A story of second chances that's impossible to put down “Everything the world loves about British comedy.”—USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer “Like if Nick Hornby wrote a time travel, body swap adventure!”—New York Times bestselling author Mimi Strong Jo's world is about to change forever, and it’s about time Her marriage is on auto-pilot, daughter hates her, job sucks and it’s not even Tuesday. As Jo's life implodes, a freak event hurls her back to ‘90s Los Angeles where, in a parallel universe, she’s about to hit the big time as a rock star. Jo has to choose between her dreams and her family in an adventure that propels her from London to Hollywood then Glastonbury, the world’s greatest music festival. In her desperate quest, Jo encounters a disgraced guru, a movie star with a fetish for double-decker buses, and the biggest pop star in the world... who just happens to want to kill her. Back to Reality is a funny, heartwarming story about last chances, perfect for fans of Rowan Coleman and Helen Fielding. ------------------- Praise for Back to Reality: “Heartwarming, inventive, and funny. Like if Nick Hornby wrote a time travel, body swap adventure!”—New York Times bestselling author Mimi Strong “Written with an authentic touch and plenty of good humour. A tough book to put down.”—Mark Dawson, USA Today bestselling author of the million-selling John Milton series “I LOVE IT! It's Back to the Future meets Freaky Friday.”—#1 Kindle bestselling author of Hot Mess, Lucy Vine “Everything the world loves about British comedy. For those who wished Simon Pegg wrote novels, you now have the Two Marks.”—USA Today bestselling author Shannon Mayer “Crackles with all the addictive energy of a pop hit, and the heart of a soul classic.”—Samantha King, bestselling author of The Choice “Like a book version of Hot Tub Time Machine with fabulous female characters and great music.”—Kate Harrison, author of the bestselling 5:2 series “If you love time travel and rock and roll, you'll love this book!”—Julie Cohen, author of Together “Sliding Doors meets Back to the Future in a story to make you sing with joy.”—Karen Ball, Speckled Pen “A magnificent book! Loved every page. Beautifully written.”—Callan McAuliffe, actor The Walking Dead The novel from the Bestseller Experiment podcast. ------------------- What Amazon readers are saying: ★★★★★ 'A real page-turner overflowing with humour.' ★★★★★ 'All kinds of funny, from laugh out loud to quiet snorts of recognition.' ★★★★★ 'I miss the characters so much I think I’ll start reading it again!' ★★★★★ 'Pure pleasure to read. You won't put it down until you reach the last page.' ★★★★★ 'An absolutely cracking read. It's funny, it's clever, it's heartwarming, and completely impossible to put down.' ★★★★★ 'It's —Spinal Tap meets —Back to the Future meets —Freaky Friday.' ★★★★★ 'Had me cackling out loud.' ★★★★★ 'Funny, fast and massively entertaining. Hugely recommend.' ★★★★★ '—Bridget Jones meets —Back to the Future. Highly recommended.' ★★★★★ '—Back To Reality has it all; It’s funny, it’s thrilling, its thought-provoking and inspiring, but be warned, once you start reading this book you won’t want to put it down.' ★★★★★ 'Think —Peggy Sue Got Married meets MTV. Funny and warmhearted. Highly Recommended.' ★★★★★ 'This book reads like the best comedy movies. Great pace, humour and loads of action. Recommended for fans of Douglas Adams and Helen Fielding.' ★★★★★ 'Belts along at a cracking pace, at times reminding me of Douglas Adams.
Drawing upon the relentless tragedies in his life for inspiration in writing highly acclaimed music with his indie rock group, the Eels, Everett pens a memoir that is a rich and poignant narrative on coming of age, love, death, and the creative vision.
