution: Leader-Led Leadership Development(r) (LLLD). LLLD creator Dr Eric Herzog reveals how great companies have put LLLD to work, and how readers can use this information. Drawing on 30 years of experience, he demonstrates how to: quantify your company's potential leadership shortage, teach what it takes to be a great leader in your unique organisation, improve today's performance while preparing future leaders, obtain the executive involvement you need to succeed, and link leadership development to talent identification and assessment. In just 90-120 days, readers will be able to pilot the program, measure effectiveness, and plan their next steps. { 87pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; PB, £14.99, 0978970608:9780978970604 , AtlasBooks (Quest Consulting & Training Corp) } |
| PAMPLONA : Running the Bulls, Bars & Barrios in Fiesta de San Fermin [Ray Mouton] In a city centuries old, an unbridled explosion of merriment takes centre stage for nine days each year. Danger and death dance in the streets each morning as six fighting bulls race toward the bullring where they will die in the afternoon. Champagne corks skyrocket as revellers celebrate a saint martyred hundreds of years ago. Bands play in the cobblestone streets all night, and barrooms swell with adventurous travellers from all corners of the globe. Pamplona's Fiesta has been described as 'the best week you can live on the planet', and this book takes you to the epicentre of the grand festival in Spain's Basque country. { 242pp, 160x235mm, August 2002; PB, £20.99, 0972122303:9780972122306 , AtlasBooks (Quinn Publishing) } |
| MULTI-LINGUAL PHRASE PASSPORT [Kim Koeller & Robert La France] This passport provides 1200-plus phrases integral to international travel while managing food allergies and special diets. These phrases have been translated into French, German, Italian and Spanish by a professional technical translation service. Quality assurance testing was conducted with native speakers of each language to ensure phrase accuracy and applicability based upon contemporary cultural idioms. These phrases include a variety of concerns you may need to communicate while travelling in a foreign language speaking country including: breakfast phrases, dining requests, health statements and specific products. Even if you do not know how to pronounce these words, the format is designed so that you may refer to these phrases when scanning a menu and point directly to the guide to express your request. { 132pp, 95x135mm, December 2005; PB, £4.95, 0976484544:9780976484547 , R&R Publishing LLC } |
| CHINESE, INDIAN & THAI CUISINE PASSPORT [Kim Koeller & Robert La France] This is the first pocket-size guide available to be carried with you in your handbag, suit jacket pocket, briefcase, backpack -- anywhere around the corner and around the world. The passport allows you to scan the menu, quickly spot the safest choices and ask the right questions to avoid ten common allergens hidden in food preparation. The sample cuisine menus identify the name of each dish in its native language with the English equivalent. This information can help you navigate the menu and make informed choices based upon your special dietary needs. The cuisine menu item descriptions summarise each dish’s ingredients and the culinary preparation techniques involved. After each description, the following are detailed: Gluten-Free Decision Factors and Food Allergen Preparation Considerations. The cuisine quick reference guides reflect where you may potentially encounter ten common food allergens by each menu item at a glance. This information has been further confirmed by culinary experts and tested by various individuals impacted by food allergies and special diets on a global basis. { 104pp, 95x135mm, December 2005; PB, £4.95, 0976484528:9780976484523 , R&R Publishing LLC } |
| FRENCH & ITALIAN CUISINE PASSPORT [Kim Koeller and] This is the first pocket-size guide available to be carried with you in your handbag, suit jacket pocket, briefcase, backpack -- anywhere around the corner and around the world. The passport allows you to scan the menu, quickly spot the safest choices and ask the right questions to avoid ten common allergens hidden in food preparation. The sample cuisine menus identify the name of each dish in its native language with the English equivalent. This information can help you navigate the menu and make informed choices based upon your special dietary needs. The cuisine menu item descriptions summarise each dish’s ingredients and the culinary preparation techniques involved. After each description, the following are detailed: Gluten-Free Decision Factors and Food Allergen Preparation Considerations. The cuisine quick reference guides reflect where you may potentially encounter ten common food allergens by each menu item at a glance. This information has been further confirmed by culinary experts and tested by various individuals impacted by food allergies and special diets on a global basis. { 104pp, 95x135mm, December 2005; PB, £4.95, 0976484536:9780976484530 , R&R Publishing LLC } |
| AMERICAN STEAK, SEAFOOD & MEXICAN CUISINE PASSPORT [Kim Koeller & Robert La France] This is the first pocket-size guide available to be carried with you in your handbag, suit jacket pocket, briefcase, backpack -- anywhere around the corner and around the world. The passport allows you to scan the menu, quickly spot the safest choices and ask the right questions to avoid ten common allergens hidden in food preparation. The sample cuisine menus identify the name of each dish in its native language with the English equivalent. This information can help you navigate the menu and make informed choices based upon your special dietary needs. The cuisine menu item descriptions summarise each dish’s ingredients and the culinary preparation techniques involved. After each description, the following are detailed: Gluten-Free Decision Factors and Food Allergen Preparation Considerations. The cuisine quick reference guides reflect where you may potentially encounter ten common food allergens by each menu item at a glance. This information has been further confirmed by culinary experts and tested by various individuals impacted by food allergies and special diets on a global basis. { 104pp, 95x135mm, December 2005; PB, £4.95, 097648451X:9780976484516 , R&R Publishing LLC } |
| LET'S EAT OUT WITH CELIAC / COELIAC & FOOD ALLERGIES! : A Timeless Reference for Special Diets -- Enhanced & Revised Edition [Kim Koeller & Robert La France] This 5-time award winning book is an innovative how-to book educating individuals and businesses about safe eating around the corner or around the world while handling the top 10 common food allergens. Based on six-plus years of extensive global research, this cutting-edge book helps to enrich the quality of life for millions managing special diets. It also empowers family, friends, healthcare practitioners & restaurant professionals with key considerations about eating out gluten & allergen-free. Recognised with publishing awards such as Best Health, Wellness, Travel, First Non-Fiction and Classic Reference, "Let's Eat Out!" has been featured in 200-plus magazines, newspapers, radio & TV shows, endorsed by celiac/coeliac & food allergy associations world-wide and is available in over 25 countries. The book explores seven international cuisines which can be found in many cities and countries around the world. The book facilitates safe eating experiences through detailed knowledge about common food allergens such as corn, dairy, eggs, fish, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat. With hundreds of menu item choices showcasing ingredients, hidden allergens & preparation techniques, this proven approach focuses on what can be safely eaten when ordering meals in restaurants based upon cuisine-specific choices. The easy-to-use preparation checklists & travel guidelines are further detailed for effective communication to experience the freedom of safe eating anywhere. Each cuisine describes suggested dishes, meal descriptions and potential food allergen considerations. To determine the 175-plus menu items provided in these chapters, thousands of menus and recipes from all over the world were researched to identify which items were most commonly found in each cuisine. Once established, each was then reviewed to determine which had the highest likelihood of being gluten and wheat-free. The selection was further narrowed down by which dishes had the highest likelihood of not including the eight other food allergens. Then, ingredients, food preparation techniques, hidden allergens & cross-contamination concerns were defined for each menu item. To ensure accuracy, rigorous quality assurance testing was also conducted with chefs, restaurants & culinary schools world-wide to confirm each of the descriptions, considerations and traditional/non-traditional culinary practices. Other sections of the book focus on additional eating out and travel guidelines including the proven guest and restaurant approach to safe eating experiences, the learning curve for special diets and the collaborative process. Snack, breakfast and beverage suggestions help individuals safely travel on-the-road with confidence and ease. Applicable checklists detailing considerations for airlines, snacks, hotels, cruise lines and foreign travel are also included for guests & travel providers. The book is organised in a manner that allows you to use the information in a number of different ways. As with any book, it can be read cover to cover as a reference guide or, if preferred, you can skip around by chapter depending upon what topics you are most interested in learning about. Each chapter stands on its own. It s all about your needs, preferences and areas of concern. Armed with the critical questions to ask and appropriate knowledge, guests have the opportunity and freedom to safely eat in any restaurant. At the same time, eating establishments can ensure that potentially problematic ingredients, preparation techniques and cross-contamination concerns are addressed when preparing and serving special diet guests. { 390pp, 150x215mm, June 2009; PB, £19.95, 0976484552:9780976484554 , R&R Publishing LLC } |
| HIGH-TECH ETIQUETTE : Perfecting the Art of Plugged-In-Politeness [Jana L High] Research has shown that communication skills are the most essential ingredients to success at home and in the office. Vast changes in electronic communication have impacted our fast-paced, global world. What image do you project when you write e-mail, send faxes, record voice mail or leave phone messages? This book applies the most up-to-date information on etiquette to the high tech world in a humorous, concise and clear manner. { 180pp, 155x230mm, July 2003; PB, £16.99, 0971493308:9780971493308 , Rawdon and Watson Publishing } |
| PRINCESS PRINCIPLE : Women Helping Women Discover their Royal Spirit [Jana L High & Marilyn Sprague-Smith MEd] This is the first in a series focusing on women who want to develop their personal and professional lives. Written by everyday heroines, each chapter contains a true personal story of inspiration, of hope, of overcoming life's challenges, and the discovery that our greatest potential is within ourselves. { 179pp, 155x230mm, July 2003; PB, £16.99, 0971493316:9780971493315 , Rawdon and Watson Publishing } |
| SHINING ONES : The World's Most Powerful Secret Society Revealed [Philip Gardiner] For many years now there has been an upsurge in revelation stories and alternative viewpoints on man's history. People such as Graham Hancock and Lawrence Gardner have brought to light many new ideas and many new problems. Now there is a new theory which is all-encompassing and clearly brings into focus a more sinister reason behind the emergence of civilisation. In his theory on Atlantis Graham Hancock is receiving much admiration and academic acclaim. Standard academic thought is more towards the spontaneous eruption of civilisation across the globe, with little or no explanation of why there are so many similarities between the cultures. Now, Philip Gardiner, in his new book THE SHINING ONES is set to turn even this upon its head. The theory is so simple that it begs the question, why has it not been thought of before? The reason for universal similarity of architecture, language, art, travel and religious belief is quite simply an ancient and secret religious brotherhood who have hidden themselves deep within the symbols, ciphers and codes of our ancient texts for hundreds of years. They held a secret knowledge and power base which spread with them across the globe. The very title that they have given themselves is hidden within the standard text and religious books we use every day -- The Shining Ones. Put like this, the whole thing can sound like an X-Files conspiracy theory. However the author has invested huge amounts of time and energy checking, researching and seeking the advice of academics. Now the theory is attracting the attention of historians who can see that the patterns are as subtle as this author proposes. The fact is, this theory does explain away all the problems with dating and variations that people such as Hancock have come up against. Many academics and especially Egyptologists are now turning to this way of thinking and with Gardiners spirit and broad knowledge in history and language the history of the ancients and the secrets that they hold are becoming more clear. There are of course dissenters. The author has been accosted for his standpoint and there are still those hardened academics and even non-academics who refuse to even listen. However, there is a major TV documentary in pre-production stages and with interviews planned across the nation on radio and TV the message may soon be accepted as a credible theory. REVIEW: "Just when you thought you had heard the latest conspiracy theory, another one crops up. Or at least that's what I thought until I read the amazing new book by Philip Gardiner called The Shining Ones. Thoroughly expecting to be greeted by a barrage of government hating men in black UFO nonsense I was remarkably surprised. Not only is this a truly massive project of historical research it is also a world changing and insightful work from a relatively unknown author. The book stakes it's claim on having uncovered the world's most powerful and ancient secret society. It is with huge claims like this that most of us, who have some knowledge of the conspiracy world, get that familiar sinking feeling. Surely, if the secret was so great and those in power so powerful, then such secrets would not be allowed to be printed. That is where I came across my first problem. This book has been published by a brand new publishing company, strategically set up to print books that other publishing companies are too scared to publish. Not only that the author himself is a co-founder and director of the publishing company. Immediate respect, putting his money where his mouth is. So what about the book? Does it stand up to it's claim? In a word, and a surprising one, yes! It may start out a little slow, it may go on about backing up it's claim with science and some startling ideas about strange phenomena, but it does get to the point fairly quickly, and what a point! I have read just about every book there is, I have searched the conspiracy websites, but never before have I found such evidence placed before me in such a balanced and well researched format. This book has, without doubt, entirely changed my entire outlook on world history. Unless something else, equally as strong, comes along soon then I shall firmly believe for the rest of my life that there was and probably is a secret brotherhood of men calling themselves, quite blatantly, The Shining Ones. They have, without doubt in my mind, merged into our history, moulded it and set it on a self fulfilling future. If I have any complaints about the book at all, it is simply that I wanted to know more. The author claims that simply for the purposes of length that he must end his story just after Mohammed, promising a follow up book to bring us up to date. I wish he would hurry the process along and let us have the next instalment..." -- Ernest Scott. { 310pp, June 2002; PB, £12.99, 1904126006:9781904126003 , Radikal Phase Publishing House } |
| HANDBOOK ON BS7671 -- THE IEE WIRING REGULATIONS : A Handbook of Compliance, 6th Edition [Trevor E Marks ARTCS CEng MIEE MinstMC FInstD] This is the best-selling definitive guide to the wiring regulations -- BS7671. Now updated and in its sixth edition, the book takes into account all the latest regulations, providing working tables and examples for practising engineers and electricians. First published over 16 years ago, this book has been used by many colleges and teachers of BTEC, City and Guilds and NVQ electrical courses. { 498pp, 150x210mm, May 2002; PB, £36.00, 1904126022:9781904126027 , Radikal Phase Publishing House } |
| ELECTRICITY AT WORK & RELATED REGULATIONS : Revised Third Edition [Trevor E Marks] For everybody who needs to keep abreast of the regulations in an easy-to-understand and use format. This is the definitive guide to electricity at work and related regulations from a best-selling and well-respected author. The book commands your attention and is the ideal tool for electricians, contractors, safety officers, works engineers and all those who are responsible for controlling personnel using electricity at work, not to mention teachers and lecturers who will find this book invaluable in their work. Even those who have little working knowledge of electrical matters will find this book easy-to-understand and a great help. Giving details on the various regulations and enabling them to formulate instructions to give to outside parties for the checking of their electrical systems and equipment. { 184pp, 145x210mm, May 2002; PB, £25.00, 1904126030:9781904126034 , Radikal Phase Publishing House } |
| BREAKFAST AT NOON : Backwards in the 'Burbs [C R Yeager] Like a casualty of the Salem witch trials, the Sandwich Generation is feeling squeezed to death. C R Yeager skewers a kebab of aggravations in this satirical celebration of mid-life -- ranging from childhood legacy to the marital dynamic, fashion victimhood, and the not-so-simple art of living on a slab. Written with a dyslexic's appreciation of the absurd, BREAKFAST AT NOON is a cracked valentine to the process of surviving the inevitable { 185pp, 140x215mm, March 2006; HB, £18.50, 0977066207:9780977066209 , AtlasBooks (Raku Publishing) } |
| BREAKFAST AT NOON : Backwards in the 'Burbs [C R Yeager] Like a casualty of the Salem witch trials, the Sandwich Generation is feeling squeezed to death. C R Yeager skewers a kebab of aggravations in this satirical celebration of mid-life -- ranging from childhood legacy to the marital dynamic, fashion victimhood, and the not-so-simple art of living on a slab. Written with a dyslexic's appreciation of the absurd, this is a cracked valentine to the process of surviving the inevitable { 185pp, 140x215mm, March 2006; PB, £12.50, 0977066215:9780977066216 , AtlasBooks (Raku Publishing) } |
| INTRIGUE OF THE POSSIBLE [Robert A Mayer] If you have questions like: Why am I here? What happens when I die? You will likely find this book to be extremely intriguing. The author searched to find answers to these questions and now provides information about thirteen extremely unusual but credible individuals whose works or lives he has encountered. They include: the world-renowned scholar who created glowing plasma balls in his hands, the sculptor/ice-skater whose inner visions were directly responsible for the beginning of the atomic age, and the individual who worked with the CIA to produce out-of-body espionage. Their common thread is their connection to the greater universe beyond our every-day senses. As we are told in the Bible, our universe appears to be but one view of a house of many mansions available to us. If you are ready to start a personal inquiry, this book offers many options. { 178pp, 155x230mm, November 2007; PB, £20.99, 0982228902:9780982228906 , AtlasBooks (Ramayer Publishing) } |
| UNBROKEN WILL : The Extraordinary Courage of an Ordinary Man [Bernhard Rammerstorfer] Seventy years after the imprisonment of Leopold Engleitner by the Nazis, author Bernhard Rammerstorfer narrates Engleitner's remarkable life and the Nazi atrocities inflicted upon him during one of the dark epochs of world history. Although Engleitner and Adolf Hitler grew up in the same province in Austria and shared the same cultural background and education system, the convictions and attitudes they developed were diametrically opposed. Whereas Hitler caused untold suffering to millions as a merciless mass murderer, Engleitner devoted his life to peace, refusing to buckle even in the face of death. Why would a man facing imprisonment and unspeakable suffering in a Nazi concentration camp, chose not to sign a document giving him his freedom? Instead he submitted to Nazi persecution, enduring imprisonment in Buchenwald, Niederhagen, and Ravensbruck concentration camps, rather than renouncing his faith as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Amazingly he still lives to tell his story, and today at age one hundred and three, he is the oldest known male concentration camp survivor. { 320pp, 155x230mm, May 2009; PB, £16.99, 3950246215:9783950246216 , AtlasBooks (Rammerstorfer) } |
| CLEBURNE : A Graphic Novel [Justin Murphy] This is the true story of Irish immigrant and Confederate General Patrick Cleburne and his plan to enlist slaves to fight for the South during the American Civil War. According to Cleburne's proposal all African Americans who served the Confederacy as soldiers would receive their freedom upon enlistment. This was a revolutionary concept for its day and sent Cleburne's life spiralling down a perilous road. Set during the critical year of 1864, and culminating in the bloody Battle of Franklin, "Cleburne" is a tale of unbeatable courage in the face of racism, conspiracy and war. { 208pp, 170x265mm, November 2008; PB, £20.99, 0979957907:9780979957901 , Midpoint Trade Books (Rampart Press) } |
| CHANGING LANES : Road Maps to Midlife Renewal [Jane Jelenko & Susan Marshall] Two former 'suits' take to the road in search of meaningful second acts and find inspiration in the stories of other baby boomers who changed lanes and renewed their lives. The book provides a compass to help readers navigate their own midlife journeys, posing questions and charting road maps to guide their way. In contrast to all the hype on midlife transformation on the market today, CHANGING LANES reassures readers that they do not have to identify a singular passion before embarking on the journey. The joy is in the exploration. { 160pp, 190x230mm, January 2008; PB, £16.99, 0979599008:9780979599002 , AtlasBooks (Radom Press) } |
| CONSCIOUS DATING : How to Find the Love of Your Life & the Life That Your Love: 2nd Edition [David Steele] We want to be happy in relationships, but don't know how. The old way of dating and mating simply doesn't work anymore. The rules have changed and most of us don't know what the new rules are. In searching for love, most singles are using trial and error, flying by the seat of their pants, or following bad advice. Conscious Dating does not offer manipulative or deceptive practices that compromise who you are, in fact it helps singles celebrate who they are and see being single as an opportunity and not a disease. This is not just another dating book filled with tired ideas about how to 'get' a man or woman. Conscious Dating provides relationship information and strategies proven and tested with thousands of singles worldwide from a pioneering leader in the field of relationships. { 360pp, 155x230mm, October 2007; PB, £14.99, 0975500570:9780975500576 , Midpoint Trade Books (RCN Press) } |
| PEQUOT PLANTATION : The Story of an Early Colonial Settlement [Richard Radune] Tells the exciting story of southeastern Connecticut in early colonial days. The adventures of many early settlers are followed as they journeyed from England to Massachusetts and then to Pequot Plantation where they shaped the destiny of the new settlement. These families made an incredible effort to establish homesteads and create successful communities. At the same time, Indian fortunes declined in spite of the support they gave the new plantation and the valiant effort the Indians exerted to maintain thier place in a changing world. This is their story as well. { 349pp, 140x215mm, May 2005; PB, £16.99, 0976434105:9780976434108 , AtlasBooks (Research In Time Publications) } |
| MY DADDY LOVES BOSTON COLLEGE FOOTBALL [Michael Shoule] A father shares his love of his favourite college football team with his child in this fun board book that tells the tale of rooting for the Boston College Eagles. { 20pp, 155x155mm, February 2010; PB, £9.99, 0982261500:9780982261507 , AtlasBooks (Read Together Books) } |
| I'M SAVED, NOW WHAT? : A Biblical Roadmap to Victorious Living [Nyesia Mehta] To some, Christianity is an unknown abyss not to be explored. To others, it is enough to maintain the status quo. Still, there are others who are hungry for answers. Nyesia Mehta has taken the search to another level. I'm Saved, Now What? is a how-to guide for anyone wanting to dig deeper into the Bible. One will learn what salvation is and the many benefits that come with it. There are scriptures to support every assertion made. A "Plot Your Course" section at the end of each chapter helps to further one's study. { 144pp, 140x215mm, June 2009; PB, £11.99, 0981791131:9780981791135 , AtlasBooks (Ready Writer's Ink Publishing) } |
| PORTABLE PILATES : Mat Class at the Pilates Center of New York [Alycea Ungaro] Book & CD. Pilates is probably the most sophisticated and sought after form of exercise today. Since the 1920's it has been used to strengthen and stretch the bodies of professional dancers and athletes alike. Now, after 75 years, Pilates has become mainstream, finding its way into people's homes through dozens of how-to books and videos. Yet, these instructional materials are incomplete. This CD provides the missing ingredient. It allows you to take an actual mat class under the direction and motivating voice of an experienced instructor with no equipment, no pages to turn and no TV required. Portable Pilates is a 45-minute mat class as taught at Alycea Ungaro's Real Pilates in New York City. Owner and certified instructor Ungaro conducts the class in clear, easy-to-follow instructions. Original music and creative sound effects provide the student with the necessary cues, tempo, and dynamic for each exercise. This item is intended for those with prior Pilates experience. { 38pp, 215x215mm, December 2000; SB, £20.99, 0970583109:9780970583109 , AtlasBooks (Real Pilates) } |
