Books

There are more people employed in the selling profession then in any other field of work. In fact we are all ‘selling’ something one way or another; a product or service, big ideas or personal issues. We ‘sell’ to our wives or husbands, the children, and we could be said to be ‘selling’ even when we are buying! Everyone is a salesperson; everyone is ‘marketing’ something. This book is aimed at achieving more successful outcomes through selling and personal communications. This work, and its sometimes unusual ideas and methods, will [read more...]

In the year 1408, in the lands of Enabladoor, upon the sister planet to Earth-Solestia, the bloodied, massacred bodies of soldiers- both attackers and defenders- lay upon the grassy slope afoot the castle Magniforte. Our story begins almost 1400 years earlier upon the very same land upon the very same planet as unwittingly the inhabitants go about their daily lives. Descending from the coastal regions of the North, the nomadic hunting and gathering people known as the Axeons arrive for their once in a century hunt, for the giant [read more...]

Its 2012 Detroit is still suffering from the GFC, job loss, poverty is high the only things that are growing are the many casinos that feed off the poor and that leads to a sky rocketing crime and murder rate. Detroit was once the beacon of the USA now its ruins hid a secret? His name is Michael, a boy of only 17. He has no idea of the many layers of lies and truths about his life, his birth, plus the conflict inside of his heart that is hidden. In the back ground keeping Michael safe and hidden from unknown enemies is the [read more...]

The task of establishing yourself as an elite sportsperson is a monumental one. It's not for the faint-hearted. Elite sport is tough, unrelenting and a lot of hard work. The blood, sweat and tears can teach you about yourself in brutal ways, but if you choose to listen, they will teach you lessons that are invaluable for the rest of life's journey. Is there any possibility that this person you discover and become on your journey is the real you God has been waiting to connect with? The one who is exhausted, who couldn't run [read more...]

When Ludan Bone started making her phone calls to China in 1993 she was one woman with no contacts trying to sell an intangible, copyrighted product to an industry where royalties were alien. But over the next two decades, she built a formidable business from scratch and became the biggest player in the production music business in China. The business memoir, One in a Billion, charts Ludan’s rise from a part-time marketing manager in Sydney to the head of her own top-tier firm in Beijing with one of the biggest music libraries in [read more...]

Take a journey through the world of projects. If you've learned about project management in the classroom then the real world of projects is going to be quite an eye opener. There will be monsters against which you are defenceless. There will be seemingly insurmountable obstacles and your career will hinge on your capacity to deliver in this environment. So what's wrong with the way we teach project management now? How should it be taught? What are we doing wrong? The dollars at stake are in the scale of the national debt. It's time [read more...]

Forthright, confronting and at times darkly comedic, “Shooting Ghosts” is a collection of poems that doesn’t so much opine on the workings and ideas of the modern world, but shakes down the branches that hold it together. Through intense imagery and a rebellious free flowing prose, Pezzimenti explores the culpability of a society seemingly willing to digest sound-bites and social media updates yet reject anything that may cause offence, or worse still, debate or deep collective thought. From the lack of any real advancement in [read more...]

"Historical adventures and romances set in ancient Britain and Ireland are nearly always told from the point of view of the foreign invaders rather than that of the native Britons. Daring Roman's penetrate the barbarian Celtic lands in search of a lost legion or its standard, or to rescue endangered friends from the native British savages. It's time the story was told from the viewpoint of our own ancestors, the native Britons of the British Isles. That is the story I have undertaken here".

On the subject of self-help books this echoes the thoughts of John Lennon: “whatever gets you through the night, it’s alright...” Unsettling and plausible… Survival in a Toxic Soup is an interesting book that dwells in the shadowy areas of medical science. It should appeal to those looking for answers to their own medical problems outside the confines of traditional medicine.

Sipping Champagne through a Straw: Beyond good enough is a unique tale about a migrant daughter. It introduces Maria, who born in Slovenia and seemingly destined for a life of poverty, exploitation and abuse, pursues a childhood dream for a better life that sustains her through an unhappy childhood; especially trying through World War II. Milena, born in Australia with such a severe disability that it is strongly believed she will never live life as others do. Milena shares her struggle with feelings of unworthiness that stem from a [read more...]