Have you ever wondered why some people consistently seem to have original and different ways of approaching problems, ideas or opportunities? Are you intrigued as to why some individuals see opportunities where others can't or why some companies lead, whilst others follow? This book is both an explanation and celebration of thinking differently. What Made You Think of That? is a simple, easy to understand and practical guide to unlocking your own great ideas and those great ideas lurking in the people or company around you. It provides you with a true understanding of how imagination and creativity works with loads of tips and tools and real life stories to illustrate just how easy it can be. For those of you who are leaders this book can guide you through practical steps in creating an organisation that empowers its entire staff from CEO to casual employees to think differently about every aspect of the business, thus leading to better solutions for customers or clients and ultimately greater success. In these increasingly challenging times, there has never before been a more important time for every individual and every company to be thinking differently about themselves and their business. Read What Made You Think of That? and find out how!

In this Age of Misinformation, an increasing number of people seem to be unable or unwilling to tell facts from fiction, communicate effectively, learn from the past, think independently, or have fun with knowledge. CAUTION! Reading This Book Can Make You Think provides challenging exercises for out-of-shape brains and sharpens modern day survival skills. Is it time for a mental tune-up? Do you know: * The key difference between Bias and Prejudice? * Major triggers for widespread Temperature Change? * How to start Stimulating Conversations with strangers? * When Ancient Civilizations appeared around the globe? * The official game rules for Pesäpallo, Ga-ga, or Zorbing? * Facts about Traditional and Alternative Energy and Fuel? * About State, National, and Tax Laws that could affect you? * Clues to help you solve some of History’s Greatest Mysteries? If you have the curiosity, courage, and commitment to question what you hear or read and learn about the unfamiliar, reading this will make you substantially smarter, better looking, and a more valued member of society. And if you are not at least curious about some of the above, it might be wise to check your pulse.

Moving away from criminal behaviour can be fraught with difficulties. Often it can involve leaving behind old habits, customs, and even friends, while at the same time adopting a new way of life. How do individuals go about making a decision to give up crime? How do they plan to sustain this decision? And in what ways does probation help? This book explores these questions. Based on in-depth interviews with a group of men under probation supervision, Sam King investigates the factors associated with making a decision to desist from crime. The book examines strategies for desistance, and explores the factors that individuals consider when they are thinking about how they will desist. In doing so, the book sheds new light on existing understandings of desistance from crime and helps to develop our understandings of the role that individuals play in constructing their own desistance journeys. This book also highlights the role of probation in this process, offering a timely and critical review of the nature of probation under the New Labour government in the UK between 1997-2010. The findings indicate that we should allow Probation Officers greater autonomy and discretion within their roles, and that we should free them from the bureaucracy of risk assessment and targets. Moreover, the book warns against the potential fragmentation of community supervision. As such, the book will be of interest to criminology students, researchers, academics, policymakers and practitioners, particularly those who work with ex-offenders in the community.

A fascinating first-hand account of life during the U.S. Civil War as told by a husband and wife together through the letters they wrote to each other.

Why secular humanism leads to guilt, political correctness and fear of giving offence -- and how the Church can help.

"Henry Mintzberg's views are a breath of fresh air which can only encourage the good guys." The Observer Tied up in knots by KPIs? Confused by core competencies? Management doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, it shouldn’t be! One of today’ best-known and most controversial thinkers on management has joined forces with other leading business figures to provide a thought-provoking mix of writing on management. The cutting edge views depicted in this book are controversially the opposite of what is often held up as the truth in management. Management? Its Not What you Think! brings readers an unusual mix of perspectives to help stimulate more creative management thinking and more enjoyable, challenging and more productive ways to lead their teams. This is a book readers can dip into, a book they can savour, a book that won’t fail to get them reflecting on what management really is…

Twisted Love is an amazing youthful romantic story by novelist Rittik Chandra. It presents a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure.

The gripping sequel to the million-downloaded The One You Love. Emma Holden and her friends are trying to move on from the horrific events surrounding Dan's kidnap, when a shocking revelation drags them back into the nightmare and forces them to question everything they once believed to be true. More secrets will be revealed, more lies will be told, and more lives under threat. An extended version of the self-published novella, with more secrets, more tension and more drama

The road to hell is paved with all sorts of intentions, as Oxford private investigator Zoë Boehm discovers when a straightforward jewelry store robbery turns out to be anything but. When Zoë Boehm agrees to track down the gang who knocked over Sweeney’s jewelry shop, she’s just hoping to break even in time for tax season. She certainly doesn’t expect to wind up in a coffin. But she’s about to become entangled with a strange collection of characters, starting with suicidal Tim Whitby, who’s dedicating what’s left of his life to protecting the pretty, battered Katrina Blake from her late husband’s sociopathic brothers, Arkle and Trent. Unfortunately for Zoë, Arkle has a crossbow, Tim has nothing left to lose, and even Katrina has her secrets. And death, like taxes, can’t be avoided forever.