Bøker av Chris Bishop

This is the story of the renaissance of cash-strapped Worcester City, with a pitch-side view of a remarkable season as City claw their way back from bankruptcy to promotion and the cusp of Wembley. It's also the story of Stourbridge and Kidderminster Harriers, two clubs bonded with the Blues for 120 years.

Illustrated with detailed artworks of Wehrmacht vehicles and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, Panzergrenadier Divisions, 1939-45 is a key reference guide for modellers and military history enthusiasts with an interest in the motorised divisions of the Wehrmacht.

Illustrated with detailed artworks of SS tanks and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, Waffen-SS Divisions 1939-45: The Essential Vehicle Identification Guide is the definitive study of the equipment and organization of Himmler's armoured divisions.

Eye-Opening Sales Strategies and Marketing Secrets Fortune 500 Companies Use Do you want to sell quickly and efficiently, just like a Fortune 500 company? "Sure," you may say, "but my business is way too small and I don't have the marketing resources that the big guys out there rely on." The secret of selling big doesn't hide in your marketing budget. You can learn from the successful companies and incorporate those lessons into your own selling strategy, regardless of your size or niche. The secret to successful sales has remained unchanged for over 100 years, and this even applies for businesses that operate entirely in the digital realm. Companies on the Fortune 500 list are clearly doing something right by crafting a foolproof process to reach prospects, win their trust, and convert them as quickly as possible. Are you looking to maximize your revenue and build a consistent, sustainable business for your brand, just like these businesses? To accomplish that, you'll have to overcome a few challenges first. Stats show that 96% of people who come to your website aren't ready to buy. The way you communicate with these potential customers and build a relationship with them will determine if they're going to change their minds. To make them trust you and help turn a lead into a loyal customer, you will have to build the right sales funnel. In Marketing Sales Funnel, you will discover: Why you shouldn't pop an offer the first time a person comes to your websiteThe ways in which sales are a lot like dating someone before you make a marriage proposalThings that your competitors are doing right that you're probably screwing up right now… and the best ways to win a competitive advantage by giving your brand its own voice4 major ways the classic sales funnel has been modernized in today's digital ageThe 5 stages of the digital sales funnel and how to choose appropriate communication channels for eachA step-by-step, foolproof strategy for crafting an online sales funnel that will convert every single time10 rookie mistakes marketers make when conceptualizing their funnel And much more. You will see actual examples of digital sales funnels that work and that have become the norm in the world of marketing. You will learn how to be creative, as well as how to address your prospects in the best possible way, even if you have a tiny marketing budget. There's no one-size-fits all approach to sales funnel creation. By following the right steps and understanding your industry, you'll be able to adopt the marketing strategies that will give you the targeted traffic you need to increase qualified leads. Building your credibility and authority will give you a competitive advantage, no matter how tough the field is. Online channels contain the tools and resources you can employ to beat bigger, stronger, and better-known brands competing against your own. So, what's keeping you from taking full advantage of Fortune 500's sales strategies?

Do you want to sell quickly and efficiently, just like a Fortune 500 company? "Sure," you may say, "but my business is way too small and I don''t have the marketing resources that the big guys out there rely on." The secret of selling big doesn''t hide in your marketing budget. You can learn from the successful companies and incorporate those lessons into your own selling strategy, regardless of your size or niche. The secret to successful sales has remained unchanged for over 100 years, and this even applies for businesses that operate entirely in the digital realm. Companies on the Fortune 500 list are clearly doing something right by crafting a foolproof process to reach prospects, win their trust, and convert them as quickly as possible. Are you looking to maximize your revenue and build a consistent, sustainable business for your brand, just like these businesses? To accomplish that, you''ll have to overcome a few challenges first. Stats show that 96% of people who come to your website aren''t ready to buy. The way you communicate with these potential customers and build a relationship with them will determine if they''re going to change their minds.  

WESSEX 893 as King Alfred readies his defences against another Viking invasionAmong his many concerns is the plight of Edward, his stable boy, who he believes to be the bastard son of Matthew, a renowned warrior who died fighting for the Saxon cause. If Edward's heritage could be proved, he would stand to inherit a vast fortune which Alfred fears would attract every fraudster in the realm. Worse still, given his noble lineage, the boy could well be used to usurp him as King.Alfred therefore sends Edward to the burh at Wareham on the pretext of having him train Fleet, a magnificent black stallion so spirited it's thought to be unrideable. The boy soon proves his skill with horses but is considered too puny to be a warrior. However, when the fyrd find themselves outnumbered and confronting a Viking warband, Edward's quick thinking and extraordinary courage leave no doubt about his bloodline.

Organised by theatre of operations and the many campaigns fought by the Luftwaffe, the book describes in depth the various units that were fighting on the front at key points in the war and describes the models of aircraft in service with each unit along with their individual and squadron markings.

The comic book has become an essential icon of the American Century, an era defined by optimism in the face of change and by recognition of the intrinsic value of democracy and modernization. For many, the Middle Ages stand as an antithesis to these ideals, and yet medievalist comics have emerged and endured, even thrived alongside their superhero counterparts. Chris Bishop presents a reception history of medievalist comics, setting them against a greater backdrop of modern American history.From its genesis in the 1930s to the present, Bishop surveys the medievalist comic, its stories, characters, settings, and themes drawn from the European Middle Ages. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant emerged from an America at odds with monarchy, but still in love with King Arthur. Green Arrow remains the continuation of a long fascination with Robin Hood that has become as central to the American identity as it was to the British. The Mighty Thor reflects the legacy of Germanic migration into the United States. The rugged individualism of Conan the Barbarian owes more to the western cowboy than it does to the continental knight-errant. In the narrative of Red Sonja, we can trace a parallel history of feminism. Bishop regards these comics as not merely happenchance, but each success (Prince Valiant and The Mighty Thor) or failure (Beowulf: Dragon Slayer) as a result and an indicator of certain American preoccupations amid a larger cultural context.Intrinsically modernist paragons of pop-culture ephemera, American comics have ironically continued to engage with the European Middle Ages. Bishop illuminates some of the ways in which we use an imagined past to navigate the present and plots some possible futures as we valiantly shape a new century.

The third in the gripping Shadow of the Raven series sees novice monk turned warrior Matthew facing his sternest test yet.

Fully illustrated in a pocket landscape format, Ships contains 300 vessels arranged in chronological order from ancient times to the present day. Each ship entry has a colourful artwork, concise service history and a specification box giving comprehensive technical data, including displacement, dimensions, machinery, armament, speed and complement.

The US Army requirement for a light utility helicopter was formulated after the Korean War. This title details all the technological background behind the development and use of the Huey "Slick" in Vietnam, as well as covering all the major uses that this transport aircraft was put to.