JESSUP: He survived the war, but can he survive the peace... by Stephen Ainley and cover by Cadhla

 JESSUP: 

He survived the war, but can he survive the peace... 

by Stephen Ainley 

and book cover by Cadhla

Jessup is a broken man, scarred physically and emotionally, by what he witnessed during World War 2, and now cleans the toilets of prisoners to make money to buy alcohol. 

When not arguing with his best friend, Marlow, he broods in his room and contemplates suicide as the only way to escape his pain.

But when he is offered the chance of a better job, he must choose between a new start and turning his back on the one person who treats him with respect: a man whose life is in danger.

A dark, sweeping tale from the battlefields of France and Northern Africa to the East End of London… It is 1950 and Jessup has one last chance to turn his life around.

A harrowing, gripping novel, Jessup will linger long in the reader’s memory.

Jessup is the latest novel now available worldwide from the Author of the Dennis Bisskit books.

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OVERRIDE directed by Richard Colton with Jess Impiazzi, Kimberly Wyatt, Luke Goss and Dean Cain

 

OVERRIDE  directed by Richard Colton

with Jess Impiazzi, Kimberly Wyatt, Luke Goss and Dean Cain

Crime Sci-Fi Thriller. 

In 2040, a female humanoid A.I. is hacked by her husband and forced to kidnap the U.S. vice president's son and execute him on live television. 

In 2040, a female humanoid A.I. is hacked by her husband and forced to kidnap the U.S. vice president's son and execute him on live television.

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The Youth Group

The Youth Group

The Youth Group is a youth first business that provides young people with the tools they really need to get ahead and grow in work. On the flip side, we also help enterprise, government and education to engage, recruit and support youth. We wholeheartedly believe in the potential of all young people and care deeply about young people and their futures.

The Youth Group understands young people. We have a clear focus to help improve the odds for young people across the world, in communities where young people need our help.

Youth Engage youth is a marketing and insight service to help enterprises understand how young people think about work and connect our community of socially diverse young people (who are already work-aware) with their brand and touch points.

Youth Recruit is a youth recruitment service to help enterprises identify, match and onboard the most relevant young people for their open vacancies, meaningful work experience placements, and apprenticeship schemes. This is under-pinned by our vast database of young people where we collect a unique profile and various data attributes to save businesses precious time in pre-qualification.

Youth Support is a training and development service to help enterprises retain and grow their best young people. We help enterprises create the right paths for young people, ensuring that employers invest in the right places to support emerging leaders into what we call “Future Players” - future leaders. We also help organisations re-imagine their purpose, culture, wellness and incentive strategy to attract and earn loyalty from the young person over the long term.

Youth Verified is a digital certification solution that helps companies to benchmark their efforts when it comes to young people, improve on activities and engage with young people more meaningfully.

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Willsow Grow Your own herb Garden Children's Story Book - The Plantable Children's books as seen on Dragons Den

Willsow Grow Your own herb Garden Children's Story Book

 

The Plantable Children's books as seen on Dragons Den

GROW YOUR OWN HERB GARDEN  Each book contains 500 seeds embedded into the front and back pages.

EACH BOOK CONTAINS 

500 BASIL SEEDS - Once you've read the story, you can plant a page to grow your own herb garden.

UNUSUAL GIFT IDEA FOR CHILDREN  Willsow books are the first of their kind, you've never been able to read a children's book and plant a page to meet the main character.

ECO FRIENDLY 

Made from postconsumer waste, recycled envelopes and recycled paper waste. Instead of toxic glue or metal staples, the books are hand stitched with 100% natural cotton. The inks we use are vegetable-based and are fully biodegradable. All seeds are non-genetically modified. They are all tested and approved by an external organisation. The books are made here at Willday Printers in Leicester, England.

PLANT A PAGE TO GROW YOUR OWN HERB GARDEN 

It's that simple with a Willsow book. Read the story, plant a page and grow your own herb garden. 

