Author : Donald McRae
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 46,9 MB
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1504999967
For those of you who are about to embark on the story of my journey through life, I welcome you one and all.
Author : Jim Eldridge
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,5 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781781125151
Suspense-driven, action-packed terrorist vs. hostage showdown that will keep readers gripped to the very last page. Perfect for a fast fiction fix and particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 10+ Alex and her dad are working a routine plumbing job in the Town Hall when it is suddenly taken over by terrorists. Their leader Mr Blue demands the release of a high-profile prisoner, or he'll start killing hostages - and one of them is Alex's dad! Hidden in the attic's pipes, Alex must rely on her wits to ensure they all stay alive. And she only has precious minutes before time runs out. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 10+
Author : Patience Thomson
Publisher :
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Children
ISBN : 9781842996713
Foreword by Michael MorpurgoSome children need a lot of help if theyre ever going to learn to read. But whats the best way to help them? How can you get your child to read if he just doesnt like books? And what if you dont read much yourself? This book has the answers.Why your child needs to readHow you can help your dyslexic or struggling child to love booksPractical tips to help every parent and every childUnderstanding the problems - and solving themCelebrity hints and tips
Author : Roy D. Treloar
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 39,37 MB
Release : 2011-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1444398911
The 4th edition of Plumbing continues to provide the definitive single volume text on plumbing, heating and gas installation work, ideal for students working towards their Diploma in plumbing or NVQ/SVQ at levels 2 and 3. Highly illustrated and easy to read and understand, it tackles plumbing topic by topic, in double page spreads with text, full colour illustrations, and clear photographs, enabling the reader to grasp the essentials quickly and easily. This approach ensures it also provides a concise reference for the trained plumber. Special features include: concise text many clear, full colour illustrations around 140 photographs topics focussed on the needs of NVQ/SVQ levels 2 and 3 additional topics beyond levels 2 and 3 a self-assessment section a problem-solving section This new edition has been thoroughly updated to take account of changes to the Building Regulations, including changes to the following approved documents: Part F: Ventilation; Part G: Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency; Part H: Drainage and waste disposal; Part L: Conservation of fuel and power and Part P: Electrical safety. A significant new section on energy conservation & sustainability has been added, and additional related material introduced where relevant. The extensive coverage with new, full colour illustrations to enhance legibility and understanding, and the emphasis on safety in the work place ensure this remains the definitive single volume for both student and trained plumbers.
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Publisher :
Page : 1228 pages
File Size : 44,4 MB
Release :
Category : American literature
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Author : Donald McRae
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 31,79 MB
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1471135381
WINNER OF THE 1996 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE. In the early 1990s, Donald McRae set out to discover the truth about the intense and forbidding world of professional boxing. Travelling around the States and Britain, he was welcomed into the inner sanctums of some of the greatest fighters of the period - men such as Mike Tyson, Chris Eubank, Oscar de la Hoya, Frank Bruno, Evander Holyfield and Naseem Hamed among them. They opened up to him, revealing unforgettable personal stories from both inside and outside the ring, and explaining why it is that some are driven to compete in this most brutal of sports, risking their health and even their lives. The result is a classic account of boxing that remains as fresh and entertaining as when it was first published almost 20 years ago. McRae approaches his subjects with wit, compassion and insight, and the result was a book that was a deserved winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize.
Author : Yevgeniy Brikman
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 35,64 MB
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1491910046
This book is the "Hello, World" tutorial for building products, technologies, and teams in a startup environment. It's based on the experiences of the author, Yevgeniy (Jim) Brikman, as well as interviews with programmers from some of the most successful startups of the last decade, including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, GitHub, Stripe, Instagram, AdMob, Pinterest, and many others. Hello, Startup is a practical, how-to guide that consists of three parts: Products, Technologies, and Teams. Although at its core, this is a book for programmers, by programmers, only Part II (Technologies) is significantly technical, while the rest should be accessible to technical and non-technical audiences alike. If you’re at all interested in startups—whether you’re a programmer at the beginning of your career, a seasoned developer bored with large company politics, or a manager looking to motivate your engineers—this book is for you.
Author : Jon Huntsman
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 18,91 MB
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 146831145X
An inspiring autobiography by “one of the finest human beings, industrial leaders, and philanthropists on the planet” (Stephen R. Covey). The company Jon Huntsman founded in 1970, the Huntsman Corporation, is now one of the largest petrochemical manufacturers in the world, employing more than 12,000 people and generating over $10 billion in revenue each year. Success in business, though, was always a means to an end for him—never an end in itself. In Barefoot to Billionaire, Huntsman revisits the key moments in his life that shaped his view of faith, family, service, and the responsibility that comes with wealth. He writes candidly about his brief tenure in the Nixon administration, which preceded the Watergate scandal but still left a deep impression on him about the abuse of power and the significance of personal respect and integrity. He also opens up about his faith and prominent membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But most importantly, Huntsman reveals the rationale behind his commitment to give away his entire fortune before his death. In 1995, Huntsman and his wife, Karen, founded the Huntsman Cancer Institute and eventually dedicated more than a billion dollars of their personal funds to the fight for a cure. In this increasingly materialistic world, Barefoot to Billionaire is a refreshing reminder of the enduring power of traditional values.
Author : Aidan Chambers
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 21,32 MB
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1448120314
Karl, aged seventeen, is hopelessly in love. But the object of his affections, Firella, demands proof, and poses him a series of questions regarding his attitude to the many sides of love. But Karl is dyslexic, and convinced that if Firella finds out, she will think he is stupid, and unworthy of her, and leave him. So Karl asks a local writer to help him construct his replies - and an unlikely, but extremely touching, friendship develops between the two men. They both come to learn a great deal about about life from a very different perspective, and when an act of violence shatters their calm, they find their respective appraisal of life shifting in profound ways.
Author : Donald McRae
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 10,59 MB
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1471134733
The dramatic race to transplant the first human heart spanned two years, three continents and five cities against a backdrop of searing tension, scientific brilliance, ethical controversy, racial strife and emotional turmoil. It culminated in a terrifying moment in the early hours of 3 December 1967 when, in a cramped operating theatre in a Cape Town hospital, Professor Chris Barnard stared into an empty cavity from which he had just removed a heart. He knew that he had only minutes left to make history and save the life of a 55-year-old man by filling the gaping hole in his chest with a heart which had just been beating inside a 25-year-old woman. Every Second Countsis the story of this gripping race to conquer the greatest of medical challenges. It also reveals the truth about the man at the centre of it all, whose turbulent life story was just as gripping. The kind of true story that would be dismissed as far-fetched if presented as fiction, it combines an utterly compelling portrait of cutting-edge science with raw human drama, and shows how the course of medicine itself was changed for ever.
