Keep Calm and Drink Up
Author: Summersdale Publishers
Publisher:
Published: 2010-06
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781849531023
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title is packed with proverbs and mantras showing that wisdom can be found at the bottom of a glass.
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Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On
Author: Mark Reinecke
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Published: 2010-09-01
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 1572248823
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst featured on a British poster produced during World War II, 'Keep calm and carry on' has become the mantra of millions—but exactly how to keep calm remains a difficult question for most of us. The next time you are stressed by pressures at work, overwhelmed by life's challenges, or panicked by problems that seem unsolvable, reach for this book. In Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On, you'll find twenty short yet powerful lessons and anxiety-reducing techniques that will help you move past stressful moments with grace. Each lesson is so simple to learn and practice, you'll find that this pocket guide is all you really need whenever you need a little help keeping calm.
Return Fire
Author: Ryan Clipper
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2019-09-27
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 0244521441
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen General Betchley formed the Urban Strike Group to combat the violence in Britain, no-one had any idea just how effective it would turn out to be. The commandos scythed through the streets of London, sweeping away terrorists and criminals as fast as they appeared. Operating with total anonymity with no fear of recrimination, their deadly methods proved to be overwhelming. However, such ruthlessness was always going to attract attention, and now they have a different kind of enemy; one as skilled and secretive as the Group itself, more than capable of returning fire in the heat of battle. The loss of one of their own brings home the harsh realities of urban warfare, and the consequences threaten to expose the USG to the very people hunting them. Now the commandos will need to defend the Capital while facing this new threat. Will their Close Quarter Battle abilities be enough? Or will fighting shadowy mercenaries prove to be their downfall?
Declaration of Guilt
Author: Marc Gee
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2011-05-01
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1848766297
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSet in the winter of 1946 just after the Second World War, the naked body of a Polish waitress is discovered frozen under the ice in the River Wista, Krakow. In the same year across Europe a young Jewish woman is murdered in the docklands of the East End of London. Unknown to the Polish and British police both murders are mysteriously connected.Fast forward thirty one years to 1977. James Jacob is sentenced to ten years for armed robbery. On his first night inside the infamous Brainforth Prison he shares a cell with an eccentric prisoner. Unknowingly to Jacob, the inmate hides a dark secret and is embroiled in the grizzly murders of the past. Little does Jacob realise that his life was about to change forever.When a tour guide who worked at Auschwitz is found under the ice-floe of the River Wista, Detective Adamski from the Krakow Police Department is thrust into the spotlight of the world’s media. ‘The Shepherd,’ as the press has christened the serial killer, then strikes again putting the detective under incessant pressure to bring him to justice. But The Shepherd is clever, devious, and has covered his tracks impeccably.Inside Brainforth Prison Jacob becomes haunted by his past. As the story unfolds he battles against his own demons and finds himself being lambasted by the establishment and villains alike. Then out of the blue he inadvertently uncovers a trail of murder, deceit, betrayal and fascism, spanning back to 1946. Uncovering the identity of the killer puts Jacob’s life on the line. Then, when things couldn’t get any worse…. ‘The Shepherd’ decides to pay him a chilling visit.
14 Miles
Author: DW Gibson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-07-27
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1501183435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn esteemed journalist delivers a compelling on-the-ground account of the construction of President Trump’s border wall in San Diego—and the impact on the lives of local residents. In August of 2019, Donald Trump finished building his border wall—at least a portion of it. In San Diego, the Army Corps of engineers completed two years of construction on a 14-mile steel beamed barrier that extends eighteen-feet high and cost a staggering $147 million. As one border patrol agent told reporters visiting the site, “It was funded and approved and it was built under his administration. It is Trump’s wall.” 14 Miles is a definitive account of all the dramatic construction, showing readers what it feels like to stand on both sides of the border looking up at the imposing and controversial barrier. After the Department of Homeland Security announced an open call for wall prototypes in 2017, DW Gibson, an award-winning journalist and Southern California native, began visiting the construction site and watching as the prototype samples were erected. Gibson spent those two years closely observing the work and interviewing local residents to understand how it was impacting them. These include April McKee, a border patrol agent leading a recruiting program that trains teenagers to work as agents; Jeff Schwilk, a retired Marine who organizes pro-wall rallies as head of the group San Diegans for Secure Borders; Roque De La Fuente, an eccentric millionaire developer who uses the construction as a promotional opportunity; and Civile Ephedouard, a Haitian refugee who spent two years migrating through Central America to the United States and anxiously awaits the results of his asylum case. Fascinating, propulsive, and incredibly timely, 14 Miles is an important work that explains not only how the wall has reshaped our landscape and countless lives but also how its shadow looms over our very identity as a nation.
