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In this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley stay on in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Finally fed up with accommodating her husband, Lucy claims a degree of independence herself. Eloquent and hilarious, she and Tusker act out class tensions among the British of the Raj and give voice to the loneliness, rage, and stubborn affection in their marriage.

Join transtemporal adventuress Iris Wildthyme (Katy Manning) for a series of eight brand-new half-hour episodes as she travels through time and space aboard her trusty double-decker bus, accompanied by her new friend, Captain Turner!

Have you ever wished your website could do more than show visitors information about your company and its products or services? Or, do you have a great idea for a startup, but don't know how to turn your concept into a great website? In Building a Successful Web App, entrepreneur and veteran web developer Paul J. Scott walks you step-by-step through the process of coming up with a great web app concept, choosing the right programming team, and turning your vision into a reality.

Her great-great-grandma came to California in a covered wagon more than a hundred years ago, and her family has farmed in the Sacramento Valley ever since, but a life of farming was the last thing she wanted...until the day fate brings her back to the farm.

The Coronavirus Bible is what happens when a bunch of Christian comedians get together (virtually) during quarantine to raise money to support those in need. This coronavirus comedy bible will not only raise a laugh, but also raise funds to help those in need. And since laughter is also good medicine, you’ll be helping yourself, too. Honest.

Drawing on his experience as a web designer, marketing consultant, and successful entrepreneur, Paul J. Scott breaks key web startup concepts into easy-to-use tips and advice. Whether you’re looking to revolutionize an industry or just change your own life, this is the one book you need before launching your online business.

An eclectic compendium of the finest short fiction of the last 150 years, featuring works by Paul Theroux, Joseph Conrad, James Ellroy, Ambrose Bierce, Charlotte Perkins Gillman, Aldous Huxley, Philip Roth, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Armored little people riding armored dinosaurs in a full-contact bloodsport? Welcome to Dinolition, the biggest show in the galaxy. Star rider Poughkeepsie Pete and his T-Rex mount “Old Bess” are fixtures of a league struggling to reach profitability and gain intergalactic recognition, to be thought of as something other than circus-freak sideshows.

Buddy Cole, the acid-tongued raconteur created by comedian Scott Thompson, earned international fame as one of the most beloved characters on Kids in the Hall. Originally published in 1998, Buddy’s classic faux-memoir was a master class in pushing the envelope and pissing off the censors. Now, 20 years later, Scott Thompson is bringing Buddy back to the stage, with an international tour and also a reissue of Buddy Babylon, presented with new never-before-seen material, introducing Buddy to new generations.

This anthology gathers some of the finest indie horror and zombie authors together in one amazing collection of incredible tales from all across the United Kingdom. Fifteen amazing masters of the craft entertain listeners with 15 thrilling zombie stories set in the United Kingdom.

In this audiobook, Kevin Paul Scott identifies eight clear—and challenging—choices. He calls them “exchanges” because we give up something important when we choose something even more important. These are choices that confront every person almost every day. When we make them, we experience more fulfillment and have a greater impact than we ever dreamed possible. This audiobook explores exchanges that really matter—the ones that take you beyond an average, nice, comfortable life into one that is full of challenge, meaning, and impact.

A woman running from God. And the man she desperately loves. Because of the lies she believes. Taken from her conquered Californio family during the 1846 Mexican-American War to be forced into marriage with a Yankee she despises, proud Spanish beauty, Maria Vasquez, draws a knife, and begins her journey to the far side of the sea. She will flee to Valparaiso, Boston, and finally San Francisco trying to forget the blood on her hands, only to find it is blood that will save her. Dashing American ship captain, Dominic Mason, will win Maria's heart, but shatter it when he rejects her for ...

Rechter Sonia wordt ingehaald door haar verleden wanneer ze over een geruchtmakende moordzaak moet beslissen. Een rijke vrouw uit invloedrijke kringen wordt doodgeschoten in een achterstandswijk en haar zoon Nile, reclasseringsambtenaar van beroep, wordt aangewezen als hoofdverdachte. Sonia kent de betrokkenen uit haar beruchte studietijd in de jaren ‘60 en de zaak brengt haar terug naar diep verdrongen geheimen. Wat had de vermoorde vrouw te zoeken in een ghetto en wat heeft haar zoon hiermee te maken?

Despite their adulation and success, Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift's lives were both cut short and their potential likely not fully realized. Unfinished Lives 2 envisions their lives in our world if these two most beloved, 20th century celebrities had lived. Each penned by a professional entertainment journalist, these vividly imaginative "biographies" are thoughtful, honest, heartfelt... and entirely within the realm of possibility.

Cognitive behavioral therapy is based on the assumption that we can solve problems by treating the negative thoughts of the person and by treating one's behavior patterns (behavioral change). CBT is a fantastic therapy to address symptoms while they are present and to learn skills and techniques that can be used in the ongoing improvement of mental health.

In a refugee shanty town on the outskirts of a vast and opulent imperial capital city, an insidious sect of demon worshippers, the Cult of Ebon, began to prey upon the Gathered, a diaspora of peoples displaced from their nations in the aftermath of a mad tyrant's ceaseless wars of conquest long ago. Unwilling to overlook these heinous crimes against a vulnerable, underserved populace, Constable Lukarde Alfans began an investigation that brought him far too close to the truth, leading him to become the cult's next target.

Drinking whiskey, rants, talking pop culture, sports, whatever with friends. Just good old conversation where we laugh at each other, bitch about the world. No topic or words off limits.

Paul's weekly podcasts, summarising the Small Cap Value Reports written by Paul and Graham for Stockopedia.comAlso occasional CEO and investor interviews.Just my personal opinions, never financial advice. DYOR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do so many business owners pour time and money into their websites and get so little in return? Usually, it's because they aren't focusing on the right strategies. They waste resources chasing the wrong metrics and don't know how to turn views and other forms of engagement into sales. They know they need to find customers online to stay competitive, but aren't sure how. Get your copy today and you'll start making money from your website instead of sinking more of your budget into it.

From his school days in Stoke -on-Trent to his years in Take That, his battle with drink and drugs and the song that 'saved his life', this is the most intimate and well balanced portrait of this excitingly unpredictable showman to date. This Sunday Times bestseller has become the definitive account of Robbie Williams life.