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The Plantable

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Duran Duran - New Track - Invisible

Duran Duran's new single, INVISIBLE is out now:

The video for the band’s new single, ‘INVISIBLE’, from their forthcoming album, ‘FUTURE PAST’, was created by an Artificial Intelligence called Huxley, a unique dreamer whose ‘mind’ has been modeled after the cognitive and emotional processes of humans.

It is the very first collaboration of its kind, between artists in different planes of existence. “INVISIBLE” was mixed with an immersive #360RA experience in mind, use headphones for the full effect.

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Duran Duran

Plus there NEW album in SIX YEARS can be PRE-SAVED FUTURE PAST

A Lesson for Every Child: Learning About Food Allergies by Sally Huss and Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino

 A Lesson for Every Child: 

Learning About Food Allergies 

by 

Sally Huss and Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino 

Learning was everything to Mrs. Emerson. So when a new student was brought into her classroom, Mrs. Emerson was delighted because she discovered that this young man knew something that everyone needed to know. 

She told her class that Jack was just like everyone else, except for one thing – he had food allergies. “Would you like to explain that to us, Jack?” Jack proceeds to educate us all. 

This book is endorsed by Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT), MedicAlert® Foundation, Elijah Alavi Foundation, The Love for Giovanni Foundation, No Nut Traveler, and Food Allergy Zone.

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A Lesson for Every Child 

Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes

Erica Rhodes: La Vie en Rhodes 

Erica Rhodes brings her confessional comedy style to the legendary Rose Bowl for her very first special, La Vie en Rhodes. 

With topics like non-motivational quotes, emoji etiquette, political correctness, bad grammar, and narcissistic exes, Erica highlights the absurd in all of life’s struggles.

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The Triunix of Time (Time Series Book 1) by L.M. Montes

 

The Triunix of Time 

(Time Series Book 1) 

by L.M. Montes 

Tora is a headstrong, career driven woman who sets out to find the truth about her parents only to discover a family secret that goes back to the Magi.

Tora arrives home in East Tawas, Michigan after a long drive from Norfolk, Virginia. Doing so reminds her of the tragedy that befell her parents a year ago, so she doesn't want to stay too long. She wants to finish with her parents' affairs and get back to Virginia. 

However, her friend and fate have different plans for her, so she stays.... for now. She starts by going through her parents' belongings, and, while cleaning out the attic, comes across a letter her father left her; a letter with a secret that turns her world upside down.

In the meantime, she meets Kyle Stevens and John Cummings and discovers her connection to them goes beyond the here and now. Through them she soon discovers more clues that lead not only to more secrets about her family and herself but also to a whole other world and a quest to go with it. 

The journey won't be easy. Her adversary, the Black Mamba, is there at every turn threatening her whole existence. It isn’t just him but the darkness he represents. She finds a calm in the darkness, and it scares her.

Will Kyle help her stay in the light and be the protector he claims to be, or will she succumb to the darkness? After all, he has his own secrets. At first, it goes well, but when Tora, Kyle, and John hit a snag, something goes very wrong. 

Soon they are in a race against time.

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The Triunix Of Time 

Check Out Michelle J Wright in Introspectum Motel

 

Check Out Michelle J Wright in this SUPERB THRILLER

 Introspectum Motel 

Two strangers, Philippe and Paul head down a dark and twisted path inside themselves, as they uncover the connection between them. 

Together, they are forced to confront their choices, their shared history, and ultimately their humanity.

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Introspectum Motel

Michelle J Wright on IMDb

Laura Ellen Wilson On IMDb

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:

Won: Toronto Independent Film Awards:
Best Film Nominated: Prague Independent Film Festival: Best Film, Best Actor

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Full Cast and Crew 

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The 5 stages of the quest: A 15 poems anthology by Athanasia Tsina

 The 5 stages of the quest: 

A 15 poems anthology 

by Athanasia Tsina 

A flood of emotions, a trip from an old melancholic past leading to a transition to love, facing and discovering aspiration bringing the reader to the beginning of the real journey. 