| AMERICA'S LIVING HISTORY : The Early Years [Suzanne Sheumaker & Craig Sheumaker] This is a new kind of history-oriented US travel guide, one that not only showcases premier destinations, but also uses their histories to tell the story of early America. It focuses on the period before the 1840 westward movement and features 300 of the nation's premier living history parks, historic sites, and 'museum-plus' destinations. Included are World Heritage Sites, National Parks and Monuments, State and National Historic Sites, and a rich collection of privately operated Living History Museums, categorised in chapters that reflect our nation's early heritage -- America's Native Peoples, European Colonisation, Religious and Secular Groups, Road to Independence, Our New Nation, and Opening the West. In addition to details about the top historic destinations, this book offers 500 colour photographs, helpful regional maps and a wealth of background information to make reading enjoyable and travels exciting. { 224pp, 215x280mm, May 2007; PB, £24.99, 0979259800:9780979259807 , AtlasBooks (Red Corral Publishing) } |
| ZEN & THE ART OF COOKING BEER-CAN CHICKEN [Cary Black] The guide to cooking poultry using the 'Beer-Can' Poultry Cooking Technique. Beer-Can Poultry is increasing in popularity because many fine new poultry cookers designed to emulate the 'beer-can poultry' experience have recently entered the market. The book contains everything the reader ever wanted to know about brining, injecting, and creating mouth-watering rubs and marinades, and cooking using the 'beer-can' approach. { 212pp, 140x215mm, October 2007; PB, £12.50, 0975427911:9780975427910 , AtlasBooks (Red Owl Publications) } |
| LONE WOMAN ON THE BOAT [Melba Milak] Lone Woman on the Boat is a collection of stories written after the author scattered her husband's ashes into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean and then set out on a journey of her own to find tranquillity and peace. Returning to Hatteras Island, North Carolina, she walked the beach and listened to the whispers of the waves. After making the decision to take several sport-fishing trips on charter boats, the author often found herself the only woman on the boat. The journey to find inner peace took many fishing trips and miles and miles of walking on the beach. { 120pp, 140x215mm, January 2010; PB, £12.50, 0615293840:9780615293844 , AtlasBooks (Reflections) } |
| CHEMOSABEE : A Triathlete'S Journey Through the First Year of Breast Cancer [Nancy Reinisch. Foreword by Nicole Deboom] One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Triathlete and psychotherapist, Nancy Reinisch became a statistic at fifty-three when a lump in her breast was diagnosed as invasive breast cancer. Chemosabee is the story of her writings, photos, and special words of wisdom from friends and family, as she candidly shares her battle to maintain her health, fitness, and sanity throughout her treatments. Reinisch uses her psychotherapy skills and coaching tips to work through the physical and emotional roadblocks that surfaced during her year of chemotherapy, surgery, bilateral mastectomies, reconstructive surgery, and BRCA 2 diagnosis. The book is for your mother, sister, daughter, wife, or friend who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Reinisch's style is both inspirational and informational. She doesn't preach how to get through cancer, she simply describes in a humorous and straightforward manner what worked for her during her journey. In addition, Reinisch includes a personal photo gallery of surgical images not generally found in cancer help books. She included these photos to help women make the difficult decisions that are necessary during breast cancer diagnosis. { 234pp, 145x205mm, July 2009; PB, £20.99, 0615229638:9780615229638 , AtlasBooks (Reinisch) } |
| WITNESSES TO THE UNSOLVED : Prominent Psychic Detectives & Mediums Explore Our Most Haunting Mysteries [Edward Loshaker] Can a team of psychic detectives and mediums provide the missing pieces to the most baffling mysteries of recent history? In this intriguing new book that has been hailed by legendary author Colin Wilson as a 'remarkable piece of investigative journalism', leading psychic sleuths explore the cases of: Vincent Foster, the White House deputy counsel found shot to death in 1993. Three-quarters of Americans polled in 2000 did not believe the official ruling of suicide; Martin Luther King Jr, whose assassination is still an open case after a Memphis trial and a federal investigation reached opposite conclusions in 1999 and 2000; Kurt Cobain, the 'voice of his generation' whose death by shotgun triggered scores of 'copycat suicides' world-wide, even though America’s leading forensic pathologist maintains that the rock icon, having triple the lethal dose of heroin in his body, could not have shot himself. Also examined are the mystery surrounding the death of Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, whose plane crashed en route to Croatia; the bizarre fate of former CIA chief William Colby; and the violent deaths of financial genius John Markle (the son of actress Mercedes McCambridge) and his family; among others. The impressive cast of psychic witnesses includes Nancy Myer, renowned investigator of hundreds of homicides in the US and overseas; Robert Cracknell, who was labelled 'Britain’s number one psychic detective' by Fleet Street tabloids when he provided accurate information to investigators of the Yorkshire Ripper serial murders and other high-profile crimes; and 'best psychic in Texas' Bertie Catchings. Prominent mediums Betty Muench, Janet Cyford, and Philip Solomon provide further illumination with 'spirit communications' that carry enhanced credibility in light of recent laboratory studies indicating that skilled mediums indeed bring through genuine, verifiable information. { 295pp, 155x230mm, April 2005; HB, £19.50, 0975560158:9780975560150 , AtlasBooks (Remiel Press) } |
| LAST ENCORE [Willie Jones] This is a suspenseful fictional dramatic story in a two-act play format about two singers from Detroit who were the driving force behind one of the greatest five-man singing groups ever to emerge from the Motor City during the 1970s. Several years after the group dissolves, one former member makes an unexpected visit one September evening that is a happy opportunity to discuss old times, play cards, and have dinner. But due to a series of events, the evening turns into an unexpected tragic struggle for life and death. { 122pp, 140x215mm, March 2009; PB, £12.50, 0982222203:9780982222201 , AtlasBooks (Renaissance Entertainment Experience) } |
| BY THE TIME I'M TWENTY [Willie Jones] A one-act play with an anti-violence message for the youth in urban cities across this country -- say no to drugs and stay in school. The story centres on Lawrence, a fifteen-year-old who wants to make it big in the hood by selling drugs out of his parent's home. He wants jewellery, name brand gym shoes, and popularity. However, when the two friends who talked him into selling drugs are killed in the crack house they were running, he has a change of heart. This decision evolves into a web of trouble he thought wouldn't happen. Now he must ask himself a million-dollar question: Will he make it to twenty?" { 60pp, 155x230mm, February 2010; PB, £8.50, 0982222211:9780982222218 , AtlasBooks (Renaissance Entertainment Experience) } |
| MILDRED'S MEMOIRS [Mildred Mccree-Jones] Mildred's Memoirs is an autobiography that begins with the author's early years in Montgomery, Alabama, at the start of school. She speaks of being the daughter of a minister and the youngest and only surviving child of a blended family of twenty-two individuals. She was the first in her family to attend what is now Alabama State University. She shares her experiences during World War II and her observations of events during the 1960s through the 1990s. Her story is a compelling life's journey with Christian faith. { 293pp, 140x215mm, January 2008; PB, £16.99, 098222222X:9780982222225 , AtlasBooks (Renaissance Ent Exp) } |
| WINNING IN THE NEW YORK SMALL CLAIMS COURTS : A Simple,Step-by-Step Guide for Everyone [Richard A Solomon] Features: Provides YOU with an easy-to-understand explanation of the rules and procedures of the New York Small Claims Courts; Provides YOU samples of the frequently used forms used in the small claims litigation process; Will surprise you: Did you know, for instance, that under section 332 of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic law, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles is authorised to suspend the driver license or registration of any person or company who fails to pay a judgement of over $1,000.00 arising from the use or operation of any motor vehicle? Is a practical and comprehensive resource guide because it answers critical follow-through questions; Includes certain important laws with an easy-to-understand, plain English explanation; Empowers YOU to bring or defend a small claims lawsuit with confidence; Contains actual case studies from small claims court cases that illustrate what to do and what to avoid in your own cases; Contains practice tips that will help you save time and money; Provides all the tools you need to be your own effective advocate in a portable step-by-step format with all pertinent forms; Spares YOU from learning the hard way and making mistakes that'll cost you by revealing information that is hard to come by and that is sometimes undocumented in the court system itself. { 296pp, 155x230mm, November 2002; PB, £18.50, 0971796505:9780971796508 , AtlasBooks (Rescue Media Inc.) } |
| NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS, THE STRUCTURE OF REALITY [Jerry Davidson Wheatley] This book describes how understanding the structure of reality leads to the Theory of Everything Equation. The equation unifies the forces of nature and enables the merging of relativity with quantum theory. The book explains the big bang theory and everything else. { 770pp, 155x230mm, May 2001; HB, £61.99, 0970316100:9780970316103 , AtlasBooks (Research Scientific Press) } |
| QUANTUM CHANGE MADE EASY : Breakthroughs in Personal Transformation, Self-healing & Achieving the Best of Who You Are [Chloe Faith Wordsworth & Gail Noble Glanville] "Quantum Change Made Easy" and the nine universal principles it describes, puts the secrets to how life really works right in the reader's hands. The book introduces a dynamic system, known as Resonance Repatterning(tm), for unlocking full potential. "Quantum Change Made Easy" offers both theory and practical applications. "Quantum Change Made Easy" shows readers how to change what doesn't work in their lives into a breakthrough opportunity for personal transformation, self-healing and achieving the best. Readers will learn about and experience universal principles as part of a proven system for personal growth. They will learn such principles as: every person is an energy being, living in a sea of vibrating frequencies; all change begins at the quantum level, where frequencies and resonance rule; everything has a frequency including back pain and stress at work; the frequencies you resonate with determine the life you live; when you change the frequencies you resonate with, you change your experience of life. "Quantum Change Made Easy" includes an introduction to resonance and Resonance Kinesiology, to unconscious patterns and their Repatternings, and to a world-wide range of energy modalities including sound, light and colour, breath, movement, energetic contacts and fragrance, all illustrated with case histories and made accessible through exercises at the end of each chapter. { 200pp, 155x230mm, October 2007; PB, £14.99, 0979433401:9780979433405 , AtlasBooks (Resonance Publishing) } |
| DEVIATION & RESTORATION OF THE HUMAN RACE [Theodore Verheven] Many people today whom have become dissatisfied with their current role in life have a feeling that life is passing them by. They wonder that there must be a greater plan for which they were born rather than gathering material possessions, knowledge and the acquisition of power and position in society, and practice some beliefs that were "given" to them. This also includes those whom are successful in life, whose bank accounts are full, but their lives are empty, and those whom have tried to create a better world without God by putting their faith in their lower selves, secular society and communism. Many individuals whom once contended with a superficial expression of their religion are no longer satisfied and are looking for the meaning and purpose in life. Others, instead of disregarding their faith, are examining its depth and are discovering deep within the field of their personality their higher selves and the Presence of God. They have also become aware that this loving presence is also found in their fellow human beings and that they should all be united under the parenthood of God so that peace can be maintained among nations. This book is trying to assist these to find the spiritual treasures they are looking for and to become mature sons and daughters of God. { 827pp, 140x215mm, August 2006; PB, £23.50, 0978661206:9780978661205 , AtlasBooks (Restored World Foundation) } |
| STORIES FOR YOUR SPIRIT : Volume I [Richard P Matthews] Stories for Your Spirit is a collection of short stories written to stimulate the soul, engage the imagination, and touch the heart. The stories, written in the tradition of oral storytelling, are wonderful when shared with others or in moments of quite reflection. Stories for Your Spirit allows you to connect with the action, making it feel real and letting you experience the characters as they leap off the page. { 309pp, 140x215mm, August 2007; PB, £12.50, 0979810604:9780979810602 , AtlasBooks (Revitalizing Ministries) } |
| TRANSITS & SOLAR RETURNS : A New System of Analysis for Two Ancient Methods [Ciro Discepolo] This is a unique text in its genre, for it allows the reader to evaluate the realism of a method illustrated through several well known events from the execution of Benito Mussolini to the incarceration of Sophia Loren in Italy, including the most important victories of many acclaimed champions of sports. Starting from historical data, Ciro Discepolo explains how and why each event took place. As a best seller in Italy and France, this book has been reprinted and republished several times in the span of a few years. New, important sections have been added. Its main quality is the exposure of a method that any student of astrology -- experts as well as beginners -- may apply. It aspires to demonstrate that such events as the abysmal fall of famous financiers or the tragic death of the cyclist Marco Pantani can be all explained word for word by the thirty rules written by Ciro Discepolo, who invites the reader to verify personally (studying events of the future as well as past chronicles) whether those rules match reality or not. The author has been studying aimed solar returns since 1970. He has been the instigator of over 20,000 aimed birthdays (up to 2007). He has written over 50 books -- most of them on this particular subject. For this reason he is considered the greatest expert by many colleagues in the world on this specific segment of astrology. This is a text of practical astrology, based on many-many years of observations and studies in practice. It addresses itself mainly to those who wish to verify the truth of the assertion: Prediction is a feasible exercise in astrology. { 558pp, 155x210mm, January 2007; PB, £20.99, 0981462006:9780981462004 , AtlasBooks (Ricerca '90 Publisher) } |
| LEMON & LIME COOKBOOK [Rick Donker] From margaritas to hollandaise sauce, from chicken picatta to key lime pie -- this book includes all the great recipes that use lemons and limes and many new ones as well. There are over 300 recipes in 15 chapters, with an introduction that describes the various cooking and other household uses for lemons and limes. { 180pp, 215x280mm, May 2002; HB, £20.99, 0970962908:9780970962904 , AtlasBooks (Richard Donker) } |
| EMILY WAITS FOR HER FAMILY : A True Story [Carol Zelaya] For ages 9-12. A true story of the special bond between a tiny bird and a little girl, from first meeting to leaving, from new life to old friends. This timeless, three-part series in easy-reading rhyme is certain to delight and touch your heart. { 32pp, 155x155mm, April 2008; HB, £12.50, 0979626501:9780979626500 , AtlasBooks (Richlee Publishing) } |
| ASYA'S LAWS : Lessons in Love Lost & Found [Asya Raines & Charles Fleetham] Takes readers on a Latvian woman's courageous journey from her young adulthood in an impoverished and oppressive homeland to the promise of a new life and lasting love half a world away in America. Family, friends, loves, country, and culture shape her laws about love as she transforms from a young woman to an adult, wife, and mother. From the joy of a lover's first kiss to the outrage of religious discrimination to the devastation of a husband's betrayal, Raines shares her lessons with emotion and honesty. { 184pp, 155x230mm, July 2006; HB, £19.50, 0976386828:9780976386827 , AtlasBooks (Right Brain Books Llc) } |
| BREATHE : A Seven-Step Guide to Unleashing Your Excellence Through the Breath of God Within You [Kevin L Franklin] More and more people today are feeling like traditional religion is outdated, yet they also realise that some new age teachings are quick-fix fads that don't last. Kevin L. Franklin's Breathe takes the oldest and most authentic aspect of spirituality, the breath of life, and teaches it in a fresh way. The reader will discover how turning to the spirit, the immeasurable breath, within maximises every area of devotion outside. The teachings, practices and exercises in this book lead to lasting transformation and fulfilment, but most importantly, meet the needs of people today. { 148pp, 140x215mm, November 2008; PB, £15.99, 0981879209:9780981879208 , AtlasBooks (Risen Works) } |
| WRESTLE WITH DARKNESS [Alan D Jones] Michael always knew that he was different, but he never knew how different until the day he discovered that he was born into a family with very special abilities. As he battles against evil, Michael, a self-declared atheist, must reconcile this evil with his own beliefs. Jonah, a man born many years after Michael, battles the same dark, overwhelming forces with little more than his wit and his heart. Michael and Jonah's stories are woven together into a tale that stretches across the ages. { 512pp, 155x230mm, July 2009; PB, £16.99, 0966667913:9780966667912 , AtlasBooks (Rising Sun Group Publishing) } |
| BECOMING WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD : The Art of Joyful Living [Mary Claire O'Neal] This book includes tools to help you ignite and revive your passion in life; lighten your state of mind to make room for more joy; deal with the inevitable bumps in the road before they become potholes; and communicate to pave the way for more understanding, peace and unity in interactions with others. With engaging stories and practical tools and activities, this book offers ways in leading a more joyful, successful life. With clear plans of action for our busy lives, "Becoming What You Want to See in the World" centres around tools that anyone can use to improve their outlook and level of fulfilment. { 104pp, 140x215mm, May 2006; PB, £10.99, 097725660X:9780977256600 , River Birch Publishing } |
| BECOMING WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD CD : The Art of Joyful Living [Mary Claire O'Neal] An award-winning audiobook filled with practical tools and plans of action for your busy life to help lighten your state of mind and create more balance, passion, fulfilment and peace in daily living. Principles of compassionate communication are included to create more understanding in relationships of all kinds and deal with the inevitable bumps in the road before they become potholes. Approximate running time: 110 minutes. REVIEW: A winner in ForeWord Magazine’s 10th annual Book of the Year Awards at BookExpo America in Los Angeles. { September 2007; CD, £17.38, 0977256618:9780977256617 , River Birch Publishing } |
| ROCKS, JEANS, & BUSY MACHINES : An Engineering Kids Storybook [Alane Raymundo Rivera] A trip to the park for Engineering Kids Pedro and Violet turns into a learning adventure when they come upon a construction site. Violet teaches Pedro about concrete and how engineers use it. Pedro also learns about an engineer's responsibility to design buildings and bridges that are strong and safe for people to use. This book is the first in a unique series of books for children ages five to nine and is the only series written by professional engineers specifically designed to incite an early understanding of and interest in the different fields of engineering. Future books will introduce children to other engineering fields such as geotechnical and electrical engineering. { 32pp, 215x215mm, January 2010; HB, £8.50, 098016950X:9780980169508 , AtlasBooks (Rivera Engineering) } |
| MACEDONIA PASSAGE : Dangerous Cargo [Gres Wright] A modern-day sailing adventure with a touch of Balkan politics and a hint of romance. The original captain and cook have mysteriously disappeared and a sinister cargo is hidden in the yacht's bilges. When Captain Frank Brown joins the schooner crossing the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean for the owners, things begin to heat up. The beautiful and enigmatic Turkish intelligence agent, Nevser Chase, joins Brown and his crew as they work to figure out just what kind of adventure and danger they're in, who they can trust, and how they can stay alive. { 496pp, May 2007; HB, £20.99, 0978953509:9780978953508 , AtlasBooks (Riverhouse Books) } |
| ARTISAN BREAD [Jan Hedh & Klas Andersson] A beautiful book from master baker Jan Hedh! We get to learn all about baking Italian, French, Swiss, German, English, Arabic and of course Swedish breads -- this covers everything from healthy muesli bread to tasty Danish pastries. Hedh has spent several years working to develop the art of baking bread in Sweden. He is also a partner in the artisan bakery Peter's yard. He has collected recipes for the types of bread he particularly likes, mainly 'plain' breads such as loaves baked with sourdough, baguettes and ciabattas, bagels and pita bread, dinkel bread and chestnut bread, artichoke bread, bilberry bread, lemon bread and rye bread -- but also English muffins, French chocolate bread and apple cake from the south of Sweden. We learn the basis for baking really good bread. What you must think about, which sorts of flour to use, how to make sourdough, how to get the bread to rise in a basket form or wrapped in a kitchen towel (instead of a baking plate) so it will be higher as well as more beautiful, how to knead the dough -- for longer than you would think! -- and oven times and temperatures. The book is instructive and inspiring, full of facts and breathtakingly beautiful -- a book for all who love to bake. { 240pp, 225x290mm, January 2007; HB, £22.50, 0955595800:9780955595806 , Riverhouse West Ltd } |
| WORK WONDERS : Feed Your Dog Raw Meaty Bones [Dr Tom Lonsdale] If dogs could talk what would they say is the best diet to keep them in tiptop condition? Would they recommend a selection of cans and packets or would they recommend a fresh rabbit and half a chicken? In this book, Dr Tom Lonsdale inspires us to see a dog's dietary needs from a dog's perspective taking account of Nature's teachings, easily understood science and sound common sense. Eight easy-to-read chapters lead us through the practical essentials of dog feeding including how to source, store and prepare raw food. Risk management is dealt with in Chapter 5. In Chapter 6 we learn about the junk-food induced diseases afflicting modern pets and in Chapter 7 the epidemic of canine oral disease and 'dog breath' is explained. The first seven chapters of "Work Wonders" empower readers to transform their dogs' health. Chapter 8 tells of ways to make the world a better place for dogs and humans too. For your dog's sake, read this book. You dog will be forever grateful. { 120pp, 140x215mm, September 2005; PB, £7.50, 0975717405:9780975717400 , Rivetco P/L } |
| RAW MEATY BONES : Promote Health [Tom Lonsdale] For the price of a fifteen minute consultation with your vet this book provides hours of reading pleasure. In 391 easy-to-read pages you can discover masses of information not available in the libraries of veterinary textbooks. If you are a pet owner this book will likely be one of the best investments that you have ever made. Big savings in vet bills and feed bills are likely to be measurable benefits. But how can you measure the benefits of pain-free happy pets? How can you measure your feelings? -- knowing that you have done the best for the pets in your care. You can't. But you and your pets can experience those feelings -- because Raw Meaty Bones: Promote Health. { 391pp, 150x230mm, December 2001; PB, £17.99, 0646396242:9780646396248 , Rivetco P/L } |
