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ADHD: A Modern Lexicon is an easy to read, personal and insightful appraisal of ADHD today. It uses the latest terminology adopted by the ADHD community (and the author). The book contains an overview of the condition, chapters covering the most typical behaviours, things ADHDers hate, some coping methods along with a few tips and tricks.The book has a section with the basics about ADHD (neurodiversity, diagnosis, disability, dopamine and severity), descriptions of common behaviours (bored, dopamine hunting, boxes with complexity, duality and opposition, weirdar, Oh, Dear Oh Dear. I shall be late, one more thing, Hey! Look, a squirrel, zigzagging, hyperfocus, the last mile, memory, perfection), things we hate (admin, feedback, bosses, getting up early), coping methods (the buddy system, the oasis, secret sauce) and a short section of tips and tricks.The book has multiple illustrations by the author that accompany the text.This book is suitable for anyone with ADHD, those who think they might have the condition, and anyone who wants to know more about it. The book has been designed to maximise readability, with short chapters, illustrations, and a sans serif font. ADHD: A Modern Lexicon is an easy to read, personal and insightful appraisal of ADHD today. It uses the latest terminology adopted by the ADHD community (and the author). The book contains an overview of the condition, chapters covering the most typical behaviours, things ADHDers hate, some coping methods along with a few tips and tricks.The book has a section with the basics about ADHD (neurodiversity, diagnosis, disability, dopamine and severity), descriptions of common behaviours (bored, dopamine hunting, boxes with complexity, duality and opposition, weirdar, Oh, Dear Oh Dear. I shall be late, one more thing, Hey! Look, a squirrel, zigzagging, hyperfocus, the last mile, memory, perfection), things we hate (admin, feedback, bosses, getting up early), coping methods (the buddy system, the oasis, secret sauce) and a short section of tips and tricks.This book is suitable for anyone with ADHD, those who think they might have the condition, and anyone who wants to know more about it. The book has been designed to maximise readability, with short chapters, illustrations, and a sans serif font.

Warren's a journalist at The Sceptic's Handbook, a pop science magazine that reports on odd events. When it receives a picture of a dead baby and a clue to a location, against advice, he decides to investigate. His partner desk bound, he persuades his sister, a PC off sick with PTSD, to go with him. In the isle of Portland, through interviews, record checks, scientific methods and dolls fitted with GPS trackers, they uncover a dark network of coercion, abuse, and cover-ups. They corner the murderers on a deserted beach at night, hoping to save another baby and themselves. Warren's a journalist at The Sceptic's Handbook, a pop science magazine that reports on odd events. When it receives a picture of a dead baby and a clue to a location, against advice, he decides to investigate. His partner desk bound, he persuades his sister, a PC off sick with PTSD, to go with him. In the isle of Portland, through interviews, record checks, scientific methods and dolls fitted with GPS trackers, they uncover a dark network of coercion, abuse, and cover-ups. They corner the murderers on a deserted beach at night, hoping to save another baby and themselves.

Merlin Goldman's plays include Killing Rainbows (Alma Tavern Theatre, Bordeaux Quay and the White Bear Pub, 2016-17), Our Kid (2016), Tick-Tock and TANK (Alma Tavern Theatre, 2017), A Game of Two Halves (Theatre Royal Bath, 2019), Hit Points (2019), Chainsaw (The King's Arms Theatre, 2020) and Loud Mouth (2016-20). He's been longlisted for the Old Vic 12 and short-listed for Bristol Old Vic's Open Session.

When widowed carpenter, Kip, returns from market in heavy rain, he stops to help a distressed goat herder. That night, the ancient mahogany tree in Kip's village is felled by lightning, crushing a house. Kip helps to rescue a villager trapped inside but shuns the celebrations. He accepts the tree's trunk as a gift. Kip, guided by an unseen hand, carves the heavy wood into the shape of a woman. It comes alive and calls herself Ekundu. Kip tries to hide her from the curious villagers, but she can't resist exploring. After all, she's got feet now. She makes friends easily, even Kip's grumpy donkey takes a shine to her. When a desperate warlord Mzungu returns to the village, Ekundu gives herself up in exchange for him taking the last of the children. Crestfallen, Kip pleads with the Elders to mount a rescue, but they refuse. Kip trades his wife's pendant to hire an assassin, but they fail. Kip travels to the Mzungu's fort, followed by his donkey.

Want Do Get is a comprehensive guide to writing better screenplays. It contains many useful tools and techniques that will help any writer to produce more entertaining and well-structured scripts. Readers will also find it a useful guide for other types of storytelling, such as plays and novels.The book has been designed to maximise readability, with chapters split into short sections, including helpful illustrations, and a sans serif font.Merlin Goldman has been writing stories for over a decade. Some of these have become plays (collected in the anthology Pieces), poems (Voices Along the Road), and novels (The Carpenter and The Goat Herder). A graduate of LSF's Talent Campus programme, he has written, produced, or directed over half a dozen short films.

Want Do Get is a comprehensive guide to writing better screenplays. It contains many useful tools and techniques that will help any writer to produce more entertaining and well-structured scripts. Readers will also find it a useful guide for other types of storytelling, such as plays and novels.