Off the Rails
Author: Beppe Severgnini
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2019-02-12
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 0698162110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this witty and entertaining collection of travel tales, an acclaimed journalist explores his obsession with trains--and what his rail journeys have taught him about culture and identity. "I've gone around the world in installments. Every trip has been a revelation. I've watched regions, nations, and continents change moods and I've met more people on trains than in forty years of airplane flights. Every train trip has been a spectacle. Trains are stages, cafés, bazaars. The only talk show that will never go off the air..." Beppe Severgnini has spent his life traveling the world, and not just because he's a journalist; he's a passionate, unflagging train buff. Off the Rails recounts some of his favorite trips across Europe, Australia, Asia, and the United States, each journey bringing readers not only to a different place but to a different time, from his honeymoon on the Trans-Siberian Express (in a four-person compartment!), to a winding journey from Russia to Turkey during the last summer of communism, to a recent coast-to-coast trip with his son from Washington, D.C., to Washington State. Off the Rails is the perfect getaway for anyone with a touch of wanderlust, who dreams of escape or just likes to laugh. Filled with memorable characters and perceptive observations, it demonstrates--hilariously--what unites us. With the world in chaos and life in perpetual fast-forward, it's always the right time to hop on board with Beppe Severgnini and meet your charming, hapless, quarrelsome, romantic, shifty, quirky, endearing neighbors.
Keep Calm and Colour Unicorns
Author: Summersdale
Publisher: Summersdale
Published: 2016-06-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781909865259
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Colour is a power which directly influences the soul.' Wassily Kandinsky There's nothing like a unicorn to give life some colour. Relax, take a break and let your imagination soar... So Keep Calm and Colour Unicorns!
Keep Calm and Parent On
Author: Emma Jenner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-07-15
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1476739560
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom a modern-day Mary Poppins and the former star of TLC’s Take Home Nanny comes a holistic and guilt-free approach to parenting children ages seven and under. Emma Jenner lives, teaches, and nannies by this philosophy: if parents are in control, they can enjoy their children more. And what could be more enjoyable than well- behaved, respectful, healthy, thriving kids? Keep Calm and Parent On effectively places parenting expert Emma Jenner on your shoulder, helping you see your child’s behavior from an objective standpoint that puts you firmly in charge. Each chapter opens with a checklist of questions to ask yourself when you run into a specific problem, whether it’s sleeping, nutrition, communication, manners, consequences, or self-esteem. Jenner then breaks down each checklist, explaining how bad behavior is really just a habit that needs to be corrected. By connecting the dots in all areas of your child’s life, you can understand why he or she is acting out—and how to fix it. For example, the best discipline techniques in the world won’t work if a child is sleep-deprived, and a child will not demonstrate good manners if communication is faulty and he doesn’t understand what’s expected of him. Each chapter also features handy sidebars, as well as instructive and memorable quizzes. A strong proponent of raising our expectations, Jenner shows how parents can do more by doing less for their children. With an interactive format and straightforward solutions, this invaluable guide is designed to give parents bite-size takeaways they can use immediately with their children. Jenner’s blend of British and American parenting styles is more than advice; it is proof that all children are capable of behaving—and that you have the keys to unlocking their potential.
Journey to Fire's Keep
Author: Grady L. Owens
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2020-11-03
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 1664139869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTheir hometown scorched to the earth, a self-doubting young man and his naïve, childish half-elf friend depart on a quest to find closure by determining the source of the mysterious blaze. Up against a megalomaniacal sorcerer and his headstrong apprentice, their exploits draw the ire of the magical organization that seeks to keep the world's forces in balance. In a world where magic is practiced like a science, they must face their demons head-on in a world they barely understand, or risk losing everything to their enemies' twisted plot.
High-Risk Patrol
Author: Gerald W. Garner
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
Published: 2020-05-28
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0398093342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a general orientation for survival, using the author’s “everyone goes home” approach as in previous editions, to keep the police officer safe and secure. It details the specifics the intelligent police professional must master in order to survive the many types of risky situations he will be exposed to over a career. The book is painstakingly thorough in its approach to officer survival in an era where peacekeepers are required to be highly transparent and accountable in all their actions. Every use of force by a law enforcement officer will be closely scrutinized. This is one reason why it is important that today’s officer has access to every viable tactic and technique that may prevent the need for force in the first place. The book details everything from searching an arrested individual to searching a building; arresting a 300-pound outlaw biker to a surly teenager. Techniques and strategies discussed in the book include personal preparation for risk reduction, vehicle stops and contacts, defusing disturbances, domestic violence, burglaries and structure searching, barricades and hostage-takers, vehicle pursuits, ambush attacks, emotionally disturbed and mentally ill persons, prisoner control and transport, terrorist threats, off-duty confrontations, and reducing the emotional risks involved. At the end of each vital chapter, a quick and concise “Risk Reduction Checklist” is presented. These chapter summaries are excellent for review and merit rereading by the police professional intent on surviving to a healthy retirement. An Appendix has been included containing informative accounts of police deaths, culled from the “Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Report” put together by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Other accounts are also found at the end of each chapter. Each one makes a point by way of grim example, yet every tragedy described can help save the life of an alert police officer who might otherwise become one more statistic. This unique and comprehensive text will be invaluable to all law enforcement professionals, investigators, policymakers, and police academics.
