Download or read book Raise Your Glasses Please written by Jackie Arnold and published by How to Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Raise Your Glasses, Please!' gives a lively history of the art of toasting, tips on how to organise, plan, prepare and deliver your words.
Download or read book Latent Hazard written by Piers Venmore-Rowland and published by Galleons Green. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comfortable in the highly-paid world of the City of London, Rafi Khan is a successful fund manager, but his life changes forever when a nearby police station is bombed and three policemen are killed. Convincing evidence, coupled with Rafi's race and religion, link him directly to the suicide bomber.
Download or read book The Insiders written by David Charters and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable debut collection of short stories, David Charters reveals the secretive world of international bankers, brokers, and business executives with an insider's acuity. Sharp suits, fast cars, lavish expense accounts, and exclusive clubs are the comforts of lives lived at a furious pace, where betrayal and blackmail are paths to success, extramarital sex is an equal opportunity job perk, and an initial public offering might be a matter of life or death. An ambitious middle manager offers his wife to his new boss. An overheard conversation between two powerful executives leads to unexpected consequences for the eavesdropper. A cocky young investment banker is sent to Moscow on his first big opportunity---and finds more than he bargained for. A Ferrari-driving businesswoman plays a wicked prank after an anonymous sexual encounter. These and other characters are brought to life with a few deft brushstrokes, as each story veers through twists and turns to a surprising end. David Charters is a keen-eyed observer and denizen of this world, and the stories of The Insiders are witty, suspenseful, entertaining---and too close to truth for comfort.
Download or read book Mister Coach written by J. P. Fowler and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of thirty-three, Paul marries Martha and embarks on a lifelong adventure with the girl of his dreams. The couple lives the good life until the Great Depression and the affects of Prohibition bring them financial ruin. Leaving the family ranch, Paul begins working as a counterman at a local farm supply store to make ends meet. Unable to have children, Paul and Martha start volunteering at various youth activities. But Paul's greatest love is coaching youth baseball teams. A small, timid man and a natural-born leader, Paul brings out the best in his young players by reminding them, "Ya gotta try." Even after his players grow up and start families of their own, they continue to rely on Paul for advice and support. When Martha suffers a series of strokes, Paul has to quit coaching after his team wins the state championship. But that doesn't stop him from continuing to be the mainstay in many of his players' lives, proving that a man doesn't have to be big to make a big difference.
Download or read book Making a Short Speech or Toast written by Jackie Arnold and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people are called upon to make a speech or toast at some point in their lives. This book will help the inexperienced speaker to stand up with confidence, and deliver a really effective speech or toast that is appropriate for the occasion. It also contains a variety of toasts and quotes to help those with more experience in public speaking. There are guidelines on how to prepare and deliver a mini speech, including tips on introducing humour and how to avoid embarrassing your audience with inappropriate material. A special section includes interesting quotes and toasts to insert into a wedding speech, whether it's by the best man or woman, bridegroom or father of the bride. A workbook section helps the reader with ideas for appropriate beginnings and endings to speeches. There is even an A-Z of sample toasts for all occasions including anniversaries, achievements, and business occasions; and for a range of subjects such as love, life, and friendship.
Download or read book Just a Glance written by Seamus Omeara and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Robin, an Essex boy at heart, and as things go, I live a good life now on and off in the west of Ireland in a beautiful picturesque place called the Galway bay. There are some people who would have called me and my mates gangsters. Sure we got up to mischief, but it just seemed the right thing to do at the time. We didn’t like doing what we did and wanted to get out as soon as we had made enough money. We got into this game by accident in some ways, but then we stayed that far under the radar; we went deeper than a nuclear submarine. Definitely not our interpretation of gangsters. We didn’t go around carrying guns, threatening or beating up people, just normal run-of-the-mill guys just trying to earn a few bob and lived by the motto “Don’t pull, don’t push and be lucky.” But now having given up all my wild ways, if you would like to call it that, sold some of my share in the business I have and earned enough money just to spend my time doing the things I love in life—a bit of painting, fishing, part-time teaching, and having the odd pint of Guinness, or as they call it here porter. For the past twenty-odd years life just can’t get better. So with this in mind, it gives me time to reflect on one particular day twenty-odd years ago in a bookies in Romford, Essex.