| ARTEFACTOS : Objetos artesanales de Colombia [Liliana & Benjamin Villegas] Text in Spanish. Bringing together over 500 years of creativity with images of multiple artefacts made from different materials -- including wood, clay, metals, fibres, stone, leather, and seeds -- this book brings Colombia's immensely rich history of crafts to life. Because of its privileged geographic location, natural wealth, and variety of climates and ethnicities in which millenary migratory currents meet more recent European and African waves, Colombia's crafts are known for their unique look and style. These symbolic examples of nationality, representative of the continental region to which they belong, are a testimony to the rich artisan culture that exists in Colombia. { 240pp, 250x250mm, September 2007; HB, £58.50, 9589138691:9789589138694 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| EL SABOR DE COLOMBIA [Benjamín Villegas, Gloria Mercedes Duque, Hans Döring & Antonio Montaña] Text in Spanish. This gastronomic tour of Colombia is festive and full of delicious treats. Colombian cuisine has produced delicious dishes whose diversity of flavors, aromas and textures reflect its remarkable geographical, cultural and historical heterogeneity. These flavourful recipes will delight anyone's palate. { 224pp, 255x300mm, November 2002; HB, £62.50, 958913890X:9789589138908 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| CARTAGENA DE SIEMPRE [Hernán Díaz] Hern-n D-az's often simple but rich photography reveals the history, tradition, daily life, and charm of Cartagena, visible in his subject's faces and the sumptuous street architecture portrayed in this photographic gallery of a lively urban Caribbean paradise. { 68pp, 175x205mm, August 2005; PB, £24.99, 9589138756:9789589138755 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| DELICIOSAS FRUTAS TROPICALES [Liliana Villegas, Benjamín Villegas & Jorge Eduardo Arango] Text in Spanish. This is the first cooking book published by Villegas Editores. It is, just like its protagonists, an exquisite and sweet culinary sample taken from some of the most illustrious tropical children: fruits. Diverse and succulent, fruits do not only enrich a vast and delightful recipe book rich in flavours, vitamins and minerals, but also embody a diverse arsenal of medical benefits, unknown to the regular consumer. The pages of 'Delicious Tropical Fruits' include a detailed history on the origin and the practical uses of each fruit, from avocado to zapote. In addition, they introduce the reader to an exquisite array of easy and delicious recipes created around these natural gifts, which are cultivated across the Colombian territory, where the versatile weather diversity offers a wide range of textures, flavours and shapes to suit every taste. Written by Liliana Villegas, the book is not only a delight for taste but also an invitation to know a long and sweet tradition that is part of Colombia's culinary history. Furthermore, through time, this tradition has delighted, more and more, the most demanding palates of the world with its immensity of colours, scents and flavours. { 175pp, 235x310mm, July 2003; PB, £45.99, 9589138594:9789589138595 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| DELICIOUS TROPICAL FRUITS [Liliana Villegas] Today's trend in cooking leans toward more healthful foods. Gourmets seek to ferret out new flavours, aromas, textures and delights. Housewives need easy, varied and uncomplicated recipes. Executives want light meals that allow them to continue working immediately after eating without feeling weighed down. Children must have nourishing snacks to take to school. All of us want aphrodisiacs, better health, satisfying tastes, foods that are appropriate for beginning or ending a meal, healthful beverages to quench our thirst; easy and appetising drinks, food surprises for private moments. The solution to all of these needs lies in the universe of fruits, and the sublimation of all of these expectations can be found in tropical fruits. Colombia, located in the American tropics, with coasts on two oceans, high mountains, broad plains and jungles, has every variety of fruit or is capable of producing them. Within Colombian territory, in Old Caldas, which is the heart of the coffee growing area, the most varied species of fruit trees are concentrated in a veritable earthy paradise. This region is particularly blessed because of the exuberance of its landscape, the diversity of its vegetation and the richness of its soil, fertilised daily by volcanic ash. Here fruit is a fundamental part of what we call the Coffee Culture, since for generations the trees that bear fruit have been vital to the landscape, providing additional income for the economy, flavour for regional customs and a further basis for the transition of good eating. In this book, with creativity and innovation, we are rescuing the best of culinary knowledge concerning the exquisite and exotic tropical fruits, many of which are just now being discovered by the palates of those living in countries with seasons. In these pages we open the door to many a healthful and marvellous epicurean adventure. { 175pp, 240x320mm, December 2002; HB, £37.50, 9589138608:9789589138601 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| COLOMBIA FROM THE AIR [Gustavo Wilches-Chaux; Photography by Aldo Brando] Seen from above, from the sky, a country's geography looks like it really is: a huge living individual organism that has nothing to do with a mound of amorphous geography. Rivers that run like veins over valleys and mountians are a sight of majestic vitality; mountain chains as gigantic arms emerging from thick jungles and forests, extended through the land as vitaloxigen suppliers. This is Colombia seen from the air An hallucinating tour through the landscape of a country where one can breathe, touch and see exuberance, where the shiny silver rivers of the Caribbean plains glow while the high-tide of the deep Pacific Coast announces the arrival of whales to the Continent. A paradise where the coffee growing area spreads out like aninmense quilt, sewn in green over the mountains, and moors host lakes of multi-coloured waters and unique species. Colombia from the air is the perfect book to cherish and be dazzled by the irresistible beauty that comes from the earth and the sea, fading in the horizon. { 192pp, 255x300mm, October 2002; HB, £62.50, 9589138888:9789589138885 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| COLOMBIAN ART : 3,500 Years of History [Santiago Londoño Velez; Edited by Benjamín Villegas; Translated by Andrew Alexander Reid] This spectacular book plots 3500 years of artistic production in the regions that are now modern Colombia: from anonymous Pre-Hispanic pottery to installation art by international celebrity artist Fernando Botero. The many galleries of Colombia's artistic heritage include: a distinct colonial art period of devout religious iconography; an imaginative adaptation of Baroque styles; the inevitable emergence of a distinct 'American' art in Colombia; a conjunction with history in the celebrations of the hero in the era of Independence; later, the joyful meeting of artists and the natural history of the region in the 19th century. This vibrant cultural energy eagerly absorbed twentieth century art's ruptures and new expressions in every medium. This huge legacy of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, collage, and craftwork is drawn from the art collection of the Bank of the Republic, the national banking institution of Colombia, and complemented by other important public collections. The artists represented here are anonymous and internationally-known; the 400 pieces taken together tell a little-known story of continuous development of a culture of art into one of the most elaborate and interesting in the world. { 415pp, 260x320mm, December 2001; HB, £66.99, 9589698271:9789589698273 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| LUIS RESTREPO : Architecture [Alberto Saldarriaga] In a time when architectural fashion and economics are obscuring human values in building design, Luis Restrepo is creating humane modern structures that reaffirm the value of living in fluid spaces. This book also includes houses, offices, factories, restaurants -- even a novel movie theatre -- and his restorations of important historic buildings in Colombia. { 210pp, 235x290mm, December 2001; HB, £37.50, 9589698220:9789589698228 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| ON THE RAFT : The Holocaust -- Survival & Reconciliation [Claude Abraham] This autobiography is a wonderful story of a Holocaust survivor who, as a child, eluded the Nazi storm and who, as an adult, returned to his roots to reconcile with his past, further understand his youth ,and find a sense of direction. Including photographs and documents, ON THE RAFT describes the turmoil of an abandoned young Jewish boy in occupied France, and how he avoided the death camps. The story is unlike the vast majority of Holocaust books, as it is a survivor's account of a young orphan evading the occupying German military authorities, rather than a historic look at life and death in Nazi concentration camps. { 168pp, 140x215mm, August 2007; HB, £16.99, 1885184034:9781885184030 , AtlasBooks (RJI Publishing) } |
| LIVE YOUR ROAD TRIP DREAM : Travel for a year for the cost of staying home [Phil White & Carol White] Dreaming of that long trip of a lifetime? Turn your travel dream into reality - this well thought out, how-to guide will inspire action. Included is step-by-step, real-life information on planning the trip you've always wanted to take -- along with generous doses of humor and advice on topics such as: Determining your budget and where the money will come from; How to garner the support of your friends and family; What to do with your house, cars and other lifestyle entrapments; How to pay your bills and keep track of your investments; What electronics you should consider taking; How to unravel all your current commitments so you can go; Planning your route and deciding what to see along the way; How to handle emergencies that crop up along the way. Once you have decided to 'leave it all behind', this book takes you along on an action-packed, whirlwind tour of the authors' trip - just to help you visualise what months on the road might really be like, and to offer a glimpse into how decisions and discoveries are handled. { 288pp, 155x230mm, July 2004; PB, £14.99, 0975292803:9780975292808 , Midpoint Trade Books (RLI Press) } |
| LIVE YOUR ROAD TRIP DREAM : Travel For a Year for the Cost of Staying Home: 2nd Edition [Phil & Carol White] Dreaming of that long trip of a lifetime? Turn your travel dream into reality - this well thought out, how-to guide will inspire action. Included is step-by-step, real-life information on planning the trip you've always wanted to take - along with generous doses of humour and advice on topics such as: . Determining your budget and where the money will come from. How to garner the support of your friends and family; What to do with your house, cars and other lifestyle entrapments; How to pay your bills and keep track of your investments; What electronics you should consider takin; How to unravel all your current commitments so you can go; Planning your route and deciding what to see along the way; How to handle emergencies that crop up along the way; Once you have decided to 'leave it all behind', "Live Your Road Trip Dream" takes you along on an action-packed, whirlwind tour of the authors' trip -- just to help you visualise what months on the road might really be like. { 274pp, 155x230mm, February 2008; PB, £15.99, 0975292838:9780975292839 , Midpoint Trade Books (RLI Press) } |
| PHYSICS OF A FLYING SAUCER [Ted Roach] Explains the physics of flying saucers and the formulae that can be used for their design. It explains why flying saucers are silent, how they can hover and how they travel far faster and out-manoeuvre any known military aircraft. It outlines the physics of space craft that can travel anywhere in the universe in a few seconds. It explains the reasons why some UFOs look like 'saucers' and others, very large and football shaped. It explains how gravitational, electric and magnetic fields are dimensional time fields, and unifies them. This book also explains the physics behind the Philadelphia Experiment and outlines how Noah's Ark was probably an advanced spaceship. The Australian Government has been so concerned about this physics that in 1995 a provisional patent of Ted's containing 10 inventions including flying saucers, was confiscated by the Australian Defence Department and the Australian Safeguards Office. { 120pp, 140x205mm, December 1997; PB, £9.99, 0959408827:9780959408829 , Roach Industries Pty Ltd } |
| FINE ART OF PERSUASION : 5 Secrets for Making All Things Possible [Bob Brown] Whatever you want out of life, your career, or your relationships, this book is packed with the essential tools to make it all happen. Nowhere else will you find this depth of experience and insight. Based on a lifetime of phenomenal success, this book gives you the simple principles and easy-to-use techniques you need to "sell" yourself and your ideas. Make all things possible in your life. This gem of a book is packed with hard truth, easy humour, and highly practical advise you can use for immediate results. Learn how you can: Set your sights on "the higher goal" - and reach it; Get instant buy-in, loyalty, and support from anyone, anytime; Know the difference between winners and losers -- and be a winner; Develop the one simple habit that guarantees success in any venture; Use commonly overlooked strategies to get exactly what you want most. { 138pp, 155x230mm, December 2003; PB, £12.50, 0974372668:9780974372662 , AtlasBooks (Showman Publications) } |
| JOURNEY TO WHOLENESS & HOLINESS : Fasting & Praying [Robert Loggins] The Journey to Wholeness and Holiness is a personal invitation for you to move beyond the mundane of daily living and into the presence of a deeper intimacy with God. This book is more than a collection of precious mementoes and memories. These are the reflections of Pastor Loggins' personal peaks and valleys, sifted through God's Holy Word and presented as a guide for your journey with Christ. Through years of consistent fasting and prayer, Pastor Loggins has experienced intense personal transformation. If anyone is longing for the purity of a closer relationship with Christ, then this book will help. Learn how to operate at the maximum level of your God-given potential. Find the very best God has for life including stability, contentment, peace, and joy. As you enter into God's presence and spend time with Him through fasting and prayer, you will experience what it is to live a balanced life: a life worth living. Come and join the growing number of believers as they engage in their personal journey to wholeness and holiness { 271pp, 155x230mm, November 2007; PB, £16.99, 0979789982:9780979789984 , AtlasBooks (Robert F Loggins Ministries) } |
| GOOD NEWS SOUL WINNING DAILY DEVOTIONAL PRAYER JOURNAL [Robert Loggins] This book expresses a deep passion for others. Hedonism is the doctrine devoted to the pursuit of pleasure & pursuing pleasure has enslaved many of the most passionate followers of Jesus Christ. This must change. Pastor Robert Loggins' ebullient passion for his love for Christ & the gospel message of hope & help was able to transcend self to service. He visualises that the ultimate demonstration of service to one's fellowman is that of sharing Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit & love. He is convinced that many people's love of self dilutes authentic gospel power. Thus, giving rise to an unhealthy human pride, which hinders Christian service & love. Loggins wants every believer to become a model of humble servant-hood, which is impossible without prayer. Soul Winning begins & ends with prayer. { 154pp, 215x280mm, January 2010; PB, £14.50, 0979789958:9780979789953 , AtlasBooks (Robert F Loggins Ministries) } |
| 101 WAYS TO BE A LONG-DISTANCE SUPER-DAD ...OR MOM, TOO! : 2nd Edition [George Newman] This book offers helpful, practical tips for parents who live or work in one place, and whose children live in another. While divorce can geographically separate a mom or dad from a child, so can military service or a job requiring travel. This book can help parents remain an important part of their children's lives. Now in its 14th printing, the book is a must for parents who want to keep in close contact with their children, but find it difficult to overcome the barriers posed by distance. Award-winning journalist George Newman draws on his experience as a divorced father, sharing valuable tips for enriching the parent-child relationship, even during physical separation. { 123pp, 155x230mm, January 2006; PB, £8.50, 0939894025:9780939894024 , Midpoint Trade Books (Robert D Reed Publishers) } |
| JOURNEY WITHIN : A Tale of Astral Travel [Robert Ross] This is a story of love recaptured between a man and a woman after some 20 years of separation. Then unexplainably, the main character walks away from the woman of his dreams. Distraught, he sets out on a quest, a journey through time, to discover his true identity and why he chose such a fate. { 242pp, 155x230mm, April 1999; HB, £19.50, 0966958845:9780966958843 , AtlasBooks (Mach/4 Press) } |
| TRANSPLANT [John A Elefteriades, MD] This book is a techno thriller. A top heart surgeon is kidnapped, seduced, threatened with an unspeakable loss -- all to make him perform a forbidden procedure. This book features cutting-edge technology. { 257pp, 155x230mm, June 2009; PB, £14.99, 1894689100:9781894689106 , AtlasBooks (Robot Binaries & Press) } |
| I, ROBOT [Howard S Smith. Illustrated by Kathy Harestad] In this technothriller, a Japanese detective stumbles onto deployment of military robots. With cutting-edge technology, I, Robot is a fast read. { 408pp, 150x225mm, September 2008; PB, £14.99, 1894689062:9781894689069 , AtlasBooks (Robot Binaries & Press) } |
| DRUNK WITH WONDER : Awakening to the God Within [Steve Ryals] Steve Ryals suggests that we are the heroes we've been waiting for, and that each one of us contains an infinitely precious spark of the divine. Those new to philosophical inquiry or just beginning a spiritual practice will find Ryals' lively and engaging dialogue to be thoroughly engrossing. Cosmology, the nature of reality and many other often-challenging subjects are introduced in an easy-to-follow format. Using spirited dialogue, Ryals gently guides the reader to perennial wisdom echoed in the great traditions of Shamanism, Eastern and Western thought, and contemporary science. Seasoned spiritual practitioners and philosophical seekers alike will glean a new, perhaps liberating perspective. { 384pp, 140x215mm, July 2006; PB, £14.99, 1933906170:9781933906171 , AtlasBooks (Rock Creek Press) } |
| HIDDEN TREASURES OF OREGON'S WINE COUNTRY : 16 Spectacular Must See Wineries [Kimberly King & Jeremey King] Come with the authors as they take a whirlwind three-day wine tour in Oregon's spectacular wine country. Featuring sixteen fabulous wineries all over the state, this is a trip not to be missed! One hundred pages of full-colour photographs with a charming narrative make this book a must read and a must display! The book is an excellent coffee table book and gift for all occasions. { 100pp, 215x280mm, January 2010; HB, £24.99, 061528616X:9780615286167 , AtlasBooks (Rocky Mountain Publishing House) } |
| RV & CAR CAMPING VACATIONS IN EUROPE [Mike Church & Terri Church] Detailed routes and advice for travelling throughout Europe are provided in this guide for RV and tent campers. Listings for each of the 10 two-week trips include directions, maps, and informative advice on what to see and where to stay. Preparation specifics on renting or bringing an RV or car, budget planning, packing, and international border crossings are also covered. A complete listing of campgrounds throughout Europe is included with descriptions and contact information for each. Destinations include the Alps, the British Isles, central Europe, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. { 320pp, 155x230mm, April 2004; PB, £14.50, 096529689X:9780965296892 , IPG (Rolling Homes Press) } |
| TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO CAMPING MEXICO'S BAJA : Explore Baja & Puerto Peñasco with Your RV or Tent: 4th Edition [Mike Church] Offering invaluable sightseeing tips, advice on fun activities, and detailed descriptions of campgrounds, this grand tour of Mexico's Baja Peninsula provides both RV and tent campers with the best resources for planning a vacation chock-full of beach-combing, back-roads exploring, golf, fishing, whale watching, and water sports. The tour centres around one of the most interesting highways in the world -- a two-lane ribbon of asphalt winding southward to Cabo San Lucas, from the Pacific Ocean to the Sea of Cortez and back again -- and includes important information on border crossings, document requirements, vehicle preparation, and road conditions. In addition to describing the formal campgrounds of Baja -- and featuring location maps, recreational opportunities, lists of facilities, and driving instructions from nearby towns and routes -- this guide also provides telephone numbers, websites, e-mail addresses, GPS co-ordinates, and picture icons that offer a convenient, quick review of each campground. { 256pp, 155x230mm, September 2008; PB, £14.50, 0974947180:9780974947181 , IPG (Rolling Homes Press) } |
| SOUTHWEST CAMPING DESTINATIONS : RV & Car Camping Destinations in Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah: 2nd Edition [Mike & Terri Church] Bryce Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, the Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde are some of the 100 beautiful camping destinations detailed in this indispensable resource, which contains all the information needed to turn a hotel-less trip into a scenic and stress-free adventure. Part sightseeing guide, part campground directory, this guide contains more than 600 entries on where to camp in quaint Mexican seaside towns, the arid California desert, and Utah's canyon country. Updated, detailed maps clearly show private, state, federal, and desert boon-docking campsites as well as nearby vacation and tourist-oriented attractions and exact routes for drivers of large RVs. With a plethora of fascinating Native American sites and desert habitats, the Southwest is a great vacation destination for families with children -- and perfect for those looking to escape to a warmer climate for the winter. { 544pp, 155x230mm, November 2008; PB, £16.99, 0974947199:9780974947198 , IPG (Rolling Homes Press) } |
| TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO ALASKAN CAMPING : Alaska & Yukon Camping with RV or Tent: 4th Edition [Mike Church & Terri Church] Detailed routes and advice for heading into the wilds of Alaska and north-western Canada are provided in this guide for RV and tent campers. This grand tour of Alaska covers in detail the Alaskan Highway, routes throughout the Yukon and Alaskan outback, and the ferry system in south-eastern Alaska. Campgrounds throughout the region are listed with pictures, descriptions of amenities, meticulous maps, and contact information for each; campgrounds suitable for large RVs are also identified. Along with important details for a safe trip -- such as border crossings, budget planning, vehicle preparation or renting an RV, appropriate clothing, road conditions, and possible wildlife encounters -- recreational information on hiking, mountain biking, boating, rafting, kayaking, and viewing wildlife is provided for each destination. REVIEW: "Being prepared, in our opinion, is having Traveler's Guide to Alaskan Camping in your possession . . . don't head north without [it]." -- Escapees RV magazine" { 480pp, 155x230mm, September 2008; PB, £18.50, 0974947164:9780974947167 , IPG (Rolling Homes Press) } |
| PACIFIC NORTHWEST CAMPING DESTINATIONS : RV & Car Camping Destinations in Oregon, Washington, & British Columbia: 2nd Edition [Mike & Terri Church] Seashores, snow-capped mountains, old-growth forests, and visitor-friendly cities have made the Pacific Northwest one of the most popular RV and tent-camping destinations in North America, and this guide directs the way to over 130 camping destinations throughout Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Combining the functions of a camp directory and a sightseeing guide, each of the expanded number of entries describes a vacation spot and its attractions and recommends good camping in the area, including both privately owned and state and county campgrounds. Updated, detailed maps of each destination show the location of campgrounds and tourist sites, as well as exact routes for drivers of large RVs. Several one-week itineraries from the gateway cities of Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver provide alternate driving adventures on scenic routes throughout the region. { 604pp, 155x230mm, September 2008; PB, £16.99, 0974947172:9780974947174 , IPG (Rolling Homes Press) } |
| TRAVELER'S GUIDE TO MEXICAN CAMPING : Explore Mexico, Guatemala, & Belize with Your RV or Tent: 4th Edition [Mike Church & Terri Church] Offering a sunny climate, interesting local culture, ocean-side campsites, and ancient ruins, Mexico is quickly becoming the most accessible, affordable, and exciting winter destination for American and Canadian RVers, and this ultimate tour guide confidently navigates this colourful country's resources. Essential information, such as preparation for the trip, crossing the border, driving in Mexico, and the location and details of virtually every campsite available, is expertly covered with comprehensive maps that are difficult to obtain within Mexico itself, and demonstrative photographs to assist even the most experienced RV campers in their holiday adventures. Intrepid travellers will benefit from the experience and perspective of the seasoned explorers, who, in their numerous RV excursions throughout Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, have compiled an exhaustive wealth of information on every aspect of travelling and camping south of the border. { 576pp, 155x230mm, November 2009; PB, £18.50, 0982310102:9780982310106 , IPG (Rolling Homes Press) } |
| IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEY [James A Coghlan] It is 1939 and Jackie, a Scottish-soldier of Imperial Indian Army, receives an instruction from Sergeant Major Bell that he has to join 'Operation Odessa' to carry 'classified cargo' from Rawalpindi to London by car. Will he be able to get rid of the dangerous escapes of the road and reach London safely with the cargo? Based on a true story, this thought-capturing chronicle records pages from Jackie's personal diary that documents the impossibility of such an expedition which in pre-independence India was an implausible dream too. Jackie's physical journey unites with the psychological journey of his solitary soul which discovers new definition of friendship through this impossible passage to London. { 104pp, 105x180mm, December 2008; PB, £11.99, 8190678817:9788190678810 , AtlasBooks (Roman Books) } |
| CREATIVE WRITING : A Practical Approach [Suman Chakraborty] This is a complete guide to creative writing which tries to work as a practical and everyday handbook for the prospective creative writers, as well as students and scholars. It provides extremely useful tips to master the art of brainstorming, an essential and integral part of the creative writing process. It unfolds the secrets of creative writing through four diversified sections: Poem, Dialogue, Travel Account and Short Story. Each chapter is succeeded by a number of highly appreciated specimen creative writings, an immensely helpful bibliography for further reading and an enriched exercise section for further practice. In short Creative Writing: A Practical Approach is sure to enhance the literary creativity of a beginner and is a definitive collection for the established creative writers as well. { 132pp, 140x215mm, February 2010; PB, £11.99, 8190678892:9788190678896 , AtlasBooks (Roman Books) } |
