Ben Smith

Volume 2 - Castle Valiant is overrun with Alfainians, and the few Ma'pah soldiers aren't enough to hold them back for long. Led by dinosaur riding Lord Gronk, the sadomasochistic Lord Stephens, and more the odds are stacked against Valorie Valiant - the transgender princess of Valenguard. She'll have to put her trust in the assassin sent to kidnap her just to escape, but will that be enough?

Volume 1 - The prince of Valenguard is a little weird. Everybody thinks so, but what they don't know is that she is actually transgender It's the day of the big war meeting, and Princess Valorie's on the run Fleeing the castle with the queen in hot pursuit. Meanwhile, a mysterious assassin has come to town. Her target? The weird princess. Who will catch up to her first?

In the North Sea, far from what remains of the coastline, a wind farm stretches for thousands of acres.The Boy, who is no longer really a boy, and the Old Man, whose age is unguessable, are charged with its maintenance. They carry out their never-ending work, scoured by wind and salt, as the waves roll, dragging strange shoals of flotsam through the turbine fields. Land is only a memory.So too is the Boy's father, who worked on the turbines before him, and disappeared. The boy has been sent by the Company to take his place, but the question of where he went and why is one for which the Old Man will give no answer.As his companion dredges the sea for lost things, the Boy sifts for the truth of his missing father. Until one day, from the limitless water, a plan for escape emergesThis beautifully crafted novel about loneliness and hope, nature and survival, is as haunting as it is compelling - a very special debut indeed.

17-year-old Dylan Geringer isn't a superhero, but there's still hope for her anagram-inspired alter ego, DARLING ENERGY. When the all-call system at Dylan's high school sends out a series of mysterious, automated phone messages in the middle of the night, Dylan and her partner-in-crime, Steven, won't rest until they find out who's sending them and why they've prompted the town to gather at Valley Forge Park on the Ides of March. Within days of the first message, Dylan and Steven's investigation yields bigger and more private mysteries among the lives of their classmates and especially about their favorite English teacher, Mr. Drake. The fact that March 15th is both Dylan's birthday and the ten-year anniversary of the death of Mr. Drake's son, Benjamin, complicates the countdown. Dylan will need to summon all of her Darling Energy powers to wrangle the town together and keep it from falling apart, and she'll need Steven's help to save Mr. Drake from the gathering crowd of marching bands, barbershop quartets, and robed cultists.

A mild night in a Yorkshire village in December 1976; Ben is expecting his mum home from a cheese & wine evening at the vicarage. Instead, the widow Barbara Brown turns up on the doorstep to tell Ben that his mum has been taken to hospital. She tries to be reassuring, but isn't convincing. Ten days later, Ben still hasn't been allowed to see his mother. His dad, as usual, has told Ben nothing, but for the first time ever Ben has been disgusted and horrified to witness his father crying. Everything he sees and hears points towards a nightmare outcome, but when, at last, on Christmas Day, his dad drives Ben to the hospital, he makes a discovery that nothing could have prepared him for. An Awkward Age looks at love and loss through the eyes of an adolescent boy trying to make his way in a world of punk and political upheaval. Set partly in Yorkshire and partly in Northern Nigeria, where Ben's dad decides to go and work, and where Ben forms some life-affirming relationships, An Awkward Age is an extremely poignant story, infused with a vein of beautifully dry humour and optimism, in which Ben Smith succinctly captures the social mores of 1970s Britain.