Download or read book Albert s Ark written by Fred Crampton and published by Author House. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2014, ex marine and mercenary Albert Crowther has a vision to set up a floating island: a modern day Ark! He said he had had enough of 'those political fat cat bastards with their taxes, rules and regulation!' He was sick of ever increasing violence, shootings, stabbings, drug and alcohol abuse on Britain's streets. He convinced his long suffering wife Amy that they needed to 'get of the planet', set up a group of like minded people and start a new life away from the corruption of modern day living. Relationships developed on the Ark with friendships, love and romance, affairs, steamy sex, marital problems and friction. Daily life was peppered with humour; drama; births, deaths and marriages; celebrations and surprises. The dream was to live the 'good life' on the Ark. Little did the community know at the start of their new life together how elusive Utopia would be. The characters from different backgrounds, status and gender live together in close proximity, interacting in a multicultural melting pot, but seem unable to escape from corruption of external influence and attack, let alone the unpredictability of the weather and human nature. But ever the optimist, as Albert often remarked 'You never know what's over the horizon'.
Download or read book The Best Actor s Courtship Miss Scriptwriter Please Love Me 11 Anthology written by Jing Ling Xiao Miao and published by BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.. This book was released on 2022-12-22 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yun Muxi was a young scriptwriter in the 21st century who once time-traveled back into the olden days of China. There, she met and fell in love with the Emperor, Duanmu Gongyu. After a torturous heartbreak, the duo separated and never saw each other again. When Yun Muxi returned to the modern world, she ended up working with a rising actor, Gong Yu, who happened to be the same man she once loved with her whole heart. As soon as he set his eyes on her, the feelings of yesterday came back and he was determined to make her his again. As Gong Yu tried to woo Yun Muxi repeatedly, she realized that she found it hard to resist his charms. However, the duo was trapped in a series of events that made falling in love impossible. The modern-day Yun Muxi now has a daughter while the father of the child remained unknown. Gong Yu, on the other hand, had developed a history of heart attack. On top of that, their story unraveled with shocking truths at every turn. The star-crossed lovers were faced with steep challenges that constituted the endless list and many sacrifices had to be made. Would they eventually be given the chance to love freely?
Download or read book Iysh written by Francis Vlok and published by PublishAmerica. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1940, Leo Butlion, a young Jew studying for his doctorate in Koblenz, Germany, has his future plans disrupted when Nazi forces destroy his family and their business. His heroic escape and commitment to survive drive him to overcome the greatest test man could ever encounter. Ivy Jacobson, a deformed yet highly talented fashion designer, works in a textile factory in Liege, Belgium, that is ransacked by Nazi invaders. She escapes their brutality and meets Leo. Leo explains the Hebrew word iysh, which means “champion,” and together they agree to persevere and champion the cause no matter how difficult it becomes. Their heroism and tenacity unfold in dramatic fashion as they are captured, separated and sent to concentration camps where their future survival is unclear.
Download or read book The Circlet written by Kevin John Perkins and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-13 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bleu Chanomulus wakes up on a bed of autumnal leaves in the enchanted wood feeling strange. Bleu remembers that he had been having a cup of coffee at home. So where was he? He discovers that he is bleeding from a wound over his right temple and he feels nauseous. Bleu hears the sounds of voices in the distance and he decides to investigate. One voice is a maiden that sounds delightful. He unsteadily gets to his feet and heads off in the direction of the voices using caution and stealth. It is a tale of love, intrigue, theology, witchcraft and magic, embroidering adventure with larger than life characters coming alive in the elfin kingdom of Nixador. The Special Companions are born to return the Circlet to it's rightful abode from the wicked clutches of Brownston the sorcerer.
Download or read book Life on the Line written by Sandra Tork and published by Sandra Tork. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't talk to strangers! We've all been taught this as children. Ominous times lie ahead for Andrea Taylor, when she finds out the hard way what can happen when chatting online with strangers! Her husband, William, is an Attorney and doesn't care for her virtual buddies. Andrea is frustrated with his working all the time, and chooses to defiantly ignore William's advice about meeting her online acquaintances. William gets heated when a man, his wife has met online, calls to let him know he is on his way to meet with her. Discover what William, and Andrea's brother John, an FBI agent have to do in order to try and save her! Andrea finds herself within grasp of a serial killer she has been chatting with and wishes more than ever she would have taken her husband's advice!
Download or read book Boss Please Be Gentle written by Fu PingWanShi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four years ago, she was willing to do anything for her fiancé. Only now did he realize how laughable he was. His fiance and his best friend's child could already be added to the sauce. When he was at the end of his rope, the one who saved him was him from four years ago. He had pampered her to the skies, and could pluck the moon from the heavens.
