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1990s. The London Underground system is emerging from the austerity of the 1980s. New budgets have created the financial backing for security fencing and CCTV. Despite this, graffiti persists on the trains and the playground of subterranean tunnels and infrastructure...Two rival graffiti crews come head to head when a shadowy figure from the past threatens the balance on the lines. The old master 'Stainer' has warned of an oncoming war in which the trains themselves are the prize and, simultaneously, the target for destruction!

During a 65-year working life in various kinds of local public services (Environmental, Local Councils, etc.) and past graduate studies in administrative and management, Malcolm Plumb has acquired extensive managerial and organisational experience in a wide range of Local Government Bodies. This experience includes both the good and the bad, as well as direct contact with electors, over the span of his employment history. This includes determining "spoilt" ballot papers, counting, statistical returns for votes cast, and percentage of "non-voters". It also includes monitoring compliance with the Councillors Code of Conduct both during elections and afterwards.

This book began as a series of blog posts, each post based on the most recent Carlisle United match. It charts the club's decline in the 2021-2022 season to a point in February 2022 when the club found itself in the League Two relegation zone. The return of Carlisle-born former manager Paul Simpson saw the club embark on a dramatic revival which resulted in Carlisle United comfortably avoiding relegation. The author was present at many of those games that ensured the team's climb to safety.Following retirement in July 2022, the author was in a position to buy season tickets for himself and his son, meaning that they were able to attend about 75% of the club's games in the 2022-2023 season, clocking up well over 7,000 miles in the process. in addition to the physical journey, It was a remarkable metaphorical journey for the club. Mild expectation grew into optimism, grew into ambition, grew into expectation, before the remarkable denouement that saw Carlisle win an unlikely promotion to League One in the most dramatic fashion, via a penalty shoot-out in the play-off final at Wembley. This book recounts that two-season journey blow-by-blow, each post written within two or three days of the relevant game and not revised with the benefit of hindsight. It is an essential read for any supporter of Carlisle United, but will also resonate with any supporter of a lower-league football club who has endured years (sometimes decades) of disappointment, despair and frustration before achieving that brief, but precious, moment in the sun.

Abandon disbelief, all ye who enter here. Or face problems when you encounter an ancient mariner with no tale worth telling, wild parties at Pooh Corner, John Betjeman moonlighting as a trapeze artist, Shakespeare assembling flat-pack furniture without the Instructions, Pam Ayres and her teeth on Judgement Day, Longfellow's reaction to the gift of a paper-shredder, the real writer of the Bard's plays, Robert Burns as a hater of the haggis, a very seasick John Masefield, the Lady of Shalott with a shotgun, Ogden Nash on the facts of life (no, not those facts), Philip Larkin's views on child carol singers and Noel Coward's on Council flats.This excursion through the left field of English verse also features comments by word-smiths including Old Nokomis, Joan Hunter-Dunn, Wordsworth's ghost, Christopher Robin, Andrew Marvell's coy mistress, Betjeman's bit-swallowing pony, Tennyson's garden-phobic Maud, Cleopatra's Executor, Mrs Polonius, Nigel Molesworth, Maya Angelou's Christmas turkey, Eeyore and a cheese and pickle sandwich.A light-heartedly irreverent read for all but the most po-faced of poetry fans. Several of its poems have already appeared in public, chiefly in The Spectator.From the author of I Think I Thought which laughed wryly at the rites and wrongs of childhood, youth and ageing.

Humanity is in trouble and it's not looking good for our future. The way we use our minds has caused untold damage through personal anxiety, national disruption, and the threat of global annihilation. This book reveals how we innocently misuse our thinking to create emotional and behavioural instability and how to interrupt dysfunctional patterns and experience a higher quality of thought. We explore how present-day spiritually based psychology is re-aligning with ancient biblical principles, providing an opportunity for everyone to participate in change from the inside-out. Unboxing this ancient wisdom reveals that there has always been two conflicting routes to enlightenment operating in our world, both promising a life beyond the material realm, so discernment is required, and this is where the renewed mind will be our guide. To understand the source of these routes and the invisible forces behind them we journey back to the very dawn of the human era, to the first moment humans were offered the choice between spiritual life or death. Back then we made the wrong choice resulting in spiritual isolation and the need to develop a mind suited to self-survival, but the way is still open for redemption and the choice of life or death for all humanity is one for the ages. We each have freedom to choose. It's not too late for renewal of the mind....and the heart and the soul of humanity.

