Best Selling Books by Chris Ellis

The Number Crew programmes are produced for Channel 4 Schools by Open Mind Productions. This story was adapted from the scripts written by Chris Ellis.

"A mystical, haunting romance beautifully disguised as a coming of age story. . ."Liam Oliver is only three years old when he first dreams about a wild night creature. One who comes to frighten him from out of the darkness of the orange groves beyond his bedroom window in his house on the edge of the small village of Indiantown. For sure, he''s heard tales of the many wild beasts since he was born but now believes the creature has the ability to step out of his dreams and become real enough to touch him. Is it a wolf, as some say, or something far worse he fears? Someone knows, for his family has lived on the edge of the wilds on the family''s fifty acres along the St Lucie Waterway since the Great Depression of the 1930s. And Liam has lots of cousins and aunts and uncles and his maternal grandparents to guide him as he grows up in the verdant paradise of the citrus district of South Florida. We follow Liam''s, his many cousins'' and his school friends'' journeys along the way to adulthood. From when he meets his best friend Davey in first grade at Warfield school, all the way through his enrollment and advancement through Hightower Christian Academy for Boys. Follow him to a place in time where Liam must finally face The Wolf of Waterway Road.

Each title in this series examines two units - their organisation, order of battle and how this changed, their battle history, their insignia and markings, and their top people. This volume covers German 7th Flieger and 82nd US Airborne Division.

Light Your Path is a unique guide for young people to learn more about who they are, who they can become, and what it means to live a healthy and joyful life. It seamlessly integrates wisdom teachings from many of the great schools of thought and belief systems around the world over the past several thousand years. From Confucius to Kant, Marcus Aurelius to Maya Angelou, and Lao-Tzu to Lady Gaga, it shares thought-provoking ideas from over one-hundred luminaries from ancient times up to the present day. Light Your Path distills thousands of years of wisdom into a set of engaging bit-sized teachings that will help a young adult manage stress, reduce anxiety, improve attention, increase resilience, and build healthy self-esteem.A recent Harvard study at the Chan School of Public Health found that young people raised with spiritual wisdom practices experience better overall health as they develop. With this in mind, Light Your Path blends eastern and western schools of philosophy, psychology, and spirituality, along with concepts from nature and science into a useful resource for a young person maturing in a challenging and uncertain world. With a strong emphasis on practical mindfulness and healthy habits, Light Your Path awakens a young mind to the many benefits of increased consciousness at an early age, including uncommon courage, concentration, and compassion. It is a great companion for one''s amazing adventure in growing up!

Zieg Barclay is a hero, he just doesn''t know that yet.It''s 1982 and best friends Zieg, Luke, Baz and Jackson form a private boy''s club deep within one of the last stretches of woods remaining along the Indian River on the Atlantic seaboard, directly across from the Kennedy Space Center. Three of them straight, one gay. Or are they? Dr. Emma Luce is treating Zieg for depression and possible early childhood abuse, becomes infatuated with Zieg''s handsome hypnotist, Raymond Salgetis. Who will compromise whom? And are things what they seem on the surface? An upside down take on both teen and adult quests for identity, all on a collision course with the dramatic history unfolding along the Space Coast in the early 1980''s.

Water is one of the most fascinating elements in our lives. Without it, none of us would be here, and our planet would be a very different place.

Russell Brockbank (1913-1979) was best known for his motoring, motor racing and aviation cartoons. His work was published in numerous magazines and journals, including Motor, Punch and Lilliput, and collections of his work appeared in several books, such as The Penguin Brockbank (1963), Brockbank''s Grand Prix (1973) and The Best of Brockbank (1975). His association with Punch lasted over 30 years, and he was Art Editor from 1949 to 1960. He provided a weekly cartoon to Motor for over 20 years, often featuring his character ''Major Upset''. Brockbank''s cartoons were characterized by a high degree of draftsmanship and he often went to great lengths to ensure that the cars and aircraft in his cartoons were as true-to-life as possible. They are also deliciously funny, so much so that many rate his as one of the top cartoonists from any genre. This book, using material provided by his daughter, would feature 100 of his best cartoons in an inexpensive, landscape-format paperback.

Empowered Leadership provides a useful paradigm for more effectively managing work, leading people, and achieving results. Written for aspiring leaders, it combines old-school wisdom with leading-edge concepts and real-world experiences. Without long drawn-out case studies, filler anecdotes, or fluffy vignettes, this book is a clear and concise guide for young leaders in our digital world of volatility, distraction, uncertainty, and velocity. Empowered Leadership describes the nature of true power and how leaders can be more intentional, inspirational, and impactful in daily work and life.

This comprehensive guide explains the basic concept of radio control and the operating features of key components such as receivers and servos. The author takes you through the main construction stages, from setting up your work area and tool box to essential testing prior to operating. Once you have mastered the basic skills you will be able to start your own model. Choose one of the 15 exciting kits featured in this book, and assembly will be child''s play. Ranging from an elegant yacht to an F-1 racing car, the models are accompanied by detailed instructions and step-by-step photographs which illustrate all the techniques needed to build a fully operational model. Invaluable hints on operating your model are given, from the best way to launch a glider, to how to tack and jib and the necessary control stick movements for performing aerobatic maneuvers. A resources section provides valuable information on organizations and the major manufacturers and distributors. Highlighting the fine detailing and realism of today''s kits, the superb completed models featured in the gallery sections will inspire you to experiment and explore a wide variety of models. Book jacket.

