Josh Stephensons 13th year starts with a baffling sequence of events. His 17 year old girl cousin moves into their house his bedroom becomes a corridor & everything changes... Destined to be a classic this literary novel of the inner (and outer) battles of adolescence is the second novel from award winning author Fridrik Erlings. This novel approaches the trials & tribulations of teenage years with a refreshingly witty & sensitive touch. ...

A fresh new cover for a classic story from the Beginner Book range. A little boy who overfeeds his goldfish begins an adventure that brings even the police & a fire engine to cope with a fish out of water. Beginning readers will delight in this fast-moving story. ...

This inspiring follow up to FISH!" offers exciting case-studies of how companies are applying the fish philosophy to meet their unique goals & needs. " Fish Tales" features four real-life stories of the fish principle in action
- to help you reel in new possibilities in the workplace
- & four short chapters also from actual organisations on the four principles of the FISH! philosophy. Using a short easy-to-read format it effectively communicates a message that applies to every kind of business. These stimulating examples of re-energised companies are perfect for those wanting to dive deeper into the FISH! philosophy & create that amazing environment in their own workplace."

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Whether you know him as El Amigo the Banana Man the Gringo or simply Z
- whether you even know him at all
- Sam Zemurray lived

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Deep in the ocean lives a fish whose wishes come true! He wishes for all sorts of crazy things
- a castle a car & even fine clothes
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The phenomenal international bestseller Fish!" told the story of a fictional company that transformed itself by applying lessons learned from Seattles Pike Place Fish Market. The follow-up " Fish! Tales" told of real-life companies that boosted morale & enhanced results by implementing these same principles. Now following the huge success of these motivational titles comes the latest inspiring addition to the series: " Fish! Sticks". In this new stimulating volume the authors teach us how to effect change in our business & make it stick through tough & changing times such as turnover in management & staff. With the appealing readable style which makes the Fish philosophy so accessible " Fish! Sticks" shows us how to keep our work vital alive & fresh while maintaining those innovations that really work for your company." ...

Flame-haired Jeannie Buchanan has spent all her life in the shadow of the dark North Sea. Working with freezing fingers to gut the precious herring she follows the fleet south travelling far away from her Scottish home. When her beloved father's trawler goes missing Jeannie must face up to life on her own. But her fiery temper & fierce independence attract powerful & devious enemies. By standing up to the Hayes-Gorton family she could be threatening the future of those she cares for most. By denying a man prepared to sacrifice all his privileges for a chance to offer his devotion she could be facing years of unhappiness. Amidst the great social upheaval of the inter-war years Jeannie must search again for the real love she has always denied herself.. . Margaret Dickinson's novel brilliantly evokes the dramas of those who are born to the fishing way of life. ...

Neil Fisher's first trip to Dunbridge was not a success. Having inadvertently locked himself in St Stephen's Church for hours (and succumbing to the communion wine & wafers for dinner) it seemed miraculous they gave him the curate's job! On arrival in the small town of Dunbridge it quickly becomes clear that life is not going to be tranquil for the eligible new bachelor as four formidable women are determined to make their presence felt. There is his mother Iris still questioning his choice of career; his rector the no-nonsense Margaret who is not one for taking prisoners; Claire his new neighbour whom he's already managed to offend. & then there is Wendy the beautiful leading light of the church music group who has her own plans for Neil... It can only end in trouble. ...

A journal in which those who pursue the noblest fish trout & salmon may record each outing for it was a wise man who remarked that as much fishing is enjoyed in fireside recollection as on the river bank. It is important to keep a journal of days spent fishing as all great fishermen have done in the past for it is said that days spent with a rod in hand would be counted as credits on the day of judgement. The layout of the record book will enable the user to record not only the weight & type of fish that make up the catch but also all those other important details which contribute so much to a good day's sport. Which flies were used & who tied them the conditions on the river was the water high or low was the weather cold or warm what did your companions achieve & what wildlife was seen -- a swallow kissing the water or an otter working his way up stream? Clear memories of good sport will be revived by these thoughts in the years ahead & maybe settle an argument or two about just how much that prize fish really did weigh! ...

From the late 19th century when the Raj was at its height many of Britain's best & brightest young men went out to India to work as administrators soldiers & businessmen. With the advent of steam travel & the opening of the Suez Canal countless young women suffering at the lack of eligible men in Britain followed in their wake. This amorphous band was composed of daughters returning after their English education girls invited to stay with married sisters or friends & yet others whose declared or undeclared goal was simply to find a husb&. They were known as the Fishing Fleet & this book is their story hitherto untold. For these young women often away from home for the first time one thing they could be sure of was a rollicking good time. By the early twentieth century a hectic social scene was in place with dances parties amateur theatricals picnics tennis tournaments cinemas gymkhanas with perhaps a tiger shoot & a glittering dinner at a raja's palace thrown in. & with men outnumbering women by roughly four to one romances were conducted at alarming speed & marriages were frequent. But after the honeymoon life often changed dramatically: whisked off to a remote outpost with few other Europeans for company & where constant vigilance was required to guard against disease they found it a far cry from the social whirlwind of their first arrival. Anne de Courcy's sparkling narrative is enriched by a wealth of first-hand sources
- unpublished memoirs letters & diaries rescued from attics
- which bring this forgotten era vividly to life.

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