Climb aboard the rollercoaster of life's ups and downs as we try to grow old gracefully (or even disgracefully!) while navigating the changes in our minds, bodies and world around us. From the menopausal mayhem of brain fog and hot flushes, to the consternation of creaking bones and inexplicably shrunken jeans, from the mysteries of modern technology to the horrors of the magnifying mirror,¿¿from all the inevitable indignities of ageing tö¿the freedom to misbehave, from the joys of cake and new hobbies to the health benefits of red wine and mince pies. All life is here. Luckily, we are all in this together and know that it can help to see the funny side. So join Judy Rose as she shines a humorous and mischievous light on a woman's world.

What if you have the chance to live three lives? Which one would you choose?An answer to these thought-provoking questions is at the heart of the intriguing memoir, Essentially: Being Me in a Becoming World. It emerged as a rebirth from the ashes of a near-tragedy and life-defining experience of a single mother as she breaks the barrier of stigma and silence.In the book, the author craftily weaves her intensely personal journey and life-changing experiences as she grapples to find meaning and purpose in a trilogy of lives conflictedly interwoven in one destiny through first choices, second chances and everything in-between.Through the lenses of her personal experiences, she explores themes such as susceptibility, fighting addiction, and aloneness. The book is an open invitation to introspection, self-conversations and self discovery through the turbulent storms and uncharted waters of the inevitability of change.I've learnt that we can only find our authentic selves in vulnerability and only when we find ourselves can we truly find and empower others.

Jazmin and Emma, have been best friends since school and tell each other everything, well almost everything. That is until just after Jazmin's 18th birthday, when the loss of her parents, changes her life forever. Time in hospital, shows her things, she never new were possible.Follow Jazmin on her journey of discovery. Find out about the secret she hides and what happens when she tells Emma and her new boyfriend about it. How will her life change, now she doesn't have to hide any more. Will it go well, or will she lose everything she has worked so hard to accomplish.

This insightful commentary on Matthew's Gospel illuminates the text, making the book come alive for the new Christian andthe old alike. MJ Flower brings her academic expertise and a lifetime of faith to the Gospel, with well-researched details to helpinform the reader as they journey through the life of Jesus. The reader is drawn closer to the text, opening up their hearts tomessage God wants to share 'that we may behold wondrous things out of His law' (Psalm 119:18).

This book has been developing, like an embryo in the womb, for seven years. The first part which was originally called 'Can You Make It Up the Mountain?' was a study of the nature and character of our God so far as He has chosen to disclose it to us through the scriptures. The second part is probably summed up as 'How we should react to what we learned from the ascent of the mountain?' Perhaps subtitled 'The Challenges of Discipleship'. It is inspired by the writings of a 15th century monk, and I suspect, will be a greater challenge than the trek up the mountain. So, this is an account of one man's journey following Christ; out of his love for God and his desire for obedience, he was compelled to undertake this quest with little understanding or just how much he would have to rely on the one he was so desperately seeking. He has likened his journey to that of a mountaineer, and similar to such an adventurer, he learned some hard lessons, had moments of rest and moments of pushing on with great determination. He now invites you to share in his experiences and embark on your own journey up the mountain and into the dark night. Do not think however, that you will be able to make it by relying on your own strength and wisdom; that will come from God. However lonely the climb might be, rest assured that you will never be travelling alone; as promised, the comforter, the Holy Spirit, will be there to guide, encourage, sustain, and motivate you. Please treat this labour of love like a banquet; a feast of exquisite delicacies, each individual dish to be savoured and absorbed before indulging in the next.