| LESSONS FROM THE LOGBOOK : Flying Techniques from the Best Teacher of All -- Experience [Ron Fowler] Picking up where initial pilot training leaves off, this collection of stories originally published in Plane & Pilot magazine offers practical tips and techniques for pilots to use in daily flight operations and improve their skills. Taken from the author's own logbook, the stories reflect all phases of flight: pre-flight, departure, en route, and arrival. While encouraging pilots to take to the sky, sound advice and suggested piloting methods are provided in training examples on such diverse topics as night flying, handling in-flight emergencies, evaluating real-life takeoff performance, and getting stuck above or below a cloud deck. { 246pp, 155x230mm, April 2007; PB, £16.99, 0916413276:9780916413279 , IPG (Aviation Book Co.) } |
| UNBEATABLE MARKET : Taking the Indexing Path to Financial Peace of Mind [Ron Ross] The Unbeatable Market exposes the profound confusion that nowadays passes for wisdom on Wall Street. Instead of the usual how-to-beat-the-market claptrap, it offers clear thinking along with a common sense approach to investing. Follow this advice and you'll find the financial peace of mind you're seeking. And it can be done much easier than you may think -- without wringing your hands or wasting your precious time pouring over the daily market reports. Instead of concerning yourself with the daily ups and downs of the market, you should ask yourself a couple of very important questions: why should I try to beat the market? After all, can it even be done? Wall Street is very anxious for you to take the beat the market approach, also known as active management. Wall Street wants you to trade and keep trading as often as possible, because that's how it makes money. Keep this in mind, however: active management isn't investing, it's gambling, and the odds are stacked against you from the start. The Unbeatable Market makes it clear that don't have to play Wall Street's game. There is a profitable and far more cautious option available known as passive management or indexing. The author explains how to put this imminently sensible approach to work for you and your family. Backed by rigorous scientific research and sound academic reasoning, the conclusions reached in The Unbeatable Market are more than just opinions. They are the plain truth, and you won't need a degree in economics to see that for yourself. A delightful excursion into world of investing, The Unbeatable Market is addressed to the general reader and blends practical investment advice with leading-edge economic theory. This is information you can easily understand and put to profitable use. A scholarly economist with decades of experience as an investment advisor, the author carefully lays out the logic behind each and every recommendation he makes. The Unbeatable Market will enhance your grasp of key investing fundamentals while it shows you how to keep Wall Street from taking advantage of you. Read this book and you can stop worrying about your investments. { 256pp, November 2002; HB, £20.99, 0972223002:9780972223003 , AtlasBooks (Optimum Press ) } |
| LIGHT OF IRELAND : Photographs by Ron Rosenstock [Introduction by Paul Caponigro] Ireland -- a land of remarkable light, rugged natural beauty, and warm people eager to share their rich heritage of music, folklore, literature, and history. For two decades, Ron Rosenstock's Ireland trips have earned a reputation as a wonderful exploration of the art of photography and of Ireland itself. This book contains twenty-six beautifully reproduced black-and-white photographs of land and seascapes from the West of Ireland. The introduction by Paul Caponigro echoes the spirit of the book. { 62pp, 310x285mm, September 2004; HB, £20.99, 0615112188:9780615112183 , Silver Strand Press } |
| FEARLESS LEADERSHIP : Conquering Your Fears & the Lies That Drive Them [Bruce E Roselle PhD] Fearless Leadership is designed to help people determine how irrational fears, faulty beliefs, and the lies they believe to be true of themselves get in the way of a happy life. This book helps readers learn to create healthy beliefs and bedrock truth to guide them in the future. Fearless Leadership provides a seven-step model for understanding how people develop undesirable behaviours and what keeps them in place. It teaches readers to know the truth about themselves so they are not stopped by their own irrational reactions. Readers can then work with optimistic attitudes and embrace new challenges with confidence and courage. { 170pp, 155x230mm, July 2006; HB, £24.99, 097856460X:9780978564605 , AtlasBooks (Roselle Leadership Strategies) } |
| RESCUING THE AMERICAN DREAM : The Entrepreneur's Way [G Web Ross & Howard A. Klausner] This book is designed to read exactly as it was told in a series of afternoon discussions -- two amazing stories of real-life American dreams, and the running commentary and wisdom of a man who not only witnessed those stories, but also was as an advisor to these entrepreneurs and their dreams. This book is a conversation between -- a seasoned eighty-year-old retired CEO and a forty-something writer who suddenly realised, that he's never been anything but an entrepreneur. This book presents not only the wisest and surest path to success and true-life riches, but also the one true answer to this god-awful economic mess in which this country finds itself. { 264pp, 140x215mm, January 2010; HB, £18.50, 0692003789:9780692003787 , AtlasBooks (Ross) } |
| RIVERS OF CHANGE : Trailing the Waterways of Lewis & Clark [Tom Mullen] The Lewis and Clark Expedition was written on rivers. Moving west of the Mississippi, the expedition travelled along the Missouri, Snake, Yellowstone, Columbia and other smaller rivers during its 1804-1806 transcontinental exploration. This book explores how Western rivers travelled on by the Lewis and Clark expedition changed during two centuries since their voyage. Many changes were born from an attitude (no longer prevalent) that controlling nature was humans' right and duty. This attitude led to the construction of massive dams and the creation of 'engineered' rivers. How did these changes impact people and their attitudes? “Rivers of Change” lets conversations, research and odd historical tales tell the story. To succeed in their mission, Lewis and Clark solicited local information and worked in concert with environments they moved through. It's time to relearn those lessons if we want to preserve the health of this country's rivers. Rivers of Change entertains as it tells how. At the dawn of U.S. history, the Lewis and Clark expedition transformed Western geography from an unknown myth into documented reality. It's time to celebrate the achievements of this band of explorers, and to rethink how we manage rivers - the lifeblood of our continent. It's also time to enjoy a good book! { 348pp, 155x230mm, February 2004; HB, £21.99, 0974341606:9780974341606 , AtlasBooks (Roundwood Press) } |
| BANKABLE BUSINESS PLANS : Second Edition [Edward G Rogoff] The secrets behind creating compelling and successful business plans sure to attract financial backers are revealed step-by-step in this invaluable guide. Containing detailed information on Risk Management Association (RMA) data and clear explanations of the guidelines that banks, venture capital firms, and the Small Business Administration (SBA) use to grant loans and other financial support to businesses, the resource equips potential business owners with a wealth of knowledge on lending procedures. Hundreds of useful ideas for developing, operating, marketing, and building a profitable business are included as are copious examples and resources for further study. By demonstrating how to make each business plan uniquely suited to a particular endeavour -- such as home-based businesses, sole proprietorships, and franchise operations -- this comprehensive handbook ensures that anyone can embark on a new business venture with confidence. REVIEW: "Here's the book entrepreneurs have been waiting for . . . a no-nonsense approach to putting in writing what lenders and investors demand to see. [This book] tells entrepreneurs exactly how to pull together what they need before they see the people with the money." -- Frank Hoy, professor of business, University of Texas-El Paso" { 258pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; PB, £20.99, 0979152208:9780979152207 , IPG (Rowhouse Publishing) } |
| PRACTICAL GREENKEEPING : Second Edition [Jim Arthur BSc(Agric)] The first edition of "Practical Greenkeeping" was produced in 1997 to fill a huge void in practical knowledge in a format that could be easily understood at all levels. Jim Arthur's experience, advising more than 550 golf clubs in Britain and Europe and acting as consultant agronomist to the Championship Committee of the R&A, made him the ideal man for the job. His no-nonsense, down-to-earth approach conveys his message loudly and clearly. Golf courses can flourish by following traditional methods that are the most simple and most effective, both in terms of condition and cost. This second edition contains a large amount of new material in the form of appendices to chapters, bringing the debate right up to the minute in terms of new regulations on pesticides and fertilisers and restrictions on the use of water. Now, more than ever, the sound traditional advice in "Practical Greenkeeping" is vital to all those involved in the preparation of golf courses. New generations of student and trainee greenkeepers will find the content of this book invaluable and it will also stimulate much debate and provide encouragement for experienced course managers. { 312pp, 180x240mm, August 2003; HB, £29.95, 0907583121:9780907583127 , Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews } |
| PRINCESS WHO PICKED HER NOSE [Jilly Rebeil. Illustrated by Susan Reagan] Ages 4 to 8 years. This is the first book in a series of manner books that inspire children to learn basic social graces. The book includes a classic embroidered handkerchief as an introduction to a generation of children uncertain about basic rules of etiquette. The traditional embroidered handkerchief once served as a token of love and the famous philosopher Erasmus once noted, "To wipe your nose on your sleeve is boorish. { 18pp, 265x285mm, December 2006; HB, £14.50, 0979095409:9780979095405 , AtlasBooks (Royal Rebel Publishing) } |
| REALLY! FUN FAMILY HAGGADAH [Larry Stein] Useful for both parents and children, this guide to the seder service provides all the Hebrew parts that families desire combined with English text for those needing help in translation. Two versions of the Passover story -- one for adults and a brief one for children -- are provided. In addition to all of the seder's 14 steps, this Haggadah provides explanations of the Passover traditions, as well as fun multiple-choice questions so families can understand the service better and gain a greater appreciation for its purpose and meaning. Many of the features are designed to encourage discussion among family members, both young and old, which is an important part of the Passover experience. { 48pp, 215x280mm, March 2004; PB, £8.50, 0966991001:9780966991000 , IPG (Ruach Publishing) } |
| JOSH DISCOVERS PASSOVER! [Larry Stein & Marlene K Goodman] Ages 4 to 8 years. The Passover story is brought to life with fun narration and dynamic, full-colour illustrations. Donning his magical tallit, Josh travels back in time to discover the meaning of Passover. Children and their parents accompany Josh as he travels with Moses, reliving all of the Passover tale's special moments, from seeing the burning bush to walking through the parted sea. Fascinating explanations of Passover traditions are included, as are multiple-choice questions designed to trigger discussion among the family and in the classroom. { 32pp, 205x255mm, March 2004; PB, £6.99, 096699101X:9780966991017 , IPG (Ruach Publishing) } |
| RUM & REGGAE'S COSTA RICA [Jonathan Runge & Adam Carter] These travel guides offer a no-holds-barred look at tropical paradises. They provide both information and attitude, not hesitating to give scathing reviews when appropriate. Offered are undiluted opinions on hotels, resorts, villa rentals, cultural and recreational activities, restaurants, clubs, and beaches (including nude ones). Savvy travellers will appreciate the irreverent honesty of these guides and know they are getting the low-down from the experts. { 592pp, 140x215mm, May 2006; PB, £15.99, 1893675130:9781893675131 , IPG (Rum & Reggae Guidebooks) } |
| MIRACLES IN ACTION : Turning Pain Into Power and Grief Into Peace [Angela Alexander] On a cool April evening, Angela Alexander, a United States Air Force Reserve cargo specialist, is unexpectedly summoned to her captain's office shortly after arriving in Japan for her assignment. She starts to wonder what she could have possibly done wrong. But when she opens the door and sees the priest, she knows it is far worse. As the priest begins to speak in a faltering voice, both time and Angela's trembling heart seem to stop. Miracles in Action is a compelling story of triumph in the face of unspeakable tragedy. It will bring you to tears and it will make you smile. It will amaze you and it will restore your faith. It will comfort and console you. It will show you how God compassionately cares for Angela, who loves Him so tenderly. Above all, Miracles in Action will reveal to you and your loved ones how you, too, can recognise the miracles in action in your lives and turn pain into power and grief into peace. { 214pp, 130x185mm, November 2008; PB, £13.50, 0977847209:9780977847204 , AtlasBooks (Running Springs Press) } |
| COMPLETE PREP FOR THE SAT MATH SUBJECT TESTS LEVEL 1 & LEVEL 2 : With 10 Fully Solved Sample Tests [Rusen Meylani] This book covers all topics that have appeared in the SAT Math Subject Tests Level 1 and Level 2. It also teaches useful techniques for using the TI 83-84 brand of graphing calculators. { 590pp, 215x280mm, August 2009; PB, £16.99, 0974822213:9780974822211 , AtlasBooks (Rush Publications) } |
| 15 REALISTIC TESTS (LEVEL 2) (PB) FOR THE SAT SUBJECT TEST MATH [Rusen Meylani] Book & CD. This book contains fifteen full-length model practice tests that simulate the real-life SAT Math Level 2 test and reflect the latest question types. The tests come with answers and solutions along with two additional chapters: one on the description of the real test and the other on the most effective graphing calculator techniques to make a student's life easier on the real test. The CD includes three bonus tests with solutions.. { 258pp, 215x280mm, May 2009; PB, £14.50, 0974886874:9780974886879 , AtlasBooks (Rush Publications) } |
| 15 REALISTIC TESTS FOR THE SAT SUBJECT TEST MATH LEVEL 1 [Rusen Meylani] This book contains fifteen full-length model practice tests that simulate the real-life SAT Math Level 1 test and reflect the latest types of questions. Answers and solutions are provided for each test. Also included are chapters on the description of the real test and the most effective graphing calculator techniques to make a student's life easier on the real test. This book contains three bonus tests with the solutions provided in a separate CD-ROM. { 258pp, 215x280mm, August 2009; PB, £14.50, 0974886882:9780974886886 , AtlasBooks (Rush Publications) } |
| SAT MATH SUBJECT TEST WITH THE TI 83 - 84 FAMILY : With 10 Fully Solved Sample Tests for Level I & Level II [Rusen Meylani] Concentrate forty hours of mathematics into four hours with the short-cut methods found in this book. Combine the capabilities of TI 83 - 84 brand of graphing calculators with mathematics content knowledge for a quick increase in the SAT maths subject tests. { 258pp, 215x280mm, August 2009; PB, £16.99, 0974886890:9780974886893 , AtlasBooks (Rush Publications) } |
| WHO SLEEPS IN YOUR SKIN? [Nicholas R De Stefano] This book will help you to experience the power to be the person you choose to be. Discover how past experiences influence your choices today. This is a powerful book with insight for changing one's life. { 110pp, 140x215mm, July 2009; PB, £12.50, 0981700748:9780981700748 , AtlasBooks (S&B Publishing) } |
| METU AND LEE LEARN ABOUT BREAST CANCER [Dr Shenin Sachedina] You may be thinking, "Why do children need to learn about breast cancer?" Well, that's because this disease can strike women at any age, including in their forties, thirties, and even twenties. Women in this age group have young children whose lives are strongly impacted by this disease. Furthermore, studies show that kids may actually suffer clinical depression and other emotional problems when a mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. Recent online and journal articles show that parents with cancer need to figure out how to talk to their children about the disease, and that behavioral and emotional problems occur in families of women with breast cancer. This impact can be minimised with proper education for children. Metu and Lee Learn About Breast Cancer is a book for children five and up that will help them understand this disease and how it may affect the adult women in their lives. { 32pp, 210x255mm, June 2007; HB, £12.50, 0977864804:9780977864805 , AtlasBooks (Dr Shenin Sachedina Medical Educational Products) } |
| SUCCESS THROUGH TEAM PERFORMANCE : Drive Your Organisation to Better Productivity & Profits Through High Performance Teamwork [Harold Monty Sacher & Merryl Sacher] This book is based on practical and applied knowledge gained from years of hands-on experience in developing, implementing and anchoring team performance systems across cultures, countries and a wide range of industries. It has evolved from on-the-job work done by Sacher Associates, a productivity consulting group that applies basic performance systems in client companies to improve productivity and quality. Thousands of executives, managers, team leaders and employees attend workshops run by Sacher Associates to improve team and organisational performance. The basic message of the book is that organisations must recognise the competitive advantages from playing as a team. They should understand the key to sustained success is for their people, working as a team, to improve continuously the delivery of value added outputs or services to customers and provide total stakeholder satisfaction. And with this realisation, know how to put it into effect. This book shows you how to achieve this elusive goal. With “Success Through Team Performance”, Monty and Merryl Sacher have produced a disciplined, systematic approach to developing teams that perform better now -- and keep getting better. The book aims to isolate the basic principles evident in high performing teams and shows how they are practically applied. The goal is to satisfy any group of people who work together to produce a value-added end result. It is presented in an easy-to-read format which has been used so successfully to translate business principles into clear, concise pathways for success. { 287pp, 175x245mm, December 2004; HB, £29.95, 0958696225:9780958696227 , Sacher Associates [Australia] Pty } |
| SUCCESS THROUGH TEAM PERFORMANCE WORKBOOK [Harold Monty Sacher & Merryl Sacher] Intended for people using the book as an implementation tool rather than as a reference book. The Workbook consists of a series of questions, exercises and forms designed to help you to understand and apply the concepts and processes describes in the book. It focuses on building the basic components of team performance into your team, department or organisation. On the completion of this Workbook you should be well on your way to implementing a team performance system. The Workbook can be utilises on an individual or tem basis. { 80pp, 175x245mm, December 2004; PB, £14.95, 0958696284:9780958696289 , Sacher Associates [Australia] Pty } |
| WHAT DO I DO ON MONDAY MORNING? : A Daily Guide to Organizational Success [Harold Monty Sacher] The book was written to encourage individuals, teams, small to medium businesses, and large organisations to focus more time, attention and energy on team performance and people management. The book identifies the 'ten components of team performance': a unified sense of direction; strategy; outputs and performance measures; targets; performance feedback; communication; training (skills/knowledge); systems and processes; structure and job design; reward systems. While it is true that organisations are always working with these components to some extent, this is not enough. What really matters is the degree to which these components are being successfully and permanently entrenched in the work environment or culture. Success means different things to different people -- job satisfaction, job security, more money or an ideal life style. Whatever success means to you or your organisation, it can only be achieved through team performance, executed one day at a time. The secret to greater productivity is getting the basics right. For us, this means achieving the highest standards of excellence possible on all the components across all the teams in your organisation. If you are not currently at that level, there is a definite opportunity to improve performance through the better implementation of these components. { 286pp, 105x150mm, December 2007; PB, £8.99, 0958696241:9780958696241 , Sacher Associates Pty Ltd } |
| ONCE UPON THE BEGINNING : Journey of a Soul, A Sacred Circle It Just Was OM [Linda Rosenthal. Images, Meditation & Afterword by Michele M Preste] This is a mystical tale about the journey of a Soul. The words used throughout the story were inspired by Sacred Circles. The book is dedicated to each person, connecting with one another in love and harmony. The journey begins before time was created and takes the reader through the creation of worlds and people. Along the way, one becomes separated from the Source and must reconnect with their source of joy. Images of Sacred Geometry illustrate the story and are explained in the Afterword. In addition, a word meditation focuses on the messages of words throughout the story. { 54pp, 185x185mm, December 2008; HB, £17.50, 0979898315:9780979898310 , Sacred Arts Publishing } |
| ESSENCE OF HEALING : In Celebration of Reiki -- Book One [Linda Rosenthal. Photography by Michele M Preste] This book is beautifully designed and unlike any other book about Reiki. The freeform prose of Linda Rosenthal, coupled with Michele Preste's photographs of actual Reiki sessions evoke the feelings one might experience when they receive Reiki. As a meditative experience, this book takes the reader on an intimate journey of the Self. "The Essence of Healing" is a wonderful gift for anyone, whether they are new to Reiki or they have experienced Reiki many times. { 96pp, 215x215mm, December 2007; PB, £20.99, 0979898307:9780979898303 , Sacred Arts Publishing } |
| MY BODY BELONGS TO ME [Jill Starishevsky. Illustrated by Sara Muller] Ages 4 to 8 years. Speaking to children on their own terms, this critically acclaimed book sensitively establishes boundaries for youngsters. In a non-threatening, engaging manner, this guide teaches kids that when it comes to their body, there are some parts that are for "no one else to see" and empowers them to tell a parent or teacher if someone touches them inappropriately. Telling the story of a gender-neutral child who is inappropriately touched by an uncle's friend, this tale delivers a powerful moral when the youngster reveals the offender and the parents praise the child's bravery. Most importantly, this narrative assures young ones that sexual molestation is not their fault, and by speaking out, the child will continue to grow big and strong. A "Suggestions for the Storyteller" section is also included to assist in facilitating a comfortable discussion afterwards, thereby helping to prevent the unthinkable from happening to any child. With inspirational rhyming and beautiful illustrations, this is a compelling and uplifting message of what is right and wrong. { 32pp, 205x210mm, November 2009; HB, £12.50, 0982121601:9780982121603 , IPG (Safety Star Media) } |
| PARENTING OVER THE RAINBOW : How to Promote & Protect Your Child Actor [Gay Wolff] Gay Wolff provides parents with the perspective and strategies that she has developed from over 13 years of being a set parent. Readers also get advice and perspective from Cindy Osbrink, talent agent; Terrence Hines, Manager; Veronica Lauren, child and now adult actor; Adria Later, a top Studio Teacher; and Sandy Krebs, mother of high-profile child actors. Readers are first given an overview of how the industry works and some basics of how to get started. Parents are given a real-life description of what it means to get into acting: daily routines, getting a job, and what it's like on the job. Parents learn tips and techniques for taking care of their child's physical and mental health, for keeping perspective and balance in their family and in their own attitudes, and for meshing with the TV and film set environment for a more positive and fun experience. A resource appendix provides additional quality sources for your new venture. { 121pp, 140x215mm, March 2004; PB, £14.50, 0972476105:9780972476102 , AtlasBooks (Sage Foundations Press) } |
| COCKPIT : A Flight of Escape & Discovery [Paul M Gahlinger] In 1992, ignoring the advice of every aviation expert who said it couldn't be done, a university professor decided to fly his small Cessna alone from California to South Africa. Plagued with horrendous weather, mechanical glitches, and uncooperative governments, nothing went right from the beginning. Yet, despite ice and sandstorms, an earthquake, and the threat of civil war, he made it safely to his distant destination. His journey became a personal metaphor for the search for meaning in life and the crazy, breathtaking things that one man would do to find it. { 269pp, 155x235mm, December 2001; HB, £16.99, 0970313004:9780970313003 , IPG (Sagebrush Press) } |
