Cop a Load of This

Cop a Load of This

Author: Malcolm 'Tricky' Trayhorn

Publisher: Paragon Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13:

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An honest and true reflection of a life from childhood to retirement. An account of growing up in the 1950’s and 1960’s on the borders of Middlesex and Hertfordshire. Remembering School times at a tough all boy’s school in Enfield with good and bad experiences. A career in the police. A look at life in the Hertfordshire Constabulary Police cadet corps in the late 60’s and as a constable in the early 70’s with some funny and traumatic tales. Time spent on the Tactical Patrol Group. Getting married and transferring to the Metropolitan Police. Experiences of dealing with the public in a variety of situations. Attending riot situations in Brixton, Tottenham, Finsbury Park and central London at demonstrations. Promotion to Sergeant and experiences at Holloway and Highbury Police Stations. More riot situations and the Miners dispute. Responsibilities for training new recruits on the streets. Times as a trainer at Hendon Police training school in a variety of roles and subsequently at an Area training unit. Working for the National Blood Service and an agency trainer at other police forces. Training manager at two major suppliers of training courses. Amateur dramatics, tap dancing and being Santa.


Ask a Manager

Ask a Manager

Author: Alison Green

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0399181822

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From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together


Commitment

Commitment

Author: Didier Drogba

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Published: 2015-11-19

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1473620716

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The story of one of the most recognisable and successful players in world football. Didier Drogba is renowned for his heading ability, sharp shooting and sheer strength. He has played for his native Ivory Coast and for clubs in France, China and Turkey, but it is as a Chelsea striker that he is best known. His feats with Chelsea have made him a cult hero among supporters. In Didier Drogba's honest and revealing autobiography he will talk about life as an immigrant in Paris, the importance of his education and how finding success later than most professional footballers has kept him grounded. In 2012 Didier was voted Chelsea's greatest ever player. He talks from a privileged behind-the-scenes position about tactics and how he felt mentally and physically as well as anecdotes from the dressing room. Didier provides unique insight into important and controversial matches from the first trophy he won with them in 2005 to the Premier League title a decade later; as well as what persuaded him to stay when he was at his lowest ebb. Away from football Drogba has been widely applauded for his involvement in trying to broker peace in the Ivorian civil war - he is a UN Goodwill Ambassador and does a huge amount of work with the Didier Drogba Foundation - Time magazine named him one of the world's 100 most influential people. Go behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge and find out about life on and off the field for this humble Chelsea hero.


Forbidden Love: Strong CEO

Forbidden Love: Strong CEO

Author: Guo RenTang

Publisher: Funstory

Published: 2019-09-29

Total Pages: 970

ISBN-13: 1646771869

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She was from a rich and powerful family, but she was the lowest and lowliest existence in the rich and powerful family. From the moment she was born, she was destined to be a tool for her father to marry her ...Her husband had raised a mistress outside the family and even gave birth to a big fat son. This made her become the biggest joke in the world, but she had to be patient because of her severely ill mother ...Violence, trampling, humiliation ... she had endured them all, why couldn't she get a peaceful life in exchange?!"If you can't have a son, our family won't be obliged to spend money to cure that bitch of a mother!"Casanova's husband said, "You think you're worthy enough to give me a son? Get lost! "It wasn't easy for him to get pregnant with a child, but the child's father was ...The peerless and powerful brother-in-law?


#Alilabouthotelier

#Alilabouthotelier

Author: Ishita Chopra

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2018-07-25

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 1643247298

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It was never about partying. It was never about laying on the bed with boys. It was never about gossiping. It was never about the relationships. It was never about working late nights. It is about having friends who become your family at work. It is about being a woman who multi-tasks. It is about not doing something big in life but aiming to do great things. It is about admiring the person you love the most, even if his rejection makes you a strong individual. It is about the mentors you have in life. And that is what makes each hotelier a proud hotelier.


THREE KINGDOMS

THREE KINGDOMS

Author: John Michael Wansor

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-11-12

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1312544562

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This story is how a reporter from Egypt presents the problems facing Europe and the United States today using the third century as a mirror. as in the real world many people paranoid and are obsessed with spying on each other. As an Arab from Egypt the reporter experiences a cultural crisis which is not restricted to the language or physical move. He also has to deal with becoming wealth overnight. There are many comical events with the Professor working at CERN, the mysterious Madam Ni one of the richest women in the world, Doctor Lu who is also a martial arts master from China, Feldweibel Wilhelm Wallis who had spent most of his military service as a member of the Vatican Guard, and Brother Francis a monk at the local Abbey who is the gardener and unofficial historian. Combination of history science, Christianity, and world events; both historical and current bite by bite unravels the tangled knots in the series of events that have produced our modern version of Chaos. The answers are in the facts.


