New Releases by Megan Lloyd

When James VI of Scotland and I of England proclaimed himself King of Great Britain he proposed a merger of parliaments as he had joined two crowns in his own person ascending the throne of England in 1603. For James, the Cambro-Celtic past led to an Anglo-Scottish present, and Wales stood as the ideal. Although the parliamentary union of Great Britain was not initiated for another 100 years, Parliament’s denial failed to deter James from wanting a Great Britain, and R. A.’s play The Valiant Welshman became part of the public spectacle of unity required to nurture James’s dream. The Valiant Welshman, the Scottish James, and the Formation of Great Britain considers national, regional and linguistic identity and explores how R.A.’s play promotes Wales, serves King James and reveals what it means to be Welsh and Scots in a newly forming "Great Britain."

Work Like a Woman is a bold manifesto about why the way we work now is in desperate need of change, how you can campaign to help make this happen and why we will all - men and women - profit from this. Women today are working in a man's culture - and it's holding us back. In Work Like a Woman, Mary Portas examines the world of employment, how it works against women and what needs to change, as she tells the story of her career - and learning to rewrite the rules. Taking us through her working life, Mary looks at a range of topics from workplace bullying and accessing promotion, to combining a career with children and the affect that getting divorced and becoming a single parent had on her professional life. Speaking candidly about the traps she fell into - from aping the behaviour seen in aggressive corporate environments to recreating a male working culture within her own business - Mary will explode the myth of women 'having it all'. She will also track her evolution as a business leader and the decision to rebuild her company from the ground up on a model that today embraces female values. Examining practical issues, including flexible working and equal pay, and also cultural ones - such as gender bias - Mary will argue for a revolution in the way we work. Work Like a Woman is a manifesto for all- from young women entering the workforce and older women trying to integrate professional and family ambitions, to executives running businesses and creating best practice and the businesses that employ them. Honest, accessible and entertaining, it is a bold and inspiring vision of the future world of work.

A Christian's Journey is divided into four sections - Discipleship - Basic Doctrines - The Care of the Soul and Insights into God's Word. The basic need in the Church today is teaching "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (NKJV) as well as to have a deeper relationship with God.

Wszyscy myśleli, że Martin, który jako dziecko zapadł na dziwną chorobę, jest tylko pustą skorupą – ciałem sztucznie podtrzymywanym przy życiu. Nawet jego własna matka życzyła mu, aby wreszcie umarł. Tymczasem w pełni świadomy Martin przez 12 lat tkwił w sparaliżowanym ciele, które nie pozwalało mu na kontakt ze światem. Mimo tego, że znalazł się w najstraszniejszej i pozbawionej wyjścia pułapce, NIE STRACIŁ WIARY I NADZIEI. Nieprawdopodobna siła umysłu pozwoliła mu przetrwać. JEGO HISTORIA PORUSZYŁA CAŁY ŚWIAT i pojawiła się we wszystkich serwisach informacyjnych. Teraz j ego BESTSELLEROWE WSPOMNIENIA trafiają wreszcie do rąk polskich czytelników.