Download or read book The Season A Novel written by Liam Concannon and published by Margués Adare Press. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Finbar O’Sullivan arrives in Calamendrera with his partner Lance to celebrate his thirty-fifth birthday, he has the perfect life. Yet he begins to realise it has been a life lived without adventure. Fin makes up his mind to change this by staying in Spain, except Lance is an ambitious high flyer with no intention of giving up his career. One afternoon while out walking along the beach, Fin bumps into Julian, with whom he had a fling years before. Then, during a later meeting, Julian invites him and Lance to a dinner party, where Fin is introduced to the handsome Estéban Vilaró Figueres, a Catalan politician passionate about his people. When Fin starts to have doubts about his decision, Estéban takes him to meet Miss Bridget, who arrived in Calamendrera in the mid 1940s, sent by a convent in Galway as tutor to the Vilaró Figueres family. Miss Bridget tells Fin her story, recalling the courage it took to leave her family and fiancé to begin a new adventure. Soon after Fin’s birthday, Lance discovers Fin cheated on him with Julian. Bewildered at the deceit and angry, he returns to London claiming his boss needs him back urgently. Left alone and drawn together by a love of Catalan art and architecture, and as their friendship deepens, Fin and Estéban embark upon an intense affair. The Season is a story of divided loyalties in a divided country where nothing is as it first appears.
Download or read book Green Eye written by Vena Cork and published by Headline. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To an outsider, the hedonistic lifestyle of university students can seem an enviable one. But right now Danny Thorn - enrolled at Billings College Cambridge - can see little to be jealous of. Danny's got woman troubles - his ex, Julie, won't leave him alone and the beguiling Stella doesn't seem to be interested in him. But as the term progresses, getting a date for the May Ball will be the least of his worries. A rapist, who's been preying on female students for months, is still at large. And a potentially deadly case of the green-eyed monster is about to rear its ugly head. As events take increasingly bizarre and shocking turns, Danny's mother, Rosa, arrives in Cambridge. There to film a TV series and see her son, instead she finds herself desperately trying to restore some sort of order. But she could never be prepared for just how terrifying things are about to get...
Download or read book Poetic Licence written by Laurence Seeff and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001, The Lord Chancellor saw fit to appoint Laurence as a magistrate (lay judge) and he has been dispensing justice ever since in North London. After never having participated in any sport, Laurence joined Acorn Lawn Tennis Club in 2005 and now ‘plays’ tennis (or, at least, attends the club!) on a regular basis! Both of these activities provided plenty of poetic material. Laurence has been married to (long-suffering) Sara for over 41 years. They have four fantastic children, one terrific son-in-law and four grandchildren for whom there are simply insufficient superlatives. The Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Support Association (CLLSA) is a charity whose mission is to support and empower Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL – a form of blood cancer) patients, their families and their carers through education and access to reliable, relevant and current information. The charity is registered with the Charities Commission (1113588).
Download or read book On Her Own Two Feet written by Pamela Evans and published by Headline. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young mother refuses to give up hope in the face of hardship, abandonment and war. Bringing the Keep Fit movement vividly to life in 1940s' London, Pam Evans' family saga, On Her Own Two Feet, will inspire and enthral anyone who has ever dared to dream of a better life. Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Nadine Dorries. 'A special kind of warmth with all the right ingredients' - Lancashire Evening Post In the middle of a party to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935, Mollie Fisher's good-for-nothing husband walks out on his wife and baby girl. Luckily, Mollie has a loving family to turn to for help. Mollie's mother, Marge, is delighted to look after baby Esme while Mollie goes out to work. Meanwhile, her nan, Nora, encourages Mollie to join a local keep fit class, which opens her eyes to a whole new world. Determined to better herself, Mollie qualifies as a fitness instructor and starts to run her own classes for the local community, where she befriends a group of women she would never have known existed. But with the outbreak of the Second World War and the ever-present danger of losing her loved ones in the London bombings, it takes courage for Mollie to stand on her own two feet... What readers are saying about On Her Own Two Feet: 'I absolutely loved this book, so family orientated and romantic' 'Pam does it again!'
Download or read book Three Cedar Trees written by Amanda Giorgis and published by Amanda Spearing. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens to the trees happens to the boys.... Three cedar trees grow beside the Applecross homestead in New Zealand’s South Island. Precious trees, carried from Scotland across the world as seedlings. A poignant reminder of home. As they mature, so too do Freddie, the eldest son of Sophia Mackenzie, and Ben and Ed, twin sons of Nancy Lawton. To Atewhai, the wise old Maori woman, the growth of the saplings into mature trees is matched by the passage of the boys into manhood. Will Sophia and Nancy allow their sons to strike out into the world, or will they hold them back with their roots set firmly in the farm soil? And, when one of the precious cedar trees is damaged in a storm, does it foretell of tragedy involving one of the boys? Atewhai certainly thinks so…… Join us as our settlers embrace the late 1860s, a period of rapid change in New Zealand. Railways, improved roads and better communications are beginning to open up this remote and spectacular corner of the world to visitors. Some fall in love and find it hard to leave the basin, while others are torn between love and a desire to be involved in this exciting period of progress. Who will stay, and who will leave for ever? Three Cedar Trees is the 4th book in The Applecross Saga.
