A MONSTER MURDERED It's only ten days since Douglas Remfry's release from prison having served seven years for rape & now he's dead: naked on a bare mattress in a grubby north London hotel room his head hooded & his hands tied with a brown leather belt. A DEADLY JUSTICE Someone knew he was coming out. Someone wanted to mete out some punishment of his own. A CASE NO ONE WANTS SOLVED & when a second sex offender is found dead DI Tom Thorne knows he has a vicious calculating viliglante on his hands... ...

Christopher Hilton documents the race that caused the worst crash in motor racing history in this new & full study of the fateful day. Through a host of interviews
- with drivers team members journalists & spectators
- & original research at Le Mans Hilton examines the aftermath of the crash that has affected what we see of motorsport on our television screens today. The worst crash in motor racing history
- killing more than 80 people
- was produced by a ferocious & haunting combination of circumstances: nationalism raw speed the nature of a 24-hour race & chance. The crash drew in Mike Hawthorn the blond playboy from Farnham in a Jaguar & Juan-Manuel Fangio one of the greatest drivers of all in a Mercedes. A crowd of 250 000 watched hypnotised as Hawthorn set out to break Fangio the two cars going faster & faster...and faster. Another English playboy Lance Macklin was caught up in the crash in his Austin-Healey along with a 50-year-old Frenchman driving under the assumed name of Pierre Levegh. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. It cost him his life even as his car was torn to pieces that scythed into the dense crowd. After 6.2 7pm on 11 June 1955 nothing would ever be the same again & the consequences of the momentous crash are still being felt. In this new & full study of the fateful day Christopher Hilton sets the race itself in the context of the 1950s. Through a host of interviews
- with drivers team members journalists & spectators
- & original research at Le Mans & in the Mercedes archive in Stuttgart he recreates every aspect of the race & the crash. Much of the material has never been seen before. He examines the aftermath
- the bitter blame game the conflicting testimonies the direct threat to motorsport in Europe
- & chronicles the beginning of the culture of safety that has affected what we see of motorsport on our television screens today.







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Officially licensed with the ACO the organisers of the annual Le Mans 24 Hours race this sumptuous book is the fourth title in a decade-by-decade series that will eventually build up into an eight-volume set covering every race since 1923. Each year is exhaustively covered in vivid photographs a detailed & insightful commentary full results data & a glorious rendering of the official race poster. Compiled by an acknowledged authority of this legendary race this series of books will be treasured by all enthusiasts of sports car racing. ...

Children in today's world are inundated with information about who to be what to do & how to live. But what if there was a way to teach children how to manage priorities focus on goals & be a positive influence on the world around them? The Leader in Me is that programme. It's based on a hugely successful initiative carried out at the A.B. Combs Elementary School in North Carolina. To hear the parents of A. B Combs talk about the school is to be amazed. In 1999 the school debuted a programme that taught The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People to a pilot group of students. The parents reported an incredible change in their children who blossomed under the programme. By the end of the following year the average end-of-grade scores had leapt from 84 to 94. This book will launch the message onto a much larger platform. Stephen R. Covey takes the 7 Habits that have already changed the lives of millions of people & shows how children can use them as they develop. Those habits -- be proactive begin with the end in mind put first things first think win-win seek to understand & then to be understood synergize & sharpen the saw -- are critical skills to learn at a young age & bring incredible results proving that it's never too early to teach someone how to live well. ...