Is Christ Divided? This writing is a call for unity. It is not a call for un-challenged unity. Still it is a call to unity because this is how the Lord wanted his body (the church )to operate. Unity takes great effort. But it is well worth it! Satan our enemy has realized he cannot destroy the church but he hopes to weaken her mission by utilizing some of his cunning tactics. Ploys such as discouragement, un-forgiveness, spiritual apathy, laziness are strategies he use on a daily bases. One of his main tools is a age-old trick called divisiveness which he has carefully re-packaged as denominationalism. A common viewpoint might be stated: "We don't fellowship with those folks because they do not interpret or follow the 'Word' Correctly." So the church has learned to operate in a million different brands, with the expectation that we will all meet together one day in heaven. Sometimes seeming to admire one another but then at other times refusing to acknowledge one another or learn from each other or recognize the hand of God on other believers who we perceive as the misinformed. At times we Christians even seem to treat one another like rivals. My prayer is that you carefully consider the underlined thought of this book and consider whether God might say anything to you. Christ is not Divided. God bless you my fellow believer. Elder Mark G. Oliver is a licensed minister and has been studying the word of God since he was a young lad. Brought up in the church, a true "pew baby" in a strong denominational environment. He began fighting for his understanding of Christianity while he was but a pre-teen. Desiring to bring people to the truth he determined that he would affect a change in the Christian world view- his way. But then God stopped him in his tracks to reveal to him that "you need to understand much more about your faith- and about other believers." This lead him on a long journey of prayer, study and discovery. Which finally birthed in his spirit a writing "Is Christ Divided." "I still have a strong desire to see people receive salvation, but now hopefully, I am better equipped to share the message
The Seven Motivations of Life helps you to answer big questions in your life, such as: who am I and how can I lead myself and others more effectively? This book predicts human behaviours while giving clear and practical ways to be more effective both professionally and personally. It defines the key characteristics of 'being human' while shedding light on common life experiences. This theory gives major and sometimes surprising insights into being human and humanity. It identifies the four, and only four ways, to lead and it fully explains the empirical results of what makes a great leader which were identified by Jim Collins in his bestselling book: GOOD TO GREAT. In many ways, Collins' book provides the facts while this book provides the theory. For instance, Graham Robertson (VP & MD, McCormick Foods Australia) commented: 'A fascinating book...so simple in concept yet so powerful in its application to leadership learning and development...this book is a fantastic read
Mark Lane tried the only U.S. court case in which the jurors concluded that the CIA plotted the murder of President Kennedy, but there was always a missing piece: How did the CIA control cops and secret service agents on the ground in Dealey Plaza? How did federal authorities prevent the House Select Committee on Assassinations from discovering the truth about the complicity of the CIA? Now, New York Times best-selling author Mark Lane tells all in this explosive new book—with exclusive new interviews, sworn testimony, and meticulous new research (including interviews with Oliver Stone, Dallas Police deputy sheriffs, Robert K. Tanenbaum, and Abraham Bolden) Lane finds out first hand exactly what went on the day JFK was assassinated. Lane includes sworn statements given to the Warren Commission by a police officer who confronted a man who he thought was the assassin. The officer testified that he drew his gun and pointed it at the suspect who showed Secret Service ID. Yet, the Secret Service later reported that there were no Secret Service agents on foot in Dealey Plaza. The Last Word proves that the CIA, operating through a secret small group, prepared all credentials for Secret Service agents in Dallas for the two days that Kennedy was going to be there—conclusive evidence of the CIA’s involvement in the assassination.
Meet Crank and Al ... robots on the run. When the friends arrive at the travelling Iron City, Crank hopes they can all become world-famous powerball stars. But things aren't quite what they expected them to be. Our heroes soon discover that powerball is more than just a game ... it's a matter of life and death, and it takes more than goals for a team to survive. A refreshed cover look for this well-loved series, illustrated by the incomparable Mark Oliver. Read on with The Tin Man, Tunnel Racers, Razorbites, The Ghost Sea and Aquanauts.
Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2002 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensführung, Management, Organisation, Note: 2,0, Hochschule Bremen (FB Wirtschaft), 63 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Anmerkungen: Vorrangig soll die Umsetzung von 'Communities of Practice' in einem Unternehmen wie der STN ATLAS Elektronik GmbH beleuchtet werden. Da die CoP ́s ein Teil des Themas Wissensmanagement sind, wird dieser Bereich durch Grundlagen erläutert und bildet eine praktische Einführung ins Wissensmanagement. In erster Linie soll diese Arbeit eine Entscheidungshilfe darstellen, um zu analysieren, ob, wann und wie CoP ́s bei STN ATLAS ELEKTRONIK eingeführt werden sollen. Zur Zeit läuft ein Umstrukturierungsprojekt mit dem Namen Way2Success (W2S), in dem auch die Einführung von Knowledge Management ausgearbeitet wird. Das laufende KM Projekt wird in dieser Arbeit dargestellt um die Möglichkeiten des Einsatzes von CoP ́s zu beleuchtet. Weiter erhebe ich den Anspruch, neben der rein theoretischen Betrachtung dieses Themas auch einen nicht unerheblichen Teil durch eine praktische Ausarbeitung zu untermauern. Dieses soll durch die Umsetzung der Erkentnisse über CoP ́s in ein praktikables Intranet-Tool realisiert werden. Das Intranet Tool wurde in ASP (MS-IIS 4) realisiert., Abstract: Vorrangig soll die Umsetzung von "Communities of Practice" in einem Unternehmen wie der STN ATLAS Elektronik GmbH beleuchtet werden. Da die CoP ́s ein Teil des Themas Wissensmanagement sind, wird dieser Bereich durch Grundlagen erläutert. Diese Arbeit soll eine Entscheidungshilfe darstellen, um zu analysieren, ob, wann und wie CoP ́s bei STN ATLAS ELEKTRONIK eingeführt werden sollen. Zur Zeit läuft ein Umstrukturierungsprojekt mit dem Namen Way2Success (W2S), in dem auch die Einführung von Knowledge Management ausgearbeitet wird. Mehr zu diesem KM Projekt bei STN ATLAS ELEKTRONIK unter Punkt 3.8. Weiter erhebe ich den Anspruch, neben der rein theoretischen Betrachtung dieses Themas auch einen
Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Philosophy - Philosophy of the 20th century, grade: 2.6, The Open University, language: English, abstract: The current paper introduces Karl Popper's account of the scientific method in comparison to Thomas Kuhn's idea in "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions".