Offers suggestions for starting and building your model railway.

Featuring one hundred illustrations, an introduction to a fascinating and complex hobby is a guide to model trains from the golden age of Lionels, Ives, Ma+a5rklin, and Hornby to the exciting models of today.

Is it normal for households to go to extreme lengths to prepare for disaster? I argue yes. Extreme preparedness is at the very least logical and can be considered normal under the right framing. Threats range from the mundane to the existential and come in various forms : chlorine gas spills, zoonotic diseases, typhoons, solar flares, civil unrest, and war. Response and recovery to these assorted hazards is measured in hours, days, and sometimes years. It is an expected function of a state to plan, rehearse, and prepare for cataclysmic events. Numerous governments currently encourage or even mandate relatively high levels of household disaster preparedness or have done so in the past as a proactive mitigation strategy. By extension then, it should be natural for individuals and households to attain - or even surpass - these levels. Those who go to extreme levels have throughout the years been referred to as survivalists or preppers even though their actions often match state plans for continuity of government in an existential crisis. Contrary to popular depiction however, many of these individuals are not fringe as to ideology or demographic composition, nor are they monoculture. Our modern understanding of this phenomenon is hampered by stereotype, a lack of quantification, and a lack of definitive categorization and theorization. I fill in many of the gaps of a forty-year legacy problem, primarily in an American setting, but with insights to the global presence of these individuals. I find that in America, 11.4 million people have the means to survive at home for 31 days or more after a disaster. Additionally, I theorize a new international model, with the theory of ontological security at its core, to understand how extremely prepared individuals can be identified and then split into extremist and non-extremist (ideologically speaking) categories and how both groups relate back to average civilians. I provide one implication of this finding looking at US island residents, who I find prepare at rates 40-135% greater than their mainland counterparts, possibly due to their geographic isolation where aid and recovery efforts would be delayed.

Wonton Notebook Notebook for daily or weekly diaries for kids, teens, students, for men, for girls, and women; 120-page college ruled paper, 6" x 9", soft paperback, and quality cover page with a modern printed design This small, cute, and elegant journal is the best gift for the creative people that want to write stories, essays, or blogs. It is also for those who want to develop their composition and creative thinking skills. Why write? Diaries give us the time to pause and reflect and allow us to write down our thoughts and have an outlet where to express how we feel. It offers us the chance to get to know ourselves better. Writing in a notebook also allows us time to pause for a while to think about our plans. Uses To-do lists Bucket lists Travel journey Annual plans Monthly goals Daily meetings and schedules Notes in brainstorming and story drafting Drawing or sketching Food and diet plans Weight loss tracker Planner Who should use it? Men and women of all ages Kids and teens Boys and for girls Students and teachers Features Paperback cover Matte and smooth finish 120 pages of paper writing pads 6 by 9 inches Wide ruled and spiral planner

Palutena Notebook Notebook for daily or weekly diaries for kids, teens, students, for men, for girls, and women; 120-page college ruled paper, 6" x 9", soft paperback, and quality cover page with a modern printed design This small, cute, and elegant journal is the best gift for the creative people that want to write stories, essays, or blogs. It is also for those who want to develop their composition and creative thinking skills. Why write? Diaries give us the time to pause and reflect and allow us to write down our thoughts and have an outlet where to express how we feel. It offers us the chance to get to know ourselves better. Writing in a notebook also allows us time to pause for a while to think about our plans. Uses To-do lists Bucket lists Travel journey Annual plans Monthly goals Daily meetings and schedules Notes in brainstorming and story drafting Drawing or sketching Food and diet plans Weight loss tracker Planner Who should use it? Men and women of all ages Kids and teens Boys and for girls Students and teachers Features Paperback cover Matte and smooth finish 120 pages of paper writing pads 6 by 9 inches Wide ruled and spiral planner

Ahegao Heart Eye Pop Art Notebook Notebook for daily or weekly diaries for kids, teens, students, for men, for girls, and women; 120-page college ruled paper, 6" x 9", soft paperback, and quality cover page with a modern printed design This small, cute, and elegant journal is the best gift for the creative people that want to write stories, essays, or blogs. It is also for those who want to develop their composition and creative thinking skills. Why write? Diaries give us the time to pause and reflect and allow us to write down our thoughts and have an outlet where to express how we feel. It offers us the chance to get to know ourselves better. Writing in a notebook also allows us time to pause for a while to think about our plans. Uses To-do lists Bucket lists Travel journey Annual plans Monthly goals Daily meetings and schedules Notes in brainstorming and story drafting Drawing or sketching Food and diet plans Weight loss tracker Planner Who should use it? Men and women of all ages Kids and teens Boys and for girls Students and teachers Features Paperback cover Matte and smooth finish 120 pages of paper writing pads 6 by 9 inches Wide ruled and spiral planner

Tips for techniques, tools, and materials used in constructing, finishing, and displaying plastic models from kits.

2. Verdenskrig. Kampvogne. Beskrivelse af den middeltunge amerikansk producerede kampvogn Sherman, der blev anvendt på alle krigsskuepladser under 2. VK. af de allierede. Beskrivelsen indeholder de forskellige typer M1 osv. og varianter af kampvognen, der blev fremstillet f.eks. minerydningskampvogn, raketkasterkampvogn, bjærgningskampvogn, brokampvogn, panserjæger (M10), selvkørende artilleripiece, flammekaster kampvogn etc.