Personal branding is the ultimate professional tool that anyone can use-whether you run your own business or if you are trying to climb the corporate ladder.Learning how to brand yourself and leverage your brand effectively can mean the difference between getting mundane or low-value opportunities that undervalue your skills and strengths and getting high-value and aligned opportunities that value you and your talents. There are countless benefits that come from creating a personal brand and leveraging it for your success-including higher-quality opportunities, better pay, and a greater perceived value that earns you extra perks and bonuses.Although personal branding is a relatively new topic to share, it has already been around for generations. In reality, personal branding ultimately refers to the reputation that you have and how that reputation either works for you or otherwise. If you have a positive personal reputation, you can leverage it to establish authority in your industry and begin creating better opportunities for you to take advantage of. Smart people have been leveraging their professional and personal reputations for years as a way to increase their status and earn a greater living through their careers.These days, the entire face of personal branding has changed due to the inclusion of social media and online marketing. Before, your reputation was built through face-to-face interactions and word of mouth. Now, you can build an entire online platform that imprints who you are into the online space and allows you to share that reputation in a broader way so that you can get in front of more people who can open doors for you.If you are ready to begin leveraging your personal brand and generating personal success through your own efforts, Personal Branding: A Comprehensive Beginners Guide for 2020 is the ultimate book for you. Grab your copy today to start learning about personal branding Things that you will learn include: What a personal brand is and why they are so valuable;How personal brands unlock the doors for greater opportunities;The 5 steps to building your own successful personal brand;The importance of being authentic in your personal brand;How you can market yourself;How to create products or services for you to sell;What it takes to make sales;How you can get your first clients;What you need to begin doing so that you can scale your personal brand;And more

The normal human way of doing things is rife with inefficiencies. It means starting a new writing project and blankly staring at your screen waiting for inspiration to hit you. It means reading books at such a slow pace that you never have time to finish them in your busy schedule. It means having a capricious mind that jumps from one distraction to the next, stifling your ability to learn and retain information.To become superhuman is to achieve superhuman memory, reading and writing skills. The combination of these three abilities will allow you to learn new things fast, and to produce new work even faster. Whether you are a student, a writer, an office worker, human being, you can benefit from the techniques taught in this book.Learn how the memory works inside the brain and how to exercise your memory with techniques used by ancient GreeksEliminate distractions and harness your power of concentration in a distracted worldLearn speed reading techniques that can improve your reading speed by up to 300%Read faster with the ability to recall what you read instead of just skimming over pages and forgetting the materialLearn how to overcome writer's block and hit the ground running with each new writing project Go from 2,000 words a day to up to 10,000Includes a starter project for a fantasy novel that you can complete in less than 10 days.

RUNNING AWARDS 2019 – TOP BOOK The story of Ben Smith, who decided to run 401 marathons in 401 days. People thought he was mad, until they heard his story, then they began to understand. Having endured years of bullying as a child, Ben tried to take his own life. In adulthood, Ben struggled to feel content with the life that was mapped out for him. But having found his passion in running, Ben sold his possessions, escaped his old life and set off on what seemed like an impossible mission – The 401 Challenge. During his 10,506.2-mile odyssey criss-crossing the UK, Ben ran in 309 different locations, accompanied by more than 13,500 people. He visited 101 schools, burned an estimated 2.4 million calories, wrecked his back and braved every extreme of the British weather, while raising £330,000 for charity, touching the lives of millions. This is the inspiring journey of a previously lost and broken man who discovered that anything is possible, if only you choose to search for what makes you truly happy.

Simplify Life By Being MinimalistWe all have habits in our lives. Unfortunately, most of our habits are unconscious and they dont serve us. This leads us to feel overwhelmed and out of control. Sometimes it feels like anxiety and stress seems to come out of nowhere. The modern world is making people feel overwhelmed and exhausted. But how can we take back and feel more happiness every day?This book is about using minimalist ideas to help you identify areas in your life that are working against you. This book will also walk you through the process to best use minimalism in your life to simplify and improve every area.We are all unique and that is why its important for you to put your own spin on minimalist ideas. We have a chapter in this book that will help you do just that. You will be guided on how to make minimalism work for you in your unique situation. We will build a minimalist lifestyle around your way of living.The heart of this book is about changing your habits and making them simple and efficient.When you take control of your daily habits your life will transform and you feel in control. This book will help you be the one managing and controlling habits in all areas of your life.Let's Take a Look Inside This Book...Defining Minimalism: What It All Boils Down ToHow To Use Minimalism To Improve All Areas of Your LifeHow To Adopt a Minimalist LifestyleFinding Your Minimalism StyleMinimalist Habits In All Areas Of LifeTake control of your life and start enjoying every day. Minimalism will be your guide to take back your control and take back your freedom. Simplify your life starting today

