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In this amusing and brilliantly conceived book, Michael Sims introduces you to your body. Moving from head to toe, Sims blends cultural history with evolutionary theory to produce a wonderfully original narrative in which he analyzes the visible parts of the body. In this fascinating brew of science and storytelling, readers encounter not only accessible explanations of the mechanics of their anatomy, but also the layers of mythology, religious lore, history, Darwinian theory, and popular culture that have helped to shape our understanding of any given body part. A titillating and unique book, Adam's Navel is learned and entertaining, a marvelous lens through which to study the form we all inhabit--but may not really understand.

The client/agency relationship is an area fraught with potential problems. Competition in the field has now augmented the necessity to understand the working relationship far more thoroughly to help the client to get better value from the agency. The demand has moved from the need for client satisfaction to the need for excellence when it comes to agency performance. Only by having a good relationship can a client get the best advertising (and the same applies to both sides of the equation). A good relationship rests on a raft of elements, all of which are covered in this book.

Agency Account Handling strives to distinguish between good account handling and great account handling. This book will help you understand the wider picture of client servicing, give you satisfied customers and allow you to go home at night with a smile on your face. In reality it may not avoid all the 'blood, sweat and tears' but it will certainly reduce them to a manageable level. Good account handlers know instinctively most of the principles associated with effective client servicing. What results in great account handling is the difference an individual makes, all those little agency touches that add up to a competitive advantage and, essentially, the decision by an individual to concentrate on the right mix of priorities which will produce the most effective results. It should inspire people to strive for satisfied clients, fulfilled professional lives and strong client service departments. "This book is a beacon for account handlers, giving insight, confidence and experience, whether you read it cover to cover or dip into relevant sections. It shines a light on the path to success for burgeoning careers and wily old dogs alike." —Steve Aldridge, Creative Partner, Partners Andrews Aldridge "Indispensable! A soup-to-nuts analysis of all aspects of account management. A must for any ambitious account handler, from any discipline, who wants to further their career." —Suki Thompson, Managing Director, The Haystack Group "There is much to recommend Mike's book. First, it fills a gap in the market. I haven't come across anything on great account handling practice, previously. Second, it has terrific depth and breadth. But what makes Mike's book really special is that it is a book to learn from. Having worked with Mike a lot over the last five years I know that he knows his stuff. What I hadn't realised is that he has a rare gift for imparting his stuff in the infectious way that is a pleasure to learn from." —Malcolm White, Executive Planning Director, Euro RSCG London

Even in the twenty-first century, the undead walk among us...Before Twilight and True Blood, vampires haunted the nineteenth century, when brilliant writers indulged their bloodthirsty imaginations, culminating in Bram Stoker's legendary 1897 novel, Dracula.Acclaimed author and anthologist Michael Sims brings together the finest vampire stories of the Victorian era in a unique collection that highlights their cultural variety. Beginning with the supposedly true accounts that captivated Byron and Shelley, the stories range from Aleksei Tolstoy's tale of a vampire family to Fitz James O'Brien's invisible monster to Mary Elizabeth Braddon's rich and sinister widow, Good Lady Ducayne. Sims also includes a nineteenth-century travel tour of Transylvanian superstitions, and finishes the collection with Stoker's own Dracula's Guest - a chapter omitted from his landmark novel.Vampires captivated Victorian society, and these wonderful stories demonstrate how Romantic and Victorian writers refined the raw ore of peasant superstition into a whole vampire mythology of aristocratic decadence and innocence betrayed.

The greatest ever anthology of Victorian detective stories, The Dead Witness gathers the finest police and private detective adventure stories from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including a wide range of overlooked gems.'The Dead Witness', the 1866 title story by Australian writer Mary Fortune, is the first known detective story by a woman, a suspenseful clue-strewn manhunt in the Outback. This forgotten treasure sets the tone for the whole anthology as surprises appear from every direction, including more female detectives and authors than you can find in any other anthology of its kind. Pioneer women writers such as Anna Katharine Green, Mary E. Wilkins and C. L. Pirkis take you from rural America to bustling London, introducing you to female detectives from Loveday Brooke to Dorcas Dene and Madelyn Mack. In other stories, you will meet November Joe, the Canadian half-Native backwoods detective who stars in 'The Crime at Big Tree Portage' and demonstrates that Sherlockian attention to detail works as well in the woods as in the city. Holmes himself is here, too, of course - not in another reprint though - but in the first two chapters of A Study in Scarlet, the first Holmes case, in which the great man meets and dazzles Watson. Authors range from luminaries such as Charles Dickens to the forgotten author who helped inspire Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', the first real detective story. Bret Harte is here as is E. W. Hornung, creator of master thief Raffles. Naturally Wilkie Collins couldn't be left behind. Michael Sims's new collection reveals the fascinating and entertaining youth of what would mature into the most popular genre of the twentieth century.

