New Releases by Brian Lynch

On 16 and 17 February 2011 the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs and the Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, co-hosted a conference that sought to bring fresh insights into the formidable array of major challenges facing New Zealand''s Pacific neighbours. The focus of the conference was on the nature, relevance and implications of the concept of ''resilience'' as applied in the Pacific, in the face of those daunting challenges. Most of the texts presented are in this book of proceedings. It will be seen that collectively they highlighted the seeming intractability of long-standing regional and local problems: weak governance, access barriers in metropolitan markets, political patronage, population pressures on limited natural resources, the disproportionate sixe of public sectors, and challenges around economic and resource sustainability. As well, New Zealand''s near-neighbours are now confronted by a new suite of modern-day issues: climate change, cross-border crime, labour mobility, and more recently the intrusion of great-power rivalries into the region. On a regional basis the Pacific has to date struggled to gain real traction towards achievement of the MDGs. Yet grounds for cautious optimism were identified: for example, in the evidence emerging that the region may be blessed with more bountiful natural resources in and beneath its vast ocean realm than has hitherto been realised. Speakers pointed to areas of opportunity under-valued or untapped: in developing visionary leadership, building self-confidence, utilising the strengths and loyalties of the Pacific ''diaspora'', adopting more ambitious schemes of infra structure development, promoting better awareness of the quality of Pacific products, and focussing donor perceptions more on the potential of the formal aid programme to function as an enabler to progress not as growth constraint. The official and civil society dialogue on ways of tackling Pacific issues more effectively and successfully is destined to continue for many years to come. We trust the accumulated experience and wisdom captured in the chapters of this volume will represent a helpful contribution to that on-going conversation.

"Dr. Brian Lynch clarifies and explains how we human beings might better understand ourselves with more patient acceptance of our basic emotions. I have found Dr. Lynch''s approach helpful personally, and have shared his insights with others who also find his ideas helpful. Dr. Lynch is most proficientin the art of communication that conveys a compassionate understanding of how we might go about having more positive than negative affective (emotional) experiences-an imbalance we all seek! His original and crisp methods of presentation also provide a delightful medium to learn about the manypractical insights he shares with readers about what it means to be a more (rather than less) positively affective human being." Jim Duffy, Ph.D., Psychologist

Did the DTI exist to serve British industry - or to conspire against it? Do the banks put their own interests above those of thier corporate customers? Why can civil servants ride rough-shod over taxpayers, without being called to account? Why did a minister of the Crown authorise her legal team to proclaim a man''s honesty in the High Court, then sign a report alleging his corruption? Why was the, arguably illegal, shredding of company documents glossed over by DTI inspectors? Were 58,000 shareholders cheated out of their investment? Corporate Hijack? asks these questions and more. There are two stories here. ''King of Queens'', and ''The Unfinished Infamy''. The first tells of a teenager who ran away to sea, and later fought in Korea with the ''Glorious Glosters'' before launching two ''household name'' companies. Until now only the limited scope of the media, sometimes deftly handled by Civil Service spin doctors, has been able to tell this story. Now it is John Bairstow''s turn! Every British businessman/woman should read it, and heed it.

Once there was Rin Tin Tin and Lassie, and then a hundred and one spotted pups, a ''tramp'' and Gromit. Now meet Sherlock, the English Springer spaniel who has abilities none of them have - and an ego to match - in this ''one dog and his man'' story.When failed journalist Danny Holmes is manipulated into handing his hot dog over to a hungry ''stray'' dog, he couldn''t have known it would lead to a partnership no Hollywood scriptwriter could have dreamed up.He discovers that Sherlock could not only talk - though only to him - but could think rationally too. In fact he considers himself superior to humans and it''s his idea to set up the Sherlock and Holmes Investigation Agency so the two could go into partnership as private detectives.It means Danny can leave Sherlock alone in company of suspects so that he could report anything that was said in his absence, but he also learns about ''doguition'' and the dog trains him to read tail-wagging signals, like the ''kayak'' and the ''carpet swisher''.

Dr. Brian Lynch clarifies and explains how we human beings might better understand ourselves with more patient acceptance of our basic emotions. I have found Dr. Lynch''s approach helpful personally, and have shared his insights with others who also find his ideas helpful. Dr. Lynch is most proficient in the art of communication that conveys a compassionate understanding of how we might go about having more positive than negative affective (emotional) experiences an imbalance we all seek! His original and crisp methods of presentation also provide a delightful medium to learn about the many practical insights he shares with readers about what it means to be a more (rather than less) positively affective human being." Jim Duffy, Ph.D., Psychologist

A man kisses his wife and children before going off to do his night shift in a mental hospital. They will never see him alive again because that night he suffers a horrendously painful death. But who killed him? Fred Johnson was not a pleasant man or good husband. But did he deserve to die in the way he did?

