Download or read book A Scab Is No Son of Mine written by Stephen Whyles and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writing of this book came as many friends and acquaintances told me that I should write a book on my experiences of the miners strike in 1984-85 and how it changed my life forever.. I never gave this idea much thought until early in 2013 when a BBC TV journalist suggested that it would make good reading. I realised that the 30th Anniversary was very soon to be upon us, and felt that this would be the end for me with regard to TV interviews about the family break up caused by the Miners strike. The thirty year mark seemed a good a point in time as any to round it off as it were. Having said that I could find myself doing interviews at the Fortieth anniversary. I could not believe even now just how raw this industrial dispute would feel even after all this time. When one looks at other industrial disputes you could be forgiven for not remembering one Two years ago let alone Thirty. The reason I think that the miners strike lasted so long in peoples hearts and minds was that it wasnt just a job, it was a way of life, a heritage, an industry that was so vital to the economic wellbeing of Great Britain. Whatever your views on the miners strike this book is to give you an insight into the experiences of a normal unassuming coal miner and how his world was turned upside down and thrown into the public eye through the normal act of going to work but with a twist doing a non-normal act in a very unordinary climate. Crossing a picket line of over 800 angry miners is not an easy thing to do. The dilemma I found myself in was quite simple, I did not believe that a strike would solve anything, I felt that holding the country to ransom was immoral. The casing point that made the decision once and for all was Arthur Scargills refusal to give us, his members, the fundamental right of a national ballot. Although I was against the strike from the outset had we been given a national ballot and had that ballot resulted in a majority in favour of strike action then I like all the other miners that crossed the picket lines in 1984 would be out on strike without question. That after all is democracy. Men and Women in English history have died fighting for the right of a democratic vote, in a lesser way that is what I and others like me did, we fought for democracy. My closing remark on that, is that the only way to have kept the pits open albeit lesser in numbers was to work them, not abandon them for a whole year.

Download or read book Ten Reasons Not to Fall In Love written by Linda Green and published by Quercus Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indulge yourself with this tearjerker about second loves and second chances... Jo Gilroy, an award-winning TV news reporter, gave her heart away once. She won't be making the same mistake again. Having been dumped by Richard, the father of her toddler son Alfie, she returns to work to find she has been demoted and that Richard is now her boss. As she tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered life, she resolves to never fall in love again. But then along comes enigmatic children's entertainer Dan Brady, who is a huge hit with Alfie. Just as she wonders if she can risk opening her heart again, dark secrets from Dan's past emerge and Jo discovers that he has his own reasons not to fall in love. From the bestselling author of And Then It Happened comes a heartbreaking novel about starting over. *** Have you read Linda Green yet? 'I wanted to compare the author to Gillian Flynn or Alice Sebold . . . Linda Green is bloody brilliant!' Amanda Prowse 'Clever and compelling . . . this is brave story, which is touching right down to the final word. I so enjoyed this book' Dorothy Koomson 'Enjoyable, original and intriguing' B A Paris *** Also by Linda Green: After I've Gone And Then It Happened Things I Wish I'd Known I Did a Bad Thing While My Eyes Were Closed The Last Thing She Told Me *** Linda's next emotional page-turner, THE SECOND TIME WE MET, is now available to pre-order!!

Download or read book Barefoot King written by Sean Edge and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: embittered, shell-shocked veteran of First World War trench horror embarks on a titanic quest to address social and economic evils of post-war Liverpool dockland, wages a bitter and violent struggle against unions and shipowners

Download or read book The Mountains Collection written by Phoebe Alexander and published by Mountains Wanted Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-27 with total page 1089 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If we were meant to stay in one place, we'd have roots, not feet. Meet three souls longing for adventure--whether that means trying something new, or figuring out who they really are. Or finding love. Book 1: The Navigator He's never believed in soulmates. How can he find his when he can't even find himself? Garrett Stone has hit rock bottom. His professional dreams crushed, he falls back on the one outlet he's had his whole life: the theater. A chance encounter with a beautiful curvaceous woman ten years his senior didn't seem like it would completely flip the script, but it sets off a chain reaction that leaves him wrestling with old demons, navigating an uncertain future, and contemplating whether or not there's a role for a leading lady in his life. Dr. Anjuli Raina tells her therapy clients they can't choose whom they fall in love with. So why does she fight her feelings when the sexy bearded redhead she meets by chance turns out to be so much more than she expected? Can Anjuli shine in the role of leading lady, or is happily ever after an unlikely ending to her story? Book 2: The Explorer Abby's off to college and she can be anyone or anything she wants. The problem is she feels like five or six different people all trapped in the same body. One Abby with her dad. One Abby with her mom. One with her sisters. One with her girlfriend. One with her friends. Everyone wants a different version of her. Until she meets them. Gavin's off to college and he can be anyone or anything he wants. The problem is the voices in his head of all the people who've told him he doesn't matter; he's too small, too weak, too nerdy. Being a math genius is pointless if no one pays any attention to you. No one expects him to rise to the occasion. But rise he does. Book 3: The Adventurer She's always been up for an adventure. But there's one mountain she never intended to climb. Rachel Brock is a free spirit, but motherhood, marriage, and her office management job have taken a toll on her through the years. She seems to have forgotten herself along the way. Now her husband Jack is trying to bring back the old Rachel, and she insists everything is fine... Connor Hayes is the heir apparent to his father's successful adventure tourism company--or is he? He's had to jump through a series of hoops to prove his competence, and his employee Rachel has been instrumental in helping him. He and Rachel are simply boss/employee. Friends at the most, right? Until he makes her an offer she can't refuse. As for where their relationship is heading? They'll cross that bridge when they come to it. These three books are part of the Mountains Series, but are spin-offs from the main couple's books. You don't have to read James and Sarah's story to enjoy these. However, these are all the books in series order: Book 1: Mountains Wanted - James & Sarah's Story #1 Book 2: Mountains Climbed - James & Sarah's Story #2 Book 3: Mountains Loved - James & Sarah's Story #3 Book 4: Christmas in the Mountains - James & Sarah's holiday novella Book 5: The Navigator - Garrett’s Story Book 6: The Explorer - Abby's Story #1 Book 7: The Adventurer - Rachel's Story Book 8: Mountains Transcended - Abby's Story #2 & Series Finale

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Download or read book The Long Winter Ends written by Newton G. Thomas and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Long Winter Ends tells the story of a year in the life of a young emigrant miner who leaves Cornwall in the southwest of England to work in the copper mines of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.