Steven Harding has just graduated from university with a first class honours degree. He is now ready to begin a career in information technology, however, being an ex-criminal getting started is never easy. No longer is he an un-educated, drug-fueled, criminal. Now he has stopped the drinking and drugs and a new life awaits. Is he ready for the challenges ahead and is the world of IT ready for him.This is his continuing story of hope and inspiration that shows how with enough determination and desire anyone can improve their chances in life if they are willing to work, sweat and fight for their dreams and not simply sit around blaming everyone else for their misfortunes.For Steven the path has not been easy. He has very a violent past and the tragic loss of his mother and brother to deal with. Society had him labelled as a no hoper and very few were willing to give him a fresh start.Cappuccino Daydreams is the third book in the Buckland Gap trilogy and is a very different story that can easily hold its own. The story is about Stevens first year after his graduation from university.
It's normal for a widower to get the blues. What if he happens to be a jaded forty-something parish minister? Yep, he gets himself a sabbatical. Follow the Revd Kevin Birley as he revisits various cultural references: U2, The Matrix, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Tracey Emin, Eddy Izzard and Dr Who. His "e;friends reunited"e; dimension delivers more surprises: from model can-do evangelicals to struggling stage actors.
From the anchor of the incredibly popular NDTV Good Times show, Royal Reservation On her show, Amrita Gandhi has been a welcome guest to royal families all over India. Live like a Maharaja: How to Turn Your Home into a Palace is her treasure trove of royal lifestyle tips and secrets that will change the way you live. Discover the art of setting a dining table from the royal house of Rampur; learn how to accessorize your chiffon sari like Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur; uncover Saif Ali Khan’s style commandments and master the secrets of an authentic Hyderabadi biryani from the chefs of the Falaknuma Palace. Full of great advice on how to create luxury out of the ordinary, this book is an exciting journey into the lives and homes of India’s royal families, revealing the prized lifestyle secrets that will make kings and queens of all of us.
A Cup of Cappuccino for the Entrepreneur’s Spirit – find your passion and live the dream features entrepreneurs’ true short stories written to inspire, energize and teach the reader. The stories include adversities, challenges, triumphs, and successes experienced by the entrepreneur to help readers discover passion and basic principles they can use to live the entrepreneurial dream. Touching both the head and the heart, the stories feature entrepreneurs from ages 21 to 94 representing a diverse range of business types, sizes, and income levels. Stories are presented in a “can do” optimistic format, opened with relevant inspirational quotes, and closed with key success factors, recommended books, entrepreneurs’ websites, and editor’s notes. Featured entrepreneurs include Scott Klososky from Oklahoma, who sold his last company for $115M. Scott believes that building businesses is a noble act and that entrepreneurship has made the U.S. economy the powerhouse that it is. Evelyn Echols, an entrepreneur from Chicago recently celebrated her 94th birthday and is still involved in entrepreneurial ventures. Ms. Echols believes that this era is the perfect time for young people to consider entrepreneurship. Evelyn owned and operated Echols International Travel School for 35 years and just published her second book with Walter Cronkite writing the foreword. Particularly relevant in today’s economy, Katherine Sansone of SANSONE+ PR and Marketing firm in Oakland, California started a business because she was tired of being laid off and wanted to control her own destiny. She now represents notable clients worldwide and discusses changes she had to make in her business with personnel including using contract management rather than having employees. Tamara Dujmovic and Robert Sterpin, two successful entrepreneurs from Izola, Slovenia, Europe (the former Yugoslavia), discuss their business strategies and illustrate the possibilities of entrepreneurship in a society where owning a business was not an option prior to 1991. In the current economic climate, entrepreneurs must work harder than ever before to differentiate their businesses from the competition. Key success factors such as passion, customer service, relationships, work ethic, integrity, determination and perseverance are reiterated throughout the book. A Cup of Cappuccino for the Entrepreneurs’ Spirit – find your passion and live the dream will include a series of books with the first book featuring 58 entrepreneurs from five countries and 18 states within the U.S. Future books will be published as editions of A Cup of Cappuccino for the Entrepreneur’s Spirit. The series will include Volumes I, II, and III, a Women Entrepreneurs’ Edition, an Internet Entrepreneurs’ Edition, a Global Entrepreneurs’ Edition, a Disabled Entrepreneurs’ Edition, an African American Entrepreneurs’ Edition, a Native American Entrepreneurs’ Edition, a Social Entrepreneurs’ Edition, an Australian Entrepreneurs’ Edition and others. Over 50 potential editions have been identified. CDs with selected stories in the entrepreneur's voice will follow. A Cup of Cappuccino for the Entrepreneur’s Spirit will bring inspiration, motivation, and knowledge to entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide. A portion of the proceeds from the book will be put in a fund to help the next generation of entrepreneurs with start-up funds. To inquire about being an Editor for A Cup of Cappuccino for the Entrepreneur’s Spirit send an e-mail and your vita to the founder Jeretta Horn Nord at [email protected]. For the format and guidelines for writing a story, click on "Submit Story." www.acupofcappuccino.com