The author spent many of his years writing for the Brentwood Gazette and had access to its archives. The newspaper was launched in October 1919, at the end of one war, and Brentwood Gazetted takes the reader through those years to the outbreak of another in 1939 by using those archives. It is more than just the history and development of a small Essex market town between the wars. This was a period that saw great social change and upheaval, local campaigns and events such as murder mystery and intrigue. It shows how journalist styles have changed from those days when there was no TV and little radio broadcasting.

A fictional imagining of the gentle but troubled zealot William Cowper--best known as a precursor to Romantics such as Wordsworth and Burns--Brian Lynch''s The Winner of Sorrow brings to life the mind and times of an eighteenth-century poet. Intense and exhilarating, this is literary fiction at its finest--the reader will be hard-pressed not to rush ahead to see what happens next. Yet you''ll want to savor every word as Lynch traces Cowper''s tragic descent into madness, which is presented matter-of-factly so that the novel is not sentimental but austere, not precious but serious, and yet, remarkably, lively, sensuous, and blackly comic.

In a story that follows the events of the show''s final televised season, a heroic vampire seeks redemption while dealing with the death destruction brought on by his choice to stand up to a demonic multi-dimensional law firm.

Failure to contemplate and define an appropriate role for the armed forces of the national government in domestic crises of this sort is a serious problem. It is all the more serious now as these potential crises seem to multiply in character and scope. This thesis will explore the history of this problem and its recent implications. It will argue the need for a comprehensive, operational framework, codified in law, which defines the various alternative uses of all emergency services, both civilian and military, and is applicable to "all hazards." I will attempt to provide a blue-print for what such a framework should look like.

"Originally published as Everybody''s Dead issues #1-#5"

When the "Smile Time" demonic puppets take their evil television show to Japan, Spike and Lorne must take on thousands of puppet ninjas to protect the unsuspecting children.

It has been a few years since I wrote, and published, In My Own Lynchtime - a personal collection of anecdotes about my life, short stories and poems about people and events I have been around for. Now it is time to look again, for I did not have a lot of room for many of my lifetime experiences, and this time will be a little different. I have sub-titled it Dagenham Posted because many of the personal stories this time relate to my early years in Dagenham / Ilford, and which I have since written for the Dagenham Post. There are also the short stories and a poem or two that never found their way into the previous book, but there is more. Having reached the celebrated age of ''three score years and ten'' (plus 1) I also hold some opinions about the world we live in - most people of my generation do. Since it would be hard to find a more accessible public and personal platform than this one, I am including some of them here. These are ''me'' on my soapbox! In this way I hope my words will reach down the years to my children''s children and to theirs, to persuade them of the stupidity of drug abuse for example, and tell them of my views on other relevant topics. So, as last time, I seek to inform, to entertain, and stimulate opinion as much as arouse indignation. I need to tell it how it was, for us in a constantly changing world. A world in which for us as kids, life essentials like mobile phones and computers were the stuff of ''science fiction''. We survived the Luftwaffe and as adults we lived under the threat of nuclear war. Brian Lynch December 2006

Does the DTI exist to serve British industry - or to conspire against it? Do the banks put their own interests above those of thier corporate customers? Why can civil servants ride rough-shod over taxpayers, without being called to account? Why did a minister of the Crown authorise her legal team to proclaim a man''s honesty in the High Court, then sign a report alleging his corruption? Why was the, arguably illegal, shredding of company documents glossed over by DTI inspectors? Were 58,000 shareholders cheated out of their investment? Corporate Hijack?. asks these questions and more. There are two stories here. ''King of Queens'', and ''The Unfinished Infamy''. The first tells of a teenager who ran away to sea, and later fought in Korea with the ''Glorious Glosters'' before launching two ''household name'' companies. Until now only the limited scope of the media, sometimes deftly handled by Civil Service spin doctors, has been able to tell this story. Now it is John Bairstow''s turn! Every British businessman/woman should read it, and heed it.

Dr. Brian Lynch clarifies and explains how we human beings might better understand ourselves with more patient acceptance of our basic emotions.I have found Dr. Lynch''s approach helpful personally, and have shared his insights with others who also find his ideas helpful. Dr. Lynch is most proficient in the art of communication that conveys a compassionate understanding ofhow we might go about havingmore positive than negative affective (emotional) experiences-an imbalance we all seek! His original and crisp methods of presentation also provide a delightful medium to learn about the many practical insights he shares with readers about what it means to bea more (rather than less) positively affective human being." Jim Duffy, Ph.D., Psychologist

"Summarizes the plan that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game ... will follow to manage the 2006 Southeast Alaska winter commercial troll king salmon fishery ..."--Page 1.

This guidebook addresses strategic planning and continuous quality improvement. The nine-step strategic planning process mentioned in this guide are: 1) Initiating and agreeing on a planning process; 2) Defining a mission - or purpose; 3) Developing in inspiring and compelling vision; 4) Conducting a trends analysis and constructing scenarios; 5) Conducting an organizational assessment; 6) Identifying and describing strategic issues or key result areas; 7) Developing comprehensive strategies; 8) Operationalizing the strategic plan; 9) Monitoring progress and evaluating results, and updating the plan as needed.