In a nation of rugby heroes, Jamie Roberts has become a legend. Jamie Roberts is your quintessential hard man: a 6 foot 4, 17 stone slab of rippling muscle, conditioned to run hard into other huge men in an arena where physical dominance is the prime currency. Yet away from rugby, he's a mild-mannered and thoughtful man - a qualified doctor with a thirst for knowledge and a curiosity about the world around him. It's an intriguing contradiction. In his first full season with the Cardiff Blues he was picked by new Wales coach Warren Gatland in the Grand Slam-winning side of 2008. He was still establishing his position in the national team when he toured with the 2009 Lions, emerging as Player of the Series. He went on to win 97 Test caps and play for clubs in Paris, London and Cape Town, yet his career has seldom been straightforward. A fractured skull was one of many injuries he had to overcome, and from the start he had to juggle the competing demands of university life and professional rugby. The joy of Six Nations success with Wales was balanced by heartbreak in the World Cup and disappointment against southern-hemisphere teams, while major trophies at club level proved frustratingly elusive. In this colourful and frank account of a sterling career, Jamie Roberts reveals all about life on tour, in boot camps and in dressing rooms filled with once-in-a-generation characters such as Mike Phillips, Andy Powell, Shaun Edwards, Martyn Williams, Brian O'Driscoll and Johnny Sexton. He also shares his views on concussion in rugby, the failings of the professional structure in Wales and the vital role of old-school team-bonding.
Teitl yn y gyfres o gyfrolau byr a chyflym Stori Sydyn. Dyma gyfrol sy'n dilyn gyrfa ddisglair un o chwaraewyr gorau Cymru a'r Llewod yn 2009, Jamie Roberts. Mae Jamie hefyd a'i fryd ar fod yn feddyg; mae'r gyfrol yn edrych ar y modd mae'n cyfuno ei addysg gyda'i statws fel un o arwyr pennaf rygbi Cymru.
Global Security is a private intelligence firm with a problem. The toxic combination of stress and boredom is killing its field operatives - suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, autoerotic asphyxia and other deaths by misadventure are rampant. When new management deals with the problem by surrounding their most promising operatives with a support team, a net is cast far and wide for complementary talents and personalities. Sappho meets Lewis and Clark when Julie Romane, the twenty-one year-old straight-arrow daughter of a con artist mother, is one of the new recruits. She struggles with the same psychological issues that brought down her predecessors till she finds contentment in the muscular arms of her beautiful co-worker, Lauren. Together with three male field agents, they follow in the footsteps of the Corps of Discovery. Everything is fine with Julie - till she learns the real reason she was hired. Perhaps mother knew best, after all.
Help teens soothe their anxiety with the power of mindfulness Show teens how changing the way they think about their problems can help them overcome their worries. This anxiety-busting guide introduces teens to the concept of mindfulness—the practice of being present in the here and now—and teaches them how they can use it to feel calmer and more in control. What sets this guide to mindfulness for teens apart: Anxiety basics—Teens will discover a basic overview of anxiety: what it is, where it comes from, and how it affects them. Mindfulness made simple—This teen anxiety book has a simple, supportive format that makes it easy for them to experience the benefits of mindfulness throughout their day. A variety of exercises—From short quizzes to creative activities, this book is filled with exercises to help teens be more present, check in on themselves, and change their thoughts. Empower teens to live happier through mindfulness with this anxiety workbook for teens.
Do you remember how you responded to authority when you were young? Perhaps, you did things your way and always landed in trouble or maybe you were good at listening and rarely found yourself in trouble. Either way, you knew what to expect from your parents based on your actions or sometimes their mood. As you grow, you learn so much about your parents. You know their likes, dislikes, triggers, and soft spots. Do you know God as well as you know your parents? If He is our Heavenly Father, shouldn't we all know Him even more? We can know what to expect from Him and what He expects from us through His Word. Just as our parents helped shape and mold us in our younger years, God is also trying to shape and mold us spiritually. He corrects, teaches, guides, and loves His sons and daughters perfectly. We may not understand everything God does in our lives; we didn't understand everything our parents did either. Just like every child should be able to trust their parents, we can learn to trust God. Are we responding to our Heavenly Father like rebellious children or as children who have learned to listen and obey? Have we matured spiritually or do we still have a lot of growing up to do? This book will take you through many of the parental qualities of God in hopes that you can begin to know, love, and respect Him as your Heavenly Father.
This concise and practical text will equip students with the effective reading strategies they need when preparing for their university assessments. It dispels assumptions often made about the nature of reading at university, and provides an overview of the culture of academic reading, note-making, and what markers expect. This text provides support for reading structured around the process of crafting an assignment, including reading critically and developing an academic voice.