"Avicenna and I" is a love saga spanning here and the hereafter; it is a journey of spirits toward immortality. Together two lovers explore the city of Hamadan in north-west of Iran, one of the oldest residences of civilisation, where the tomb of one of history's most remarkable thinkers, Avicenna, lies. To ascend from what they are to what they dream to be, the lovers seek and find the spirit of Avicenna. From him-the prince of medicine and the leading wise man-they learn how to heal the body, the mind, the spirit and even love, and how to tend to a wounded nature. They discover the path to immortality. "Avicenna and I" strips history naked of its pretensions and shatters the myth of the East as a place of unreason-deserving to be subjugated by the West -- and establishes that the Italian Renaissance was merely a continuation of the Persian Renaissance which occurred in the Golden Era of Avicenna. In this unforgettable novel the future and the past recreate one another and set the present afire with passion for immortal wisdom, and immortal love and truth. The reader is invited to view the mind and the universe, intuition and reason, science and faith, and life and death with a profoundly new understanding. The trials and tribulations of the characters, even history, on their transcendental journey are recounted with a pen searching for the beginning and the end of everything -- for the answers God never created. So humans must invent the answers as we have invented many things God did not create. This novel is a chapter in the book of answers.
Amethyst Callinger, the ‘billionaire baby’ lost everything when she lost her father. With nothing but a cruel mother and a reputation created by the media, Amethyst has no choice but to take on the world alone. When she successfully applies for a job in the Day family’s legal firm, she finds herself in a ‘famiglia’ environment and everyone seems to know more about her life than she does. Sheltered and naive in some ways, but gifted and mature in others, Amethyst discovers love and friendship while learning more about her father and her past. A passionate relationship with a man that can’t love her, leads her into the arms of a man who can. Her polyamorous heart is not divided, but her feelings could destroy the men’s bond forever. ABC is the beginning of Amethyst's journey towards making the world a better place, one person at a time. All books in the Ruthless Beings series are rated 18+ due to subject matter that some readers may find confrontational.
face2face Second edition is the flexible, easy-to-teach, 6-level course (A1 to C1) for busy teachers who want to get their adult and young adult learners to communicate with confidence. face2face Second edition is informed by the Cambridge English Corpus and its vocabulary syllabus is mapped to the English Vocabulary Profile, meaning students learn the language they really need at each CEFR level. The free DVD-ROM in the Intermediate Student's Book includes consolidation activities and an electronic portfolio for learners to track their progress, with customisable tests and grammar and vocabulary reference sections. The Class Audio CDs (available separately) contains the complete recordings for the listening activities in the Student's Book.
Falling in love may never happen to some, but for Eve the feeling arrives just when she is at her most fragile. Widowed and exhausted from her demanding job as a London based fashion buyer, Eve goes on holiday to Italy and stumbles into the arms of Antonio, an intelligent and generous journalist. Despite ups and downs along the way, she falls in love with all that Venice, Milan and Antonio have to offer. Eve starts to hope the passionate holiday romance will become a blossoming new relationship. But can her vulnerable heart win the battle with her sensible head which tugs her back to a successful life in London with three devoted sons? Cappuccino Kiss follows Eve's journey from first flush to last heartbreaking decision. So will Eve swap high fashion for Italian passion or will it be Arrivederci to Antonio?
“Before we get on with our business, there’s a bit of a paperwork you’d need to sign,” Damon said suddenly. He took out a piece of paper and pushed it towards Violet. “What’s this?” she asked. “A written agreement for the price of our sale,” Damon replied. He said it so calmly and so nonchalantly, like he wasn’t buying a girl’s virginity for one million dollars. Violet swallowed hard and her eyes began to glaze over the words on that paper. The agreement was pretty self-explanatory. It basically stated that she’d agree to this sale of her virginity for the aforementioned price and that their signatures would seal the deal. Damon already signed his part and hers was left blank. It was one million dollars. This was more money than she could ever see in her lifetime. One night compared to that would be minuscule. One could even argue that it was a bargain. So before she could change her mind again, Violet took the pen from Damon’s hand and signed her name on the dotted line. Right as the clock struck midnight that day, Violet Rose Carvey had just signed a deal with Damon Van Zandt, the devil in the flesh. * Warning: Mature content ahead. Enter at your own risk. *