Tomorrows Promise

Tomorrows Promise

Author: Edward R Kofke Sr

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-08-14

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 1300786248

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With an 'I'm going to make it attitude', Tomorrows Promise is a compilation of the diary 18 year old Eddie Kofke kept of his experiences and adventures during WWII from enlistment to discharge. Join the flights as young Ed shares the details of the 50 combat missions he flew as the tail gunner aboard the invincible B-24 Liberator, the Shoo-Shoo Baby. Laugh along with the crew as they experience numerous side adventures both overseas and stateside. As part of the 15th Air Force, 464th Bomb Group, the 'Baby' was one of 65 'Olive Drab' B-24's leaving Pocatello, Idaho in 1944. The Shoo-Shoo Baby was the first to finish all 50 missions with the original crew still intact, without one injury or death and the only 'Olive Drab' ship still flying in the 779th. The other 64 ships and 640 men were gone or replaced with many replacements replaced. This was despite 5 missions to the Ploesti oil refineries and being the number one target on Hermann Goering's Elite Luftwaff's kill list.


Harken's Caribbean See

Harken's Caribbean See

Author: Pete Brand

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2006-07

Total Pages: 634

ISBN-13: 1425947514

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David Harken, a young ex Florida Prosecutor goes to the Eastern Caribbean island of Dominica BWI with his side kick, Colonel Ralph Rankin, to temporarily run Island House, the small resort hotel his friends are buying. During his stay on the island he falls for a Dominican girl, Lolly Pacer. He gets shot and loses her in a local coup d'Ã(c)Â-tat attempt and then meets and romances an expatriate British girl, Liene Starling, who is returning from New York to the island to live. At this time an American shipping magnate, Alfred Bruner of Bruner Lines, works out a clever scheme to literally take over the island country. During this time Liene is sought out and pursued by Jason Dans, an ex-employer from New York who, believing Liene will likely alert the authorities to his illegal activities, comes to the island with a hired assassin to kill her, which ultimately involves the real life threat to Liene, David, and their friends at Island House.


Criminally Innocent

Criminally Innocent

Author: Lloyd Reman

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2014-04

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 1491725052

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Carl Messina, a Manhattan-based partner at a global accounting firm, has achieved financial success, yet he considers himself a failure. An involuntary bachelor at forty-three, his only lasting relationship with a woman involves his mom. As Carl tells us, he would never have made partner were it not for his best friend of twenty-five years, Kavi Chander. Kavi, a poor teenager when he emigrated from India, is now the chief financial officer at ADG, one of the largest companies in the world. During an anniversary dinner, Kavi gets word of a scandal at ADG. Weeks later, it's pinned on him. He's indicted for securities fraud - maximum penalty, life in prison. Although he's innocent, he's petrified at the thought of facing a jury. He explores alternatives, including those that aren't legal. Carl tries to help, leading him to Switzerland, India, and Victoria Richards, a sexy yet troubled lawyer with a penchant for manipulating men. Only one thing is certain: Carl's life will never be the same. In this gripping financial thriller, corruption, backstabbing and lies converge as an honest man considers criminal acts to save his friend from being punished for a crime he didn't commit.


Giving Voice to Traditional Songs

Giving Voice to Traditional Songs

Author: Jean Redpath

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 1611178932

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The singer tells her story from Scottish childhood to success on the Greenwich Village folk scene and beyond, and shares her passion for traditional music. Jean Redpath is best remembered for her impressive repertoire of ancient ballads, Robert Burns songs, and contemporary folk music, recorded and performed over a career spanning some fifty years. In this book, Mark Brownrigg captures Redpath’s idiosyncratic and often humorous voice through his interviews with her during the last eighteen months of her life. Here Redpath reflects on her humble beginnings, her Scottish heritage, her life’s journey, and her mission of preserving, performing, and teaching traditional song. A native of Edinburgh, Redpath was raised in a family of singers of traditional Scots songs. She broadened her knowledge through work with the Edinburgh Folk Society and Scottish studies at Edinburgh University, but prior to graduation, she abandoned academia to follow her passion of singing. Her independent spirit took her to the United States, where she found commercial success amid the Greenwich Village folk-music revival in New York in the 1960s—and shared a house and concert stages with Bob Dylan and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. Soon a rave review in the New York Times launched her career and led to wide recognition as a true voice of traditional Scottish songs. As a regular on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion and a guest on Late Show with David Letterman, Redpath endeared herself to millions with her soft melodies and amusing tales—and her extraordinary career and extensive knowledge of traditional Scottish music history earned her prestigious university appointments, a performance for Queen Elizabeth II, and induction into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. This is her remarkable story.