Designed by Oliver Bulleid for the Southern Railway although the prototype was not completed until after nationalisation the ' Leader' class was revolutionary. The locomotives had an unusual configuration with two power steam bogies utilising sleeve valves & chain drive rather than more conventional valve gear. The body was streamlined looking more like a diesel locomotive than a conventional steam engine. Initially five locomotives were to be constructed but only one No 36001 was completed. This was exhaustively tested & was found to be wanting in a number of areas. Amongst the faults reported the reversing gear often jammed & the drive & valve chains stretched over time making operation unpredictable. In addition the fireman's compartment was small & cramped & was occasionally invaded by flames from the firebox! When in 1952 the press reported the demise of the project at a cost of some GBP500 000 it was widely regarded as a disaster an impression that has persisted to this day. For more than two decades Kevin Robertson has been investigating the history of the ' Leader' project. During these years he has amassed a vast amount of information about the locomotives & the story that he is now able to reveal will rewrite the history of the project. Over the years information has come to light from a variety of sources including the first-hand accounts of those directly involved in the project which shows that whilst the locomotive did have its flaws it was by no means a complete disaster. Indeed there is evidence to suggest that there were direct instructions from the highest echelons to ensure that the ' Leader' class failed. The British Transport Commission had seen the future & that future did not involve steam. Anything that suggested that steam could be modified & enhanced was therefore anathema to the authorities & was to be discouraged. With the benefit of hindsight it may well be that Bulleid was right & steam power did have a future. In The Leader Project" Kevin Robertson brings together the information from his earlier books on the subject & combines this with the fruits of his most recent researches to provide the definitive account of the ' Leader' project. Alongside his comprehensive text the book also

Includes:: a number of photographs covering the construction & testing of the class."

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With a lively & energetic approach this highly acclaimed author trainer & presenter will teach you dynamic up-to-date techniques to unleash the creative energies of your people & show you how to put the techniques to work immediately. You can use lateral thinking to turn your organization around. This book describes how the lateral leader develops the vision culture & processes that transform a regular business into an innovation hothouse. The book is packed with real-life examples practical methods & lateral thinking exercises you can put to work today. ...

Lead your organization into the 21st century with the help of this groundbreaking book that is already creating a stir in corporate boardrooms across America! In a book that does for managers what his mega-bestseller The Team Handbook" did for teams Peter Scholtes who is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential Quality leaders of the decade shows the real root of management problems. Learn how to stop blaming your workers & start changing the systems with the help of activities & exercises that enable you to immediately begin implementing breakthrough improvements in all your work processes!" ...

The minutes & hours following 11th September terror attacks on the World Trade Center posed the greatest challenge to governance in New York Citys history. Mayor Rudoph Giuliani had barely escaped with his life in the collapse of the first tower. Fires burned furiously near the site as the other buildings verged on collapse. Air Force fighter jets criss-crossed the sky to ward off other attacks. & yet in those moments after the calamity & in the following days & months Mayor Giuliani not only steered the city through the crisis but did so with an assurance & authority that was hailed around the world as a model of courageous leadership. In LEADERSHIP Giuliani describes vividly the chaos & horror of the twin-towers catastrophe & explains how the rules of management he enforced as Mayor enabled him to gain control of the emergency. These are also the rules Giuliani makes clear that anyone in a leadership position
- from the head of a large corporation to the owner of a corner shop
- can use to inspire others & achieve concrete results.

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Leadership isnt complicated -- keep it simple & make it count. This new edition of Steve Radcliffes uniquely powerful successful & practical framework will show you how to develop faster as a more confident & capable leader. This compact instantly-applicable guide to developing leadership skills contains practical insights straightforward actions & plain guidelines to accelerate your growth as a leader. The framework is derived from expert coach Steve Radcliffes work with real leaders in real leadership situations. It shows you how to:
- Be guided by the Future you want & stay focused on your vision
- Engage others in productive & stimulating working relationships that make things happen.
- Deliver the results you need to really move your business forward.


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Adopted at more than 1 000 colleges & universities worldwide the market-leading text owes its success to the unique way in which it combines an academically robust account of the major theories & models of leadership with an accessible style & practical exercises that help students apply what they learn. Each chapter of Peter Northouse A s Leadership: Theory & Practice follows a consistent format allowing students to contrast the various theories & three case studies in each chapter provide practical examples of each theory or trait discussed. The Sixth Edition adds an important new chapter on Servant Leadership. ...