”Oletko nähnyt elokuvia, joissa joku herää aaveena, mutta ei itse tiedä olevansa kuollut? Sellaiselta minusta tuntui, kun huomasin ihmisten katsovan suoraan lävitseni. Yritinpä miten kovasti tahansa anoa ja huutaa, en saanut heitä huomaamaan minua.” Vuonna 1988 kaksitoistavuotias Martin Pistorius palasi koulusta valittaen kipeää kurkkuaan. Hän ei koskaan palannut takaisin kouluun. Mystiset oireet valtasivat Martinin kehon. Kahdeksantoista kuukauden kuluessa sairaus vei häneltä sekä puhe- että liikuntakyvyn täysin. Lääkärit olivat neuvottomia ja kertoivat Martinin vanhemmille, että tunnistamaton rappeumasairaus oli saanut pojan taantumaan vastasyntyneen tasolle. Lopulta Martin vajosi kooman kaltaiseen tilaan eikä enää reagoinut ulkoisiin ärsykkeisiin. Hänen ei ennustettu elävän kauan. Kukaan ei tiennyt, että vaikka Martinin keho pysyi täysin halvaantuneena, hänen mielensä palasi viiden vuoden kuluttua eloon. Vain tajutakseen elävänsä pahimmassa mahdollisessa painajaisessa. Martin ei kyennyt kertomaan kenellekään, että sairaalasängyssä makaavan, mihinkään reagoimattoman kehon sisällä eli vankina ajatteleva ja tunteva ihminen, joka oli tietoinen kaikesta ympärillään tapahtuvasta. Martin Pistoriuksen matka takaisin elämään oli hidas ja raskas. Maailmanmenestykseksi nousseessa kirjassaan hän kertoo itse noista kahdestatoista pitkästä vuodesta, väärän diagnoosin vahingollisuudesta, julmien hoitajien väkivallasta ja kommunikointikyvyn puutteen aiheuttamasta tuskasta. Mutta kirja on myös ainutlaatuinen kertomus toipumisesta, sitkeydestä, uuden yhteyden löytymisestä, rakkaudesta ja elämän voitosta.

This is a compelling memoir of a young man who emerged from the darkness of 'locked-in' syndrome after doctors had given up on him.

Backcover: Center Point Large Print Edition General Fiction.

A douze ans, Martin tombe inexplicablement malade. Il devient muet, en fauteuil roulant, et incapable du moindre mouvement. Les médecins affirment que son cerveau est totalement détruit. En réalité, si le corps de Martin est inerte, son esprit fonctionne parfaitement. Littéralement prisonnier, il ne peut même pas cligner des yeux pour se manifester. Le pire, ce sont ces infirmières qui le traitent désormais comme une chose, au point de lui faire subir des abus inimaginables... Jusqu'au jour où, après onze années de cauchemar, un thérapeute entrevoit de la vie chez Martin. Et peu à peu, le jeune homme se "réveille" à la vie. Un formidable combat, une extraordinaire renaissance. Martin recommence à marcher, parler et finit par se marier. Avant de raconter son histoire... Le témoignage bouleversant d'un enfant prisonnier 11 ans dans son propre corps.

"Cercasi Ben disperatamente" è l'incredibile storia vera dell'amicizia tra un bambino e un gatto, e della straordinaria determinazione di una madre a restituire la felicità a suo figlio. Un libro, e una storia, che hanno commosso l'Inghilterra.

In April 2008, the world watched in horror as the news of Josef Fritzl made worldwide headlines. But for one British woman the story was not the stuff of unimaginable nightmares. Alice Lawrence knew all too well the torture suffered at the hands of a father whose depravity knew no bounds. She too was kept prisoner and repeatedly made pregnant - and it was only after the death of one of her babies that she finally found the courage to escape. Born in 1970, Alice grew up in the impoverished backstreets of an industrial Northern town with her parents and seven brothers and sisters. She was first raped by her father when she was 11. From the age of 15, she was made pregnant six times by him in an effort to secure additional state benefits. All bar one of her pregnancies failed, but her daughter never made it through her first year. The death of her baby was the spur to Alice bringing her father and abuser to justice. Finally, Alice can tell her deeply moving story of recovery from abuse.

Autobiografisch verhaal van een Oekraïense vrouw die na een ongelukkig huwelijk als slachtoffer van vrouwenhandel in Engeland belandde.

Die Engländerin Angela Cannings verliert innerhalb von 10 Jahren 3 Babys durch plötzlichen Kindstod. Die Justiz glaubt das nicht und verurteilt sie wegen Mordes zu einer lebenslänglichen Haftstrafe. Ein Wiederaufnahmeverfahren erwirkt ihre Rehabilitierung und spricht sie frei.

As each month passes, playful hens substitute fake, but very innovative, eggs for the ones they are expected to lay. When Christmas comes the farmer shows the chickens what he has done with the eggs.