| HEALTH FOR PILOTS : A Complete Guide to FAA Medical Certification & Self-Care [Paul M Gahlinger MD PhD] For each of the 650,000 pilots and air traffic controllers in the USA who must pass regular FAA medical exams, this reference explains every detail of the examination -- how to prepare for it, why it is required, and how to attain certification in spite of disability or illness. Far more than merely a guide to passing the test, this resource includes chapters providing advice on subjects ranging from altitude hypoxia to avoiding jet lag, from airline drug screening programs to flying after scuba diving. Interspersed throughout the text are pertinent historical and contemporary examples -- from the Red Baron to the September 11 terrorists -- to highlight a broad scope of problems. With humour and insight, this book deftly blends care for the pilot with care for the aircraft. { 265pp, 175x230mm, October 2002; PB, £20.99, 0970313039:9780970313034 , IPG (Sagebrush Press) } |
| GARDENS OF COLOMBIA [Juan Gustavo Cobo-Borda] Unlike architecture, sculpture or painting, the art of gardening produces living works that grow, blossom, change, and fade. As such, the garden could be considered the supreme work of art, and indeed it has been so in all civilisations. A garden on any scale enhances the architecture it surrounds. What would Versailles have been without its spectacular gardens and their orderly vistas, or the great country houses in England without the eighteenth-century landscape designers? Likewise it is hard to imagine rural or urban houses in Colombia without their planned patios and courtyards. The jagged geography of Colombia divides it into several contrasting regions: the Caribbean coast, Antioquia, Santander, Cundinamarca and Boyacá, the Cauca valley, and the plains of the Llanos, to mention a few. The climates and flora of these areas are markedly different, but their inhabitants share in common love for plants and a keen interest in gardening. Long before there were professional gardeners and landscape designers, all Colombians, from the wealthy hacendados to the modest campesinos, devised and planted their own gardens, according to personal taste and economic limitations. A delightful eclecticism is captured in these pages in hundreds of photographs of every type of garden from extravagant parks to minute flowered niches. Experimentation is commonplace; each journey and Sunday excursion brings home additional plants. With the added factor of unpredictable rainfalls and prolonged droughts, most Colombian gardens are aesthetic and horticultural laboratories. In the course of compiling the photographic material for this book, it proved impossible to include all gardens worthy of presentation, nor could all the gardens featured here be photographed at the peak of their splendour. Nevertheless, the attentive reader will be able to enjoy an impressive range of plants, colour, composition and integration of cultivation with the natural landscape, which, in the absence of a great classical tradition, make up the particular charm of the Colombian garden. { 223pp, 260x285mm, March 1997; PB, £45.99, 958939311X:9789589393116 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| CARTAGENA FOREVER, 3RD EDITION [Hernán Díaz; Edited by Benjamín Villegas; Translated by Jimmy Weiskopf] Through Hernán Díaz’s lens, this account of Cartagena reveals its history, engraved in people’s faces and in the sumptuous street architecture of the lively urban paradise. The book uncovers the real Cartagena in photographs that are as rich as they are simple. { 68pp, 185x210mm, January 2003; HB, £20.99, 9589393160:9789589393161 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| COUNTRY FOR CHILDREN, 2ND EDITION [Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Edited by Benjamín Villegas; Translated by Edith Grossman] This exceptionally beautiful essay by the Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author is one of his most lucid and beautiful literary expressions. Originally written as a prologue to a 'state of the nation' analysis recently published by a group of eminent Colombian thinkers, it drafts a virtual navigation chart for the future of Colombia, affirming the country's vast human potential and emphasising the powers of education and national spirit. Full-colour photographs enliven this work. { 147pp, 220x290mm, October 1998; HB, £29.50, 9589393284:9789589393284 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| CASA MODERNA : Medio siglo de arquitectura doméstica colombiana [Alberto Saldarriaga Roa & Antonio Castañeda Buraglia] Text in Spanish. This tribute to the past half-century of domestic architecture in Colombia celebrates the works of Dicken Castro, Rogelio Salmona, Fernando Mart-nez Sanabria, and Hern-n Vieco-designers who have distinctive and innovative interpretations of the modern home. Revealing the challenges they have faced and their remarkable solutions, this visual presentation shows how they have constructed houses that blend functionalism, creativity, and simplicity and are at the same time a pleasure to inhabit. { 280pp, 230x280mm, July 2005; HB, £54.50, 9589393233:9789589393239 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| CASA MODERNA : Half a Century of Colombian Domestic Architecture [Alberto Saldarriaga Roa & Benjamín Villegas; Translated by Jimmy Weiskopf; Photographs by Antonio Castañeda Buraglia] The past half-century of domestic architecture in Colombia involves the works of Rogelio Salmona, Dicken Castro, Hernán Vieco, and Fernando Martínez Sanabria, creators who have given unique identities to their interpretations of the modern home. This tribute reveals the challenges they faced and their remarkable solutions: houses which blend functionalism, creativity, and simplicity in the forging of spaces which are a pleasure to inhabit. { 280pp, 235x290mm, March 1997; HB, £45.99, 9589393241:9789589393246 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| ALTA COLOMBIA, 2ND EDITION : Splendor of the Mountain [Cristobal von Rothkirch, Benjamín Villegas, Jimmy Weiskopf & Juan Pablo Ruiz Soto] Exploring mountains, moorlands, fog forests, volcanoes, and snow-capped mountains, photographer Cristobal Von Rothkirch communicates the splendor and subtleties of the Colombian Andes. Offering a look at titanic natural formations and geological wonders, these photographs reveal vast natural universes and beautiful geological formations. { 216pp, 230x300mm, March 1997; HB, £45.99, 9589393268:9789589393260 , IPG (Villegas Editores) } |
| HEALTHY TRUCKER LIFESTYLE [Michael M. Metzger] This book is designed to provide the professional driver with the nuts and bolts of healthy living while on the road. It covers all the major areas of need for today's drivers: exercise, nutrition, body chemistry, and more, all while living in today's semi-trucks. As we are facing ever increasing obesity in our industry and ever increasing regulations, Healthy Trucker Lifestyle provides hope that we can improve physically and provides the way to do it. This is my story, the things I did while being on the road for long stretches of time, the struggles I went through, and the successes I achieved. Healthy Trucker Lifestyle is here to help all drivers improve their lives. These principles and plans are applicable to everyone regardless of career. So, if anyone has been attracted to the allure of the big trucks, now they too can get in shape the way the professionals do. { 125pp, 140x215mm, January 2010; PB, £12.50, 0981555802:9780981555805 , AtlasBooks (Salmon Cloud Publishing Llc) } |
| CONTEMPORARY LAMPWORKING, TWO VOLUME SET : A Practical Guide to Shaping Glass in the Flame, 3rd Edition [Bandhu Dunham] Lampworking, also called Flameworking, is a rich, creative glassblowing tradition. The equipment is simple enough for most hobbyists to set up in their own home, yet the technique is flexible enough to suit the most demanding artist. Here is instruction in a variety of basic and advanced lampworking techniques, complete with technical background data, made easy to understand. Widely regarded as the 'Bible of Lampwork', the first two editions of 'Contemporary Lampworking' have been used as a text and recommended by lampworking instructors throughout the world. This fully revised third edition, in two volumes, features over 1500 illustrations, including detailed, step-by-step photographs and drawings as well as inspiring photographs of lampworked art. Work by almost 100 living and historical lampworkers is represented in 32 pages of full colour, the book of special interest to collectors as well as glass artists. Topics include: History of Lampworking; Studio Set-Up with Updated Suppliers and Sources; Shaping Glass Rod and Tubing; Making Beads, Marbles, Paperweights, Pendants, Bracelets and Core-Formed Vessels; Neon and Plasma sculpture; Glassblowing Lathe Techniques; Improved Annealing Procedures; Health and Safety Guidelines; Surface Decoration; Mixing and Using Coloured Glass. { 255pp, 235x285mm, June 2002; SB, £58.50, 0965897214:9780965897211 , Salusa Glassworks } |
| FORMED OF FIRE : Selections in Contemporary Lampworked Glass [Bandhu S Dunham] The book begins with a Foreword by Tina Oldknow, Curator of Modern Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass. There follows an insightful historical introduction which gives context to the artist pages that fill most of the volume. One or two full-colour pages per artist display recent work with descriptive text and a brief documentary -- by either the author or the artist. Dunham's position as a colleague of the featured artists gives him a distinct perspective on the work as well as unique access to the makers and their process. Several of the lampworkers allowed themselves to be photographed while executing a piece, and the sequence of photographs illustrating their creative process adds to the reader's understanding and appreciation of the work shown. An illustrated glossary of lampworking terminology concludes the text, making this a valuable reference for anyone interested in lampworked glass. Over 75 artists are presented. { 128pp, 215x280mm, February 2003; HB, £24.99, 0965897222:9780965897228 , Salusa Glassworks } |
| GERMANY : Mike's Adventure Packs [Amanda Salzman] Mike's Adventure Packs: Germany takes you on an exciting journey through the beautiful country of Germany. On your trip, you and Adventure Mike will stroll through the historical old city centre in Munich, try bratwurst and sauerkraut in an open-air market, visit the Neuschwanstein Castle, ski down the Bavarian Alps, and boat across the crystal-clear waters of Germany's cleanest lake. Along the way you'll meet new friends like Mike's sidekick, Klaus the German shepherd, and learn all about Germany's culture, history, and traditions. Once you've finished your journey with Adventure Mike, test your knowledge by working your way through the activity section in the back of the book. When you have completed the activities, join Mike as an Official Traveller and have your passport stamped! So get ready to feast on German cuisine, hike across Germany's countryside, and learn how German kids live on the other side of the globe. { 136pp, 125x175mm, November 2009; PB, £16.99, 0984263209:9780984263202 , AtlasBooks (Salzman Books,llc) } |
| CONFESSIONS OF A REAL ESTATE MINI-MOGUL : How to Succeed in Real Estate Investing Despite Ghosts, Pitbulls, Annoying Tenants & the Government [James S Pockross] Confessions of a Real Estate Mini-Mogul is written for the real estate "curious", the neophytes, and the seasoned investors. While there are numerous "how to" book on real estate investing, this book is unique in many ways. Part I tells of the author's journey towards becoming a mini-mogul. Framed from the perspective of "Joe Everybody", it is written to touch the deep curiosity of the reader. The author writes about his relatively poor beginnings, his grim determination to succeed, and his many failures and victories along his bumpy journey. Part I is written in an irreverent, humorous style that engages the reader. It is intended to inspire and show the reader, "if I could do it, you can too". Part II teaches the reader lessons from the author's twenty-five plus years of investing. It provides information on the pros and cons of each type of real estate investment, how to find deals, how to analyse, negotiate, fund, and manage properties. It is thorough, practical, and entertaining. Seasoned investors who have previewed the manuscript have learned and implemented new investment strategies from the book.Part III covers topics of importance to real estate investors. These include asset protection, government programs, tax considerations, structuring deals with investment partners, and Zen Buddhist principles and how these have helped the author. The author in his research has never found a book that broached many of these areas. None have ever described so simply all the ways an investor can be compensated by partners. Nor has any book touched on the topic of Zen and how it relates to real estate investing. Overall, the book will benefit both the beginning and experienced investor. To quote the author, "It's the one book I wish were available when I first began investing". { 358pp, 155x230mm, August 2008; PB, £16.99, 0979695104:9780979695100 , AtlasBooks (Samson Publishing) } |
| TELL THEM THAT I LOVE THEM : A Story of Grace & Redeption [Angela Sanders] Have you ever asked yourself, "What's my purpose in life?" Have you ever wondered, "Why was I created? Why am I here?" Has there ever been a time when you daydreamed about what your life could be? Or do you spend all of your time doing as I did, complaining about what your life is not? As I sat outside of a General Motors plant one day, I asked myself these same questions. My final analysis: I was miserable and hated my life. I have coined the phrase, "I was stuck in my misery." I realized I was tired of running the same rat race every day. I felt as though I was in a bad reoccurring dream. I was a robot punching in and out each day; nothing ever changed. I knew I had a purpose. I knew for sure my purpose didn't include slinging steel for the rest of my life. So, I took dramatic steps to change my life. "Life is a journey. Not a destination." -Dr Joe Dudley. Join me as I take you on a journey through the maze that is my life. I promise you by the time you finish reading this book you will have witnessed a modern day miracle: ME! { 212pp, 155x230mm, July 2008; PB, £16.99, 0615221769:9780615221762 , AtlasBooks (Sandstorm Publishing Ltd) } |
| DANGEROUS JOY OF DR SEX & OTHER TRUE STORIES [Pagan Kennedy] Non-fiction is the new black comedy in this hilarious collection of award-winning literary essays written by the infamous Pagan Kennedy. In the title piece, Alex Comfort, author of The Joy of Sex, reinvents himself as a sex guru in California and hatches a plan to destroy monogamy forever. In the stories that follow, a retired chemist finds a way to turn a wasteland into paradise, an aspiring tyrant tries to become the emperor of America, and an artist rigs himself up to a "brain machine" made from parts he bought at Radio Shack. All of the essays -- most of which have appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Boston Globe Magazine -- document the stories of visionaries bent on remaking the world, for better or for worse. { 247pp, 140x215mm, September 2008; PB, £11.99, 0977679934:9780977679935 , IPG (Santa Fe Writer's Project) } |
| MOODY FOOD : A Novel [Ray Robertson] Inspired by the exploits of ill-fated country-rock visionary Gram Parsons, this mid-60s tale of idealism and escape traces the trials of a fictionalized draft-dodging flower child from the United States to Canada and back. It is the late 1960s in Yorkville, Toronto's hippie ghetto of artists, intellectuals, drunken poets, and would-be rock stars. In this idyllic haven, narrator Bill Hansen, a drummer, meets Thomas Graham, an American musician on the lam from the draft. The two form a band, but even as they revel in music and freedom, Graham is hobbled by another love: a drug habit that becomes his reason for living and, eventually, for dying. Graham's emotional trip and failed, revolutionary life reflect the rise and fall of an entire generation's aspirations. { 390pp, 125x205mm, September 2006; PB, £12.50, 097767990X:9780977679904 , IPG (Santa Fe Writer's Project) } |
| FIRES [Alan Cheuse] Finely-honed portraits of hope and change, these two novellas are linked so skilfully that they achieve the intensity of a single novel in which some characters succeed and others fail on separate but equally compelling quests. In "The Fires," Gina Morgan makes a pilgrimage to Uzbekistan to carry out her husband's final wish -- to be cremated -- only to find herself entirely at sea in the strange new reality of the former Soviet republic, while in "The Exorcism", Tom Swanson begins to make sense of his life when he retrieves his angry daughter from her exclusive New England college after her expulsion for setting fire to a grand piano. { 118pp, 135x200mm, September 2007; PB, £8.50, 0977679918:9780977679911 , IPG (Santa Fe Writer's Project) } |
| FATAL LIGHT : 20th Anniversary Edition [Richard Currey] A devastating portrait of war in all its horror, brutality, and mindlessness, this extraordinary novel is written in beautifully cadenced prose. A combat medic in Vietnam faces the chaos of war, set against the tranquil scenes of family life back home in small-town America. This young man's rite of passage is traced through jungle combat to malaria-induced fever visions to the purgatory of life in military-occupied Saigon. After returning home from war to stay with his grandfather, he confronts his own shattered personal history and the mysterious human capacity for renewal. { 170pp, 140x215mm, June 2009; PB, £11.99, 0977679926:9780977679928 , IPG (Santa Fe Writer's Project) } |
| YOUR OWN FLESH & BLOOD : A Novel [Rhonda Swan] When Martise James's ex-husband Reggie refuses to visit or pay child support, she decides he is worth more to her dead than alive. She hires a hitman, but at the last minute she realises that her thug doesn't need to kill -- he can "motivate" Reggie to pay when the courts won't. As a result, Reggie begins showing up for regular visits, child-support check in hand. Martise's single-mother friends learn about her tactics and hire her to make the fathers of their own children act accordingly. Martise finds herself running the vigilante group Mothers Against Deadbeat Dads, but when the secret gets out, she is arrested and is confronted with the consequences of her actions. { 272pp, 125x210mm, October 2010; PB, £12.50, 0974264539:9780974264530 , IPG (SASS Publishing) } |
| HARD KEPT SECRET : Contemporary Western Adventure [R Stephen Bloch] Ross Brandon’s heroes have always been cowboys. From the time he learned to read, Ross has been an avid fan of Louis L’ Amour, the world’s best-selling frontier novelist. Ross is captivated by L’ Amour’s unique writing voice, the honesty and rugged individualism of the characters, and the way the stories are woven around real events and places in the Old West. Louis L’ Amour wrote about what he knew: he had lived an exciting, and sometimes hard, life, he knew the West, and his stories were all the more captivating because of the historical accuracy. Even after years as a successful Washington, D.C. attorney, Ross has never lost a deep-seated longing to be in the ‘great outdoors,’ riding his trusty steed across the frontier. When a friend suggests they spend their vacation following the trail of one of L’ Amour’s better-known characters, Sackett, Ross agrees immediately. Their plan is to find and visit as many of the places mentioned in the novel, although they would do it astride motorcycles, (modern day steeds) and not horses. Traveling through the magnificent and breathtaking Sangre de Cristo and San Juan Mountains of Northern New Mexico and Southwestern Colorado, Ross and his friends learn the fascinating, exciting, wild history of the area–vigilantes, fierce Indians, Texas Rangers, a mountain man turned king, skilled knife-fighters, and even about the demise of Bob Ford, the dirty little coward who shot Mister Howard and laid poor Jesse [James] in the grave. Their pilgrimage starts out deceptively simple, but they soon encounter far more than they bargained for, and end up in a deadly struggle for their lives against vicious modern-day outlaws. This then is a story of discovery, drama, danger, and adventure, all the while paying homage to one of the greatest Western story-tellers of all time: Louis L’ Amour. { 175pp, 155x230mm, September 2003; PB, £9.99, 0972757449:9780972757447 , AtlasBooks (SBI Press) } |
| SYLVIA PLATH, 2ND EDITION : Method & Madness [Edward Butscher] This is the first full-length biography of Sylvia Plath, whose suicide in made her a misinterpreted cause celebre and catapulted her into the ranks of the major confessional voices of her generation. { 408pp, 155x230mm, October 2003; PB, £19.99, 0971059829:9780971059825 , IPG (Schaffner Press, Inc.) } |
| DANCING AT THE RIVER'S EDGE : A Patient & Her Doctor Negotiate Life with Chronic Illness [Alida Brill & Michael D Lockshin, MD] An invaluable resource for medical professionals, victims of chronic illnesses, and their loved ones, this dual memoir by a doctor and his longtime patient traces the growth of their unique friendship over a span of decades. By exploring the bond between caregiver and sufferer, this sensitive account evokes not only the constant day to day frustrations and emotional toll suffered by the chronically ill, but also an understanding of the mental struggles and conflicts that a conscientious doctor must face in deciding how best to treat a patient without compromising personal freedoms. In alternating chapters, the narrative explores the frustration, joy, despair, grief, and pain on both sides of the doctor-patient relationship. { 253pp, 140x215mm, March 2009; HB, £19.99, 0980139406:9780980139402 , IPG (Schaffner Press) } |
| ROBOTS OF WESTINGHOUSE : 1924 - Today [Scott Schaut] This is a comprehensive history of all of the robots or mechanical men that Westinghouse built from 1924 through the 1950's. For the first time a true and accurate history has been compiled to show the genius behind the automation of the first true robots built in America. The book contains many rare photographs and information that has never been in print, along with anecdotes from the original engineers and designers. The best known and most famous of the Westinghouse Robots is 'Elektro' built for the New York World's Fair of 1939 & 1940. 'Elektro' was not the first nor the last robot that was made and this book will give insights into a lost piece of Americana. These robots were made in a time of wonderment where everything was possible and technology would solve the all the world's problems. A book that lends itself to all ages and interests. If your interests lean towards World's Fair history, robots, early technology, electronics and Americana this book will fill an important piece history that has been missing for years. { 208pp, 215x280mm, January 2007; PB, £35.99, 0978584414:9780978584412 , AtlasBooks (Schaut) } |
| LITTLE MAN IN THE MAP : With Clues To Remember All 50 States [E Martonyi] Asked by their teacher to find clues for memorising the states, students begin to see images -- a hat, a shirt, a pair of boots -- formed by state boundaries. When they put some of them together, they're amazed to find the outline of a man standing in the middle of the map. Excited by their discovery, they draw a face and arms on him and create The Little Man In the Map, whom they nickname MIM. Their imaginations bring MIM alive, and with his help they discover the surprising roles all the states can play. Soon they can spot the elf, the playful dog, the spooky head, and all the others. This imaginatively illustrated story, narrated in rhyme by The Little Man In the Map, shows each state's part in its region and how it interacts with those around it. This makes learning their locations visual, easy, and fun. { 64pp, 240x280mm, July 2007; HB, £16.99, 0978510046:9780978510046 , Midpoint Trade Books (Schoolside Press) } |
| ENGINEERING & HISTORY OF ROCKET : A Survey Report [Michael Bailey & John Glithero] From June 2000, George and Robert Stephenson's world-famous Rocket will once again be on public display at the Science Museum. This book describes the research project undertaken in 1999 at the National Railway Museum to investigate the locomotive's engineering and history through both industrial archaeology and archival research. Comprehensively illustrated, this is a fascinating exploration of the development of one of the British Industrial Revolution's most important and enduring icons, which will be of lasting value to anyone with an interest in both railway history and industrial archaeology. REVIEW: "An example to all archaeologists of success through good practice..." -- Industrial Archaeology Review, Winter 2002. Reviewed in the German technical journal Technikgershichte, Winter 2003. { 192pp, 210x300mm, July 2000; PB, £29.95, 1900747189:9781900747189 , NMSI Trading (Science Museum) } |
| END THE BIGGEST EDUCATIONAL & INTELLECTUAL BLUNDER IN HISTORY : A $100,000 Challenge to Our Top Educational Leaders [Norman W Edmund] This book, according to the author, ends the misunderstandings about the scientific method -- the complete method of creative problem solving and decision-making. The author has conducted extensive research in this field for over 15 years and shows the misunderstandings have created great harms in the educational field and in most other fields, including personal lives. Surveys have shown that the public is continually dissatisfied with the educational efforts. This book will be important reading for all those interested in better education, better thinking, and a better society. { 621pp, 160x235mm, July 2005; HB, £22.99, 0963286668:9780963286666 , AtlasBooks (Scientific Method Publishing Co) } |
| SALES LEADERS PLAYBOOK : Stop Managing, Start Coaching. How to Build Winning Teams [Nathan Jamail] Success in sales takes talent, skills, discipline, practice, and most importantly, honesty with a genuine concern for the client. Most sales leaders know what to do; they just do not know how to make it real for their organisation. This barrier keeps them mediocre at best. Experienced sales professional and entrepreneur, Nathan Jamail has developed a playbook of techniques and best practices, which have allowed hundreds of sales teams to find success in their selling. From creating an organizational belief system to taking the bullet for those you lead, The Sales Leaders Playbook focuses on how to build a winning team. Nothing in this book is theory; it is based on personal experiences learned throughout Nathan Jamail's extensive sales career. The Sales Leaders Playbook is a book written for sales leader by a sales leader, designed to be straightforward, easy to read, and simple to understand. The ability to execute the skills and programs outlined requires effort. It takes a sales leader who is willing to hold a team accountable and more importantly, hold themselves accountable. Mastering these sales leadership skills will increase team morale, improve skills and abilities, improve communication, and increase sales and profits { 152pp, 155x230mm, August 2008; HB, £20.99, 0981778909:9780981778907 , AtlasBooks (Scooter Publishing Inc) } |
