Paul J Scott

Can you have a mentor you never actually met? I certainly did.This short book is all about the life of my great grandfather, John Capobianco, who came to America as a poor immigrant in the year 1900 and became a great success. Even though he died before I was born, his lessons are still shaping my life, business and family more than a century after he arrived.

Advanced Metrology: Freeform Surfaces provides the perfect guide for engineering designers and manufacturers interested in exploring the benefits of this technology. The inclusion of industrial case studies and examples will help readers to implement these techniques which are being developed across different industries as they offer improvements to the functional performance of products and reduce weight and cost.

Pretania - Late Iron Age. The lands of south west Dumnonii are divided by the natural border of the River Tamare with Cornovii to the west and the rebellious Turghidian to the east. The subjugated Turghidian warriors desperately covet what the Cornoviians are determined to protect at any cost. A battle for survival becomes inevitable as the young upstarts from the east begin to encroach onto Cornoviian soil, killing and pillaging as they move. As a land of amazing scenery, legends and jealousy prepares for all-out war it becomes apparent that one of the clans will be hunted to extinction. The legendary warrior, Arthyen must win his toughest battle yet as he struggles to overcome the heartache of losing a loved one. He must return from the darkness or Cornovii could be lost forever.

It has been said, some would agree by wiser men than I, that in order for evil to flourish, all that is needed is for good men to do nothing.

During the Autumn of 1854, the British Government dispatched Florence Nightingale and a large party of volunteer nurses to help tend the wounded from the vicious battles raging in the Crimean War. Urgent plans were created to speed them to the Scutari field hospital in Constantinople. With soldiers being in short supply due to the current war effort, ten men of the Queen's Edinburgh Militia were ordered to meet the almost all female party at Marseille and ensure their safe arrival. The unexpected adventures and eventual brutality used as the men experience the punishing reality of war would change them forever as, in their desperate fight for survival, they commit savage acts of cruelty they would never have believed they were capable of. They may have left Scotland for the Crimea to save lives - but who will save their own souls?

A cherished weekend visit to Edinburgh is brought to life when two sisters help a stricken old lady on the Royal Mile. The doors this kindness opens allows an experience of travelling through the City's unique history as the break they had imagined pales into insignificance. A fun easy to read book with heart warming characters.