Ghost stories date back centuries, but those written in the Victorian era have a unique atmosphere and dark beauty. Michael Sims, whose previous Victorian collections have been widely praised, has gathered twelve of the best stories about humanity’s oldest obsession. The Phantom Coach includes tales by a surprising, often legendary cast, from Charles Dickens and Margaret Oliphant to Henry James, Rudyard Kipling and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as lost gems by forgotten masters such as Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and W. F. Harvey. Amelia Edwards’s chilling story gives the collection its title, while Ambrose Bierce, Elizabeth Gaskell and W. W. Jacobs will turn you white as a sheet. With a skilful introduction to the genre and notes on each story, The Phantom Coach is a spectacular collection of ghostly Victorian thrills.

'Fascinating … A stimulating contribution to our never-ending fascination with Holmes himself, and, even more perhaps, his genial creator' Sunday TimesA medical student at the University of Edinburgh, Arthur Conan Doyle studied under the vigilant eye of Dr Joseph Bell. He observed as Dr Bell identified a patient's occupation, hometown and ailments from the smallest details of dress, gait and speech. Although Doyle was training to be a surgeon, he was cultivating essential knowledge that would help him to define the art of the detective novel. From Doyle's early days surrounded by poverty and violence, through to his first days as a surgeon, Michael Sims traces the circuitous yet inevitable development of Arthur Conan Doyle as the father of the modern mystery. The incomparable Sherlock Holmes emerges as a product of Doyle's varied lessons in the classroom and professional life.

The year was 1963 and my mother had just moved me and my siblings to Watts, California from Louisiana. I was only 3yrs old but from that point on my life would never be the same. Follow me Michael "Ridah Mike" Sims as I go through my life story the bad and the ugly as I show you the reader how I became the strong willed intelligent man that I am today. Warning What you are about to read is a book so dangerous that it was filed "under Sealed" in court proceedings to determine if it should ever see the light of day. Prison officials have determined that if the manuscript is disseminated, it would incite violence and undermine institutional security...confiscating the manuscript thus helps to stop the distribution of it and the dangerous effects of the information it contains... -Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General Prison gangs are responsible for violent acts and other criminal activities taking place in the prisons and on the public streets. As IGI Lieutenant, I am responsible for Pelican Bay's efforts to monitor, control, and suppress prison gang activity. -James McMillan, Lieutenant IGI (Institutional Gang Investigation) Old clich s are often true "Don't judge a book by its cover." Taken as a whole, Petitioner's manuscript is an attempt to persuade readers that the path to be avoided... -Scott Hoxeng, Attorney At Law I've been incarcerated since 1979 and lived a very pugnacious lifestyle, but now serve as a devoted activist against all violence. Some prison officials try to suppress reconciliatory messages by the esoteric minded brothers of my stature. -Michael "Ridah Mike" Sims, Author

Henry David Thoreau is an American intellectual icon; what made him so was the decade between his graduation from Harvard and the years he spent in a cabin he built himself on Ralph Waldo Emerson's land at Walden Pond--the formative decade that turned him into one of America's most influential writers. In a detailed and textured narrative, Sims brings Thoreau to life--striding across the page like a radical folksinger rather than the curmudgeonly recluse who occupies our mental image of Walden Pond. In this youthful period, he wrote his first book and refined the journal entries that formed the core of his later work, Walden; joined the anti-slavery campaign and studied Native American culture; spent the night in jail that led to his celebrated essay Civil Disobedience, which would inspire the likes of Gandhi and Martin Luther King; developed a scientific/poetic response to nature; and aligned himself with the Transcendentalism , which questioned assumptions about God, citizenship, and the Industrial Revolution. Sims relates intimate moments in Thoreau's daily life--teaching Nathaniel Hawthorne to row a boat; tutoring Emerson's nephew on Staten Island--and the deep influence of his parents and his beloved older brother, John, whose tragic early death haunted him. Chronicling Thoreau's youthful transformation, Sims shows how his intellectual development would resonate for the rest of his life, and throughout American literature and history.

I have a deep passion for people development; for I have had no greater reward than being a part of the success and growth in someone's life To this end I have written this book... "No One of Us" Is As Good As "ALL OF US" My book is a guide to leaders in "ALL" industries for building and MAINTAINING high performing teams, through fully embracing diversity - and always putting your "PEOPLE FIRST". The premise of my book is you must first realize the impact there is in fostering the differences in your people - then maximizing that potential for the success of your business. Those of us who continue to win, both in business and life...are those who hire, train and motivate their people - to those of us who continue to struggle, I would challenge you to take a hard look at the people you have on your teams. The success and failure of your organization, begins and ends with your PEOPLE The best of success to one and all... Michael Sims President PSP Restaurant Group LLC [email protected]

I have a deep passion for people development; for I have had no greater reward than being a part of the success and growth in someone's life To this end I have written this book... "No One of Us" Is As Good As "ALL OF US" My book is a guide to leaders in "ALL" industries for building and MAINTAINING high performing teams, through fully embracing diversity - and always putting your "PEOPLE FIRST". The premise of my book is you must first realize the impact there is in fostering the differences in your people - then maximizing that potential for the success of your business. Those of us who continue to win, both in business and life...are those who hire, train and motivate their people - to those of us who continue to struggle, I would challenge you to take a hard look at the people you have on your teams. The success and failure of your organization, begins and ends with your PEOPLE The best of success to one and all... Michael Sims President PSP Restaurant Group LLC [email protected]