Download or read book Off The Record A Charity Anthology written by Luca Veste (Editor) and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Off The Record 2 At The Movies A Charity Anthology written by Luca Veste (Editor) and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 47 short stories, based on classic film titles... Following the Spinetingler award nominated 'Off The Record', the charity anthology featuring stories based on classic song titles, comes the highly anticipated sequel. This time, inspiration arrives in the form of classic film titles. With an introduction penned by Chris Ewan and featuring some of biggest and brightest names writing today including... Will Carver, Steve Mosby, Helen FitzGerald, Adrian McKinty, Matt Hilton, Stav Sherez, Claire McGowan, Sean Cregan, David Jackson, Mel Sherratt, Maxim Jakubowski, and many, many more... 47 writers from around the world. All coming together to raise money for children's literacy charities. In the UK, National Literacy Trust. In the US, Children's Literacy Initiative. From Crime to Fantasy, Taxi Driver to Weekend at Bernie's there's something for everyone in this collection of 47 short stories. And all proceeds from the sales of this anthology go directly to charity!

Download or read book True Brit Grit A Charity Anthology written by Luca Veste (Editor) and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-09-29 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The BRIT GRIT mob is coming to kick down your door with hobnailed boots. Kitchen-sink noir; petty-thief-louts; lives of quiet desperation; sharp, blood-stained slices of life; booze-sodden brawls from the bottom of the barrel and comedy that's as black as it's bitter-this is BRIT GRIT!" 45 British writers, 45 short stories. All coming together to produce an anthology, benefiting two charities... Children 1st - http: //www.children1st.org.uk/ and Francesca Bimpson Foundation - http: //www.francescabimpsonfoundation.org An introduction by Maxim Jakubowski Includes stories from... Ray Banks, Allan Guthrie, Matt Hilton, Ben Cheetham, Stuart Ayris, Sheila Quigley, Howard Linskey, Charlie Williams, Ian Ayris, Nick Quantrill, Charlie Wade, Allan Griffiths, Adrian Magson, Tony Black, Col Bury, McDroll, Gerard Brennan, and many, many more!

Download or read book Kwik Krimes written by Otto Penzler and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 81 short stories of criminal adventures by as many authors.

Download or read book Embrace the Romance written by S. E. Smith and published by Cats, Dogs & Other Worldly Creatures Books. This book was released on 2017-09-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today Bestseller! The pets are back! Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2, featuring twelve of today's leading Science Fiction Romance authors, brings you a dozen original stories written just for you! Join in the fun, from the Dragon Lords of Valdier to a trip aboard award-winning author, Veronica Scott's Nebula Zephyr to journeying back to Luda where Grim is King, for stories that will take you out of this world! Join New York Times, USA TODAY, and Award-winning authors S.E. Smith, M.K. Eidem, Susan Grant, Michelle Howard, Cara Bristol, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Laurie A. Green, Sabine Priestley, Jessica E. Subject, Carol Van Natta, and Alexis Glynn Latner as they share stories and help out Hero-Dogs.org, a charity that supports our veterans! 10% of all preorders and the first month's profits go to Hero-Dogs.org. Hero Dogs raises and trains service dogs and places them free of charge with US Veterans to improve quality of life and restore independence.

Download or read book Black Flowers written by Steve Mosby and published by Orion. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black flowers for the missing ones mean they're never coming back... As if from nowhere, she appears one day on a seaside promenade, with a black flower and a horrifying story about where she's been. But telling that story will start a chain reaction of dangerous lies and deadly illusions that will claim many more victims in the years to come. When Neil Dawson's father commits suicide, he is obviously devastated. But through his grief, Neil knows something isn't right. Among his father's possessions, he finds a copy of an old novel, The Black Flower. Opening it will take Neil into an investigation full of danger, pain and subterfuge. Hannah Price is also mourning her father, having followed his footsteps into the police force. When she gets assigned to Neil's father's case, it will lead her on a journey into her own past and to the heart of a shattering secret.

Download or read book The 50 50 Killer written by Steve Mosby and published by Orion. This book was released on 2009-04-16 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 50/50 killer preys on couples. He manipulates their love for each other and makes them play a game. He stalks them, tortures them and then forces them to choose. What is going to break first? Their will or their love for each other? Only two things are certain: One of them will die. And the other will have killed them.

Download or read book Making the Nonprofit Sector in the United States written by David C. Hammack and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback Making the Nonprofit Sector in the United States A Reader Edited with Introductions by David C. Hammack "Masterfully mining and sifting a four-century historical record, David Hammack has composed an extraordinarily valuable volume: a 'one-stop-shopping' sourcebook on the secular and religious origins and the astonishing growth (and periodic growing pains) of America's nonprofit sector--and the challenges and dilemmas it confronts today." --John Simon, Yale University "It is a delight to see an anthology on nonprofit history done so well." --Barry Karl, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University "This is a volume that everyone concerned about nonprofits--scholar, practitioner, and citizen--will find useful and illuminating." --Peter Dobkin Hall, Program on Non-Profit Organizations Yale Divinity School "A remarkable book." --Robert Putnam, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University "An outstanding and timely collection of essential readings for students, researchers and practitioners, carefully edited and introduced by one of the leading historical authorities on the nonprofit sector." --Roseanne M. Mirabella, Center for Public Service, Seton Hall University Unique among nations, the United States conducts almost all of its formally organized religious activity, as well as many cultural, arts, human service, educational, and research activities, through private nonprofit organizations. This reader explores their history by presenting some of the classic documents in the development of the nonprofit sector along with important interpretations and critiques by recent scholars. David C. Hammack is Hiram C. Haydon Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Educational Programs of the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western Reserve University. Philanthropic Studies--Dwight F. Burlingame and David C. Hammack, general editors