| GALE NURSERIES : Four Generations of Garden Excellence [Adam Levine & Rob Cardillo & Chuck Gale] Book & Slipcase. Showcasing a compilation of the most exquisite and colourful gardening designs of the past four decades, this sumptuously illustrated collection celebrates the history and development of one of America's most influential and renowned horticultural pioneers. Garnering numerous awards and recognitions for their ground-breaking work -- including honours from the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Royal Horticultural Society, the Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association, and the Philadelphia Flower Show -- this beautiful archive relates the stories of each garden's creation, with client interviews and details from noted architects and designers. Opulent photography and concise cultivation insight brings each amazing garden to life and demonstrates the breadth of style, innovation, creativity, and execution by one of the country's most highly regarded gardening families. { 224pp, 310x195mm, November 2009; HB, £49.99, 097990370X:9780979903700 , IPG (Scott & Nix) } |
| MATCHING THE HATCH : A Practical Guide to Imitation of Insects Found on Eastern & Western Trout Waters [Ernest G Schwiebert, Jr.] Region by region, season by season, this update to the classic fly-fishing manual contains all of the information about the structure, appearance, and habits of the insects that signal the favourite feeding times of various fish. With commentary on dozens of mayflies, stone flies, and caddis flies as well as on crane flies, dragonflies, damsel flies, fish flies, back-swimmers, and scuds, this is the ultimate resource for fly fishermen looking to understand the rivers to fish in various situations and how to identify the flies in their different stages. Along with this useful information, the guide is supplemented by large and detailed artwork of the insects as well as a review of the history of fly-fishing, thoughts on the ethics of angling, and anecdotes from the author's fly-fishing experience. { 256pp, 140x215mm, January 2010; HB, £20.99, 0979903785:9780979903786 , IPG (Scott & Nix) } |
| MAYFLY GUIDE : Quick & Easy Steps to Identifying Nymphs, Duns, & Spinners [Al Caucci & Bob Nastasi] For anglers looking to increase their catch, this indispensable guide reveals the steps to easily and confidently identifying the three stages -- nymph, dun, and spinner -- of many common mayfly species found in North America. Including information on when and where mayflies hatch and how trout feed on them along with illustrated species charts, this reference avoids the abstractions of complex scientific keys and words and instead favours a practical and visual approach that supports quick learning. Waterproof pages and a small trim size enhance the guide's portability, making it as sensible as it is useful. { 80pp, 125x165mm, January 2010; PB, £22.50, 0979903793:9780979903793 , IPG (Scott & Nix) } |
| SIMPLE LESSONS FOR LEAD GUITAR : Book & CD [Scott Parks] In this book, there are more than 45 lead guitar lessons that teach the five most basic scales in music. Play along with the rhythm tracks on the CD. This book features easy to understand scales and chords and simple diagrams to help readers learn. It also shows notes, finger positions, and how to practice each scale. There is no need to read music! The lessons in this book will enable readers to improvise their own style of lead guitar and make up their own songs. { 52pp, 215x280mm, March 2006; PB, £12.50, 097707370X:9780977073702 , AtlasBooks (Parks) } |
| OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY & INFERTILITY POCKET EDITION : Handbook for Clinicians: 6th Edition [John D Gordon, MD, Jan T Rydfors, MD, Maurice L Druzin, MD, Yona Tadir, MD, Yasser El-Sayed, MD, John Chan, MD, Dan I Lebovic, MD, Elizabeth Langen, MD & Katherine Fuh, MD.] Since 1990 this pocket handbook has been used by thousands of physicians, medical students, nurse midwives, nurses and other healthcare providers. Now in this 6th Edition you can find everything that you need to provide comprehensive healthcare to women. This pocket-sized edition contains page-for-page the identical information found in the larger format, desk edition. Written for a wide range of medical professionals, this pocket-sized compendium is dedicated to all aspects of Obstetrics and Gynecology and contains over 500 tables, flowcharts and figures making each topic easier to recall. Many useful resources from recent original articles are now at your fingertips in one source-book. { 704pp, 100x125mm, July 2007; PB, £16.99, 0964546779:9780964546776 , Scrub Hill Press } |
| OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY & INFERTILITY DESK EDITION WITH PDA DOWNLOAD : Handbook for Clinicians: 6th Edition [John D Gordon, MD, Jan T Rydfors, MD, Maurice L Druzin, MD, Yona Tadir, MD, Yasser El-Sayed, MD, John Chan, MD, Dan I Lebovic, MD, Elizabeth Langen, MD & Katherine Fuh, MD.] Since 1990 this pocket handbook has been used by thousands of physicians, medical students, nurse midwives, nurses and other healthcare providers. Now in this 6th Edition you can find everything that you need to provide comprehensive healthcare to women. This Desk Edition contains page-for-page the identical information found in the smaller pocket-sized version but in a larger format. This Desk Edition also contains the PDA Download allowing readers to have the best of both worlds: print and electronic. Written for a wide range of medical professionals, this compendium is dedicated to all aspects of Obstetrics and Gynecology and contains over 500 tables, flowcharts and figures making each topic easier to recall. Many useful resources from recent original articles are now at your fingertips in one source-book. { 704pp, 130x180mm, December 2007; PB, £41.99, 0964546787:9780964546783 , Scrub Hill Press } |
| REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY & INFERTILITY POCKET EDITION : Handbook for Clinicians [John D Gordon, MD, Dan I Lebovic, MD, MA & Robert N Taylor, MD, Ph.D.] Get the latest information on reproductive medicine in this handbook packed with tables, figures and flowcharts. { 480pp, 100x125mm, May 2005; PB, £12.50, 0964546701:9780964546707 , Scrub Hill Press } |
| REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY & INFERTILITY DESK EDITION : Handbook for Clinicians [John D Gordon, MD, Dan I Lebovic, MD, MA & Robert N Taylor, MD, Ph.D.] Get the latest information on reproductive medicine in this handbook packed with tables, figures and flowcharts. { 480pp, 140x190mm, June 2005; PB, £20.99, 0964546795:9780964546790 , Scrub Hill Press } |
| AVOIDING MISCARRIAGE : Everything You Need to Know to Feel More Confident in Pregnancy [Susan Rousselot] Written in the warm and accessible manner of a knowledgeable girlfriend, this highly unique book is the first to enable women to evaluate their own risk of miscarriage and take steps to reduce that risk. There are only four major causes of miscarriage, and targeted questionnaires help each woman clarify whether she might be at higher risk in any of these areas. Each cause is explained thoroughly but clearly, with the information and support women need to improve their chance of future successful pregnancy. This makes the book as relevant for women who have never even been pregnant as it is for women who have experienced miscarriage. The book presents a detailed overview of miscarriage, dispels common myths, provides flow charts to help reveal the cause of any previous unexplained loss, and offers positive, practical options for action. It is written from the patient's perspective, drawing on sympathetic case studies to introduce each chapter and presenting complex medical research in a way that is easy to understand. The reassuring and upbeat tone inspires a positive attitude, and the book enables each woman to identify the path that is right for her based on her unique personality and circumstances. { 250pp, 155x230mm, September 2006; PB, £16.99, 0977493318:9780977493319 , AtlasBooks (Sea Change Press) } |
| 12 GREAT AMERICANS CD This audio CD contains all tracks of the rare and sought-after LP "A Cold Turkey Press Special" (1972) with poetry readings by leading counter-cultural poets such as Ed Sanders, Diane di Prima, Ray Bremser, and Allen Ginsberg. The poetry readings were recorded by Carl Weissner of Klactoveedsedsteen magazine between 1966 and 1968. Of Weissner's master tape for the LP some 48 minutes were actually released in 1972. A further 18 minutes of poetry readings by Ray Bremser, Charles Bukowski, Ted Berrigan etc., remained virtually unreleased. This CD contains all readings of the master tape. Approximate running time: 66 minutes. { June 2006; CD, £8.69, 9075342187:9789075342185 , Sea Urchin Editions (Cold Turkey Press) } |
| STINKFOOT : An English Comic Opera [Vivian Stanshall & Ki Longfellow-Stanshall] A musical comedy, or, as Vivian Stanshall would have it, an English Comic Opera in The Grand Tradition. Stanshall (1943-95) wrote it together with his wife, Ki Longfellow-Stanshall, for their Old Profanity Showboat in Bristol, where it was staged by the Crackpot Theatre Company in December 1985. This book documents these shows. It contains the script of the musical, the lyrics of the songs, photographs, artwork by Vivian Stanshall, and an introduction by Ki Longfellow-Stanshall. The comedy is set in a typically English end-of-the-pier theatre, where the once great music hall artiste Soliquisto and his company have descended for a week. Nine years earlier Soliquisto's greatest creation, a singing and dancing cat called Stinkfoot, disappeared mysteriously from the very same theatre. Soliquisto still mourns for the loss of this talented cat and is shrouded in memories of better days. { 90pp, 145x210mm, February 2003; PB, £6.85, 9075342136:9789075342130 , Sea Urchin Editions } |
| UNPARALLELED ADVENTURE OF ONE HANS PHAALL & PURE IMAGINATION [Edgar Allan Poe] Hans Phaall, a bankrupt bellows-mender from Rotterdam, thinks up an ingenious scheme to get rid of his creditors and to escape from his dreary existence. He constructs a balloon that will carry him all the way to the moon. On the night of 1st April he tricks his creditors into helping him to inflate the balloon. As soon as the contraption is ready to take off, Hans Phaall gives his creditors the slip and kills them in an explosion. The perilous balloon flight lasts nineteen days and is reported in great detail. When the bellows-mender finally lands on the moon he finds a city inhabited by ugly little people. Hans Phaall pines for a return to his planet and sends one of the moon-dwellers to Rotterdam with a letter for burgomaster Superbus Von Underduk. In that letter Hans Phaall offers information about the moon and its inhabitants in exchange for forgiveness for his crime. The messenger arrives in Rotterdam and causes great excitement and confusion among the level-headed burghers. 'Hans Phaall -- A Tale' was first published in 1835, when Edgar Allan Poe was twenty-five years old and virtually unknown. The story was later renamed 'The Unparalleled Adventure of one Hans Pfaall'. Forged with Poe's passion for astronomy and literature it shows influences of such divergent publications as Sir John Herschel's 'A Treatise on Astronomy', Washington Irving's 'Rip Van Winkle' and Rudolph Erich Raspe's 'Singular Travels, Campaigns and Adventures of Baron Münchhausen'. 'Hans Phaall' -- much admired by Jules Verne -- is an extraordinary tale in which Poe's learning and imagination form a hallucinatory mix of science and fiction. It is looked upon by many as the first true science-fiction story. This edition combines the first version of the tale with several later, revised versions. Included in it is a short essay on 'Pure Imagination' by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1849, only months before the author died. { 89pp, 115x165mm, June 2001; PB, £4.50, 9075342101:9789075342109 , Sea Urchin Editions } |
| MONDAY STARTS ON SATURDAY [Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky] Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are by far the most famous Russian writers of science fiction. Their work influenced several generations of young Russians, opening up new horizons of intellectual freedom, combined with endless fun. 'Monday Starts on Saturday', the Russian equivalent of 'Harry Potter', was written 40 years earlier, and the whole business of dealing with magic happens in a scientific research facility rather than in the school. The main characters are young adults rather than school kids, but that doesn't make it any less funny! { 264pp, 145x210mm, July 2005; PB, £14.99, 0954336828:9780954336820 , Seagull Publishing House Ltd } |
| MAXIM & FYODOR : Young Russians Search for the Meaning of Life [Vladimir Shinkarev] This book was written in 1980, when the author was working in the boiler room, like many other 'unsanctioned' artists and writers in the pre-perestroika era. It describes in a very untraditional manner everyday life of ordinary young Russians, their misery and victories, their spiritual search for truth and horrible hangovers. The readers copied it with the risk for their freedom (up to eight years in jail) on the typewriters, before it was published officially in the beginning of the 90’s, when it immediately became a best-seller. 'Maxim and Fyodor' helped an entire generation of young Russians to discover their real identity. In the oppressed environment of the late Communist State it had a message of truth and hope. { 156pp, 140x215mm, December 1980; HB, £9.95, 0954336801:9780954336806 , Seagull Publishing House Ltd } |
| PER ASPERA AD ASTRA : Through the Thorns to the Stars [Natasha Hull] Natasha Hull chronicles and photographs the years of the Russian Underground Rock scene from the 70s and 80s in St Petersburg. Rock music (officially banned by the authorities) became an expression of dissent and opposition to the government. This collection of writings and images show the people, attitudes and events behind the official Soviet mask of indestructible power, including some of Russia's greatest rock stars. Includes a CD featuring ten tracks of the very best in Russian Rock. { 140pp, 240x240mm, December 2004; PB, £20.00, 095433681X:9780954336813 , Seagull Publishing House Ltd } |
| PARENTING AT THE SPEED OF TEENS : Positive Tips on Everyday Issues [Renie Howard, Ruth Taswell & Peter L Benson PhD] Offers positive, common-sense strategies for parenting teenagers, such as talking one-on-one, setting boundaries, offering guidance, and modelling positive behaviour. { 113pp, 125x175mm, May 2004; PB, £9.99, 1574828452:9781574828450 , IPG (Search Institute) } |
| MAKING OF A HITTER : A Proven & Practical Step-by-Step Baseball Guide [Jack Perconte & Mike Scioscia] Offering tips for every level of player, from little league to the major leagues, this guide not only shows players how to hit but also shows parents and coaches how to teach hitting. Presenting techniques drawn from the author's years of experience as a coach and a Major League baseball player, the manual provides an in-depth description of the drills, habits, and lessons critical to a successful future. In addition to providing highly detailed instruction on the fundamentals, the guide reveals how to develop a good mental approach and confidence in every hitter. { 200pp, 205x255mm, April 2009; PB, £16.99, 0979356210:9780979356216 , IPG (Second Base Publishing) } |
| INVENTING ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET! : Insider Tips for Bringing Your Product to Market Without Breaking the Bank! [Barbara Russell Pitts] Insider tips for bringing your product to market without breaking the bank! How to maximise your chances for successfully moving your idea to market on a limited budget! Where to find free or nearly free help! Tips on how to pace your expenditures! When you must spend money and when you don't have to! How to know whom you can trust and whom you should not trust! Where to find the money to help you pursue your invention! Tips for toy inventors! { 226pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; PB, £12.50, 0978522206:9780978522209 , IPG (Second Sight Publishing) } |
| MEG MACKINTOSH & THE CASE OF THE MISSING BABE RUTH BASEBALL : A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery [Lucinda Landon] Ages 7 to 10 years. In the book that launched her adventures, Meg follows a series of notes hidden in her grandfather's house to solve an old mystery of a missing baseball signed by Babe Ruth. The reader is challenged to interpret each clue before Meg solves it. { 48pp, 155x235mm, April 1996; PB, £5.99, 1888695005:9781888695007 , IPG (Secret Passage Press) } |
| MEG MACKINTOSH SOLVES SEVEN AMERICAN HISTORY MYSTERIES : A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery [Lucinda Landon] Ages 7 to 9 years. Designed to both entertain and teach valuable lessons from United States history, this book follows two young detectives as they solve mysteries from the nation's past. Ninth in a popular series, this book features more maps, photos, and puzzles to be examined as Meg and Peter race across the country -- from Plymouth, Massachusetts to San Francisco, California -- to figure out the historical mysteries. Children are encouraged to participate in solving the mystery by answering questions, figuring out codes, and searching pictures for clues while learning important lessons about history, geography, and diversity. { 96pp, 155x230mm, August 2008; PB, £7.50, 1888695129:9781888695120 , IPG (Secret Passage Press) } |
| ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY HANDBOOK [Sue Seif] This is a handbook covering some of the more common medical issues (cardiology, obstetrics, gastrointestinal, etc.), with over one hundred full-colour illustrations. { 104pp, 140x215mm, January 2010; £16.99, 061518474X:9780615184746 , AtlasBooks (Seif & Associates Inc) } |
| SLAVES SHALL SERVE : Meditations on Liberty [James Wasserman] A battle is raging for the soul of America, and it is of critical interest to the survival of freedom world-wide. Our nation is surrendering its fundamental values of individual responsibility and self determination. Domestically we exchange our privacy and autonomy for the chimera of security; internationally we abdicate our ability to act in our national interest. Why are we squandering the precious jewels of the greatest political experiment in human history? What actions can thoughtful citizens take to protect and regain their personal freedoms? This important collection of essays is supplemented by lengthy appendices containing the primary reference materials that underlie the author's bold assertions. Readers will fearlessly explore the modern plague of collectivism, especially as embodied by the United Nations; learn the true political, historical, and spiritual roots of the September 11th attacks; revisit the Waco massacre without averting their glance; witness the cynical manipulations of the civilian disarmament movement; and be invited to contemplate the role of transcendent values in the battle to preserve and maintain freedom. { 224pp, 155x230mm, March 2004; PB, £16.99, 0971887012:9780971887015 , Midpoint Trade Books (Sekmet Books) } |
| SOURCING CHINA & HONG KONG : Sourcing, Buying & Project Managing in China & Hong Kong, Business Travel Guide (with CD-Rom) [Ziv Rotem-Bar] As China prepares for the 2008 Olympic Games, enters the WTO (World Trade Organisation) and awaits the multitudes from the West, to each BUYER it could be said: "go East young man, but be sure to take this book with you on your quest!". This is a collection of important and essential information about sourcing, purchasing, and the management of complex projects in China and Hong Kong. Providing valuable details about the entire process, the book describes various types of projects, methods of locating suppliers and project implementation, and also gives tips on how to effectively conclude deals and ship safely to the destination country. The author has drawn on extensive knowledge acquired from years of travel in China and Hong Kong (primarily business trips, but also touring) in order to describe the unique conditions and region-specific problems. The CD-Rom includes: Hotels; Nightlife; Restaurants; Business Information; Places to visit; Shopping; Websites and more... { 210pp, 150x210mm, April 2002; PB, £27.50, 9655550915:9789655550917 , Sela Marketing } |
| BURN! : 7 Leadership Myths in Ashes [Mitch McCrimmon] This book torches seven leadership myths: 1) Leadership entails taking charge of people. 2) Leaders are transformational, managers transactional. 3) Leadership is a set of skills that anybody can develop. 4) Leaders require emotional intelligence and integrity. 5) Managers should be replaced by leaders. 6) Leadership entails working relationships with followers. 7) Great leaders soothe our anxieties... For revolutionary implications: Leadership blasts the status quo to promote new directions. It does NOT manage people. Management is reborn as an inspiring, empowering force to get things done through people... and practical benefits: executives gain focus. All employees show leadership, bottom-up, for faster innovation plus better engagement and retention. { 184pp, 140x215mm, April 2006; PB, £12.99, 0978008006:9780978008000 , Self Renewal Group } |
| GOLDEN FOUNTAIN : The Complete Guide to Urine Therapy [Coen van der Kroon; Foreword by Swami Pragyamurti Saraswati] Urine therapy is an ancient Eastern tradition that has recently gained popularity in the West as a natural alternative to modern drugs and surgery. Using the body's own natural antibodies, it can be used internally to relieve symptoms of tuberculosis, tumours, parasites, anaemia, common colds, and allergies. It can also aid in external ailments including rashes, acne, boils, burns, and dry skin. This book provides an introduction to the principles of urine therapy, the history of its use, recent research and literature, various medical uses, and personal stories from people who have been cured by urine therapy. Included is a complete bibliography for those interested in expanding their knowledge of urine therapy through other sources. { 126pp, 190x175mm, October 1996; PB, £13.50, 0963209159:9780963209153 , IPG (Wishland) } |
| YOUR OWN PERFECT MEDICINE : The Incredible Proven Natural Cure that Medical Science Has Never Revealed [Martha M Christy] An overview of the mainstream medical use of urine, which contains more than 200 nutrients, vitamins, hormones, minerals, antibodies, and amino acids. { 221pp, 215x280mm, January 1994; PB, £16.99, 0963209116:9780963209115 , IPG (Wishland) } |
| SAVING OUR TEEN DRIVERS : Using Aviation Safety Skills on the Roadways [John H Loughry] How parents can teach their young drivers to detect and avoid the 13 most common vulnerabilities killing teenage drivers. Parents of teenage drivers: Can you name the 13 most common vulnerabilities that will catch your teenage driver or teenage passenger off guard and force them into making a split-second life or death decision? “Saving Our Teen Drivers” is written by a commercial pilot with over 25 years of flying experience and details how professional aviation training on accident avoidance and the decision making process can help younger drivers detect and avoid the 13 most common causes of teenage driving deaths. 80 percent to 90 percent of teenage driving deaths are attributed to driver decision error. For years, several aviation organisations have dedicated millions of dollars to better educate pilots in reducing pilot decision error. This critical knowledge is transferable to drivers of all ages -- and is especially vital to younger and inexperienced drivers. The book is written to empower parents in educating their children, from a pilot's point of view, on how to reduce their odds of having an accident. Any driver between 15 to 19 years old will directly benefit from this knowledge and experience. { 203pp, 155x230mm, April 2004; PB, £16.99, 0975326600:9780975326602 , AtlasBooks (Seminee Publishing) } |
| EXERCISING THE PENIS : How to Make Your Most Prized Organ Bigger, Harder & Healthier [Aaron Kemmer] To meet the demand for a quick and easy-to-read book on the growing art of "penile exercising", author Aaron Kemmer spent over five years learning from doctors, experienced experts, and thousands of men who have built a bigger and harder penis using exercises. The result? Exercising the Penis teaches you how to increase your penis size. In a survey of nearly 1,000 men who used penis exercises for three or more months, the average size increase was one inch in length and one-half inch in girth -- a volumetric increase of nearly fifty percent. Yield harder, stronger, and longer lasting erections. In one study, men who exercised their penis had improved their erection strength just as much as men who took erection drugs. A healthier penis and penile vascular system will help you increase libido, create stronger orgasms, develop a healthier prostate, and more. { 272pp, 160x235mm, September 2009; HB, £24.99, 0615297676:9780615297675 , AtlasBooks (Semprove Inc) } |
| CREATIVE COOKING FOR RENAL DIABETIC DIETS -- LARGE PRINT [Cleveland Clinic Foundation] Special diets are often difficult to follow because they soon become boring and monotonous. This cookbook was written to add variety and imagination to readers' diets. Favourite everyday and special occasion recipes are given to make meals more pleasurable and the diets easier to follow. This cookbook has been compiled through the efforts of many individuals at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Renal patients submitted many recipes, and all recipes have been tested in the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of Nutrition Therapy test kitchen. Dialysis and pre-dialysis patients use this book. It contains 288 recipes for holidays and entertaining as well as for everyday use. Directions are easy to follow and printed in extra-large type. Recipes are modified for sodium, potassium, protein and fluid control. Most recipes use ingredients already at hand; only a few dietetic foods are required. Index and nutrient analyses are included for individual servings and total recipes. { 184pp, 215x280mm, December 1985; PB, £14.99, 0941511014:9780941511018 , AtlasBooks (Senay Publishing) } |
