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Billy
Whatever your opinion of Billy Connolly, his life has been an epic tale of controversy and hilarity, tragedy and comedy. From his working class roots in Glasgow he has worked his way to the top, and now enjoys huge worldwide acclaim and lives a dream lifestyle. From welding to folk singing to comedy to writing to acting, Billy has proved beyond doubt his versatility and sheer determination. And if anyone knows that better than him, it's his wife, Pamela, who will give us an insiders view of this hugely talented musician, singer, tv presenter, comdedian and actor. We will hear about the highs and the lows, the good times and the bad and she will take us behind-the-scenes of the films and tv shows he has been in and the sell-out tours that are so unmissable so that we get to see something of the real Billy Connolly.
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Look Who It Is :My Story
The brilliantly funny and inimitable Alan Carr tells his life story in his own words, from growing up in a football-mad family in Northampton to his rise to become one of Britain's best-loved comedians.
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Journey of a Lifetime
The iconic broadcasting legend dusts down his suitcase for a final journey around the globe, revisiting locations of significance to his life and career.
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Velocity
The next note reverses the scenario. If Billy takes the note to the police, a mother of two young children will die. If he doesn’t, an unmarried man who won’t be much missed will die.. Billy must think the unthinkable, fast, in an accelerating nightmare. Note communications from the killer follow, with ever tighter deadlines. Each is more personal, more confrontational than the last until he is isolated, with no one to rely on but himself. Finally he must risk everything to save the intended victims.
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Blind Faith..
When Mia, acutely depressed by the suicide of her father, meets Karna, a young Indian guru who seems to have walked straight out of her father’s painting of the Kumbh Mela, she feels compelled to follow him all the way from London to India. And if marrying Vik, the suave corporate, will help her reach him, then so be it ... In India, Mia hears of Indi, Vik’s accomplished, inordinately attractive mother who cannot cease raging against the limits imposed on her, by her blindness, her beauty, and her clinging son. To make sense of Indi’s anguished attempts to break free, and her own journey chasing a duplicitous love, Mia must travel to the Kumbha, to the heart of her father’s painting, where life, she learns, allows another perspective…
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Winner Take All: Two Of A Kind Diaries
Dear Diary, Today was the worst day of my life. I tried out for the White Oak softball team, and it was a total disaster. I couldn't do anything right. I never even made it to the first base. I missed a fly ball. And I struck out--six times in a row! But that's not the worst thing. Ashley is the new gossip columnist for the school paper--and she wrote something about me. Something I didn't want anyone else to know!
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Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges
It was like any other day on the Anna University campus in Chennai. I had delivered a lecture Vision to Mission and the session got extended from one hour to two. I had lunch with a group of research students and went back to class. As I was returning to my rooms in the evening the vice- chancellor, Prof. A. Kalanidhi, fell in step with me. Someone had been frantically trying to get in touch with me through the day, he said. Indeed, the phone was ringing when I entered the room. When I answered, a voice at the other end said, The prime minister wants to talk with you ... Some months earlier, I had left my post as principal scientific adviser to the government of India, a Cabinet-level post, to return to teaching. Now, as I spoke to the PM, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, my life was set for an unexpected change. Turning Points takes up the incredible Kalam story from where Wings of Fire left off. It brings together details from his career and presidency that are not generally known as he speaks out for the first time on certain points of controversy. It offers insight not only into an extraordinary personality but also a vision of how a country with a great heritage can become great in accomplishment, skills and abilities through effort, perseverance and confidence. It is a continuing saga, above all, of a journey, individual and collective, that will take India to 2020 and beyond as a developed nation.