Meet Crank and Al ... robots on the run. They arrive at the ancient city of Tarka, a flooded city behind a great wall. Hoping to discover Robotika, where robots can be free, instead they end up trapped between the mysterious underwater Aquanauts and the cruel Crodilus ... A refreshed cover look for this well-loved series, illustrated by the incomparable Mark Oliver. Read on with The Tin Man, Tunnel Racers, Razorbites, Powerball and The Ghost Sea.
Is Christ Divided? This writing is a call for unity. It is not a call for un-challenged unity. Still it is a call to unity because this is how the Lord wanted his body (the church )to operate. Unity takes great effort. But it is well worth it! Satan our enemy has realized he cannot destroy the church but he hopes to weaken her mission by utilizing some of his cunning tactics. Ploys such as discouragement, un-forgiveness, spiritual apathy, laziness are strategies he use on a daily bases. One of his main tools is a age-old trick called divisiveness which he has carefully re-packaged as denominationalism. A common viewpoint might be stated: "We don't fellowship with those folks because they do not interpret or follow the 'Word' Correctly." So the church has learned to operate in a million different brands, with the expectation that we will all meet together one day in heaven. Sometimes seeming to admire one another but then at other times refusing to acknowledge one another or learn from each other or recognize the hand of God on other believers who we perceive as the misinformed. At times we Christians even seem to treat one another like rivals. My prayer is that you carefully consider the underlined thought of this book and consider whether God might say anything to you. Christ is not Divided. God bless you my fellow believer. Elder Mark G. Oliver is a licensed minister and has been studying the word of God since he was a young lad. Brought up in the church, a true "pew baby" in a strong denominational environment. He began fighting for his understanding of Christianity while he was but a pre-teen. Desiring to bring people to the truth he determined that he would affect a change in the Christian world view- his way. But then God stopped him in his tracks to reveal to him that "you need to understand much more about your faith- and about other believers." This lead him on a long journey of prayer, study and discovery. Which finally birthed in his spirit a writing "Is Christ Divided." "I still have a strong desire to see people receive salvation, but now hopefully, I am better equipped to share the message
Meet Crank and Al ... robots on the run. Al is taking Crank to the great recycling plant where, Al says, 'Old useless robots go in and bright new robots come out.' But Crank doesn't want to be recycled. Soon, he and Al are running for their lives. Can they escape the terrible Tin Man and reach the city of Robotika, where robots can be free ...? A refreshed cover look for this well-loved series, illustrated by the incomparable Mark Oliver. Read on with Tunnel Racers, Razorbites, Powerball, The Ghost Sea and Aquanauts.
Scientific Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Philosophy - General Essays, Eras, grade: 2.6, The Open University, language: English, abstract: The paper analyses whether analogies between the state/citizen relation and the parent/child relation are strong enough to explain why citizens are obliged to obey the state's imposed laws.
Meet Crank and Al ... robots on the run. The Wastelands are a dangerous place to be. When the robot friends run out of fuel, they have to join a convoy making its way to the old coliseum. But the leader of the convoy is not all he seems. And his vicious robot pets, the Razorbites, are ready to take care of anyone trying to break free ... Why are robots so desperate to escape? And what's waiting for them at the coliseum? A refreshed cover look for this well-loved series, illustrated by the incomparable Mark Oliver. Read on with The Tin Man, Tunnel Racers, Powerball, The Ghost Sea and Aquanauts.
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A = 1, International University in Germany Bruchsal (School of Business Administration), language: English, abstract: Working Capital Management’s [hereafter abbreviated WCM] accepted purpose has been the management of a firm’s current assets and current liabilities in a way that achieves the optimum balance between liquidity and profitability. On the one hand, obviously, a high level of net working capital implies funds invested in current assets that increase a firm’s liquidity but reduces its returns, because current assets are less profitable than long-term assets. On the other hand, however, a low level of net working capital results in increased profitability, since funds are put to better use, but increases the firm’s risk of technical insolvency. The bottom line is that any suboptimal level of net working capital in the end reduces the return to shareholders by lowering the firm’s value (Gitman, 2000, p. 616). However, “[t]he ‘collect early, push out the product and pay late’ attitude, familiar to many treasurers, squeezes both customers and suppliers and [...] is increasingly recognized as short -term and potentially damaging to business” (Hall, 2002, p. 29). Therefore, it is of supreme importance to understand the complex and not openly visible ties of working capital and its components to a company’s strategy and operations, rather than treating WCM as an isolated task. WCM for multinational corporations is in its core very similar to purely domestic WCM. However, in the international realm there exist a few essential differences that add complexity. Consider “the impact of currency fluctuations, potential exchange controls, and multiple tax jurisdictions [...], in addition to the wider range of short -term financing and investment options available” (Shapiro, 2005, p. 516). This paper will discuss the main components of WCM (international cash management, accounts receivables/payables, etc.) as well as the implications of managing working capital in the international sphere, while taking into consideration a more profound approach to WCM that goes beyond the superficial understanding of working capital as an isolated item solely under the control of the finance or treasury department. [...]
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