David Butler writes with the aim of bringing hope to the hopeless. He shares a deeply personal journey through addiction, detailing its progression and the profound impact it had on his life. His work is driven by a mission to foster open dialogue about difficult societal issues, including substance abuse, bullying, and abuse. Butler's writing is characterized by its raw honesty and a powerful message of redemption and the possibility of transformation, even from the darkest depths.
In these dark, witty stories, award-winning author David Butler follows the lives of characters who are driven to the edge, and shines a light on the many sides of what it means to be Irish in the twenty-first century.
A graphic novel telling a thrilling tale of passion, courage and determination. Michael Collins was a hero in life, and in death his legend continues to grow. Joining the IRB in London, he took his place in the GPO at Easter 1916, then created the Intelligence network that won freedom from British rule.
Seventeen-year-old Marco Polo becomes one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia and finds adventure as a trusted companion of the legendary Kublai Khan.
Jessica Hart has never forgotten Matthew Landley. After all, he was her first love when she was fifteen years old. But he was also her school maths teacher, and their forbidden affair ended in scandal with his arrest and imprisonment. Now, seventeen years later, Matthew returns with a new identity, a long-term girlfriend and a young daughter, who know nothing of what happened before. Yet when he runs into Jessica, neither of them can ignore the emotional ties that bind them together. With so many secrets to keep hidden, how long can Jessica and Matthew avoid the dark mistakes of their past imploding in the present?
A stunning retrospective on the art and stories behind one of rock 'n' roll's most influential cover artists Poster Child chronicles the life and art of David Edward Byrd, one of the foremost graphic artists of twentieth-century culture. Told in a deeply personal, strikingly honest conversation with author Robert von Goeben, Byrd shares his journey through sixty years of rock 'n' roll, theater, and movie artistry. Pioneering iconic visual styles that have come to define rock music, Byrd created posters for concerts and album art for legends such as the Who, Lou Reed, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Traffic, Van Halen, the Grateful Dead, Kiss, and Jimi Hendrix--whose kaleidoscopic 1968 poster created for the Jimi Hendrix Experience tour was voted #8 in the Top 25 Rock Posters by Billboard. Byrd went on to design celebrated imagery for Broadway theater hits, including Follies, Godspell, and Little Shop of Horrors, among others. With brutal honesty and raw vulnerability, this stunning retrospective shares the artist's journey through family trauma, excess, career detours, rehab, and, ultimately, love, success, and recognition.
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This fine march was written to honor the humanitarian work of the Red Cross during World War I. A stellar example of the American march tradition, it shows why the composer is considered one of Pittsburgh's most revered musicians.
The book explores the metaphor of classrooms as boxes of crayons, highlighting the individuality of students and the importance of fostering creativity in science education. It emphasizes the need for educators to not only teach facts and terminology but also to inspire students to appreciate and engage with biology. The author shares insights on motivating students to understand the relevance of science in their lives, aiming to cultivate a passion for learning and discovery in the classroom.
Enterprise Planning and Development outlines the options and risks involved in setting up a business. It shows how to avoid this failure by focusing on the planning stage and building on this framework as the business develops.The book contains all the underpinning factual information required to prepare a successful Business Plan for presentation to a bank manager, or an alternative potential source of finance, or for use in an NVQ portfolio. It is in line with the major syllabuses for Business Start-Up, and can be used as a course book for anyone completing a formal NVQ level 3 and 4 qualification in this area, with tips on NVQ structure and assessment.Enterprise Planning and Development shows how to make the most of business growth and also how to deal with the different types of problems that are encountered along the way. All businesses pass through several stages of growth and it occurs for a number of reasons, such as change in the commercial market, increased customer demand for services or product and higher numbers of customers.The book is structured to follow a logical sequence of questions that makes it readily Where are we now? Where do we want to go? What resources are needed to get there? What sales and marketing policies do we need to develop? It examines the personnel and staffing implications, the efficiency of the current financial management process and the owner’s own abilities to make it all happen
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Japón, finales del siglo XVI. El país deja atrás la Era de los Estados en Guerra y se adentra en un titubeante periodo de paz. Entre las víctimas del largo conflicto se halla Seizo Ikeda, único superviviente del clan regente de la provincia de Izumo, huérfano a los nueve años tras el exterminio de su casa. Hostigado por los asesinos de su familia y condenado al destierro y al olvido, inicia un largo peregrinaje al amparo de Kenzaburo Arima, último samurái con vida del ejército de su padre, convertido ahora en su mentor. En el otro extremo del país, Ekei Inafune, un médico repudiado por aplicar las artes aprendidas entre los bárbaros llegados de Occidente, se ve implicado en una conjura urdida a la sombra de los clanes más poderosos del país. Una conspiración capaz de acabar con el frágil periodo de calma que da comienzo. Una novela cruda y bella, cargada de matices, que nos hace viajar a través de un Japón devastado por más de dos siglos de guerra, entre cuyas cenizas, sin embargo, florecen los más hermosos cerezos.
Tras el éxito del best seller El guerrero a la sombra del cerezo, David B. Gil, el maestro del noir japonés, vuelve con un relato policiaco con una ambientación insólita. El autor presenta un cuento de crimen y misterio, enmarcado en un Japón rural de sugerentes paisajes y oscuros secretos.Todo un referente de la épica samurái en la novela histórica española.Asaemon Hikura, maestro rastreador del clan Sugawara, es reclamado para investigar la desaparición de cinco mujeres en una aldea alejada de la capital. Los lugareños culpan de la desgracia a una criatura sobrenatural que, dicen, habita la montaña, pero Asaemon sabe bien que no existe demonio más cruel que aquel que vive entre nosotros. Acompañado de Yumiko, una joven cazadora local que le servirá de guía y confidente, el samurái se lanzará a una búsqueda desesperada.En la misma región, Nanami, hija de un forjador de katanas, trata de ocultar su romance con el joven samurái que administra su aldea. Una relación que contraviene la ley y la voluntad de sus padres. Cuando la guerra llama a sus puertas, Nanami se ve obligada a elegir entre la lealtad hacia su familia y la persona a la que se sabe unida por el karma. Su decisión influirá de forma insospechada en el destino de las cinco jóvenes desaparecidas.
Un apasionante thriller futurista que aumenta la intriga y tensión a medida que avanza. Un secreto oculto durante décadas y un proyecto que podría cambiar la historia. Finalista del premio Ignotus 2017, otorgado por la Asociación Española de Fantasía, Ciencia Ficción y Terror. En un mundo cada vez más intangible, los poderosos buscan iconos de la era predigital. Daniel Adelbert, un «prospector» especializado en recuperar objetos del siglo XX, es contratado por el coleccionista Kenzô Inamura para encontrar a un hombre que influyó decisivamente en el pasado. Al mismo tiempo, la periodista Alicia Lagos recibe un extraño correo de su exnovio fallecido, que parece legarle una investigación inconclusa relacionada con un misterio en el orfanato irlandés de St. Martha. Ambas investigaciones se entrelazan en torno a la pregunta: ¿qué es el Proyecto Zeitgeist? La respuesta se oculta en la Ciudad Blanca de Tel Aviv, en los arrabales flotantes de Singapur y en la Red de datos. Desentrañar este secreto, que ha costado muchas vidas, es crucial y revela un misterio silenciado durante décadas.