It is nearly Christmas and the Valley Villages are getting ready to enjoy the festive season. However, for the members of Spy Club, an intrepid band of animal investigators led by the Dawsons' Siamese cat, Jake, the excitement is interrupted by an unexpected occurrence.When the owner of one of the Spy Club members goes missing, the team are determined to discover what has happened to him. With help from Pa Dawson, the Club's new and only human member, they set about putting all their efforts into finding out where he has gone and what exactly is going on. With two successful investigations to their name, they feel sure that they will succeed in their enterprise.¿However, as their investigation progresses, they begin to realise that they have got involved with a situation far more serious and dangerous than they could have imagined. Over the course of their search for answers to the puzzle of Marcus's disappearance, several members of the team find themselves facing unexpected perils. It takes all their courage and ingenuity to bring the situation to a satisfactory conclusion, in time for them to enjoy the Christmas celebrations.

Christian and other nurses in the hostile modern and increasingly secular age may feel helpless in an environment that created the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) and continues to foster end of life 'care' through sedation and dehydration. The book aims to enlighten both health professionals and the public alike to their rights of conscience and knowledge of the needs of vulnerable patients whether related to ethical care or guidance and the law which can affect them. Indifference to patients'needs and suffering may be injurious to nurses' health all of whom have a conscience. This must be respected, protected and used as a guide to truly care for the patient's benefit, reqardless of laws and professional pathways which may prove harmful to many vunerable patients. The questioning nurse on ethical issues and dilemmas needs consideration, respect and support when attempting to act as the patient advocate. Managers at all levels need to be aware of the concerns of front line nurses and to be mindful that recruitment and retention are both equally important factors for the quality of patient care and nurse morale and work satisfaction. The NHS was a wonderful creation which is only as good as its staff at all levels. Its managers and government ministers must remember that the more authority invested in them, the more the accountability and transparency expected by both health professionals, their patients and the public.

'When Glass Breaks' is the heart-rending story of Ben Lindenheim, who became separated from his older brother during the Kindertransport, and who lived a life of heroism, trauma, adventure, love, denial, illness, family, failure and lies, but always in the hope of one day being reunited with his brother.Only at the end, does the reader discover the novel is narrated by Helen Painter, as she seeks to piece together fragments of her father's past, most of which he tried to conceal from his family. She knew only that he had a war pension due to a shrapnel injury - he had a scar; that he fought with the Royal Norfolk regiment - or so he said; that he was an army boxing champion - impossible to check out; that he spent a couple of years in South Africa - which may have been true as there were two African-language books on the bookshelves at home; that he was educated at Winchester - but he knew no Latin or Greek; that his family were killed in the Blitz, with one brother dying in North Africa, and which may have included a baby son - something his post-stroke lability let slip; and that he was Jewish - which she knew from her own DNA test, taken long after he died. Nothing much checked out and the family history searches revealed no mention of the surname before his marriage certificate. So, she filled in the blanks, and gave him a past, one which would honour the father with whom she had shared a difficult relationship, largely, she came to acknowledge, due to the psychological scars he bore.¿Anyone who has read 'En Passant' will have become acquainted with Saul Lindenheim, a minor character who has lived for many years with the guilt of being separated from his brother Ben during the Kindertransport and the hope of one day being reunited. 'When Glass Breaks' is the story of Ben's life.

Tigers, Mountains and Pagodasthe story of a special and adventurous life At the end of 1923 Stanley Robins passed out of Sandhurst as a prize-winning cadet. He was commissioned into the North Staffordshire regiment, at the time based in British India. Stanley was "thrilled" at this posting as he saw army service in India as the gateway to a "special and adventurous life"; and so it turned out to be.In India Stanley became an expert and highly knowledgeable big game hunter, especially of tigers, including man-eaters and gained a deep affinity with the Indian Jungle and its wildlife. He became a lifelong friend of Jim Corbett; the greatest of the big game hunters. Like Jim he was to be an advocate for wildlife conservation and condemned post World War II hunting methods, especially in Africa.Army postings sent Stanley to the dangerous and volatile North-West Frontier, where "no man's life was safe". He was decorated for gallantry in one of the hardest fought operations on the Frontier. Despite the dangers of nearly constant action against the war-like border tribes he gained a deep knowledge of its people, the country and the culture.Whenever military postings allowed he was keen to visit and learn about the India that had put a "spell" on him; its varied peoples, culture and history and to visit the areas of India rarely seen by most Europeans.As international tensions grew in the late 1930s Stanley was transferred to what became the 14h Army in Burma, playing a vital part in the Allied fighting withdrawal from the "Land of Pagodas" and was decorated for his distinguished service. He was the last man out of Rangoon and the first through the Taukkyan Roadblock, by which the Japanese army hoped to trap Allied forces in Burma, in their lightning campaign.During the Allied liberation of Burma Stanley was personally selected by General Slim, commander of the 14th Army, to ensure effective, critical and growing logistical support for Allied forces, US, Chinese and British, in their advance against the JapaneseAt Indian independence Stanley's actions and decisions on that day prevented what might have been a massacre of Europeans and loyal Indian Army soldiers at Nagpur.