This book is an epitome of keto diet plan for healthy living and weightloss. It contains the following: AN OVERVIEW OF THE KETOGENIC DIETTHE RATIONALE BEHIND WEIGHTLOSS & BELLY FAT BURNING ON THE KETOGENIC DIETS ESPECIALLY THE DIET PLAN SELECTED IN THIS BOOK CALORIE CHARTS (DAILY CALORIE NEEDS FOR MEN AND WOMEN) WORKING OUT FOR BEGINNERS ON THE KETO DIETGENERAL WEIGHTLOSS TIPS ON THE KETO DIETEFFECTIVE METHOD OF BUDGETING & SAVING COST ON THE KETO DIET KETO FLU/ADAPTATION PERIOD & HOW TO DEAL WITH ITHOMEMADE KETO ELECTROLYTES DRINK21-DAY KETO DIET PLAN FOR WEIGHTLOSS, SLIMMER WAISTLINE & BELLY FAT BURNING.The 21-DAY KETO DIET PLAN FOR WEIGHTLOSS, SLIMMER WAISTLINE & BELLY FAT BURNING contains the following fantastic and pleasure-giving-meals, whose nutritional information are carefully accounted for: BEAKFASTMATCHA SMOOTHIE BOWL KETOGENIC GREEN SMOOTHIEGHEE AND COCONUT COFFEEKETO MOJITO - LOW CARB & SUGAR-FREE, etc.LUNCHTAMARI MARINATED STEAK SALADPORK CHOPS WITH GREEN BEANS AND GARLIC BUTTERKETO MEAT PIEBROCCOLI BACON SALAD WITH ONIONS AND COCONUT CREAM, etc. DINNERAVOCADO LIME SALMONCREAMY TOMATO BASIL CHICKEN PASTA ROSEMARY ROASTED CHICKEN AND VEGGIES CHEESY SAUSAGE MUSHROOM SKILLET, etc.A lot of researches and experimentations have been done with this 21-DAY KETOGENIC DIET PLAN FOR WEIGHTLOSS, SLIMMER WAISTLINE & BELLY FAT BURNING, and the HOMEMADE KETO ELECTROLYTES DRINK. ABOUT 150 PERSONS TOOK PART IN THIS RESEARCH AND THE POUNDS LOST PER PERSON APPROXIMATED 30LBS WITHIN 21DAYS. THEY HAD THEIR BELLY FAT BURNT DOWN, THEIR WAISTLINES SHRED AND SOME OF THEM HAD THEIR DIABETES REVERSED WITHOUT MEDICATION. More so, this diet plan goes a long way to save you a whole lot of energy, money and time as you don't have to enter into the kitchen and pass through the rigour of always cooking meals every time. Some of these meals are with leftovers that you can simply refrigerate and reheat when the need arises.

Welcome on board `Adriatic’( II) – White Star Line wonder ship! Explore this magnificent steamship through old picture postcards, many of them rare and unpublished. Journey back to 1907 to glimpse Adriatic II as the White Star flagship and travel through her eventful career to her last days as a veteran cruise liner. The postcards featured are a glorious mixture of artist impressions and real photos from the collection of historian Ben Smith, gathered over more than 30 years. `Adriatic’s beautifully proportioned design, high standards of accommodation, and great popularity over more than a quarter of a century, make her a notable vessel. It is hoped that not only White Star buffs, but all ship enthusiasts will enjoy this picture tribute to one of the company’s most successful ships which helped to inspire the famous `Olympic’ class.