A Wonder Woman & bride-to-be finds herself worse for wear at the end of a hen night; a funeral director's love of Manchester United proves unhelpful when talking to the bereaved; two overly-vigilant mothers wrestle with their paranoia in the queue for Santa's Grotto; a widow recounts her disastrous return to the world of dating & a father realises that his son is growing away from him as he helps him tie his football boots. In these snippets of overheard conversations from across the length & breadth of the country Craig Taylor captures the state we're in with humour & pathos & perfect timing. Laugh-out-loud funny & sometimes heartbreakingly moving these tiny plays in which every one of us could have a starring role are little windows into other people's lives that reveal the triumphs disasters prejudices horrors & joys of twenty-first-century life. Hugely entertaining & utterly addictive this is book that can be dipped into or feasted upon in one sitting. It will change the way you listen to the world around you & train journeys will never be the same again. ...

With a new foreword by Ken Blanchard The original bestselling blockbuster which has transformed businesses world wide. The blockbuster number one international bestselling phenomenon is back.. .not that it ever really went away. This easily-read story quickly demonstrates three very practical management techniques: One Minute Goals One Minute Praisings & One Minute Reprimands. The One Minute Manager also

Includes:: information on several studies in medicine & in the behavioural sciences which help readers understand why these apparently simple methods work so well with so many people. The book is brief the language is simple & best of all.. .it works.

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The alternative way towards better team-building this is the bestselling management tool from the author of The One Minute Manager. Most managers spend over half their time working with a team & the One Minute Manager's practical advice shows how any team can work better & more effectively. The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams explains the four stages on the way to building a high performing team: Orientation Dissatisfaction Resolution & Production & reveals how to tap the creativity & potential of people at all levels in order to become an effective group leader. ...

With a new foreword by Ken Blanchard How management can effectively rid themselves of 'monkeys'
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Teaches how to apply the secrets of One Minute Manager to have customers falling over themselves to buy your product. Spencer Johnson
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All the animals are busy lending a hand in the garden in this lively numbers book! The parrots are pulling up carrots the bears are picking pears & a swarm of bees are pruning the trees with their miniature shears. Julia Donaldsons whimsical rhymes & Nick Sharratts hilarious illustrations make this book a delight to share out loud. With plenty to giggle at on every page counting -- or gardening -- has never been so much fun! ...

All the animals are busy lending a hand in the garden in this lively numbers book! The parrots are pulling up carrots the bears are picking pears & a swarm of bees are pruning the trees with their miniature shears. Julia Donaldsons whimsical rhymes & Nick Sharratts hilarious illustrations make this book a delight to share out loud. With plenty to giggle at on every page counting -- or gardening -- has never been so much fun! ...

The Brighton to London line. The 07:44 train. Carriages packed with commuters. A woman applies her make-up. Another occupies her time observing the people around her. A husband & wife share an affectionate gesture. Further along a woman flicks through a glossy magazine. Then abruptly everything changes: a man has a heart attack & cant be resuscitated; the train is stopped an ambulance called. For at least three passengers on the 07:44 on that particular morning life will never be the same again. Lou witnesses the mans final moments. Anna & Lou share a cab when they realise the train is going nowhere fast. Anna is Karens best friend. & Karen? Karens husband is the man who dies. Telling the story of the week following that fateful train journey One Moment One Morning is a stunning novel about love & loss about family & -- above all -- friendship. A stark reminder that sometimes one moment is all it takes it also reminds us that somehow & despite everything life can & does go on. ...

His hands weren't quite so gentle now.. . Amelia Ashton has made it. The singer-songwriter is one of the biggest recording stars of her time
- but the success she has longed for has taken its toll & her life is no longer her own. When things get too much during her sell-out tour of the US Amelia heads back to London in search of some quality time. Meeting up with Karis her former girlfriend-in-crime Amelia is soon in the midst of some sensual adventures such as consummating a childhood crush at her friend's wedding. & furthering her career in a most unexpected way.. . Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey will consume this intensely romantic & sensual story of adventure & true love. Previously published as Blue Notes.
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A wonderful counting book from Judith Kerr the best-selling author of the Mog series & The Tiger Who Came to Tea One moonlit magical night in the zoo An elephant jumped in the air & flew. But nobody knew." Its only once all the visitors have gone home that the real fun starts in the Zoo! Learn to count in a fun & wonderfully imaginative way as you follow all the animals through the night in this gorgeous picture book & find out what mischief they get into." ...