A mesmerizing collection of short breath-taking poems written with care, reaching the deepest parts of your heart and soul and taking you into a magic journey you will definitely cherish and enjoy! 

Go ahead and indulge into a fantastic world of sentiment! Enjoy!

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The 5 Stages Of The Quest

Deadly Switch with Hayley McLaughlin

Deadly Switch 

When a foreign exchange student, Ana, studying abroad in America becomes the target of a dangerous stalker, she accepts the invitation to move in with her roommate's family in their idyllic town.

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Let's say hello to actress and dancer Zuzana Spacirova

 Let's say hello to actress and dancer Zuzana Spacirova

Accents & Dialects

Native:

East European

High standard:

Czech, London, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Spanish

Languages:

Slovak

High standard:

Czech, English

Music & Dance:

Ballroom Dancing, Choreography, Contemporary Dance, Singing (general)

Other Skills:

Bartender, DBS (CRB) clearance, Event Management (experienced), Juggling, Puppetry, Trapeze (static), Waiting Staff (experience)

Performance:

Children's Theatre

Skilled:

Clown, Physical Theatre, Poetry Reading, Role Play, Voice Over

Sports:

Cycling, Ice Skating, Running, Yoga

Skilled:

Skiing, Swimming, Swimming (Open Water)

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Maiden [DVD] with Tracy Edwards

 

Maiden [DVD]  

with Tracy Edwards

Maiden is the inspirational story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. 

Tracy's dream was opposed on all sides: her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, and potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity. 

But Tracy refused to give up: she re-mortgaged her home and bought a second-hand boat, putting everything on the line to ensure the team made it to the start line. 

With the support of her remarkable crew she went on to shock the sport and prove that women are the equal of men.

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MAIDEN

Maiden Over by Tracy Edwards

 

Maiden Over 

by Tracy Edwards 

Tracy Edwards is a true heroine of our time. Against unimaginable odds she captained the first all-female crew in the longest, toughest yacht race in the world. 

Her boat Maiden broke British records in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. It was a feat no one – especially the predominantly male sailing world – had believed possible.

Tracy followed it in 1998 with a dramatic attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy to break the record for non-stop circumnavigation of the globe with the first all-female crew. Sadly, this time, 40 foot seas and a broken mast ended her chances.

Tracy takes us every gripping step of the way through the attempt. Demanding everything of her – physically and mentally – competitive sailing took a huge toll on her personal relationships. Yet the sacrifices had always been worth the rewards. Now though, single motherhood has finally convinced her that the sea can no longer take first place in heart and soul.

With courage, adventure, humour, and gritty determination, this is an enthralling story and unique insight into the making of a heroine.

“Tracy Edwards has always been one of my heroines, and this book tells you why” Andy McNab

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Maiden Over

Love of the Game: The Man Who Brought the Rooney Rule to the UK by Ricky Hill and Adrian Durham

 

Love of the Game: 

The Man Who Brought the Rooney Rule to the UK 

by Ricky Hill and Adrian Durham  

Ricky Hill grew up beneath the shadow of Wembley Stadium, where he sold programmes at England games as a boy. 

When he was seven, he was told by a teacher that only two in every hundred boys could possibly make it as a professional footballer. 

Ricky told her he would be one of the two. Ten years later, this gifted midfielder scored on his debut for Luton Town. 

Ricky stayed with Luton for 14 years, made 508 appearances and became a club legend. Emerging at a time when racism was rife, he was only the fourth black player to represent England. 

Later, as a coach, he had to fight to smash down barriers holding back black managers, and devised an equivalent of the NFL's 'Rooney Rule' to help BAME applicants secure senior coaching jobs in English football. 

While Ricky has won trophies and awards overseas, he has been overlooked in this country. 

In Love of the Game, he tells the shocking story behind his short spell in charge of Luton, and reveals just how much the football decision-makers in England have ignored him and other black coaches.

