Kirjahaku

Shawnie is the story of the Brewer family - Ma Lisa, brother Jason and daughter Shawnie, plus Lisa's so-called lover Steve. Over the course of an intense summer, they each tell their own off-kilter version of events. Shawnie, just 13, dreams of a normal life: a lock on the bathroom door, clean clothes for school and no wild parties with her Ma as the star turn. A 'diamond of a girl', she tries to keep the family in order. But prostitution, drink and violence are eating away at them all, leading towards a horror that's almost too much to bear.

"Dear Chloe, My Supplies Are Gone The water, the matches, dry clothes... The Food It's all gone I figure it's three hundred miles from the last place someone saw me or my car enough to identify me... And it's a good bet nobody even knows I'm in danger.Oh god, Chloe; I'm going to die up here." *** No tools. No food. No help. Sam was on his way Far North to spend the winter with a loved one; but disaster on his trip leaves him miles from civilization. Forced to fend for himself in the deep wilderness, his only way out is to complete the journey he started.He has nothing but the clothes on his back. With miles of rugged terrain ahead, lethal cold, and a hostile predator stalking his every step, Sam will be tested in ways he's never had to face before.His only companion on this long journey is his journal, in which he keeps the record of his ordeal, and pours his heart out to the woman he loves; and must find his way to, if he is to have any hope of survival. From the Author of 'The Lostkind' and 'The Ark-Hive', "Dear Chloe," is an exciting story of survival and adventure.

Four Short Stories of the Speculative and Wild... Mister Fix-It: The Trial of the Century begins without anyone knowing it, as a man is accused of stealing and dealing 'expert skills', like they were any other Drug. Nobody believes it;s possible... at first. The Welcome Back Diner: For his entire life, Tobias has had a favorite Diner. But it only appears when he needs it. With and impossible cast of characters and food that can change lives; it's good to know there's one place where he'll always be Welcome Back. Lighthouse: In a world where ships sail the sky instead of the ocean, it is the Sacred Duty of the Lighthouse Keepers to keep them all in the air as they chart their course across the treacherous mountains. But that doesn't mean there's no room for adventure, or a little business on the side... Read To Me: A young boy who cannot read, and a young girl who cannot understand fingerpaints. but together, connected by something they don't understand, they show each other a wonderful, creative world. But when tragedy strikes, this lifelong partnership is put to the ultimate test... What The Readers Are Saying: "Such an imaginative tale." "Skillfully written" "I love this author."

How engaged are your employees, really? Companies talk about `employee engagement' and they accept its importance, yet strangely, they adopt out-dated methods when analysing and measuring this engagement. A leading engagement expert offers a new framework for taking the genuine pulse of a company - so that leaders and management can truly understand how their people are feeling and know what actions to take that result in better performance. Based on making results instantly and transparently available, and then determining with employees the real factors that lie within their feelings, managers can more easily assess the way they need to approach an issue. If, as the cliche goes, `people are a company's greatest asset', then ensuring their close engagement is essential for any company. This book argues powerfully for a radical new approach to employee engagement, based on understanding the minds and emotions of the people who work in organizations.

Billy has had enough of his classmates treating him differently. But then Mia arrives and announces a school visit from her uncle: a famous footballer. Maybe being a star footballer in front of his classmates will help Billy prove to his class that he can be just like them. But when even the famous footballer turns out to be just as bad as the school bullies, Billy begins to realise that perhaps he doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone but himself.