| HIKERNUT'S GRAND CANYON COMPANION : A Guide to Hiking & Backpacking the Most Popular Trails Into the Canyon: Bright Angel, South Kaibab & North Kaibab Trails [Brian J Lane] Designed especially for the first-time day hiker or backpacker, this common sense guide contains everything needed to enjoy a fresh perspective and get below the rim of one of the most spectacular natural wonders in the world: the Grand Canyon. Included is advice on equipment, permits, rules and restrictions, trail descriptions, and other tips -- all geared toward the most popular, easily accessible, and well-maintained trails. Complete with full-colour maps and photos, this beautiful guidebook provides prospective hikers with a real sense of what it takes to hike the canyon. { 90pp, 140x215mm, September 2008; PB, £8.50, 0979023009:9780979023002 , IPG (A Sense of Nature LLC) } |
| PAPER CITIES : An Anthology of Urban Fantasy [Ekaterina Sedia (ed)] This anthology of 21 original fantasy stories explores humanity's most dynamic and forceful creation -- the city. Featuring tales from fantasy heavyweights such as Hal Duncan, Catherynne M Valente, Jay Lake, and Barth Anderson, the collection whisks readers from dizzying rooftop perches down to the underpasses, gutters, and the sinister secrets therein. Mutilated warrior women, dead boys, mechanical dogs, and escape artists are just some of the wonders and horrors explored in this bizarre assembly of works from voices new and old. REVIEW: "These stories are like dark chocolate: rich, decadent, sometimes bitter but always complex and stimulating. Be careful. They will keep you up at night!" -- Theodora Goss, author, In the Forest of Forgetting" { 271pp, 155x230mm, September 2008; PB, £12.50, 0979624606:9780979624605 , IPG (Senses Five Press) } |
| IN OUR HOUSE : Perception vs Reality [Marala Scott & Tré Parker] This chilling true story of a successful family reveals the hidden reality behind appearances. Colin is a brilliant, handsome, and charming man to the outside world, recruited by both the CIA and IBM. With all his success, the perception was that he had it all. Instead, the reality was a hellish nightmare of verbal and atrocious physical abuse for Alley, his beautiful wife, and their six children. Alley feels helpless to protect her children from Colin's constant attacks. Then, three mysterious women visit her and promise he will never hurt them again -- if she gives them what they want. For the sake of the children, she agrees. The women work their evil and Alley gains immense power against Colin, but finds herself demonically possessed. This horror-filled battle between Colin's insatiable appetite for abuse and Alley's demons will grip you and not let go. { 366pp, 140x215mm, November 2008; PB, £13.50, 0982026803:9780982026809 , AtlasBooks (Seraph Books Llc) } |
| SEVEN INITIATIONS WITH EL-WAY'S SECRETS : Spiritual Revelations For Perfect Performance in Team Work & in Resolving Abusive Environments [Char Cole] SEVEN INITIATIONS WITH EL-WAY'S SECRETS can renew your spiritual outlook and help you deal with difficult relationships and situations. El-Way's secrets explore Seven Initiations hidden in Genesis 9:11 and expose the King warned about in Revelation 9:11. Insight is threaded throughout the pages to help identify weaknesses and strengths in the reader. The reader will learn tremendous power in the number seven and its spiritual significance. By embracing SEVEN INITIATIONS WITH EL-WAY'S SECRETS, the reader can enrich their life. Do you have the courage to explore and use Seven Initiations with El-Way's Secrets? { 208pp, 155x230mm, July 2007; PB, £13.50, 0979250102:9780979250101 , AtlasBooks (Seven Initiations Pub Co) } |
| SECRETS OF GREAT PARENTS [Dayle Lynn Pomerantz] The skills required to be an effective teacher, disciplinarian, mentor, and communicator are crucial for the successful parent-child relationship and this guide to parenting that shows how to learn, teach, discover, observe, and plan for the future. At the core of this manual is the concept that every family is unique and all families have strengths and it encourages parents to educate themselves about raising children in a supportive and loving way. { 180pp, 180x180mm, September 2008; PB, £10.99, 0979898404:9780979898402 , IPG (SGP Press) } |
| SECRETS OF GREAT GRANDPARENTS [Dayle Lynn Pomerantz] Based on interviews with many grandparents and members of parent groups, this guide addresses the uncertainties grandparents feel about their roles, especially if they live far away from their grandchildren. The discussion shows that the lives of grandparents today are a reflection of changes in society and that they may have to reinvent themselves. The secrets offered are meant to be uplifting as well as practical and include tips on awareness, balance, communication, discipline, health, knowledge, and joy. Within each chapter are ideas for outings and activities at home, with reminders about planning ahead, age-appropriate expectations, and coping with meltdowns. Other topics include family traditions and holidays, as well as the quandary about what grandpa and grandma want to be called. { 116pp, 180x180mm, November 2009; PB, £10.99, 0979898412:9780979898419 , IPG (SGP Press) } |
| VIETNAM UNCLASSIFIED, PHOTO GALLERY & TRUE STORIES [Sgt William James Kazlausky] Vietnam Unclassified includes over 350 photographs from the guys who served, many of which are published here for the first time. The book includes statistics, battles, mishaps, tiger attacks, and true stories. Vietnam as it really was! This book will make you shake your head, roll your eyes, and shed a tear or two. { 328pp, 210x270mm, February 2010; PB, £20.99, 0692004017:9780692004012 , AtlasBooks (Sgt Bill) } |
| THE DOMINATE HAND : The Unauthorized Story of Jim Jacobs & The Cult That Saved the World [Charles Martin] An end-of-the-world cult forms around a charismatic and troubled rock musician who leads his followers deep into the woods east of Oklahoma. A mysterious series of events leaves 250 people dead and 4,238 people missing with no official explanation emerging from months of investigation. The Dominant Hand assembles the stories of those affected by Jim Jacobs and his doomsday cult. This tell-all utilises revolving perspective to reveal the events that led to the mysterious catastrophe whose true meaning has yet to be fully understood. Record shop owners, journalists, Jacob's estranged wife and other witnesses are all pulled into the cult's downward spiral. They must unravel the twisted conspiracy in order to escape from the woods where the believers have assembled for the culmination of Jacob's apocalyptic vision. { 287pp, 140x215mm, August 2008; PB, £10.50, 0615200087:9780615200088 , AtlasBooks (Shadow Conspiracy Publication) } |
| SOFA BOY [Scott Langteau] Ages 4 to 8 years. A young boy discovers that lounging on his favourite sofa playing videogames around the clock is not all it's cracked up to be. His lack of attention to life's basics such as bathing, good food, fresh air, sunlight, and old fashioned exercise wreaks havoc on his young body, and before long our little lad finds himself a prisoner of his own designing, as well as the fascination of many an onlooker as he becomes literally joined at the hip with his increasingly disgusting environment. Sofa Boy is a humorous and beautifully illustrated lesson-learned about moderation -- a lesson that can clearly speak to all ages, and goes down easily with a warm and hearty chuckle. { 40pp, 175x255mm, March 2009; HB, £12.50, 0615251250:9780615251257 , AtlasBooks (Shake the Moon Books) } |
| HOME IN DETROIT : Where They Lived . . . in the Motor City [T Burton] Home in Detroit is a collection of current day photos of the homes where the most famous Detroiters have lived. From Bruckheimer to Coppola, Hoffa to Selleck, Gaye to Gordy, and Parks to Malcolm X; the book discovers the homes and lives of these legendary Detroiters and their roots in the Motor City. In the foreword by John J. George, Motor City Blight Busters, he talks about the future of the city, and how each home and neighbourhood plays an important role in the revitalisation of Detroit. All of the homes were researched using Detroit city directories, phone books, census records, and through personal accounts & interviews. { 144pp, 290x220mm, May 2008; HB, £20.99, 0980169607:9780980169607 , AtlasBooks (Shaking the Tree Publishing Llc) } |
| MY AFRICAN BEDTIME RHYMES [Brettell Hone] My African Bedtime Rhymes is a collection of entertaining African animal rhymes, beautifully illustrated by well-known children's book illustrator, Ginger Nielson. The rhymes are designed to introduce a selection of familiar and less familiar African creatures to children by enriching the descriptions of the animal's habitats and typical behaviour in a manner that is both educational and enchanting. The language of the rhymes is deliberately challenging and should encourage the enhancement of vocabulary in the children while at the same time, entertaining parents or grand-parents. { 32pp, 255x175mm, July 2009; HB, £13.50, 0620409924:9780620409926 , AtlasBooks (Shamwari Publishing) } |
| RON SHANDLER'S BASEBALL FORECASTER 2007 [Ron Shandler] This is the annual update to the 2006 edition. Ron Shandler's baseball forecasters have the industry's most consistent track record of success. Written by real experts in fantasy play, the forecaster has accurate projections that are fully supported and intuitively logical . It is the source used by Major League GMs, the media and other fantasy services. The 2007 edition includes stats and sabermetrics, performance trends, ground-breaking research results, pitching logs, bullpen charts, minor league scouting, team charts, an injury section, fantasy draft guides and cheat sheets, a sabermetric glossary and free online projections updates. { 215x280mm, December 2006; PB, £20.99, 1891566075:9781891566073 , AtlasBooks (Shandler Enterprises LLC) } |
| MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANALYST 2008 : 3rd Edition [Deric McKamey] This is the first book to fully integrate sabermetrics and scouting. A long-term Bill James disciple and graduate of Major League Baseball's scout school, Deric provides his unique brand of analysis for over 1,000 minor leaguers. For baseball analysts and those who play in fantasy leagues with farm systems, the Analyst is the PB complement to the Baseball Forecaster and is designed exactly for the reader's needs. { 130pp, 210x275mm, December 2007; PB, £16.99, 1891566725:9781891566721 , AtlasBooks (Shandler Enterprises Llc) } |
| SILENT WORDS [Cindy Wood & Merry Shelburne] Do you wonder what the dog really thinks of you, or why the cat hides in the closet? This book will give you the answers. The stories in this book are true. The stories will inform, entertain, and amaze you. You will know because the stories are in their words and from their hearts. Most of the stories are about everyday things, such as, getting lost, what tastes good, and having a job. Of special note is the section concerning rescued animals. There's a chapter revealing a series of conversations with the residents of a wolf sanctuary, and another disclosing the thoughts of those who inhabit a zoo. And finally, the book covers the more practical side of guardianship with advice on improving relationships with your animal companions. Are you ready for the journey into their minds and hearts? { 125pp, 140x215mm, August 2009; PB, £16.99, 0615281869:9780615281865 , AtlasBooks (Shelburne) } |
| DO YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO BE BEAUTIFUL? : Simple, Natural Practices for Reversing Wrinkles, Blemishes, Graying & Baldness & Feeling Young Again [Jennifer Daniels, MD & Mitra Ray, Ph.D.] Reading this book will alter the very way in which readers look in the mirror, and provide them with more detail than even their doctors can give them from the fanciest and most expensive tests. Doctors Ray and Daniels share some little-known miracles of the body and, specifically, how each face tells a story of what is happening inside the body. After reading this book, readers will be able to unlock the messages their faces are giving them; they will learn simple, yet effective steps they can take to look and feel better, sans pills, chemicals, or complicated recipes. The authors reveal simple, natural practices for reversing wrinkles, blemishes, greying, and baldness, and feeling young again. { 94pp, 180x215mm, March 2009; PB, £24.50, 0971434212:9780971434219 , Shining Star Publishing } |
| WOMEN ARE FROM BRAS, MEN ARE FROM PENUS : A Survival Guide for Bypassing Communication & Getting Even in Your Relationships [Anna Collins & Elliot Sullivan] In Women Are From Bras, Men Are From Penus, you will learn these critical survival skills: How to get a man to do what you want; How to flatter the pants off a woman. How to motivate a man by becoming a dominatrix. How men go up and down like yo-yos. The best and worst times to talk to a man; How to talk to a woman without listening. How women go round and round in circles; How to tell a woman is getting her period. Why arguments are good; How to tell if you are arguing. How to dress for an argument; How to blame your partner for practically everything. How you think you are scoring points with the opposite sex; How to wage war. { 115pp, 140x215mm, February 1998; PB, £9.99, 1890410101:9781890410100 , Sullivan and Foster } |
| OUR GOD OUR EARTH : Behold, I Make All Things New [Mahesh Shastri] God (the Messiah) is on our earth in human form and came from Heaven (Venus), to teach us how this Earth will jump from it's third orbit to the second orbit from the sun. God came to tell us how we must prepare ourselves for the final hours. God revealed secrets of the supernova, the solar system, this earth, the earth's core, death, DNA, evolution, karma, the soul and heaven. Since our world has become a scary place with discrimination of every kind based on race, religion, gender, and even the concept of Avtar, I did not tell you who the Messiah is. There was no more room left for God's wisdom, which I have been trying to tell for more than twenty four-years. In this book I have provided all the proofs of the Messiah's coming. This book will change the world. It's a blessing. { 374pp, 160x230mm, November 2008; HB, £20.99, 0967838193:9780967838199 , AtlasBooks (Shiv Ashram Inc) } |
| COMINGS & GOINGS -- SOUTH OF ENGLAND [Kathy & David David] Covers: Bath, Cambridge, Canterbury, Dartmoor, Land's End, Oxford, Salisbury, the Cotswolds, Winchester, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. Easy-to-read format. Airport listings to start and end your holiday. A new idea in a lodging guide -- not just a few listings in many places -- many listings, in all price ranges, in selected areas. Now you can plan your trip in advance by requesting information or brochures from a wide range of establishments in your price range. Make the most of your money -- stay exactly where you want at the price you want to pay. { 286pp, 140x215mm, September 1996; PB, £7.95, 0969888635:9780969888635 , Shoestring Publications } |
| COMINGS & GOINGS -- LONDON [Kathy & David David] Covers: all areas of London -- hotels, guest houses, B&B's, apartments and hostels in all prices ranges. Easy-to-read format. Airport listings to start and end your holiday. A new idea in a lodging guide -- not just a few listings in many places -- many listings, in all price ranges, in selected areas. Now you can plan your trip in advance by requesting information or brochures from a wide range of establishments in your price range. Make the most of your money -- stay exactly where you want at the price you want to pay. { 177pp, 140x215mm, September 1996; PB, £7.95, 0969888643:9780969888642 , Shoestring Publications } |
| COMINGS & GOINGS -- NORTH OF ENGLAND [Kathy & David David] Covers: the Lake District, the Peak District, Northumbria, North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales, York and Manchester Airport. Easy-to-read format. Airport listings to start and end your holiday. A new idea in a lodging guide -- not just a few listings in many places -- many listings, in all price ranges, in selected areas. Now you can plan your trip in advance by requesting information or brochures from a wide range of establishments in your price range. Make the most of your money -- stay exactly where you want at the price you want to pay. { 176pp, 140x215mm, September 1996; PB, £7.95, 0969888651:9780969888659 , Shoestring Publications } |
| HOME CONCEPTS EXTENSIONS & CONVERSIONS BOOK [Lisa Davies Byrne & Paul Molloy] Book & DVD. The latest addition to the Home Concepts Series is designed for those homeowners that want to improve, not move. Packed with innovative designs and floorplans for every extension option, the book offers ideas and information on how to do it right, with style and in keeping with planning and building regulations. Designs by eight respected UK and Irish designers feature throughout as detailed before and after views of both exteriors and interiors. The accompanying DVD brings these designs to life with interior panoramics and transitional animations. { 181pp, 230x230mm, September 2007; PB, £17.99, 0955014522:9780955014529 , Shoreline Press } |
| HOME CONCEPTS BOOK UK : Inspiring Designs for Contemporary Houses Book & DVD. This book is designed for self-builders who are looking for a variety of ideas, designs and information on how to do it right, with style and in keeping with planning regulations. The book features over 60 designs from five home designers (based in London, Inverness, Shrewsbury, Blackpool and Devon) all presented as high quality images, 3D floor plans and 360° animations on the accompanying DVD. Both inspiring and motivational, the 'Home Concepts Book UK' also offers practical advice with sections on selecting a site, house design, landscape design and eco-technologies, and is a great guide at any stage of a self-build. { 179pp, 295x200mm, December 2006; PB, £17.99, 0955014514:9780955014512 , Shoreline Press } |
| DIN-O-MITE IN AARONS CLOSET [Richard Wrate] Din-o-mite in Aaron's Closet is a book of imagination and adventure. Adults and children alike will fall in love with the playful monsters that come to life in Aaron's Closet. Ages from two through seven will delight in the colourful illustrations and be caught up in the story and conversations between Aaron and Din-o-mite. Aaron's night of wonder and adventure reveals that what appears to be scary or different, is not fearful, but friendly, new, and full of discovery. The reader is invited into Aaron's dream through vibrant, detailed, and masterful art with a clear and well-crafted story to match. { 28pp, 225x285mm, November 2009; HB, £12.50, 0615192106:9780615192109 , AtlasBooks (Show N' Tell Publishing) } |
| LITTLE BINKY BEAR [Richard Wrate. Illustrated by Roberto Casale] Ages Birth to 3 years. Little Binky Bear is written for toddlers ages one through three, and was written to instil the sound of rhyme within even the smallest child. It is a journey for the child who wants to read. Words that flow like a stream are remembered and the child will want to read them again and again. Words are sung through rhyme, and young readers remember the song. { 18pp, 165x190mm, March 2010; HB, £6.99, 0982570007:9780982570005 , AtlasBooks (Show N' Tell Publishing) } |
| MILITARIST CHRISTENDOM & THE GOSPEL OF THE PRINCE OF PEACE [Daniel Shubin] This book is a parallel history of Christian pacifism and Christian militarism with a treatise on the Gospel as taught by Jesus Christ. { 280pp, 140x215mm, October 2006; PB, £13.50, 0966275721:9780966275728 , AtlasBooks (Shubin) } |
| GATHERING OF ANGELS [Larry Dean Hamilton] Journey into a world often unexplored ... a mesmerising, retrospective look into a life that has brought isolation, loneliness, spirituality -- and most of all love. Simple, poignant stories, told in thought-provoking style and with enlightening mystical tones, evoke the spectrum of human emotion. Political in form, and wide open in its views and opinions, 'A Gathering of Angels' offers a unique perspective from a man challenged by society to seek new dimensions within the larger human drama. A story of failure and triumph, sadness and great hope, the book speaks clearly of how experiences shape our lives and influence who we become and who we are as a whole. Bold and unapologetic, provocative and tender, this is an intimate gay life story. REVIEW: "Hamilton moves and inspires with his resilient optimism and compassion." -- Gay and Lesbian Review, Boston, July-August 2006. { 205pp, 155x230mm, January 2004; HB, £16.99, 0975432109:9780975432105 , Sigma Logo Books } |
| I SOLD THE MOON! : A True Story [Barry McArdle] This is a true story from the 1970's of the original Moon Man, a silver-suited street performer and comic philosopher. For ten years, Moon Man criss-crossed America selling 'lunar real estate', transportation not provided. Told in the first person, "I Sold the Moon" explores how a young man, fresh out of college, could get the idea that he could claim the moon and then sell it. Moon Man's evolution is paralleled throughout by more earthly concerns including his evolving romance in the turbulent days of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The reader will be swept along as the Moon Man discovers and refines the best way to sell his newly claimed property. This includes the progression from door-to-door selling, in a coat and tie, selling 20 moon acres a day, to appearing in a custom-tailored 'moon suit' on college campuses, and selling more than 400 'acres' in two hours. The moon trail takes the Moon Man to almost every college campus in California, onto local television programs, eventually into the Midwest, New York and ultimately to Ireland. "I Sold the Moon" tells of the evolution of an idea pursued against all logic and convention while weaving a story of passion, heartache and ultimate redemption. { 264pp, 155x230mm, June 2007; PB, £12.50, 0979367395:9780979367397 , AtlasBooks (Silver Street Publishing) } |
| AGING OUTRAGEOUSLY WELL : How to Save Your Own Life & Have Fun Doing It [Judi Haven Gentry] This is a lively guidebook to healthy, spirited longevity. Filled with inspirational anecdotes, the latest anti-aging study results and entertaining biographical sketches of fifty real-life senior athletes, this book is unique. Not just another chronicle of health advice, this book will motivate readers to make the most of each day and to follow along in the footsteps of the trailblazers who appear in its pages. A fun read for any age, it will appeal to the seventy-six million baby-boomers who, reaching sixty, are searching for advice and motivation to carry them forward to a healthy longevity. { 244pp, 190x235mm, August 2009; PB, £16.99, 0976430207:9780976430209 , AtlasBooks (Silverhawk Press) } |
| TRENCH ART : An Illustrated History [Jane A Kimball] Early in World War I, the French press published illustrations of objects made by the 'artisanat de tranchées' (craftsmen of the trenches). Translated into English as 'trench art', this label stuck and continues to be used to describe pieces created from spent war materials or from items of military equipment. Soldier and civilian artisans on both sides of the conflict in the 'War to End All Wars' recycled and transformed materials designed to kill other human beings into an amazingly creative and diverse body of folk art that has been largely ignored by art historians and museum curators until recently. Some World War I trench art pieces were made as personal war mementoes by the artisans who created them, but many were sold to soldiers to take or send home as souvenirs. After the war, civilians and ex-soldiers in war-torn France and Belgium established cottage workshops that produced large numbers of 'trench art' souvenirs for sale to post-war battlefield tourists. Although the major focus of this book is on Great War trench art, several chapters describe and illustrate soldier crafts from earlier and more recent wars to fit these objects into a centuries old tradition that continues to the present day. { 402pp, 245x340mm, January 2004; HB, £54.50, 0975597108:9780975597101 , AtlasBooks (Silverpenny Press) } |
| IT'S NOT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME! : RSI Theory & Therapy for Computer Professionals [Suparna Damany & Jack Bellis] This guide offers computer users who suffer from repetitive strain injury an effective program for self-care. It explains the symptoms, prevention, and treatment of RSIs and also addresses the often-overlooked root causes of RSIs. This holistic program treats the entire upper body with ergonomics, exercise, and hands-on therapy, increasing the likelihood that surgery and drugs may be avoided. { 234pp, 155x230mm, April 2002; PB, £16.99, 0965510999:9780965510998 , IPG (Simax) } |
| SPENSER GOES TO PORTLAND [Spenser & Mom. Illustrated by Amie Jacobsen] Ages 8 years & over. A small dog, Spenser, and his mother explore the history and geography of Portland, Oregon. He explores mountains, waterfalls, the Columbia Gorge, the International Rose Test Garden, and Powell's Book Store. This is the first in a series of children's books that offer children and the adults in their lives fascinating, challenging, and compassionate learning experiences about different cities and regions of the United States. These stories of Spenser base their appeal on his personality and the fact that he does very cool things with his traveling companion, his mother. Spenser possesses character traits that children can relate to and that adults want children to emulate: curiosity, compassion, and a sense of adventure. He details his travels so children can learn the history, culture, and geography of different parts of the US. He encourages children to participate in community activities to feed hungry children like the Oregon Food Bank. Spenser practices environmental stewardship and models good citizen behaviour. In this book, Spenser learns about the problem of littering and how children can help solve the problem. Activities and tasks in the book offer the opportunity to earn points. A 100% point score enables the young reader to become a member of Spenser's Honor Roll. { 32pp, 320x235mm, December 2008; HB, £12.50, 0981759807:9780981759807 , AtlasBooks (Simple Fish Book Co) } |