A magical and colourful picture book about the power of independence, determination and a creative mind. "My wing is brokenAnd I can't flySo I'll build a ladderTo climb up high"Celina has a broken wing and, unlike her friends, she cannot fly. One day, Celina has an idea and starts working hard to reach the top of the highest tree. Her friends do not believe Celina can do it. They discourage her from carrying on, fearing she might fail. Despite being grateful for having helpful friends, Celina still wants to carry on. Will she give up her dream? And will her friends understand why she wants to reach the treetop by herself?

Suzette couldn't have imagined the implications of her innocent DNA search. For as she unravelled family secrets, she soon came to rue the day as suddenly her ordered world tumbled down around her. Then, lured into committing criminal acts in order to mistakenly seek justice for her dead sister, she falls foul of the law.Meanwhile, accused of a conspiracy about the circumstances of the death, the Godsons family close ranks, but the stress on Ben is immense. His anxiety is not helped by his mother's infatuation with her former partner. But nothing is going to stand in Suzette's way as she goes all out for Retribution.

This book, The Nature of Grace: Redemption For Undeserving Humanity Beyond Noahic Time is about how God's grace comes to humanity in form of a gift, no one can pay for it even if they try to. The book contains and reveals some profound principles about grace which worked in the lives of the Covenant People of the Old Testament and the Redeemed People of the New Testament. Through this book, you will learn about how God's love compels Him to care for mankind. Moreover, He restrains evil for humanity because of grace which can be experienced in the way He cares for us on a daily basis. He demonstrated this further through Jesus' death on the Cross at Calvary where we see grace in its full glory.¿This book states that God shows grace in many ways- in repentance, forgiveness, and in healing broken lives. Included in this book are: The Benefits of Redemptive Work of Christ. Seven common denominators among the three human and divine agents (Noah, Joseph and Moses). Five characteristics of Grace from (Genesis 9:1-3), that can influence your life. Six special responsibilities that can help you to access the power of grace to the fullest. Who gives grace and how can it be obtained? This book answers the question and many more.

The first all-encompassing self-help book about the oldest and most infamous industry in the world.A book for escorts, their clients and anyone interested in what goes on from within the least talked about and most secretive area of the hugely lucrative adult industry... and how you can do it too. Likewise, if a client, this will help you greatly make better informed decisions of who to hire and how to spend your cash wisely.Paul Stag is one of the most famous escorts and adult industry models of the last 30 years, winning many awards including a Lifetime Achievement trophy. He knows all the facts, stats and secrets of this well-known but hidden industry: the do's and don'ts as well as the pros and cons and he has amassed an endless supply of tips and tricks from the hotel bedroom, play space front line and the hottest client working/play international destinations. Most famously, he was partner of the legendary fashion icon Alexander McQueen and also rock & pop star George Michael's regular weekly escort of choice for over 10 years, as well as working and providing company for many more of the great and good from the worlds of film, TV and professional sports across his career. The book also includes short, memorable, personal anecdotes from some of the biggest and most in-demand escorts worldwide of the last two decades, such as Viktor Rom, Dallas Steele and Brian Bonds.Which country has the most sex workers?What City is the busiest for Escorts? How do you get the gift of a house or car by being good at sex?What were the first condoms made off?Why are red lights associated with sex workers?'I am continually asked for advice from new people entering the business and now I have put it all in one place, which hopefully will help so many and become a timeless source of lucrative information for years to come' - Paul Stag xxx

Martin Turner's book of poems is unusual because he does not claim to be a poet. It is different,too, because he never studied or tried to learn about the different forms poetry can take. Almost all his work appears to be triggered by someone or something in his life and then simply pours onto the page from some deep source in his head. ¿It may be his own experiences that explain why this book attempts to reveal how even the darkest times that we all experience from time to time can pass, and life become good and fulfilling again. Quite a number of these poems are about love and were inspired by love. Martin Turner is a fortunate man to have shared life and love with the different muses who have inspired him and given him the ability to write down his thoughts and feelings. Because of these muses he clearly never had to sit and try to think what to write. It is also evident that in his poems he enjoys using the beautiful words of the English language to create images in the mind of the reader.