Download or read book Dead Gone written by Luca Veste and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-01-10 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a student turns up murdered at the City of Liverpool University, Detectives David Murphy and Laura Rossi are charged with finding the culprit. Attached to the deceased body is a letter from her killer, which details a famous unethical psychological experiment; it is that experiment that was used on this victim, resulting in her death. Thinking the letter is just an attempt to throw them off course, Murphy and Rossi initially dismiss it. But then more bodies are found, each with connections to the university—and each with their own letter accompanying the body.Murphy and Rossi quickly realize they’re chasing a killer unlike any they’ve hunted before: One who sees himself as a valuable researcher of human behavior—a killer who doesn’t just want his victims’ bodies, but their minds as well. As they delve into the darkest pockets of psychological research, Murphy and Rossi struggle to understand the motives of the madman, trying to find the killer before his gruesome experiments claim their next victim.

Download or read book OneTrackMinds written by Kristian Brodie and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-23 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put your headphones on, close your eyes. Embrace the possibility of the life-changing power of music. And perhaps one of these songs will change your life too. Music can inspire our greatest creations, salve our deepest wounds, make us fall in – or out of – love. It can also be a window into another’s soul. Based on the popular live storytelling series, OneTrackMinds is a collection of twenty-five compelling answers to the question, ‘What was the song that changed your life?’ Featuring pieces from a stellar cast of contributors including Peter Tatchell, Inua Ellams, Cash Carraway, Rhik Samadder, Ingrid Oliver and Joe Dunthorne, alongside some of the UK’s most exciting new voices, the book compiles many of the standout stories from the live show so far. Just as rich and varied are the songs themselves, by artists ranging from Nina Simone and Joni Mitchell to Aphex Twin and the Replacements via Tupac, Prince and the Spice Girls. The result is an entertaining, enlightening musical guide to the best of what makes us human.

Download or read book The Beatles Encyclopedia 2 volumes written by Kenneth Womack and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 1457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the history of the Beatles, from their formative years through the present day, as detailed in hundreds of entries chock-full of information never before shared with the public. The Beatles have sold at least 2.3 billion albums; achieved 6 Diamond, 24 Multi-Platinum, 39 Platinum, and 45 Gold albums in the United States alone; and continue to experience impressive commercial success—now more than at any other time. What is it about this iconic group which continues to draw attention from each successive generation, even more than 40 years after their disbandment? The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four provides casual fans and aficionados alike with a comprehensive study of the historical, cultural, and musical influence of the Beatles, providing hundreds of insightful entries that address the people, places, events, and other details that have contributed to the band's status as a global phenomena.

Download or read book Poor Richard s Anthology of Thoughts on Charity and Relative Subjects written by Christian Frederick Kleinknecht and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Jennifer Morgue written by Charles Stross and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Howard, geekish demonology hacker extraordinaire for "The Laundry," must stop ruthless billionaire Ellis Billington from unleashing an eldritch horror, codenamed "Jennifer Morgue," from the ocean's depths for the purpose of ruling the world...

Download or read book The Bone Keeper written by Luca Veste and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chilling psychological read, for fans of serial killer thrillers that asks the question: What if you found out the figure that haunted your nightmares as a child was real? He'll slice your flesh. Your bones he'll keep. The Bone Keeper's coming. And he'll make you weep. Twenty years ago, four teenagers went exploring in the local woods, trying to find the supposed home of the Bone Keeper. According to lore, victims are lured into his lair, never to be seen again. Only three returned. Now, a woman is found wandering the streets, horrifically injured, claiming to have fled the evil urban myth. Detective Louise Henderson must convince skeptical colleagues that this urban myth might be flesh and blood. And then a body turns up. For fans of C.J. Tudor and Riley Sager, The Bone Keeper is a haunting suspense novel of old legends, past demons, and all the things that go bump in the night. "A well-crafted, deliciously unsettling blend of police procedural and horror folklore that shares appeal with John Connolly's and Lauren Beukes' thrillers."—Booklist "Like the scariest urban legend from your childhood all grown up, The Bone Keeper is spine-tingling, hair-raising entertainment."—Abby Endler, Crime by the Book

Download or read book Mining for Gold written by Tom Camacho and published by Inter-Varsity Press. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Godly thriving leaders are precious and valuable, but developing those leaders is not easy. Many leaders feel stuck, tired and frustrated in their growth and calling. This can change. In Mining for Gold, pastor and master-coach, Tom Camacho, offers a fresh perspective on how to draw out the best in ourselves and in those around us. Cutting through the complexity and challenges of leadership development, he gives us practical and effective tools to help leaders grow personally and develop those around them. Coaching, through the power of the Holy Spirit, provides the clarity and momentum we need to grow. When we get clarity, everything changes. Coaching helps us better understand our identity in Christ, our God-given wiring, and how we naturally bear the most fruit. There is gold in God’s people, waiting to be discovered. Let’s learn to draw out that treasure and help others flourish in their life and leadership.

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Download or read book Fab Four FAQ written by Stuart Shea and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (FAQ). 40 years after the release of the iconic Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band , the Beatles continue to captivate music fans of all ages. There's something always more to discuss about the Fab Four. What were their greatest live performances? Their worst moments? Stories still unknown by most music fans, trends still unseen, history still uninterpreted are all revealed in Fab Four FAQ . Pop culture authors Stuart Shea and Rob Rodriguez provide must-know fan trivia and offer obscure Beatles facts and stories in an easy-to-read, provocative format that will start as many arguments as will end them. With more than sixty chapters of stories, history, observation, and opinion, Fab Four FAQ lays bare the whys and wherefores that made the Beatles so great, giving credit where credit is due and maybe bursting some bubbles along the way.