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Love Of The Game

Chocolate Chipped: A Smelly Book About Grief by Shelley Gilbert & Vicky Baruch (Author), David Boyle (Illustrator)

Chocolate Chipped: 

A Smelly Book About Grief  

by Shelley Gilbert & Vicky Baruch (Author) 

and David Boyle (Illustrator)

Chocolate Chipped tells the unique story of a young boy named Charlie and his grieving over his Dad's death. 

Using real smells and Scratch & Sniff in the pages to help evoke memories, this book explores the sensitive subject of grief in an honest, engaging - and sometimes even humorous - way. 

Chocolate Chipped can help adults to talk openly to children about the loss of a loved one. 

It can be read by bereaved children to help them understand their own feelings and also by other children to help them appreciate what a friend's going through. 

Teachers, educational specialists as well as Bereavement Counsellors would also gain from using this book.

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Chocolate Chipped

Three book Box Set Of Kids Court by Caron Pescatore

 

Three Book Box Set Of Kids Court 

by Caron Pescatore 

Book One - The Doll Dilemma

When Luanna overhears Jenny accusing her brother of beheading her beloved doll, she decides the best way to help the siblings settle their argument is to have a trial to solve the mystery of what really happened.

With the help of a few friends, the kids' court is quickly started, complete with lawyers, a judge, bailiff, court reporter, and even private investigators. Believing in Jimmy's innocence, Luanna readily agrees to be his defense lawyer. But as the trial plays out and the mountain of evidence against Jimmy continues to grow, Luanna begins to wonder, is her client as innocent as he claims he is?

Book Two - The Go-KartAstrophe

Greg accuses his best friend, Declan, of crashing his go-cart and demands he pays to fix it; Declan insists the accident wasn't his fault. When the boys end up in the kids' court, Luanna comes to the defense again. She believes Declan's claim of innocence, but how can she convince the court he wasn't the cause of the accident when he was driving the go-cart at the time of the crash?

 Book Three - Goodbye Goody Bag 

Eleven-year-old Luanna Porcello and best pal, Phoebe Chen, are having a great time at a birthday party, but their fun ends abruptly when Kelly Taylor raises the alarm over her missing goody bag. Kelly is convinced the treat has been stolen, and that Rachel Sorenson is the thieving culprit, but Rachel insists she’s innocent. Intent on proving Rachel’s guilt, Kelly takes her case to the Kids’ Court.

Rachel is having a horrible summer. She’s had to give up her home, her school, and her friends, and move half-way across the country to live with her grandmother. Rachel is desperate to make new friends, but when she attends a birthday party and is accused of stealing another girl’s goody bag, she knows that will never happen. Doubtful she can get a fair trial but realizing this may be her only chance to clear her name, Rachel reluctantly agrees to allow the Kids’ Court to handle the case.

Once again Luanna comes to the defense, but as she prepares Rachel’s case, Luanna wonders, how do you defend someone you think might be guilty?

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The Women of the South (The Voyage Saga) by Hila Har Cohen

 The Women of the South 

(The Voyage Saga) 

by Hila Har Cohen  

Taken by a rival tribe at a time of war, all Ni-Han wants is her freedom. Discovering her hidden abilities, she needs to decide between love and fate.

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Ni-Han is an exceptional, young woman with special powers. When war breaks out between rivaling tribes on the southern continent, she witnesses her parents' brutal murder and is taken captive.

There, she meets four other captive women. Their shared destiny is an immediate bond, an enduring friendship that survives tremendous upheavals, the hardships of war, and their romantic liaisons.

In time, Ni-Han discovers her hidden abilities, is exposed to family secrets from the past, and falls in love with the handsome Leo.

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Will she trust him enough to devote herself to their relationship, or will she follow the path of fate?

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Order your copy now and enjoy a story of courage, friendship, loss, love, and the will to survive.

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The Women Of The South