This little book is full of short powerful poems & some of my favourite quotes to empower you to be the best version of yourself. I wanted it to be short and impactful yet meaningful, you may realise I have not finished naming this book and that is because I wanted to design it so that it's unique to every reader, how I interpret a poem or quote will not be the same as how someone else does, and that is what I love so much about this book; it's not about what is written inside but rather what is hidden between the lines. Enjoy and get ready to go on a whirlwind, remember this book was not only written for you, but it was made for you!

Emails are at the center of everything we do. Whether personal or professional, we send and read emails every single day, multiple times a day.Yet, most people have no idea what goes into writing a good email. In this book, Juliette Sander pulls from a combination of research and real-life application and presents a business email strategy that will upgrade your writing and get you the results you hope for.From the sales pitches you email to clients to the marketing campaigns and even the networking emails you send, this book will give you insights into what encourages people to open, click on, and respond to emails.If you have ever stared at a blank page unsure where to start or wondered why you weren't getting the desired responses to your emails, this book is for you!

Sally Brown found herself sitting alone in an old familiar armchair, in a small room she knew so well. Closing her eyes, she wandered off into the echoes of the past. The overwhelming smell of cigarette smoke drifted back, loud chatter and noisy children filled the room. Sally had first arrived in the Parents' Room over twenty years ago as a newly appointed Community Teacher. The Room was based in the Meadows Infant and Nursery School, on the sprawling , mainly council Meadows Estate. The role of Community Teacher carried a wide range of duties, the main one being the running of the Parents' Room within the school. After teaching four to eight year olds for fifteen years, Sally realised that working with adults was going to be a very different experience.The Room was mainly used by the parents of the children from the school, who came in for a cuppa before the children went to their respective classrooms. Others came to join in the adult education classes, talks and various activities, and some who needed help and support from difficult lives.Greta, who was an older lady and a stalwart of the Room who had many ties to the school and was well respected throughout, and was rarely seen without a cigarette. Then there was Carol who had no self-confidence, Sara, who had agoraphobia, Casey who realised she had a problem with alcohol, and many other complex characters.Sally's other duties included home visiting, where she encountered a dead guinea pig, and the affects of "waccy baccy".Sally was to go on many journeys with the main occupants of the Room, developing a unique close bond and friendships that last to this day. There was fun and laughter along the way, with Christmas pantomimes, Christmas dinners, carnival parades, a wedding, a baptism in school and Greta's epic coach trips.There was a fair share of emotional traumas that tugged at the heart strings, but usually resolved one way or the other.Sally watched with pride as self-confidence grew and individuals began to have belief in themselves. The role of Community Teacher could command a yo-yo of emotions, from being driven to the brink of despair, to a feeling of pride, joy and achievement.

THE OFFICIAL GANG is set in an imaginary world of intriguing characters making up a gang. This epic tale is full of fun and humour as well as serious subjects such as bullies, jealousy, fighting and health.

A Gravedigger's Churchyard Tales is the third and final installment in Ian's Grave-tales series. From comical graveyard antics to a close encounter with death, this book tells stories from Ian's 41-year career as a gravedigger, including the intriguing exhumation of three Polish airmen, the preparation of his father's grave, and the three-decade-long mystery of a missing antique.

Sienna is the sole carer for Kieran, a twenty-seven-year-old autistic man who lives in a special needs care home. In an attempt to help him, she tracks down his older brother, Ryan, whom Kieran hasn't seen for fourteen years, and soon realizes how broken their relationship is. Deep-rooted resentments and family conflicts must be overcome before the estranged siblings can reconcile, but has Sienna become too personally involved?