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The Triumph Of Katie Byrne
At seventeen, Katie Byrne wants to be an actress, as do her best friends, Carly and Denise. Leaving rehearsals early one day, Katie returns to a nightmare scene: Denise has been murdered and Carly lies unconscious. Ten years on and Katie is still haunted by the tragedy of her friends. Then she lands a starring role in a Broadway play, and a promising love affair adds to her excitement. But Katie must face the demons of her past before she can embrace the possibilities of her future.L
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A Devil is Waiting
Fresh from his mission in The Judas Gate to seek out and eliminate one of Al-Qaeda’s most valued agents, a traitor responsible for countless soldiers’ deaths in Afghanistan, Sean Dillon is back in a blistering new adventure. The American President, on a planned visit to Europe, is entertained by the British Prime Minister on the terrace of the House of Commons. On the same day, London born Mullah Ali Salim makes an impassioned speech at Hyde Park Corner accusing the President of war crimes, objecting to his presence and offering a blessing to anyone who will assassinate him. Dillon, Major Ferguson and Daniel Holley are called into action, helped by a new recruit, Intelligence Corp Captain Sara Gideon, a war hero in the Afghan conflict, whose speciality is Pashta and Iranian. They quickly find themselves trying to handle a massive upsurge in terrorism from enemies near and far, all with links to al Qaeda. As a Sephardic Jew from a wealthy and ancient English family, Sara will find herself at the heart of the firestorm when she is swept into the heart of the terror organisation. Though their leader may be gone the threat remains as terrible as ever, and though Dillon and company may have won the first battle with al Qaeda, they will learn the war is far from over. A devil is indeed waiting and the assassination plan is only the beginning.
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Winning
Jack Welch knows how to win.During his forty-years career at General Electric, he led the company to years after year success around tge globe in multiple markets and against management became the gold standard in business, with his relentless focus on people, teamwork and profits.Since Jack retired in 2001 as chairman and CEO, he has traveled the world, speaking to more than 250,000 people and answering their wide-ranging questions.Inspired by their hunger for straight forward guidance, jack’s philosophical and pragmatic book is destined to become the bible of business for generations to come,clearly and succinctly laying out the answers to the most difficult questions people face both on and off the job.Aimed at people at every level, in companies large and small, Jack’s optimistic, no excuses, get-it-done mindset is riveting. Distinctive no-nonsense voice, Winning offers deep insights, original thinking, and nuts-and-bolts advice that will change the way people think about work.
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Sahara A Dirk Pitt
Classic Dirk Pitt adventure, where the adventurer is drawn to the burning African desert, and a secret that could destroy all life in the world's seas.
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Anna: 13 Days That Awakened India
Anna Hazare's fast unto death in August 2011, demanding the enactment of strong Lokpal Bill, was a watershed moment in post-independence India. Coming soon after a slew of corruption exposes, the movement galvanized an increasingly disenchanted middle class nothing had in decades. Well-known Hindi journalist Ashutosh weaves together the story of the thirteen days that changed India. He had a ringside view of the developments, stationed as he was at the Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi, the venue of the fast, and had intimate access to the two warring parties: the Congress government at the Centre and Team Anna. Evoking the Jayaprakash Narayan movement and Gandhi's satyagraha, Ashutosh mines the history of India's post-independence politics to understand the phenomenon that is Anna Hazare. About The Author Ashutosh is one of Hindi journalism’s best-known faces. He started his career with Aaj Tak and is currently managing editor at IBN 7.
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A Million Angels
“We talk about everything, Dad and me. About all the mysteries inside of us. About all our wonderings of the world. But tomorrow my dad goes to war. Then what will I do?” Jemima’s dad’s in the Army and he’s off to Afghanistan again for six whole months. Her mum’s about to have another baby and hasn’t got the energy to worry about anything else. Gran is staying to help out, but her head is filled with her own wartime memories. So while Mima is sending Dad millions of guardian angels every night to keep him safe, who is looking out for her? The third novel from Kate Maryon – a sparkling new voice for tween girls.
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Putting the One Minute Manager to Work
"The One Minute Manager," published in 1982, took the world by storm. More than 13 million copies have been sold in this country and it has been translated into more than 25 languages, making it one of the most influential books about business management ever written. The second book in this record-breaking series, "Putting the One Minute Manager to Work," turns the three secrets of One Minute Management into day-to-day skills and shows how they work in real-life situations. By going straight to boardrooms and assembly lines for their examples, the authors put the One Minute concepts into working systems that directly affect a company's bottom line. Here is the next step in the revolutionary, simple, and uniquely effective system that is changing how the world runs business.