What has self-doubt already cost you in your life? Imagine what you’d do if you FULLY believed in YOU! When you stop doubting your greatness, build unshakable self-worth and embrace who you are, you transform your entire life! WORTHY teaches you how, with simple steps that lead to life-changing results! “In life, you don’t soar to the level of your hopes and dreams, you stay stuck at the level of your self-worth. In your business, leadership, relationships, friendships and ambitions, you don’t rise to what you believe is possible, you fall to what you believe you’re worthy of. When you build your self-worth, you change your entire life. WORTHY teaches you how. I wrote WORTHY for YOU if you have some self-doubt to destroy and a destiny to fulfill!” – Jamie Kern Lima Author Jamie Kern Lima’s first, instant New York Times bestselling book, Believe It, captured her journey of going from Denny’s waitress to billion-dollar entrepreneur by learning to believe in herself. And now her second, much anticipated, upcoming book WORTHY, is the playbook for how YOU can believe in YOU! If you’ve ever struggled with self-doubt, felt like you don’t have what it takes…or that who you truly are isn’t enough, even if you’re really good at hiding it from the world, WORTHY is for you. If you’ve been underestimating your talent and gifts, or battle imposter syndrome, WORTHY is for you. If you’ve been letting fear of failure and rejection hold you back, WORTHY is for you. If you’ve learned to please others so much that you end up betraying yourself, WORTHY is for you. If you’re sick and tired of what self-doubt has already cost you in your life, in your goals, in your relationships, and in your hopes and dreams, WORTHY is for you! If you’re ready to expand your self-love, ignite your self-confidence and wakeup your self-worth, WORTHY is for you!! When you change what you believe you’re worthy of, you change your entire life. This book is about how to do that. IN WORTHY YOU’LL LEARN HOW TO… Get Unstuck from the Things Holding You Back Build Unshakable Self-Love Unlearn the Lies the Lead to Self-Doubt Embrace The Truths That Wakeup Worthiness Stop Dimming Your Light and Doubting Your Greatness Let Go of Past Mistakes and Restore Self-Confidence Overcome Limiting Beliefs and Embody Empowering Ones Eliminate Your Fear of Rejection and Failure Learn to Believe You’re Enough Exactly as You Are Transform the Meaning You Give to Your Own Story and Identity Follow the Roadmap for Achieving True Fulfillment in Life Achieve Your Hopes and Dreams by Believing You Are Worthy of Them Embrace Who You Truly Are And much more... Are you ready to unleash your greatness and believe in the power that is YOU? Are you ready to finally stop believing the lies that you’re unlovable, unqualified or not (fill in the blank) enough? Are you ready to triumph over the thoughts holding you back, destroy self-doubt and truly know and believe you have what it takes to accomplish your greatest goals and wildest dreams? Imagine...what would you do if you had zero self-doubt and unshakable self-worth? What would you do if you fully believed in YOU? Join Jamie’s VIP Insider Book Launch team at WorthyBook.com
Help teens soothe their anxiety with the power of mindfulness Show teens how changing the way they think about their problems can help them overcome their worries. This anxiety-busting guide introduces teens to the concept of mindfulness--the practice of being present in the here and now--and teaches them how they can use it to feel calmer and more in control. What sets this guide to mindfulness for teens apart: Anxiety basics--Teens will discover a basic overview of anxiety: what it is, where it comes from, and how it affects them. Mindfulness made simple--This teen anxiety book has a simple, supportive format that makes it easy for them to experience the benefits of mindfulness throughout their day. A variety of exercises--From short quizzes to creative activities, this book is filled with exercises to help teens be more present, check in on themselves, and change their thoughts. Empower teens to live happier through mindfulness with this anxiety workbook for teens.
Back in the day, worn-out wooden ships were often beached and burned for their metal fittings. It was an easy way to squeeze the last remaining value out of their otherwise useless bones. These days, more often than not, just about the same thing happens with people.Ferdinand Roberts feels like a rotting hulk, like a ship that has passed her burn-by date. It is not a happy feeling, and yet, within it there lurks a secret, well-hidden hope.Like a lot of geezers, Ferdinand pees off his back porch. He knows it's disgusting, but in his case, that's the whole point. He's getting even with his next-door neighbor and former business partner, Harold Pittock.Then one fine day Ferdinand's heart gives out and he dies.The orderly hasn't even gotten his corpse down to the hospital morgue before the familial knives come out and the scabs get ripped off, and the secrets are dragged kicking and screaming into the light of day. What fun!However, in the midst of the grief and the chaos, one question flares up like a rocket and shines hot and bright: where did Ferdinand's money go? There must have been some of it left, mustn't there?And just like the owners of one of those old wooden sailing ships, his children begin to hunt for it. In effect, they burn the hulk of their father's life, hoping to walk away with as much salvage as they can.Love and remembrance can be like that, especially when it comes to a complicated man like of Ferdinand Roberts, to a sailor who spent most of his life of the beach.Ferdinand, however, has one last trick up his sleeve. He is one old ship that isn't about to go up in flames without a fight.
Another instalment of the anarchic diaries of 11-year-old Alistair Fury and his quest for justice for younger brothers. This time he's desperate to impress Giselle, his older brother's glamorous French exchange partner.
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