| SPENSER GOES TO ST. LOUIS [Spenser & Mom. Illustrated by Amie Jacobsen] Spenser's travels offer children and the adults in their live fascinating, challenging, and compassionate learning experiences about the United States. These stories of Spenser, a very small, almost human dog, are appealing because of Spenser's personality and the fact that he does very cool things with his travelling companion, his mother (things other kids want to do). Spenser possesses character traits that children can relate to and that the adults want children to emulate: curiosity, compassion, and a sense of adventure. Spenser details his travels so that children can learn the history, culture, and geography of the different parts of the United States. { 27pp, 230x300mm, June 2009; HB, £12.50, 0981759815:9780981759814 , AtlasBooks (Simple Fish Book Co) } |
| SPENSER'S SAVANNAH [Spenser & Mom. Illustrated by Amie Jacobsen] A small dog, Spenser, and his mother explore the history and geography of Savannah, Georgia. They explore Savannah's history as a Blue Ribbon City, visit the Atlantic Ocean to learn about the animals found at the beach, discuss the mighty military surrounding Savannah, celebrate St. Patrick's Day "Savannah style," and of course visit a Kid's Café to assist the Food Bank in its efforts to fight childhood hunger. This is the third in a series of children's books that offer children and the adults in their lives fascinating, challenging, and compassionate learning experiences about different cities and regions of the United States. Spenser possesses character traits that children can relate to and that adults want children to emulate: curiosity, compassion, and a sense of adventure. He details his travels so children can learn the history, culture, and geography of different parts of the United States. { 0pp, 230x300mm, January 2010; HB, £12.50, 098175984X:9780981759845 , AtlasBooks (Simple Fish Book Co) } |
| SIMPLEST WORDS : A Personalized Living Eulogy & it is all about You [Lolita Sergio] This is a personalised living eulogy book designed to be more than just a pretty book filled with nice words. It is meant to start a movement where people will stop and take the time to tell others how important they are while they are still alive. We live in a fast-paced society where we seem to be too busy to slow down and tell people that they have touched our lives. Deep down we all want to know that someone appreciates us. E-mails have replaced hand-written notes and cell phones have replaced face-to-face conversations. You can write one word or use a whole page to share your thoughts. Don't wait until it is too late. Give someone The Simplest Words and show them how much you care about them -- today. { 47pp, 140x215mm, March 2009; HB, £12.50, 0982309406:9780982309407 , AtlasBooks (Simplest Words) } |
| CHOKING ON THE SILVER SPOON : Keeping Your Kids Healthy, Wealthy & Wise in a Land of Plenty [Gary W Buffone PhD] Have you ever felt your kids were spoiled or ungrateful? Are your children overly focused on material possessions? Do your kids really understand the value of money and how hard it is to earn it? Are you concerned about your children's initiative and level of achievement? Do you worry that your kids won't be able to make it on their own? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are not alone. Many parents, just like you, well know how to succeed financially, but are still left with nagging concerns about how their prosperity will affect their children. This book offers a vital new program based on the Five Immutable Laws of Financial Parenting, practical principles to guide your every decision when handling your kids and money. Filled with valuable self-assessment tools and corrective prescriptions, the book serves as a timely, compassionate guide that will help you raise happy, well-adjusted and financially secure children, no matter what their age or stage in life. { 208pp, 155x230mm, December 2003; PB, £16.99, 0974653500:9780974653501 , AtlasBooks (Simplon Press) } |
| SUICIDE LAWYERS : Exposing Lethal Secrets [C C Risenhoover] Eighty-five Americans did more than think about suicide today; they did it. Another 2096 attempted it, often with serious injuries. This year in America: 10,000 more suicides than murders; three to four times more deaths by suicide than by AIDS. It's easy to ignore if it doesn't hit close to home, but in a 15-year period more Americans will die at their own hand than died in combat in the entire 20th century. It is your problem, whether you want it or not. Skip Simpson and Michael Stacy, the two lawyers featured in this book, tell why. Is someone I love at risk for suicide? Is it true people who talk about suicide won't really do it? Is it true if a person is determined to kill him or herself, nothing is going to stop them? Will talking about suicide give someone the idea? After reading this book, you will know how to recognise, react and intervene when a loved one is at risk for suicide. { 272pp, 155x230mm, June 2004; HB, £20.99, 193089919X:9781930899193 , AtlasBooks (Kiamichi House) } |
| RISE UP SINGING : The Group Singing Songbook: 15th Anniversary Edition [Peter Blood & Annie Patterson] Lyrics and guitar chords for nearly 1,200 songs are arranged in a compact, easy-to-use format in this comprehensive collection. Folk revival favourites; Broadway show tunes; Beatles songs; hymns, spirituals, and gospel standards; songs about peace, freedom, labour, and the environment; and chanteys are among the types of songs included. This revised and re-typeset version of the enormously popular group singing songbook makes this essential resource easier to read and use than ever before. { 280pp, 180x260mm, October 2004; SB, £19.50, 1881322122:9781881322122 , IPG (Sing Out Publications) } |
| ALGEBRA SURVIVAL GUIDE : A Conversational Handbook for the Thoroughly Befuddled [Josh Rappaport] If you think algebra has to be boring, confusing and unrelated to anything in the real world, think again! Written in a humourous, conversational style, this book gently nudges students toward success in pre-algebra and Algebra I. With its engaging question/answer format and helpful practice problems, glossary and index, it is ideal for homeschoolers, tutors and students striving for classroom excellence. It features funky icons and lively cartoons by award-winning Santa Fe artist Sally Blakemore, an Emergency Fact Sheet tear-out poster, and even an 'Algebra Wilderness' board game guaranteed to help students steer clear of 'Negatvieland' -- and have fun. The Algebra Survival Guide is the winner of a Paretns' Choice award, and it meets the Standards 2000 of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Its 12 content chapters tackle all the trickiest topics: Properties, Sets of Numbers, Order of Operations, Absolute Value, Exponents, Radicals, Factoring, Cancelling, Solving Equations, the Coordinate Plane and yes even those dreaded word problems. The Guide is loaded with practice problems and answers, and its 288 pages give students the boost they need in a style they'll enjoy to master the skills of algebra. { 276pp, 215x280mm, January 1995; PB, £16.99, 0965911381:9780965911382 , Midpoint Trade Books (Singing Turtle Press) } |
| ALGEBRA SURVIVAL GUIDE WORKBOOK : Thousands of Problems to Sharpen Skills & Enhance Understanding [Josh Rappaport] Following on the success of the Algebra Survival Guide, the Algebra Survival Guide Workbook presents thousands of practice problems (and their answers) to help children master algebra. The problems are keyed to the pages of the Algebra Survival Guide, so that children can find detailed instructions and then work the sets. Each problem set focuses like a laser beam on a particular algebra skill, then offers ample practice problems. Answers are conveniently displayed in the back. This book is for parents of schooled students, homeschooling parents and teachers. Parents of schooled children find that the problems give their children a 'leg up' for mastering all skills presented in the classroom. Homeschoolers use the Workbook - in conjunction with the Guide - as a complete Algebra 1 curriculum. Teachers use the workbook's problem sets to help children sharpen specific skills - or they can use the reproducible pages as tests or quizzes on specific topics. Like the Algebra Survival Guide, the Workbook is adorned with beautiful art and sports a stylish, teen-friendly design. { 80pp, 215x280mm, April 2003; PB, £8.50, 0965911373:9780965911375 , Midpoint Trade Books (Singing Turtle Press) } |
| CARD GAME ROUNDUP : Grades 2-3: Play Your Way to Math Success [Josh Rappaport & Trudy Bortz] Ages 7 to 9 years. This book features a collection of fun card games that teachers and parents can use to teach young children vital math skills. The book is aimed at both teachers and parents working with children in grades 3 - 5. The games, created by veteran teachers Trudy Bortz and Josh Rappaport (author of the Parents Choice award-winning Algebra Survival Guide), are so much fun that kids won't even realise they're learning math as they play. In 'Annie Oakley', children learn about measurement and data analysis. In 'Mysterious Bandits', children solve for variables in addition and subtration problems. And in 'Land Grab', they learn how to sort objects into the sections of a Venn Diagram. The book is beautifully illustrated by artist Sally Blakemore (winner of the 2002 Children's Literature Award). This is the second book in the Card Game Roundup series. The first title features games for children in the K-2 age bracket. { 96pp, 215x280mm, April 2003; PB, £10.99, 0965911306:9780965911306 , Midpoint Trade Books (Singing Turtle Press) } |
| CARD GAME ROUNDUP : Math Games That Roam the Concept Range [Trudy Bortz & Josh Rappaport] In Card Game Roundup, Singing Turtle Press rustles up a passel of fun card games that parents and their little cowboys and cowgirls can play together - all the while learning valuable and interesting math skills. The book is for parents with children in grades kindergarten through second grade, but it is also aimed at homeschoolers, tutors and teachers. The games, created by veteran teachers Trudy Bortz and Josh Rappaport (author of the Parents' Choice award-winning Algebra Survival Guide), are so much fun that kids won't even realise they're learning 'math' as they play. In Quicksand, players must climb up a tree and grab a branch before they fall into the deadly sand pit below. This game teaches number line concepts, addition, subtraction, and even the notion of positive and negative numbers. In Galloping Guesses, players pretend they are gypsies using 'psychic powers' to guess the suit of overturned cards. By keeping track of their guesses, children make discoveries about data and probability. And in the rodeo game Bucking Broncos, children learn about patterns and functions by trying to identify patterns uniting sets of cards. If they get the pattern right, they win rodeo points; get it wrong, and they're bucked off their bronco. The book is beautifully illustrated in soft Western tones by artist Sally Blakemore (winner of the 2002 Children's Literature Choice Award), and it aligns with the Standards 2000 of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. { 96pp, 215x210mm, September 2002; PB, £10.99, 096591139X:9780965911399 , Midpoint Trade Books (Singing Turtle Press) } |
| PREALGEBRA BLASTOFF! : Understand Positive & Negative Numbers [Josh Rappaport] Ages 8 to 14 years. This book empowers parents and educators to help children to master pre-algebra topics, particularly the confusing rules for positive and negative numbers. In 'Stage One - Explore' children are introduced to the maths concepts through a science-fiction, full-colour 16-page comic book story. This story teaches children how positive and negative numbers combine. What is more, it introduces children to the foam manipulatives (enclosed on the back cover), a hands-on teaching tool for positive and negative numbers. In 'Stage Two - Learn & Practice', children work their way through the Learning Program. This program uses the foam manipulatives, Workmats, instructions, and practice problems (all answers included) to teach children the rules for working with positive and negative numbers. In this Learn & Practice section, children first learn how to solve problems using manipulatives, and then learn how to solve problems abstractly, without manipulatives. In 'Stage Three - Reinforce' children play board games that offer concept development and further practice. { 126pp, 215x210mm, January 2006; PB, £12.50, 0965911365:9780965911368 , Midpoint Trade Books (Singing Turtle Press) } |
| BIRMINGHAM REP : A City's Theatre 1962-2002 [Claire Cochrane] Internationally famous for launching the careers of Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Paul Schofield and Peter Brook, the Birmingham Rep has been one of the most consistently innovative and important of the English regional producing theatres since it was foundation by Sir Barry Jackson in 1913. This book covers the 40 years since its founder's death in 1961, beginning in the era which started the careers of Derek Jacobi, Brian Cox and Michael Gambon. Charting the move from the 450-seat Old Rep into the 900-seat 'city's theatre' in 1971, Claire Cochrane tells the often turbulent, sometimes controversial study of how a major company with a great past sought to create exciting contemporary theatre for an increasingly demanding and multicultural audience. Set in Britain's second city, the Rep's story reflects the changing and challenging landscape of modern British theatre as a whole. { 225pp, 135x215mm, September 2003; PB, £10.00, 0954571908:9780954571900 , Sir Barry Jackson Trust } |
| BREAK UP EMERGENCY : A Guide to Transform Your Break-Up in a Break Through [Eris Huemer, MA] This book is for you if: You have ever experienced a break-up; You know anyone who has experienced a break-up; You've just broken up and are having a difficult time dealing with intense emotions; You are trying to initiate a break-up but for one reason or another you can't; You broke up months ago and still feel down and out. Maybe you believe you have let go of your past relationship, but subconsciously have not; You want to get over your ex and meet someone new, but you just don't know how; You're stuck in the Can'ts: I can't. . . I can't. . . I can't. . . By reading "Break-Up Emergency" and trying its many exercises, you can find your strengths, your voice, and get the firm grip on your own life that will enable you to create new relationships. With the perspective you'll gain from this book, you will discover that your latest ending is just a new beginning. You will be able to look at your past - not live in it. You will be able to take control of the direction of your life and make choices about who will bring you heartache or happiness. Allow your break to take you up to your break through. { 254pp, 155x230mm, July 2008; PB, £16.99, 1604615222:9781604615227 , AtlasBooks (SIRE Enterprises) } |
| READ BETWEEN MY LINES : The Musical & Life Journey of Stevie Nicks [Sandra Halliburton] Whether giving back through her patriotism and community service, touring with Fleetwood Mac or performing as a solo artist, Stevie Nicks has mesmerised us for over thirty years. Her life story, with all its highs and lows, provides an opportunity to grow from her tremendous strength, persistence and courage while learning from the challenges she has faced. A widely revered singer/songwriter, Stevie is adored by multiple generations. Interpretation of her songs gives you a look inside her soul but 'not unless she lets you. ' On 'Stand Back' from The Wild Heart, Stevie's second solo album she sings, 'No one knows how I feel what I say unless you read between my lines'. Her highly personal songwriting tells the story. Stevie's autobiographical songs serve as an outlet for coping with pain and personal sacrifice. Fans have credited her with literally saving their lives! { 210pp, 155x230mm, July 2006; PB, £13.50, 0978687019:9780978687014 , Midpoint Trade Books (SK Halliburton Enterprises) } |
| READ BETWEEN MY LINES : The Musical & Life Journey of Stevie Nicks [Sandra Halliburton] Whether giving back through her patriotism and community service, touring with Fleetwood Mac or performing as a solo artist, Stevie Nicks has mesmerised us for over thirty years. Her life story, with all its highs and lows, provides an opportunity to grow from her tremendous strength, persistence and courage while learning from the challenges she has faced. A widely revered singer/songwriter, Stevie is adored by multiple generations. Interpretation of her songs gives you a look inside her soul but 'not unless she lets you. ' On 'Stand Back' from The Wild Heart, Stevie's second solo album she sings, 'No one knows how I feel what I say unless you read between my lines'. Her highly personal songwriting tells the story. Stevie's autobiographical songs serve as an outlet for coping with pain and personal sacrifice. Fans have credited her with literally saving their lives! { 211pp, 155x230mm, July 2006; HB, £21.99, 0978687000:9780978687007 , Midpoint Trade Books (SK Halliburton Enterprises) } |
| UNDERSTANDING SAM : & Asperger's Syndrome [Clarabelle van Niekerk] Ages 4 to 8 years. Answering the question Why is Sam different?, this heartwarming story tells of the challenges of living with Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. This firsthand view of the life of an undiagnosed child presents behaviors and characteristics that are common among children with this disorder. Sam doesn't like his pancakes to touch, his sister is annoyed with his repetitive song, and his new coat hurts his skin, but once he is diagnosed, teamwork-based support helps Sam's life become a little easier. With endearing illustrations, the book includes 10 helpful tips geared toward children, showing them how to respect and accept differences as well as to interact with a classmate or friend with Asperger Syndrome. REVIEW: "An excellent book" -- Tony Attwood, PhD, author, The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome. "Every parent and teacher of a young child on the ASD spectrum should have a copy." -- Susan J. Moreno, MA, founder, MAAP Services for Autism and Asperger Syndrome. "The chances of encountering a child with some sort of difference makes this book an ideal choice on how we can benefit from these unique relationships." -- Charlotte Molrine, PhD, CCC-SLP, chairperson and graduate program head of speech, language, and hearing, University of Pennsylvania. "Illustrates that while a child may look like others, a child with an autistic spectrum disorder is wired differently on the inside." -- Anne White, OTR/L, rehab coordinator, Meadville Medical Center, Meadville, Pennsylvania. "A little book with a big heart! Shout for Sam!" -- Eben Venter, award-winning South African author. "A delightful and factual description of a young child with Asperger's. Bravo to the authors!"Maureen Barber-Carey, EdD, executive vice president, The Dr. Gertrude A. Barber National Institute. -- "Absolutely delightful-I wish this book had existed when my own Asperger's son, now 24, was little." -- Elisa Segrave, author, The Diary of a Breast. "Helps children accept each other's unique aspects - what a great way for teachers to promote an accepting environment in their classrooms." -- Heidi Harbers, PhD, CCC-SLP, highly regarded pediatric speech language pathologist. "An absolutely beautiful and sensitive explanation of Aspergers Syndrome, a refreshing and wonderful story." -- Natasha Rennie, MBChB, general practitioner. { 44pp, 210x290mm, April 2008; HB, £14.99, 0974721719:9780974721712 , IPG (Skeezel Press) } |
| UNCONSCIOUS ACTOR : Out of Control, in Full Command [Darryl Hickman] Providing a blueprint for mastering the mechanics of creativity(r), this insightful resource explains in detail how to acquire and cultivate the necessary skills to obtain peak performances on stage and in life. Calling upon decades of experience from having worked on both sides of the camera, this study provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of a child-actor's life in Hollywood during the Golden Age of motion pictures while chronicling the development of two ground-breaking workshops for teaching dramatic art. A brief but comprehensive survey of the history of acting in the Western theatre is also included. { 294pp, 155x230mm, April 2007; HB, £20.99, 0977680924:9780977680924 , IPG (Small Mountain Press) } |
| WALKING THE BABY BEAT : Answers to Hundreds of Your Healthcare Questions [D Gary Benfield MD] D Gary Benfield MD, veteran neonatologist and newspaper columnist, answers hundreds of healthcare questions in this easy-to-read book, covering everything from planning a pregnancy to childbirth and teen health concerns. Revised and updated from 'The Baby Beat', Dr Benfield's weekly newspaper column, 'Walking the Baby Beat' is easy-to-use. Topics are arranged chronologically, related questions are grouped together under each topic, and each question is listed in the table of contents. As an added bonus, Walking the Baby Beat also includes a 'My Heroes' section, featuring articles like: The Newborn APGAR Score -- Just one of Dr Virginia Apgar's Many Achievements; The Hidden Talent of Dr Spock; Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- Rescued at Birth; and many more. This valuable reference is designed for future parents, expecting parents, rookie parents, grandparents, and even veteran parents and their older children. { 368pp, 155x230mm, July 2006; PB, £16.99, 097798480X:9780977984800 , AtlasBooks (Smart Start Press) } |
| SMART PACKING FOR TODAY'S TRAVELER : 3rd Edition [Susan Foster] Imagine travelling with all the right things without carrying five suitcases! Sound impossible? Foster shares how-to secrets discovered during hundreds of business and pleasure trips. Learn to pack for every trip; discover how to dress for all seasons at any destination; know which fabrics and styles are comfortable and withstand travel; find out which type of luggage works for each trip, and the best packing methods for any bag; how to travel light; tips for increased airport security; when to check your bag and when to carry on; how to pack less to meet airline bag weight and size rules; which clothing is best for a cruise; what and how to pack for adventure trips or sports vacations; and information on packing toiletries, cosmetics, electrical appliances. { 248pp, 155x230mm, March 2008; PB, £16.99, 0970219679:9780970219671 , Midpoint Trade Books (Smart Travel Press) } |
| SMART PACKING FOR TODAY'S TRAVELER : 2nd Edition [Susan Foster] Imagine travelling with all the right things without carrying five suitcases! Sound impossible? Globetrotter Susan Foster shares how-to secrets discovered during hundreds of business and pleasure trips. Learn to pack for every trip - for business or vacation, for men, women and children, for any place in the world; Discover how to dress for all seasons at any destination. Know which fabrics and styles are comfortable and packable; Find out which type of luggage works for each trip, and the best packing methods for any bag. The revised and expanded edition answers all your planning and packing questions: How to travel light; Tips for increased airport security; When to check your bag and when to carry on; How to pack less to meet airline bag weight and size rules; Which clothing is best for a cruise; What and how to pack for adventure trips or sports vacations; Information on packing toiletries, cosmetics, electrical appliances, and the best in travel gadgets; Plus critical information on travel health and safety. { 246pp, 140x215mm, January 2004; PB, £16.99, 0970219660:9780970219664 , Midpoint Trade Books (Smart Travel Press) } |
| FRIENDLY FEATHERS : Life with Pierre, an African Grey Parrot [Dr Fran Smith] For bird lovers young and old, this book demonstrates the relationship between one parrot and his family. Pierre, the African Grey, says greetings, makes contact calls, requests food, comments on events, and even gives commands to the poodle. Do parrots and other birds in the wild use specific sounds to communicate the same messages in bird sounds? Ornithologists have found that birds do "talk" to each other in their own way. Deon Matzens charming illustrations bring Pierre to life in this delightfully illustrated account of the bird's communication to his family. Enjoyable reading for both reader and audience. { 32pp, 255x215mm, May 2008; PB, £8.50, 0615222323:9780615222325 , AtlasBooks (Smith) } |
| QUICKENED MADE ALIVE! : Spirit * Soul * Body [Stephanie O Hughes] This book compares our physical bodies with the biblical description of the universal church as the spiritual Body of Christ, and recommends behaviours that promote health and wellness. The message is that the QUICKENED Human Spirit is enthusiastic, excitable, active and motivated, responding and connecting to God. The QUICKENED soul is focused and content, making appropriate decisions for the well being of the spirit and body. The QUICKENED body is one that is disciplined by the spirit and soul, functioning in an optimal state of health and wellness. Each chapter of the book has one page of anatomy/physiology facts, several pages of biblical correlations, followed by a few pages of pathology, then health and wellness facts. It consists of twelve chapters, beginning with the cell as the basic unit of structure of the human body compared to individual believers as the basic unit of structure in the body of Christ. In the next chapter, blood is to the human body what the word God is to the Spirit and soul of believers and subsequently the Body of Christ, supplying nourishment and potential for growth. The universal church comes alive in the next ten chapters as basic facts about body systems are aligned with spiritual principles, expounding God’s plan for the church and describing internal operations of the church that are sometimes misunderstood. { 127pp, 215x280mm, November 2002; PB, £18.99, 0972171207:9780972171205 , AtlasBooks (Smith Hughes & Associates) } |
| ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FLYING GATOR? : Gator Mikey Over Florida! [Kevin Kremer. Illustrated by Dave Ely] When the Governor of Florida challenges the kids in the state to come up with ideas to promote the learning of history and geography, a precocious eighth grader named Prez and his friends take on the challenge in a big way. They create an incredible flying gator that sings like Elvis and asks multiple choice history and geography questions. Under bizarre circumstances, the flying gator ends up flying out of control -- and that's where the real craziness begins! Before you know it, the whole world is involved in this incredible adventure! { 173pp, 125x190mm, November 2007; PB, £4.99, 096633356X:9780966333565 , AtlasBooks (Snow In Sarasota Publishing) } |